Questions tagged [fallout-4]
An open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda and the sixth game in the main Fallout series. Use this tag for questions about the mechanics and story of Fallout 4 specifically. Use the [fallout-series] tag for questions that span multiple games.
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Fallout 4 won't launch after Xbox update
After the Xbox update on December 6th to version 10.0.25398.2917 I am unable to start Fallout 4 anymore. The loading screen is shown, but nothing else happens.
As this is the only game I have ...
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Do companions in Fallout 4 collect items by their own choice?
On this question somebody said some companions will collect items on their own. Is that true (and, if so, which companions collect which items)?
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What SPECIAL bobbleheads are obtainable in the beginning?
I'm planning a build for survival but I don't know what bobbleheads are obtainable at the start. I only know the SPECIAL book and the Perception is readily available.
Wikia search tells me where ...
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Is there any scrappable junk I should hold on to that could otherwise be used for other purposes?
Fallout 4 adds the kleptomaniac-friendly ability to deconstruct practically anything into useful components. As such, I have built an impressive store of building materials, and enforce a "pick up ...
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Where is the closest store to vault 88?
I'm playing fallout 4 and in need of caps for my vault 88. And before anyone suggest building a store the reason I want to find a store is to sell stuff so I can set up my store.
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How can I break items down into their components
In my Junk inventory I can see the components that make up an item. For example, an Adjustable Wrench yields Steel and a Gear. There are also weapons and armor I don't need, as well as debris lying ...
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Is 2 ranks in V.A.N.S. better than 2 ranks in Perception Training?
Let's say I wanted +2 Perception.
I could...
Put two points into Perception.
Put two points into VANS; the second rank gives you +2 Perception.
Seems like for 2 points I could have +2 Perception, or ...
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Do multiple pieces of chameleon armour stack?
If I equip multiple pieces of chameleon legendary armour, will they have a greater effect than just a single piece?
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What items can companions interact with?
I am looking for specific aid, clothes, junk items, or special "costumes" with which companions can interact when you're in build mode or when waiting.
For example:
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Codsworth can ...
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What are the factors that affect detection when stealing in Fallout 4?
In Fallout 4 (PS4), every now and then, when I'm trying to steal something, even if I'm Hidden, sometimes the owner still knows I stole from them. This happens even if I am completely Hidden and out ...
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Does the Creation Club eventually present all mods for free?
Throughout the years I tend to regularly reinstall and play Skyrim Special Edition and Fallout 4 (sometimes only to answer questions here).
I've noticed that the Creation Club offers new content for ...
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Generating caps with Trading Post
I have always tend to build useful posts such as Weapons for ammo, Clinics and healing/stimpaks etc. But I wonder how efficient can they be if used to generate caps.
So I am asking for three things:
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Is there a way to summon Dogmeat to you?
I've recently started playing Fallout 4, and I've acquired Dogmeat. Long story short, I told him to stay in a small building so I could down a few raiders quietly but I forgot about him and I can't ...
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How can I get better at building in Fallout 4?
I build quite decent in Fallout 4, but I would like some tips and Xbox mods for better building or more resources, please.
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Can you drop bottlecaps?
I've found a few lonely bottlecaps out on the wastelands, but I was wondering if you can get them out of your inventory onto a table to make, say, a bottlecap pyramid. As a bonus question I was also ...
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Can you kill your allied Faction after completing the story?
I allied with BOS throughout the whole play through, have finished the game, and the Institute and Railroad are gone. However I'd also like to kill the BOS, if possible. Is there any way to do this?
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Can I complete Home Sweet Home without enraging the Minute Men?
TL;DR I want to get the perks for completing Nuka World but don't want Preston to shoot me in the face. Is this possible?
I'm playing the sort of character who wouldn't side with the Raiders but ...
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Are there alternative ways to deal with quest Diamond City Blues?
So the guy walks into a bar...
This quest turns from "my wife is cheating on me, help me talk some sense into guy who sleeps with her" to "go and kill drug dealers, even if the deal ...
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Can you shoot down nuclear projectiles mid-flight?
I saw the above short video clip which depicts a player getting very disappointed at the sight of a nuke flying towards them, while scoped in a sniper rifle. The video is supposed to show how there is ...
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Is there a way to move the Abernathy cat with console commands?
So basically I want to bring their cat with me to my settlement. I've already moved the Abernathys via console commands and it worked fine. This cat however is very stubborn. I first tried simply ...
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How do I get the lowest prices from vendors?
I'm at a shop and these caps are burning a hole in my Vault 111 Jumpsuit, but I know there's some way to maximize my cash. What are my options? Raising my Charisma through the roof and buying the Cap ...
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Fallout 4 shuts down my computer?
Something very very odd has been happening to me.
Whenever I run Fallout 4, within minutes of loading any savefile, my computer suddenly shuts off and restarts. Not even a clean reboot. This is ...
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Do Squirrel Bits Actually Come From Squirrels in Fallout 4?
There are two main things that led me to this question: 1) I've never seen a squirrel in the Commonwealth, and 2) I learned that some meat sources are intentionally mislabeled (see Longneck Lukowski's ...
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Camera jerking randomly on Fallout 4
I just started replaying Fallout 4 again, but there's this annoying problem where every time I start to move R3, the camera jerks in the opposite direction for a split second, and it does it randomly ...
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NMM Error "Error loading the following mods" Fallout 4
when I try to open the NMM it shows me an error window saying "Error loading the following mods:" then it lists the path to every mod ( http://prnt.sc/czljvv ). I have an option to choose just OK and ...
