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Fallout: London AMD Crash Fix: DXVK and Vulkan Solutions

Fallout: London's Game-Breaking bug Finally Fixed! (Mostly…)

Fallout: London - A Modding Masterpiece That Needed Some Help

Fallout: London is a monumental achievement in modding, bringing a whole new level of epic adventure to the world of Fallout. This truly massive modding effort isn't a simple addition.  This incredible amount of content brings its own level of depth and complexity not typically achievable within smaller scale games and its own set of problems.

It launched with many glitches and issues causing crashes for many players.  Team FOLON (the team of volunteer modders that released this amazing update), kept on trying; diligently solving this issues that have really hampered the many players who tried to access and enjoy this content, working extremely hard despite that initial disappointing start which greatly hindered the entire fanbase and many who were unable to start the experience and understand why there was such anticipation concerning its release.

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The AMD Video Bug: A Nightmare for Many Players

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One seriously annoying bug–crashes on certain videos– plagued players using AMD graphics cards! Those intro and outro cutscenes; and especially the ending slideshow often resulted in game-breaking problems and those instances significantly hindered how enjoyable and accessible this experience truly was.

Moderator DarrenGrey from Team FOLON recently posted on Reddit that they finally found a fix. That problem affected only AMD video cards; making this fix somewhat limited but still essential for many fans who are trying to run this extensive mod, and it only affected those who were using specific AMD drivers; resulting in game-breaking problems.  

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The Fix: Installing DXVK and other important aspects

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The fix isn’t conventional and involves a specific piece of software, that really demonstrates that these developers didn’t really consider the issues surrounding technical aspects during their development process! To fix this problem, the modders developed some instructions.  You've got to download and install DXVK, and additional software and follow instructions very closely.  That helps Fallout: London work on AMD drivers optimized for Vulkan rather than that previous design.

Team FOLON went above and beyond by providing a "living document"— this contains details on several different fixes to improve those aspects which previously generated some of these problematic moments. And they created an open model! It uses that community approach to help generate and build other possible solutions for ongoing issues. This isn't a solution developed within a closed studio setting! That approach really helps alleviate some pressures involved in such tasks. The open community contributions make it so much better, showing community collaboration, especially since these volunteer creators really have so few additional resources available and thus have difficulties addressing these situations promptly! A surprisingly smart method.

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Our Take: Don’t Let Bugs Spoil This Amazing Experience

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While this isn't an officially supported game release; rather a mod made possible by voluntary effort. Those involved had really created something truly exceptional – that incredible mod shines as an amazing testament to passion, skill and persistence on all levels!

Initially it may have been difficult for some people to really experience Fallout: London because of those terrible crashes which created an accessibility issue – creating difficulty in simply getting this content to run in order for those anticipating audiences to enjoy this project and understand what made this experience special! Despite these difficulties however those involved continue making changes. Even with those janky bits and technical issues – that really demonstrates exactly what talented, dedicated gamers are able to achieve!

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Conclusion: Get Ready to Explore the Wastelands of London!

While these fixes were somewhat delayed, the dedication from those working on this huge mod to bring those essential patches, demonstrate the commitment required to solve those many, many challenges for those trying to improve the access for users. That additional effort has certainly paid off. That initial bug-filled release might have resulted in immense frustration to many eager players, those solutions really allow those audiences that previously might've missed this amazing mod, to really get that wonderful London-themed expansion experience!

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