Issues with Fallout and Fallout 2 (Community Edition)

Striderx99

Hello everyone. My setup is running using the following specifications:
Pi Model or other hardware: 4B+ 
Power Supply used: Official USB-C Power Supply AC 100-240V 50/50Hz input/DC 5.1V 3A output 
RetroPie Version Used: 4.8.9 
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website (retropie-buster-4.8-rpi4_400.img.gz) 
USB Devices connected: TTX Wireless Gaming Reciever, HP 230 Wireless Keyboard dongle, and HP Wireless Mouse (Z3700) 
Controller used: Xbox 360

Files: Fallout Community Edition.sh and Fallout 2 Community Edition.sh
Emulator: fallout1-ce and fallout2-ce

Guide used: After installing from source, I referred to the package help section under the fallout1-ce emulator in the experimental section. It states that the data folder, along with the critters.dat and master.dat files should be added to the roms/ports/fallout1 folder. For Fallout 2 Community Edition (after installing from source), I referred to the package help section under the fallout2-ce emulator in the experimental section. It asks you to include the data folder, along with the critters.dat, master.dat, and patch000.dat files to the roms/ports/fallout2 folder. All of the files and folders in each game must use lowercase letters.

The first game launches fine, but the problem begins when the cutscenes start. There are spots in the introduction where you notice blocky textures around the images. It seems like a glitch. The gameplay portions don't seem to have an issue, as I was able to kill a few of the bugs you encounter in the first cave and saved it before quiting.

Fallout 2 does not work for me at all. After it gets past the loading prompt, three seconds later my television loses the signal and all I see is a steady red light coming from the RetroPie. When I attempt to hit control-alt-delete to restart the entire system, it does not work. Luckily, I have the Argon One Pi 4B v2 case, which allows you to download a script that activates the power off switch on the back when you hold it for 5 or more seconds.

I bought both Fallout and Fallout 2 from GOG four days ago to give these emulators a try. Does anyone have any ideas as to why each of these games are giving me issues? Thanks for your input.

mitu

Please use the RetroPie extras topic for issues related to Extras modules. Thank you.