And, as convenient as it is, subscribing to mods through Steam Workshop will just create more problems. While Bethesda introduced official mod support to Fallout 4 in April 2016, giving modders access to the Creation Kit and creating an in-game mod hub, you’ll still want to use third party software to manage your mods. Best Fallout 4 modsįallout 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.īelow you'll find a selection of essential third-party software which will help you install Fallout 4 mods, work out conflicts between them, and make other useful tweaks to the base game. The mod descriptions on Nexus will usually tell you, so keep an eye out.

Here, I’ve gathered over 50 of my favourites, ranging from weird weapons to wild weather.īefore 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. 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.

Fallout 4 modding tools