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Mod Recommendations for Fallout 4?


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I’m wondering if there are any must have mods for the game, especially ones that build upon the fairly limited settlement system in game or expand combat and crafting. I’m also interested in mods for graphics and sound suitable for higher end computers.

 

Also, I’ve only used total conversion mods before with. Can anyone give me some advice for how to mod the game to prevent conflicts and avoid bugs and other issues?

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There are so many game enhancing mods. Graphics wise, mods that add trees and grass can make Fallout a more enjoyable experience, although many like the barren, desolate and dried out look. Fallout 4 Seasons and Grasslands add the necessary foliage for a green and less depressing Commonwealth. I like the Reshader mod Phase 4. Many ENBs can add that smeared vaseline on the monitor screen look. CBBE makes for easy on the eye female characters and True Eyes by JimtownIrish makes their eyes easy too. Searching for face mods by Koozebane will yield some good results.

 

My favorites are quest and advanced companion mods. The best quest mod so far is Tales from the Commonwealth. I also want to try Fusion City and that new Trainwiz mod about a haunted amusement park.

 

Edit - Conflicts can sometimes be avoided by running the program LOOT to make sure your mod load order is correct. Adding the mods themselves can be easily accomplished with the Nexus Mod Manager, which allows you to run LOOT from within it.

 

Have fun with Fallout 4.

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This is a small list of mods that i wrote for a friend of mine.
It's NOT my full list but should give you an idea.

 

First thing first :
MAKE A BACK UP OF YOUR FILES !
If you don't do that, you can blame just yourself...

 

Edit your Fallout4Custom.ini and enter the following lines :

(If you don't have this file, make an Fallout4Custom.txt and rename as .ini)

 

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

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PART 1 : For Low-end computers

If your pc is really weak, turn down the uGridsToLoad. I suggest a value of 3.

 

WARNING
Do that with a clean savegame or you can broke your actually savegame !

Example of uGridsToLoad

Q : How to ?
A : Guide -> here

 

The math behind :

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=(X+1)^2
uGridsToLoad=X
iPreloadSizeLimit=(X*1024)^2

 

Example uGridsToLead 7

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=64
uGridsToLoad=7
iPreloadSizeLimit=51380224

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Performance mods :

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1204
Optimized Vanilla Textures by Myst
Main files -> Optimized Vanilla Textures 1-10 Archive

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9835
Insignificant Object Remover by AKcelsior

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/275
Fog remover - Performance Enhancer by Cruzifixio
Main files -> Last Resort v1.2 (manual installation)

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/5199
great fps boost by TERSO
Main files -> file 1.
Optional Files -> file 2. (Meshes)

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1355
FAR - Faraway Area Reform (LOD) by SparrowPrince
Main files -> FAR 1_32 Full Resolution ARCHIVED

http://www.dev-c.com/fallout4/shadowboost/
Shadow Boost is the plugin for Fallout 4 that adds an ability to dynamically control shadow
draw distance depending on desired user defined fps.

 

 

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PART 2 : For High-end computers.

If you want, pump up the uGridsToLoad. I suggest from 5 to 7 or more.

 

WARNING
Do that with a clean savegame or you can broke your actually savegame !

Example of uGridsToLoad

Q : How to ?
A : Guide -> here

 

The math behind :

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=(X+1)^2
uGridsToLoad=X
iPreloadSizeLimit=(X*1024)^2

 

Example uGridsToLead 11

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=144
uGridsToLoad=11
iPreloadSizeLimit=126877696

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My "core" mods.

As I said before :
"This is a small list of mods that i wrote for a friend of mine. It's NOT my full list but should give you an idea."

These are only some of the mods that i consider "immersive"

 

 

Everything overwrite this one :

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1764
GraFix Texture Overhaul 3a by koojinn

 

 

Environment / Immersion mods :

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1769
Vivid Fallout - Landscapes - Textures in HD - ORIGINAL SIZE - LOWER RESOLUTION by Hein84
Main files -> xVivid Fallout - Landscapes - 4k
Optional Files -> xVivid Fallout - Landscapes - 4k Update
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/18331
Vivid Fallout - Roads and Bridges by Hein84
Main files -> xVivid Fallout - Roads and Bridges - 2k
Optional Files -> xVivid Fallout - Roads and Bridges - Brighter Asphalt - 2k
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8742
Vivid Fallout - Trees by Hein84
Main files -> xVivid Fallout - Trees - 4k
Optional Files -> Vivid Fallout - Trees - Less Wet
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1400
Vivid Fallout - Rocks - Textures in HD - ORIGINAL SIZE - LOWER RESOLUTION by Hein84
Main files -> Vivid Fallout - Rocks - 2k
Optional Files -> Vivid Fallout - Rocks - HD Normal Maps
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10436
Delightful Ivy - HD Vine Retexture by 83Willow
Main files -> Delightful Ivy - HD Vines Retexture - OLIVE GREEN
Optional Files -> Delightful Ivy - MIXED COLORS - Olive and Rusty HD Vines
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/244
WET - Water Enhancement Textures by SparrowPrince
Main files -> 1.8
(WET Rain Optional = NO !)


