Fo4 and modding.

[Mitigate]

Wanting to buy FO4 this week. Just need to know Three things...


Is Bethesda.net currently mandatory or looking to become so?


Second, are achievements disabled when mods are active? If so, can this block be removed on PC?


Third, can the Bethesda.net main menu option be removed via a mod?


I'm completely boycotting Bethesda.net. I see no reason to use Bethesda.net when it is clearly just another attempt to wrestle control of modding from it's independent roots so that Bethesda can get paid. I am blown away that anyone is actually uploading their mods to Bethesda.net in the first place. Way to fall in line!

If this is going to be forced onto gamers then I will be voting against it with my wallet... Someone has to.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Mitigate

[xXBrytonXx]

Bethesda.net is not mandatory,

Achievements are disabled but can be re-enabled with a F4SE plug-in

The menu option cannot yet be removed but I'm sure someone with your same feelings will do so.

[Mitigate]

Thanks for the reply. I think, as much as it is going to suck, that I will have to wait until official support for the game has ceased and see where things have settled. I just can't trust them after the Skyrim paid mods clusterf@ck.

Once again however I am still absolutely amazed that mod authors are uploading to Bethesda.net. The mod authors hold all the power but they aren't boycotting the site for some reason. After what happened with Skyrim, I am simply astounded.
Things were fine for years with the modding community and the Nexus, then came the corporations and everything went to Hell. Now they're back and I have no doubts they are still up to no good. The community should be doing everything they can to keep the modding scene independent.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Mitigate