[Solved] Fallout 4 Crashing 20$ to the person who figures out the problem

[HungryBadger]

I pre ordered fallout 4 and got a disc with it, after installing the first time I had no problem logged in over 200 hours and even modded it a bit (this is some time ago I haven't played in a few months now) after having trouble with mod updates and crashes I tried re-installing the game and now it will not far into the initial launch intro, after uninstalling and deleting the fallout 4 file in steam apps then re-installing the game, this time with the disc, I still have the same problem.

Anyways thank you, here are my specs.

I run windows 10
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
16 gb ram
64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 v. 368.39
1TB Free on my (C:)

I removed the intro an S.P.E.C.I.A.L to my Fallout4.ini;

SIntroSequence=0
fChancesToPlayAlternateIntro=0
uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=0


I have updated all my driver's and when I tried contacting bethesda support it kept saying I left options empty even though there were no further options. I heard since I have a disc I can use my activation code to redeem a digital version (initial reason I tried contacting bethesda support) but have no Idea how to do that and I am unsure if that's even possible since I already activated it.

*Update*
I was able to get it running again thanks to ««-Zero-»»
I moved my Fallout 4 file out of documents and relaunched the game. It crashed without a launch the first time but on the second try I've been able to play on high with no real issues.
I have not tried modding yet and I also have no dlc installed at the moment (not going to risk it).

*Update* 2016/06/27
I still have no DLC, Modding works! very basic weapon mods, I do not have F4SE but have modified my fallout4prefs (or ini can't remember), unofficial patch, AWKCR and Armor Smith Extended. So far so good.

[lockinhind]

Originally posted by HungryBadger:

I pre ordered fallout 4 and got a disc with it, after installing the first time I had no problem logged in over 200 hours and even modded it a bit (this is some time ago I haven't played in a few months now) after having trouble with mod updates and crashes I tried re-installing the game and now it will not far into the initial launch intro, after uninstalling and deleting the fallout 4 file in steam apps then re-installing the game, this time with the disc, I still have the same problem.

Anyways thank you, here are my specs.

I run windows 10
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
16 gb ram
64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 v. 368.39
1TB Free on my (C:)

I removed the intro an S.P.E.C.I.A.L to my Fallout4.ini;

SIntroSequence=0
fChancesToPlayAlternateIntro=0
uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=0


I have updated all my driver's and when I tried contacting bethesda support it kept saying I left options empty even though there were no further options. I heard since I have a disc I can use my activation code to redeem a digital version (initial reason I tried contacting bethesda support) but have no Idea how to do that and I am unsure if that's even possible since I already activated it.

minus the fact of the gtx 745 is a nightmare (30fps capped in low for gta 5, its running of the intel intergrated graphics which for all games is better then the gtx 745, id suggest upgrading to a gtx 950-960. also keep all settings on minimal.

[frasbob]

"Right click the game in your library, click "Properties", then click "Local Files" and "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" This was posted by someone else (Hungry Badger) I tried it, it found a bad file and replaced it and now it's running again. I was at level 120, the game was running fine but once the last DLCs were downloaded it would dump me back to the desktop a few seconds after I hit PLAY.

[LoneUnit]

Originally posted by frasbob:

"Right click the game in your library, click "Properties", then click "Local Files" and "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" This was posted by someone else (Hungry Badger) I tried it, it found a bad file and replaced it and now it's running again. I was at level 120, the game was running fine but once the last DLCs were downloaded it would dump me back to the desktop a few seconds after I hit PLAY.

I tried that several times to no effect, unfortunately. That fix seems to work for some people and outright does nothing for others (in fact, last time I tried this, Steam didn't seem to find any damaged files.

[Rober Gadura]

Reading through this post, I see a lot of us are having problems after Contractions dlc drop. I tried most of the things posted here without results. Bummer, I really wanted to play...

[DOZAH]

you bought a pc game from a crappy console dev. $50 please.

it took long to get to the real answer so the price got hiked.

[LoneUnit]

Originally posted by DOZAH:

you bought a pc game from a crappy console dev. $50 please.

it took long to get to the real answer so the price got hiked.

