Note: When using an archiveinvalidation tool the arhiveinvalidation.txt file must be removed from the main Fallout 3 folder. High levels of Antialiasing or Anisotropic Filtering will cause a severe performance hit so these settings should be kept to a minimum and only used with Mid Range and Higher End systems.īefore the game can utilise any mods you will need to use an archiveinvalidation file to ensure all modified files are recognised by the game, I recommend using the archiveinvalidationinvalidated installer. Not following the recommended system rating/requirements may lead to some or a mixture of the following problems:įor each individual rating your system must meet or exceed:ĪTI HD 4870/ Nvidia GeForce GTX 260/ 9800 GX2ĪTI HD 4850/ 3870X2/ Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX/ 9800 GTXĪny system that fails to meet all the requirements for the Mid Range category should be considered Lower End for the purpose of mod system requirement recommendations. To ensure maximum possible image quality with acceptable performance all mods will carry a system requirement recommendation in the form of a rating tag/tags.

Most image mods, when installed, will have larger system requirements than the standard un-modded game.

Section 1: Mod Management and System Requirements Texture and landscape mods/ general image enhancement mods This thread is being created at popular request with the aim of concentrating on Fallout 3 image quality enhancement and to ensure all systems will see an image quality improvement based on individual system specifications, currently general game overhaul or leveling mods are not being included.Īll the information will be split into 4 sections:Ģ.

Fallout 3 color mod