
Head over to the Fallout 3 Nexus and grab a copy now, and to install: * New Mod Version Checks – FOMM will search the Internets for new versions of the mods you’ve installed. * Graphics Setting – This enables you to change these settings directly from the “Game settings” file, without having to launch the game. Should you deactivate the second mod, FOMM will restore the original version of the overwritten file. * File versioning – If a mod overwrites a file that has been installed by another mod, FOMM backs up the original file. * Transactional Installation – If a mod fails to activate properly, any changes it made to your game are undone. In addition, FOMM also comes with a vast array of tools to make managing your mods a snap: Using FOMM you can disable and enable Fallout 3 mods one by one to find out who the culprit is. This is particularly useful in troubleshooting – Some fallout 3 mods might break your game, particularly when it tries to load all of them simultaneously. The Fallout Mod Manager (henceforth: FOMM) helpfully lists your mods in the order you installed them – as you can see above, Fallout 3 will be listed first. Next, you’ll also need to grab the following tools:

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The first thing you’re going to need to install Fallout 3 mods is a compression utility such as Winrar, or 7-zip. * Minimum – Graphics hardware DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 256 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better / ATI X800 or better) Recommended – DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI HD 3800 series) Tools * Memory: Minimum – 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista) Recommended – 2 GB (XP) / 2.5 GB (Vista) * CPU: Minimum – Pentium 4 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2500+ Recommended – Intel Core 2 Duo / Athlon 64 X2 5200+ * OS: Minimum – Windows XP Recommended – Windows Vista It’s been a few years, so it’s almost certain your PC can handle Fallout 3 Mods. Pip Boy Activated? Great! Let’s get started. We thought you’d like that, which is why today, we’re going to show you how to install Fallout 3 mods, and then which ones you need to grab for yourself. It’s a busy few weeks for Fallout fans: Barely 24 hours after New Vegas was released, extensive modding tools were released for it, and there’s already some truly epic New Vegas Mods – But let’s give New Vegas some time to breathe why not spend some time with an old friend, and play some Fallout 3 mods instead.


Posted on November 3, 2010, Ross Lincoln How To Install Fallout 3 Mods
