Davidos667 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Hello everyone, General lurker of the site here, and after 'years' I finally want to pick up FO4. I played it vanilla a few years back but was so entirely disappointed and bored by the emptiness and regular Bethesda formula that I gave up after just playing for a few days. Now, a few years down the line, I'm hoping that the modding community cranked out some modifiers to make the game more challenging and believable/realistic, adding things like manual crafting, realistic bullet impacts and injuries etc. etc. like we saw in mod compilations for games like New Vegas and Oblivion However, scrolling through this insanely large site (with most mods either being abandoned, broken or incompatible with each other) is a rather very tedious tasks, and all of the recommended mod lists are completely out of date or regard 'graphics' as 'realism', for some odd reason. Is there someone out there that can recommend a hardcore mod package that hits all the right spots? Like Project Nevada, or Deadly Reflex back in the day? I would be forever grateful, as I cannot make up my mind with the limited amount of information some of these modpackages provide. Edited February 18, 2017 by Davidos667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGGrinskin91 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Hello everyone, General lurker of the site here, and after 'years' I finally want to pick up FO4. I played it vanilla a few years back but was so entirely disappointed and bored by the emptiness and regular Bethesda formula that I gave up after just playing for a few days. Now, a few years down the line, I'm hoping that the modding community cranked out some modifiers to make the game more challenging and believable/realistic, adding things like manual crafting, realistic bullet impacts and injuries etc. etc. like we saw in mod compilations for games like New Vegas and Oblivion However, scrolling through this insanely large site (with most mods either being abandoned, broken or incompatible with each other) is a rather very tedious tasks, and all of the recommended mod lists are completely out of date or regard 'graphics' as 'realism', for some odd reason. Is there someone out there that can recommend a hardcore mod package that hits all the right spots? Like Project Nevada, or Deadly Reflex back in the day? I would be forever grateful, as I cannot make up my mind with the limited amount of information some of these modpackages provide.Horizon is probably the best gameplay overhauls, have a look at that, it really enhances the survival mechanism in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fkemman11 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Look for Gameplay Overhauls in the mod lists. There are quite a few of them. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawa9kid Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Horizon really is good, if you want to go all out, Get Frost, and then get a Feral ghoul outbreak mod. There is one Feral ghoul mod, that adds hordes of them to the city's, So pretty much you'd have to sneak every where. Or stay out of the Big citys and stay in the wasteland, or smaller ones. It makes sense Lore wise, considering the millions of people that lived in Boston. and Frost taking place just 2 years after the Fallout. Edited February 20, 2017 by jawa9kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjamaster0420 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I just started playing Frost a day or 2 ago and here's my mod list thus far, with no incompatibilities so far and any I was unsure about i got info from the author: 0 0 Fallout4.esm 1 1 DLCRobot.esm----------must disable 2 2 DLCworkshop01.esm----must disable 3 3 DLCCoast.esm 4 4 DLCworkshop02.esm----must disable 5 5 DLCworkshop03.esm----must disable 6 6 DLCNukaWorld.esm 7 7 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp------interior light & sound overhaul 8 8 Driveable Motorcycle Mod.esp--provides a motorcycle to ride once it's repaired ( havent rode it yet/ untested ) 9 9 X01MilitarySkins.esp10 a SlowTime.esp11 b Conquest.esp12 c BasementLiving.esp----------deactivated this, no need13 d QuickEnterFromStand.esp-----enter PA Much faster, basically jump into it14 e QuickExitToStand.esp---------same as above just exit PA much faster15 f DarkerNights.esp-------makes nights darker16 10 DarkerNightsDetection.esp--adjusts enemy's stealth detection for darker nights17 11 BetterNightVision.esp---less green hue on everything when using night vision18 12 CMPA +100.esp-------allows more carry weight while in PA19 13 Give Me That Bottle.esp---gives your water ?other liquids? bottles back ( u can refill them on survival/frost I