Will a location mod be affected by what happens in game?

[weiss412]

Lets say I download a prewar settlement. I then open the game and mess around, pick things up, break things. When I later restart the game, will the prewar settlement be exactly as it was when I downloaded it?

[WastelandAssassin]

what exactly are you changing in the game?

I mean , if you use a pre war sanctuary , and you scrap parts of that settlement , then obviously you removed parts of this area , so it's changed

 

however , you never actually change the areas of the game through story or such

so I can't think of any way to mess up an area while playing in other areas

 

do clear up your question , if you want a more definite answer though

[weiss412]

Appreciated, WastelandAssasin.

 

Lets say I downloaded this mod http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22145/?

 

Then I picked up things from the houses, messed around, broke what I could break.

 

Then next time I'd play Fallout. I wouldn't choose "continue", but rather "start new game". When I start a new game, will the mod be exactly like it was when I first installed it?

[WastelandAssassin]

oh , so that's what you're asking

 

when you start a new game , all mods will be in their original state

so you mess around in game as much as you want

just make sure you don't mess with the mod's files , so you won't mess something up in game

[weiss412]

Thanks!

 

I guess this means that I cannot activate a mod in-game. In order to get a mod up and running, I would have to start a new game, I suppose?

 

I am going to use FO4 for memorization techniques. I have just come to Concord for the first time today.

[WastelandAssassin]

I'm not sure I understand your question

there is a difference between "in game" and "on an existing save"

 

you can't activate mods while the game itself is running (not sure how the mods function for FO4 works , but I'm using a mod manager for mods)

even so , you can't activate mods while playing , even if you can do so via the main menu of the game

 

however , you can activate a mod and then load an existing save file

it may not always be recommended , and it may not always work , but you can do so

 

It's always best to try and install all the mods that you want to play with , then start a new game

If you want to test a mod , you should get an alternate start mod , just so you can skip the start of the game , and get straight to the testing

however , for a full playthrough , it's best to not change the load order once you've already started playing with that character , as it can cause all sorts of problems

 

hope this answers it :)

[damanding]

It's also best to fully exit the vault before installing mods on a brand new game.