Fallout 3 on Windows 7

[Oly J]

Hi all, just wondered about something, now at the moment, the Fallout 3 GOTY edition is on sale on Steam, somehow I don't have it yet, but I do have a PS3 copy of the original version knocking around, it should come as no surprise that I, like many people, fucking love Fallout 3, but when I clicked the link it said "Notice: Fallout 3 is not optimized for Windows 7 and later", and I just wondered how much of a difference that makes, I've had my current rig for the better part of 2 years now, and it's still a pretty decent rig I think, but does Fallout 3 run at all well on Windows 7? I'm confident I've got the hardware for it as I can run Skyrim on ultra with a bunch of texture packs with no problem at all, but I've never encountered this "not optimized" notice before, I'm sure I won't have a problem but I just wonder if someone can confirm for me just to quell some niggling doubts...

 

[Creator002]

It runs perfectly fine for me with a ton of mods. Usually the most optimising you'll need to do is modify (one of) the ini files, which is what I did.

 

[Hairless Mammoth]

I have both the GFWL (not as bad as that mark of the beast would imply) and the Steam (thanks to a big Bethesda sale years ago) versions. I ran it fine on Win 7, even with a few lightweight mods, for years.

 

[Mocmocman]

I just bought it, and it's running fine on my Windows 7 laptop. I followed this guide, so I haven't run it vanilla.

 

[baddude1337]

If you have issues, you can always get the Tale of Two Wastelands mod, which adds Fallout 3 to New Vegas as a large expansion pack. You can then get a mini mod off their website that lets you choose to start in either the Mojave or DC.

 

[IceForce]

At worst it might just mean you might have to run the game in compatibility mode or "as Administrator", but that's about it. Other than that it should work fine.