YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a video, comparing a heavily modded version of Fallout 4 (using around 120 graphics mods) with its vanilla version. This video comparison can give you an idea of how much better Fallout 4 with mods can look on PC.
As you can clearly see, the modded version looks more detailed than the vanilla version. I’ve also noticed some lighting enhancements and changes. For example, you can notice some fog effects in the distance now. And yes, there are now higher-quality textures for a lot of surfaces and objects.
Now what’s great here is that the YouTuber has shared the list of mods they used. So, the mod that he has used are NAC – Natural and Atmospheric Commonwealth alongside this Fallout 4 Mod List Collection. In order to further enhance the visuals, Cycu1 also used the Ultimate Immersion Fallout 4 ENB 2.0. Thus, you can make your game look exactly like the modded version that is being showcased here.
It’s a shame that Fallout 4 is not compatible with the RTX Remix. Even when it came out, F4 looked dated. As such, it would greatly benefit from Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing. From what we know, though, Bethesda does not plan to implement such features to it. And no, the upcoming Next-Gen Update will not add any RT effects to it. Man, what a bummer.
Anyway, if you don’t like this modlist, you can download these other mods for Fallout 4. For instance, there is a LOD mod that reduces distant objects/shadows/textures pop-ins. Then we have the Disk Cache Enabler Mod. There’s also a mod that adds ragdoll physics and collisions to dead bodies. Another amazing mod is this one that fixes the game’s long loading times. DirectHit is a mod that overhauls the AI of enemies. And let’s not forget this mod that adds real locational damage to all enemies. You can also download an 8K Texture Pack, or this 41GB 4K Texture Pack which optimizes all 40,962 textures. Finally, there is a mod that adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 2, AMD FSR 2 and Intel XeSS. Oh, and there’s a mod that adds AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation to the game.
Let’s also not forget the DLC-sized expansion mods that you can get for F4. Fallout New Vegas Remake in Fallout 4 is an unreleased mod that we’re really looking forward to. Then we have Fallout: Miami. America Rising 2 is another DLC-sized mod that integrated the Enclave faction into the main story with 24 main quests. Caves Of The Commonwealth is another fan expansion that adds 2-5 hours of new gameplay content. Let’s also not forget Fallout London which will come out on April 23rd. You can also download Sim Settlements 2 – Chapter 3, Whispering Hills which is a cool Silent Hill mod, and The Wilderness Mod. You can also download a new horror quest mod that is inspired by Lovecraft, Resident Evil and Dead Space. Earlier this month, we also shared another quest mod for it.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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looks good but wtf did they do to Dogmeat? He looks worse!
This seems like it undermines Fallout 4’s almost comic book like aesthetic; bit of an odd choice, to me.
Apparently Fallout 4 has been Tanngo’ed. Texture upgrades are one thing but whats with the orange tint?
and the excessive haze/fog…
Ngl, as much as people visibly dislike Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 online, I am kinda glad that the show has gotten people to engage with the franchise that I’ve enjoyed and the work that some developers did spend a lot of time working on. The show’s not half bad either and it just makes me happy to be a fan in general right now. One of these days im gonna get back on Fallout 4 and mod it to hell and back maybe after the next time I upgrade my GPU in a year or two.
The majority of the people that “visibly dislike fallout 4 and fallout 76” are mostly relegated to a small subset of people that take the opportunity to diss it on the regular any chance they get because they have issues with Bethesda, the engine, and are incapable of looking past that. While Fallout 4 is not “overwhelmingly” positive on steam the positive reviews far outweigh the negative (6 to 1) and since negative people are far more vocal, I think that means a lot. Even Fallout 76 which was pretty crappy on release has improved significantly. Not a shining example but the positive reviews outweigh the negative 2 to 1. I think as a whole the people visibly disliking the franchise exist more dominantly on echo chamber communities like DSO.
all steam reviews say is wherever the game works or not, everyone agrees fallout 4 sucked and its worse than the prevous games. Every time bethesda does this crap they lose support, just like it happened with starfield.
