Unless otherwise noted, go to the files tab on the webpage for the mod in question, click the “DOWNLOAD WITH MANAGER” button for the file you want to download. (If you haven’t already, sign up for an account on )
When you try to install your first mod from the site, NMM will ask you for your login credentials. You’ll be asked if you want categories I chose Yes.
(If you get tired of waiting for it to search for games you know you don’t have, just click the red X on each of those games) When it asks to revise folder settings, just accept where it defaults to by clicking Ok. Click the green check mark on each of the games that it finds and click Ok. When it first starts up, it will scan your hard drive for supported games. It will allow you to click a single button on the site to download mods and add them to the program. Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) – This is the official nexus mod site’s tool for installing mods. This needs to be installed so that NMM’s mod sorting feature will work.
Now you don’t have to touch this crap anymore. (The FOSE loader will be starting this executable)Īfter following the instructions above you should have the following files:įallout3 – Copy.exe (backed up original version)įalloutLauncher – Copy.exe (backed up original version)įalloutLauncher.exe (renamed fose_loader.exe) Run the tool and select the Fallout3.exe file to patch. Go to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\fallout 3 goty” and first make a backup copy of your Fallout3.exe file (just in case).
This will make the game launch through the FOSE loader when you open the game in steam.ĤGB Exe Patcher – This external tool will allow you to patch Fallout3.exe so that it can use more ram. Now rename “fose_loader.exe” to “FalloutLauncher.exe”. Also make a backup copy of the “fose_loader.exe” file. Now delete the normal “FalloutLauncher.exe”. Next, make a backup copy of “FalloutLauncher.exe” (right click and drag then select “copy here”). (“C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\fallout 3 goty”) Copy everything but the “src” folder, txt files, and html file to your fallout 3 goty folder. On the website, find the section labeled “Current stable version” and select the link next to “Download:” to download the latest stable version. (Go to steam settings, go to “In-Game”, check “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game”, click “Ok”, go to Fallout 3 in steam and right click it, select “Properties”, check “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game”.)įallout Script Extender (FOSE) – you need to install this to get certain mods to work. Next, be sure that the steam overlay is enabled. We also have to change the ini so that some mods will work correctly:Ĭhange “bInvalidateOlderFiles=0” to “bInvalidateOlderFiles=1” Right below that line add, “iNumHWThreads=2” (without the quotes). Open “C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\FALLOUT.INI” and do the following:Ĭhange “bUseThreadedAI=0” to “bUseThreadedAI=1”. This will create the ini file we will be editing below. Start the game once by launching the game, clicking play, and then exiting the game. We need to make it so the game can use multi threading. If your system can’t handle those, at the very least, go to advanced and enable depth of field.įirst thing’s first. Make sure to go to options on the launcher and set your graphics to High or Ultra, depending on what your system can handle. You MUST follow everything exactly as it is written or you will cause massive headaches for yourself. Similar to my oblivion mod guide, my goal is mostly to make the game look better while keeping the gameplay as close to vanilla as possible (with few exceptions).
One thing to remember is in order to use the mods you will have to run the game through fose_’s a list/guide on the Fallout 3 mods that I am using and how to install them. If you do the above steps correctly you will have successfully installed the Fallout 3 Script Extender.
If the directory asks you to overwrite any files then choose yes.
Extract the FOSE 7z archive file in its own folder.Open File Explorer and go to the location where you save the FOSE 7z archive.At the time of writing this article, the latest stable version is fose_v1_2_beta2.7z and the latest beta version is fose_v1_3_beta.7z. Download the stable or the beta version of the 7z archive of FOSE.Search FOSE on google and go to the official website.