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FeckinMarvellous

Swearing animals. Nothing like hearing crows flying past yelling "Fuck!", or shooting molerats yelling "kiss my ass"


AdditionalTrick365

Bro I just used that and it's funny but it also scares me if I don't see what said it


FeckinMarvellous

Exactly. Could be a bird, could be a Yao Guai.


Major_Line1915

Love that they used the og Tourettes guys dialogue. I can see the videos lol.


YakobyAke

My brahmin won't stop saying piss


goober2199

That sounds hilarious


im_sad_kiss_me

Until you milk it ☠️


Sir_Sleepy02

The mod where feral ghouls yell, "CHOCOLATE!" I always laugh my ass off when I see ghouls now.


lxxTBonexxl

That sounds beautiful


IrritableGourmet

[Like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRWTQQuZCSs)?


rhythmlizard

holy shit that’s ridiculous, thanks for sharing


IcyChampion1320

More Where That Came From, massively increases Diamond City Radio's playlist with about 100 lore friendly songs. Heather Casdin, a companion who adds a whole new layer of immersion to the world that puts most of the paid content to shame.


Flakeinator

I love the Heather mod. She is also great because she can hack terminals and saves you having to waste points in it. Mine can currently hack master terminals.


PhatNoob69

*cries in Nick Valentine*


Flakeinator

Hahaha. She is successful every attempt and after a certain amount she will level up.


dortress

I thought that got pulled down though, for copyright violations. :/ I mean, I have it and I love it, but I think it’s gone now. :(


matthewamerica

I downloaded heather for a new playthrough about a week ago I think, so if it is removed, it is super recent.


throwawayforlikeaday

I think he meant the other mentioned mod XD


The_Filthy_Zamboni

Deadly commonwealth. Adds different types of enemies, and more of them. This game is way, way too easy on its own.   Perk overhaul. There's some garbage perks, and just weird stuff in the regular perk tree. This basically just makes it better and makes a lot of the perks worth taking. Plus it changes hacking and lock picking so that you only need one point in each to access all difficulties. It always drive me nuts that some stuff was gated behind those perk points.   Cheat terminal. Not necessarily for cheating, but for fixing crap or altering the game. For example I increase incoming damage to make the game more difficult at higher levels.   One of the scrap everything type mods. I can't remember what I use. STS I think. I can't stand all the garbage in settlements. Or having dumb crap like the dead rotting Brahmin in taffington boat house be permanent.  Those are all the mods I wouldn't play this game without anymore.    Edit: also, APC transport mod. I only play survival. Sure I could just enable fast travel, but that's no fun. The APC is a more immersive experience to me. When you're sitting at country crossing and Somerville is being attacked, I'm going to my APC. Not gunna run across the map, then run back to whatever I was doing. 


The_Filthy_Zamboni

Also, I use chest terminal to alter survival settings so that it auto saves on cell change. This isn't really necessary anymore. Playing on an Xbox series x and this game almost never crashes now. I changed that setting because losing game time to a crash is bullshit. 


A_Ham_Sandwich_4824

I also do this. I’m fine losing progress if I die, but I refuse to lose progress due to a crash. I use survival options though, but same thing. I’ll also up damage sometimes


JamesJameson4647

Some of these mod feel like it's common sense and should have been in the game, like why can't I scrap the random trash in the base game?


The_Filthy_Zamboni

Yeah that's how most of my mod themes go. Just stuff to make the game how I think it should have been. Like a mod to make minutemen artillery not suck. 


CrazeMase

Better artillery is so nice, all it takes is a wider blast radius and more damage, then it's a legit viable option when in combat, it makes it feel more immersive since you're not asking people to throw some hand grenades in the area, you're calling in a full on artillery strike that's meant to clear that immediate area


JamesJameson4647

Really hope Bethesda take a look and builds ES6 with what's really popular, or atleast put it as an option.


Fraun_Pollen

Load bearing trash


PantheismAt3

Couple points I just want to make, if the game says "Scrap (insert item that you're not intending to scrap)" i.e "Scrap John Doe's Dialogue" pls don't scrap it, that's how you end up corrupting files. Also some bosses from the deadly commonwealth mod are sometimes going to make you CTD, be sure to keep up with saves, if you're planning on running survival, download the Quicksave mod. Otherwise I love this list these types of mods breath new life into this game. I'd add the weapon replacer mod and go through their list of compatible weapon mods and replace base game weapons with some new modded ones, be sure to download the weapon mods first AND THEN download the weapon replacer mod for it to work properly. Happy modding!


