Cannot instal Fallout 3 GOTY - GOG

Hello,
Install script available on Lutris.net page seems broken.
On a certain task (the one related with links creation to Saves directory), installer stuck with exit code 256.
Does anyone had that error too?
I’m using latest Fedora and GOG version of the game

I don’t know about those Lutris install scripts (I don’t use them) but Fallout 3 from GoG should work just fine. I have exactly that.

Just manually create a Wine prefix with Lutris (lutris-7.2 wine runner should be fine) and run the GoG installer with “Run Exe in Wine Prefix”. Fix up your paths to the game executable and stuff in the settings after the game is installed.

I don’t use GoG Galaxy, just the “offline backup installers” as they are calling them now.

** update **

As I use an Intel video card, I had to download a fix:

Crash on “New Game” - d3d9.dll fix - Intel Fix -

If you crash on clicking new game you likely have onboard Intel graphics card (This can also work for non Intel cards, it’s a very common issue) you can use this fix, which tricks the game to thinking you have a different video card. (Windows Vista, 7 , 8 , 10, confirmed) (This fix overrides fallout.ini and includes the multicore fix)

Now everything is working fine. Thank you

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The GOG script is broken for me here as well, with the same exit code. I like the idea of this script, because of the patches it adds in. Shame is broken.

Yeah, I wish it worked. But you can always install patches by hand using “Execute EXE in this prefix” from Lutris.
Anyway, I’m playing almost 50 hours now and it’s working nicely on my intel gpu.

The installer appears to be broken because of the ‘Enable Virtual Desktop’ steps, which is no longer supported. HOWEVER I downloaded the script, removed those tasks and it’s still failing at the same part. Right after ‘Sorting modlist with BOSS’ it crashes

I’ve only ever used the auto version of this as I use MO2 (manually installed into the prefix with system WINE after install)
You might want to try installing with a different runner as default - the extra installs may well work better under older (or full fat system) WINE.

I just figured it out with someone on the Discord. The problem wasn’t only the virtual desktop, but the step where the installer asks if you want to save your files in the home directory or the wine prefix. Choosing the wine prefix crashes the installer every time, and we determined that there’s something wrong in the syntax at the part of the script where it sets it up. I simply removed a lot of lines from the script and got it to install cleanly, but I haven’t started playing yet, so there may be more issues. Will submit an updated script if everything works out

Hello, I own this game on GOG, I will try to fix this script installer.

Done! I reduce this script installer to the minimum. Tell me if it installs now correctly for you.

What did you change? I believe I already fixed it sufficiently by removing the virtual desktop and external save location parts. Maybe I can post my script here and we compare? I still want the modloader and other enhancements.

If you could take a look at New Vegas, I’d appreciate that because the GOG installer just failed for me too.

The initial script was obsolete, it uses too much tweaks that are useless today.
I wrote a new script fully basic: it install correctly the game provided by GOG.
The game now installs correctly but:

  • no mods

Tell me if it needs other things that was in old script?
Which mods and enhancements are necessary for this game?

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The revised installer needs updating - the following file does not exist - was probably part of the old pack of bits -
drive_c/GOG Games/Fallout 3/launch.bat
change to the default launcher: -
drive_c/GOG Games/Fallout 3/FalloutLauncher.exe

Nothing is strictly necessary for F3 now it is decently patched, it runs fine under the current 8-26 runner.
That said, it is still a 32 bit exe and benefits from some changes if doing heavy modding.

The unofficial patch and a few pre-reqs - Fallout 3 script extender - are the only things I put on by default, as a lot of mods still require them.

Thank you for your report, I fixed the launcher.

I would like to write a second script ready for mods, where users just have to install their preferred mods.
Could you tell me more about “The unofficial patch”, does GOG version needs it?
Fallout 3 script extender is necessary to install mods?

Cheers for the update.
To be clear - no modern version of Fallout 3 actively requires the unofficial patch.

  • It fixes a lot of unpatched quest bugs and scripting issues
  • It is hosted on NexusMods: Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch at Fallout 3 Nexus - Mods and community
  • It does require some extra mods and tools, but installation is pretty straightforward
  • A large number of mods require the script extender, so it’s always good to have installed if you’re going down the modded game route

The NexusMods “unofficial patches” are always my choice for a more stable game in Fallout 3, New Vegas, Fallout 4, Skyrim - hell, there’s even one for Starfield :slight_smile: - and are typically available for most platforms - Steam, manually patched, or GoG.