Modding without breaking Achievements

Playing with *.esp plugin files will deactivate achievements in Fallout 4.

Here is a solution to play Fallout 4 with a few selected mods while retaining the Achievements without having to sacrifice comfort.

v 0.02
Some mods added.

Intro

Its possible to play fallout 4 with some mods for minimal convenience without breaking vanilla gameplay.

No plugins *.esp *.esl *.esm files are allowed. As soon as Fallout 4 detects one of those filetypes achievements will be disabled.

Did you know bought Creation Club Mods doesnt break achievements?

Have a look at this fantastic guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3335971972

For those who stlill needs *.esp *.esl *.esm files who are not bought Creation Club mods please have a look at Achievements Mods Enabler[www.nexusmods.com].

Base Mods

Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE)[www.nexusmods.com]
Extends the script functionality of Fallout 4.

Address Library for F4SE Plugins[www.nexusmods.com] Address Library - All In One (AIO)
Install Address Library - All In One

High FPS Physics Fix[www.nexusmods.com] 0.8.10

This mod everyone needs to avoid trouble with the Fallout 4 game enine. Above 60 FPS you WILL get into problems with the game engine.

You must edit the HighFPSPhysicsFix.ini file to set the values you need.

Editing INI-files must be done with Windows Editor aka notepad.exe. I recommend Notepad++[notepad-plus-plus.org] for that. A lightweight alternative for Notepad++ is Notepad4[github.com].

[Limiter]
## FPS limit in the game.
#
InGameFPS=59.0

F4QuickLauncher SteamLauncher for ModOrganizer and NMM[www.nexusmods.com]
Bypasses the STEAM launcher and starts Fallout 4 with your favorite Mod Launcher and F4SE at the same time. Side effect: Skips the Fallout 4 version check at the star. No more unwanted Updates.

If you still fear a unwanted Update have a look at Fallout4.exe Auto-Backup[www.nexusmods.com]

Fixes

Eye Normal Map Fix Fallout 4 Edition[www.nexusmods.com] version 1b
Removes the eyegloss map that may crash your system.

Vault-Tec Lights Mesh Fix[www.nexusmods.com]
Fixes the direction of workshop lights from the Vault-Tec Workshop DLC.

Crafting Highlight Fix[www.nexusmods.com]
A F4SE plugin that allows you to disable the hardcoded, vision-obscuring shader effect at various workbenches so you can actually see what you're crafting.

Configuration

MCM Mod Configuration Menu [www.nexusmods.com] 1.40 BETA 2
Lets you configure mod options if supported by the mod.

MCM Settings Manager[www.nexusmods.com] 1.2
Save, load, transfer, import and export all your MCM settings at once.
This is a true timesaver. You can also pick settings from different configurations and import them to a new configuration.

Interface

Ultra Wide Interface[www.nexusmods.com]
Default or Small UI version.

Since the 1.10.984 patch Fallout 4 provides Widescreen support. Unfortunately Bethesda forgot to rescale the HuD elements. This mod fixes that.

(Optional)
Original Main Menu Video in 21x9 under Optional files. Resized main menu background video to match 21:9 resolutions. No more back borders at the main menu.

CCCleaner[www.nexusmods.com]
Removes all Creation Club stuff if you dont need it,

LooksMenu[www.nexusmods.com]
Pick the version that matches with your screen reslution. Delete or move the *.esp file. The plugin is not needed by the mod to work.

Gives you the ability to import and export your character look you are creating at the game start.

Better Console - F4SE[www.nexusmods.com]
Lots of additional Information when using the console.

Have a look at the screenshots at the mod page for further information.

Floating Damage[www.nexusmods.com]
Show floating damage number when someone is hit.

Faster Workshop (Workshop Lag Fix)[www.nexusmods.com]
Boosts the start of the workshop.

No more a long keypress is required to start the workshop mode.

Faster Workbench Exit[www.nexusmods.com]
Similar like Faster Workshop. but this time a instant quit of the workshop mode.

Full Dialogue Interface[www.nexusmods.com]

Dialogue line are truncated at vanilla Fallout 4. This mod provides full dialog lines. No more guessing what is meant.

Companion Command Menu Overhaul[www.nexusmods.com]
Extends Full Dialogue Interface with support for follower dialogues.

Clock Widget - Show Real Time While Loading[www.nexusmods.com]

Adds a clock widget to loading menu, main menu and fader menu to display current real time while loading.

Rename Anything (NG)[www.nexusmods.com]
This mod is just a next gen update of the original mod Rename Anything. Just a updated DLL file, nothing major.

FO4 Hotkeys

FO4 Hotkeys[www.nexusmods.com] 1.2
Pick FO4 Hotkeys - Option 2 - Lite - v1.2

You can then configure your hotkeys manually by editing Hotkeys.ini.

World Map

Note: I wasn't able to see any visual difference at higher resolutions.

Satellite Color World Map Combo Boy 4K[www.nexusmods.com]
Colored world map with additional information

Far Harbor Satellite Map 4K[www.nexusmods.com]
Colored world map with additional information

Nuka-World Satellite Map 4K[www.nexusmods.com]
Colored world map with additional information

HuD

The FallUI series

Individual HuD improvements. Pick your choice or use them all.

