Bethesda Have Opened Up the Fallout 4 Modding Beta on Steam

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Fallout 4 has finally received official support for mods, with Bethesda releasing an open beta for PC.

Until recently, the beta was private and limited to 1000 users, each having to sign up through a forum on Bethesda’s online community, signing a non-disclosure agreement to use the software. Bethesda stopped accepting users to test the beta, with the thread “closed for the time being”. However, the beta has been opened up for everyone to use and is now available on Steam, according to an update on Bethesda.net.

‘Modders’ – the colloquial name for the online modification community – have been creating their own content for the game since its launch in November, with mods being created to craft ammunition, extend the options for armour customisation, improved levels of detail on the Pip Boy, in addition to enhanced textures and weather effects. However, this new creation kit has opened it up for all owners of the PC version to get involved.

Bethesda have been teasing mod support for PC and consoles since before the game launched, stating: “our goal was to make mods easier and more accessible than ever before, for both the creators and the players.”

The new creation kit seems to be pretty versatile and rich with options, with it providing the ability to create your own quest, weapons and armour sets. Joel Burgess, lead level designer on Fallout 4, said that the tools available are largely similar to what was used by the development team, going on to say, “it allows you to touch almost anything you can imagine.”

It seems that Bethesda have been supportive modders creating content for their games, with the community still active for Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The modding community has created hundreds of new texture packs, weapons, non-playable characters, quests, armour sets, providing dozens of hour’s additional gameplay for those who had the knowledge to create or install these mods.

The extensive library of modifications for these titles has helped keep them relevant, although this will be the first time a Bethesda game has received official, in-game support by way of a creation tool. It makes sense that Bethesda would want to encourage user generated game content to be shared as it keeps their games played and popular among gamers.
To take advantage of the open beta, Bethesda have provided steps to access the 1.5 update in Steam. Here’s how:

  • Log into Steam
  • Right click on Fallout 4 in your Library
  • Select Properties
  • Select Betas
  • A drop down menu will appear. Select beta
  • Wait a few minutes and the game should update
  • When done, Fallout 4 should appear as Fallout 4 [Beta] in your Library

With this being a beta, Bethesda will be taking user feedback from their forums and improving the service. Bethesda has confirmed that console support for mods will be available for Xbox One and PS4 in May and June, respectively.

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