
You’ll have to sort out the codecs you need to play Fallout with all sounds and set them active. The little tool InstalledCodec is very practical to deactivate codecs.

Use another driver / update your sound-card (be carefully, leave this point if you are not sure).If you use Vista, you could try the Vista Codec Package.Go to \ Programs \ K-Lite Codec Pack \ Tools Run the Codec Tweak Tool and checkmark Detect broken codecs and filters, reboot (post 82) Install k-Lite Codec like recommended by pimpbot (post 16).Save the altered fallout.ini, exit the text editor, then try running Fallout 3 and check for stuttering audio.ĭon't forget to reboot your System after (un)installing codecs, otherwise the issue may persist or could cause scratching noises. Or if you have a lot of performance to spare: Open your fallout.ini in a text editor such as Notepad (your fallout.ini file is located in your Documents or My Documents directory, under My Games\Fallout3\).

If option A) does not work, then in some cases option D) may be your best choice, since you are able to deactivate the codecs you don't need temporarily - without uninstalling

B) Install some "good" codecs and hope they solve it.A) Increase the size of the audio cache in fallout.ini."3rd party" mp3 codecs tend to cause pipboy stuttering, because the default codec get overlayed.įour basic ways to fix the sound problems: The "windows default codecs" works fine, since the game wants to use them. That means there are 3 sorts of codecs you need to play all sounds perfectly. Links to forum posts can be taken as reference. This article tries to give a summary of all possible solutions regarding the Radio Stuttering which came across the Radio Stutter Thread. 5 D) If the Radio is still stuttering you'll have to deactivate all codecs you don't need.4 C) Deactivate / uninstall "bad" codecs.2 A) Increase the size of the audio cache.
