If you're looking to change your gameplay experience with the best Fallout 4 mods available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC then you've come to the right place, as we love a good mod. There are plenty of ways to customise the post-apocalyptic world to better suit your needs, so if you want to build improbably big settlements, have Dogmeat by your side along with a regular companion, or just make the wasteland look a bit less like.. waste, then these mods are the perfect excuse to delve back in to Fallout 4.
The best news is that as well as being available on PC, almost all of these Fallout 4 mods can also be added to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game, meaning console players can get involved and are no longer excluded from the customisation party. There's good reasons why Fallout 4 is one of the best RPG games around, but let's make it even better. For Xbox One and PS4 we've provided links to the Bethesda mods website, and for PC you'll be sent to NexusMods. Happy modding!
SimpleSeasons
Despite the bursts of colour occasionally seen in Fallout 4, you can't deny that eventually you'll get fed up with the dreary yellows and browns of the wasteland. SimpleSeasons changes all that by turning the apocalyptic world into a feast for the eyes (but not the senses, which anyone with hayfever will be happy to hear). These four mods - you don't have to download them all if you don't want to, by the way - will either blanket the wasteland in snow, have lush greenery springing up, turn everything into a haze of oranges and yellows, or create verdant trees that are just beginning to turn yellow. Now if only there was a photo mode to capture all that beauty..
Get SimpleGreen (Spring), SimpleYellow (Summer), SimpleRed (Fall), and SimpleWhite (Winter) on Xbox One
Get SimpleGreen (Spring), SimpleYellow (Summer), SimpleRed (Fall), and SimpleWhite (Winter) on PS4
Everyone's Best Friend (Dogmeat + Companion At Same Time)
Dogmeat is a peculiar companion. There's no denying that He's A Very Good Boy, Yes He Is, but a number of companion perks don't affect to him: Live and Love doesn't apply to the doggo, and he doesn't disable Lone Wanderer perk benefits. This mod allows you to have Dogmeat and another companion simultaneously. Safety in numbers, right? Because you can't use external assets on the PS4, this mod isn't available for anyone with Sony's console. Bad Sony.
Stronger Dogmeat
Vanilla Fallout 4 has Dogmeat doing 1-2dps when he attacks the various nuisances corrupting the wasteland. As anyone with a fondness for the loyal companion will know, that doesn't really seem fair. In case you haven't guessed it yet, Stronger Dogmeat increases his damage to 58dps, making this canine deadly enough to send any raiders fleeing with their tails between their legs.
Any Mod Any Weapon
Forget the weapon crafting limitations of the base game, the Any Mod Any Weapon mod lets your imagination run wild when you're at the workbench. Ever want to shoot cannon balls out of a hand-held revolver, create an electrified mini gun, or shove a Deathclaw's claw onto a boxing glove? All possible with this mod.
OCDecorator
Finally, you can do what your mother always told you to and pick up after yourself. The OCDecorator mod enables you to place any object on any other object, so placing weapons and armor on shelves or office fans on desks is no longer a pain in the ass. Now you can have everything in your settlement neatly organized, locked in place, and perfectly displayed instead of having everything getting knocked over by NPCs and ending up in a pile on the floor.
Place Anywhere/Everywhere
Fallout 4's vanilla settlement editor isn't the best. Walls don't always line up, you get items and furniture that just can't be placed where you want, and you end up with some unsightly gaps in your decorative structures (and even worse, defenses). The Place Anywhere/Everywhere mod allows you to clip into other objects so you can fit everything together neatly. No more gaps, no more mess.
First download SwaPA, then get it on PS4
No Build Limit
Of course, even if you use the previous two mods to stack objects on top of each other and clip them into otherwise unobtainable places, you'll still eventually run up against the Build Limit for your settlement and have to curb your design plans. Unless you install this mod, that is, as it removes the Build Limit for all settlements - use with caution though, as those limits are there for a reason and you could slow down or crash your game if you go too far.