That’s a load of bullshit right there. Are you conflating Starfield for Fallout 4?
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i dont know which is which, both are very positive and like i said, steam reviews tell you if the game works or not, i never use steam reviewrs to figure out if a game is good, i just look for people who know what they are talking about, notice how the game was bashed back when it came out, it was even worse in 2015, after that people accepted it for what it was, a game that can be fun with mods, the closer to release date you get the more buggy the game is and the more people give it bad reviews, when the game has been out for years, its patched so they dont bash it. Like i said steam reviews tell you how broken the game is not how good it is. are you knew to steam and bethesda?
Fallout 4 was very well received, and everyone I know who played it enjoyed it. A lot of people consider it the best Fallout game (although I still prefer New Vegas).
HAHAHAHHAHAHAA you are delusional i just watched a meme video where the fans explain their favorite fallout and when fallout 4 came up it said “fallout 4 fans explain why their game sucks”
You’ve been watching the wrong YouTube videos. Look at the Steam reviews for Fallout games:
Fallout 4: Very Positive (84%)
New Vegas: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)
Fallout 3: Mostly Positive (79%)
Some things about Fallout 4 were certainly worse (Preston and his thrice-damned settlements, the drug-addicted granny who won’t shut about about her meth visions, the building mechanics being buggy, the need to lug junk all over the wasteland, etc) but overall the game was pretty good with better gameplay and gunplay than the previous offerings in the series.
who cares what steam reviews say, all they do is say when the game works or not, eg look at cyberpunk, who listens to steam reviews?
Also watch DWTerminator video on it, he calmly explains the differences between old and new fallout, why emil is a hack who makes stuff up and how the show is nonsensical trash and because emil is a clown who makes up stuff on the fly, there will be another good fallout.
I’m not going to hate a video game that is legitimately fun to play just because some dumb*ss on YouTube tells me to. Fallout 4 has clearly better combat mechanics, it has clearly better looting mechanics, it has better animations, it has better graphics with better quality textures, etc. Anyone who tells you that Fallout 4 is a bad game is an idiot. I’ve played through it several times, both on flatscreen and in VR, and I’ve modded the sh*t out of it too. I know these morons are full of sh*t when they say Fallout 4 isn’t a good game.
Fallout 3 is the one that isn’t that good.
“FALLOUT 4 IS FUN TO PLAY”
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
“to. Fallout 4 has clearly better combat mechanics, it has clearly better looting mechanics, it has better animations, it has better graphics with better quality textures, ”
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH because this is what fallout is about? Becoming borderlands, by the way, all of these things are now fixed in new vega with knvese animations and it even has fallout 4 loot, hell morrowind has flalout 4 style loot mods, soooo is morrowind a modern game now which means good? A
“. Anyone who tells you that Fallout 4 is a bad game is an idiot. ”
YOU ARE THE IDIOT, why would you take a game that is about role playing and choices and story and good characters and tur it into a repettive grindy looter shooter with survival/minecraft building mechanics? This is the opposite of fallout. If i wanted to play diablo, id play diablo not fallout, if i wanted to play borderalnds or destiny id play those crap not fallout.
It is people like you who are responsible for turning fallout into a games a service repettive looter shooter grindfest mp game like warfarme or fallout 76.
Fallout 4 isn’t a looter shooter (Fallout 3 and New Vegas are as much looter shooters as Fallout 4), and it actually has some interesting characters and dialog. Not all of it is good of course, but I’d say that story and characters are as good as Fallout 3 (if not better).
Stop listening to worthless YouTubers and try the game yourself. You might be surprised.
in new vegas there is one hunting rifle, in fallout 4 the starting rifles are low level rifles without barrels and stocks and you have to ugprade them of right tougher enemies for better ones to drop, you encounter legendary enemies that drop unique upgraded weapons with long names and special effects. The entire gameplay loot of fallout 4 is clear dungeons, pick up materials and upgrade your weapons and find loot. Fallout 4 is a looter shooter and a minecraft survival and base building game, its nothing like new vegas.