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How to do 'Road to Freedom' quest?
I started the Road to Freedom quest but the marker on the map disappeared and I am not sure what to do at this point?
How do I progress with this quest?
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Fallout 4 Neon Flats (Creation Club Content) Top Floor Bugged
Upon entering the Top floor of Neon Flats, one of the creation club apartments located in Goodneighbor, the issue occurs as soon as the 2nd elevator's doors open: I begin falling through the ground. ...
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Which companion for a stealth character?
I'm playing a stealth (sniper) character and at the moment have Dogmeat as my companion, but I have to tell him to stay behind a lot because he gets spotted or gets in the way a lot.
Is any of the ...
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Set settlement spawn point
I remember being able to choose where I land in my settlement, when I fast travel. It was something like a carpet I could place on the ground (in the workshop-mode).
I can't find that now. Did they ...
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Why can't I see the Nuka-World map?
When I'm in Nuka World, I can't actually see the map. It's just maybe one or more icons crammed into one corner of the normal Commonwealth map.
That's what it looks like:
I do have mods but none of ...
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Who voiced Nuka-Girl?
A quick Google search seemingly answered the question: Courtenay Taylor, right? Not quite. Clicking on the immediately listed link, the voice actress' Fandom page lists her as voicing the Sole ...
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Permanent and unprovoked BOS hostility?
If I travel with Danse, complete any quest/ wander around for a while, dismiss him, then fast travel to any Brotherhood occupied location (i.e. Boston Airport, The Prydwen), everyone within the ...
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Switch to Nora mid game?
In Fallout 4 (PC), is there a way to switch to play as Nora, mid game, after you've already been playing as Nate?
Will this break anything?
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Is the Combat Knife in Fallout 4 a 1219C2 KA-BAR knife?
Knives come in many shapes and sizes, but I noticed that the combat knife looks particularly similar to a KABAR that I own. So I started comparing images, particularly noticing the blade profile, ...
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Is there a finite number of power armor sets in Fallout 4?
I've been playing Fallout 4 on survival mode and have been trying to scavenge every piece of equipment that helps keep me from dying. To this effect, I've been arming my settlers with sets of power ...
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Is it safe to store power armor outside of Home Plate?
In Fallout 4, is it safe to store Power Armor on the power armor station outside of Home Plate in Diamond City?
I know that things (including power armor) that's store inside of Home Plate is safe ...
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Can I rename Dogmeat?
As much as I like the original Fallout, I can think of a few better names for my dog than Dogmeat. Is it possible to rename Dogmeat, either in-game or through the console?
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Codsworth stuck under a building
Fallout 4, via Steam, on PC, all DLCs. A few creation club mods. The "Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch" mod. Survival mode.
I was travelling with Codsworth as my companion, when I decided to ...
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What percentage do specific foods add to the disease risk pool on survival difficulty?
I would love to know the exact percentage values that each individual food item adds to the Disease Risk Pool (DRP) when playing on the survival difficulty.
The wiki states the following:
Food always ...
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Are super mutants affected by the Black Widow perk?
In "Fallout 4", do super mutants have gender? I'm specifically interested in the context of the "Black Window" perk:
Black Widow
Come into my parlor ... Men suffer 5% damage in ...
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What level is Father Gabe?
I'm doing a Survival play through of Fallout 4. I entered Union's Hope Cathedral outside of Cambridge (which I somehow managed to miss in all 1200 hours of prior game play), and encountered a named ...
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How to get Trashcan Carla out of my power armor?
Sanctuary got attacked by raiders. When it was finished Trashcan Carla was in my best power armor. I always leave my PA without a core in them, but she still got in it. So I can't pickpocket the core, ...
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Preston not working
Okay I am new to fallout 4 and when I did the mission where sturges he said go and help build sanctuary and talk to Preston but he won't respond and the first ever mission the Preston gives you has ...
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Is it possible to settle the Boston Airport?
I've settled every settlement in the main Fallout 4 game. Except the Boston Airport. I can't seem to figure this one out. I can't craft a beacon radio here and it doesn't even give me an option to ...
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Where is the online help text located in Fallout 4?
A while ago, I extracted the actual Online Help Texts (in-game help strings accessible from the Help menu when the game runs) from Fallout 76 from the main .ba2 file for better readability. I've used ...
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What debuffs are available for temporarily reducing SPECIAL stats?
If you pick up the You're SPECIAL! book to gain +1 to any SPECIAL stat while a stat is already at 10, you normally won't be able to pick that stat. You will be forced to pick a stat that is at 9 or ...
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Is there a gun similar to The Deliverer?
I failed "Tradecraft" a while back and found out about the gun after the fact.
Are there any aesthetically similar (silenced) pistols?
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Can I break down a weapon into mods (not junk)?
Let's say I have 10mm pistol. Can I break it down so I'm left with no pistol, and a [barrel, magazine, sight, grip] etc?
I ask because I'm finding myself in the early game with mods across 3-4 ...
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Why is the door inside Vault 81 inaccessible?
When I get past the main door at Vault 81 and talk to the Overseer, I can't go any further. The door into where the elevator is is inaccessible. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to complete a quest ...
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Does an active radio aid stealth in Fallout 4?
To be clear:
I am not asking about listening to the radio on the Pip-Boy.
I am also not asking about the HAM radios.
I am asking about stationary radios, already activated, found throughout the ...
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