Gameplay
Mods that change or add new gameplay elements, sometimes changing the difficulty of FROST.
User separators in MO2!
To keep things clean and tidy, make sure to add these mods to existing or new separators in MO2. You might need multiple separators.
Nuclear Winter + FROST Patch
Patch Required |
Optional
Inspired by mods like Frostfall and The Division, Nuclear Winter pits the Sole Survivor against the bitter cold of winter. With frosty aesthetics such as snow shaders, and visible breathing to immerse, you'll have to fight to stay warm with thick clothing and seek heat sources or fall victim to debilitating ailments and arctic conditions.
Installation Instructions
- These instructions are just very rudimentary! Use your brain and read things properly so that you avoid problems when installing Nuclear Winter and its FROST patch
- Read both the Nuclear Winter and the Nuclear Winter - FROST Patch description pages very carefully!
- Make sure to install all requirements for Nuclear Winter and the Nuclear Winter - FROST Patch
- Download and install the files accordingly
- Sort the plugin according to the Load Order Sorting rules for FROST
Gas Masks of the Wasteland (GMOW) + FROST Patch
Patch Required |
Optional
Installation Instructions
- These instructions are just very rudimentary! Use your brain and read things properly so that you avoid problems when installing GMOW and its FROST patch
- Read both the Fallout 2287 - Gas Masks of the Wasteland and the FROST - Gas Masks of the Wasteland Patch description pages very carefully!
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When installing GAS MASKS OF THE WASTELAND:
- Do NOT select FROST Compatibility (outdated patch)!
- Do NOT select Gas Mask NPC (reverts NPCs to vanilla)!
- Do NOT select Gas Mask Climate (not compatible with FROST's weather edits)!
- Do NOT select GMOW Hard Core Drop Rate
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Install the mods according to their descriptions / the GMOW FROST Patch description!
- Especially if you are also using Nuclear Winter
- Optional: Install the optional mods mentioned on the GMOW FROST Nexuspage
- Sort the plugin according to the [FROST - Gas Masks of the Wasteland Patch] description page
Permadeath
Optional
F4SE plugin to add permadeath to the game and generate character obituaries upon death
Installation Instructions
- Download and install Permadeath (Game version 1.10.163)
Favorites Menu Ex
Optional |
Specific Version
Reworks the Favorites Menu.
Installation Instructions
- Download and Install Old Files - FavoritesMenuEx 1.0.7
- Make sure to download the right version of this mod!
Heavy Weapons Require Strength
Optional
If you're not strong enough (7), or use power armor, or invest in heavy gunner(4), you'll move very slowly when you equip heavy weapons... because they are huge and we are some puny gamers that don't bench even a french poodle. (mostly)
Installation Instructions
- Download and install Heavy Weapons Require Strength
- Sort the plugin according to the Load Order Sorting rules for FROST
Manual Reload - F4SE
Optional
A very simple way to do manual reloading. No more automatic reloading when you run out of ammo.
Installation Instructions
- Download and install Manual Reload - F4SE
- Do not download the NG version of the F4SE plugin!
NPCs Travel + FROST Patch
Patch Required |
Optional
Adds over 300 NPCs who travel the Commonwealth, Far Harbor and Nuka-World.
Installation Instructions
- Download and install NPCs Travel + FROST NPCs Travel
- Sort the plugin according to the Load Order Sorting rules for FROST
- After starting the game, make sure to change the settings in the NPCs Travels Holotape as mentioned in the FROST NPCs Travel description page
Insult to Injury (ITI)
Patch Required |
Optional |
Discord
"Insult to Injury" is an attempt to implement a reasonably FNV-like limb damage and recovery system in Fallout 4. You can read the ITI Manual here.
Pre-Installation Instructions
- Join the Greslin Games Discord Server
- Read the #read-this-first channel of the server
- Go to the #role-request channel and ask for the Citizen Role
- It might take a while until you get that role (up to 8 hours)
- You can go on with the guide and come back later to this section to finish this
- With the Citizen Role, the #releases-latest channel in the
Insult To Injury (FO4)section of the discord can be accessed
Installation Instructions
- In the #releases-latest channel, you can find the newest version of ITI
- you might have to scroll up a bit
- Download the ITI file in the channel, and save it somewhere on your computer (like the
Downloads) - Once the download has finished, click the
button at the top of MO2 - From the new window, navigate to where the ITI was downloaded to and double-click it
- Finish the install normally
- Download the FROST ITI Patch from this Google Drive Repo
- Install the FROST ITI Patch just like in step 4. + 5.
- Sort the plugin according to the Load Order Sorting rules for FROST
- In the #releases-latest channel, you can find the newest version of ITI
- you might have to scroll up a bit
- Download the ITI file in the channel, and save it somewhere on your computer (like the
Downloads) - Once the download has finished, install the mod with Vortex manually. Here is a tutorial for this.
- Finish the install normally
- Download the FROST ITI Patch from this Google Drive Repo
- Install the FROST ITI Patch just like in step 3. + 4.
- Sort the plugin according to the Load Order Sorting rules for FROST