How to Roll Back The Fallout 4 Next Gen Update and FIX YOUR MODS!! (READ DESCRIPTION) Steam ONLY
4,431The Fallout 4 Next Gen Update unfortunately destroyed a LOT of load orders today. For Xbox players, I'm sorry, there is currently no known fix :( if you play Fallout 4 on Steam, there is absolutely a way to roll back to the previous version of Fallout 4, Fallout 4 1.10.163, through using the Steam Console. This video aims to teach, as simply as possible, how to do exactly that, remove the Fallout 4 Next Gen Update, and restore your Fallout 4 mods!
The reason you might want to do this is because a lot of Mods need Fallout 4 Script Extender to function, and Fallout 4 Script Extender needs to be updated to work with the current version of Fallout 4. As of right now, the update has broken a lot of F4SE's current functions and a lot of native coding used by other mods. This isn't an issue if you roll back to Fallout 4 1.10.163, as that version has been out for years at this point. Finally, something that JUST WORKS.
There are thousands of mods that rely on this as prerequisite to work properly, everything from Extended Dialogue interface to mods like Fallout London or Fallout: Cascadia need Fallout 4 Script Extender to work properly. Fallout 4 Next Gen Update completely destroys this plugin, and will not work with your Fallout 4 install until F4SE is updated. According to the F4SE team, they're unsure of how long this will take since the Fallout 4 Next Gen Update breaks a lot of things in it
This tutorial will show you not only how to Roll back the Fallout 4 Next Gen Update, but how to use Steam Console to download depots, and apply those in order to play an older version of any game on steam's platform.
►►►►FAQ:
I can no longer provide troubleshooting in the comments, but check this link if the FAQ doesn't help:
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/42147?tab=posts
from @mfvicli
- If you receive a license error, it is because you do not own the season pass. Steam will not allow you to download something you do not own, though they could certainly do better with the explanation in this case.
- Some people reported crashing. The best solution we could come up with was because in those cases, the users had been playing Fallout 4 on a language other than English. The depots mentioned here, and in my video, are all for English. You need to find separate depots for other languages, most of which have been posted to the F4SE Nexus page.
- One user adamantly proclaimed that removing the creation club items was the cause of a series of crashes, and placing them back fixed the issue. I troubleshooted this and could not replicate the issue. 1.10.163 did not come with any creations enabled out of the box, only a few archives. I can only assume this was an unrelated issue.
- Occasionally, the download will fail. I recommended that the users change their Steam server for downloading, then fully close Steam and delete the partial download in the 'content' folder, and lastly restart their computer, and try again.
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"Missing License error"
- This is for the last 3 depots most likely. If so, that's DLC; just proceed as normal and you'll be fine. If you decide to buy the DLC then you'll have to download the appropriate depots.
"I'm getting an entry point error for F4SE"
- Please verify your Fallout4.exe version (right click, Properties), it SHOULD be 1.10.163. If it is, reinstall F4SE. If it isn't, repeat the process, then reinstall F4SE if the issue persists.
"I have no sound/textures"
- Please verify you've merged the Data folders correctly. This is a very important step that cannot be missed (although really all the steps cannot be missed)
"How do I merge the Data folders?"
- Granted, I sort of glossed over this because it's second nature to me as a modder, but just drag and drop the "Data" folder in ALL the depots onto the "Data" folder in the Fallout 4 directory. If asked to replace anything, replace it.
"I did everything but my game just crashes"
- Did you remember to cut (not copy, not drag, group select and right click for "cut") and paste all the files in the "Data" folder that start with "cc"? These are Creation Club files and cannot co-exist with your downgrade version. They'll just crash your game every time.
►►Many thanks to Playzftw7876!!!
How to open the Steam Console:
1. Navigate to your browser's address bar or Steam's address bar and enter this: "steam://nav/console"
2. Enter these depots, download each single one:
download_depot 377160 377162 5847529232406005096
download_depot 377160 377161 7497069378349273908
download_depot 377160 377163 5819088023757897745
download_depot 377160 377164 2178106366609958945
download_depot 377160 435870 1691678129192680960
download_depot 377160 435871 5106118861901111234
download_depot 377160 435880 1255562923187931216
Chapters:
0:00 - Fallout 4 Next Gen Update destroyed everyone's mods
1:47 - How to open the Steam Console
2:08 - How to download Fallout 4 depots from the Steam Console
3:31 - IMPORTANT NEXT STEPS
5:04 - Testing the downgraded Fallout 4 version!
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