Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 4 is a vast open-world game in a post-apocalyptic world filled with interesting content for players to explore. Set in the ruins of Boston following a worldwide nuclear war, players will be tasked with surviving, rebuilding, and shaping the future of civilization as they go, interacting with a range of interesting characters and facing deadly enemies. In addition to the myriad main and side quests available for players to complete, there are also extensive crafting systems for weapons and armor and a settlement management system that enables players to construct their own post-apocalyptic communities across various locations in the game world.
Originally released in 2015, Fallout 4 has remained one of Bethesda's most popular titles, offering hundreds of hours of gameplay and various content-rich DLC and updates that have added new quests and items. With so much content for players to explore, it can be challenging to navigate the game's various aspects or to find specific rare items among so much in-game loot. The following Fallout 4 guide will help players navigate the different areas of the game and highlight the locations of important items and the methods of achieving certain objectives or desired builds.
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General Gameplay Tips & Tricks
In addition to personal stats, players will need to operate various in-game workstations and understand a few different mechanics to fully explore the full breadth of what Fallout 4 has to offer. From crafting and base building to lockpicking and terminal hacking, this guide will offer tips and tricks to cover all the essential mechanics when venturing out into the Commonwealth. In addition, information related to S.P.E.C.I.A.L skills, leveling up, collectibles, appearance changes, and easter eggs can also be found below.
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Weapons & Armor
Throughout the Commonwealth, players will find many different types of weapons and armor, from hand-crafted baseball bats right the way through to night-vision plasma rifles. In addition to the many unique weapons and armor sets throughout the game world, players can also craft and customize their weapons and armor with a wide range of modifications from sights and stocks to extended magazines and faction-oriented cosmetics.
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Weapons
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Armor
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Factions
Like most Bethesda games, Fallout 4 offers players the opportunity to side with several varying factions in the game, each with their own distinct traits, technology, and ideological viewpoints. While many of these factions will be encountered as part of the game's main story, players will have to choose which faction they wish to side with at the game's conclusion. Every faction offers a variety of unique quests, enabling players to access new weapons, armor, and specialized items, as well as interesting characters and potential companions. Factions will also offer the player unique benefits, such as the ability to call in vertibird transportation or receive artillery support.
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Settlements
The settlement building feature was a new introduction when Fallout 4 first released, enabling players to build their own post-apocalyptic communities and customize them to their own personal tastes. A number of updates and expansions have focussed on adding more content to this area of the game, and there are many in-game locations where players can choose to build. In addition to providing a safe haven, both for the player and any NPC settlers that arrive, settlements can also facilitate trade and the production of materials, as well as come under attack from raiders, super mutants and other hostilities from the surrounding environment.
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Companions
The Commonwealth is full of interesting characters, each with their backstory and purpose in the game-world. Along with allies, enemies, vendors, and companions, players will also encounter a variety of wild animals, mutants, ghouls, and robots. There are hundreds of quests to complete in addition to the main story, with tasks ranging from simple delivery and collection chores to full-scale revolutions and outright war. The following guides contain lists and lore relating to the characters and quests within the game. Specific Mission guides and location walkthroughs can be found further down.
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Locations
The Commonwealth is filled with interesting places, each with their own history and purpose in the game. Whether based upon real-world Boston landmarks, or purely fictional imaginings of the Fallout universe, players will have more than enough points of interest to locate throughout the open world. Below are a series of lists and guides related to these specific locations, as well as tips on where to go for players looking for specific settlements and map markers.
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Items & Materials
There are several crafting systems in Fallout 4, each with their own set of requirements and building materials. "Junk" items always serve a purpose and can be used to craft weapons, armor, aids, modifications and even various components for settlements. Below are some of the most sought-after items and materials, as well as guides on where and how to obtain them.
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Mission Guides
Fallout 4 offers players hundreds of quests and activities to engage in, but not all of them are straightforward. Whether its missing items, tricky puzzles or seemingly unbeatable bosses, the following guides should offer players a helping hand in whatever quests they are attempting to tackle in a step-by-step walkthrough manner. Since many quests have multiple endings, the full range player choices and their consequences will be explained in detail.
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Builds
Much like any RPG, Fallout 4 gives players a lot of choice when it comes to their own custom builds. Below, players will be able to find recommendations about certain build types, as well as the equipment and stats required to achieve ideal builds in any given play-style. Players can reinforce or improve their existing builds, or alternatively look for something different and unfamiliar in order to approach the game with a whole new perspective.
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DLC Guides
Fallout 4 offers players a range of additional content from simple cosmetic overhauls and settlement upgrades to entirely new areas and quest lines. Here, players can find specific guides and lists related to the content of these DLC packs.
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Mods
Fallout 4 has an extensive modding community and is one of the most modded games of all time. With everything from increased immersion and visual changes right the way up to massive content expansions and utterly ridiculous comedic changes, there truly is something for everyone in the modding scene of Fallout 4. In addition to Nexus Mods for PC players, there are also a range of Bethesda-supported Creation Club mods, which are available on both consoles and PC.
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Base Fallout 4 Mods
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Fallout London
Fallout London is a DLC-sized mod developed by Team Folon and features its own set of factions, characters, weapons and quests. Set in post-apocalyptic London, players will have the chance to explore post-war Europe for the first time in the Fallout series, and while the mod may not be produced by Bethesda, it has been created by a team of highly enthusiastic modders who have remained faithful to the lore as well as expanded upon it in a number of creative directions.
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