Fallout : New Vegas bugs Add - on - specific bugs . For add - on - specfic bugs please see the following pages . Player stuck and can ' t move . One very common glitch to encounter is having the Courier get stuck in / on an object so that you can ' t move or leave . If simply moving and jumping isn ' t sufficient to get free , there are several possible workarounds : ( For Xbox 360 users , removing the auto - save function in the settings menu will remove most of the save time / corruption issues as well as reducing travel time ) Bethesda ' s FNV support page offers many simple solutions to common problems . General advice and notes . Using the console . On the PC , many non - player character , quest , and player - getting - stuck issues can be resolved through the use of console commands . Crashing , freezing and other hardware - or software - related issues . Caused by settings in ' Catalyst Control Center ( CCC ) ' , or the popular among ATI users tool ' Ray Adams ATI Tray Tools ( ATT ) ' . With ATT you should go ' tray icon RMB - click ' > Direct 3D > Settings > and check your Texture Preference and MipMap Detail Level settings . If it ' s like ' High Performance / Performance ' you should try and change state of the both of pull - down menus to ' Quality ' and accept changes . Check the CCC manual for the similar settings . Now your Pip - Boy ( and the whole game ) should start looking a way better , like this : Warning ! : if the settings would be changed to ' High Performance ' for both Preferences in result you could see something like the next screenshots . Also note that performance boost caused by ' High Performance / Performance ' setting for " Fallout : New Vegas " is rather negative . Reload the game from a very early save . ( Even this may not work ) Gameplay bugs . Or just restart the game completely . Effect bug . Loss of perks ' effect , specifically loss of stat gain from six implants bought from Usanagi . Possibly loss of 10 Barter point . Unknown if there ' s any other loss of unseen ( as shown on Pip - Boy ) effects . After using numerous chems in a radiated environment , that lead to numerous effects line ( as shown in EFF page in Status button ) , when the effect wore off , there ' s a loss of numerous stat gained during the course of game , as stated above . It ' s highly possible there ' s also a loss of other hidden unshown effects of perks . To repeat the bug : go to a radiated environment , like Vault 34 , or Old nuke test site or Crashed Vertibird , use 20 + chems / mags / foods . . . that lead to numerous effect . Wait for it to wear off , then recheck your stat . Cinematic death presentation bugs . If you kill an NPC and the death is shown in cinematic form , then kill another NPC and the death is also shown with cinematic presentation , the first NPC ' s nametag may replace the second NPC ' s tag during death presentation . Named non - player character - specific bugs . For named non - player character - specific bugs , please see the respective article page . Exploits . Please see . Crashing , freezing and slowdowns . Crashes and freezes may happen occasionally to anyone . Crashes and freezes are only notable when they are repeatable ( e . g . they happen under the same set of circumstances often ) . If the crash only occurs on one particular save , then the save itself is most likely the source of the problem . Please verify that crashes and freezes are repeatable on more than one save game before reporting . His perks and his " companion space " don ' t clear out . It is quite likely that this only occurs when trying to purchase a card that you already have one of within your inventory . PC - specific bugs and issues . Stuttering , crashing , freezing , and slow - down issues are often hardware - and / or software - related . Please visit the Bethesda forums for information regarding these issues . In particular , read through the stickied threads at the top of the forum page .