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Summary

  • Fallout 4 mods enhance the game by fixing bugs, improving visuals, and expanding dialogue options, adding to the overall immersive experience.
  • The modding community proves that players still love Bethesda games, as they continue to create and download mods for Fallout 4.
  • The addition of mods like Roleplayer's Expanded Dialogue and Equipment and Crafting Overhaul elevate Fallout 4's gameplay and customization options to a new level.

The Fallout series is considered to be one of the greatest Western RPG series of all time, starting as a CRPG series with excellent narratives and stories before Bethesda took over and transformed the series into a first-person exploration-shooter hybrid that had the same essence as their titles in The Elder Scrolls series.

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The release of Fallout 4 was extremely hyped up in particular, with fans of the series being more than stoked by the idea of exploring the rich world of The Commonwealth once again. This went doubly for PC players, who would've finally been able to enjoy another new Bethesda title with a ton of mods to improve the overall experience. Some of the best Fallout 4 mods to augment the experience of playing this game can be downright crucial downloads for players, especially if the drawbacks of the base game are too much for them to ignore.

Updated January 20, 2025 by Benjamin Joe: Despite being released in 2015, Fallout 4 still gets lots of daily players. Whether it's new players hoping to conquer the Commonwealth for the first time or veteran players wanting to try out a new playstyle, the game is still very popular. Because of its popularity, there are countless mods out there that can be added to fix bugs, add content, and more.

The last update introduced a few new mods to the list. This update intends to do the same thing. Three new mods will be added for this update: We Are The Minutemen, Extended Dialogue Interface, and Cheat Terminal.

45 Long Save Bug Fix

Downloads: 296,098

John Hancock from Fallout 4 holding his knife

Bethesda's Creation Engine is clearly showing its age, and this can be seen in the long save times that plague its titles after players invest numerous hours in these adventures. Skyrim was especially affected by this, and Fallout 4 is no stranger to this frustrating issue.

This is why so many players are glad to see that talented modders have added engine fixes that make saving less of a hassle for players. This particular mod implements some nifty fixes to make sure that players don't have to wait too long for a simple save to go through after spending hundreds of hours in this post-apocalyptic adventure.

44 Fallout 4 Particle Patch

Downloads: 365,448

Fallout 4 Particle Patch mod

The lighting effects in Fallout 4 are pretty decent but are mostly made to gel properly with the base game. If players add mods that modernize the game's lighting and make things more atmospheric, then this has the unintended side effect of making stuff like fog and smoke glow in the dark, which can be a huge immersion breaker for some.

Players who tweak the lighting present in Fallout 4 should make it a point to download this patch, which removes these glowing effects to make things look more natural. It's a simple and pain-free way to ensure that players can enjoy the visuals of this game without getting too distracted by less-than-ideal effects getting in the way of their immersion.

43 Roleplayer's Expanded Dialogue (RED)

Downloads: 401,895

Roleplayer's Expanded Dialogue (RED) mod for Fallout 4

One of the biggest points of controversy in Fallout 4 was the rudimentary dialogue system, which ended up being way too simplistic for its own good. As a result, the dialogue was barely serviceable at its best and downright laughable at its worst.

With the Roleplayer's Expanded Dialogue mod, players can immerse themselves into the role of the Sole Survivor with greater ease. Depending on the player's skills, their past actions, what they're wearing, and everything else along the same lines, a player's dialogue options are expanded considerably and make it easier for players to become immersed in a detailed, fleshed-out world that is easily one of the base game's biggest strengths.

42 Reactor - A Fallout 4 ENB

Downloads: 407,316

Fallout 4 - Point Lookout

ENB presets are a dime a dozen for a game like Fallout 4. So, it would take a really good ENB mod to actually make it on a list that is talking about the best mods for Fallout 4. Thankfully, Reactor has more than enough changes that make the game gorgeous and help players enjoy Fallout 4 to its fullest.

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Fallout 4 isn't exactly the prettiest game around, so it's a testament to the quality of this preset that it turns the game into a modern title with state-of-the-art graphics and visual effects. The result is something truly magical and worth checking out for players who can handle the additional system load.

