Question Fallout NV is always either freezing or crashing to the desktop ?

[Joseph_138]

Does anyone else have this problem and is there a solution?
I have already tried uninstalling / reinstalling. I also have the latest video drivers.

 

[TerryLaze]

What version do you use?!
I have the steam version and it did not have any issues, for me at least.

 

[Scrubs0]

Use Tick Fix. Don't forget to follow the installation instructions. Also try the 4gb patch

 

[gamerk316]

The old FO games (including NV) are *very* crashtastic, since Bethesda's engine was not well designed. Did you know that "bullets" are considered "spells" by the engine? It's held together with duct tape.

Mods address some of the instability; I don't have my mod list on me (at work), but the general rule of applying any unofficial/stability patches & script extenders go a *long* way to enhancing stability, since the community did a solid job of fixing most of the engine bugs.

The last time I played the game was *mostly* stable, though there were occasional CTDs, and one very specific crossroads where the game *always* crashed for some reason.