How To Install & Play Fallout 3 On Linux

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Published on January 30, 2020 11:46:34 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apSMD_KOezY

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Fallout 3 (2008)

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This video covers installing and running Fallout 3 on Linux using Steam Proton.

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Step 1. Install Steam and Enable Proton Experimental.

Install Steam, sign into your account, navigate to Steam / Settings / Steam Play and tick both Enable Steam Play for supported titles and Enable Steam Play for all other titles.

This should choose Proton Experimental as the default build which is what we want.

Restart Steam when prompted.

Step 2. Install The Game.

From here install the game as normal, launch and then exit.

This will create the Fallout.ini file required for the next step.

Step 3. Fix Mouse Acceleration.

The high mouse acceleration in menus can be fixed by adding the following to the Fallout.ini file.

[Controls]
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
fForegroundMouseBase=0
fForegroundMouseMult=0

The Fallout.ini file can be found at the following location.

Home / .steam / steam / steamapps / compatdata / 22370 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / My Games / Fallout3

Step 4. Set 60FPS Framerate Limit.

Like many older Bethesda games that use the Creation Engine, game animations are tied to the framerate, and exceeding 60FPS will break certain parts of the game, so it is recommended to set a frame limit of 60FPS.

The easiest method to do this is by using the below command in the game's custom launch options.

DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 %command%

Once all of this done, finally launch the game as normal.

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