Fallout 3 - Remaster & QoL Mod's 2025

Bored of the usual Fallout 3 experience? If you want to change it up, this article shows the list of mods than i use on my own playthrough. Its looks great in 2025 and its also performance and lore friendly.

Fallout 3 - Remaster & QoL Mod's 2025

Prepare for Modding

Highly recommended

If you have any issues, watch my other guide.
It will show you a few steps like bug fixes, modding manager and some other tips and tricks, to prepare Fallout 3 for mods.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3432868089

Sprint Mod

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Adds a sprint button. Now you can run freely around the wastes like you've always wanted to, limited only by your action points.

Details

With FOSE: The sprint key replaces the run key. Simply hold down run to sprint. -OR-If you would like to preserve the functionality of the run key, you can set a custom keybinding from the control settings menu of the pedometer.

Without FOSE: In NoFOSE mode, you must bind the Sprint Hotkey / Pedometer in your inventory to a hotkey. To start sprinting, press the sprint hotkey and then move forward. To stop sprinting, press the hotkey again. To bind a hotkey, hold down a number key while viewing the inventory and click on the item you want to bind. You can set a sprint delay in the settings menu of the pedometer, which will allow you to run for a certain amount of time without sprinting. So if you choose a delay of 2 you'll need to run forward for 2 seconds before you start sprinting.

For both: Sprinting takes action points, and if you run out, you'll have to wait for them to recharge. The more endurance you have, the less AP it takes to sprint, and the more agility you have, the faster you'll go. The amount of weight you're carrying also affects your speed. There are certain situations in which you will be unable to sprint, such as when your legs are broken, or when you're overencumbered. Various screen effects are used to enhance the sense of speed. For a readout of your speed and distance potential and access to various settings, use the Pedometer located in the apparel section of your inventory.

Install

1. Extract the files to a temporary location.
2. Examine the folder structure and make corrections where necessary.
3. Copy files to (install folder)\Fallout 3\Data\
4. Start Fallout Launcher, click 'Data Files', place a checkmark beside the .esp file(s).

Uninstall

1. Start Fallout Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file(s).
2. Delete the files/folders associated with the mod.

Fallout 3\Data\Sprint Mod.esp
Fallout 3\Data\sound\fx\Sprint\
Fallout 3\Data\textures\interface\icons\pipboyimages\perks\Sprint\

Enhanced Camera

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

This is a FOSE plugin that enables a visible body and player shadows when in first person. Also, any points where the game force switches to 3rd person (sitting/knockout/death, etc.) are now in 1st person.

Requirements

This plugin requires Fallout 3 version 1.7.0.3 and FOSE v1.2 beta 2 or higher.

Install

Extract the contents of this archive into your Fallout 3 Data folder.

Uninstall

Delete "FOSE_EnhancedCamera.dll" and "FOSE_EnhancedCamera.ini" from your "DataFOSEPlugins" folder.

Alternate Start

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Considerably speeds up the character creation process.
Start the game faster right outside Vault 101. You start with a meager amount of supplies that you would likely have gotten if you actually completed the tutorial.

Fellout

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Fellout is a weather and lighting mod intended to get rid of that awful green tint to everything. It does this both indoors and out.

User Interface Organizer

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

An FOSE-powered plugin that is designed to manage and maintain all UI/HUD extensions added to the game by various mods. Once installed, UIO will ensure UI extensions are always properly installed and, when necessary, properly removed; it will automatically detect, resolve and prevent UI-related issues, and will help keep the game's UI intact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTlXOqV6pBA

Install

Simply download and install it using NMM/FOMM, or manually extract the ZIP archive into the game's 'Data' folder. Please note that this is an FOSE plugin, not a standard mod - it doesn't include an ESP/ESM file and will therefore not show in your load-order.

Immersive HUD - iHUD

• download[www.nexusmods.com]

The aim of iHUD is to provide the immersive feel you get from having no HUD, whilst keeping the usefulness of having one. It takes the permanantly visible HUD elements such as HP, AP, radar etc, and hides them when not needed. Hence the motto:

HUD when you need. HIDE when you don't.

