Summary
Bethesda games owe a lot of their success to mods, andFallout 4is no exception. The games on their own are great, but mods add a massive amount of replay value for players starting a new playthrough. Mods help older titles feel more modern and add vital improvements that a game needs.
Fallout 4’s top mods give a perfect image of what the game most needs through player demand. The top mods each have millions of downloads and show the best mods that players will run. This list will ignore mods that work behind the scenes or allow other mods to function.
8Armorsmith Extended
Downloads: 10,554,384
It’s no miracle that the most downloaded mod forFallout 4is one that overhauls the clothing system. With the help ofArmorsmith Extended, players can dress up their characters in more style and customization.
Outfits and armor can be equipped together, hats can be worn with bandannas andthe ballistic weavecan be added to everything. This mod improves the base game clothing system and performs a total of sixteen alterations to the game, all of which improve the armor system and give the player more freedom.
7Full Dialogue Interface
Downloads: 6,258,626
Fallout 4hasmore dialogue thanSkyrimandFallout 3combined. Yet all the good writing inFallout 4can be overshadowed at times by players guessing at what the dialogue options mean.
Full Dialogue Interfacewill display the entire line spoken by the character instead of a rephrase. The mod also improves the UI for dialogue and the ability to use number keys to select the desired dialogue choice. The mod also has an option to maintain the sarcastic reply and not spoil the main character’s witty humor.
6True Storms
Downloads: 6,202,825
With a name likeTrue Storms, little explanation is needed about what the mod does. Despite the state of the post-nuclear apocalypse, storms are tame and lack intensity. True Storms reworks the weather system inFallout 4and adds new storm systems, sound effects, radiation rain, and particle effects as well.
The overhauled sounds add a deeper intensity to the commonwealth and help immerse players in the radiated wastelands.Weather mods forFallout 4are essential for any playthrough as they all breathe life into the commonwealth, despite the irony.
5Ponytail Hairstyles
Downloads: 5,199,015
The base game options for hairstyles inFallout 4are outdated and leave a lot to be desired.Ponytail Hairstylesadds 32 unique hairstyles and all feature physics. Despite the name, the mod has hairstyles that are not ponytail variants.
Ponytail Hairstyles is not the only hair mod forFallout 4,but the textures elevate the vanilla style and do not alter the hair too much. Other hair mods add hairstyles that may not match a post-apocalyptic world, which gives Ponytail Hairstyles a large advantage.
4The Eyes Of Beauty
Downloads: 4,908,165
Immersive mods inFallout 4generally focus on HUD improvements, weather overhauls, or better lighting. The base game eyes inFallout 4are a little dark and soulless, butThe Eyes Of Beautyfixes this issue.
The Eyes Of Beauty brightens up the eyes and doubles the base game eye resolution. This mod will replace some of the vanilla eyes and adds several new eye colors to the game. The new colors range from turquoise, purple, copper, dark brown, and hazel.
3Place Everywhere
Downloads: 4,833,991
The building mechanics forFallout 4give the ability tobuild a variety of things, but players may feel too restricted by where they can build. Players can have more creative freedom if they canPlace Everywhere. This mod removes most building restrictions and even allows players to move workshop benches and power armors.
The mod allows players to undo their last 10 actions while building by using the backspace key and makes precise positioning of objects easier. Place Everywhere is essential for anyone seeking to invest in exploring the building mechanics ofFallout 4.
2Homemaker
Downloads: 4,692,187
Nothing makes a house feel like a home more than good decoration.Homemakeradds a staggering 100 new craftable objects for decoration and allows many base game objects to be crafted.Fallout 4is among thebest RPGs with a housing systemand Homemaker expands the decor system even more.
The decorative objects work indoors and outdoors, with new items ranging from functioning streetlights, refrigerators, satellite dishes, dumpsters, new tables and chairs, couches, bookshelves, and more. Players will spend countless hours building settlements with their new arsenal of decor.
1Improved Map With Visible Roads
Downloads: 4,632,213
With a straightforward name likeImproved Map With VIsible Roads, players already know what the mod offers. The vanilla map is lackluster and is only helpful for vague directions and fast traveling. The Improved Map mod offers anextremely detailed map ofFallout 4with clear roads, train tracks, accurate map marker placement, and numbered grid lines.
The mod provides three levels of brightness and has support for theFar HarborDLC as well. The higher contrast of the new map spoils players with an easy-to-use design that is excellent for players who love to rely on a map to navigate.