FallUI - HUD[www.nexusmods.com]
Highly configurable HUD for Fallout 4 with in-game HUD Layout Manager.

FallUI - Inventory[www.nexusmods.com]
Just better interface for all inventories

FallUI - Map[www.nexusmods.com]
Better map for Fallout 4. Including list of locations, colored marker, high-res-support and more!

FallUI - Sleep and Wait[www.nexusmods.com]
Enhances the sleep/wait menu by many quality-of-life features like target hour buttons and daytime graph.

If FallUI - Sleep and Wait isnt working for you Simple Wait Anywhere[www.nexusmods.com] is an alternative.

FallUI - Workbench[www.nexusmods.com]
Just better crafting, with more display size, more data, and a tag icon picker!

FallUI - Confirm Boxes Including skip option![www.nexusmods.com]
Beautiful message boxes. Unique designs and styles for every box type.

Meshes

What is a mesh in computer terminlogy?[en.wikipedia.org]

Armor Workbench No Fire Barrel[www.nexusmods.com]
Removes the fire barrel from the armor workbench.

Double-Sided Door Frames[www.nexusmods.com]
Let you snap doors in both orientations, giving you control of whether doors open inwards or outwards.

Stackable Concrete Foundations[www.nexusmods.com]
Grab DD_Stackable_concrete_blocks 1.0

Now you can stack concrete blocks.

Roofsnap[www.nexusmods.com]
Add the ability to snap barn house and warehouse roofs to vanilla walls

Skeleton Mesh Replacer[www.nexusmods.com]
Remove skeletons from the game. Skeletons who are part of precombines are not affected.

Texture Improvements

Weather

xrayys surface clouds changer[www.nexusmods.com]
Changes the appearance of clouds. Select the version you like from the downloads page. See mods screenshots for details.

Landscape

Fallout 4 HD Overhaul 2k[www.nexusmods.com]
Massive overhaul of vanilla Fallout 4 textures. Its unlikely you need additional texture mod improvement mods.

You can replace the original flles with that mod but this will give you error messages when you are using editing tools like FO4Edit or the Creation Kit.

FAR - Faraway Area Reform[www.nexusmods.com]
Better and more detailed view of distant objects.

xrayys Surface Clouds changer[www.nexusmods.com]

Some options to make your surface clouds lesser bright and white or thinner. Works also for far harbor and nuka world.

Body

Enhanced Vanilla Bodies[www.nexusmods.com]
For females and males. Pick the version you like.

Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer -CBBE-[www.nexusmods.com]
This mod changes the overall appearance of all female characters in Fallout 4.
Females are not looking like a sack of potatoes anymore. Use this or female vanilla bodies.

Lore-Friendly Ghoul Eyes[www.nexusmods.com]
See the pictures at the mod page. Describes it best.

Wasteland Salon - Hair Texture Improvement Mod[www.nexusmods.com]
Quality improvement of vanilla hair textures.

Armor and Clothing

Power Armors - 4K Textures Power Armor[www.nexusmods.com]
Better quality of the Power armors in Fallout 4. Removes also the star on the torso.

Power Armor Fast Exit and Enter[www.nexusmods.com]
As the mod name says. Entering and exiting of a Power Armor is now (slightly) faster.

4k Black Suit and Tuxedo[www.nexusmods.com]
Retextured clean Black suit and Tuxedo, more detailed.

ProtoVaultSuit - Blue[www.nexusmods.com]
Retextured Vault Suit for females and males. Color options are aviable.

FTO PipBoy UHD[www.nexusmods.com]
HD Reskin for the PipBoy. Overhauls the pip-boy with new techs as: Ambient occlusion, Better normalmap, Depth on texture, New light/screws and cogs.

Streamlined Pip-Boy Fallout 4 (Pipboy aesthetics)[www.nexusmods.com]
This is a mesh edit which makes the Pip-Boy less clunky so it fits better with female body replacer.

Misc

Comics Got Back[www.nexusmods.com]
No more blank magazine back covers.

Repaired Wall-Clock[www.nexusmods.com]
Download Vanilla Asset Replacer - Does NOT Require Homemaker

Repairs the wall clocks in Fallout 4. See the screenshots for more information.

Valentine REBORN[www.nexusmods.com]
A complete HD overhaul for detective Nick Valentine.

Denim and Leather for Cait[www.nexusmods.com]
Cait' is a rock n' roller

Sound

Makanar's Disabled Menu Music[www.nexusmods.com]
No more background music at the main menu.

Cinematic Sounds - Complete Collection[www.nexusmods.com]
Changes the sound upon discovering a new location, explosion sounds, Exp Gain and Level Up

Energy Weapon Sounds[www.nexusmods.com]
Laser, Plasma, Gamma and Alien Blaster Pistol sounds remade and a Optional Gauss Rifle Sound.

Gameplay

Simple Offence Suppression F4[www.nexusmods.com]
F4SE plugin that prevents neutral NPCs from turning hostile when you accidentally hit them.

Unlimited Fast Travel[www.nexusmods.com]
Fast Travel anywhere. Configurable through MCM.

Other

Lazy Dogmeat[www.nexusmods.com]
Dogmeat lies down now when injured.