Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch + Restoration Project

How to Patch Steam version of Fallout 2 and play it in High Resolution.

Install and enable the HD Patch

• Download Fallout 2 Patch[killap.net].
  
• Start and install the patch (should recognize automatically the installation path).
  Choose full installation with "Extra Content" like in the image below
  
  
  
  
• Go to Fallout 2 installation folder
  {STEAM_DIR}\steamapps\common\Fallout 2
  
• Execute the "f2_res_Config.exe" file
  
• Choose preferred configuration options like in the example below
  N.B: in Windowed mode the game will be automatically setted to 640x480, but you can double the size selecting the option "Scaling X2".
  Uncheck "Windowed" if you want to run the game in Full Screen.
  
  
  
  
• You should see "The Hi-Res Patch is Enabled". Otherwise click on "ENABLE" to activate it.
  
• Click on "Done".

Install Fallout 2 Restoration Project

The purpose of this project is to add back into Fallout 2 all the missing content (locations, NPCs, quests, items, etc) that were pulled or left unfinished in the original game. This expansion attempts to stay true to what made Fallout great and thus the new content you find is not something I felt that would be cool to see, but rather a reality of what the original devs wanted.

In addition to (or instead) the unofficial patch, you can install the F2 Restoration Project.

• Download and easily install the expansion here: Fallout 2 Restoration Project[killap.net].

Known Problems

Error about installation folder

If you have issues getting the patch to work, please try this method:

• Go to Steam installation folder.
  usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common" (x64 system)
  "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common" (x32 system)
  
• Cut & Paste the "Fallout 2" folder in "C:\".
  
• Run High Resolution Patch or Restoration Project patch.
  
• Use: "C:\Fallout 2" as target directory; then install.
  
• Finally: Cut & Paste back the "Fallout 2" directory in Steam installation folder
  from "C:\Fallout 2" to "{STEAM_DIR}\steamapps\common\"
  
• Follow the above instruction about configuration. Good luck.

(thx to @walkermidwestranger)

Fallout 1 High Resolution Patch

High Resolution guide for Fallout 1.
You can find it here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=172416170

Fallout 1.5 Resurrection

Fallout 1.5: Resurrection is a mod for Fallout 2. The development took 10 years. The mod offers a completely new story and locations. Finishing the game takes 25 hours. The story is set in 2170 in what was once New Mexico. The injured protagonist wakes up in a cave with amnesia and start searching for hints of their past, but the only clue they have is a mysterious talisman.

• More Info + Download

[bwatever]

Does the Fallout 2 Restoration Project work with the HD patch?

[excelatrate]

@Mycella first of all, dont trust google about anything, ever. Secondly, yes Restoration Project Updated is the best version of Fallout 2, OP should update their guide.

[Mycelia]

Google says the files from killap,net are 'unsafe'. The github version seems more up to date anyway.

[excelatrate]

@Suneko late reply but the stranger is great. So far hes spawned a few times in random encounters and he levels with the player. I just reached Vault City for the first time and he had a FN FAL. I believe if he still dies he dies for good but i havent had that issue since he's way tankier now

[Alysoid]

@DankWestern I dont own a Steam Deck but did you Look at ProtonDB [www.protondb.com]? There are some tips from other users, like using Custom Proton: GE with this launch options: WINEDLLOVERRIDES='ddraw.dll=n,b' %command%

[Alysoid]

Fixed

[df1307]

the last link to gameplay is dead

[DankWestern]

Hahah guess not.

[DankWestern]

Any tips Steam Deck?

[Leon]

love RP but NPC armor does not work on v28. any fix yet guys