How to protect your modlist from Fallout 4 Next-gen update on PC

The Fallout 4 Next-gen update is due soon. With handy performance mode options, this free patch is good news for console players but simultaneously bad news for PC players, especially those who like modding. Naturally, many are concerned whether the Fallout 4 Next-gen update might break their modlists.

The answer is almost universally a resounding yes in the vast majority of cases. Even if you use only a few hand-picked mods, there is no guarantee they will work with the new version on release.

If you, like many other modders, want to prevent your modlist from breaking completely, this article will go over how to prevent your PC Fallout 4 copy from automatically updating to the Next-gen version and other preventive measures to take.

On release, the Fallout 4 Next-gen update is not a good version to start building a modlist on. Furthermore, if you have an existing Fallout 4 modlist, it will almost certainly break with this new patch owing to these factors:

In the last two cases, the game may run fine initially, but it will cause bugs later down the line. Even things that only seem tangentially related to the new content, such as DLC-sized mods, will have hidden conflicts that will not manifest immediately.

This is why the Fallout London team has also chosen to delay their release until mod support for the new patch is sorted out.

Steam copy (base game or GOTY)

To disable Fallout 4 from automatically downloading the Next-gen update on Steam, follow these steps:

Epic Games copy

To disable Fallout 4 Next-gen update for Epic Games, follow these steps:

Here are some additional steps you must take to ensure the safety of your game directory:

If you have accidentally updated Fallout 4 to Next-gen version without any backup, there is no