Gear isn’t leveled in Fallout 4 like a looter shooter. You can literally keep the same rifle the entire game, and just upgrade it. Looter shooters are where you pick up leveled loot constantly, and have to keep swapping out gear for higher leveled gear to be able to do damage.
There is only one .50 caliber sniper rifle in Fallout 4. I used it almost my entire second playthrough. I never swapped it out for anything else.
Stop listening to dumbass YouTubers who are just trying to spread misinformation about games. Fallout 76 was the one that was garbage. Fallout 4 was legitimately good.
dude i played the game, the fact you need to upgrade weapons to be effective against legendary enemies and the fact you need to level up to be able to craft the upgrades is the looter shooter part. Fallout 4 was trash, they learned nothing from new vegas, its fallout 3 all over again, including liberty prime with less content and more base building and radiant quest and garbage story about synths and your son, i played the game you clown.
That’s called RPG game mechanics. Fallout games have always been RPG’s with leveling, skills, etc. The weapon upgrade mechanic was new in Fallout 4, and isn’t a component of most looter shooters I’ve played. Weapon upgrades have actually been a thing in gaming for more than a decade before looter shooter garbage became a thing. Being able to upgrade your weapons isn’t a looter shooter game mechanic, it’s just one that some of them borrowed from better games.
All BUGthesda games SUCKS big fat and long ding dong.
Thank you for your insight.
Yeah I rest my case. 😀
You’re right, it does seem to be the case that this is feel in mostly online spaces. Almost like its a badge of honor to dislike the bethesda games off principle.
If you can’t see the childish story, dialogue and characters there’s nothing we can do about it.
the fallout show is fallout 4 and it shts on the old games out of spite, i hate bethesda for what they did to fallout.
OG Fallout is something you could never see again, the fact it’s still sold and playable is a miracle
why? Also colony ship is literally og fallout and then there is atom rpg and underrail.
I haven’t gotten that far with the show, how does it sh*t on the older games? I’ve always meant to get into Fallout 1 and 2 but both of my last two rigs had compatability issues running the vintage game, maybe ill see if itll spin on steam deck. There’s definitely been a change in the games since the bethesda take over but I can’t say that i havent enjoyed the hundreds of hours i’ve spent in Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4.
Googling shows that even Fallout 1 does indeed run on the Steam Deck:
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Thanks man, I had just flipped to a youtube channel too to see how it plays. I’ve been in kind of a spiral trying to figure out what to play next and spent like 4 hours playing Balatro yesterday. Ill definitely give this a spin for the weekend!
use the gog version.
Ty, this worked!
They turned Nate and Nora into Oompa Loompas.
I’ll take vanilla Fallout 4 please. It doesn’t need 120 graphical enhancement mods.
Which parts are meant to be better? I’ve only reached them descending into the vault so far and the only noticeable improvement was jn the shadows from the vertibirds. Most of it looks god awful. The textures on people and clothes look rubbery and unfinished, particularly noticeable on the guard barring entry to the Vault Tec guy, the damn thing looked blurred, like it hadn’t loaded in properly.
I was expecting dramatic, dynamic improvements like with so many of the Skyrim mods, but this is just 120 mods of minor changes and preferences, not huge improvements. In some cases I’d argue they’re deteriorations.
Perhaps in the full game the environments would look substantially better but I have no interest in finding out, nothing I’ve seen in the opening minute or 2 convinces me I should, indeed, from reading other comments here I’m more convinced that it would be a waste of my time and that there aren’t substantial improvements to be found.
I’ve always been one to mod Fallout 4 so it looks nothing like the original but this was a particularly bad mod showcase. I prefer the original here, mostly.
The modded version looks way worse. blur, over saturated, cartoon character faces… wtf
Man is this trash or what?!? Like, not even a single “upgrade” I can see in any facet.
Sure hope that what they got paid and or the “free stuff” wasn’t much for this.