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Important Mods

Utility mods which ensure game stability and maximum modding support.

Make a new separator in MO2

  1. Right-click anywhere in the left pane of MO2 and select Create Separator
  2. Name the separator Important Mods
  3. Make sure to add the following mods from this section to this separator after installing them

Mod Configuration Menu (MCM)

Required| Specific Version

Adds an easy way to configure mods through the in-game pause menu.

Installation Instructions

Unlimited Survival Mode

Required

Restores the game features disabled in Survival mode, such as fast travel and saving.

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Remove Ammo from Dropped Guns

Required| Specific Version

Removes ammo from guns on corpses and adds it to the corpse's inventory.

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Survival Configuration Menu (SCM)

Required| Patch Required

Allows you easily change many survival difficulty features without the need of additional ESPs or console commands.

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Game Configuration Menu (GCM)

Optional

Allows you easily set many game settings without the need of additional ESPs or console commands.

Installation Instructions

Note: You need to download and install three files from this mod

  1. Download and install Main Files - Main Files - Game Configuration Menu with your mod manager
  2. Download and install Main Files - GCM DLC Automatron ( ESL File ) with your mod manager
  3. Download and install Main Files - GCM DLC Far Harbor with your mod manager

Classic Holstered Weapons System (CHW)

Patch Required| Optional| Specific Version

For showing holstered weapons on characters, with various customization options.

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Campsite

Patch Required| Optional

Adds portable sleeping bags and other camping items. Highly recommended to be used.

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Pack Attack NPC (PANPC)

Optional | Discord | Patch Required

Overhauls the AI completely. NPCs act smarter, use strategies, behave more realistic and use individual AI based on gameplay situations and their factions. It is the best AI mod for Fallout 4 and is developed by Greslin, a programmer who has several decades of programming and gaming knowledge.

Why isn't this mod hosted on Nexus? You can ask Greslin himself on his Discord Server if you want.

Pre-Installation Instructions

Join Greslin Image

  1. Join the Greslin Games Discord Server
  2. Read the #read-this-first channel of the server
  3. 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
  4. With the Citizen Role, the #releases-latest channel in the PACK ATTACK NPC Edition section of the discord can be accessed

Installation Instructions

Download PANPC

  1. In the #releases-latest channel, you can find the newest version of PANPC
    • you might have to scroll up a bit
  2. Download the PANPC file in the channel, and save it somewhere on your computer (like the Downloads)
  3. Once the download has finished, click the mo2 archive button button at the top of MO2
  4. From the new window, navigate to where the PANPC was downloaded to and double-click it
  5. Finish the install normally
    • The FROST patch for PANPC will be installed later

Download PANPC

  1. In the #releases-latest channel, you can find the newest version of PANPC
    • you might have to scroll up a bit
  2. Download the PANPC file in the channel, and save it somewhere on your computer (like the Downloads)
  3. Once the download has finished, install the mod with Vortex manually. Here is a tutorial for this.
  4. Finish the install normally
    • The FROST patch for PANPC will be installed later

Need help with the guide?

If you need help with this guide or have questions regarding FROST in any way, please do not ask them over at Greslin's Discord Server, but rather on the Frost Discord Server !

Note: You can now move on to the next section.