guide Fallout IV for Beginners - V3.2.9 (Outdated)

Cloud_1 · April 9, 2022

So a little note on PSUs, there are three main PSU manufacturers in the world. Not EVGA, Corsair, Asus,Gigabyte,MSI,even XFX make their own PSUs, they simple spec and rebrand the main manufacter. Those are Super flower, Seasonic, and FSP/Sparkle. So even a Rosewill Castle PSU(MFG:Super flower) is a great unit. Look at this chart to begin to understand , and remember Gold,Platinum,Titanium basically change the warranty period.

Here is the link, even with rebranders not all PSUs are made the same

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40/

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Aylis · April 10, 2022

The interaction of mods can become quite interesting. It looks like 'Goodneighbor Expanded' happily ignores the additions of 'Ketaros Treasures'. I've found three items of KT after switching to 'Better Goodneighbors' for my tests of 'Fallout 4 AI Overhaul'. Those didn't exist while using 'GE' (i already checked the spots before).

So for compability reasons i'll switch to 'Better Goodneighbors' with the next update.

Mods to remove

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Grimey Puddles (flickering puddle fix) Gets replaced Thanks for finding this.

Better Female Walk ''

Alternative Walk Animation ''

PBR Materials Project - Metal Redundant

Modern Weapon Replacer - AKM Complex - FOMOD Installer

Goodneighbor Expanded

Better Third Rail

Mods to add

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Don't Stop Protecting Me This protects the wandering trader.

Diamond City The Wall Retexture Subtle but very good

LC's UHD Feral Ghoul Apparel Improves their rags

LC's UHD Skeletons Way better than vanilla

LC's UHD Skeleton Wardrobe ''

ZeX-ZBG Now we get random bodies for NPC

CRIDOWSKIN - HPFR Patch (Seamless face - 2k) Patch

(Optional) Large iris of eyes Subtle improvement

?This might look off on some presets for a player character.

Companion - Heather Casdin

Companion - I'm Darlene

FGEP Tank Tweak Fix Improved Patch

WTTO - Default to Off Patch Patch

(Optional) Custom Concrete Walls with Window Glass Concrete without the steel frame? YES!

NPC Accuracy Revised Refines combat

Fallout 4 AI Overhaul Immersion

JUST NEW FEMALE ANIMATIONS Replaces two animation packs

Enclave Power Armor This is a very goodlooking one.

AKM - Assault Rifle Additional AKM

AKM - HandmadeRifle Replacer with Tactical Sprint Replacing the 'Handmade Rifle' in Nuka-World

Diamond City Vendor Clutter Small but noticable difference

Diamond City Entrance Map Marker Bugfix

F4AIO Welcome to Fallon's Revisited Patch

Better Goodneighbor Replacement for 'Goodneighbor Expanded'

F4AIO Better Goodneighbor Patch

Better Third Rail - Previsibines and Fixes Replacement for 'Better Third Rail'

?We DO NOT need the other patch!

(Optional) Scavenger's Apartment Cramped and dirty. Perfect for 'Goodneighbor'

(Optional) Better Goodneighbor and Scavengers Appartment Patch

Phase 4 An Institute Expansion Improved Institute

Fixed flickering puddles Replaces 'Grimey Puddles (flickering puddle fix)' and 'PBR Materials Project'

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1.1 Nuka World

1.2 Loose Files

Install

Thankfully the changes work without causing issues or requiring a new game (just make sure your save isn't in Goodneighbor).

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I think i finally found a solution for the 'broken' AKM (the ones you have to repair). The replacer didn't get updated and seems to be the problem. Running more tests to make sure it really works and doesn't cause issues somewhere else. Added the fix.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Aylis

jaeos · April 10, 2022

On 4/9/2022 at 3:44 PM, Cloud_1 said:

So a little note on PSUs, there are three main PSU manufacturers in the world. Not EVGA, Corsair, Asus,Gigabyte,MSI,even XFX make their own PSUs, they simple spec and rebrand the main manufacter. Those are Super flower, Seasonic, and FSP/Sparkle. So even a Rosewill Castle PSU(MFG:Super flower) is a great unit. Look at this chart to begin to understand , and remember Gold,Platinum,Titanium basically change the warranty period.

Here is the link, even with rebranders not all PSUs are made the same

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40/

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Maybe i didn't see it. but this was simply stating that trhe 1600w evga supernova is best in tier from what i understood, and not it was rebranded.

