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                           FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS



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Index:
1. General Issues
2. Performance Tuning
3. System Requirements
4. Update Notes


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     1. General Issues

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-Saved Games
	Your saved games are located in your \My Documents\My Games\FalloutNV\Saves directory.

-Prior to Installing the Game
	Before attempting to install Fallout: New Vegas, please verify that your computer meets system requirements.

	We also recommend that you prepare your hard drive for installation by running ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter prior to installation. These utilities are part of Windows® and can identify and resolve problems with your disk drive which could hinder installation and/or playing of the game.

	To launch these programs and optimize your hard disk drive:

	   1. Open "My Computer".
	   2. Right-click the disk drive you wish to install the game onto (usually C:).
	   3. Click on "Properties".
	   4. Select the "Tools" tab.
	   5. Click "Check Now" to launch Scandisk.
	   6. When Scandisk has completed, follow steps 1-3 and click "Defragment Now" to launch Disk Defragmenter.

-Remapping Your Controls
	You can remap your controls while playing by selecting SETTINGS, CONTROLS, ACTION MAPPING. There are separate controls for each input device you have. You can have actions tagged to multiple devices. So if you want to remap an action to one of your mouse buttons, select DEVICE to change to the mouse settings in the bottom right corner of the screen.



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     2. Performance Tuning

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There are several things you can do to increase game performance.

-Make sure you have no other programs running in the background.

-In the Fallout: New Vegas Launcher, select OPTIONS:
	*Lower the Resolution
	*Turn Antialiasing OFF
	*Turn Anisotropic Filtering OFF
	*Set Detail settings to MEDIUM or LOW. Select Advanced for more detail options.
	*Turn all water options to LOW or OFF.
	*Set Screen Effects to NONE.

-While running the game, go to the SETTINGS menu and select DISPLAY.
	*Reduce the FADE distance sliders for Actor, Item, Object, Grass, Shadow, Light, Specularity, OBject LOD or Tree LOD



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     3. System Requirements

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* Windows 7/Vista/XP
* Dual Core 2.0GHZ
* 2GB Ram
* 10GB HDD Space
* GeForce 6 Series or ATI 1300 Series Video Card

-Supported Video Card Chipsets:
ATI HD 5800 series
ATI HD 5700 series
ATI HD 4800 series
ATI HD 4600 series
ATI HD 3800 series
ATI HD 3600 series
ATI HD 3400 series
ATI HD 2900 series
ATI HD 2600 series
ATI HD 2400 series
ATI X1900 series
ATI X1800 series
ATI X1600 series
ATI X1300 series
ATI X850 series

NVIDIA GeForce 400 series
NVIDIA GeForce 200 series
NVIDIA Geforce 9800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 9600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8500 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8400 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7900 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7300 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series


VIDEO
-Regardless of your video card, make sure to download the latest drivers from your manufacturer.

INPUT
-ALT+TAB may cause some game instability with some hardware configurations and is not advised.

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     4. Update Notes

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For complete list of Update Notes, visit http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/updates.html.