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Fallout VR Essentials Overhaul

for Fallout 4 VR · by GingasVR · released 20 Aug 2025

Dedicated VR modPCVRExcellentActive

A mod for a game that already has official VR support. It improves or extends the built-in experience rather than adding VR itself.

Notes from GingasVR

The Most Stable Modlist for Fallout VR. Complete Overhaul of Fallout 4 VR. Auto downgrades DLCS, Optimizes every aspect of the game for High FPS, All QoL VR Mods, Pre-Built Cities with 0 need to ever build. Optional HD 4K Profile with Optional Lush Trees and Custom Edited Seasons, Focused on Fun Survival Gameplay that Still feels like Fallout! Over 300K downloads - Been in Active Development for over 7 Years - (featured list on Wabbajack, Nexus downloads is inaccurate) Currently the Most Up to Date Modlist for Fallout VR with some Content/Mods that are NOT on Nexus (e.g I made them myself). The Only Officially Featured Fallout VR Wabbajack Modlist. Requires you to own both Fallout VR and Fallout 4 (for the DLCS). Don't worry about Downgradeing to pre-next gen as this does it automatically. Features: Full Visible Body and Holsters - Using the most Up to date version of FRIK. NEW HD Profile for High Rez Textures and Forest Overhaul. Custom Edited Seasonal Change. Haptic Suit Intagration (TrueGear or Bhaptics). Customizable with Desolate, none Lush Trees or a High performance version for lower end PCs. Optimization and Stability in the majority of Commonwealth as well as interior locations. DLC Fixes. Optional AI NPCS (Using Mantella). Auto-Eating and drinking in Survival - 2D menus suck in VR. Survival Manual Saves. Survival Fast Travel from Settlements. Hand Model and better VR Pip-Boy Interaction. Sim Settlements And Conqueror (Complete Auto Built Settlements and ability to raid - CAN be customized or turned off). BULLET TIME. Complete Accurate VR Weapons. Reduced loot to realistic levels for the setting. Smart AI. Smart Companions (Better Companions, More Smarter Companions). Companion Whistle. Every NPC can be killed (Including Kids and Essential NPCS - Only Unlocked after going down the "Evil Path"). Traveling NPCs. New Guns (Too many to list and all of them work). New Quests and Locations (Interesting NPCS, Stumble upon Interiors, Heather Casidian). Easy hacking and Easy lockpicking. New weather from True Storms and Vivid Weather. New Optimized Textures. Darker Nights. Health changes, live dismemberment and non-bullet sponge enemies. New Radio Stations. New Music and no combat music. Better Blood. New Sound effects. Stalkers that will periodically hunt you down and try to kill you (Can be customized or turned off). Ability to increase carry weight with in-game progression.

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Full details

VR implementation
VR Mod
Platforms
PCVR
Framework
Dedicated VR mod
Price
Free
Motion controls
Full motion controls
6DOF aim
Yes
Roomscale
Yes
Left-handed
Unknown
Perspective
First-person
VR runtime
OpenVR
Headsets tested
None reported yet
Storefronts tested
None reported yet
Install difficulty
Easy install
Requirements
Fallout 4 VR on Steam, Fallout 4 (flat) for its DLCs: Automatron, Contraptions Workshop, Far Harbor, Nuka World, Vault-Tec Workshop, Wasteland Workshop, Wabbajack (automated installer), Do not use the HD texture pack or Creation Club content
Game version tested
Unknown
Last verified
Never
Known latest version
18.5.1

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