Fans of the Fallout universe waited several years to continue, and as a result, many faced a number of problems. In this article, we will try to figure out why Fallout 4 slows down, crashes or does not start. We must say right away that some ways to fix bugs will require changing the game files, which can lead to errors if the approach is wrong. Therefore, be careful. Before you start figuring out why Fallout 4 is slowing down, take a look at the description and requirements of the game.
Description
The game is the fourth part in the series, released on November 10, 2015. Pass it through the owners of the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Of course, reports that Fallout 4 slows down more often come from owners of personal computers. Note that a fairly small percentage of users encounter problems, the game is well optimized, thanks to the efforts of the developers. "Fallout 4 slows down at any settings, what should I do?" - Such questions come from owners of weak PCs who have not paid attention to the requirements of the game.
To play will be a man or a woman, depending on the choice at the beginning. Due to the outbreak of the atomic war, the hero and his family fall into shelter 111, where they are exposed to cryosus. Waking up after a while, the main character sees that his wife / husband is being killed by bandits, and his son is being abducted. The player again plunges into the cryoson, from which they will have to leave ten years later. The main task is to find a son. Along the way, there are a huge number of quests and differently tuned characters. There is the possibility of leveling character skills and weapons. In short, you won’t be bored.
Requirements
Often, Fallout 4 starts to slow down for users who have weak hardware in the PC. In order to understand whether your device is suitable, carefully study the game's requests for the hardware of the device.
Minimum:
- Windows 7 and newer editions. Attention: it works only on 64-bit systems.
- The processor should not be older than the Intel Core i5-2300, clocked at 2.8 GHz (or similar).
- RAM 8 GB.
- At least 30 GB of free space on the hard drive.
- NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics card with 2GB or newer.
Recommended:
- Windows 7 and later (64-bit only).
- Chip Intel Core i7 4790 with a frequency of 3.2 GHz (or similar).
- 8 GB of RAM.
- 30 GB of free space.
- Video card NVIDIA GTX 780 with 3 GB of video memory or similar.
Make sure your personal computer meets the requirements of the game. Move on.
Drivers
Before you start scolding developers, make sure that fresh drivers are installed on your computer for stable operation of Fallout 4. I started to slow down any release - first of all we update the video card drivers. As a rule, manufacturers pre-prepare special versions of drivers for a specific game. To download, just go to the website of the equipment manufacturer and find your model. Installation takes several minutes, and the result is usually visible immediately. It will not be superfluous to update drivers for other devices. Razer Game Booster, which optimizes the operating system, will help to slightly speed up the game. Do not forget about DirectX, the updating of which is a must for a stable launch of gaming innovations. Is Fallout 4 still very slow? Go to the next item.
Reinstalling the game
Very often, a simple reinstallation with cleaning the directory helps to cope with the brakes. For an even better effect, you can remove the tails remaining in the system from Fallout 4. It slows down in rooms, as was noticed by gamers, precisely because of improper installation. First you need to disable anti-virus programs, and also check for the presence of Russian letters in the path to the game folder (there are errors with the brakes and because of this). When opening the game, use "Run as administrator". Try to put file compatibility with different operating systems.
Manual graphics settings
To the frequent question about why Fallout 4 slows down, there is a main answer - the owner’s weak PC. However, not even the newest hardware can be made to work more productively. To do this, you will have to change the settings in the game files yourself. It should be remembered that after that the quality of the graphics will significantly decrease, but the number of frames per second will increase. In order not to damage the files, make backups.
So, we go along the path C: \ Users \ Username \ Documents \ My Games \ Fallout4. We save a copy of the Fallout4Prefs.ini file and open the original using Notepad. Next, you just need to change the values of the necessary parameters. Please note that after this you will lose the settings in the game.
First, let's adjust the visibility of the characters. The parameter is responsible for the distance at which it is possible to make out enemies and other NPCs. The increase in performance depends on the hardware of the personal computer. As a rule, the increase is more than 10 FPS. You must enter the values in the line fLODFadeOutMultActors =. After the "=" sign, numbers from 0 to 15 are entered (15 - maximum quality).
Character settings are not the most important point, but can add several FPS. Here you can put any value up to 1000. Enter in the line - "uMaxDecals =".
The range of drawing the surrounding world is responsible for the quality of the image at a distance. It has a huge impact on performance, but you need to experiment with the values in the rows.
- "fTreeLoadDistance =" - maximum 75000.0000;
- "fBlockLevel2Distance =" - maximum 110,000.0000;
- "fBlockLevel0Distance =" - maximum 60000.0000;
Density of grass can seriously affect game performance. To configure, use the string "fGrassStartFadeDistance =". If you want thick grass, put 14000. However, many gamers with weak computers indicate the lowest values to obtain the desired FPS.
It will not be superfluous to reduce the effects of explosions and shots. The line "iMaxDesired =" is responsible for this. The maximum value is 750. High settings of this parameter affect the game performance quite strongly. Moreover, the effects, even at low values, are quite beautiful.
To increase the number of frames per second, specify no more than 17000 in the line "fShadowDistance =". This is the most suitable value for weak devices.
Official patches
If the issue with brakes in Fallout 4 remains open, then official patches from the developer can help. You can download them from the company's website or on Steam. Only owners of the licensed version of the game can do this. For owners of pirated versions will have to wait longer to get the patch for free access. By the way, pirates often do not start and have errors due to improper hacking. In this case, you need to download another version or wait for the update.
Mods
A few days after the release of the game, user modifications appeared on the Web aimed at increasing productivity. You can download them for free on the forums dedicated to Fallout 4. These modifications are small in size, and are installed by moving the file to the game directory. Mods remove unnecessary effects and significantly reduce the level of graphics.
Other problems and their solution
There are many more minor issues gamers face when launching Fallout 4.
- Accelerated mouse. To solve the bug, you need to find the file Fallout4Prefs.ini in the directory with the game and open it. Here, "PresentInterval" is set to "0", and "bForceIgnoreSmoothness" to "1". Then we save and check the performance.
- Error writing disc. Occurs with a lack of free space on the hard drive.
- Problems with textures. Reinstalling the repack or checking the cache will help solve the problem.
- The keyboard does not work. Often this problem occurs when multiple input devices are connected. It is solved by disabling one of them. Many users complain about the unstable operation of the controllers. Developers guarantee operation only on Xbox devices, so you should use emulation software.
- Saves do not work. The reason may be insufficient memory or Cyrillic in the names of folders.
- Black screen. Appears to owners of a weak graphics chip. It can only be solved by replacing with a newer one.
- Departure at startup. Disable antivirus software and programs for recording. Removing unnecessary processes in the background can help.
Conclusion
The article describes the most popular and working methods for solving brakes and crashes in Fallout 4. All of them have already been tested by the owners of weak personal computers. As a rule, several points help to solve all problems. If none of the above methods helped, then the only way out is to update the PC components.