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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Fallout (series)}}
 
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|pcgamingwiki = Fallout_4
 
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{{Introduction
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{{Compatibility/macOS
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|introduction     =  
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|native              = na
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|native notes        =
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|release history  =  
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|rosetta 2            = na
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|rosetta 2 notes     =
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|current state    =  
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|ios-ipados app      = na
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|ios-ipados app notes =  
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|crossover            = playable
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|crossover notes      = Some graphical issues, playable framerate.<ref name="Andytizer">{{Refdevice|user=Andytizer|date=2021-01-23|device=MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM|os=macOS 11.1|method=Parallels 16 using Windows 10 Pro Inside Preview Build 21286|version=|resolution=1920x1080|framerate=Approximately 30 FPS|controller=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8 GB RAM 8 Core GPU|comment=Game works well with minor graphical issues with transparencies, after fixes are applied.}}</ref> Requires fixes, see [[#CrossOver]].
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|wine                = unplayable
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|wine notes          = The game does not start, only the menu for selecting settings works, and the game itself crashes.<ref>{{Refdevice|user=Smir |date=2024-02-19|device=MacBook Pro 16" M2 Pro 16 GB RAM|os=macOS 14.3|method=whisky 2.2.3|version=|resolution=1920x1080p|framerate=0 fps|controller=|url=|title=|comment=}}</ref>
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|parallels            = playable
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|parallels notes      = Graphics settings must be set to Ultra, played in windowed mode.<ref>{{Refdevice|user=dashton654|date=2022-09-27|device=Mac Studio 2022 32 GB RAM|os=macOS 12.5|method=Parallels 18.0.2|version=|resolution=1920x1080p|framerate=30-40fps|controller=|url=|title=|comment=}}</ref> Won't load.<ref>{{Refdevice|user=Andytizer|date=2021-01-23|device=MacBook Air 2020 8 GB RAM|os=macOS 11.1|method=CrossOver 20|version=|resolution=|framerate=|controller=|url=|title=|comment=}}</ref>. Cracked version framerate is low.<ref>{{Refdevice|user=Plex123|date=2021-04-10|device=MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM|os=macOS 11.3 Beta (20E5196f)|method=Windows ARM Build 21354.1000 on Parallels 16.3.2|version=|store=Cracked|resolution=|settings=Low|framerate=Low|controller=Xbox One Bluetooth|url=|title=|comment=}}</ref>
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|windows 10 arm      = na
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|windows 10 arm notes =
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|linux arm            = na
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|linux arm notes      =
 
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability}}
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==Gameplay videos==
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{{#widget:YouTube|id=P9KY30SAeds}}
  
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==macOS Compatibility==
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==CrossOver==
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{{Compatibility
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===CrossOver issues unresolved===
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|native = No
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#VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
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|native notes =  
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#Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there. (Jun 2023: transparency issue was fixed in the latest Crossover / Wineskin versions)
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|rosetta 2 = No
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#Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.
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|rosetta 2 notes =
 
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|compatibility layer = Working
 
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|compatibility layer app = CrossOver
 
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|compatibility layer notes = Some graphical issues, playable framerate. See [[#CrossOver|CrossOver]].
 
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|virtualization = No
 
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|virtualization app = Parallels
 
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|virtualization notes = Won't load.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Andytizer|date=20121-01-23|comment=Tested using Parallels 16 on Windows 10 Pro Inside Preview Build 21286 on MacBook Air M1 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU.}}</ref>
 
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|multi-booting notes =
 
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|controller support = Yes, starting from MacOS 11.3 beta 3 (tested with DS4)
 
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===CrossOver===
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===CrossOver issues fixed===
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{{Fixbox|description=CrossOver Bottle settings|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|date=2021-01-23|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
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====Game won't launch in CrossOver====
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{{Fixbox|description=CrossOver Bottle settings|ref=<ref name="Andytizer" />|fix=
 
#Click Bottles icon  
 
#Click Bottles icon  
 
#{{Key|Ctrl}} + click Bottle
 
#{{Key|Ctrl}} + click Bottle
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====Audio and voices not working====
 
