PC users may be able to fix some issues by using console commands.
Exit the game, restart the game, and load a save from before the glitch occurred.
Load a save from before the glitch occurred.
Physics engine glitches General solutions In particular, read through the stickied threads at the top of the forum pages. Please visit the Bethesda Fallout 3 hardware forums for information regarding these issues. Stuttering, crashing, freezing, and slow-down issues are often hardware- and/or software-related. On the PC, many non-player character, quest, and player-getting-stuck issues can be resolved through the use of console commands.Ĭrashing, freezing and other hardware- or software-related issues Please visit the Bethesda mod forums for information.
If you have any mods installed, do not report any bugs you may experience, even if it seems to you that your issue is not mod-related.
The Vault does not cover information concerning third-party mods for Fallout 3.
If any component of your computer falls below the minimum system requirements, do not report any bugs you may experience.
If you are playing on the PC, make sure your computer meets or exceeds the Minimum System Requirements.
A frequently overwritten autosave slot can become corrupted. If your game is not up-to-date, do not report any bugs you may experience.
Make sure your game is patched to the latest official patch (1.7.0.3).
For bugs that apply to non-player characters in general or to followers in general, please see the non-player character bugs section below.įor quest-specific bugs, please see the respective quest article page.įor location-specific bugs, please see the respective location article page.
For non-player character-specific bugs, please see the respective non-player character article page.
14 PlayStation 3 specific bugs and issuesįor add-on specific bugs, please see the following pages:.
13.2 Non-player character scripting glitch and PC-only fix.
13.1 Crashing and other hardware- or software-related issues.
11 Menu-, HUD-, inventory-, and radio-related bugs.
10.1 Quest items remain in inventory permanently.
9.5 Speaking to male children will crash the game.
9.4 Non-player characters still talking after death.
9.3 Non-player characters referring to the player character or other non-player characters by the wrong gender.
7.2 Multiple skin tones on non-player characters.
6.3 Non-player character and creature body parts stretching.
5.3 Crashing, freezing and other hardware- or software-related issues.