falout new vegas wont launch

[KleanCasual]

im trying to play fallout and i start it but a window comes up that says launching but it has been up for an hour and hasnt started

[N0P3]

That's a problem right there unless it's the Steam launcher app window????
Did you verify your game files, cause it sounds as though something is hung or in a loop there.

The fact that the window is staying open says that something was found like the game executable; if the launcher waits for a callback from the executable or simply monitors you system's process pool it might continue to stay open until the game is recognized to be running.

Fire up Task Manager then start the game and watch for the Fallout game executable to fire up as a process; if it doesn't appear then the game is obviously having some critical issues, but if it does it could be loading corrupted files. watch to make sure that if the game executable does start that it does not collapse (disappear) and let it go for as long as you can stand it. While it's running watch its CPU and Memory usage ensuring that both are more than 0%.

You'll see the Steam game launcher service fire up when starting FONV, then it will get replaced by the FONV launcher. If things get too crazy try doing a web search for "FONV Launcher not starting" and/or "FONV Launcher bugs" - stuff like that.

Once you've done this post your results and anything else odd with the whole game start up.


Take care.

[KleanCasual]

the cpu isnt going over 0.2%

[KleanCasual]

and its only fallout not working

[Grimsword]

Download the community patches off nexus and your game will run fine.
Mine wouldnt run either because of some Win 10 problem, downloaded the patches and a bunch of mods and the game is running great now

[KleanCasual]

what patches??

[Grimsword]

google "fallout new vegas nexus"

[talgaby]

That is a Steam client issue. First, close the client. There is an InstallScript.vdf somewhere in the game's directory. Delete it, then restart Steam.

[Grimsword]

New Vegas Anti Crash
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635/?

New Vegas Stutter Remover
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34832/?

FNV 4GB Patcher
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552/?

Yukichigai Unofficial Patch - YUP
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664/?

[Grimsword]

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout New Vegas
The file is in that folder

[KleanCasual]

do i extract the fnv 4gb patch

[Grimsword]

You should be using FOMM (fallout mod manager).
It does everything for you. Also read the mod descriptions because, if you dont mod your game correctly you will break it.
I would advise you make a backup of you Fallout NV folder before starting

[Grimsword]

FOMM and NVSE tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRSyhD6UAwg
Gopher who made that video has lots of video's on how to mod NV, its how I added 100+ to my game

[KleanCasual]

ok so i got it all downloawded and it starts up and all but it keeps crashing
and it says i need somthing called
nvse 5.0 jip nvse plugin 35.0 but i cant find it on the nexus

[Grimsword]

You need NVSE
http://nvse.silverlock.org/

This is what I use

[Grimsword]

or this one
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58277/?