is the High Res Texture Pack worth it ? Case Closed. lock it.

[Draekus2]

my spec's :

CPU : i9 - 13980HX
GPU : RTX 4080 w/ 12GB Vram @ 1900 x 1200
32GB system ram

i can run the game with pretty much everything set to 11
so i was just wondering if i should bother getting it.

[SlasH]

Imho a clear NO. If you want something like this, check out nexus mods for much better hi-res stuff.

[Draekus2]

the only reason i'm asking is, since it's free, would it be worth it ?
i'm not really looking for a hi res pack.
just curious.

[Charon]

If you want to stay true to vanilla: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/72917

Otherwise you may take a look at Vivid Fallout or Luxor's Fallout 4 HD Overhaul:
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/25714
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/52423

And no, don't use the hi res pack.

[SlasH]

Originally posted by Draekus2:

the only reason i'm asking is, since it's free, would it be worth it ?
i'm not really looking for a hi res pack.
just curious.

It's not worth the download and diskspace.

[Stardustfire]

if you want to invite black/brown face bug to your game, and tons of wasted storage, and longer load times with no visible benefit, than yes.....

[Cor.]

No, it isnt.

You can use mods that do a better job than the DLC

[Blake]

58gb for something I can't tell the difference between. Nope.

I just started a 100% vanilla no mods playthrough. Only thing I have are all DLC but I unchecked that texture garbage. I suggest you do the same

[genu]

Never ever install the official High-Res texture pack. Its bloat and the textures are ugly. they are just upscaled without any love.

if you want real HD textures check this: Fallout 4 HD Overhaul 2k[www.nexusmods.com].

yes you will see a major difference with that pack. yes you can replace the standard files with that mod.
dont replace the standard files if you are playing around with fo4edit or the creation kit.

yes its safe to use that mod on vanilla gameplay because it doesn't affect achievements.

the graphics are stunning. has replaced 90% of all my texture replacers.

[hawkeye]

Were the textures changed for newgen?

[Nite69]

NO its not, it makes the install of the game from 30GB to 90GB for very little difference

[socialmediaaddress3]

Originally posted by Draekus2:

my spec's :

CPU : i9 - 13980HX
GPU : RTX 4080 w/ 12GB Vram @ 1900 x 1200
32GB system ram

i can run the game with pretty much everything set to 11
so i was just wondering if i should bother getting it.

This is what you want, especially with a strong rig like yours (on my install, did not use Vortex for this one, but I just overwrote the game's texture files directly and never looked back, of course I had to lock down my game or steam would want to update me and "fix" those changed textures)
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/52423?tab=description

EDIT: Just realized from the name of your chip you are on laptop rather than desktop.
There is a 2k version out as well under the same link.
My laptop (i9 14980HX, 64Gb DDR5 RAM. RTX 4090, laptop version) is using the 2k version, my desktop (AMD 7800X3D, 64GB DDR5 RAM. RTx 4080S) I use the 4k version.
Even though the laptop has less reserves than my desktop since everything is throttled for a laptop, it could handle the 4k version , but the built in display is only 2k so there is that.

[Stardustfire]

just recogniced: look at the Resolution TS posted, strange one, and nothing that needs High Res at all, see no sense in 4k textures on that resolution.

[hawkeye]

4k textures are 4k in size to give the designer more pixels in the texture to add detail. They aren't primarily a resolution thing but a gpu speed and memory thing. Texture size is selected on the size of the mesh and the distance from which they will be viewed.

The image quality of FO4 hi-res textures is poor which is why they aren't recommended.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FO4mods/comments/uor1xo/any_point_using_a_4k_texture_pack_if_you_dont/

See the sample comparison in the images for this mod -
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/25714

[socialmediaaddress3]

Originally posted by hawkeye:

4k textures are 4k in size to give the designer more pixels in the texture to add detail. They aren't primarily a resolution thing but a gpu speed and memory thing. Texture size is selected on the size of the mesh and the distance from which they will be viewed.

The image quality of FO4 hi-res textures is poor which is why they aren't recommended.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FO4mods/comments/uor1xo/any_point_using_a_4k_texture_pack_if_you_dont/

See the sample comparison in the images for this mod -
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/25714

yeah Vivid-fallout-all-in one is also real good.
Very light weight for all it does. When I upgraded my computers I switched ot Luxor 4k overhaul but Vivid is good to.
It does have a significant conflict with A forest though ( it denudes the trees leaves as you approch unless you lock A forest to load after it)

[chakkman]

Originally posted by hawkeye:

Were the textures changed for newgen?

As far as I know, no. Game size is about the same as well.