Legendary Modifications
If you're looking for your weapons to pack a bit more punch, you might want to check out the Legendary Modifications mod. This mod adds a new modification slot to your weapon and armor crafting options, allowing you to include one legendary weapon or armor attribute to your item in exchange for a significant amount of materials. You can choose from a list of every attribute available in the game, giving you everything you need to make an unstoppable wasteland explorer.
Craftable Ammo
The Craftable Ammo mod adds even more crafting to the expansive build-fest that is Fallout 4, but we have no problem with that. The mod includes a new crafting table called the Reloading Workbench, allowing you to take materials and fill your ammo stores with plenty of bullets and bombs. No need to wander the radioactive wilderness looting bodies and checking drawers for forgotten ammo. Just get crafting and make it all yourself.
Infinite ammo for your companion
The trouble with giving your companion a weapon other than their default choice is that they love to burn through your ammo. The Infinite ammo mod solves that problem. As long as your companion has one round of ammo for their respective weapon in their inventory, they can fire forever - except the Fat Man mini nuke launcher, because, well, that could create a disastrous situation.
Armorsmith Extended
Restore windows photo viewer. If you're a bit of a fashionista in Fallout 4, you're going to want to download the Armorsmith Extended mod, which adds a new Armorsmith crafting table that allows you to make clothes and armor, lets you wear gas masks and bandanas under more hats, and lets you upgrade every piece of clothing and armor. Really, it just makes every piece of clothing and armor more valuable, which is definitely a good thing. Unfortunately it's not on PS4, but Unified Clothing Overhaul is a super replacement - you just have to make sure Armor and Weapon Keywords Community Resource is installed first.
First download AWKCR, then get UCO on PS4
Settlement Supplies Expanded
The standard Fallout 4 set of structures, furniture, and objects you can build and place into your settlement is pretty limited, but when you add Settlement Supplies Expanded, there is a much larger selection. With the mod installed, you'll find hundreds of new objects to add into your virtual home. The new items include everything from vault doors and barbed wire concrete walls to trees and even aircraft.
Full Dialogue Interface
When conversing with other characters in Fallout 4, sometimes your character can just say the darndest things. Using the default paraphrased dialogue options doesn't always clearly convey how your character will respond with that choice. With the Full Dialogue Interface mod, you take out all of that guesswork. The entire response is written out on the dialogue option, which might help your conversations go the way you intend them to. Because Sony don't let their modders use external assets (thanks, Sony), this mod isn't going to appear on PS4 for the foreseeable future. Damn.
Lowered Weapons
This is more of a personal preference, but it always bothers me when my character is always pointing his or her gun forward. Lowered Weapons makes your character's weapon handling a bit safer for those around them. Whenever the weapon isn't being aimed or fired, the firearm is lowered to a less aggressive position. It's all about gun safety, people. If you aren't careful, you'll put someone's eye out. As is the case with the Full Dialogue Interface, Lowered Weapons uses external assets so can't be ported to PS4. Yeah, I'm disappointed too.
Better Graphics And Weather
If you're fed up with seeing the same views as you explore the post-apocalyptic wasteland, then this mod can help you with a change of scenery. With subtle adjustments to the weather and lighting effects, your outlook on the world can be updated and refreshed.
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Now that Fallout 4 is in its third year and the DLC has dried up, is there any point in returning to the Commonwealth Wasteland? Yes! There are loads, largely thanks to the still-growing list of mods, overhauls and user tweaks. Here, I’ve gathered over 50 of my favourites, ranging from weird weapons to wild weather.
Before we start, a couple of things to remember: some mods will require some or all of the DLC expansions, as well as additional mods, while others don’t play nicely with each other. The mod descriptions on Nexus will usually tell you, so keep an eye out.
Best Fallout 4 mods
Fallout 4 mods come in all shapes and sizes and so we’ve split this guide into sections, so you can hop directly to the kind of mod you’re looking for.
