The best Fallout 4 settlement mods (so far)
Fallout 4 is a game about building. Let's face it.
Now that Fallout 4 is a few months old and everyone's finished questing, dungeon diving and wacky build runs, the real work can begin: building chains of settlements while we wait for DLC.
They say the most creative work occurs when you work within restrictions, but if you're on PC, the modding scene has delivered a ton of new materials, solutions to common problems, new features and much, much more. Our picks for the best of the bunch are below.
What you won't find listed are purely decorative elements, or anything egregiously cheesy (nuclear turrets that don't require power and provide hundreds of points of defence, for example). This list is all about helping you build the settlement of your dreams while staying within the lore as much as possible – although the “build anywhere” one is definitely open to abuse.
As ever, be wary when using mods; they don't always play nice with each other, and there's no guarantee they won't bork your install and save games. Back up your stuff before you start messing around. With that caveat behind us, enjoy!
Expanding and modifying your usable space:
Buildable Farmland by Lapdragon
Working Food Planters by Dominik Rungelrath
Build Anywhere – NO GODMODE by Evil0z – Resinate
Move that Workbench by Necrocytosis
Scrap dead things by PixelMurder
Scrap Everything by shadowslasher410
Builders Budget by Simjedi
Functional alternatives to existing items:
Sandbags Defence Wall by Eferas
Water Towers by KnarD
Craftable Animated Water Wells by DDProductions83
Craftable Solar Panels and Fusion Reactors by DDProductions83
Better Settlement Beds by Eferas
Additional Shop and Guard position variants by Evul
Locked Settlement Doors by Symbiant
Buildings and components:
Stackable Floor Small by modlurker
Snap'n Build by ad3d0 (industrial bridges, greenhouse, capsule, bunker)
Snap'n Build – Metal Windows by ad3d0
Snap'n Build – Wooden Windows by ad3d0
Auto Doors by Wenderer
Snappable Covenant Walls by NovaCoru
Craftable Interior Shack Doorway Wall by DDProductions83
Craftable Tall Walls and Spacers by DDProductions83
Craftable Pillars and Support braces by DDProductions83
Craftable Elevators by DDProductions83
Craftable Animated Bridges by DDProductions83
Craftable Ramps and Rails by DDProductions83
Craftable Glass Stuffs by DDProductions83
1×1 Craftable Foundation Pieces by DDProductions83
Stackable Wood Foundations by DDProductions83
Stackable Concrete Foundations by DDProductions83
Stackable Brick Wall Foundations by mm137
Fallout Pool Party by Mr J
Expanded Settlement Buildings by FloorBelow
Simple Intersection by Draco856
Ploppable Houses by J
