Mods won't activate.

[dylzolo]

I've been reading around and from my knowledge it has something to do with the most recent update. I haven't been able to use any of my mods since I updated my nexus mod manager even with manual installs. Every work around I've tried hasn't work. anyone know how to get mods working again? Specifically texture replaces. The plugins appear to be all activated yet the mods appear to be disabled, texture mods seem to not work what so ever and I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to get around this issue.

[Oubliette]

The latest fallout beta update specifically disables mods. Some think it's Bethesda's way of keeping mod users from bricking their game with bad mods before they release the editor but either way there's no fix for it except to uninstall the update.

[RussellPhoenix]

I have the same problem. Any news?

[bben46]

First, DO NOT use the beta version unless you know what a beta version means. :wallbash:

 

Turn OFF the Beta Participation on steam. Why did you turn it on in the first place if you don't know what a beta does? It is for testing features that MAY be in a later release. It WILL have bugs. That is part of what a beta is - to let volunteers help find the bugs so they can be fixed. If you turned it on - then you asked to be a guinea pig testing a known buggy version. One thing the beta does is disable mods so the testers will be using a vanilla game. This is not a bug, it is a part of the beta.

[sophiextime]

ok can you tell me exactly how to turn it off ( in simple-sophie language as i not the smartest cookie.) and also.. is this going to ever effect my usage of MODS via Nexus or any future methods? i am always nervous about turning stuff off and not being able to ever successfully turn it back on when people later shout " OMG you turned that off!!??" hehe.

 

Also.. i honestly dont ever remember purposely accepting any ON switch for beta. i just simply installed Fallout 4 via steam and then followed Gophers advise via youtube on how to adjust the ini files to allow for modding. all this Beta stuff gives me headache :(

I dont wanna be anyones guniea-pig :( cries...

[bben46]

The beta is an option in steam. There is one switch for all of steam ( I think)

 

How to enable or disable the Beta participation in Steam

Close your game first, then open steam

Look in the upper left corner for the 'Steam' tab and click on it
In the drop down menu, click on 'Settings'

Under the Account ( should be the default tab) find Beta Participation.
It will tell you if you are participating or not
To change click on the box labled 'Change...'

Go to the bottom of that section and click on the OK

 

 

There seems to be a new FO4 version on steam today. I don't have a lot of info on it yet. I'm not sure if it is a beta or not. If it is then if you do not have beta participation on - it will not update. If it is a non beta, it will automatically update and we may need a day or so to figure out a new work around for mods to work. :wallbash:

[sophiextime]

Right now as it stands i have found only ONE successfuly method for playing my Fallout 4 as it was fully modded before this darn update. its is as follows:

 

(( First i went into the settings 'cog' at the top of NMM and in the general tab unchecked ' close Nexus Mod manger after game launch' )) then..

 

1) Open NMM.

 

You will see all the plugins unchecked. (or maybe checked) anyways...

 

2) Top top left of NMM you will see a tab ' Launch Fallout 4'.

 

3) Click it once. this opens up a FO4 launch popup. when it does this, after a few seconds you will suddenly see all your plugins on NMM uncheck automatically.grrr...

 

4) click the green Tick on the left and activate them all again.

 

5) Now on the game launcher popup for Fallout 4 click PLAY.

 

The game should run with all your MODS.:)

 

Only downside so far is you have to do this each time you freshly launch NMM and Fallout 4 via steam.

 

I am sure there are better ways to do this and i hope a fix soon but this clumsy method i use works for now.

[sophiextime]

Yeah my game just auto-updated today.

:(

 

i didnt get any choice. it just was updating it the moment i logged into steam.

[sophiextime]

Also incidentally my Steam is not participating with Beta so it was a non-beta update today :(

[Oggie221]

First, DO NOT use the beta version unless you know what a beta version means. :wallbash:

 

Turn OFF the Beta Participation on steam. Why did you turn it on in the first place if you don't know what a beta does? It is for testing features that MAY be in a later release. It WILL have bugs. That is part of what a beta is - to let volunteers help find the bugs so they can be fixed. If you turned it on - then you asked to be a guinea pig testing a known buggy version. One thing the beta does is disable mods so the testers will be using a vanilla game. This is not a bug, it is a part of the beta.

I didnt. It downloaded a patch for Fallout 4 anyways. I think the patch went out of beta and live today 12/7/15 Because no patch downloaded yesterday and the beta patch has been out for a week or so I think.

 

This is now a live patch. We have to deal with it.