Fallout 4 PC Players Have Made Their Own Next-Gen Update

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Fallout 4's big next-gen update dropped a couple of weeks ago, and in true Bethesda fashion it was a bit of a disaster. While some couldn't access the update if they owned Fallout 4 via PlayStation Plus, it was PC players who ended up drawing the short straw, as all the update really did was break most existing mods for the title and implement a horribly stretched out widescreen feature, adding very little in the way of actual improvements.

We all know that modders usually pick up the slack when Bethesda goofs up, and actually attempted to remove the update themselves shortly after release, but you probably won't be surprised to find out that they've done exactly the same here. One Fallout fan has put themselves through "hours of research" and has managed to create a collection of various user-created Fallout 4 mods to build the "True Next-Gen Overhaul" that Bethesda failed to deliver.

This collection of mods was first shared by creator P40L0 on ResetEra, who was inspired to sort something out due to the hype surrounding the Fallout TV show. You can find the collection of mods they've put together on Nexus Mods (which will require you to create an account as there's an 18+ mod in there), and P40L0 even went as far as to upload a trailer to their personal YouTube channel to showcase the changes the mods make.

As for what downloading this collection of mods will get you, most of them are focused on improving the gameplay and graphics of Fallout 4, something that Betheda's official update doesn't actually do. Lighting, textures, the weather system, character models, water, and enemy AI will all be improved with this set of mods, and you can immediately see the difference by walking around areas such as Sanctuary, which is filled with much more detail and vegetation.

Audio will also be improved, making the sound effects much more immersive, while the game's UI will also see improvements via a more immersive Pip-Boy HUD and menus. There are plenty more quality