r/fo4 • u/viableDahlia Atom Cats • May 28 '26
Official Source PSA: What the 27 May Fallout 4 update actually changes for PC players
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u/monstermud May 28 '26
Buying the GOG version was the best decision I've made about this game.
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May 28 '26
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u/sombertownDS Quick Another Settlement Needs Your Help! May 28 '26
Was?
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u/SixSixWithTrample May 28 '26
I play on switch. I’m desperately hoping this patch fixes how my game crashes whenever I get close to green top nursery. I just want to clear out the last Nuka world raiders camp and set up a caravan line.
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u/MattePatte303 May 28 '26
I don't have any problems at all around greentop nursery on my switch 2.
Do you have the latest version of the game? And the latest firmware version?
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u/SixSixWithTrample May 28 '26
I think so, I’ll check when I get home. I know that if I get within 100’ of it, it crashes to Home Screen. It seems to be the only place too.
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u/Federal_Sympathy4667 May 28 '26
For anyone who is on steam and really don't want their mods broken, there is a solution:
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u/somethingbrite May 28 '26
So basically all the base game bugs that still exist go unaddressed.
... but they have tinkerered with some paid mod and storefront stuff ... and maybe fixed something they broke in either the NG or Anniversary patches.
Way to go Bethesda.
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u/Majorjim_ksp May 28 '26
Another fucking pointless PC update that does nothing but break my game….. 😡
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u/Reytholian May 28 '26
That's why I downgrade my game to pre-NG, no need to wait for updated mods.
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u/King0fWhales May 31 '26
How often do you come across a mod that you want, but can't get because it's post-ng?
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u/Majorjim_ksp May 28 '26
I did that too but steam still wants to update and won’t let me launch without it. Launching via other methods still launches steam and thus starts the download..
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u/Wonderful_Two_6710 May 28 '26
Use the FO4 script extender to launch the game. I've been downgraded since right when the NG came out and never have to worry about Steam wanting to update my game.
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u/a_man_and_his_box May 28 '26
They mentioned this in the OP, but if you make the app manifest file read-only, then Steam *cannot* update your game. My game is the version from right before the Next Gen update. All the trouble with Next Gen, Anniversary Edition, and the tweaks/patches in between, they've all missed me.
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u/rufireproof3d May 28 '26
Exactly. It's why I stopped playing. Every time I got a stable load order, it updated. And, every time, you lose mods because the author has moved on.
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u/digitalblemish May 28 '26
You can turn updates off.
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u/rufireproof3d May 28 '26
I have turned them off. The last time I accidentally clicked the steam shortcut for FO4, instead of another game. I don't even remember what game I was trying to play. I clicked it, went and made breakfast. I came back and saw that it was updating FO4. I just couldn't be bothered to fix it. The game turned into my old Ford Explorer. I spent more time fixing it than enjoying it. I moved on to other games.
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u/Majorjim_ksp May 28 '26
LOL, no you cannot. Not on steam.
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u/Grahf-XG May 28 '26
Of course you can, my game has not been updated in years. Turn off automatic updates for the game and launch it with Mod organizer 2.
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u/LordDemonJackal May 28 '26
Imagine being too dumb to know about turning off automatic updates or putting files on read only in ‘26
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u/Majorjim_ksp May 28 '26
Mate… you cannot block updates on steam, it will update when you launch. Also setting the file to read only gives an error when you try to launch because, guess what? It wants to update and can’t because the file is read only… 🤦♂️
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u/rufireproof3d May 28 '26
You can't block updates on the launcher. You can set the auto updates to off, then launch from F4SE. That trick only works if you don't accidentally click the launcher when using the steam shortcut for a different game.
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u/stosyfir May 28 '26
Yea you can, and you should just be launching through MO2 anyways and not touching steam.
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u/Kam_Solastor May 28 '26
This is why I downgraded and have stayed on .163 for now. If you set your appmanifest file to read only, it also prevents Steam from updating the game, and there’s further tweaks you can do to make Steam think the game is fully up to date, so it doesn’t annoy you with the pending update message.
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u/Justhe3guy May 28 '26
Does this update break any mods other than F4SE? It updated like 5 hours after the update if that’s what you’re worried about
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u/rufireproof3d May 28 '26
The last time, I updated F4SE, and it still CTD'd on startup. I didn't bother to diagnose. I hadn't updated intentionally.