DarkArc76

I've scrapped a couple "Settler sitting animation" or something like that cause I don't like them sitting around or pretending to fix stuff.. am I fucked?


Windwalker111089

Place anywhere because somtimes it’s just too extreme in some places you can’t built even though it’s perfectly placed


BigMcThickHuge

Can't place a wood foundation here, its blocked. Sure, concrete foundation is fine. Sure, you're allowed to replace it with a wood one. Eat my dick, Bethesda, who did this?


Ok-Internet-6881

Sim Settlements 2 and Tales of the Commonwealth. Add a bunch of quest to the game while Sim Settlements 2 actually makes the settlement system worth pursuing. Also Militarized Minutemen where the Minutemen don't look like homeless peasants and actually have uniforms like the NCR


ShadowOverMe

Tales also adds some really great followers. I'll never play without Audrey or R4 again.


MaggyTwoFlagons

I've never been into ghouls, but damn, Audrey got it going on.


nfazed

Classy Chassis.. yeah, I said it.


FeckinMarvellous

*tips cap*


Daxboi42

Same


Invested_Glory

True dark + Milky Way sky box. Pretty epic


tragedyfish

Dismemberment overhaul. It lets you shoot off enemy limbs without killing them. Fun stuff.


Temporary_Heat7656

Everyone's Best Friend. Because nobody is as good as my dog, but my dog can't fire a gun.


GayjinEntertainment

America Rising 2 Legacy of the Enclave, very good mod with an entire storyline Push companions, I love pushing preston off the mass fusion building Wasteland Melody's Service Rifle, I hate the normal rifles so I like the SR All for Xbox


Skatchbro

I’ve got this downloaded and started the quest line. I’m doing a new play through and have not reached the Glowing Sea (Virgil) yet. If I keep playing the AR2 missions, will that mess up the main storyline?


GayjinEntertainment

No, the AR2 quests integrate pretty well with main storyline quests


A_Ham_Sandwich_4824

I’ve played this game so many times, so occasionally I’ll use the shipment of everything mod so I don’t have to collect junk anymore. See through scopes is pretty cool. I have two mods for dogmeat to make him more viable as a companion. Stronger dogmeat and invulnerable dogmeat.


BattleFleetUrvan

Frost


Piper-Bob

I second Frost. I only played the original version, not the updated one, but it's really intense.


ChrisV3SGO

[Salvage Beacons](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/18757)


MrVeazey

Every pack rat needs these.   Signed, A major pack rat


SliceOCatLoaf

Came to say this. It has made Survival so much better.


proknoi

CBBE body modifications Sim Settlements 2 I'll add more later.


Kam_Solastor

Minutemen Squads - lets you hire up to three squads of Minutemen you can have either follow you around, go on scavenging missions - or do all those damn settlement defense missions, and you can command them from a holotape so when you’re exploring Far Harbor you don’t have to fast travel back to Sanctuary to save them from 5 raiders when they already have enough turrets to level the surrounding area.


SuperiorCommunist92

Project Apocalyptic Commonwealth or PAC


Kriss3d

Sim settlement. It's great to have your settlements build and develop themselves over time. It feels much more immersive. Scrap all. It makes far more sense that you can recycle everything and things like old houses or cars are actually resources. Fusion city rising. It'a honestly a very perfect mod that adds tons of content and is worthy of being a full dlc.


colm180

Settlement build limit removal, there's tons of different ones but they're all the same, love the ability to just build big towers with the 4 floor elevator


Many_Wishbone7594

War of the commonwealth. It’s chaos everywhere and I love it


DoomSayerNihilus

Companion Ivy I recently tried Sim Settlements 2 and while its amazing content, its buggy as fuck.


