some mod recommendations?

[Karambo]

hi everyone.
after some time i want to start a new playthrough. thats why i would like to ask you for some mod recommendations:

1.) quality-of-life-mods/""mandatory"" mods
2.) visual mods (nature/companions/...)
3.) vanilla+ mods (things that could be in vanilla; nothing OP/...)

i would appreciate it if you could also tell me if i should use nexus or dowload the mods from ingame (dont have the creation kit dlc, if its matter)

thanks you very much for your help.

[Castyles]

Quality of life = the cheat menu.

[dexter]

F4SE
Address Library for F4SE Plugins
High FPS Physics Fix
Buffout 4
NVIDIA Reflex Support (if you have an nvidia graphics card)
Shadow Boost FO4
Fast Start - Skip Sanctuary Prologue
Workshop Framework
Mod Configuration Menu
MCM Settings Manager
FallUI (Basically the whole FallUI suite)

also Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch (but I don't use it out of personal preference, although it's an amazing mod, fixes and changes a bunch of things)

This is my minimum list of mods that I use.

I'd recommend using Nexus Mods and using Vortex or MO2 as a mod manager

[dexter]

If you need help with mods GamerPoets is an amazing youtuber that has tons of guides for modding, they are very easy to follow and will help if anything is confusing you

[dexter]

As for textures the FlaconOil textures are my personal favourites (you can find all these mods on NexusMods btw)

[Karambo]

Originally posted by dexter:

As for textures the FlaconOil textures are my personal favourites (you can find all these mods on NexusMods btw)

thank you very much

[RossenX]

QOL:
Unlimited Survival Mode: lets you save and stuff
Unlimited Fast Travel: lets out fast travel when in buildings and other restricted areas)
Melee And Throw: Separated the meele and grenade button.
Faster Workshop: Literally the best mod ever, it straight up removes the slight stutter when you go into the building mode.
Unofficial Patch: A must for everything
Scrap Everything: Scrap a bunch of stuff u couldn't before
>Scrap (Almost) Everything: Removes some items from Scrap Everything like the big roads and other items that just really don't need to be scrapped or break the terrain.
Raw Input: Fixes everything wrong with the mouse sensativity.
Power Armor Faster EnterExitStance: Makes you always use the 'fast' enter/exit animation in power armor so you don't have to spend 10 seconds every time you enter or exit.
Place Everywhere: Lets you place items in build mode much more freely.
Tune The Radio: Lets you change the radio station in prop radios.
Immersive Scrapping: Changes how many components you get from scrapping items, because some/all make no sense. Generally you'll get more materials or even different materials from items.
Locky Bastard: Lets you shoot/blow-up locks with a chance to break them forever, depending on your stats.


Visual:
Vault Suit Enhanced: Makes the vault suit a little more body fitting and generally look nicer.
CBBE of course with BodySlide to make all your clothing mods fit the bodies properly.
LooksMenu: Better control over customizing your character.
>LooksMenu Body Slidrs Extended: Lets you go over the vanilla limits of shapes
>Looks Menu Compendium: Adds a bunch of tattoos and skins and hair colors and stuff
>Looks Menu Player Rotation: If you use the looks menu while in-game it's always very annoying that you have to unlock the camera and move it to look at your character, this fixes that by letting you rotate and move the character around while in the menu.

Vanilla+:
BL Guns: Adds borderland 1 guns to the world. Which have a ton, A TON of variants and attachments and fit right into the fallout world.
Servitron: It's a little NSFW depending on which one you get, BUT even so it lets you create a female robot that acts just like a human.
NPC Level Scaling and Tougher Enemies Overhaul: Does as it says, generally makes all the enemies harder and makes them scale with you more.
See-Through-Scopes: Lets you see through a scope, instead of the screen fading to black for all of them, super nice mod.
Bullet Time - Slow Time: Lets you use a slow-motion effect that uses AP.
Combat Zone Restored: Changes the whole sequence of getting Cait to a slightly longer and much more fun sequence that was cut from the original game.