How to install Fallout 4 mods Fallout 4 graphics mods Fallout 4 settlement mods Fallout 4 weapon and armour mods Fallout 4 companion mods Fallout 4 quests and overhaul mods Fallout 4 UI mods
Even if you didn't jump on the Fallout 4 VR hype train, there's still a lot of life left in this open-world apocalyptic RPG for the average player, and even more so if you dive into the world of modding.
One area where mods still haven't made as big of inroads as they have with many other elements from the game is in the faction system. Although there are a whole lot of minor factions like the Children Of Atom, Fallout 4 essentially featured four main groups that actually had a major impact on quest options and the story ending: the Brotherhood Of Steel, Minutemen, Institute, and Railroad.
Here we're rounding up 10 of the best mods that overhaul existing factions, or in a few cases, even add in entirely new ones!
Fallout 4 Complete Overhaul Mods
Due to the restrictions on file sizes and outside assets on the PS4, many of these are only available for PC or Xbox One. When individual faction mods can be found on consoles, we'll include extra links on each slide so you aren't left behind.
Fallout UIF Mod
A truly ambitious mod showcasing the great lengths this amazing community will go to in order to make Fallout an even bigger experience, this mod adds in a full fifth faction called The Union of Independent Federations.
While the voice acting is frequently on the lower end, the fact that hours of new voice acting was added at all is particularly notable, as are the 20 or so hours of extra content added with new storylines, characters, and faction options.
Of particular interest is the focus on being a bad guy and taking the evil route while working with this faction, which the base Fallout 4 typically shied away from much more often than did its superior predecessors.
Faction Maintenance Mod
A deadly tool in the hands of the uninitiated, this incredibly powerful mod gives you total control over the opinion that just about every single character or entity in the game has towards the Sole Survivor.
Going way beyond just the primary in-game factions, the Faction Maintenance Mod lets you tweak settings on pretty much anyone, from super mutants to a companion you've ticked off. It even includes a bunch of extras from various other faction mods so you can tweak non-canon characters.
Be careful when playing with those settings, though, as it can be easy to accidentally nerf the whole game or shut down entire quest lines when changing states on various characters, and there is a learning curve involved here.
Star Wars Faction Overhaul Mods
Synth Stormtroopers / Imperial Institute
Separatist Patrols Of The Commonwealth
Rather than giving you whole new factions, these two Star Wars-themed overhauls change existing characters to place the Commonwealth in a galaxy far, far away.
The first one modifies the Institute characters heavily, so synths and Institute scientists wear different varieties of storm trooper armor or various Imperial robes from the movie series. Download data dari gps for pc. If you go hostile inside the Institute headquarters, get ready for a tense laser blaster battle (and yeah, they have better aim than in the flicks).
The second mod goes back to the much-maligned Phantom Menace to create hordes of Trade Federation droids that patrol around the Commonwealth at random spawns and replace many of the Institute synths as well.
True Overboss Mod (Nuka World Raiders)
This one expands the Nuka World raiders in ways it feels like the DLC should have already included, since you are supposed to be the head honcho ordering around all the raider factions.
With the mod installed, you can pull up the Pip-Boy to view information on your gang, summon raiders to fight for you, and give orders like picking up stim packs or going off searching for Nuka Cola recipe books (if you haven't used our guide yet to find them all).
Far West Minutemen Mod
Well howdy, pardner! Saddle on up with this mod and turn the Minutemen into Stetson-wearin', rope-tyin' cow pokes with a whole lot more personality than they had before!
All of the basic Minutemen troops get overhauls, including new names and custom outfits. This one requires a few other clothing mods to work properly, so make sure to follow the instructions carefully, or you might end up with a buggy, unfinished experience.
We Are The Minutemen Mod
The thinking behind supporting the Minutemen in Fallout 4 is that having more connected settlements will result in a safer, more prosperous Commonwealth. But honestly, all it really does is tick off the player, with Preston Garvey constantly giving you new pointless quests to protect a settlement that can't protect itself.
