It also applies to headlights, so exploring dark areas will be a whole new experience. No longer is the Wasteland a canvas, but a 3D space that you inhabit. It’s much more realistic and immersive, not by making the environment look more real though.īut by giving your brain feedback from your actions. We start off our list with a mild but smart change made to enhance the impact of your character’s presence in the environment by allowing the PipBoy’s lights to cast shadows. Unless you’re especially contrary, you’ll likely stumble into the quest. So without further ado here are my top picks for the coolest graphics mods to throw into your game play. The settlements system is a major part of Fallout 4, and it’s clear the designers don’t want you to miss it. I obviously didn’t install them all to build my perfect game, but I thought I’d share my findings with other seekers of visual enhancement so that they, too, could build the Fallout 4 of their dreams. Vortex has a 'mod type' selection (default is none) for dInput and ENB. There is, however, a recently released (mod) plugin for Mod Organizer that allows the user to create mods that virtualize to the Fallout 4 root folder. The variety on offer is second to none with the mod having you with exploring an underwater vault, escaping from prison, travel back in time and much much more.

Featuring a staggering 20 hours of gameplay. I scoured the Nexus for days looking for just the right things to make the game look crisp, appealing, and, in some cases just different.ĭuring this time I found a lot of great mods – ENBs, ReShaders, and improved textures and effects galore. Both Mod Managers above are (in general) specific to files that are placed under the Data folder in your Fallout 4 directory. This is one of the best Fallout 4 quest mods that runs parallel to the Fusion City Rising.

And I needed to spice things up if I was to have any fun.

After trying out Fallout 76 I did what most fans of the franchise would do – I promptly uninstalled the game and booted up Fallout 4 to rinse the bad taste from my tongue.īut as I walked the Wasteland, staring at the same old textures and washed-out color palette, it hit me – I was stuck in the Commonwealth for at least another six years.

Fallout 4 setup for mods