Fallout 4 Optimization Mods
Share.Make it look pretty.By andhas only been out for two weeks, but never underestimate the PC gaming community – there are already a ton of awesome mods out there to change up your adventures in the Wasteland.Last week, we checked out a bunch of awesome, but random to get a feel for the variety modders had to offer so far. This week we decided to focus on graphical/environmental enhancement mods and optimization tweaks that will help you get the beautiful open world of Fallout 4 looking (and performing) just the way you want it.As a reminder, remember to always exercise caution when downloading files from the internet, even if they are from trusted sources. With that said, let's dive in!Pip-Boy ShadowsIf you want a bit more mood in your late-night exploring, or if you're just really into realism, the Pip-Boy Shadows mod by McGuffin is for you. All this mod does is allow the projection of shadows from light sources cast by the Pip-Boy, headlamps, and Power Armor.Find a download link and installation instructions on.Enhanced WastelandFor a more vibrant Wasteland, check out the Enhanced Wasteland Preset from Razed. This mod is a ReShade Framework/SweetFX preset that aims to make the world of Fallout 4 look less 'washed out.' .WET - Water Enhancement TexturesGames are getting a lot better at making fantastic looking water, but if you're still not happy with the way it looks and feels, there are always a ton of water enhancement mods out there to choose from. We checked out WET - Water Enhancement Textures from SparrowPrince, a mod that tries to make the water in Fallout 4 look more dynamic and realistic, specifically with regards to the rippling and foam textures.Find a download link and installation instructions on.FO4 RainSpeaking of water.
It's always nice to have realistic weather effects in games that offer dynamic conditions. The FO4 Rain mod from ramccoid retextures the rain in Fallout 4 to look less like, as its creator calls it, 'a blurry something.' This doesn't just tweak the rain itself, but the look of the ripples the rain causes too.Find a download link and installation instructions on.Fallout Texture Overhaul StarsThis mod from Gorgulla offers a complete overhaul for Fallout 4's night sky, giving its starscape a jump from 1K to 4K. If you want a better view while wandering the Wasteland at night, you're gonna want to give this one a go.Find a download link and installation instructions on.Texture Optimization ProjectIf performance and high framerate is more important to you than graphical fidelity, you might want to check out torcher's Texture Optimization Project. As the name suggests, this mod attempts to improve the framerate of Fallout 4 by reducing what the modder believes are some unnecessarily large texture sizes, while still maintaining visual quality.Find a download link and installation instructions on.FAR - Faraway Area Reform (LOD)Another mod from SparrowPrince, Faraway Area Reform is a texture mod that makes faraway areas appear more detailed.
One of the most exciting parts about open world games is spotting an area of interest in the distance and making the long trek over to investigate. Perhaps this mod will add a bit more clarity to your discoveries.Find a download link and installation instructions on.Dynamic Shadow BoostIf you're tired of the framerate drops you might experience in heavily populated areas, The FPS Dynamic Shadows mode from Alexander Blade might be for you. This is essentially a plugin that lets you customize the draw distance of shadows based on your desired framerate, so instead of having Fallout 4 render shadows the same way in every area, risking performance drops, you have a bit more control.Find a download link and installation instructions on.
Fallout 4 graphics modsThere are loads of ENBs and Reshade mods out there that can dramatically alter Fallout’s appearance through post-processing wizardry, but I’m rather partial to the Enhanced Wasteland Preset, which has been around forever. If you find the Commonwealth a bit too gloomy, then this might be exactly the panacea you’re looking for, significantly livening up the world with more vibrant colours and lighting.If the thought of pretty colours makes you violently retch, and even the default appearance is too chipper for you, then Stalker Lightning might be more up your street. By draining the world of its vibrancy, the Commonwealth starts to look a lot like STALKER’s Zone. You will feel depressed, and maybe you’ll even start questioning why you’re fighting your way through this miserable world (it’s for your terrible son), but that’s all part of the post-apocalyptic experience.Enhanced Lights and FX tackles Fallout 4’s derelict interiors, overhauling ambient lights, light sources and visual effects, generally creating more moody, atmospheric indoor areas. It’s great if you’re wanting darker dungeon romps, too, though that’s far from the only reason to add this to your mod library.
And despite the big changes and vastly improved lighting, you shouldn’t notice much of an FPS drop.True Storms is a beefy weather overhaul that takes Fallout 4’s slightly subdued storms and cranks them up to Biblical proportions. Like the best graphics and weather mods, this one is very much in keeping with vanilla Fallout 4, but it makes weather a lot more intense and varied, while adding more gameplay ramifications, such as Ghoul attacks during radiation storms and noise reduction when it’s raining.Blood! It’s everywhere in Fallout 4. Sometimes it’s yours, sometimes it’s from someone you killed and sometimes it’s just being used in lieu of paint by an overly-enthusiastic maniac. Since you’re going to be seeing so much of it, you might as well make it look good. Enhanced Blood Textures replaces Fallout 4’s blood smears with HD versions, while introducing blood pools, Synths that bleed oil and more types of blood stains.
Fallout 4 Optimization Mods Pc
Delicious.Vivid Fallout – All in One combines all of the Vivid Fallout texture mods in one huge mod. Terrain, trees, rocks, roads and bridges all get a sexy upgrade, and without a performance cost. It actually uses less VRAM than the original textures. You can also find separate downloads for each individual component, so if you only want to improve the natural landscape, or just bridges, you can do that.The Texture Optimization Project is more of a performance mod than a graphics overhaul. It takes the original Fallout 4 textures and replaces them with compressed and resized versions.
If your PC is straining and a wobbly FPS is giving you a headache, these textures might be a big help. There’s very little loss of quality, but a noticeable performance boost.Weather mods can increase Fallout 4’s dynamism, but when the rad storms finish or the mist clears up, the world is left the same. Fallout 4 Seasons transforms the Commonwealth completely, making it feel like a more mutable place.
In winter, frost and snow covers the ground, killing off plants, while the spring thaw sees greenery pushing throw the ice and flowers starting to bloom once more. Unfortunately, the seasons don’t change on their own. You can only have one season installed at a time, and to switch them you’ll need to pay a quick visit to your mod manager. I love how, despite this, the mod attempts to simulate the slow shifting of the seasons with the additions of the spring thaw and first frost mods, letting you gradually move from winter to spring or autumn to winter.