How to rollback Fallout 4 to pre-Next gen version (1.10.63) on Steam

Fallout 4 Next-gen update will most certainly break your Fallout 4 modlist on PC. This will lead modders to revert to a pre-Next gen patch, where your legacy mods still work perfectly fine. This includes all the popular Wabbajack modlists, none of which have Next-gen support at the time of writing this article.

Modders who are familiar with the Bethesda patch rollout roulette will have learned to back up their games by now. Some of us, however, did not have a backup of the old version, or want to build a new modlist from scratch — which makes one wonder: how to get a fresh pre-Next gen Fallout 4 install going?

If you are on Steam, you're in luck. This guide will go over how you can get the patch 1.10.63 build of Fallout 4, step-by-step.

Nothing like Skyrim's Downgrade Patcher exists for Fallout 4 yet. To get a fresh Fallout 4 installation of the pre-Next gen patch (1.10.63), you must download the files manually from Steam Depot. Here's how:

First, Go to the Steam console by typing steam://nav/console into your browser. If a pop-up window appears, pick Open Steam. Once it opens up, type the following into the console:

Follow these steps to conclude the process:

Note: This guide is only for those who own Fallout 4 on Steam. Those who purchased it on Epic Games or PC Game Pass do not have any way to legally download a pre-Next gen build of the game right now.

The simple answer is that it will break your modlist. There are a couple ways the new Fallout 4 patch can do this, including but not limited to:

If you are eager to try out all the new things in Fallout 4 Next-gen update right now, it is advised you do a largely unmodded run. As the modding community adapts to the new patch, you can eventually build a fresh modlist with