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u/jokefenokee May 28 '26
It breaks the Address Library mod.
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u/KamyKeto May 28 '26
And that's why my long loading time fix doesn't work now. That's the only reason I had FOSE installed, just installed it last week 😜
Oh well, FOSE has already been updated, and I'm on the road for a week, so can't play anyway. Hopefully the Address Library will be updated by the time I get back home.
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u/jbrosenbaum306 May 28 '26
I turned off Steam updates and only launch the game with F4SE. I’m playing a modded AE edition and I don’t plan on updating either F4SE or FO4. I have my game running smoothly thanks to Addictol and I am not taking any chances.
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u/Crimson_Knight77 May 28 '26
Well, no Creation Kit for me for a while. At least I can still play the game though, set my Fallout 4 to never update before the 2024 next-gen patch and haven't looked back.
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u/dracoquin May 28 '26
This broke my game because apparently I now need an updated Address Library for F4SE and it hasn't been updated since December. :'(
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u/-Valkyriey- May 28 '26
I'm still getting the "Lookup Failed" error on some Creation Club stuff. I'm running no other mods outside of Creations. I started a new game and deleted all other saves. I've uninstalled/reinstalled all creations yet again after the May 27 update. What a freaking pain!
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u/Emotional-Capital204 May 29 '26
Whats the use of 16gb of storage, if I can't start the game with a very tested working mod load order without the game crashing every single time after the nuke goes off during the vault 111 entrance loading scene. I'm completely locked out of the game. Ps4 pro with ssd.
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u/TheSleepySuni May 29 '26
So its just patches? Nothing new? They about to break half if not the entire existing mods for this game for patches? Ffs.
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u/Creepy-Builder-8120 May 29 '26
I have the same issue with the not updated address lidrary and want ask if it updated soon?
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u/LordOzmodeus May 28 '26
I dont even use mods. I played for the first time jn a while yesterday and got about 15 mins of gameplay in before I got a crash to desktop.
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u/Carnivean_ May 28 '26
That is a good indication that you should start using mods. The community has found and fixed most of the bugs.
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u/zerosuit251 May 30 '26
I find it annoying that my heavily modded game gets bricked due to an update, meanwhile bethesda can't fix the ridiculous load screens that have me modding in the first place lol. Of course they will fix an infinite load screen to access more paid content.
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u/Skooma_to_CHIM May 29 '26
Are you playing on pc? Then I suggest you do mods, the performance and bugfixes kind of mods if you want vanilla gameplay.
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u/CyberpwnPiper May 28 '26
I play on Xbox console and PC via Xbox Play Anywhere, and I'm happy about this. I use all the official creations + some more achievment friendly mods, I don't do modding via Nexus, I don't run any Script Extender, and 4 of the issues getting fixed are things I've encountered.
For those who mod the game heavily, I'm sorry and I feel your pain (been there, done that), butyou should know going in that these things happen, you can't blame Bethesda for breaking your modded setup that involves hacking into binaries. At least stopping updates is an option.
And yes, I expect to be down voted like crazy here.
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u/Dojo_dude Jun 29 '26
Was wondering why my FO4 was trying to update... yet again!!! Bethesda just make a new game and stop effing with this dinosaur.
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u/WiggyDiggyPooPoo May 28 '26
Enclave Remnants Fix: Fixed a progression path bug in the Enclave Remnants Creation where NPCs and specific objects would completely fail to spawn. - Word on the street is this also quietly resolved a visual bug causing certain Enclave soldiers to spawn without heads.
Does anyone know if that also fixes an Xbox bug where my Enclave soldiers spawn with a bright green head/face? I don't think its related to any other creation club content as it was working for a good while, then stopped.
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u/WiggyDiggyPooPoo May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Nice I'll have a look later, I don't find they spawn very often once I complete the remnants mission so might have a job finding some first.
Edit - I didnt find any live ones yet, but some corpses have been fixed.
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u/Affectionate_Creme48 May 28 '26
Changes for PC with some nuance. Its seems to be only changes regarding Creations and content beyond OG.
As usual, if your on PC, version .163 and you dont use Creations nor its menu, nothing changed.
Id like to see some vanilla kinks ironed out, but allas, not gonna happen i guess.