Setup

Get the game, shared storage, TTW files, DML profile, plugin-file handoff, and INIs working before adding anything extra.

GameNative setup

Use a simple GameNative setup first. Do not change drivers, wrappers, resolution, and mods all at the same time.

Resolution

1280x720 for the first pass.

Executable

Use FalloutNV.exe after the 4GB patcher is applied. Use nvse_loader.exe only if your patcher setup does not auto-load xNVSE.

Wine / Proton

Use Proton 10 ARM64EC as the normal target. Test newer builds only when you are comparing Proton versions.

Renderer

DXVK with a current stable Turnip driver for your device.

Present mode

Mailbox.

Frame target

Start with 60 FPS. TTW may need lower settings on weaker devices.

Install Fallout: New Vegas in shared storage

This is required for the DML route

Fallout: New Vegas should be somewhere Android file managers and DML can reach, such as:

/storage/emulated/0/PcGames/Fallout New Vegas/

Set the DML deployment target to:

/storage/emulated/0/PcGames/Fallout New Vegas/Data/

Do not select the game root as the Data target. The Data target should contain FalloutNV.esm.

Prepare Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas on PC

  1. Install English Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas with all DLC.
  2. Install both games outside Windows-protected folders such as Program Files, the Desktop, or Documents.
  3. Launch both games once on PC so their INIs are created.
  4. Install current Visual C++ Redistributables on the PC. GameNative may also need them for tools and DLL mods.

Generate Tale of Two Wastelands on PC

Do not generate TTW on Android

The TTW installer is a Windows-side job. The audio encoding step is CPU-heavy and can take a long time even on a normal desktop CPU.

  1. Download the Tale of Two Wastelands installer.
  2. Create a simple output folder, such as Desktop/ttw.
  3. Run the TTW installer as administrator.
  4. Point it at your Fallout 3 install, your Fallout: New Vegas install, and your chosen output folder.
  5. Wait for the install to finish. The finished TTW folder should be large. Around 17 GB is the normal size target.
  6. Download and install the current YUPTTW update as a separate mod archive for DML.

Zip and transfer TTW to Android

  1. Right-click the finished ttw folder.
  2. Compress it into a normal zip archive.
  3. Name it clearly, such as TTW.zip.
  4. Copy TTW.zip to Android shared storage, such as Downloads/.

Droid Mod Loader setup

  1. Open Droid Mod Loader.
  2. Create or select a Fallout: New Vegas profile.
  3. Name it Pocket Wastelands or TTW.
  4. Set the deployment target to the New Vegas Data folder in shared storage.
  5. Import TTW.zip.
  6. Import YUPTTW and the essential mods from the Mod List page.
  7. Deploy mods.
  8. Run plugin discovery.
  9. Enable the TTW plugins and any guide plugins that have ESP or ESM files.
  10. Write plugin files.

Copy plugin files into GameNative

DML writes plugins.txt and loadorder.txt for the profile. New Vegas running in GameNative still needs those files inside the Wine/Proton user profile path.

  1. Use an Android file manager and open DML's profile folder:
Android/data/com.shonkware.droidmodloader/files/state/profiles/
  1. Open your Fallout: New Vegas or TTW profile folder.
  2. Copy plugins.txt and loadorder.txt.
  3. Create this folder in your New Vegas game folder:
DML_Output/
  1. Paste the files into DML_Output.
  2. Open GameNative and browse to the same New Vegas game folder.
  3. Open DML_Output.
  4. Copy plugins.txt and loadorder.txt.
  5. Paste them into:
C:/users/xuser/AppData/Local/FalloutNV/

Overwrite existing files when needed.

BethINI Pie setup

  1. Download BethINI Pie.
  2. Extract it somewhere the GameNative container can reach, such as Android Downloads.
  3. Launch BethINI Pie inside GameNative.
  4. Select Fallout: New Vegas.
  5. Start with Medium on stronger handhelds or Low on weaker handhelds.
  6. Enable audio multithreading.
  7. Set the starting quest to Tale of Two Wastelands.
  8. Save the INIs.

Manual TTW starting quest check

If BethINI Pie does not set the TTW start correctly, check FalloutCustom.ini or your active New Vegas INI path for:

SCharGenQuest=001FFFF8

Tracking performance

  1. Use the GameNative overlay first.
  2. Record device, driver, Proton version, DXVK version, location, weather, time of day, FPS, stutter, and crash behavior.
  3. Use the same short route for comparisons. Vault 101 exit, Megaton exterior, Goodsprings to the saloon, Freeside gate, and a short Strip walk are useful checks.
  4. Use DXVK HUD only for test runs, then turn it off for normal play.
DXVK_HUD=fps,frametimes,drawcalls,pipelines,memory