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Game Information

By: Bethesda
Genre: Sci-Fi, RPG
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Players: 1
Version: Retail 1.0 US version.

Fallout 3 was developed by Bethesda Game Studios. I don't want to set the world on fire. Fallout gets another lease on life under the ground in Washington DC.

Widescreen Support

Method

Native support for 1280x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200. For 1280x768 go to "Documents and Settings\*User Name*\My Documents\My Games\Fallout3" and open "FalloutPrefs.ini" with a text editor.

Search for... 
<pre>
iSize W=**** 
iSize H=**** 

Change "****" to your desired widescreen resolution. 

To change the Vert - overlays go to "Documents and Settings\*User Name*\My Documents\My Games\Fallout3" and open "FALLOUT.INI"
with a text editor. The game needs to be run once for this file to appear. 

Search for... 
fDefaultFOV=75.0000 

You will need to change this fov value based on your aspect ratio. These values use the 5:4 aspect ratio as a baseline fov. 

4:3 - 79.9000 
16:9 - 105.3000 
15:9 - 99.0000 
16:10 - 95.2000 

Please note that this game has some unexpected behavior when selecting resolutions. Picking a wider aspect ratio then that of your desktop will result in anamorphic behavior.

Screen change

Hor +

1600x1200

1920x1200

Surround Gaming support

Method

Supported through the .ini edit above.

Known Issues

Some users experience issues with the 2D character creation screens and the lock pick minigames. Some users find those screens to be Vert-. This does not effect the rest of the game, and occurrences are inconsistent.

Condensed detailed report

WSGF links

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14798

External links

http://fallout.bethsoft.com/