41 Equipment And Crafting Overhaul (ECO)

Downloads: 436,670

Equipment and Crafting Overhaul (ECO) in Fallout 4

Crafting is a huge part of Fallout 4 that many players can spend hours on. The idea of customizing a weapon to incorporate a wealth of changes can certainly make combat more personalized and exciting than ever before, but the inhibitors limiting this system can be removed to make for a completely different experience that helps players customize their weapons and equipment to a degree they simply couldn't have imagined!

The sheer number of options enabled by this mod is amazing, allowing players to tweak parameters of the Sole Survivor's equipment that were simply untouchable at one point. It also adds new kinds of workbenches to the game, elevating their usefulness to new heights and making the crafting system way more engaging and deep than ever before. Players can take a while to come to grips with what this mod aims to improve, but spending this extra time learning how the mod works is quite rewarding once players finally form some truly unique equipment that simply wasn't possible in the base game.

40 South Of The Sea - Atoms Storm

Downloads: 567,513

South of the Sea - Atoms Storm mod for Fallout 4

The Glowing Sea is one of the best areas in Fallout 4. The moment players find out about this area, they know that stocking up on radiation-repellant equipment is imperative if players want to even stand a chance of stepping foot in this irradiated area. It's a high-level location in Fallout 4 where a single misstep can have dire consequences for the player.

Some people love this area so much that they'd love any excuse to revisit this area and see what else they can do here. Downloading a mod like South Of The Sea does a great job of expanding this area and letting players explore more tantalizing locations in the Glowing Sea. This mod had been abandoned for the longest time, and this new variant is a passion project carried out by a bunch of modders to fix any issues while also adding new content to the mix!

39 The Bleachers - A Diamond City Story

Downloads: 793,773

The Bleachers - A Diamond City Story mod for Fallout 4

Many modders have done a great job adding additional content to the game. Suffice it to say, this can go one of two ways, with the majority of this additional content feeling totally out of place in the game. While players who have seen everything that Fallout 4 has to offer may not mind this comparatively amateurish content, some players don't want their immersion to be completely broken by mods that are of a notably lower quality than the overall product.

This is why The Bleachers is such a huge achievement in the modding community. It adds an entirely new district in Diamond City that's full to the brim with original stories, characters, and visuals that make for a great. There's no doubt that most players will be more than pleased by the high quality of content offered in this mod, and it's easy to see why it received a sequel that continues this trend of excellence!

38 MCM Booster

Downloads: 821,283

Mod Configuration Menu for Fallout 4

Many players will be using the Mod Configuration Menu quite a bit in Fallout 4. It makes mod management quite easy, with most Fallout 4 mods doing a great job of making themselves pretty compatible with this platform. However, players who download way too many mods will be quite aware of the fact that MCM can take a while to load and apply new settings for mods.

Players who don't want these delays to impact their gameplay too much will have a great time with the MCM Booster mod. It's a simple and intuitive way to hasten the process of going through the MCM menus without getting too frustrated with lengthy load times and the like.

37 Better Companions - All In One

Downloads: 929,409

Better Companions all in one

Nexus's Fallout 4 section is packed with mods for companions. There are makeover-themed mods like Koozebane's "Loving" series or 83Willow's Valentine REBORN, and there are others such as TheTalkieToaster's Companion Infinite Ammo that focus on gameplay. Fallout 4's companions could be improved greatly, and modders have been doing just that for the best part of half a decade.

One of the best Fallout 4 mods of this subgenre is Better Companions - All in One. This download takes a more holistic approach than most other similar mods, opting to cover a wide spectrum while specifically focusing on gameplay rather than graphics.

36 Fallout 4 - Point Lookout

Downloads: 955,729

Reactor - A Fallout 4 ENB

It's truly impressive when modders end up integrating some truly massive mods in Fallout 4, and Point Lookout is certainly one of them. Veterans of the series fondly remember the great quality of the Point Lookout DLC for Fallout 3, letting players accomplish numerous objectives and interact with interesting characters in the process.

The fact that this entire DLC and its quests have been ported over to Fallout 4 is a monumental achievement. Fallout 4 may be one of the most modded games around, but things like this still wow players and prove just how revolutionary Bethesda's modding tools are.