I thought I would make a separate mod topic for Fallout 4, since having mods for FO3, NV, and 4 would be a little crowded for one thread.

I started FO4 a few days ago, and quickly came across some must have mods to simply play the game at all.

The Fallout 4 Script Extender - F4SE = Just like the other Beth games, this is a necessary utility.

Mod Organizer 2.0 = The successor to FOMM, for your mod installing and load order sorting needs. Not as good as FOMM, but it is better than nothing.

LooksMenu = This gives you a list of body parts to choose from when creating a character, rather than playing hunt-the-pixel by mousing over every speck of your characters face to see what you can change and what you cannot.

Valkyr Female Face and Body Textures = A much more natural-looking texture. Not as plastic and shiny looking as the vanilla textures are.

Ponytail Hairstyles = From our old friend Azar. Because you never want the vanilla hair in a Bethesda game.

CC's Improved Hair Colors = Because every hair color in the vanilla game is brown.

True Eyes = Improved eye textures.

Face Ripper = For copying faces between characters.

Full Dialog Interface = So you actually know what we are saying.

Dot Instead Of Crosshair = Gives you a small, unobtrusive dot instead of those big ugly crosshairs. As an added bonus you can actually see exactly what you are aiming at.

Moon Size Adjuster = Allows you to make the moon larger. A little bit goes a long way. I went with 1.5x, the smallest increase.

Moon - Beautiful Hi Res Texture = Looks much better than the vanilla moon.

Visible Galaxy 4k = Comes with the stars too. Much better than the vanilla night sky.

No Smoking = Because its gross. Not to mention there would not be any cigarettes or cigars lefter after 200 years.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 30 2016, 12:08 AM

Killer Frost / Caitlin Snow = are now face presets on the Nexus.

Brad Pitt Preset = is, well, the name says it all. It is pretty well done. Even if you are playing a female character, you can make your pre-war spouse Brad Pitt. Maybe it will make Baby Shaun look better? He is supposed to look like a combination of both parents.

It isn't a .json file, so it does not require LooksMenu. Instead it comes in an .esp. There is also a second .esp for his hairstyle, which has to load first.

So, uh, this is awesome: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/30147, and works well. It moves up the Brotherhood of Steel arrival to a few hours after you complete the ArcJet quest with Danse.

Not long after clearing ArcJet, the Prydwyn arrived. I returned to Cambridge and completed Semper Invicta first, but Shadow of Steel proceeded flawlessly, and Danse and I now stand poised to attack Fort Strong.

The Brotherhood of Steel has arrived, and Knight Isabella is on the move.

Ooh, does this eliminate the need for mainquest for BoS characters?!

It does, but I'm not sure how far. Will report back when I've played more. I'm assuming that the BoS main quests will stall until it's time to find the Institute, though.

Ok, got it

But if one wants to simply join the BoS and not have it only be Danse and Co. at Cambridge, then this is the mod for you!

Yeah sounds like a definite must have mod for any character not planning on pursuing the main quest, since it will make the BoS start spawning in the world without having to bother with finding Kellog.

The only complaint I have thus far is how quickly it shows up. It would work better if a week or two passed in game before they arrived.

Does it still show the cinematic or does the airship just appear over the airport one day?

It prompts you too head to the police station and watch it come in. But I actually missed it. No issues, though - the BoS was at the station in force and had it cleaned up. Caught the Vertibird to the Airport with no issue.

Good, ‘cause Khajiit really likes that scene!

@SubRosa, not sure if you have seen this, but I know that you use the regular Sirius.12 armor. I found this version of it that doesn't have the cone boobs.

I tried that one a few months ago. It makes Hecate look like a scorpion.

Scar-H = Adds a Scar. You can pick whether it is 5.56 or 7.62 at the workbench, which is nice. Likewise with whether it is semi or automatic. There are a lot of color schemes you can pick, but I stick with basic black. Otherwise there are not really a lot of options. There is a vertical foregrip, a couple of eotech-like reflex sights, and an acog. I am liking the latter a lot. The custom sound it comes with is awesome. It shoots a little fast in automatic for me, so I am going to reduce the rate of fire slightly (ammo burns up really fast). I am liking it. This will be Victoria's new gun.

I found another incompatibility. Same Sex Couples and Revamped Playable Ghoul Mod do not work together. If you have Same Sex Couples on, your ghoul character loses their ghoul textures.

Ooh! Found this nice little mod today:

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/32361

Adds the Service Rifle from New Vegas. Not only that, but you can turn it into an Assault Carbine and a Marksman Carbine from that game too!

Great mod. There are some seriously nice uniques of it hidden around the Commonwealth, too.

Yeah Khajiit had a test character buy one chambered for .38 and really like the way it handles. Lots of mod options for it too!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Jul 12 2018, 08:04 PM

I tried it, but was not thrilled with the colors. They don't match up between the pieces, even when you go with something all black. So it can look weird, depending on how you build a rifle.