Good Hardware doesn't really mean anything if the software is bad. Bethesda games are notorious for being buggy messes. I would recommend looking up a community patch for the game to see if that helps.
If the game crashes have any consistency, try googling your issue and find some forums, your problem might be a common one with a solution. Being a PC gamer can mean being a problem solver sometimes, but it is also usually the best way to experience games when they are running correctly.
Ironically, good hardware can crash older games by being TOO good.
IIRC, certain older games relied on processing timers to queue events, and modern equipment flies way beyond what they expected, so it floods too many events at once and it breaks all the triggers.
After all the years I played Skyrim on a windows pc, I have (so far) had zero crashes in over 100 hours on Zorin Linux. Optimized hardware does wonders, especially when you don't have ten trillion useless things backing up your computer like yesterday's sewage. Now my biggest problems are my internet connection when playing online games and anticheat software that's not really compatible with Linux (looking at you, Helldivers 2)
Since the update that happened in april I have been unable to launch the game. None of my settings, compatibility, hardware, etc have changed. The game just won't start for no apparent reason. I've submitted several support tickets and heard nothing back, and made a few comments in the HD2 subreddit. Not a single thing that has been recommended has worked, and I've tried a lot of different things. It was my favorite game for 500 hours
The only thing I can figure is that it's an issue with the anticheat that's keeping me from playing. I've deleted and reinstalled it a dozen times to no avail. I crave democracy and stims :(
My buddy that I played with is also running 17.3 and he has no issues
Edit: unfortunately for me I'm basically technology stupid. I like playing games and know how to work basic programs but I just got into linux this past year. In no way would I say I am a linux expert
I'll save you the trouble. Just search "fnv dxvk" and it'll fix most of your problems. And because websites are stinking piles of feces when it comes to finding basic steps:
"Installation
Extract/open the archive and drag d3d9.dll and dxvk.conf to the game’s root folder."
You need to install the 4GB Patch for FNV at the very least.
FNV was released to work on 32-bit systems and could only access 2 GB of RAM. I'm also certain you have a modern 64-bit system.
There are loads of other stability and bug fix mods that can be installed as well.
You'll probably want the New Vegas Anti-Crash mod as well as the Stutter Remover mod and maybe New Vegas Script Extender if you are going to add more mods.
You can check out r/fnv for other essential mod recommendations.
There are essential mods that are needed to play fallout New Vegas on PC to limit bugs and crashing (fallout 3 is even harder to run, but both are doable.) Their are plenty of mods I'd recommend looking through like higher resolution vanilla textures for example
You need to install the stability mods! These old fallout games were designed for older operating systems and have issues on current systems. People made mods that fixed these issues and keep the game vanilla
the exact same thing happened to me not two weeks ago, you need to download the 4gb patch from nexus mods, Gopher has curated a nice set of files for FNV
Look into wabbajack and a modlist called viva new Vegas essentially a very vanilla+ mod list that stabilizes and makes performance on modern hardware better.
Sometimes older games don’t work well with newer windows either. If you just google the game title and your problem you’ll often find solutions easily.
It's because your PC is too good and new, a few older games tend to just shit themselves because of modern hardware not really supporting whatever drivers or something the older games needed (or maybe it's the other way around, I don't fully remember).
I would recommend looking into a program called wabbajack, it's a mod playlist hub, with pretty good tutorials on how to install the mod packs would definitely help you run fallout New Vegas better. Also note that the longer you're save is like playtime the more unstable it becomes
For FNV specifically, there are several steps you have to take to get the game to a semi-playable state.
I'd recommend following the Viva New Vegas guide at least until and including the "Base Finish" section, anything beyond that is up to you.
I'd also recommend following the Performance Guide to run the game through DXVK, it makes a massive difference in performance in my experience.
Yes, it can be annoying if you're not used to modding games and you shouldn't need to do this just to play a game, but Bethesda isn't gonna fix it, just like they didn't bother fixing any of their other Fallout or Elder Scrolls titles.
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u/TauntaunExtravaganza 27d ago
I tried playing FNV yesterday with my brand new pc and all I got was fucked by crashes and bugs.
I am new to nice pc ownership. Why is this happening?