====Audio and voices not working====
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{{Fixbox||description=Wine configuration Library overrides|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|date=2021-01-23|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - test machine: MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox||description=Wine configuration Library overrides|ref=<ref name="Andytizer" />|fix=
 
#Under Control Panels, double click Wine Configuration
 
#Under Control Panels, double click Wine Configuration
 
#In Libraries select 'New override for library'
 
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##xaudio2_6
 
##xaudio2_6
 
##xaudio2_7
 
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====General issues====
 
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{{Fixbox||description=list of common problems:|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|date=2021-01-23|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - test machine: MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
 
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Game runs on apple silicon, but suffer from a few issues:
 
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#VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
 
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#Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there.
 
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#Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.
 
 
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====Mouse locked to screen====
 
====Mouse locked to screen====
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{{Fixbox||description=Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|date=2021-01-23|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox||description=Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini|ref=<ref name="Andytizer" />|fix=
 
#Find <code>Fallout4.ini</code> normally within <code>\Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini</code>
 
#Find <code>Fallout4.ini</code> normally within <code>\Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini</code>
 
#{{Key|Ctrl}} + click <code>Fallout4.ini</code> and open with TextEdit
 
#{{Key|Ctrl}} + click <code>Fallout4.ini</code> and open with TextEdit

Latest revision as of 23:58, 16 April 2024

Fallout 4
Fallout 4 cover
Developers
Bethesda Game Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Creation Engine
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 87
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Series Fallout (series)
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
Codeweavers
WineHQ
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Fallout 4 on HowLongToBeat
Fallout 4 on IGDB
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Fallout 4 guide on StrategyWiki
Fallout 4 on MobyGames
Fallout 4 on Wikipedia
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macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Playable Some graphical issues, playable framerate.[1] Requires fixes, see #CrossOver.
Wine Unplayable The game does not start, only the menu for selecting settings works, and the game itself crashes.[2]
Virtualization
Parallels Playable Graphics settings must be set to Ultra, played in windowed mode.[3] Won't load.[4]. Cracked version framerate is low.[5]

Availability

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

CrossOver

CrossOver issues unresolved

  1. VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
  2. Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there. (Jun 2023: transparency issue was fixed in the latest Crossover / Wineskin versions)
  3. Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.

CrossOver issues fixed

Game won't launch in CrossOver

CrossOver Bottle settings[1]
  1. Click Bottles icon
  2. Ctrl + click Bottle
  3. Enable Settings - Enable Performance Enhanced Synchronization (ESync)
  4. Enable Settings - Enable DXVK Backend D3D11

Audio and voices not working

Wine configuration Library overrides[1]
  1. Under Control Panels, double click Wine Configuration
  2. In Libraries select 'New override for library'
  3. Select each library file and click 'Add'
    1. x3audio1_6
    2. x3audio1_7
    3. xaudio2_6
    4. xaudio2_7

Mouse locked to screen

Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini[1]
  1. Find Fallout4.ini normally within \Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini
  2. Ctrl + click Fallout4.ini and open with TextEdit
  3. Under the [Controls] heading add the line bBackgroundMouse=1
  4. Click File and Save

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-01-23
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 11.1
    Method: Parallels 16 using Windows 10 Pro Inside Preview Build 21286
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Framerate: Approximately 30 FPS
    Link: Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8 GB RAM 8 Core GPU
    Comment: Game works well with minor graphical issues with transparencies, after fixes are applied.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Smir on 2024-02-19
    Device: MacBook Pro 16" M2 Pro 16 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 14.3
    Method: whisky 2.2.3
    Resolution: 1920x1080p
    Framerate: 0 fps
  3. ↑ Verified by User:dashton654 on 2022-09-27
    Device: Mac Studio 2022 32 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 12.5
    Method: Parallels 18.0.2
    Resolution: 1920x1080p
    Framerate: 30-40fps
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-01-23
    Device: MacBook Air 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 11.1
    Method: CrossOver 20
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Plex123 on 2021-04-10
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 11.3 Beta (20E5196f)
    Method: Windows ARM Build 21354.1000 on Parallels 16.3.2
    Store: Cracked
    Settings: Low
    Framerate: Low
    Controller: Xbox One Bluetooth
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