Installing and enabling mods in Fallout 4 is a simple and easy process but overwriting game files may be risky sometimes, so do it appropriately using Author guidelines.
THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE GENERALIZED
Always Follow Guidelines That The Mod Author May Provide.DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK
Use Of Game Modifications May Result In Save Game In Stability. Continue To Keep Back Ups!
How To Install Fallout 4 Mods
If you want to install and enable Fallout4 Mods on your PC. Then follow these simple 3 step process:
🎮Step -1. Download Fallout 4 Mods
1️⃣ Launch Fallout 4 ➡️ Select Mods from the main menu.
2️⃣ 🔍 Find a Mod you want to install.
3️⃣ 🌐 Browse Bethesda.net or Nexusmods for mods & click “Add to Library” to save them.
4️⃣ 📜 Read the Mod Description to check for any load order requirements.
5️⃣ 📥 Download the Mod by selecting it & hitting Download.
6️⃣ ▶️ Play the Game – Load an existing save or start fresh!
7️⃣ ⚙️ Check Load Order (if needed) by selecting Load Order in the Mods menu & adjusting accordingly.
✨ Enjoy your modded Fallout 4 adventure! 🚀
🎮Step -2. Manually Install Fallout 4 Mods🛠️
Here are the proper steps by following them you can install it manually without using these purchased mod files:
1️⃣Put the esp and all the folders (meshes, textures, materials) into your Data folder.
[yourgamepath]\Fallout 4\Data
2️⃣Edit the plugins.txt file in your C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Fallout4 (you can search for %appdata%) ➡️
Add these lines to the list;
# This file is used by Fallout4 to keep track of your downloaded content.
# Please do not modify this file.
MoreHairstyles4Male3.1.esp
MoreTailHairstyles4Female4.1.esp
Morebeard4.esp
MiscHairstyle.esp
(and other mods)
Save your plugins.txt
****and since the new patch disabled .esp files,
you’ll need to do this step to stop the launcher from overwriting your plugins.txt
Right-click on plugins.txt, select Properties
Set the file to Read-Only.
3️⃣Edit the Fallout4Prefs.ini file in your C:\Users[username]\Documents\My Games\Fallout4
Under [Launcher] add this line
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
4️⃣Edit the Fallout4.ini file in your C:\Users[username]\Documents\My Games\Fallout4
Under [Archive] add/modify this line to look like this;
sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\, TEXTURES\, MESHES\, INTERFACE\, MUSIC\, SOUND\, PROGRAMS\, MATERIALS\, LODSETTINGS\, VIS\, MISC\, SCRIPTS\, SHADERSFX\
Notes:
- For the best result, set your game detail to at least ‘Medium’.
🛠️Steps You Need to Enable Mods in Fallout 4 ➡️
- Implements to a fall-out 4 Folder at the next location” Records \My Computer Games\Fallout 4″
- You will come across quite a few of all “.ini files” in this folder.
- Open (or create, if lost ) Fallout4Custom.ini together with your preferred text editor (we utilize Notepad++).
- Insert the following lines into a Fallout4Custom.ini [Archive] | bInvalidateOlderFiles=1 | sResourceDataDirsFinal= 1
- Save close Fallout4Custom.ini
That is it, you are prepared to find modding! 🙂
How To Manually Uninstall Fallout 4 Mods
Eliminating files from the installation directory could also be insecure and may possibly end up in being forced to re-install the match. We recommend using Nexus Mod Manager to make the removal and installation of mods safer and easier.
1. Elimination of complementary documents:
Confirm the files employed with the mod you’d really like to eliminate examining the archive. Remove files that you confirm to get properly used by this mod.
Be careful about removing center game files that the mod may possibly have overwritten. Doing this can hurt your match setup.
2. Elimination of plugins:
Eliminating plugins is marginally more powerful compared to loose files for the reason that plugins are both self-explanatory and won’t influence the ethics of this match setup when removed.
Confirm the files employed with the mod you’d really like to eliminate examining the archive. Remove files that you confirm to get properly used by this mod.
3. De-activating Plugins:
Plugins may be modulated by altering the plugins.txt document (as explained in the setup process) and removing the point references that the plug you would like to deactivate.
How To Verify Game Integrity
Should you ever find yourself in need of repairing your game installation, Steam has a handy tool that will help:
In Steam, right-click the game title > Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Cache
This will ensure that your game installation is valid and in working order, though this may disable/invalidate any mods that were installed before starting the process.
