We’re now less than a week away from Fallout 4’s long-awaited next-gen update, which is set to release on April 25, bringing with it a host of platform-specific tweaks and some fresh goodies that will be available for free. The only problem if you’re on PC is that updates (especially big ones) tend to wreak havoc on mods when they’re first released, but modding platform Nexus Mods is taking some steps to try and make that transition Not that difficult. Headache.
That’s good news, because if you couldn’t stop yourself from playing the new version of Fallout 4 after watching Amazon’s Fallout TV show, which is now confirmed to be getting a second season, you’re probably not alone. So, while this doesn’t include Fallout: London, which is a bit different, things will likely look something like this when the update drops.
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In a new article, Nexus Mods community manager Pickysaurus has shared some overview of the issues that Fallout 4 updates can cause when it comes to mods, as well as some handy steps the site is taking to help you resolve them. The initial aftermath of its arrival.
Noting that these expected effects “were all speculative until Bethesda” [provides] For more details on the update details, they outline that “it will almost certainly be incompatible with the Fallout 4 Script Extender” [at] release, which will temporarily prevent the use of any mods that require F4SE to run. “We wanted to give the F4SE team a few days of sneak peeks to give them a head start,” Pickysaurus added, noting that support for the new Epic Games Store version of the game Script extender support may not eventually become a reality.
The community manager also noted that “even if F4SE is compatible, advanced mods may require separate updates” and that “any legacy mods (i.e. mods created purely using the Creation Kit) may require some minor tweaks and updates based on changes to the underlying game ” – especially if the latter happens to “interact with a quest or location that Bethesda has fixed.”
So, to help you out, Nexus Mods has introduced some very useful new tags that can be applied to mods, letting you know at a glance whether they are currently compatible with next-gen updates. These tags will appear on the mod page below the upload date and author information, and will read “Suitable for next-gen updates” if either status has been confirmed as “Suitable for next-gen updates” or “Broken in next-gen updates” “Broken in next generation update” or “Corrupted in next generation update”. case.
They can be added by mod authors, people on the Nexus Mods team, or moderators – although users can also add them via a voting system, which requires at least three “yes”s to add a tag.
Alternatively, if you want to block Fallout 4 updates, allowing you to continue playing the game as before, albeit without access to any of the update’s new tweaks or content, here’s a guide to help while you wait for all the issues to be fixed .
That’s it, no need to panic.
Oh, and also, if you’re looking for cool Fallout 4 mods to try out right now, here’s one that adds a really cool version of Lucy McClane’s tranquillizer pistol to the game, and here’s one for Mod contributed by Walton Goggins fans.