Believe )20 14 PAMAP.esp-----needed for S.ome A.ssembly R.equired21 15 Consistent Power Armor Overhaul.esp---needed for S.A.R.22 16 Brotherhood Power Armor Overhaul.esp--needed for S.A.R.23 17 Some Assembly Required.esp--this mod is essential for realism imho* as it makes you have to assemble PA, u dont find whole suits laying around the waste anymore, just pieces and makes X-01 Much more rare!24 18 Faster Terminal Displays (20x).esp---makes terminals' text scroll faster25 19 Insignificant Object Remover.esp---removes fps robbing debris you'd pry never notice was even missing!26 1a QuickTrade.esp---provides a trade option from 1st npc interaction, no more talking thru chains just to Start buying/selling!27 1b Live Dismemberment - RegularNoHeadshots.esp---amazing modallows you to de-limb npc while they're living28 1c Sneaky Kills.esp--adds stealth insta kills ( neck break, throat cut ect..)29 1d FROST.esp30 1e LD-Frost - Regular.esp---patch so live dismemberment works with frost Except for *Bullet time - slow time* which isn't lore friendly or realistic but lets face it VATS time almost stopping isn't realistic either, at least w/ bullet time it's Your aim...tho that mod kind of nullifies perception. Conquest completely breaks Frost letting u make a camp thus a bed anywhere though it's only a dirty bed so no full night's rest but Ima be honest i need it now and will pry disable it and re start later on, also i need to test to see if making a camp site counts as a settlement thus destroying wanderer perk. Edited March 31, 2017 by ninjamaster0420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzyxzz Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 You probably want to check out my mod series, which is all about realism and so far offers, probably, the best realistic combat experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjamaster0420 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Also if you want to Keep the story/ side quests i have a NMM profile called ISH ( Immersion Survival Hardcore ) seeing how a lot of mods that Would add to immersion/realism aren't compatible with Frost & i still have quests it feels like a different, new version of FO4 survival, tho you may see a few mods that aren't realistic here's my modlist" *CBBE--body re texture for females*CBBE - Curves----adds small but noticible changes to default*Silky Smooth Skin (SSS) -CBBE Skin---skin re texture for CBBE, one of my favorites*Premium Pip-Boy Black HD--Sexy AF looking re texture for pipboy, many options to choose from*Power Armor Animations(by SomberX)--replaces the PA animations with more...victorious looking ones*Power Armor HUD(by Gulch)--replaces default PA HUD with a sexier, more technilogical looking one, very stylish!*ETSGM--makes magazines glow so u can't miss them, choice of glow color*ETSGB--same as above for bobbleheads*Full Dialogue Interface--changes dialogue to complete lines not vague hints*Better music for the main menu--changes main menu music to that of New Vegas*Glorious Gauss rifle sound--Very unique sound for the Gauss*Simply Better Laser Sound FX--makes lasers sound a lot better*Cinematic Sounds- Explosions---makes explosions sound more rich/realistic *ConcealedArmor.esm--allows individual armor pieces to be invisible while keeping the stats, mostly for ppl who like custom looks, very handy*TrueStormsFO4.esm--amazing weather mod, very customizible & even allows for feral ghouls packs to spawn during rad storms & thats highly customizible also*EnhancedLightsandFX.esp*BTB- Beyond the Borders FO4.esp--added land/quest content north of the vanilla map border*WOTC.esp--War of the Commonwealth- this mod has a TON of features and is highly customizible, it lets you add npc's to the map, the areas are RNG based but u costomize the quantity, frequency, ect.. of the npc's, better info on modpage*The Collector's Guides.esp--Amazing mod that basically makes getting bobbleheads & magazines feel like quests *Some Assembly Required.esp*RansackedRelay.esp--adds underground new areas with bosses and i *Think* a unique weapon or 2*Conquest.esp*SolsSixThousandCaps.esp---this mod brings Fallout New Vegas Implants to FO4, but it does it sooo much better!!*BasementLiving.esp--allows basement bunkers in player controlled settlements*DarkerNights.esp*DarkerNightsDetection.esp*BetterNightVision.esp*QuickEnterFromStand.esp*QuickExitToStand.esp*X01MilitarySkins.esp*SlowTime.esp*Driveable Motorcycle Mod.esp*CMPA +100.esp*Give Me That Bottle.esp*Consistent Power Armor Overhaul.esp*Faster Terminal Displays (20x).esp*QuickTrade.esp*Insignificant Object Remover.esp*THBrows.esp---facial hair mod required for one of the 3 'loving' series for female companions*KSHairdos.esp--Hair mod, required for 'loving' series*Motoko Hair.esp--same as above*AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp--same as above*LovingCait.esp--a remake of Cait, my all time FAVORITE cait remake*LovingCurie-ShadowSynthesis.esp--a remake of Curie, this is my Absolute FAVORITE curie remake of all time!