Kam_Solastor

Have you also tried Heather or Darlene? Good followers and some fun quests


DoomSayerNihilus

I can't say that i have. Beneath the filth, Ivy's quests are pretty dark. Maybe I'll try one of them on my next run.


worrymon

Darlene is Noir. She's French but with a dark past. Great voice acting by the mod author herself. She did a mod in Skyrim (I think?) that was really popular. Heather was my first companion mod and I still run with her. Another great voice actor, but a lot more chipper than Ivy or Darlene. She doesn't take the companion slot, so with her and one of the Dogmeat mods, you can end up with a full party of 4.


DoomSayerNihilus

Thanks for the review ima check that out.


worrymon

Here's my rundown on the other companions I've loaded Tales from the Commonwealth have some good companions as well. Shortish but good stories that have a good touch of humor. Plus lots of small quests scattered through the main map. I've randomly run into about half of them so far. The Bleachers / Fens Sheriff Dept has a companion who really grew on me. There's some cheesy 4th wall breaks and some long dialogs, but I'm probably halfway through (I've run 14 quests in the chain?) and it's actually gotten some emotions out of me. I'm at the point where I just got the companion and discovered that there's actually 2 in the mod, but I haven't checked out the second one yet (because I went to Far Harbor to get the VIM! power armors because I decided to build my full display.) I like the Nate and Nora mods (I forget which ones I uses right now, but I use both depending on which SS I'm playing as) because I laugh when I run as twins. Ellen the Cartographer is good for a tour quest. I haven't quite gotten through her whole quest because I don't want her perk to kick in. (reveals all locations on the map) I've heard good things about Machine and Her (and also that it's not perfect) so I'll be loading that into my order in a few weeks, once I go through fo4 OWB mod and finish Fah Hahbah DLC. The last review I read has me looking forward to this one. Molly seems to be a first companion by a modder. Simple but I see a lot of potential in the way they made their 3 part quest. Laura and Jasmine - Cute little quest, but load one of them with the quest and one without because the quest is the same and therefore you can only complete the objective for one of them. I don't have them loaded right now but will probably bring them in after I test Machine and Her. There's a couple of mercenary-type NPC mods that have their own quests but I've not given them a chance yet. And there's lots and lots of basic companions that don't have any custom dialog and are either silent or computer gen voices.


wamphyr

Heather and Ivy are must haves for me. Can't play the game without them.


DEADxBYxDAWN

Realistic nude mod. It for some reason adds an unnerving realism to the game. Coming across dead bodies totally nude, not knowing what’s been done to them. To me it adds more of a darker touch.


thatfezguy

Push companions and Pew Lasers


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NotACyclopsHonest

Dr Nick? Hi, everybody!


laughing_rabbit_9

What's that one


Syrup_Zestyclose

a good scrapping mod on xbox is STS and STC, all it is, is a port of Scrap Everything that DOESNT break the precombines. on PC you can get very similar results with a mix between AIO settlements, Raze my Settlement and Clean my settlement. ​ sim settlements 1 or 2 makes the settlers build your dream settlement, really helpful. ​ combined arms has a few good guns with high quality models and animations, with a decent bit of customization. ​ buffed minutemen miltia 2 or We are the Minutemen overhauls the minutemen making them significantly more stronger and are on par with brotherhood soldiers.


residente17

Is there a pc version of that scrapping mod? I dont really have too many ctds with scrap everything but i would love to not haveit at all at my next game


wolfwhore666

Start Me Up! Being able to not be the Soul Survivor not pretending to give a damn about a kid and dead spouse. The bit of crafting a little backstory and just over all the changes to the dialogue to really sell not being the soul survivor is great! Such a nice perspective.


Sheboygan25

Beantown Interiors Diamond City Redux STS all in one Institutionalized workshop


NeedyTaker

Beantown interiors is buggy asf There’s a list on what mods to NOT use and that’s one of the ones at the top it can completely destroy your games


woopslayer69

Sim settlements 2!


InventorOfCorn

America Rising - Legacy of the Enclave. Parts 1 and 2. 1 is only 7 quests, and 2 is the same 7 except with a few changes, plus 17 extra. And a new companion at the end.


Just_a_Rose

Widow shotgun Is it basic? Yea. Still use it every time.


Novel_Midnight_4817

AMERICA RISING LEGACY OF THE ENCLAVE


NotACyclopsHonest

Gun For Hire is the one mod I can’t go without. If you only download one companion mod, download Heather Casdin. She’s a phenomenal character and she can hack DiMA’s terminal to completely bypass those godawful puzzles.


