Modder ‘Zana Daniel’ has released an incredible mod for Fallout 4, called Immersive Movement. As its title suggests, this mod changes the movements of the player, NPCs, and all creatures in such a way that would actually make sense from a biological and physical perspective. And it’s a must-have mod for everyone playing Bethesda’s RPG.
Since this is the full Fallout 4 experience in VR, everything was familiar with the exception of the controls. The demo locomotion default was teleport, so I hopped around the Red Rocket taking out ghouls with Dogmeat by my side.Switching weapons was a breeze by clicking the right touchpad which brought up a weapon wheel where I cycled through my pistol, rifle and mini nuke easily with my thumb. Clicking around the touchpad switched my favorites, and I made sure the mini nuke was always just one click away just in case I needed the heavy firepower.I lifted my left arm and saw exactly what I expected to see – the reassuring green glow of my Pip-Boy. Swiping left and right took me through the menus, and pressing the center of the touchpad let me select. Once I was done, I dropped my arm and I was back in the game world. It was all very fluid and felt more immersive and real than ever.After a brief stint checking out my Pip-Boy and trying the teleportation mode, I switched over to full locomotion and made my way down the hill toward Concord and the Deathclaw I knew was waiting there for me.
On the way I happened upon a Power Armor suit that was neatly placed in the roadway just for this demo, so I hopped in and continued down the hill.For the most part movement was smooth, with the left touchpad controlling direction and speed through double tapping. The game was a little jittery, but I’ll chalk that up to back-to-back demos with little time to fully recalibrate for each player.It wasn’t long before I spotted the Deathclaw in the distance, charging at me like a locomotive while Preston Garvey took shots at him from high atop the museum in the center of town. While I could have opted to launch a mini nuke, I instead decided to pop into VATS using the right menu button and target the Deathclaw with my minigun.VATS works a little differently in Fallout 4 VR, and instead of pausing the action to allow you to pick a body part and then restarting the normal flow, VR VATS is a slow-motion mode that highlights specific body parts for focused aiming. With unlimited VATS in the demo, I dispatched the Deathclaw in short order and made my way to the museum.Raiders, raiders, oh when will you learn, raiders? Try to attack me as they might, the Power Armor and minigun combo ripped through wave after wave of raider scum in the museum. I wanted to grab a spare fusion core, so I made my way to the basement where the generator was housed behind a locked door.
Lockpicking in VR is similar to the previous version of Fallout 4, only with slightly different controls. I used my thumb on the right pad to guide my hairpin until I found the sweet spot, then pulled the right trigger to twist the screwdriver and pop the lock.After blasting through even more raiders, I made my way upstairs and talked to my old – yet new – buddy Preston.
WARNING Installing mods requires you to add to / remove / alter the main files of the game - ALWAYS use caution when installing mods.Before Installing Mods to modding any game is to make a backup of all of your games files, including any loose configuration files. In the case of Fallout 4, these are found (by default) in:C: Program Files (x86) Steam SteamApps Common Fallout 4C: Users Your Profile My Documents My Games Fallout 4Copying these files will ensure that, in the event of a catastrophic failure on your part (or if you just want to start from a clean install), you don't have to download and re-install the game.Enabling Mods in Fallout 4 In order to make your copy of Fallout 4 mod-friendly, you need to edit two configuration files, Fallout4.ini and Fallout4Prefs.ini. By default, these are located in:C: Users Your Profile My Documents My Games Fallout 4In Fallout4.ini, repalce the line sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS (under the Archive section), with:sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS, TEXTURES, MUSIC, SOUND, INTERFACE, MESHES, PROGRAMS, MATERIALS, LODSETTINGS, VIS, MISC, SCRIPTS, SHADERSFXIn Fallout4Prefs.ini, scroll to the bottom to find the Launcher section. Directly beneath the Launcer header, enter:bEnableFileSelection=1If this line already exists, make sure that the value is set to 1 and not 0.How to Install Mods Using NMM. LoadingThe video above explains how to install mods via NMM.Before Installing any mods, follow the instructions above to and.Nexus Mod Manager is the easiest way to install many mods for Fallout 4, as it eliminates most of the hassle of installing mods manually.Once you've created an account and installed the manager, log into your Nexus account in the manager to enable direct downloads.
LoadingThe video above explains how to manually install mods for Fallout 4.Before Installing any mods, follow the instructions above to and.While Nexus Mod manager has been update to support files for Fallout 4, some mods may still require players to install files manually. The best way to avoid errors in this is to read all of the installation instructions carefully before installing any files.Where to Install Mods Installing mods manually may seem like a daunting task, but in many cases it's a much simpler job than one might think. Apart from scripting tools (such as the FOSE for Fallout 3 / New Vegas) or lighting overhauls (like Boris Voronstov's ENBseries), almost all of the mod files will be installed into the Data folder of your game's directory. By default, the directory is installed to:C: Program Files (x86) Steam SteamApps Common Fallout 4When you've downloaded your mod files, use a file extracter such as WinRar or 7zip to extract the files into the Data folder. If your mod contains plugins, such as a.esp or.esm, simply copy those files into the data folder on their own. If the mod contains loose files - such as a folder lablelled 'Meshes' or 'Strings' or something - copy the entire folder into Data.Before launching the game, open the Fallout 4 launcher then exit it to activate your mods.Activating Plugins Until the official modding tools for Fallout 4 are released, it is unlikely that the launcher will feature a Data Files tab to configure your mod load order.In order to ensure that your mods are installed, you'll need to manually check and setup the game's plugin list. This file can be found (by default) in:C: Users Your Profile App Data Local Fallout 4.
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IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE APP DATA FOLDER By default, this folder is hidden. In Windows Explorer, open the Tools section of the Menu Bar and select Folder Options. In the View tab of that window, under the Hidden Files and Folders section, check the box marked 'Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives'.In the Fallout 4 folder in App Data, open plugins.txt- if your installations were successful, you should see your.esp or.esm files listed beneath Fallout4.esm. If they aren't listed there, manually enter the file names and save the document, then launch the game.