Fallout 3 Vats System not working!

[leo]

Hi all, Fallout 3 is my first ever Fallout game and I've loved every bit of it. Though one thing that was not working was the Vats System. Everytime I would try to use the Vats System it always showed up as 0% for every limb and arm and body and head and so on. The Vats System only works for me every 2 hours and I wonder if something is wrong with it or its just I am inexperienced?

[Dustin81]

If it shows 0% your either too close or too far away for your weapon.

[Craftian]

Originally posted by Dustin81:

If it shows 0% your either too close or too far away for your weapon.

This is most likely the issue, so be sure to check the range of your weapon and obviously the distance between you and the target.

If distance isn't the factor, could you post your load order?

[Carinth]

The problem is caused by a hang issue in the vats calculations. To fix hangs and crashes follow this setup and it should correct the issue http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/21888/?

[bololo77]

That did not solve the issue in my case. On my Notebook (Intel UHD) I had to put d3d9.dll from dxvk-2.3.1 (Github) into the directory where fallout3.exe is located.
In my case the distance-calculations from vats didnt work so everything 0% but melee weapons. I solved the issue by this dll. It is inside weird tar and gz archives that can be extracted using 7z. Use x32 version.
That solved the issue. The above mentioned 4GB patch doesn't hurt though.

[pervinjocson]

Originally posted by bololo77:

That did not solve the issue in my case. On my Notebook (Intel UHD) I had to put d3d9.dll from dxvk-2.3.1 (Github) into the directory where fallout3.exe is located.
In my case the distance-calculations from vats didnt work so everything 0% but melee weapons. I solved the issue by this dll. It is inside weird tar and gz archives that can be extracted using 7z. Use x32 version.
That solved the issue. The above mentioned 4GB patch doesn't hurt though.

the above 4GB method didnt work for me. i have intel as well. can you elaborate on how you got your vats to work?

[Seven7]

Originally posted by pervinjocson:

Originally posted by bololo77:

That did not solve the issue in my case. On my Notebook (Intel UHD) I had to put d3d9.dll from dxvk-2.3.1 (Github) into the directory where fallout3.exe is located.
In my case the distance-calculations from vats didnt work so everything 0% but melee weapons. I solved the issue by this dll. It is inside weird tar and gz archives that can be extracted using 7z. Use x32 version.
That solved the issue. The above mentioned 4GB patch doesn't hurt though.

the above 4GB method didnt work for me. i have intel as well. can you elaborate on how you got your vats to work?

read loudly what you just quoted repeat until you achieve enlightenment

Intel HD Bypass(Intel D3D9.dll) or DXVK(universal) make F3, NV, TES playable on Intel HD\UHD\ARC \AMD Vega\Radeon (+Radeon D3D9.dll)

4GB patch - for better performance on maximal settings \ use big mods

[pervinjocson]

Originally posted by Seven7:

Originally posted by pervinjocson:

the above 4GB method didnt work for me. i have intel as well. can you elaborate on how you got your vats to work?

read loudly what you just quoted :lunar2019crylaughingpig: repeat until you achieve enlightenment :2017cat:

Intel HD Bypass(Intel D3D9.dll) or DXVK(universal) make F3, NV, TES playable on Intel HD\UHD\ARC \AMD Vega\Radeon (+Radeon D3D9.dll)

4GB patch - for better performance on maximal settings \ use big mods

sorry not really tech savvy. my bad haha but i do already have Intel Bypass is what i meant. cant really play F3 without it on my laptop. used to be stuck on menu screen. was just curious if there was another way to fix VATS. it only shows % only melee weaps and does occasionally show % for headshots on some range weaps but very low value. for shotguns its all 0% even if the enemy is just in front of me. i can kill enemies no problem even without vats and with the 4GB patch the game feels much smoother, i just want to experience it fully with all weaps if thats possible.

[Seven7]

Never encountered VATS problems on Intel HD 2-4 UHD IrisXE
are you sure you are not using a display with a frequency higher than 60Hz?
in the game engine, all gameplay is nailed down to the screen frequency and fps not higher than 60, otherwise various bugs arise...

time to read https://thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com/

[pervinjocson]

Originally posted by Seven7:

Never encountered VATS problems on Intel HD 2-4 UHD IrisXE
are you sure you are not using a display with a frequency higher than 60Hz?
in the game engine, all gameplay is nailed down to the screen frequency and fps not higher than 60, otherwise various bugs arise...

time to read https://thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com/

the display for my laptop can only go for 40hz and 60hz. its default is at 60hz. i have Intel(R) UHD. Oh and i read whats on the link and i didnt know we can merge new vegas with F3 haha. Guess i'll buy new vegas and give it a try after i finish F3. Im still on my first playthrough haha