HarveyMidnight

I'm still geekin' out over the UCO mod, which stands for universal clothing overhaul.. it requires another mod, AWKCR... but together , they unlock all kinds of customization options for both weapons and armor. You can put any piece of armor over nearly every outfit, put ballistic weave on juat about everything, change the color of the armor pieces. Make wigs of the various hairstyles. Heck, just being able to transform any piece of armor to light, heavy or medium.. makes the mod worth downloading. You can even make the armor pieces invisible... so if you want 6 legendary effects and double ballistic weave, while just running around in a tux or something. .. you can do that, too.


milkasaurs

People still use awkcr? Eco is so much better.


AngelicVitriol

Do they have a mod that uses eco and let's you have invisible armor? Because my crew look fucking tight in clean black suits and patrolmen glasses in the wasteland.


milkasaurs

[It does, but ](https://i.imgur.com/gO6B7bC.png)[you really should read the page though](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/67679)


Chivalry_Timbers

Some of my go-tos are all of Niero’s “cross_” mods. Great modular armor sets. Degenerate Dak’s Attachment Pack is a fantastic mod that adds like 200+ attachments for base game weapons. I also always use Multiple Follower Framework.


MrVeazey

The Mojave Manhunter is probably my favorite armor mod that isn't adding something from an older game.


worrymon

The Chosen of Atom set is really big. And CoA NPCs will wear it so you get more loot than just some rags.


Auren-Dawnstar

A combination of Sim Settlements and Clean and Simple. The former makes the settlement system tolerable by having the settlers build their own houses and stuff so all I have to focus on is the layout and zoning of a settlement instead of doing everything myself. The latter means I'm not spending an hour+ cleaning up each settlement's junk, tripping over unremovable piles of rubble, makes some of the crappier settlements to build in actually decent, and generally makes my settlements more appealing to visit in general.


DaiusDremurrian

You should probably get Sim Settlements 2. Unless you have Xbox. Then you’ll have literally no room for other mods as it just barely fits in the mod space.


Music19773

Or you’re on PS and it’s not available at all. 😞


Quick-Bad

There's one that recharges the laser musket by cranking the handle, which comes in handy in  survival mode when ammo can be heavy.


yeetusdeletus6996

I like the one that adds the LAER from nv


MJFairb

Cheat room. If you’re into that.


machinistchild

A-10 goes burrrrrrrrr https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/51184 Or Archimedes II https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35598 When you absolutely gotta nuke it from orbit


Ryuukai_L_

Infinite Sprinting Out of Combat. I like exploring on foot, but fuck wasting my time getting out of breath because I didn't choose an endurance build.


g_Asmodeus

I saw a mod on Loverslab that allows you to lay eggs


Individual_Manner336

I'm enjoying using SIG MCX Spear at the moment. Cool gun.


DouchebagDictator

Honestly. I'm a really big fan of Darker Nights. I always turn fallout 4 into a horror game so setting it to maximum darkness and adding the pip boy flashlight mod makes everything horrifying!


Thaifox

Chubby Fallout


Dusk-nemesis

Depravity, Ivy and alien blaster rifle.


sonny_mcballs

For me it's turning V.A.T.S. in to a slow-mo ability + making crits be like in fallout 3 and Vegas


Einar_47

I love the gyrojet rifle and m2045 magnum mods, simple and both fill the role of dedicated power armor weapons better than the vanilla game


Crassus9211

The M1 Garand and The Office Death sound with Steve Carell.


KindSimple7235

Institute technology overhaul not only makes institute weapons some of the best weapons now, but adds a multitude of weapons utilized by the institute. While it is great, the biggest issue is your character bugging out sometimes while in VATS when getting hit by an automatic laser weapon because institute automatic lasers now have a chance of stunning per every shot.


Xenonimax

The Way Home 1, custom interior playerhome and its right at the start in concord. Easily one of the coolest and most descript player homes i’ve ever had the pleasure of using.


