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Nocturnal

has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 6, 2020 @ 11:59am

Which Mod Manager is best for Fallout 3 ?

After trying a new game after a long time my setup was unstable despite everything being great before (shrug) so I need to try again from scratch. Nexus Mod Manager is no longer supported and Vortex is said to have all kind of problems with these older games etc. Gophers Videos are great but also dated too.

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Futa Fanatic has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 6, 2020 @ 12:02pm

Again for the 50 millionth time NMM is being supported, it does get updates -.-

PrincessLyndsey666 has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 6, 2020 @ 12:05pm

Yes, Nexus Mod Manager is still usable I suppose. Vortex is a dream though. I use Vortex with all my games and nothing else now. Just try Vortex.

Nocturnal

Feb 6, 2020 @ 12:13pm

Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:
Again for the 50 millionth time NMM is being supported, it does get updates -.-

NMM does give a pop up saying its no longer being supported so if thats wrong blame whoever wrote that.

Originally posted by LyndseyLyne:
Yes, Nexus Mod Manager is still usable I suppose. Vortex is a dream though. I use Vortex with all my games and nothing else now. Just try Vortex.

You make Vortex sound great. Do you find it to be stable with Fallout 3 and does the Archive Invalidation work ?

PrincessLyndsey666 has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 6, 2020 @ 1:51pm

Yes, I just tested it for my first time! It works beautifully. I haven't played Fallout 3 in forever, but I bought it last night wondering how it would work with Vortex. I have to wait until I get my new graphics card to play Fallout 4 again, so I was like, "Meh." It works. I'm going to start modding right away. Funny thing, I didn't need Windows Live or even to stop my 4 cores from running. Fallout 3 just started right up with Vortex.

Last edited by PrincessLyndsey666; Feb 6, 2020 @ 1:58pm

PrincessLyndsey666 has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 6, 2020 @ 2:00pm

Vortex has made invalidation so easy. You just click in the start screen. It's awesome. I wish I could post you a picture.

Nocturnal

Feb 6, 2020 @ 3:20pm

Originally posted by LyndseyLyne:
Vortex has made invalidation so easy. You just click in the start screen. It's awesome. I wish I could post you a picture.

I tried Vortex after you said and it seems fine so far. I didn't have to do archive invalidation also. I'll see how it goes for now. I would suggest to you to do a few of the main things mentioned in the sticky topic just for safety/performance but its up to of course :)

Futa Fanatic has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 7, 2020 @ 2:42am

Originally posted by Nocturnal:
Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:
Again for the 50 millionth time NMM is being supported, it does get updates -.-

NMM does give a pop up saying its no longer being supported so if thats wrong blame whoever wrote that.

I’ve never had a “pop up” telling me this -.- nexus site says “we don’t support it”, doesn’t mean it doesn’t get updates or isn’t being worked on still dude.

The community version of NMM got an update 3 days ago...

isomorphic_projection has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 7, 2020 @ 3:16am

I personaly use FOSE, FOMM and LOOT. Works as a charm.

Nocturnal

Feb 7, 2020 @ 6:58am

Originally posted by Game->Killah!!:
Originally posted by Nocturnal:

NMM does give a pop up saying its no longer being supported so if thats wrong blame whoever wrote that.

I’ve never had a “pop up” telling me this -.- nexus site says “we don’t support it”, doesn’t mean it doesn’t get updates or isn’t being worked on still dude.

The community version of NMM got an update 3 days ago...

My NMM did and also when trying to update it was the same. I just found out there is a community version also so thats good.

Originally posted by Jomfru i nød:
If Vortex had issues at it's initial release it is no longer the case.
I must admit for once Nexus did a good job with this utility.

I guess Vortex is better now. On the Nexus comments there is or at least was alot of hate. NMM never really came out of Beta also. I was more cautious about using Vortex for F3, NV and especially Oblivion.

jason.cantrall has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 10, 2020 @ 12:17pm

I just started Fallout three and have to use Windows Live. My Laptop is a brand New AlienWare and I can play pretty much any game .

My quest ion is, Why does my game keep freezing in random locations in the game, I have no mods installed.????????

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isomorphic_projection has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Feb 12, 2020 @ 4:59am

Originally posted by jason.cantrall:
I just started Fallout three and have to use Windows Live. My Laptop is a brand New AlienWare and I can play pretty much any game .

My quest ion is, Why does my game keep freezing in random locations in the game, I have no mods installed.????????

Cause you have A no mods installed and B you use windows live. Install the unofficial patch from the nexus, remove games for windows live, install 4gb patch to enable the use of more then 2gb.

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PrincessLyndsey666 has Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:43pm

Originally posted by jason.cantrall:
I just started Fallout three and have to use Windows Live. My Laptop is a brand New AlienWare and I can play pretty much any game .

My quest ion is, Why does my game keep freezing in random locations in the game, I have no mods installed.????????

And make sure yuu have the multi core patch, or you are only using one core.

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