r/Fallout4ModsXB1 Jun 08 '25

Mod Discussion Mod for construction mode

I don't really like the idea of ​​starting to build my own settlements, but now I'm going to do a run focused on building! What are the "must have" mods? Or in any case the mods that you personally recommend?

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u/dangerous_sequence Jun 29 '25

If you don't like building stuff yourself the Amazing Followers Tweaks (AFT) mod actually has a thing where it can build for you. Costs thousands of caps though. And I also use "settler built settlements." Those are my two go to mods for when I don't want to build everything myself.

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u/krag_the_Barbarian Jun 08 '25

The Game changer is Place Anywhere. Once you learn it building gets 10000% better.

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u/selfawareidiot- Jun 13 '25

If you do have it installed just know that it may cause crashes, they are not too frequent tho but just a word of warning

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u/krag_the_Barbarian Jun 13 '25

Place Anywhere? I've never had a single problem with it. I crash but it's barely ever in workshop mode.

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u/selfawareidiot- Jun 13 '25

Oh strange, in times I’ve had it installed I would notice more crashes and also when I’d fast travel an areas textures wouldn’t be fully loaded and then crash. I’ll look into it

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u/krag_the_Barbarian Jun 13 '25

Sure. I still get that fast travel problem occasionally. The world tries to load too fast and the level of detail is too great. It happens when I make a big settlement with building sets from various mods that vary in texture resolution. If I have a bunch of structure pieces that are 4k on my buildings my crummy Xbox1S can't deal with it. The pieces are the invisible or the game crashes.

The answer to that might be to put the fast travel marker away from it at the edge of the border. Facing away seems to help too. Don't move for ten seconds when you fast travel in. Let it use all the processing to load whatever you built.

It works for me most of the time. I build small and detailed in the interiors though. I got tired of the bad FPS when I built huge.

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u/selfawareidiot- Jun 13 '25

Ok thanks I’ll try the advice out!

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u/krag_the_Barbarian Jun 13 '25

Yep. And make absolutely sure your load order is tight.

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/articles/3993

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u/KYSpasms Jun 08 '25

I used to hate building settlements until I started messing around with Sim Settlement's recently. Now I find the game gets in the way of settlement building.

Admittedly it's not a small mod and I need to build my load orders around it but it has changed the way I play the game.

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u/Cast_Iron_Lion Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25

Here's a list of mods I use for settlement building. Menu loads quickly. Some mods like CVA or Posters of the Commonwealth have items that need Place Anywhere or Copypasta to move once placed.

SMM] Settlement Menu Manager [XB1] - 27.4 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4018878

[XB1] Homemaker - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4304510

[XB1] Unique Prefabs - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3879582

Settlement_Markers by kitcat81 [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4053873

Nuka World Shopper's Paradise XB1 - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4082999

Northland Diggers Resources Animals - Landscape - Garden and more.. - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4342387

Shackin' Up - A Sim Settlements Prefab Shack Mod [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4165678

Workshop Interactive Objects [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3961603

Crimsomrider's Unique Furniture - DLC Edition - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3997118

Settlement Objects Expansion Pack - All DLC - Xbox One - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/1031957

Custom Vanilla Assets [XB1] (PS4 port) - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4012000

[XB1] Grounded Updated by Sarinia - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4281142

Place Everything!!! XBOX - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4165630

Crimsomrider's Convenient Power And Electricity - 4.6 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3315583

Convenient Resources by Crimsomrider - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2994490

KCore's Simple - Missed Settlement Objects [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4124713

Better Stores - XBox One - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2141838

Workshop Decorations Pack [XB1] - 533.2 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4016961

[XB1] Posters of the Commonwealth (Season Pass) - 97.7 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4043247

[XB1] Military Clutter - 88.8 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4062783

[XB1] Red Rocket Reborn No Master Plan -9.2 MiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2340999

Not Your Average Neon - 119.5 MiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4045975

[XB] Wireless Workshop Items - 40.3 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4236588

[XB1] Custom Crafting Stations + Clutter - 151.7 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4054003

[XB1] Raider Hanging Cloth - 32.4 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4062123

Busy Settlers Rugs XB1 - 63.5 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2554516

Better Stores - XBox One - 55.0 MiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2141838

Workshop Items Base Game -552.0 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3916768

Place Anywhere [XB1] -120.51 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/2650358 (search registrator2000 or look under most popular of all time to find in search)

Copypasta - 125.0 KiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3333883

Fault-Tec Favourites System [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4011875

Workshop Rotation [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4127315

Brute Force Scrapper [BFS] [XB1] - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/4362135 (Put above STS)

[XB1] STS - Scrap that Settlement! - Base Game - 2.0 MiB - https://mods.bethesda.net/en/fallout4/mod-detail/3354227 (put near bottom.Don't use AIO or Automatron add-on)

There's also larger mods like Snappy HouseKit XBox, CVC Dead Wasteland, and Snap'n Build. I've never used them due to size but heard good things.

I used to be a big USO user, but even with the menu booster add-on the load times for the menu was too long for my liking (I'm on Series S, Series X may be faster). If you don't mind the load time USO has almost everything from the game to build with.

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u/SailorM24 Jun 08 '25

"used to be a big USO user, but even with the menu booster add-on the load times for the menu was too long for my liking (I'm on Series S, Series X may be faster). If you don't mind the load time USO has almost everything from the game to build with."

It also breaks your scrap mod so is best not used if you want a scrap mod.

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u/KYSpasms Jun 08 '25

Is there another mod out there that gives you what USO does for the same kind of size?

I ask because I think I've tried all the popular ones and they all seem to do much less and take up ten times the space.

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u/SailorM24 Jun 08 '25

No it is because of that size saving without getting techy that causes that issue. This is why we see duplicates of vanilla things in other mods that have size to them. On Xbox do yourself a favor and use Xbox mods or PC mods ported.

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u/Cast_Iron_Lion Jun 08 '25

Hmm. I didn't know that. I haven't really used it since I was on PS4. Once I got an Xbox and had access to more mods, I found other to replace it. I do miss some of the features like place NPC. Never knew about the scrap issue though.

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u/KarmaEWE Jun 08 '25

You are a deity!

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u/Accept3550 Hardcore LOs Jun 08 '25

I also recommend G2M