Can we please not have posts like this muck up the thread? There are those of us that legitimatelly enjoy the game and are unhappy about these problems but are trying to be mature as we find a solution, provided there is one, until a proper patch is released.

Originally posted by Robb Strac:

Reading through this post, I see a lot of us are having problems after Contractions dlc drop. I tried most of the things posted here without results. Bummer, I really wanted to play...

Same here. I'm pretty much convinced its whatever they did in the patch that's causing this at this point.

[LoneUnit]

Okay, I just did some testing and it seems to be crasing if I go past Lexington in any capacity, the safest/farthest out I've been able to go thus far was the Corvega Plant (which I had been in before, well before the crashing started) via fast travel. Using Sanctuary as my starting point, I just started walking towards my quest objective. I found Walden Pond, went a little bit from there and the game closed to desktop. Walden Pond is almost perfectly lined up with Lexington, so that seems to be the maximum range I can go without a crash, barring fast travel. Can anyone else supply where/when their crashes are happening so we can figure this out and if they've got a similar situation where it seems the game is fine up to a set distance from Sanctuary?

[Raynezazki]

Do you still have the mods installed? And if you are if you're using one of the place everything mods and have you updated them to the latest versions? That could cause your game to crash if you haven't updated them to use the latest version.

[HungryBadger]

Originally posted by ««-Zero-»»:

So it didn't open the launcher?

Yeah it crashed the first time but I tried again today and now it works. Thanks man. PM me for your reward.

[HungryBadger]

Originally posted by eagle eye lockinhind:

Originally posted by HungryBadger:

I pre ordered fallout 4 and got a disc with it, after installing the first time I had no problem logged in over 200 hours and even modded it a bit (this is some time ago I haven't played in a few months now) after having trouble with mod updates and crashes I tried re-installing the game and now it will not far into the initial launch intro, after uninstalling and deleting the fallout 4 file in steam apps then re-installing the game, this time with the disc, I still have the same problem.

Anyways thank you, here are my specs.

I run windows 10
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
16 gb ram
64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 v. 368.39
1TB Free on my (C:)

I removed the intro an S.P.E.C.I.A.L to my Fallout4.ini;

SIntroSequence=0
fChancesToPlayAlternateIntro=0
uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=0


I have updated all my driver's and when I tried contacting bethesda support it kept saying I left options empty even though there were no further options. I heard since I have a disc I can use my activation code to redeem a digital version (initial reason I tried contacting bethesda support) but have no Idea how to do that and I am unsure if that's even possible since I already activated it.

minus the fact of the gtx 745 is a nightmare (30fps capped in low for gta 5, its running of the intel intergrated graphics which for all games is better then the gtx 745, id suggest upgrading to a gtx 950-960. also keep all settings on minimal.

I've been wanting to upgrade my driver's for a while now thanks for the recommendation!

[LoneUnit]

Originally posted by Raynezazki:

Do you still have the mods installed? And if you are if you're using one of the place everything mods and have you updated them to the latest versions? That could cause your game to crash if you haven't updated them to use the latest version.

Yes, I'm using mods, and they are as follows (not a lot of the weapon mods you see are not active and I deleted the .esp files for them as according to the Weaponsmith Extended 2 mod, as the data is apparently in Weaponsmith 2's esp, it just needed the meshes and textures from what I can tell):

