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Some Fallout 4 Mods

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Last Update: 1:27:40 19 May 2024 (GMT)

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Official Bethesda Content

• Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition v1.10.138
• Creation Kit v1.10.130

Steam Overlay

The Steam Overlay is known to cause issues while playing Fallout 4, it is recommended to disable it. To do this, perform the following:

1. Load Steam.
2. In the Tool bar at the top of the left hand side Click Steam.
3. In the Dropdown menu Click Settings.
4. Then in the popup box find where it says In-Game.
5. Uncheck Enabled the Steam overlay while in-game then click OK.

Alternatively if you would just like to disable this for Fallout 4 you can:

1. Load Steam.
2. Click LIBRARY.
3. On your Games list look for Fallout 4 and Right Click.
4. In the Dropdown menu Click Properties.
5. Then in the popup box Uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.

Configure Fallout 4

Before we can actually start doing any modding, we need to setup Fallout 4 first so we have a starting base to work from.

Start by opening Steam: then perform the following steps in order:

Start Fallout 4 through the Steam context menu to open the default Fallout 4 launcher.

1. Click "Options".
2. Click the [Ultra] push-button.
3. Set "Aspect Ratio" and "Resolution" through the drop down box. Set these to the monitors optimal resolution.
4. Set "Antialiasing" to TAA (Best Quality) through the drop down box.
5. Set "Windowed Screen Mode" by making sure Windowed Mode is Ticked.
6. Set "Borderless Screen Mode" by making sure Borderless is Ticked.
7. Set "Weapon Debris" to Ultra by clicking Advanced then, under the Detail tab, set Weapon Debris to Ultimate by selecting it from the drop down.
8. Click the [OK] button to close and save.

We have just set Fallout 4 up to a base to work on. We'll tweak this when we run the BethINI tool later in the guide.

Configure The Creation Kit

Template:Notice Small Fallout 4 Creation Kit : Installation & Setup by GamerPoets

The Creation Kit is a valuable tool for Fallout 4 as it allows users to create and/or edit mods. It can be used to fix and change things not possible with the other 3rd party tools. Similar to Fallout 4, the Creation Kit does not have default ini files until it is started for the first time and requires some basic setup to work properly for the purpose of this guide.

For the purpose of this guide the Creation kit will be required for proper mod conversion.

1. Download and install Bethesda.net Launcher.
2. Run the Launcher and sign in (create an account if you don't have one).
3. Users should see the grey "Creation" icon on the left. Click on it and install.
4. Users should now launch the CK, choosing YES when asked to extract the scripts, and close the program.

These settings will remain set for each subsequent run. These settings have accomplished the following:

• Setup the ini files for multiple master loads and to properly load DLC content.

Script Extenders

F4SE is absolutely essential. It extends the scripting capacity of the game to allow mods to do things that would not normally be doable in the base Fallout 4 Engine. Many Mods depend upon it.

Mod Manager

Installing Mod Organizer 2

Template:Warning Once Mod Organizer 2 is downloaded some manual setup is required suggest watching this to familiarize yourself installation procedure (Skip to 10:27):

1. Create a new folder called Mod Organizer 2 in the main Fallout 4 folder (so you have some like Fallout 4 Installation Path\Mod Organizer 2).
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded Zip file to the folder created in Step 1
3. Run ModOrganizer.exe
4. A popup box should appear, asking you to "choose an Instance" pick Portable
5. A 2nd popup should appear; from the drop-down menu pick Fallout 4
6. A 3rd popup should appear asking if you want to see the tutorial. Those who are new to Mod Organizer 2 should select Yes. Those who are very familiar with it should Select No.
7. A 4th popup should appear stating that 'Mod Organizer is not set up to handle nxm links. Associate it with nxm links?' The recommended response is Yes, as this will allow Mod Organizer 2 to handle Nexus file links.

Congratulations Mod Organizer 2 is installed. Now we need to configure it properly.

Idiot check make sure you don't move your mods folder out of Mod Organizer 2 base folder

Configuring Mod Organizer 2

Now that Mod Organizer 2 is installed to setup up correctly

• From the toolbar click the Spanner and screwdriver icon.
• Under the Nexus tab make sure the Automatically login to Nexus is Ticked
• Input your Nexus User Name and Password.
• Click OK

Template:Notice Small Congratulations Mod Organizer 2 should be properly configured. Next, we need to set up a base profile.

Mod Organizer 2: Vanilla Profile Creation

Now that Mod Organizer 2 is installed and configured correctly, we need to create a Vanilla Profile to work from.

1. Click the [Configure Profiles] button at the top of the window. The icon looks like an id card.
2. Click [Create] and type "Vanilla Fallout 4" in the text box.
3. Verify that "Default Game INI Settings" is unchecked then click [OK]. The "Vanilla Fallout 4" profile will appear in the list.
4. Exit from the Configure Profiles window and change to the newly create Profile.
5. Reopen Configure Profiles window and the Select the "Default" profile and click [Remove]. Select [Yes] when prompted.
6. Close the dialogue by clicking [Close].
7. Verify that "Vanilla Fallout 4" is the currently selected profile in the "Profile" drop-down above the left-pane of the Mod Organizer window.