EVGA | Supernova G2(L) / GT / GS =>850W / P2 / PS / T2 (<=1200W/1600W)

Cloud_1 · April 11, 2022

3 hours ago, jaeos said:

Maybe i didn't see it. but this was simply stating that trhe 1600w evga supernova is best in tier from what i understood, and not it was rebranded.

EVGA | Supernova G2(L) / GT / GS =>850W / P2 / PS / T2 (<=1200W/1600W)

Here is your proof of who makes those. I suggest looking up the manufacturer tables like I have for each PSU. I purchased my G2 750w because it was made by Superflower, who has one of the best reputations on the market.

https://www.custompcguide.net/evga-power-supply-units-comparison-all-series/#:~:text=The G2%2C P2 series are,on their own Leadex platform.

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Cloud_1 · April 11, 2022

Here is the link that shows whosee whatsey in PSUs

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/psu-manufacturer-oem,2729.html

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Edited April 11, 2022 by Cloud_1

jaeos · April 11, 2022

2 hours ago, Cloud_1 said:

Here is your proof of who makes those. I suggest looking up the manufacturer tables like I have for each PSU. I purchased my G2 750w because it was made by Superflower, who has one of the best reputations on the market.

https://www.custompcguide.net/evga-power-supply-units-comparison-all-series/#:~:text=The G2%2C P2 series are,on their own Leadex platform.

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Oh i didn't doubt you in the slightest, i just thought i was missing something and was asking for clarification on how you discovered this knowledge.

Though in your second link i was suprised in win builds their own psu. Might be something to look at for a future build..

alaunus01 · April 11, 2022

Apologies again for more hardware discussion.

1) ATX3.0 PSUs will become relevant later this year (with the new 12+4pin 450/600w connector)

2) Only looking at that bloody 80plus certification has been stupid for a while now. At the very least look for additional cybenetics certifications.

Aylis · April 11, 2022

LL is extremely sluggish (adding links or updating posts) and buggy (uploads fail) for me.

I managed to upload the predone bodyslides for the sneakers but had no success with the files for 'VTAW Wardrobe' (6th attempt of an upload failed too). Hopefully this will finally work tomorrow. For now, 'til i can properly reupload it, please use the file in this post instead.

The AKM seems to work now. It shows up fine on traders and can be found in the commonwealth. I've updated the list of planned changes.

For those who think Ivy is a bit too much i added two alternatives of improved companions.

Edited April 11, 2022 by Aylis

Cloud_1 · April 11, 2022

I second the slow LL website. And just clarification, I was just sharing resources , I very very surprised to see that there were so few PSU manufactures and want to help all get the best bang for the buck. That said Corsair had a run of substandard 800w PSUs a few years back that blew apart within the first year, so buyer informed data is a must.

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Cloud_1 · April 11, 2022

For those who think Ivy is a bit too much i added two alternatives of improved companions.

Wait..what..LOL... never heard of such a thing before?

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MainZoe · April 12, 2022

Hi, i didnt found anyone with this problem. Im installing all the mods in order and for some reason, the "Wattz Laser Gun" mod make my character stay in T pose and cant move in 3rd person, even without the weapon. If i switch to 1st person i can move freely. I tryed installing the animation fix but does a CTD after entering the world (usually testing in console -coc Vault111ext-). Tryed reemplacing without the fix animation but still stays in T pose. Someone know what could be wrong?

Just in case, i give the crash log. Hope someone could help me with that.

Btw, sorry if my english was bad. Any advice on my english is welcome

crash-2022-04-12-19-15-32.log

Aylis · April 12, 2022

@MainZoe

T-Posing usually is a missing or broken animation.

I'd try to redownload and then reinstall the mod.

jaeos · April 14, 2022

On 4/12/2022 at 2:24 PM, MainZoe said:

Hi, i didnt found anyone with this problem. Im installing all the mods in order and for some reason, the "Wattz Laser Gun" mod make my character stay in T pose and cant move in 3rd person, even without the weapon. If i switch to 1st person i can move freely. I tryed installing the animation fix but does a CTD after entering the world (usually testing in console -coc Vault111ext-). Tryed reemplacing without the fix animation but still stays in T pose. Someone know what could be wrong?

Just in case, i give the crash log. Hope someone could help me with that.

