Fallout 4: Players defend themselves against the next-gen update with mods

Normally, as a gamer you should be happy when a game is dusted off with a major update and optimized for current consoles. In the case of Fallout 4, things backfired. In addition to the rather minor improvements and loveless additional content, the modding scene in particular is in turmoil. Many of the community mods that have been maintained over the last few years no longer work after the patch. But now the modders are fighting back.

On paper, the content of the “next-gen patch” for the popular Fallout 4 actually sounds quite nice: a decent frame rate boost, for example, or some new, free Creation Club content like the quest “When Pigs Fly”. There are even some new weapons as a reward for the quest, but unfortunately they are completely buggy, shoot exclamation marks or are directly invisible. Bethesda definitely needs to improve this.

The update also represents a serious blow to the modding community, which has provided the game with new content and modifications over the last almost 10 years after its release. After the patch, many players can no longer access their modded saves.

The huge community expansion Fallout: London was particularly hard hit, whose long-awaited release had to be postponed until further notice due to the update. And the loss of the Fallout 4 Script Extender, on which many other modifications depend, is particularly problematic.

So it’s no wonder that mods that reverse the update are particularly popular on the Nexus Mods modding platform at the moment.

By the way, buyers of the GOG version have an unexpected advantage. The update has not yet been rolled out on GOG.com.

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So we can only hope that the modders can “recover” from the update as soon as possible. After all, we would otherwise have to do without such great modifications as the appearance of the ghoul from the Fallout television series in Fallout 4.