This page contains instructions on how to install mods on the PC version of Fallout 4. There are two main methods of installing mods : manually or via a program such as the Nexus Mod Manager. If you're playing on console, here's how to install mods on Xbox One. The first step to modding any game is to make a backup of all of your games files, including any loose configuration files.
In the case of Fallout 4, these are found by default in:. Copying these files will ensure that, in the event of a catastrophic failure on your part or if you just want to start from a clean install , you don't have to download and re-install the game.
In order to make your copy of Fallout 4 mod-friendly, you need to edit two configuration files, Fallout4. By default, these are located in:. In Fallout4. In Fallout4Prefs. Directly beneath the [Launcer] header, enter:. Before Installing any mods , follow the instructions above to back up your game files and enable modding for Fallout 4. Nexus Mod Manager is the easiest way to install many mods for Fallout 4, as it eliminates most of the hassle of installing mods manually.
Download it here. Here's why. Fallout 4, like Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3, uses something a bit different than Skyrim to get the mods to play nicely. In Skyrim, you can simply add a mod through the mod manager and it will work. With Fallout 4, we have something called Archive Invalidation. Normally, this is set through the ini files, but recent breakthroughs by the modding community have allowed us to use a mod called BethINI to do the archive invalidation automatically, so you don't have to spend time dicking around with the ini settings for properly invalidating the archive so that the engine is forced to use the modded assets.
This is not to say that knowledge of what BSAs and B2As are isn't helpful--a lot of times, having the knowledge of how something works can help you troubleshoot it without having to spend three hours wrestling with Google to figure it out. It's simply that for the purposes of this guide, we won't be worrying too much about directly tinkering with the files within the BSAs and B2As.
This section, like the others on the side bar, are presented more for informational purposes--you may not need the information, but it's always here if you do. These are the three big file types to be really aware of above any others. This is because these three file types will be the ones you most work with especially in the beginning of your modding adventure when you're just starting to learn , and having a working knowledge of them is crucial.
Three important distinctions to remember are:. And yes, you must follow instructions when installing any mod--the first things you should look at are compatibility and install instructions to make sure you know what is changing, and how.
INI files are configuration files that tell the game engine how to handle certain process calls. Try asking the developer about this error, please. Piggo [author] 18 Sep am. If there's a fix in the future I'll update it. I just upload models for people, I don't work on them. NeoDANrus 17 Sep pm. Piggo [author] 17 Sep pm. NeoDANrus 17 Sep am. Can you fix X legs?
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