Throwing my hat in the ring to make mods

[Plummsmods]

What's up Nexus. So i hope this is ok to post here. I have decided after years of being a mod enthusiast i am going to throw my hat in the ring to attempt to make my own mods. After years of admiring all the fantastic work created by others, my creative spark has been lit to create my own mods and join the mod author elite. Wish me luck.

 

Just wanted to say to anyone who wants to connect on Twitter and discuss mods or be kind enough to be a resource to bounce ideas or technical issues off of. I am always interested in connecting with new people.

 

Hit me up and connect if interested, i will do the same... happy modding.

 

https://twitter.com/Plumm_Mods

[vTemporalZEROv]

Well... Fallout 4 is, tbh, the hardest beth game to make mods for up to date imo... not a simple task like in FNV and FO3.

[Gersidi76]

Best way to learn how to mod in Fallout 4 is by decompiling other mods and vanilla quests to see how they do things. To fill the gaps, ask questions, and read skyrim-related CK tutorials. Not a huge difference there. Trial and error.

 

I'm about to release my first mod (pretty proud of it) and I started from scratch, knowledge wise, just a few weeks ago. The information is out there!

[PaddyGarcia]

Great! The more modders the merrier.

 

Gersidi76's advice is spot on. vTemporalZEROv might be right, but don't listen to it! LOL. Modding FO4 isn't so much different from previous games. There are some new complexities, but in many ways the modding situation is better - the tools are more powerful, less unstable, and the game has more functions already built in. And the modding community is more mature, with much wisdom gained from the previous years and games.

 

I've only done a few very modest mods myself (and released even fewer), so I'm no authority, but my advice would be to start small. Some very cool things can be done with simple little changes. I think ideas and creativity are even more important than technical knowledge and skill, although those are very useful too. But if you learn one small trick here and another there, pretty soon you'll know lots of tricks.

 

I mostly learned how the tools work, and how these game work, by modding other people's mods, mostly using FO4Edit (and FO3Edit, FNVEdit, TES5Edit). Maybe I loved a gun mod but thought the damage was too high - so Iearned to hack into it with xEdit and customize it. By learning one small trick at a time, on a need-to-learn basis, I've gotten somewhat familiar with almost everything.

 

There are lots of resources but they can be hard to find. YouTube seems to be a good place to look. And lots of people will help if you ask for it.

 

Anyway, definitely - good luck.

[Plummsmods]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. So far i am just learning everything I can. Definitely not an easy thing to get into, but once you learn the fundamentals it gets easier. So far enjoying the hobby :)

[crazyocod]

I have a bit of experience with TES3, 4, and FO3 Construction Kits/GECKs (didn't have internet at that time, years back). I've just started getting into modding the way I always wanted, and my current craze is meshes and textures, since I never had access to them in the past. I just published my first bit of work; Another Glowy Fallout Mod - Fusion Cells. I have a few plans to amend it but I'm kinda stuck, awaiting someone on the forums to sweep through and save me. So, for the moment I'm just making personal patches for ARWCSM + DLCs/SurvivalDifficulty, and the Raider Overhaul WIP. I do, however, have quite a few tidy ideas, but lack the Papyrus skillz needed to make them a reality. I think it'd be awesome to communicate (or possibly collaborate?... :D) with someone in the same creative niche, so to speak. I don't use Twitter, but I do have my own Discord server setup if you're interested, to learn from one another if nothing else.

 

If you're not familiar with Discord... you really should be. It's amazing. Literally a few clicks to setup. It's a gorgeous interface with text AND voice channels, imbedded video/image support, and an upload feature up to 8mb per file. Anyone is welcome.