# This file is used by Fallout4 to keep track of your downloaded content.
# Please do not modify this file.
*DLCRobot.esm
*DLCworkshop01.esm
*DLCCoast.esm
*DLCworkshop02.esm
*Loads.esm
*ArmorKeywords.esm
*NewCalibers.esp
*Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
ASVektor.esp
BowieKnifes.esp
AxePack.esp
BattleRifle.esp
DD_bleu_Ump_Extreme_Lore_friendly_edition.esp
KaBarBeckerBK3.esp
KaBarBeckerBK9.esp
DD_M79_Launcher_woooot.esp
mk14.esp
MP153.esp
mysteriousmagnum.esp
RangerSequoiaCraft.esp
THSurvivorKnife.esp
Fireaxe.esp
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.esp
Karambit.esp
M14.esp
M2216.esp
TacticalKatana.esp
WO-AK47.esp
WO-G20.esp
WO-G3.esp
WO-M82.esp
WO-ScarH.esp
Wasteland Ordnance Merged.esp
WO-USAS.esp
GaussRifleMk2.esp
*tumbajamba Advanced Engineering.esp
GaussRifleMk2 - tAE - AWKCR.esp
MK14EBR_Apparel.esp
*Armorsmith Extended.esp
BowieKnifesAWKCR.esp
AxePackAWKCR.esp
HatchetsAWKCR.esp
TacticalKatanaAWKCR.esp
*Armorsmith Automatron.esp
*Armorsmith Far Harbor.esp
*Loads of Ammo - Leveled Lists.esp
*3dscopes.esp
*3dscopes-AddToSpawnList.esp
*3dscopes-framework.esp
3dscopes-addons.esp
3dscopes-addons-pack2.esp
3dscopes-addons-pack3.esp
*3dscopes-FarHarbor.esp
*Crafting Workbench.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Automatron DLC.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Faction and Quest Requirements.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Power Armor.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Pre War and Manufactured.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Ammo.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Expanded.esp
*Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Special.esp
*Kukri1.1.0.esp
*PowerArmorT49.esp
*dD-Realistic Ragdoll Force.esp
*The Rebel.esp
*combat_PA.esp
*combat_PA - tAE - AWKCR.esp
*MidWest PA.esp
*AWKCRPatch-UFO4P.esp
*Weaponsmith Extended 2.esp


As you can see, I'm not running a "place everything" mod as far as I can tell, but I could be wrong, assuming mods that simply add their own workbenches count.

[Tyberis]

Place Everywhere mod is a F4SE plugin. If you have a F4SE folder in your data folder then you may have plugins in there. I would disable every single NON-stock mod to make sure the vanilla game is running fine. You have many esm still active. Troubleshooting always starts with the simplest things first. Get your game back to vanilla and make sure it runs fine before seeking help about crashes. Then you can just add one mod at a time until you lock down the problem one.

[lockinhind]

Originally posted by DOZAH:

you bought a pc game from a crappy console dev. $50 please.

it took long to get to the real answer so the price got hiked.

sure, even though bethesda has focused mostly on pc up until recently and has made great games in the past. your what we real people call trolls and cancer.

Originally posted by HungryBadger:

Originally posted by eagle eye lockinhind:

minus the fact of the gtx 745 is a nightmare (30fps capped in low for gta 5, its running of the intel intergrated graphics which for all games is better then the gtx 745, id suggest upgrading to a gtx 950-960. also keep all settings on minimal.

I've been wanting to upgrade my driver's for a while now thanks for the recommendation!

no, the thing is your gpu is actually not even hitting minimum specs, the only thing good about a gtx 745 is the 4 gigs of vram, it takes a several seconds though to actually obtain it with such, its great for multitasking on 4k, but the gpu cant even play games, i saw a video of someone playing farcry 4 and a hd 4400 was getting the same proformance as it was with a i3 and 8 gigs of ram, the gpu is just bad, id suggest at the very least a 750ti, those take very little power and can easily run the game in 1080p 60fps, on med-high settings.

[LoneUnit]

Originally posted by Tyberis:

Place Everywhere mod is a F4SE plugin. If you have a F4SE folder in your data folder then you may have plugins in there. I would disable every single NON-stock mod to make sure the vanilla game is running fine. You have many esm still active. Troubleshooting always starts with the simplest things first. Get your game back to vanilla and make sure it runs fine before seeking help about crashes. Then you can just add one mod at a time until you lock down the problem one.

Yeah, I'm not running the script extender as none of the mod I'm using need it. And I thought I tested it without mods, but it may have slipped my mind when I did a web search for a possible cause. I'm just kinda doubtful is all as you can see my load order about and the chief mods I'm using are Weaponsmith Extendend 2 and its companion/framework mods, and the game was running fine with those on. Heck, I was able to clear the Corvega Plant (which I can no longer even get to without fast traveling and having the game crash) with those mods enabled no problem, but I'll make sure to test without mods and let you know if it worked.

[Jeruzalem]

be sure to pay zero the 20 bucks.