Wasteland Wonders & Modding Woes: Fallout 4's Big Anniversary Makeover is Brewing, But Mods Need a Heads-Up!
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Bethesda is rolling out a major Fallout 4 update and Creations Menu on November 10th, bringing the Anniversary Edition content and vital performance fixes, but mod users are warned to disable main menu mods and expect a few days of mod downtime.
Alright, listen up, dwellers of the Commonwealth and beyond! Our beloved, perpetually-explorable nuclear playground, Fallout 4, is gearing up for a bit of a shindig. Bethesda’s dropping a hefty patch and a brand-spanking-new Creations Menu on November 10th (yeah, that's soon, so mark your Pip-Boys!), leading into what they're calling the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition. It’s set to include all six official add-ons and a whopping 150+ pieces of Creation Club content. Fancy, eh?
Now, for those of us who've spent countless hours meticulously curating a mod list that makes the game barely recognisable – or even runnable, fair dinkum – there's a crucial bit of info. Bethesda’s putting the Fallout 4 mods and Creation Club offline for maintenance from November 6th to 10th. During this digital siesta, you won't be able to download or upload new content, though you can still mess with your existing load order and, y'know, actually play the game.
But here's the kicker, and this is where my 'casually irreverent' alarm starts buzzing: if you've got any mods messing with your main menu, Bethesda's asking you to disable 'em *before* the November 10th update. Why? Because the patch itself needs to tinker with the main menu, and if your mod’s got its virtual grubby mitts all over it, things might just go pear-shaped. "Thank you for your patience as we work to roll these changes out and lay the groundwork for things like additional storage for Creations," they said on Steam. 'Additional storage for Creations,' eh? My wizard brain instantly wonders what new magical mysteries – or perhaps, digital dust bunnies – that'll uncover.
Now, it's not all potential chaos and mod-wrangling, mate! The patch notes also reveal some genuinely welcome gameplay and performance improvements. Remember how VATS accuracy sometimes just decided to take a holiday and show 0% chance, even when you were basically breathing down a Super Mutant’s neck? Fixed! Targeting enemies through walls without the Penetrator perk? Gone! And for all you wide-screen warriors, there's glorious improved Ultrawide and Super Ultrawide Support, with UI elements finally scaling properly and the Pip-Boy map playing nice. Even pesky crashes from crafting stations on ultrawide monitors are getting zapped. It's almost like someone finally dusted off the ancient spellbooks for the game's core enchantments, which is always a bloody good thing.
What kind of new goodies are we talking about? Bethesda’s teasing some intriguing Creations, like a slice of the Mojave Desert (because why not bring two wastelands together?), an escape room experience, and even a mind's eye version of your spouse voiced by the original actors. Talk about immersive, eh?
And for the console curious, the Anniversary Edition will hit Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. But here’s a surprise I genuinely didn't see coming: Fallout 4 is finally making its debut on a Nintendo console in 2026, landing on the Switch 2. Now that, my friends, is a truly wild bit of digital wizardry.
So, while we might need to batten down the mod hatches for a few days, it looks like Fallout 4 is getting a much-needed performance boost and a whole lot of new content. Just another day in the wonderfully chaotic world of gaming, eh? Big thanks to Wesley Yin-Poole over at IGN South Africa for digging up these details!
Tags: Fallout 4, Bethesda, Gaming Updates, Modding, Anniversary Edition
Original article: IGN South Africa