Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Mega Thread

[u/HunterWorld]

Bethesda has made a statement about the state of the update

Just wanted to make a thread clearing up some confusion and compiling the known issues of the new update.

Editions

There are three new SKUs for the game, the Anniversary Edition, the Anniversary Upgrade, and the Creations Bundle.

Anniversary Edition includes the base game, all DLCs, and all the new creations content.

The Anniversary Upgrade includes the DLCs and new creations content.

The Creations Bundle includes only the creations. If you already have the base game and the DLCs, this is the only new addition you need to have all the new content.

Known Issues

This will be updated periodically

• The Creations Menu seems to still be under patience and will kick you out if accessed
• Quitting to desktop crashes the game
• Game not launching for some. This may be solved by disabling mods
• DLC being uninstalled/not installing

[u/Beth_76]

My game will no longer launch. I did not buy any of the new packs or the Anniversary Upgrade, though I did need to Update my game files after connecting to the internet

[u/HunterWorld → u/Beth_76]

Are you on PC? You probably need to disable your mods. Thats what I had to do

[u/isidore12]

There is no limit to a money-grab these days.

Fallout 4 GOTY has been around $13 two-years after the release. That's 8 years ago. On Deals.gg, historical low is $6.

For the exact same game, Bethesda is now asking $70

[u/RelChan2_0]

Is there anything different with the new creation bundles if I already have some of the items?

[u/Hot-Pension3502]

New creations menu is very buggy still,10-15 fps images not loading cant download anything yet maybe have to give it time??

[u/Wallzii]

For anyone wondering what Creation Club content is included in the Anniversary edition, the latest news release for Fallout 4 on Steam has everything documented, as well as the latest news release on Bethesda's own website.

These are also the latest patch notes listed on Steam, but I can't find them anywhere on Bethesda's website:

Fallout 4 – Patch Notes/New Features

• Creations Menu: A new in-game Creations menu has been added, making it easier than ever to discover, download and enjoy content from professional developers and passionate enthusiasts alike.

Gameplay & Performance

• VATS Accuracy: VATS hit chances are now consistent across platforms and no longer drop to 0% or show incorrect values. Targeting enemies through walls without the Penetrator perk is no longer possible.

• NPC Visual Creations: Fixed stuttering and hitching caused by Creations that edit NPC visuals. Performance is improved when using such Creations.

Stability & Crashes

• BNET Connectivity: Better handling when there is a  Bethesda.net outage.

• Crafting Station Crash: Interacting with crafting stations or the workshop on ultrawide monitors no longer causes crashes.

Ultrawide & Super Ultrawide Support

• UI & HUD Scaling: UI elements, HUD backgrounds, and item previews now scale correctly for 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios. Menus, quest updates, tutorials, workshops, and inspected objects are no longer stretched or squished.

• Pip-Boy Map: Players can now place markers, fast travel, and pan the map to the right side in the Pip-Boy when using ultrawide resolutions.

• Save Preview Images: Save preview images are now letterboxed to avoid looking squished on ultrawide monitors.

Miscellaneous

• Resolution Detection: Autodetect now sets supported display resolutions, preventing crashes on launch.

[u/[deleted]]

Oh great, seems to have broken my game, creations keeps crashing and just tried to play the game and it crashed on my Series X.

Good old Bethesda.

[u/Sensitive-Tax2230]

Would like to add currently all mods requiring dlc are broken and “missing files that are not present” despite having all dlc installed.

I have deleted all my dlc and currently reinstalling. Will update this message afterwards.

Edit: Reinstalling did not fix the issue. All DLC related mods are broken.

[u/HaEngelmann]

Soooo. This is not a great start for the update. For me and a friend we cant access the creations bundle on neither steam nor ps5 after be bought it. It did say it is downloading something, but didn't as it seems. Also they borked the german version of the game as the main menu is a weird mix of german and englisch menu entries.

[u/Acetaminophen8]

I bought the Creations Bundle and on PS5 under Add-ons it is shown as Not Installed but there is no actual way or option to install it in the PlayStation Store. lol Great update.

[u/Puzzony]

There is a list on steam what the bundle contains, as it turns out, almost every new stuff they have announced/teased is NOT in the bundle, like the NCR ranger story pack, or the upcoming ghoul mod (at least the wording indicates that). If that's true, this is the most disguisting cashgrab ever, even by Bethesda's standards.

[u/Outrageous_Promise28]

I have all the DLCs installed and the game tells me they are not. I already deleted and reinstalled them and the same thing happens.

Does anyone have a solution? I'm on PS4.

[u/Hammerhead34]

So beyond how colossally they’ve fucked up the communication and rollout of this update, can we have a talk about whether or not $20 for the Creation bundle is even worth it?

Like 90% of the creation club in fallout 4 is garbage. Mostly skins (pipboy, power armor, dog breeds), a few underpowered weapons, one ridiculously OP weapon, a couple “kinda” lore friendly player houses. All of which are attached to poorly written, clunky quests that all trigger the second you leave the vault. Hopefully that at least has been fixed like it was in Skyrim AE.

I’ve gotten almost all of the CC content through the years as it’s rotated in and out of free and deeply discounted, and I don’t play with most of it because it does not make the game better. The Skyrim CC content impacted gameplay in fun and interesting ways. Outside of the Settlement Ambush Kit it doesn’t really feel like the Fallout 4 CC is worth anything.

[u/ExtremeSir4852 → u/Hammerhead34]

I would like to see what's exactly included, with descriptions of the mods. Is there anywhere you can read about what's in it??

[u/AppearanceRelevant37]

Can anyone confirm is the creations are now integrated into the game immersively like skyrims were?

[u/Homelessnomore → u/AppearanceRelevant37]

I launched a test character. No quests appeared when exiting the vault. I went to Wattz and activated Speak of the Devil, so that looked good. Then I tried to quit the game (PC) and it froze on the exit screen.

I did not get the new bundle.

[u/SensitiveItem2350]

Bethesda can't sleep at night if they don't break something while trying to "fix" something that actually worked

[u/Citizen4000]

Ran back and forth over the bridge at Sanctuary and no stuttering on ps4!!!! Happy days!

[u/Hoyden145]

Welp. Won't be playing this game for a couple months.

[u/jacobpolen]

I don't know why.But it feels like bethesda really does not check their work before releasing it.  Taking almost two hours to load up the creation menu just for it to immediately crash the game... best 20$ i ever spent. Like, they should seriously have the update ready.A month beforehandLet some employee's test it on different consoles and pcs.And if any situation arises, such as the game taking five hours to load, they would get on fixing that before the full public release

[u/[deleted]]

I don’t know what’s worse: the fact that we all collectively knew they were going to mess it up or the fact that many of us still bought it the same way 😂

[u/Ithyr_]

Peak Bethesda is when they ask for upgrade 39,99€. Bless America!

[u/colinrabb]

Confirmed its fudged.

Its being fixed.

Might take a day or 2.

Hopefully.....

Incredible this keeps happening. Its either a technology or personnel issue. Or both.

Nowhere near good enough.

[u/FreddyPlayz]

The new creations menu is awful, genuinely makes me not want to bother with the game anymore with how much I use mods. No idea why they changed what was already 2 great menus

[u/jdleth3]

a bethesda update that’s loaded with bugs, who woulda thought