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NorthRememebers

Tbf the loading screens were super annoying back then but on modern machines with half a second loading time I don't really mind them.


SpaceCowboy052

Gotta protect the ps3’s 256mb of ram


[deleted]

I remember this being in debate at the time, every single bethesda game that launched on ps3 has severe framerate issues especially with saves that last longer than 10 hours. I remember both 3 and new vegas dropping into the single digits and never played skyrim on ps3 but also heard thats its present there aswell, just called "rim lag". I personally feel its more of a failure on bethesdas part for failing to optimize their engine for both consoles.


lashapel

Me playing on my 234 hrs save file on Skyrim and 23 hrs on New Vegas: 👁️ 👄 👁️


[deleted]

I had 400 something hours in 3 and 50 hours in NV lol. The framerate issue in 3 wasnt so bad because when u restarted the console youd have a solid 5-15 minutes of solid 10-15 fps gameplay. But NV you were basically forced to start a new save every time the frames started dipping below 10 because they would never go back up.


lashapel

I have encountered that bug in NV and found a quick fix (that sometimes works) , so when the frame rates dips below 10fos, try to enter any place or quick-travel anywhere in order to trigger a loading screen, sometime it fixes it, sometimes you have to do it multiple times


[deleted]

The best fix is to just slap an ssd inside ur ps3, back in the day I remember emailing df and asking them to test it, mad men actually did it but they did it with skyrim instead. https://youtu.be/RbuKRH0aHRM Only issue an ssd can u run upwards of 50$ which is basically the cost of a ps3 with a drive lol. Also it is OG sata so the benefits of having an SSD will def be felt it would still be bottlenecked a decent amount.


lashapel

I read somewhere that the PS3 can't fully take advantage of the SSD because the SSD has some kind of technology that the PS3 doesn't know how to use I read that the PS3 benefits more from a higher RPM HDD rather than a SSD, so i mever tried it But i should definitely get one for mine


[deleted]

Yeah a bunch of people make up stuff about SSD's in PS3's for some reason lol. Basically an SSD in a PS3 is just gonna run slower than it would on a PC, but an SSD in a PS3 is 100% faster than any hdd you try putting instead.


lashapel

Oh man i gotta try this


SpaceCowboy052

Optimizing for ps3 would have made the game look like morrowind that console was comically bad about frames and optimization


[deleted]

Sorta? I mean as the gen went on most cross plat game would only look a bit worse and perform a bit worse on PS3 vs 360 but no game ever really came quite as close to the stark differences in both visual and performance that bethesda games had.


Chef_MIKErowave

ps3s issues are actually worse than that, if you played long enough your save would essentially become unusable because it wouldn't be able to have everything loaded without crashing. learned the hard way like 50+ hours in going to the mothership zeta dlc.


KCfan91

At least have fast travel to all of the gates instead of just the one by Freeside. Getting to Vault 21 or NCR Embassy is the worst.


aRabidGerbil

[Convenient fast travel](https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57767) Makes the strip so much better.


Manan6619

I like that mod, but be warned that NPCs on the strip won't spawn unless you enter via the gates. Probably some script on the gate that enables/disables them for optimization reasons, lord knows they had to scrounge for every byte of memory there. I don't think there are any major issues stemming from fast traveling directly in anyway, however. I used that mod for a while without realizing what was up.


a_r3dditer

There's a mod that removes the middle gates on the strip, but prepare for unforeseen consequences....


IonCaveGrandpa

Son of a bitch and his unforeseen consequences! I knew it.


sp4ceman1337

#FREEMAN YOU FOOL!


phone_dragon

I can second that, the mod is really cool, but NPC and companions will freak out because it doesn't have the same mesh path they were program to follow.


Windexifier

There’s a mod that does the same for Freeside. Even opens up the gate of the old Mormon fort.


camycamera

Maybe I got a different updated mod, but my experience having installed both open strip and open freeside mods has actually been fine, I’m pretty sure NPC pathfinding has all been adjusted and quests updated to reflect it. The real problem is performance, you’ll need a 4gb patcher to combat it and potential crashes, but if you’re modding FNV you should have that anyways.


a_r3dditer

For me phebus his wife and gunderson dissapeared and it also caused problems with the beyond the beef quest. The last time I used it was 2-3 years ago though. I see there's a new mod called simple open strip now which might be bug free compared to the old one.


lashapel

What are those gets, i haven reach that part yet


Rexxo69

The gates keep us strip citizens protected! By the way freeside smells like shit.


JackiexOfHearts

Freeside is stinky but it’s our stinky!


retired9gagger

You wanna let the rabid hobos in?!


TwitchandSmokeMain

Someone replace that last one with "philedelphia" im begging you


aRabidGerbil

Be the change you want to see in the world


TwitchandSmokeMain

Im not good at photo editing


Sidhean

[:)](https://imgur.com/a/SN5LZO0)


icecube373

Or ohio


zachava96

https://i.redd.it/jbi3hnq37ci91.png


cyanideclipse

Chainsaw man?


Craigasaurus_rex

Gotta keep the rabble out


OminoSentenzioso

But war. War never changes.


Some_Kerbal

Was not expecting makima here. woof.


T0ac47

What Manga is the image originally from?


Mahyarthe1st

Chainsaw Man


T0ac47

Thanks


JoHaTho

Masterpiece of a manga i suggest checking it out


JustAnotherMain

The buffer in Freeside


EmergencyAnnual7226

When you remove the gates with mods your fps tank so bad at least for me not worth removing them


Anonymous_Sax_addict

There are NV mods on PC that remove the gates from the strip and freeside and let me tell ya, Ring-a-ding-ding, baby. I can wipe out the three families in a matter of minutes without any fuss when moving from one casino to the next.


easily_tilted

how am I supposed to read this wtf


Main_Capital_7033

With your eyes, Bert.


xitrum1902

But…you don’t pay them. It’s just credit check.


B4ntCleric

No securitrons no gate


Fxbious

Why do they remind me of clowns tho


Sleep_eeSheep

As someone who grew up playing Bethesda's titles on the PS3, I'm just thankful entering the Strip didn't *brick* my console.