This mod totally overhauls the Minutemen, adding in more patrols around settlements, changing up how often settlement quests appear, adding Minutemen bandannas to roving dogs, and introducing a host of other tweaks to make the faction a more visible part of the game.
Bounties For You Mod
Another mod that adds in a distinct new faction, this one is focused entirely on bounty hunting -- but you aren't always the hunter! While you can collect bounties for the faction, a new element is added to the game where bounties will be issued against the Sole Survivor if you break laws.
You might be minding your own business trying to solve problems in Diamond City or break into the Institute when a gang of hostile bounty hunters appears, and they'll be tailored to your character's weaknesses.
After giving you a good thumping, they'll make off with a portion of your caps, so you better stay on the straight and narrow! The mod also comes with some new voice acting and unique faction equipment.
Enclave Resurgent Mod
After playing such a big role in the breakout Fallout 3, many players were disappointed in how Bethesda's next main entry seemed to forget about these big baddies.
This mod rectifies that oversight, bringing the Enclave to the Commonwealth as a faction that can be joined, adding in new quests and voice-overs, and injecting a bunch of Enclave fluff like a radio station and Enclave-themed gear.
John Henry Eden may be dead, but the Enclave will live on for America!
Children Of Atom Overhaul Mod
These nuclear radiation-worshiping zealots have often felt like they could play a bigger role in the Falloutverse and that the main character should have more opportunity to actually work with them.
This overhaul melds together several mods dealing with the Children Of Atom, adding in new settlements that recruit Children as settlers and including some glowing power armor for a proper radiation feel.
Faction Settlement Mod
This is such a simple modification, but it can completely change the feel of the game if you find the Sole Survivor strongly allying with one of the big factions.
The mod gives you a faction flag, which you can plant at any given settlement. Once there, the settlement will begin recruiting members of that faction as new settlers instead of getting random civilians. Now your towns and cities can be filled to the brim with the Brotherhood of Steel or Railroad members!
What did you think of these 10 Fallout 4 faction mods, and what mods would you recommend we try out that tweak the faction systems? Let us know in the comments below!
There are tens of thousands more mods out there, ready and waiting to spice up your game. Whether you want to turn Fallout into a zombie-themed horror game, add in loads of new radio stations, or even increase the graphics beyond their ultra capabilities, there are countless other mods out there to make this post-apocalyptic wasteland exactly the experience you crave.
Here's some more of the best you should be trying out:
Published Jan. 2nd 2018
Fallout 4 overhaul mods
Contents
1 Fallout 4 overhaul mods
1.1 Unified Clothing Overhaul
1.1.1 Overgrowth Forest Overhaul
2 Wacky Weapons Workshop Fallout 4
2.1 Scrap That Settlement
2.2 Outfield Retreat Home
Get in on the wasteland modding activity, as soon as it came, Fallout 4 lovers were not exactly pleased with the added constraints above and beyond what is found on the Xbox One variant. Even now, months after mods have been accessible, the amount Of PS4 admissions continues to lag far behind what is on tap over on the other side of this console fence. Regrettably, because of the restrictive nature of what is permitted on games console mods, it is unlikely we’re going to obtain an epic complete conversion as if you’d see on the PC.
The lack of distance and inability to include in enormous new resources Simply will not allow for such significant adjustments to the base game. Do not let this kill your enthusiasm to get PS4 modding entirely though, as there’s still a few overhaul mods that greatly change up the Fallout 4 encounter on the Playstation platform. During the upcoming few slides we cover a few of the finest of the very best in PS4 Fallout 4 overhaul mods which you need to be looking out instantly.
Unified Clothing Overhaul
Your personality look while stomping across the Commonwealth, this is the mod that should unquestionably be downloaded straight away. The UCO mod totally opens up the clothing chances, Allowing you to craft basically any outfit you can imagine while still possess the benefits of armor. When it’s something that appears from the game everywhere on almost any NPC, you can now equip it as your outfit. Don’t like how your present armor looks but prefer its stats? No issue, with UCO that you can make outdoor clothes invisible, so the defensive attributes stay while the cosmetics are changed to whatever style you want under.
