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Thanks BigAndFlabby! I think my main concern right now is getting the tools I need and setting them up correctly. I was concerned about being able to actually play FO4 after installing the tools to develop...you know keeping my development separate from a typical play through, which is why I was wondering about a dual install of the game. Yesterday I started working with NMM and then today while surfing information, I learned about Vortex. So now I am in the process of installing Vortex and removeing NMM...or is that a bad decision?

Thank you ZeroAndOne. You took quite a lot of time to explain that all to me and it is truly appreciated. I wasn't even aware of GECK. I am assuming you mean what I see here: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php?title=Main_Page? I see a lot about FO3 but not FO4. I am a programmer by trade. I began in high school with Assembler, Fortran and Pascal. I have always read constantly to keep updated in my field, from perl to C# to Objective-C to Javascript...so I realize the amount of time it takes to produce something of quality. I haven't owned a windows machine since the last computer I built about 15 years ago and I put it in the attic around the time Windows 8 was on its way. Back then I spent a lot of time modding a game called Thief using DromEd. I lost interest somewhere a long the line but modding FO4 and Skyrim seems to have piqued my interest again. I will definitely remember your advice. Thanks!

Hey everyone. I am very new so please take it easy :-) I built a windows machine specifically to get into modding Fallout 4 and perhaps Skyrim down the line. I have purchased Fallout 4 from Steam, installed the Creation Kit and Nexus Mod Manager. My question is this... Once Creation Kit is installed and I begin modding, will I still be able to have a normal modding play through experience? Does Creation Kit do anything that will prevent me from just spending a normal night playing Fallout 4? Should I but another copy and install it somewhere else on my machine? To that point, is it possible to make two install locations for a single Steam licence, one for play through and one for Creation Kit? Thanks in advance!