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A full, bottom up redesign of Fallout 4. Over 800 handpicked mods to transform Fallout 4 into the game it could have been. A whole new leveling system, new quests and locations, and hundreds of new weapons and armors to bring the design of Fallout 3 and New Vegas into the Commonwealth.
Do note that you MUST use FULL (ALL DLC, except high-res textures) LATEST Steam version of Fallout 4 because we've said so. Not up for debates.
These steps are only needed if you are installing Wasteland Reborn for the first time.
You most likely already have this installed. The package is required for MO2, and you can download it from Microsoft. Download the x64 version under "Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019". Direct link if the other link doesn't work.
To turn off Steam automatically updating the game for you, head over to the Properties window, navigate to the Updates tab and change Automatic updates to Only update this game when I launch it.
This game does use a Stock Game Folder, so it should be fine in the event of an update, but it is still best practice to turn it off.
It is highly recommended to uninstall the game through Steam, delete the game folder, and reinstall it. It is also recommended to delete the Fallout4 folder in Documents/My Games/. Note: Before doing so, make sure that you have backed up anything important as this folder typically contains save game files and .ini files used prior to the installation.
After you have done everything above and have a clean Fallout 4 game folder, start the Launcher and let it do the initial graphics check. Do not worry about this part, as the installation will replace these graphics settings, then Start Fallout 4.
Once the Main Menu has loaded you may exit. After doing this, do not play Fallout 4 again using the Launcher, as it will revert your .ini files and could mess up your settings.
This step is important to those who have not modded before. This system has to do with how much RAM Windows can allocate to a process (the additional space comes from the disk the pagefile is in).
Set the initial size to the size of your RAM size. For example, I have 32 GB of RAM, so I set mine to 32. My max is set to 48 GB. Use the same proportions for your own RAM configuration.
Sometimes antiviruses like to lock files before checking them or cause some unexpected and mostly un-needed behaviour. This has been observed in our modlist.
All issue that come from this can be fixed by adding files f4se.exe and ModOrganizer.exe as exceptions.
Download the latest version of Wabbajack here and place the Wabbajack.exe file in a folder. This folder must not be in your Desktop, Downloads, or Program Files folder. It's best to create a Wabbajack folder at the root level, like C:/Wabbajack.
The download and installation of Wasteland Reborn process may take a long time, depending on your system. To speed up this process it is advised to place the working folder on an SSD.
Browse Modlists then click the dropdown menu on top and select Fallout 4 and download Wasteland Reborn from the Modlist Gallery.While this is happening, the developer team suggests to download the mods that WILL cause issues later down the line if one does not download them before the end of the download phase (these are linked below).
If you run into download issues with Wabbajack, it is recommended to re-running Wabbajack before posting anything. Wabbajack will continue where it left off, so you will not have to start over.
If you have issues with files not downloading, manually download the files and drop them inside of the Download folder, then re-run Wabbajack. Once Wabbajack detects the missing and failed to download files it will finish the setup process.
Current files known to have issues:
To ensure the proper settings are enabled, you need to run Bethini. Launch it through the dropdown menu in Mod Organizer 2..
After a successful download deleting the downloads folder's content is safe. Note: If the user does end up cleaning the folder, a redownload WILL be in order if they do end up deciding to update.
Head over to the installation folder, locate the .exe file ModOrganizer.exe and launch it. Once it launches, there will be a drop-down box on the upper right and a big run button right next to it. Ensure it is set to Wasteland Reborn select it in the drop-down box, and then click the run button which. You have to run Wasteland Reborn through Mod Organizer 2 in order to load the mods correctly as Mod Organizer handles some mods via VFS (Virtual File System).
After making a new character in a new game, you will be immediately prompted to set your name and special stats. After this, select yes on the pop up asking about workshop setups, as this list needs extra time to initialize its scripts.
Shortly after, you will be teleported to the top of the Vault 111 entrance.
After this, you'll want to set up your MCM settings.
First, in the start menu, navigate to the MCM settings menu. Then click on the dropdown titled "MCM Settings", and then "MCM Settings Manager". Press Apply on the preset. Afterwards, you'll need to exit back into the game to select yes on a pop up regarding Legendary effects. Select yes on that pop up, then go back to the MCM settings manager and apply the rest of the settings.
Once this is done, Save and load your game, and you're good to go!
If Wasteland Reborn receives an update, please check the Changelog before doing anything.
Wabbajack will delete all files that are not part of the Modlist when updating!
This means that if you added any of your own mods into the Modlist, they will be deleted. In the future we will provide details on how to prevent files from being deleted once the most common issues are fixes.
Updating is like installing the modlist. You only have to make sure that you select the same paths and tick the overwrite existing Modlist button (typically Wabbajack already selects the folders but it is recommended to make sure they're correct before continuing).
To uninstall Wasteland Reborn simply delete the install folder.
You, the reader, for taking your time to read this document and for playing our modlist.
Alexerator, RetroPaladin, Micalov, DegenerateDak, CSEPteam, ShimSham, Grilledturkey, VishVadeva, the entire F4NV, Project Mojave and F4CW teams for providing countless of high-quality mods this Modlist uses.
LivelyNightmare - Writing the majority of the guides I used to build this list, as well as personally helping me.
Ungeziefi - Creating the Midnight Ride, for which this list is based on.
A Raven of Many Hats - Former maintainer of Midnight Ride, who gave me permission to fork it into the list.
The many, many users of DegenerateDak's Discord for providing feedback, positive and negative, to facilitate the development of this list.
Palurien1985 for writing the first revision of the readme in a moments notice, ElisPlayz for corrections and future upkeep.