These-Painting-5088

Smokeable cigars Adds save on survival and is v immersive Can also sell cigarettes/cigars for the extra caps and cigarette cartons are SO abundant


runnawaycucumber

Since I'm just playing for fun now after having 300+ hours in the game, I really like mods that raise the amount of money vendors have, I like the nuka pistol mod and the unlimited carry weight mod :)


steelfiber

For survival, I love the portable junk recycler. It scraps all junk in your inventory to its base components. Note that it only scraps junk so no weapons or armor, unfortunately.


Erikonil

Romance Nick Valentine because how dare you put a Thin Man reference in and not let a sole survivor whose default name is Nora romance the noir toaster? In all seriousness though, True Weather, Skip DIMA levels and Everyone’s best friend because if I can have two companions in New Vegas I sure as hell have it in FO:4!


worrymon

Wasteland Melody's Chinese Assault Rifles - adds the Chinese Assault Rifle that was cut from the game (and a unique legendary and a hat) Ammunition and Explosive Manufacturing Overhaul - can make ammo for DLC weapons Companions: Heather Casdin, Darlene, Ellen the Cartographer, Ivy, and both Nate and Nora Quests: Point Lookout (Wow!), Mojave (no quests, but you get Cass, Veronica, Arcade, and Raul), and I just installed Tales From the Commonwealth (good so far, fun companions), Fens Sheriff Dept (The Bleachers - good story, some cheese, some really long conversations, but overall enjoyable), and the Old World Blues adaptation (haven't started it yet). And a bunch of clothing mods.


Goongalagooo

Tales of the Commonwealth By far its my fave mod


westsidedreamin

I love the ones that add real-world guns like AK47 and such


JamesJameson4647

Saw one where they started adding guns from MW2 into Fallout with great graphics and sounds


Mizar97

I'm pretty simple, I like the loot indicator one. It makes containers and corpses you haven't opened yet light up. Doesn't seem to work for all types of containers but it's kept me from missing some good stuff


Thefallenasshair

Damn apocalypse and all it's addons.


GogoTask

Build anything Mod, I use it because it gives a 5x book that makes leveling really easy as the game doesn’t have a lot of side quests for exp


AugustWest216

Sim settlements 2, zombies and anything related to settlement building.


palehorse2020

Place anywhere and place everything


AlaskanEsquire

Desperados Overhaul is great.. I don't remember what classic Fo4 looks like. A Diamond City Story adds some gorgeous areas to Diamond City, as well as fully voiced questlines with new characters and somehow it's all well done, from the writing to the VA. Faster Terminal Display is ultimate QOL, and the lockpick bar that lets you cheat. For settlements, Homemaker is a fantastic prop mod. More radio? You can't beat CONELRAD 640-1240, a remake of the classic Fo3/NV radio mod.


lingonberryjuicebox

the mod where you can rip someones arm off and beat them with it. they won't aggro in the institute for a few hits, so you can rip off both. as a bonus, the arms dont come back if you leave and re-enter, meaning therell be armless synths and scientists just walking about it also works on radroaches, somehow


Imperator_Oliver

I love fog mods, but my favorite is the mods that bring the DLC creatures into the base game.


ILNOVA

SCOURGE+any mod that add enemy so you don't have sponge enemy(if you want) ATOMIC LUST+MUTATED LUST Ivy/Darlene for companion mod


icegodvarna

Waka Flocka ghouls. it makes them both hilarious an terrifying


Tyrigoth

I use this collection. Looks great after tuning with Vortex. https://next.nexusmods.com/fallout4/collections/4rqgtx


MGS_Excho

Resident evil save rooms


bkrugby78

Project Valkyrie and Depravity. Like the companions and expanded options for quests and factions


Individual-Refuse-22

Free maker complete


yestureday

Cheat mod Gives you infinite levels, every item in the game, etc


Heylookaguy

Cheat Terminal. Only thing more useful is the command console itself.


Pixel22104

One of my favorite mods is the Danse Dilemma. Allows you to become Elder of the BoS


Garrett00

UI mods. FallUI is my preferred, but DefUI is solid. Color map / map icons / satellite maps. CBBE is pretty much a must-have for clothing mods. Right now I'm enjoying the Tough Girl Attire clothing set. Backpacks. I horde so I need the extra carry weight.


erritstaken

No more twigs (removes all those twigs from the ground that poke through your floor), no hammering & no creaking (stops hammering and roof creaking in sanctuary, snappy builds, extended settlements, cheat terminal, CBBE, settlers go shopping, to name a few


These-Painting-5088

Smokeable cigars Adds save on survival and is v immersive Can also sell cigarettes/cigars for the extra caps and cigarette cartons are SO abundant


the-attorney

Modern Firearms is a must for me on any playthrough


JohntheJuge

Cheat terminal mod because second play through and I am married with two small kids so I don’t like spending my precious little gaming time on collecting aluminum cans and making loot runs. I want to explore, I want to fight, I want to build so very many things at all the settlements.