Btw, sorry if my english was bad. Any advice on my english is welcome

crash-2022-04-12-19-15-32.log 74.41 kB · 0 downloads

As @Aylisstated. download the mod again, you may have a corrupted download for one of the mods, since you are able to move in 1st person and not 3rd can you fire the weapon in 1st person without issue? if so, try re-downloading the animation fixes and re-installing that. If you cannot shoot in 1st person, reinstall the watts main mod. The other possible issue is load order (i do not think it is, but it never hurts to double check) in making sure that wattz laser gun is above wattz animation fixes since one replaces the esp of the other. If not in order, then the wrong one wins and the animation fixes will not work even with a good install. they should look like this

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Aylis · April 14, 2022

Finished 'Far Harbor' for the first time. What a ride... So far i think that is the best DLC for FO4.

Another thing is the level of my char. First time i topped lvl 100 without either breaking the savegame via modding or having to restart to make sure everything works. When it comes to stability i'm very happy with the current build and CTD seem to be a thing of the past.

Some of the icon patches have to be remade as the parent mod got updated.

The first testruns of 'Weapon - Combined Icon Patch' is looking good so far. A few more tweaks and it should be ready for release (and replace more than a dozen separate patches). In the long run i hope to create one patch for all of the nonoptional mods to improve the loading time of the game.

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O.o

Just saw the naming some OA use... We got something like this here:

[Mod] - SA58 - Receiver, Improved

[Mod] Receiver - Improved Receiver

[Mod] Receiver - Improved

[Mod] Receiver, Improved

[Mod] Receiver - Improved Material

In other words, the naming is all over the place. To change that i have to manually rework every single entry as the used script doesn't help in this regard. This will take hours to get through, but then we'll have something like:

[Mod] Improved Receiver (Weapon)

And then i have to repeat the same process for barrels, scopes, magazines, ammunition...

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Looks to be roughly 1-2 hours per weapon (depending on how much i have to retype/change).

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Around 60% is done now. Thankfully i'm getting to the end of it and the worst ones are already modified.

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Almost done. I managed to retroactively add patches to existing ones (thats why it is 'Almost done'). So far i integrated 40 52 71(!) separate patches into 4 files. If all goes well i can add more tomorrow and then it hopefully will end up being only one patch for the nonoptional mods.

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Main work is done! I managed to integrate 75 separate patches into 2 Files (got to check if i can combine those too). Now it gets into the last stage: looking for errors... And SQUASH the little?!

Loading times seem to have improved quite a bit. Soonish i'll update the guide and compare it to my build here (just to make sure i havn't overlooked or forgotten something). But for now i need a small break. I've been typing for days...

Then i'll make a new thread for the combined icon patches (unless i find something i have to fix immediately).

Btw. the patch for the new 'Enclave Power Armor' works. Ideally this will give me an idea to fix the 'Children of Atom Power Armor'.

Edited April 18, 2022 by Aylis

Aylis · April 19, 2022

16 hours ago, Auxitism said:

Im just going by the opening post ... hope I don't miss stuff

Don't forget to check this post too.

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The 'Children of Atom Power Armor' finally got working icons. Trying to fix the items which got the wrong one...

Edited April 19, 2022 by Aylis

ducatiashe · April 19, 2022

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Going through the list now as a base that works with Lovers lab but am I missing CBBE installed somewhere in the list or does Fusion Girl now work as CBBE also? I can see there are a lot of Mods in your list that list CBBE as a Prerequisite. I just want to make sure I didn't miss installing CBBE somewhere if I need it.

Sorry my mod knowledge is like three years old so I am not totally up to date yet.

I just have always had a hard time getting the adult animation to work on my own with my mods so I decided to see if I could get an idea by installing your list.

Thanks for all your work on FO4 and Skyrim.

Ashley.

I see rather than putting a picture of myself I guess I should do my character lol!

Aylis · April 19, 2022

@ducatiashe

All mods that require CBBE have been patched to use FG instead. The few exceptions (i think there are only two ?) to this work fine in this build.

jaeos · April 20, 2022

7 hours ago, ducatiashe said:

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. Going through the list now as a base that works with Lovers lab but am I missing CBBE installed somewhere in the list or does Fusion Girl now work as CBBE also? I can see there are a lot of Mods in your list that list CBBE as a Prerequisite. I just want to make sure I didn't miss installing CBBE somewhere if I need it.

Sorry my mod knowledge is like three years old so I am not totally up to date yet.

I just have always had a hard time getting the adult animation to work on my own with my mods so I decided to see if I could get an idea by installing your list.