Requirements

This mod NEEDS FOSE!

Installation

1 - Download and install using NMM or any other Mod Manager.
2 - Activate and make sure the iHUD.esp file is checked.
3 - You will need to install UIO if you have not installed it already. This will automatically include all the menu files required. It is possible to manually install them if you prefer, but you must figure that out yourself :)
4 - Download and activate the Vanilla patch if you do not use any other UI mods. You will not need this if you use Adjustable HUD or Darnfied UI etc.

No more dots

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Rremove dotted tracks from map

Loot Menu

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Adds a real-time menu for looting.

Take items with the 'Activate' key. Scroll with mouse-wheel or DPAD. Open containers with the 'Reload' key.
Holding shift or DPAD Left/Right allows equipping or taking all items.
The INI allows configuring the max number of items, whether the vanilla prompt is hidden, and various UI properties.

Items are sorted for ease of use:
Quest Items, Weightless Items, Keys, Notes, Books, Ammo, Aid, Weapons, Armor and Misc.

Installation

Use Mod Organizer 2/Nexus Mod Manager/FOMM, or manually extract the .zip file into your Fallout 3 'Data' folder. It is safe to install, update or uninstall mid-playthrough (a new save is not required).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3mHUZPG7h0

Fallout 3 HD Overhaul

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Fallout 3 HD Overhaul is providing new and improved lore friendly HD textures, ranging from 1K resolution up to 8K. He replaces thousands of textures all over the world of fallout 3.
















Requirements

A full stable and patched Fallout 3 which is capable to run these textures.
FOSE
Fallout Anniversary Patcher
Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch
lStewieAl's Tweaks
Out of Memory Fix
Fallout 3 Heap Replacer
NVAC - New Vegas Anti Crash
Command Extender

Flashlight

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

The flashlight is a light beam that follows your line of sight. It's effective up to 1000 units away. (For reference, an average player character about 125 units tall.) The beam magically comes out of your player's face, so in that sense it's not really a flashlight. This light is not connected to your Pip-Boy light; your Pip-Boy light will continue to work as normal.

Requirements

1. Fallout 3, version 1.7.
2. Fallout Script Extender (if you want to use a FOSE version).

Iron Sights Plus

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Adds iron sights to vanilla Fallout 3's weapons, including energy weapons.

Requirements

• Fallout 3 Script Extender v1.3b2
  
• lStewieAl Tweaks (True iron sights enabled)
  
• Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch
  
• Archive Invalidation

Accurate NASA Stars

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]
  

New star texture and mesh using NASA satellite images to create a real-world accurate starfield for Fallout 3. Features a visible Milky Way Galaxy and constellations!
Available in 4 different resolutions.


ENB users

you may need to tweak your "enbseries.ini" settings in order for the stars to look correct.

Sky
• StarsIntensity=3.2
  
• StarsCurve=1.5

HD Moon Cycle Textures

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

A set of new textures for our natural satellite.

Enhanced Blood Textures v2

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Increases the resolution size from 256 to 1024 and created new textures for screen, world, wounds and static blood decals.

Effects teXtures Enhanced

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Every last visual effect texture in FO3 base game remade. This affects all visuals in a great way.

Flora Overhaul

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

New trees and flora. Several versions to choose from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtzLyoEwjQU

Recommendet Anti-Aliasing Settings:

Devestated City

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

This mod attempts to make the downtown D.C. area feel more post apocalyptic, by adding things like vehicles, rubble, craters etc. However, the changes are not too extensive at the moment.