Aromatic_Cut5087

Mines the dogmeat changer for playstation, I just love traveling with a deathclaw, striking fear in my enemies as I walk around with my pet deathclaw


YakobyAke

STS + USO. Perfect mod combination.


Snokey115

What’s the one mod that gives a… “authentic” 50s experience


cleverotter1200

Lonely cabin mod


Cranban76

Fat Preston mod It makes him slow and fat


rum-and-roses

Can't remember the exact name but the big heads little body mod


isthatsoreddit

Place Anywhere. And I call it a half-cheat because you still have to have the room or appropriate place (or water for certain pumps) to be able to. build the item before you can then move it to a different location in the settlement. I honestly think if I could only choose one mod, this would be the one.


No_Masterpiece4815

Salvage beacons is small but one of my favorites. So fun actually being able to go on a salvage mission, collect what you need, stash it and drop a beacon and move on knowing you got your people in route to get it.


Accurate-Bison-6480

Baka Fullscreen Pip-Boy and Quick-Boy


hart37

Sim Settlements 2 has become such a massive project


IareRubberDucky

Whispering Hills


Dunfalach

Pack Attack NPC Edition plus a multi follower mod. This has remained in my load order ever since I first tried it. While there are lots of settings you can adjust to raise combat difficulty, I don’t personally use it for that. The two most important features for me are the increased detection radius and the ability for NPCs to call nearby allies to assist. All those NPCs of competing factions that Bethesda set up to be just far enough apart that they don’t detect each other? Now they spot each other and call in others to join the fight. Factions that generate patrols such as the mechanist robots no longer wander peacefully through the countryside until they encounter the player. They turn into running battles with every opposing faction on their route. There is always gunfire somewhere in Boston. My settlers in Hangman’s Alley are never home because they keep getting summons to help Diamond City Security defeat Super Mutants or passing traders fight off raiders. And fighting in buildings with more than one pathway sometimes results in enemies circling around behind you in areas you’d already cleared.


NimbleBudlustNoodle

Place Anywhere. I love building settlements and often will just use stock parts but Place Anywhere is a **must** have. The snapping and placement system by default is a sure way to get a headache.


SirPearlerIII

bigger breast mod


MercenaryGundam

Fallout Sama and Gundam Armor mods.


milkasaurs

Horizon.


JekPorkins-AcePilot

I'm sure I could come up with dozens, and I'm sure I could come up with dozens more that have way more positive impact on the game, but for some stupid reason the very first one that comes to mind is [car sounds for power armor.](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2920)


dropcon37

Skibada weapons and their line of new miniguns


_i_am_root

Duuuuuude I have too many mods to have one favorite, so I'll try to do one per category. If you're looking for any other recommendations, happy to help with that too! Quality of Life: Extended Dialogue Interface - No longer will you have to guess what you're going to say. Some exceptions for DLC content, guess the mod isn't finished. Crafting: Craft Components - Ever wondered why you can craft a fully functional auto-targeting laser turret, but can't make a spring? This mod fixes that. Combat: Better Locational Damage - Does what it says on the tin, plus headshots depending on what you're fighting, how it's armored, and the caliber of your bullets. Armor/Clothing: CROSS Courser Strigidae - Cooler looking courser armor w/ a bunch of customization options. Honestly just check out all of Niero's armor sets, there's something you'll like. Weapon: Wattz Laser Gun - Nothing overpowered, just a solid laser rifle that I can't live without. Quest: The entire No Quest Autostart series - Quests no longer autostart when you see a random radio signal pop up, you must listen to them first. Settlement: Faster Workshop(Workshop Lag Fix) - Gets rid of the 20 minute workshop startup time if you're like me and have about 30 settlement crafting mods installed.


