Summary
One ambitiousFallout 4modder has borrowed the reputation system fromFallout: New Vegasand applied it to The Commonwealth region of the post-apocalyptic world.Fallout 4is already one of the most popular games for modders to fiddle around with, and this mod changes the way that the game’s various factions can interact with the player based on their previous actions and choices.
While theFalloutseries has had players interacting with various factions since the launch of its first game in 1997,Fallout: New Vegasstands out by providing what many feel is one of thebest faction systems in gaming. Early on, players are tasked with a choice that will vilify them to either the residents of Goodsprings or the Powder Gangers, while becoming a hero to the opposing faction. The game’s reputation system keeps track of more than a dozen different factions at four tiers, with each faction having unique reactions to the player that range from providing them with gear or access to special areas to attacking them on sight or sending squads of assassins after them.
PopularFalloutmodder bp42s is now bringing a similar reputation system toFallout 4.The Reputations mod, which was uploaded to the creator’s Nexus Mods page on November 16, has been in the works for about a year. The creator had originally shared a short demo of it on their YouTube page in December 2023, displaying just two ofFallout 4’sfactionsin a special reputation screen added to the player’s Pip-Boy. One of the most dynamic changes caused by this mod is that accruing too many negative points with a faction can cause them to start sending hit squads after the player, much like the New California Republic or Caesar’s Legion did inFallout: New Vegas. Hit squads operate on a cooldown timer, and the only ways to get them to stop coming are to make peace with the faction dispatching them or to eliminate that faction entirely.
Modder Brings New Vegas' Reputation System to Fallout 4
There are also rewards for building positive reputations inFallout 4, which range from major factions like theBrotherhood of Steeland the Railroad to settlement-based factions like Diamond City. Reaching higher tiers on the reputation scale may cause a faction to send out a representative to provide the player with faction-specific gifts or leave supply crates for them. At the Idolized tier, players can even pick up powerful perks, though those perks go away if their reputation with the faction decreases.
This is far from the creator’s first dive into modding. Their Nexus Mods page shows a total of 54Fallout 4mods uploaded over the past two years, with nearly 1.8 million downloads between them. These mods cover a variety of topics to either increase or decrease the game’s difficulty, such as letting players inFallout 4Survival Modesave at any body of water and making it incredibly difficult to sneak while piloting Power Armor.
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Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, invite you to the ambitious open world of Fallout 4. Do whatever you want in a massive Commonwealth with hundreds of locations, characters and quests.As the sole survivor of Vault 111, only you’re able to rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Join multiple factions vying for power or go it alone - the choices are yours.From a Power Armor-toting soldier to the charismatic smooth-talker, be whoever you want with the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. character system and develop your own playstyle from hundreds of Perks.Experience exciting first- or third-person combat with the dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., targeting enemies for maximum tactical advantage (and cinematic carnage!) Collect, upgrade and build thousands of items with Fallout 4’s crafting system. Weapons, armor, food and with the right materials, even entire settlements are possible. Welcome home.