Version 2 - Added more vehicles on the roads around the city and cleaned with Fo3Edit

ATMOS Ambient Sound Overhaul

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Take your immersion to the next level.
More than 200 new ambient sound effects.
Over 3000 hand places sound emitters.
3D sound effect with actual distance and direction in the gameworld.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR7RzkpXY5c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVSLIf2-P74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2wJjB2F-FU

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Ambient Wasteland 2

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

eerie ambient

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Installation:

Download and install with NMM or Vortex
Manually download, and extract into Fallout 3 data folder.

Fallout 3 Redesigned

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

This mod just makes people look more realistic.



























HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

FO3Redesigned (Project Beauty) Patches

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Compatibility patches for Fallout 3 Redesigned aka Project Beauty and various popular mods.

Body replacer

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Female body replacer featuring no neckseams and much improved arms and upperbody. Complete set of armor and clothing with support for all DLCs, and Impact.

Installation

Download the Main package and install with your favorite package manager.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

body and face textures workshop - Type 3 - 4 and 6

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Body and face texture options.
Includes all female based textures necessary for the installation of any TYPE Body.

• Severl Variants of the Female face texture.
  
• HD 4k textures replacer for type based bodies, clean, dirty, and freckled.
  
• Raider Textures.
  
• Ghoul texture
  
• DLC tribal texture and ESP fix (for missing hands, and ther misc fixes)
  
• Christine, lobotomite and Fallout 3 DLCs.
  
• "Type" based bodies (type3, type6, type4, type6m...)

Install

Install the MAIN FILE, for the body type you use.
Run the installer and select your desired options.
Optionally download Fallout 3 patch, if you are installing it for fallout 3, or TTW
Then check the optional files if you want to use these texture on some custom race.

There are 6 variants:

Hairy or Shaved, that both come in clean and dirty and freckled version.

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTE

To successfully install this mod, you need to DEACTIVATE it and REACTIVATE your archive invalidation.
If you have any questions regarding Archive Invalidation, please read this article[www.nexusmods.com] : Archive Invalidation - How to use. it contains detailed explanation of what it is, why it is necessary, and how to use it.

Male Body Overhaul

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Features of the new male body:

- Seamless (with its set of heads and hands);
- High Poly, yet reasonable;
- Vanilla compatible;
- High resolution textures (4k body);
- Seamless textures for all races, including DLC tribals, ghouls etc...
- Real feet model;
- Underwear version, nude version or "erect" version.

Highly recommended

Tribal fixes

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Tribal Fixes is highly recommended if you want your White Legs Race fixed.
Vanilla has a bug and it point to the wrong hand texture.
Also fixes all female tribal races that used the male hand, nstead of the female one.

HD Creatures

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

Retexture of creatures with totally new bump-maps and sharpened mip maps

Weapon Enhancement Pack

• Download[www.nexusmods.com]

A Texture replacement pack for several of the fallout 3 weapons and some of its unique weapons containing several fixes.

Installation

Download via NMM or drag and drop the 'data' folder into your Fallout 3 directory

If you are using RH Ironsights, download the patch in the 'files' tab

Official Ragna_Ikari Steam Guides

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3000054506

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Changelog

[StixsmasterHD4k]

Figured id share this with this guide's creator:

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/26963

Its my own Fallout 3 GOTY Full 1k Remaster mod

This is my remastering of this game visuelly so as many textures as possible are full 1k.

Unlike other texture packs, mine doesnt veer off course from the OG art/style of the game nor does my pack cause black voids to overtake objects in game or cause the game to crash. & my pack covers more textures than any other texture pack on Nexus does.

[Sillyaigiss]

what about stability mods?

[rarydar84]

Why does the HD overhaul require like 50 plugins and patches bro

[Ragna_Ikari]

thanks

[Hetann]

@Ragna_Ikari it would be nice, this guide is the best ive ever seen

[mfreeman]

I'm gonna start a new playthrough using your suggestions, thanks

[Ragna_Ikari]

@Zanudych
Nope

[Zanudych]

Is there a ready-made assembly with these mods? A repack?

[Ragna_Ikari]

@Hetann
no but i can make one maybe

[Hetann]

Cool Guide, u have a NV version?