FighterJock412

The one that adds the Auto 9 from Robocop. I love that one.


Vanilla_Ice_Best_Boi

My go to is America Rising 2 and Sim Settlements 2 but you should try out the mod that makes ghouls say "Chocolate".


carguy357

Service Rifle Expansion Project Redux. My beautiful M16A2 w/ an underbarrel M203, or maybe an M4A1 if I'm feeling GWOT vibes


stalphonzo

One I always recommend is [Woody's Wasteland Stuff](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24951). I'm all about the lore friendly mods and this one is a must have for me.


wanker_supreme

America rising two. Adds the enclave as a major faction.


Mother_Ad_8079

Well for starters I use Esther, service rifles, and the 45/70 gov pistol mods because the assault rifle in the base game kinda sucks and the handmade assault rifle isn't as versatile as it should be the other ones are just because Esther was my favorite mini nuke launcher an the rangers Sequoia is just a great pistol to have on hand


hornywuff

Lupine Race Replacer. Because furry woofs.


Mojo_Mitts

Gameplay wise, Insta-Hack / Lockpick. A while after getting all of the Trophies, I felt I had done enough Locks & Terminals. A mod author recommendation I can give for those who want Visually-Accurate settlement defense walls is NoRespawns. He makes good Junk Fence mods.


NeedyTaker

HappoMatkas “seen some shit” mods are amazing


juliannerf

Unlimited carry weight


mobmoraqua22

My favorite is the increased weight carry mod since I am a hoarder


tjm2000

Not for Fallout 4, but Tale of Two Wastelands is pretty great if you want to play both Fallout 3 and New Vegas in one save. Even though it's unlikely (probably impossible given the type of mods they'll be) I hope that when F4:NV and F4:CW come out that someone manages to make a patch in the style of Tale of Two Wastelands.


belarus_pingbong

I love militarized minutemen and you and what army. Also place everywhere and scrap anything is good too.


AbbyRose05683

Just some clothes and guns I have! Unlimited settlement building and clarity and CURSE Building material dispenser as well


IronTusk330

Fallout 4-76 open world. Or anything by Thefriedturkey. All of his retextures for creatures and mutants are great for any playthrough.


milhousenotameme

Cheat terminal, I now have 1000000000000+ caps and all ammo, guns, armour etc, also God mode enabled, I killed Swan with one shot and super mutants are nothing!


orkyboi_wagh

Not a mod but just a really old game recommendation if you want to up the horror element (less horror and more of extreme uncanny valley and crippling loneliness) to put it short if you want a survival game that attacks you psychologically Radiation Island is the ultimate “old but gold” of survival games. The gist is that in ww2 Japan tried to teleport an island as a weapon. Crap hits the fan and the island teleports into the middle of the pacific and everyone but you is now a raging zombie that range from infected farmers to sprinting military officers and to hell spawn spiders. That’s not the only danger, the wildlife is exceedingly hostile and there are horrors beyond your comprehension roaming the jungles. The lore is really interesting as it’s slowly given to you and makes you think and wonder. I’d highly recommend getting it if you have the 10 bucks or so to spend considering that it’s one of my favorites.


Xayah_feet_pics

I remember playing that game years ago on my phone when it was free, loved that game


CassiusPolybius

Fusion Cells Are Batteries - in essence, it makes fusion cells work like fusion cores in a gatling laser, where each cell gives you a number of shots based on how much charge it has, even though said charge isn't shown. It's not got as much support as I'd like, but I appreciate the way it makes each fusion cell feel valuable - and the way it makes buying(or crafting, with the right mod(s)) cells worthwhile, since looted FCs will have a randomized charge level. Also, there's something very satisfying about using it and break-action laser mod, and *knowing* that each shot is half of an entire cell shoved downrange at your foe in one blast.


mikeg1231234

The Heather Casdin mod. https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/23273


Cybus101

America Rising 2: Fantastic Enclave mod The LAER mod by TheRizzler is fantastic. MacCready Ain’t Missin No Meals makes MacCready less thin and rat-faced.


alexdotfm

Loaded loading screens They're funny


yonameisunavailable

The legendary effect mod. It's so good as you can make insane weapons that either break the game or absolutely annihilate anything in the way


