Overview
Having troubles launching Fallout 1? Try this!
Make it work!
This is how I have gotten Fallout to run on multiple devices.
I’m not 100% positive, but this seemed to help one instance of the “failed to initialize input device” bug, as well as the game just stopping at the launcher.
Navigate to the Steam directory for Fallout
-You can do this by right-clicking “Fallout” in your game library> “Local Files” tab> “Browse Local Files…”
-It should also just be under Program Files (x86)> Steam> steamapps> Common> Fallout
Run the patcher config
-Run f1_res_Config
-Make sure it’s set to your native resolution
-Make sure Hi-Res patch is enabled
-There are a few other options you can mess with too (DirectX, Refresh Rate, etc.)
-Hit “Done” and try again.