Can't get Fallout1 Resolution Patch v2.2b to work :-(

[oxford_guy]

Hi - I have Fallout 1 (UK Interplay version) with the "semi-official" 1.2 patch and unofficial 1.35 patch by TeamX installed, this all seems to work fine on Windows XP (running under Parallels 6 on Mac OS X), though in a tiny 640 x 480 window. So, I've tried patching Falloutw.exe with Fallout1 Resolution Patch v2.2b, but the game immediately quites after the first splash screen. Does anyone know what might be causing the problem? Am I likely to have any more luck with the GOG version of Fallout (though am reluctant to spend another $10, especially of there is no quarantee this will work...). Thanks!

 

[Mash]

No Idea what could be causing your problem. Possibly something to do with Parallels which I have no experience with.
You could try manually changing some settings by editing the "f1_res.ini" file. The screen setting are at the top in the "[MAIN]" section. Try setting "COLOUR_BITS" to 16 and see if that make any difference.
There's probably no point getting the gog version as once you've used the unofficial patches you pretty much have the same game.