There's a ton of mods i would suggest tbh... here is the modlist i use. and i would recommend most of these mods to anyone.
They are all generally vanilla lore friendly and nothing that goes way overboard.

+Wall Pass-Through Power Conduits
+Nuka World - Skip raiding your own settlements
+Companions Shut Up
+One Handed Revolver
+NPC Level Scaling and Tougher Enemies Overhaul
+Give Me My Bottle Back
+BodySlide and Outfit Studio
+Institute Weapons Debulked
+Immersive Scrapping
+Servitron
+Assaultron Combatron
+Locky Bastard
+No Door Animations - Instant Doors
+FO4 Photo Mode
+Unlimited Settlement Budget (No Hassle)
+Auto Doors
+Unlimited Companion Framework
+No more floating razorgrain
+Brighter Settlement Lights
+Wooden Prefabs Extended
+More Cooking Stations
+Solar Panels
+MadKea - 500 Workshop items
+Homemaker - Expanded Settlements
+Humble Perks Pack
+Be Exceptional - Skills and Perk Overhaul
+LevelUpMenuEx
+Tune the Radios
+Extended Dialogue Interface
+Place Everywhere
+Portable Junk Recycler Mk 2
+Power Armor Faster EnterExitStance
+FO4Edit
+BL GUNS
+Combat Zone Restored - esp replacer version
+Combat Zone Restored
+Less Exaggerated Blood Impacts
+Crafting Highlight Fix
+FallUI - Confirm Boxes
+FallUI - Sleep and Wait
+FallUI - Workbench
+Rename Anything
+FallUI - Icon Library
+FallUI - Map
+FallUI - Inventory
+FallUI - HUD
+FIS - The NEW FallUI Item Sorter
+RAW INPUT - The Ultimate Mouse Sensitivity Fix
+Game Configuration Menu
+Bullet Time - Slow Time
+Sensible Barbell Scrap Lead Quantity
+Extended Hair Colors for LooksMenu
+See-Through-Scopes
+Pip-Boy Flashlight
+Scrap (Not Quite) Everything
+Scrap Everything
+Looksmenu Player Rotation
+Looks Menu Customization Compendium
+LooksMenu
+Vault Suit Enhanced
+Eli's Armour Compendium - ECO
+Eli's Armour Compendium
+LooksMenu Body Sliders Extended
+True to Vanilla Body - CBBE NeverNude - Faithfully Rebuilt
+CBBE NPC HeadRear Fix Remake
+Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer -CBBE-
+Disable Dogmeat Whining
+Ponytail Hairstyles by Azar v2.5a
+Equipment and Crafting Overhaul (ECO)
+Classic Holstered Weapons System (CHW)
+Start Me Up - Alternate Start and Dialogue Overhaul
+Mod Configuration Menu
+Achievements
+Cut Weapon Mods Restored
+Bullet Counted Reload System (BCR)
+Don't Lose Your Head
+Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch
+FOV Slider and Player Height
+Faster Workshop (Workshop Lag Fix)
+Melee And Throw
+Address Library for F4SE Plugins

[=EGC= kansasterry]

I would suggest this one if you like building things it adds most of the buildings we see in the commonwealth as parts so we can build them including parts I have used to rebuild the building at bunker hill.

Snappy HouseKit

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11639?tab=description

[wesnef]

WET Water Enhancement Textures
Wasteland Water Revival
Illuminated Signs (just the billboard one)
True Grass (with the density turned down a bit)
Improved Map with Visible Roads
Ultra Interior Lighting

If you want to play with weather & ENB
Vivid Weather + Dawn ENB for Vivid Weather
is one possibility.

If you're looking to use the CBBE female body replacer
Valkyr face textures
Nuclear Nude body textures
The Eyes of Beauty
Eye Normal Map Fix
Distinctive Teeth
HiPoly Faces Redux