True Stormsย Wasteland Edition - is a complete overhaul of the storm system in Fallout 4, including new unique weather, sound effects, particle effects, textures, intense visuals, fogs, dust storms, hazardous radiation rains and radiation from rain, and much more ... Mod made with FO4Edit, NifSkope, Gibbed's FO4 Tools, Photoshop, Cubase / Wavelab, Wacom, and a lot of time and love. Please read the FAQ at the bottom of the article for information on any known quirks.
Features True Storms:
- v1.4 features a lot of new additions and changes, please see the CHANGELOG for full details!
- Far Harbor add-on now available in v1.4!
- NMM installer for easier selection of options (requires Nexus Mod Manager)
- In-game configuration Holotape to turn all features on and off, plus weather control holotape
- Sneak buffs for player and companions during storms
- New weather types including radiation rain, heavy dust storms, heavy fogs, heavy/light rain, and more
- Intense visuals during rainstorms -- new distant fork and sheet lightning effects in the sky.
- All-new heavy rain/dust textures, materials, visual effects, and particle geometry for truly heavy storms.
- 20 all-new intense thunder sounds, and a new method for much more unpredictable/random playback and lightning strikes.
- New interior sounds for all weathers: wind, rain, radstorm, and thunder sounds for all rain types, but only inside locations where it makes sense.
- Volume slider for new thunder and rain sounds to give you more control.
- Fully configurable chance for Feral Ghoul attacks during radiation storms! (please see video for details)
Changes in v1.4.3:
-ย Fixed a long-standing issue with the fog filter recipes using Steel Scrap instead of Steel component
INSTALLATION and UPDATING![]()
โข Install using Nexus Mod Manager, and select your options. Everything is packed in BA2 archives, so everything should be plug-and-play.
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ย โข True Storms is now an ESM so it must be above ESPs in your load order (but below the official game .ESMs)
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โข Upon loading the game, two holotapes will be placed in your inventory: True Storms config and True Storms weather control
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โข Load True Storms Configuration and enable the effects, and select what options you'd like active
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ย โข If the holotapes do not appear in your inventory, you can craft them for free at the Chem Station under UTILITY
If you are upgrading from v1.3.1 or earlier:![]()
โข BACK UP YOUR SAVE.
DO IT.![]()
โข Go into an interior (i.e. Home Plate, Museum of Freedom)
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โข Save your game, and quit.
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โข Uninstall v1.3.1, including the TrueStormsFO4-NoConstantRads.esp if you use it (obsolete, can now be controlled in-game)
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ย โข Install v1.4 using Nexus Mod Manager, and select your options. Everything is packed in BA2 archives, so everything should be plug-and-play.
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ย โข True Storms is now an ESM so it must be above ESPs in your load order (but below the official game .ESMs)
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ย โข Make sure any mods that are patched for True Storms have been updated for 1.4 (i.e. Darker Nights)
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โข There may be 1 missing plugin (ClimateSettings), this is OK, just hit YES
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โข Load your game, and run the True Storms Configuration holotape to enable effects and features. ย These holotapes should automatically appear in
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ย your inventory. ย If not, go to a Chem Station and craft them under UTILITY.
Tested on game version v1.10.163+