Fallout 3
Beautification Project 2.78
by Tore Andersen
The Fallout 3 Beautification Project is an extensive
enhancement guide for Fallout 3. It will improve graphics & effects,
fix errors and improve stability for newer systems, and optionally add some new
lore-friendly content. All together, this will bring Fallout 3 (2008) up to date
with graphical quality and make it run on Windows 7/10 without problems. See screenshots below.
1:
Brief info about the project
2: Before getting started
3: Screenshots
1 - Brief info about the project
The Fallout 3 Beautification Project (F3BP) offers it's own unique graphical settings, and has a complete step by step instructions guide with options for different systems. You don't need to have any experience to follow the guide, but you do need patience and preferably a good internet connection.
Fallout 3 is considered the best game in the Fallout Series
by many, even though Fallout 4 is technological superior. The game engine is old
and not very "friendly" to newer systems. With this guide, Fallout 3 will
become both more immersive, beautiful, and run perfectly on he latest Windows
OS's. The huge amount of mods &
enhancements available has made it possible to get pretty decent graphics and visual effects. However, due to this vast amount of mods, it's a very time consuming process to figure out which mods
are compatible, which mods you like, and what's the limits for your
system. It takes countless hours of research, downloading and testing. This
guide can save you months of work, and narrow it down to a few hours instead. It's made as
a step by step instruction on how to install and set
everything up. No experience needed.
There are lots of other great modding guides for Fallout 3 I'm sure, but with different focus. This guide
focus on enhancing the graphics, improving stability and providing the most
beautiful and FPS friendly ENB render to date. With the F3BP ENB
settings, you actually won't need any other lighting mods or renders (which take up
resources). Most other ENB settings require both separate lighting overhauls and
SweetFX files. Besides the graphic render, F3BP also focus on
expanding the game with new content and adventures, while staying true to the original
game lore and style. Everything is kept true to the Fallout
universe, but with an enhanced look
of realism and atmosphere. Fallout is a post apocalyptic adventure, and
therefore not as vibrant as eg. the Elder Scrolls games, but better effects
and more atmospheric settings doesn't make Fallout 3 less interesting to play.
The Fallout 3 Beautification Project will make Fallout 3 look much better
than the original game, and improve stability at the same time. Even on older
systems.
2 - Before getting started
Before the enhanced graphic settings (The ENB) can be applied, some
modifications (Mods) need to be installed, and some settings need to be changed.
1 - Make sure that Fallout 3 is updated to the latest version. The guide is
made for the Game of the Year Edition (Fully updated and with all DLCs)
2 - Make sure that you have about 100GB of free space, if you want to install
all recommended mods.
*For the best experience, I strongly recommend having all DLCs (or the Game of
the Year Edition) installed. The F3BP testing was done with all DLCs, but they
are not mandatory for following the guide.
3 - Sign up at the Nexus. (LINK) - It's free and takes about 2 minutes. The
Nexus site is the main source of mods used in this guide.
The F3BP guide has 3 main sections. Mod installation, ENB settings
and Tweaking.
They ALL need to be followed one by
one for everything to work properly.
Or... If you just want the latest ENB settings file, please use the link below. *If you have not yet installed the required mods and done the tweaks, I don't recommend using the ENB, even though it will work just fine. The settings have been modified for the F3BP environment, and therefore might look randomly different when applied on other setups.
Download the latest ENB settings: LINK3 - F.3.B.P. ENB 2.78 Screenshots
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Brief info about Fallout 3
Fallout 3 is an open-world action RPG from 2008, set in a post apocalyptic 1950's inspired future. The story takes place in and around a completely devastated Washington D.C., know as the "Capital Wasteland". The year is 2277, exactly 200 years after "The Great War", which left most of Earth in ruins. The war was caused by international conflicts between the US and China over petroleum supplies and other resources. The player starts his or her journey literally by being born inside Vault 101, which is an underground shelter that was created before the war, to protect a group of people from the nuclear fallout. No one is allowed to leave, but of course something happens, and the adventure begins when the player has to flee the Vault and look for his or her father.
The Capital Wasteland is a dangerous place with ruthless insane scavengers and mutated animals, but there are small settlements and towns where the player can find sanctuary. Aside from fighting to survive in the extremely hostile environment, the player also have to deal with the corrupt remains of the US government, known as "The Enclave". The game has an interesting plot, and the character development is really well made. Fallout 3 is the first game in the series which is made by Bethesda, and they changed the franchise quite a bid. Fallout 1 & 2 are isometric 2D games with turned-based combat, where Fallout 3 and 4 are 3D first person RPG's. Despite it's age and limited game-engine, Fallout 3 is considered the best game of the series so far. Fallout 4 has a newer game-engine, and also better combat mechanics, but the story and RPG elements are better in Fallout 3.