

In this menu, click “ Data files” and that will pop up another menu that consists of all the. When you open the launcher, you’ll see a pretty straight forward menu. The only way you can activate them, is by using the “ FalloutLauncher” instead of the regular Fallout3.exe. esp file into the “Data” folder, and just like that the mod is installed (Though keep in mind some mods require additional steps). “BasicNeeds” mod by AnT01, requires you to simply put the. But we’ll talk more about this in the next step). esp files (Along with other sounds/texture/mesh/etc mods. In this folder is where you will put all the. If you do not have one, then simply make a new folder called “Data”. Simply look into your Fallout 3 folder, and find the “ Data” folder. Generally, if something needs to be pasted into the text file, they will have a read me/text file inside the archive of a mod stating what to do.Īnother type of mod, that mod creators use are “.

Into the “ArchiveInvalidation” text file (Order at which you paste things, do not matter). “3 Suns” mod by Nopheros, requires you to copy and paste: Some mods need you to copy and paste certain text into this to make the mod work. Now locate a text file called “ ArchiveInvalidation” if you don’t have one, then go ahead and make one (easiest way is making it as a notepad).

Once it is downloaded, copy and paste the file over your original Fallout_Default.ini file in your programs folder. If you cannot change it manually, then download this Fallout_Default.ini file here (This file has the binvalidateolderfiles = 1). Now change the “0” into a “1”, then save and exit. In this document, locate the text line bInvalidateOlderFiles=0. By default, it should be located at C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout3\ Lets start off by finding your Fallout 3 program folder, in that folder, find the file called “ Fallout_default“. Doesn’t sound to hard, does it? *Watches you nod up and down* Good, then lets begin. One is by copy and pasting lines of text in your “ArchiveInvalidation” folder, and the other is putting files into your “Data” folder. There is really only 2 different steps/ways to installing Fallout 3 mods (Not including the first step below, since you’ll only need to do it once). I’ll tell you all you need to know to install the hottest mods. It hasn’t dawned on me that we’ve been posting all these mods, without even telling you guys how to install them in the first place! Well, today will be the day we fix that problem. For some time now, we’ve been posting some pretty spiffy mods for Fallout 3 (All thanks to the modding community, of course).