Thanks for all your work on FO4 and Skyrim.

Ashley.

I see rather than putting a picture of myself I guess I should do my character lol!

if you add in clothing (such as easy girl) make sure you get the fusion girl conversions as well. There are extra bones in fusion girl that are not in cbbe. and some things you may need to go to some obsure site to get a fusion girl conversion for a mod you can't even download anymore but you have it and it looks really stupid that the outfits will not work but the mod author deleted the mod even though it was a great mod and was interesting as hell to play.. ok.. rant over.. but yeah,, get the fusion girl conversions..

*Decopauge123* · April 20, 2022

@Aylis Thank You! for your work on this Guide.

One note: In the textures section, the mod link labeled Red Rocket got a new interior wall paint takes you to the Fallout 4 HD Overhaul files page.

Based on the mod name you posted, I'm guessing you wanted it to go to either Rockin' Red Rocket or Really Red Rocket.

Consider changing that mod link to

Rockin' Red Rocket or Really Red Rocket

and let modders choose one.

Edited April 20, 2022 by Decopauge123

Aylis · April 20, 2022

2 hours ago, Decopauge123 said:

One note: In the textures section, the mod link labeled Red Rocket got a new interior wall paint takes you to the Fallout 4 HD Overhaul files page.

Thats correct. Luxor originally deleted the file, but i refused to let that happen and wrote him. Now it is back in that thread and you have to scroll down a bit.

Also i'm working on my own version for Red Rocket. ?

A complete rebuild of 'Start Me Up - Starlight Drive In' is getting finished, 'Start Me Up - Red Rocket' is next.

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'Vtaw Utility' doesn't really fit, 'Osare Undies Set' (Osare Undies Set - FG Bodyslide Preset) on the other hand looks good. I might add it.

Randomized bodies (for NPC) is working too. But i have to rework the uploaded body and the predone bodyslides for it. Otherwise the proportions can get too extreme and will look bad.

Edited April 20, 2022 by Aylis

*Decopauge123* · April 20, 2022

1 hour ago, Aylis said:

Thats correct. Luxor originally deleted the file, but i refused to let that happen and wrote him. Now it is back in that thread and you have to scroll down a bit.

Also i'm working on my own version for Red Rocket. ?

A complete rebuild of 'Start Me Up - Starlight Drive In' is getting finished, 'Start Me Up - Red Rocket' is next.

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'Vtaw Utility' doesn't really fit, 'Osare Undies Set' (Osare Undies Set - FG Bodyslide Preset) on the other hand looks good. I might add it.

Randomized bodies (for NPC) is working too. But i have to rework the uploaded body and the predone bodyslides for it. Otherwise the proportions can get too extreme and will look bad.

Thanks, Got it,

Aylis · April 21, 2022

12 hours ago, Auxitism said:

Hard inject or Quest inject ?

How about you decide for yourself? There are informations in the installer for what each option does.

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If we need patches i usually add them to the description (or they are in the group 'Patches' further down).

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The randomized body of 'BodyTalk' works as it is, so there's no change needed (Just don't forget to use one preset for the bodyslides). This is the first time i see something like this actually working without causing issues.

Adding the required files to 'Planned Changes'. I'm also rechecking the files for physics. Hopefully they'll work better now.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Aylis

DarthNyriss · April 21, 2022

A little news (as I understand it.)

As you may or may not know, there are - or were - several expansion projects in the works. Fallout Miami, New Vegas 2, Fallout London and Capital Wasteland, the remake of the Fallout 3 world in Fallout 4. I say were, because it would seem Miami, and Capital Wasteland, have both ceased development. Whether this is permanent or temporary I'm not sure. I'll do some digging and let everyone know. I'm personally looking forward to London as it'd be the first Fallout-related project set outside the U.S. and NV2 seems to be proceeding apace since I've heard nothing about it stopping any time soon.

Aylis - I have to say I'm envious of your CTD-less gameplay. I've found mine suffers from the BA2 limit bug. Loose files for me, it would seem. Fortunately I have the drive space. For the moment, anyway.

Aylis · April 21, 2022

3 hours ago, Auxitism said:

ive read and googled about the high heels system and stil don't know what the esp / no esp option is for.

It is simply that you can decide if you want an ESP or not. Some mods might require the ESP, but the guide works with just the scripts (otherwise i'd have mentioned it).

Btw thanks for the info of 'Grimy Puddles'. ?That was new for me.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Aylis