*LovingPiper-DarkPrecursor.esp--a remake of Piper, my all time FAVORITE piper remake*ConcealedArmor.esp*SoundOfSilence-BE.esp--stops ambient world music*SoundOfSilence-No_HP_Noise.esp--stops that annoying 'rumble' sound inside Home Plate-part of SoundofSilence*Perk Magazine Material Fix.esp--a patch for ETSGM*SuitDreams.esp--this is a skimpy female 3 2bclothes pack with varying armor ratings*TSW.esp *Tactical Slutty Wardrobe* also skimpy female clothes pack*ExpandedBallisticWeave.esp--allows balistic weave on almost everything that would make sense in game.*Better Locational Damage.esp--this mod makes realistic sense of damage, shots to the feet/arms hurt enemies less than shots to the chest/head, larger enemies are tougher while smaller enemies are weaker, Super immersive *imho**Better Locational Damage - Ghoul Edition.esp--part of B.L.D. you can only kill ghouls with headshots*NoCombatMusic.esp--part of Better Location Damage, thought this feature was worth mentioning*Brotherhood Power Armor Overhaul.esp*PAMAP.esp*Live Dismemberment - RegularNoHeadshots.esp*Lowered weapons(by lesma666)--lowers unholstered weapons a second or 2 after firing*Killable Children.esp--kill children b/c immortal kids is horribly unimmersive *Realtime Death.esp--stops that madness inducing slo-mo death, u choose how long b4 it loads the last save*Sneaky Kills.esp*Skip DIMA memories.esp--OMG this mod author deserves a Fallout Nobel prize LOL- completly skips the DIMA memories- a small super lame/ hard/ frustrating portion of far harbor*MugglesJoints.esp-adds era appropriate music, a lot of it*More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp--same as above*Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp---adds shadows in game from pipboy light & makes it more of a beam...Highly customizible*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches.esp--adds backpacks & pouches to the game increasing carry weight*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Ballistic Weave.esp--allows balistic *MegaExplosions_x1.5.esp--doubles the damage & Force of all explosions in game (customizible) the not-so-mini-nuke *Extended weapon mods.esp--adds more mods to more weapons*SkibsWeapons-REDUX.esp--a bundled pack of authors stand alone weapons, adds variety *3dscopes-framework.esp--makes it so u can see thru mounted scopes without looking down sights, see pics on modpage to get an idea if my explaination isn't good enough*Thunderstruck-Gauss_Full.esp--changes the look and functionallity of the gauss rifle*BossChestsHaveLegendaries.esp-adds legendary items to 'boss' or 'end of dungeon' loot chests*Vivid Fallout- landscapes--performance friendly re texture in 1k/2k versions ( i use 1k )*Satellite Color World Map Combo--adds a colored, satellite imagery map onto your pipboy, i choose 'blank & old roads' for immersion i may have left a few out unintentionally but these are the main ones i can think of & i haven't played thru/tested this setup yet FYI* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greslin Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Is there someone out there that can recommend a hardcore mod package that hits all the right spots? Like Project Nevada, or Deadly Reflex back in the day? I would be forever grateful, as I cannot make up my mind with the limited amount of information some of these modpackages provide. There's a lot of small ala carte mods that augment Survival mode (I write some myself), but you're not likely to see really sophisticated realism mods on par with Nevada for FO4 until the F4SE team makes a lot more progress. FO4 and Papyrus gives us a lot of nice toys under the hood, but also leaves out some really important ones. Right now the feature I'm seething over is InventoryWeight: the simple value that tells us how much weight the player is carrying. Bethesda pulled it from FO4 for some insane reason, which practically shuts down any realism mods that create dynamic effects based on exact inventory weights. It's literally the only thing right now that's preventing me from porting my Tuckered Out mod from FNV to FO4. So I'm very much looking forward to new versions of F4SE that hopefully include an InventoryWeight analogue. But hey, Rome wasn't built in a day. We're still at the point in FO4 modding that the FO3 mod world was in early 2010. By 2020, modded FO4 will be a truly amazing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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