Overgrowth Forest Overhaul
Like a far more invasive and complete version of the Simple Green mod (see the next slide), this Overgrowth offering turns many areas of this Commonwealth into a far more verdant forest. It makes the Full Fallout 4 encounter less dreary and the colour scheme is probably the most frequently sited visual issue with the contemporary Fallout 4 overhaul mods games like this conveniently take care of that concern.
Straightforward Seasons – White, Red, Green, and Yellow
A smart Method of getting around some of the constraints on Adding new external resources in Fallout 4 PS4 modding, this series of mods tweaks that the colors of grass, trees, objects, and vegetation to let you alter the Commonwealth to anything season you desire. While it may not radically change the game in terms of Material or weaponry, it does completely change the sense of the narrative with another season overtaking areas rather than simply having what be that washed out brown/gray colour. From eternal nuclear winter to real, regular old winter. Much more striking is Simple Red, which places the trees afire with autumn leaf colors for a much less monochromatic playthrough.
Wacky Weapons Workshop Fallout 4
Fallout 4 Best Gameplay Overhaul
The lack of outside resources really hampers weapon mods on The PS4, but one forward-thinking player put together something really interesting by simply altering how weapons could be crafted. Now you can put together just about any combination Possible – including a number that really should not exist, like adding a fatman launcher into a revolver. Who doesn’t want to start nukes in their handgun? The mod also lets you manually add in multiple legendary Results to a wackified weapon, enabling you to craft a few genuinely outrageous firearms and melee weapons without needing to kill legendary monsters and hope you randomly get something good.
Scrap That Settlement
Having largely played Fallout 4 total conversion mods on the PC, it didn’t happen To me until viewing this mod which console gamers are still having to deal with Bethesda’s dreadful settlement strategy in its first form. If You’d like more control on how your settlements seem, This very nifty mod lets you trash almost everything – grass, rocks, bodies, and all sorts of items which weren’t initially scrappable.New versions of this mod have been slated to land shortly that will Permit you to scrap entire creatures and constructions too.
Zombie Walkers
The feral ghouls in the Fallout world have always flirted With being zombies, but they never quite go the whole way there. Placing you into an episode of The Walking Dead (or any given classic zombie movie), this overhaul mod carries ghouls and leaves them into a shambling horde of the living dead. Unfortunately, this PS4 variant is a bit stripped down from A few animations will also be tweaked too for much more of a horror feel. These modified ghoul zombies also come in big herds that you Do not want to get captured in! Hiding beneath a dumpster will not keep you safe here.
Outfield Retreat Home
Do not care for the home options in Diamond City or need to have everything at your fingertips in one centralized place? This RV house not just looks fantastic – finish with Nuka Cola themed knick knacks all round the exterior – but also includes multiple connected crafting locations, storage space for your bobblehead collection, clean water for survival runs, and a mattress offering the nicely rested bonus.
Plenty ‘O Exploration
This is an overhaul mod which fans have to Gather every You’d think finally the programmer would get on this with no players having to do it… The game maps are always huge, with a Lot of areas to Explore, but then you arrive at a specific location and the majority of the halls and buildings can’t be obtained and are just decorative. Whether doors that can not be opened or piles of rubble blocking your way, there is a distinct lack of indoor exploration. Fallout 4’s rendition of the perennially needed fix, Plenty ‘O Exploration, is currently in beta for PS4, but still provides a radically needed service by adding in many new interior sections for a massive increase in the total amount of area actually available to explore.
Cheatmaker
Last but not least is Cheatmaker, that overhauls the game By putting everything at your fingertips with no effort required whatsoever! After crawling out of the vault, the Sole survivor may craft anything whatsoever without the materials needed. Want some sweet power armor directly off the beginning? No problem! There are a whole lot longer Fallout 4 overhaul mod on the market prepared and waiting to be downloaded in relation to the two PS4 overhaul mods we’ve covered here.