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<h3>Installation</h3>
Download and install the following mods with your mod manager:
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If not already downloaded, download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347" target="_blank" title="lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes">lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes</a> and install it with your mod manager.
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If not already downloaded, download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/79358" target="_blank" title="Stewie Tweaks - VNV INI">Stewie Tweaks - VNV INI</a> and install it with your mod manager.
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Download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/80993" target="_blank" title="lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations">lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations</a> and install it with your mod manager.
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Download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67811" target="_blank" title="Faster Main Menu">Faster Main Menu</a> and install it with your mod manager.
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<li><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347" target="_blank" title="lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes">lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/79358" target="_blank" title="Stewie Tweaks - VNV INI">Stewie Tweaks - VNV INI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/80993" target="_blank" title="lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations">lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67811" target="_blank" title="Faster Main Menu">Faster Main Menu</a></li>
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<h3>Stutter Remover</h3>
New Vegas Tick Fix is a mod by <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/31254295" target="_blank">karut</a> that fixes and improves game's internal clocks and memory management, which dramatically reduces stutter. It also
allows for
playing above 60fps without breaking physics.
allows playing above 60fps without breaking physics, although the recommended limit should be set to 120 FPS or below.
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Additionally, it has some DirectX changes, which help with performance and greatly reduce memory usage.
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If it's not already installed, download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66537" target="_blank" title="New Vegas Tick Fix">NVTF</a> from Nexus and install with your mod manager.
Download <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66537" target="_blank" title="New Vegas Tick Fix">NVTF</a> and install it with your mod manager. You should already have this after following TBoT or VNV.
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Double-click on NVTF in Mod Organizer, then open <b>NVTF.ini</b> in the <b>INI Files</b> tab, and set:
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Install the <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/81231" target="_blank" title="NVTF Texture Modding Preset">NVTF Texture Modding Preset</a>, then make sure that it's loaded after NVTF or any other presets.
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bModifyDirectXBehavior = 1
This preset does multiple things:
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Enables NVTF's DirectX changes.
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<b>It's required for following settings to work:</b>
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bToggleTripleBuffering = 1
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bToggleTripleBuffering = 1
This change has no effect if you don't use V-Sync and its potential latency increase is eliminated by properly capping FPS, which is covered later in the guide.
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Enables triple buffer V-Sync, which gets rid of problematic framerate halving on FPS drops/instability caused by double buffer V-Sync.
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bUseDefaultPoolForTextures = 1
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<b>This change has no effect if you don't use V-Sync</b>
Disables texture mirroring between VRAM and RAM, which decreases RAM usage and allows using high resolution textures.
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The potential latency increase is eliminated by properly capping FPS, which is done later in the guide
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bUseDefaultPoolForTextures = 1
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Enabled by default
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Disables texture mirroring between VRAM and RAM, which decreases RAM usage. Allows to use high resolution textures.
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It's <b>required</b> if you use any kind of graphics mods.
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<b>This change breaks Alt-Tab functionality in Fullscreen Mode.<sup><a title="Why?" href="#annotation4">[4]</a></sup></b>
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To mitigate that either use <a href="#DXVK">DXVK</a>, or <a href="#FAQ">Windowed Mode</a>.
<b>This change breaks Alt-Tab functionality in Fullscreen Mode.<sup><a title="Why?" href="#annotation4">[4]</a></sup></b>
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Or just don't Alt-Tab.
To mitigate that, either use <a href="#DXVK">DXVK</a>, <a href="#FAQ">Windowed Mode</a> or just avoid Alt-Tabbing. This is also covered later in the guide.
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If you don't see any GPU there, that means your GPU is too old to use DXVK.
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<h3>AMD USERS!</h3>
This step is especially important for you as drivers 24.1.1 - 24.5.1 crash the game.
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Make sure you have driver <b>24.6.1</b> or newer!
<b>IMPORTANT WARNING TO AMD USERS:</b>
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Drivers between 24.1.1 and 24.5.1 will crash the game, so make sure that you have the <a href="https://www.amd.com/en/support" target="_blank">latest drivers</a>! Atleast <b>24.6.1</b> or newer.
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Alternatively, later in the guide you'll be able to fix these crashes by using <a href="./falloutnv.html#DXVK">DXVK</a>.
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Even with New Vegas Tick Fix, game can still have issues with high framerates. It's recommended to cap your framerate below around 120 FPS.
Even with New Vegas Tick Fix, game can still have issues with high framerates. It's recommended to cap your framerate to 120 FPS or below.
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Here are two recommended limiters - Riva Tuner Statistic Server and Special K. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, so choose the one that fits your needs the best.
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<h3>Credits</h3>
This is the part where I'd like to thank people who have helped me in whatever way making this guide possible.
This is the part where I'd like to thank people who have helped me in whatever way to make this guide possible.
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Whole xNVSE server for being a great community. Especially:
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<a href="https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Ungeziefi/about-me" target="_blank">Ungeziefi</a> - for testing and helping with benchmarks
<a href="https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Ungeziefi/about-me" target="_blank">Ungeziefi</a> for testing and helping with benchmarks.
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<a href="https://c6-dev.github.io/" target="_blank">c6</a> - for fixing the some engine functions so my testing could be easier
<a href="https://c6-dev.github.io/" target="_blank">c6</a> for fixing the some engine functions so my testing could be easier.
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<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/53377026" target="_blank">LOC (aka ItsMeJesusHChrist)</a> - for making the awesome logo for the guide
<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/53377026" target="_blank">LOC (aka ItsMeJesusHChrist)</a> for making the awesome logo for the guide.
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Nice try <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/31254295" target="_blank">karut</a>, but you are not getting credited
Nice try <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/31254295" target="_blank">karut</a>, but you are not getting credited.
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Whole <a href="http://discord.gg/specialk">Special K server</a> for also being a superb community with a lot of knowledgeable people. This guide would literally not exist without them.
The <a href="http://discord.gg/specialk">Special K server</a> for being a superb community with a lot of knowledgeable people. This guide would literally not exist without them.
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<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/site/users/16367674" target="_blank">Glaceon575</a> - for helping with benchmarks and providing screenshots for AMD GPUs
<a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/site/users/16367674" target="_blank">Glaceon575</a> for helping with benchmarks and providing screenshots for AMD GPUs.
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You <img src="img/ui/pepestare.webp" style="width: 1.5em;" alt="Image of Pepe the frog happily smiling and looking at the viewer">
You. <img src="img/ui/pepestare.webp" style="width: 1.5em;" alt="Image of Pepe the frog happily smiling and looking at the viewer">
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<h3>Changelog</h3>
Changes are documented on the <a href="https://github.com/WallSoGB/FalloutNV-Performance-Guide/commits/main" target="_blank">commit history</a>
Changes are documented in the <a href="https://github.com/WallSoGB/FalloutNV-Performance-Guide/commits/main" target="_blank">commit history</a>.
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