Summary
- Talented modders continue to create incredible mods for Fallout 4, adding new quests, characters, and locations to the already large-scale RPG.
- These mods, such as South of the Sea - Atoms Storm and Another Life, offer players unique experiences and can almost be standalone games in themselves.
- Mods like Beast Master and The Machine And Her introduce new gameplay mechanics and companions that could be explored further in future Fallout titles or spin-off games.
It's been almost a decade since Fallout 4 was released, but its community certainly hasn't forgotten about the game. Talented individuals continue to make incredible mods for fans to play, adding brand new quest lines, characters, and locations to the already large-scale RPG.
Bethesda has confirmed they are working on Fallout 5, but there's no telling when that highly-anticipated game will see the light of day. In the meantime, there are plenty of Fallout 4 mods for players to experience that could be standalone games. From taming the Commonwealth's beasts to entirely new and built-up settlements, there are plenty of stories that fans of the post-apocalyptic series can sink their teeth into.
6 South Of The Sea - Atoms Storm
- Created by: haplessAccreditation
Atoms Storm is a tribute to the South of the Sea mod created by Baethre, Cryptdick, and the SOTS team. The original mod added new monsters and over 65 locations to the Glowing Sea, but due to constraints from its creators, it remained unfinished. HaplessAccreditation changed this by putting its own spin on the mod while retaining the original idea. Atoms Storm expands the stories and quests with redesigned maps and locations to fit around the Fanatics of Atom, the Swampfolk, and the deadly creatures that call the area their home.
In Atoms Storm, players are tasked with collecting radioactive waste under the surface of the Glowing Sea, as other clans in the area are after its mysterious powers. With hours of content from NPCs and new quests, South of the Sea could easily be a standalone game in a familiar area among Fallout 4 players.
5 Another Life
- Created by: Xylozi
Last updated in June 2016, Another Life completely changes the aspect of Fallout 4 in general by providing players with an alternative start where they are actually a synth. The prewar sequence still takes place, but it's actually a simulation running while a synth body is being created for the player.
The Lone Wanderer then awakens within The Institute, where they'll find a Pipboy and can pick their occupation from a processing unit. After this, the player will be transported to the Commonwealth without knowing they are a synth. Another Life is essentially the same Fallout 4 but with an additional layer of roleplaying from the opening and the opportunity to pick from 36 different occupations that provide starting weapons, faction allies, perks, and various locations.
4 Beast Master
- Created by: steelfeathers
Beast Master may not seem like a mod that could successfully transfer to being a standalone game. Essentially this mod allows any creature to become the player's companion - and yes, that includes Deathclaws. Not only that, these mutated beasts can be given nicknames, equipped with accessories, painted, and commanded to scavenge useful items found around the Commonwealth. On top of that, players have a duty to keep them happy by spending time with their deadly companions and feeding them treats. To make this narratively feasible in Fallout 4, players can craft a Control or Advanced Control Chip to implant into these creatures. Two additional perks also garner the same result - the Animal Friend and Wasteland Whisperer.
Beast Master could easily be made into an entirely new game based on a Vault Dweller taming the Wasteland, where instead of relying on human companions, they'd depend on their connection with the mutated beasts roaming the desolate streets.
3 The Fen's Sheriff Department – Bleachers 2
- Created by: MunkySpunk
A sequel to the 2019 mod The Bleachers: A Diamond City Story, The Fen's Sheriff Department is described as a story focused on companions rather than the player's character. The mod adds more dimension to the NPCs in Diamond City, creating new ones and expanding an entirely new district in the field and bleachers within the settlement.
There are four main storylines to complete in The Fen's Sheriff Department, including some from the original mod like The Bleachers. This mod is extremely detailed, and could easily be its own game from the 50 new quests introduced, new and voiced NPCs, and even a new Vault and player safehouse.
2 Operation Manhattan
- Created by: AlxRam
Initially uploaded in May 2017, Operation Manhattan is a Brotherhood of Steel quest that takes place far away from the familiar land of the Commonwealth. Instead, it takes place within Manhattan, New York, with players fighting enemies like Super Mutants, Raiders, and Gunners through iconic landmarks like Central Park and the subway. The goal of this mod is to rescue a Brotherhood of Steel soldier who's being held hostage in a Gunner facility.
There has yet to be a Fallout game that takes place in New York City specifically. There's potential for Fallout 5 to take place in the Big Apple as no location has officially been confirmed yet, so this mod could act as a teaser of things to come.
1 The Machine And Her
- Created by: NikaCola
The Machine and Her was last updated in June 2020 before its creator announced that they got a job with Bethesda as a Quest Designer. It's hard not to see why with this mod, which has evidently been painstakingly put together with four to five hours of gameplay and over 6,000 lines of unique voice-over content.
This DLC focuses on a new companion called Kit, which essentially improves how the original companions in Fallout 4 could have been implemented in the base game. The Machine and Her suggests that one fully fleshed-out companion is the route to go with future Fallout titles rather than a variety to choose from. Or, at the very least, a spin-off game that focuses solely on the relationship between the player's character and the being they decide to explore the Wasteland with.
Fallout 4 is available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.