

Now create a shortcut from CreationKit.exe and use that to launch the game! Keep in mind that the Bethesda Launcher doesn't have to be open, but if it is closed you might get an error message saying it can't connect to Bethesda.Net, it's been inconsistent for me. This address is the same way Steam shortcuts are done, though they thankfully don't take as long to launch.Īll we have to do is go to the installation directory of Fallout 4, which should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4. For example, if we change the address to bethesdanet://run/8, it will run FO:Shelter instead. The target points to the Bethesda Launcher, which in turn will run the game for you, Screenshot. If you look closely at the shortcut that the Bethesda Launcher put on your desktop, you can see that it isn't actually a shortcut. Here's how to get around that, very easy. Oh, and those installation instructions are here, in case you didn't bother to click the link earlier:Ī drop down menu will appear.If you've been using the Creation Kit on PC, you know it's a bit of a hassle to have to go through the Bethesda Launcher each time you wish to use the program or wait for it to boot up the BethLauncher before the CK. I haven't played it since a couple of weeks after release but I'm reinstalling right now so that I can spend the next few weeks browsing peoples' creations. It's perhaps telling that I want mods to make Fallout 4 into something completely new. A darker, nastier Wasteland, maybe? Heck, if it's possible to make a total conversion in which there are no other living people, just the ghouls and the beasties, I'd love to take that for a spin. I'd rather create a curated experience using mods, adding only things that are either too brilliant to ignore or that are at least thematically appropriate. Yeah, that guy is dressed as Doink the Clown and over there you might see a whack-a-mole hammer attached to a suit of power armour. The danger of easy-to-install mods, for me, is that I tend to throw so much crap into my game that there's no consistency. Imagine that! Turns out we're all on the same internet after all. The important thing to note from that video is that your precious mods, created on your PC, might sneak through Bethesda's internet-tubes and find their way onto consoles.

Once you've opted in, you'll be able to browse and install mods from within the game. The modding tools have now moved into open beta and you'll need to follow some simple instructions to get them working via Steam. The Creation Kit - which Bethesda say is "the same tool that we used to create Fallout 4" - is now available to download via the launcher. The Bethesda Launcher can be downloaded from. The Creation Kit for Special Edition can be found in the Bethesda Launcher, in the Games section. Dont have one yet Click here to purchase Skyrim Special Edition on Steam. Fallout 4 just got a lot more interesting. The Creation Kit is free to anyone with a PC copy of Skyrim Special Edition or Skyrim Legendary Edition and a Steam account.