Actually disabled'cause reasons {
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4914
Realistic Stars by Coda13
Main files -> RealisticStars4K.zip

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4472
True Storms - Wasteland Edition (Thunder-Rain-Weather Redone) by fadingsignal
Main files -> True Storms - Wasteland Edition v1.4.1
}


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/847
All tree have leaves by Ciprriano


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11267
GRASSLANDS - A Fallout 4 Grass Overhaul by Doodlezoid


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15876
Grasslands - Seasons Modular Patches by frogprincess_q4


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9870
Really Red Rocket by Elianora


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4141
Prydwen 2K Textures by tamu75


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1351
Pre-War Retextures 4K by TheMatthewBe


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7003
HD Retexture Pack - Miscellaneous Props by DrBrandt


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1897
Langleys HD Textures Workshop by Langley


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15945
Fallout 4 HD Reworked Project Revised by Halk_Hogan_PL

 

 

4K and 2K safe retexture by Mikael

 

4k moons by mehrdad

 

8k Star Overhaul by Doopt5

 

Electrical Tower 8K 4K 2K by Bubbliplop

 

Gravel Redone 4K by Doodlezoid and texturelib people

 

4K HD Enhanced Blood Mod by Sir Victus

Raider armor - (Don't remember... sorry)

4k Combat Armor Retexture by Leyr

 

Robot Armor Retextured (4K and 2K) by Devious_Methods

 

Synth Overhaul - C.A.S.T (Retexture - 4k 2k) by MaaroTakai

 

 

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/318
High Resolution Texture Pack - Valius - 2k and 4k by Valius
Main files -> Textures 4K Version
Optional Files -> 4K Normal and Specular Maps Only
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !


Actually disabled'cause reasons {
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/657
Time Scale and Fast Travel Adjustment by Cappysor
Main files -> Time Scale and Fast Travel Adjustment
Optional Files -> Time Scale and Fast Travel Adjustment (fFastTravelSpeedMult only)
Confirm Overwrite ? YES to all !
}


http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13063
Radioactive Signs - Lighting by Ceaseless and PDE
Main files -> 1 Metal And Wooden Signs 0.3a


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I change these mods continuously, so it is virtually useless to recommend one in particular...

Animations : unfinished

Body / Face / Eyes / Hair / Cosmetics / Etc : unfinished

Enb / ReShade / SweetFx : unfinished
Help & Support : unfinished
Outfits : unfinished
Stupid Things : unfinished

 

There are also a lot of configuration tools for your .ini, mod loader, enb editor, face transfer, etc...
All depends on what you need to do.

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A handful I would recommend:

 

- Neutral Vertibirds - Lets you build a landing pad and vertibird which you must assign a settler to pilot. You can then use the vertibird to take you anywhere you have already discovered or call it in to pick you up. It's a real game changer. I love it.

 

- Spring Cleaning - Expands the scrap list in player settlements. Lets you get rid of just about everything.

 

- True Storms - Pretty epic storms. More rain. Better thunder sounds. Thick dust storms.

or

- Vivid Weathers - Also pretty well done.

 

- Grasslands - Adds a bit of green to the commonwealth. I kind of like it.

 

- LED Black Pip-Boy Deluxe - It is just a pip-boy retexture. But it looks great.

 

- Repaired Sanctuary Bridge - Replaces the damaged bridge to sanctuary with the pre-war bridge. It is good to have if you plan on using Sanctuary as a base.

 

- Nuclear Nude - It is a female nude mod. Very well done textures.

 

- Armorsmith Extended - Lets you layer armor over any clothing type. Not perfect, but useful. Also tends to disable nude mods because you can't exploit the bug that lets you take a settler's clothing by trading and equipping a piece of armor on them.

 

- Place Everywhere - Another great mod. It lets you place objects anywhere you might have originally had a red conflict.

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Use the Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) to easily manage your mods (install, activate, deactivate, uninstall, organize, etc) and use LOOT to optimize the load order of your mod plugins.

 

Must-have mods for Survival Mode:

  1. Horizon
  2. Super Mutant Redux
  3. War of the Commonwealth
  4. Better Settlers
  5. Locksmith
  6. Vivid Weathers
  7. We Are the Minutemen
  8. True Frags
  9. Stumble Upon Interiors

Those were just a few of my favorites.

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