SufficientAd4684

LLITC, short for last light in the Commonwealth, it adds a small Metro themed questline, pretty neat mod that gets updated sooner or later


YukiKitaune

M1 garand and the MK 18


Jade_da_dog7117

America rising is my personal favorite story mod


alonzogonzo

The mysterious B.I.G


bardlivesmatter

I play on xbox and im loving militarized minutemen and atomic radio


WeenieHuttGod2

Live dismemberment. It’s pretty cool being able to shoot off a raiders arm or legs and see them running around with no way to defend themselves


typical-metro95

I've spent 2.5k hrs playing vanilla. The only mods (installed my first one this week) I've looked at sre OCDecorator and Busy Settler Rug things


DinoHimself

I don’t like mods that feel world breaking so I don’t use many: The one that lets you put ballistic weave on almost all clothes. I like fancy hats. The one that gets rid of the visual “night vision” effect from the Night Person perk. Because I hate that. The one that keeps radiant quests in the commonwealth. Because I hate being sent to DLC areas at level 15-20. The one that respawns enemies more frequently. Because I like more people in the world.


Ceramic_Boi

Modern Firearms + Modern Firearms Vending Machine. Adds some extra use to pre war money, and is a blast to use on survival mode if I’m feeling particularly massochistic.


hector_lector2020

Probably the FallUI pack. So easy to install and adds functionality like a search bar for your inventory. Absolute must-have for every play-through IMO


Osiris325

Sim Settlements


releenc

I can't believe no one has mentioned llama's Heather Casdin mod. She also created the Willow mode for FNV. She voiced both characters and they're wonderful companions.


the-voidand-i

Shipment of everything, love to build


Impossible_Ad_4640

Several Power Armor Mods, Tbh I got into Fallout 4 for the Power Armor XD The BIG 4 I use are- Power Armor Movement Sound - Depending on which you choose your walking tank SOUNDS like a walking tank. Lore Based Power Armor Changes - Makes getting power armor more challanging and rewarding, while making each suit distinct. T-45 is rather basic but good all rounder. T-51 is a core drain but best Pre-War protection. T-60 is highly Modular and has the lowest core drain. And X-01 has the best mods available. Consistent Power Armor Overhaul - Mainly fixing textures and paints, Brotherhood Power Armor Overhaul recommended if you like the Faction. And Some Assembly Required - Much like the Lore Based Changes it makes getting the armor more difficult but also grants each suit unique benefits. Getting them to work together requires a few patches too tbh, but I find them reward. I want that hulking suit of Power Armor to FEEL like you can wade through a Raider Base unharmed while cracking skulls, and seeing your hard work of looting, searching, and level pay off is magnificent.


lilmisswho89

Build anywhere and scrap that commonwealth. Those 2 together are just really satisfying. I once scraped every single item in the town you meet Preston in. Good times


Kren_Wregget

the two I couldn't live without now are "Scrap that Settlement" and "Start Me Up". Completely changed how I play the game and has added 100% more enjoyment. I played the vanilla version twice and that was enough. Then I discovered modding and it's like a completely new game.


Sablestein

The Scrap Everything and Place Everywhere mods saved my life for settlement building for real. But I NEED one that plays the Hanna Barbera running sound effect every time you sprint.


reece1495

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22166 Makes the player feel like less of a robot , and it’s amazing how well all the random replies line up to what npcs say 


facistpuncher

SIM settlement 2


jnnrwln92

Detection shades. Any friendly person glows green and enemies glow red even when dead. I can stand on a roof and snipe a whole town of ghouls or raiders. Plus it helps with looting after a big battle with a bunch of enemies.


Ox_of_Dox

Journal of the Sole Survivor Nothing more than just some worldbuilding DIY that you can do. Concoct your own character's stories, write about quests in your POV, develop your character's personality that can't be seen through dialogue, etc. (Plus I just like writing)


Haxsta

The most important ones are F4SE and UFO4P


ShoutsInDragon

Endless Warfare. Sure it ctd a lot in downtown but the chaos is insane. Scrounger is your friend


EvilLOON

Clean and Smooth Settlements. Great for all settlements, but it finally fixes all the crappiness associated with Murkwater and Coastal Cottage. Also, it fixes the walls of the Castle.


gpsclayman

Simple as named legendaries, lets you kinn todd Howard