Vivid Fallout noob question

[Ligma Bababooey]

ok, so i guess for some this is gonna be stupid question but surprisingly i can't find answear for that.

if i want to use Vivid Fallout - All in One 4k version do i need to have installe oficial DLC 4k textures ?

[Ilja]

You do not need to install the official DLC. Those textures are replacement textures.

[Verios44]

do NOT install the Besthesda official texture pack, its FAR worse than anything. I would use Texture Optimization Project, Vivid Fallout, Insagnificant Object Remover long before the official DLC textures.

[Ligma Bababooey]

thx again , and can i have sub question ? :D is Vivid Fallout - All in One 4k in any form better than oficial 4k dlc ?

[Ligma Bababooey]

@Verios44 can you use Texture Optimization Project + Vivid Fallout - All in One 4k ???

[Ilja]

It is in all ways better than official High Resolution DLC.

[Ligma Bababooey]

again sorry for noob question im very new to fallout and moding

[Ilja]

No need to be sorry for asking questions. That is why we are here.

[Verios44]

yes you cn use TOP + Vivid, just make sure to follow the mod author's directions in load order, in this case they mean alot. Use a program like LOOT loot order optimization tool.

TOP should be before any other texture preofrmance mod is the basic tl:dr

[Verios44]

Originally posted by Krasny:

again sorry for noob question im very new to fallout and moding

take modding SLOW though! Add only one at a time, make sure nothing broke, and move on.

[Verios44]

I shouyld also ask, what is your rig specs and your monitor resolution?

[Ilja]

I would like to ask which mod manager you are using? If you haven't yet gotten yourself brainwashed by Nexus Mod Manger, then I would recommend using more modern manager.

NMM is buggy and no longer officially supported by Nexus. They are supporting Vortex - which is still in Alpha stage. Another replacement for NMM is Mod Organizer 2 (which I am using).

If you are using NMM, then I do not recommend getting comfortable with it. Get comfortable with either Vortex or MO2 instead.

In it's current state, NMM can install break mod installations and require installing some larger projects manually, which pretty much breaks the whole reason for using a mod manager in the first place.

[Ligma Bababooey]

@Verios44

1920x1200
gtx 1070
intel core 7
16 Gb Ram

and the performance is not great (unstable from 60 drops to 30 ) thats why im experimenting with textures i had dlc 4k patch but everybody say its trash so im gonna remove it and try some vivid all in one

[Verios44]

Originally posted by Ilja:

I would like to ask which mod manager you are using? If you haven't yet gotten yourself brainwashed by Nexus Mod Manger, then I would recommend using more modern manager.

NMM is buggy and no longer officially supported by Nexus. They are supporting Vortex - which is still in Alpha stage. Another replacement for NMM is Mod Organizer 2 (which I am using).

If you are using NMM, then I do not recommend getting comfortable with it. Get comfortable with either Vortex or MO2 instead.

In it's current state, NMM can install break mod installations and require installing some larger projects manually, which pretty much breaks the whole reason for using a mod manager in the first place.

I personally use MO2, have tried vortex, but I seem to never get it to work and launch a modded title, even with following its instructions, gonna let that one stew for a bit more, but it looks very promising!

[Ligma Bababooey]

nexus mod managers seems noob friendly( from the noob stand point ) all you have to do is download mod using one button ,.. can this Vortex or MO2 can do the same ? or do you have to install mods manually ?

[Ilja]

Originally posted by Verios44:

I personally use MO2, have tried vortex, but I seem to never get it to work and launch a modded title, even with following its instructions, gonna let that one stew for a bit more, but it looks very promising!

Vortex has it's faults and issues.

I would also recommend using MO2 for Creation Engine games, like Fallout 4.

However, other game types in Nexus would still mostly use Vortex as a manager, so we all might have to get comfortable with it at some point, even if we are using MO2 for Creation Engine games otherwise.

Originally posted by Krasny:

nexus mod managers seems noob friendly( from the noob stand point ) all you have to do is download mod using one button ,.. can this Vortex or MO2 can do the same ? or do you have to install mods manually ?

Yes. You can do this with both of them.

Vortex is closer to NMM, but still in open alpha.

MO2 is more flexible than Vortex and stable, but requires different approach to modding. It has wider learning curve.

NMM might be the most "noob friendly", but fighting with it's bugs and problems might take a fun out from modding the game.