Can i install a new mod to my existing game?

[ℝaketen ℝalle]

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[hashimoto4life]

Yes.

[ℝaketen ℝalle]

Thank you. I was just asking to not fck my game up :)

[Zee_]

It depends on the mod, if it can cause problems with an existing save it will typically be mentioned somewhere in the mods description. As long as it doesn't say you need to start a new game for that particular mod, you're fine.

[ℝaketen ℝalle]

ok i will take care of it thank you

[ForevaNoob Wonemorturn]

The only thing you can't do is not installing a new mod when you see an interesting one. That is the only Fallout 4 rule.

[OwNzOr]

I don't think i've ever encountered a mod that messes with your savegame files.

[SuperSledgeNY]

Originally posted by OwNzOr:

I don't think i've ever encountered a mod that messes with your savegame files.

Then consider yourself lucky. There are mods out there that leave scripts "baked" into your save and these scripts are there forever. I've come across a few that will actually hold your game "hostage" and corrupt your save if you uninstall them. So yeah, you've been lucky.

Always keep in mind that installing / uninstalling mods from a game in progress is done at your own risk so always make a save BEFORE you do anything and hold on to that save.

[ronr42]

Originally posted by SuperSledgeNY:

Originally posted by OwNzOr:

I don't think i've ever encountered a mod that messes with your savegame files.

Then consider yourself lucky. There are mods out there that leave scripts "baked" into your save and these scripts are there forever. I've come across a few that will actually hold your game "hostage" and corrupt your save if you uninstall them. So yeah, you've been lucky.

Always keep in mind that installing / uninstalling mods from a game in progress is done at your own risk so always make a save BEFORE you do anything and hold on to that save.

I would like to add that Most build menu mods that inject their scripts into the vanilla build menus either should not be uninstalled during a playthrough or they will have a REQUIRED chem you must make and consume before uninstalling. Failure to consume the chem will in most cases cause you to lose one or more vanilla build menu categories. ALWAYS read the whole description on a mods page! Including the install and uninstall directions.

[SuperSledgeNY]

Originally posted by ronr42:

Originally posted by SuperSledgeNY:

Then consider yourself lucky. There are mods out there that leave scripts "baked" into your save and these scripts are there forever. I've come across a few that will actually hold your game "hostage" and corrupt your save if you uninstall them. So yeah, you've been lucky.

Always keep in mind that installing / uninstalling mods from a game in progress is done at your own risk so always make a save BEFORE you do anything and hold on to that save.

I would like to add that Most build menu mods that inject their scripts into the vanilla build menus either should not be uninstalled during a playthrough or they will have a REQUIRED chem you must make and consume before uninstalling. Failure to consume the chem will in most cases cause you to lose one or more vanilla build menu categories. ALWAYS read the whole description on a mods page! Including the install and uninstall directions.

Also read the Bug Reports and the Comments sections. You'd be surprised what you can find there. Remember, the operative word here is "Read".

[ronr42]

Read Everything on a mods page! Click on posts, requirements, faqs, bugs and if you don't understand what you're reading, read it again. If you still don't understand then pass on that mod.

[mfree]

Adding one is typically not a problem, there should be a note on the mod page if there is.

*Uninstalling* mods can and usually will screw with a save file to some point, and should only be done if a mod author explicitly says it won't.

[ドラザラー]

Don't go to crazy adding a ♥♥♥♥ ton of mods. That is where people usually get in trouble. Just be conservative and do your research before you add anything.