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(Fixed: Mouse Acceleration Fixbox. Added Screenshots, FOV Fix, and confirmed some Unknown values)
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===Pip-Boy app===
 
===Pip-Boy app===
 
{{ii}} The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy App is available for [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutcompanionapp&hl=en Android], {{store link|MacApp|id1049061806|iOS}}, and {{store link|WinStore|9nblggh5wz7k|Windows Phone}}.
 
{{ii}} The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy App is available for [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutcompanionapp&hl=en Android], {{store link|MacApp|id1049061806|iOS}}, and {{store link|WinStore|9nblggh5wz7k|Windows Phone}}.
===Disable Mouse Acceleration===
 
Go to "fallout4_default.ini" that's found in your FO4 directory in steam and add in the following under [Controls]
 
 
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
 
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
 
fForegroundMouseBase=0
 
fForegroundMouseMult=0
 
 
and change
 
 
fMouseHeadingXScale=021
 
fMouseHeadingYScale=.021
 
 
to 0.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Image|Fallout 4 launcher settings.png|Launcher settings.}}
 
{{Image|Fallout 4 launcher settings.png|Launcher settings.}}
 
{{Image|Fallout 4 launcher advanced settings.png|Launcher advanced settings.}}
 
{{Image|Fallout 4 launcher advanced settings.png|Launcher advanced settings.}}
 +
{{Image|F4GameplaySettings.png|In-Game Gameplay Settings.}}
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{{Image|F4GraphicsSettings.png|In-Game Graphics Settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = Hackable
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of View|Field of View]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = x2, x4, x8, x12 x16 Samples
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = FXAA, and TAA
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disabling the mouse acceleration|ref={{cn|date=August 2015}}}}
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# Open '''fallout4_default.ini''' in the [[#Configuration file(s) location|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Find the following lines, and set it to what ever Horizontal FOV value that you want.
 +
 +
<pre>
 +
[Interface]
 +
fDefaultWorldFOV=70
 +
fDefault1stPersonFOV=80
 +
</pre>
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} ''fDefaultWorldFOV'' refers to the user's overall Field of View, whereas ''fDefault1stPersonFOV'' refers to the user's viewmodel (weapon) FOV.
 +
# Then change the following values under the same heading.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|F4ControlSettings.png|In-Game Control Settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = true
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = See [[#Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]].
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = Some menus must be navigated with a Keyboard and Mouse (Launcher)
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|button prompts            = xbox
 
|button prompts            = xbox
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
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|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|1=
 +
{{Fixbox/fix|Disabling the mouse acceleration|ref={{cn|date=August 2015}}}}
 +
# Open '''fallout4_default.ini''' in the [[#Configuration file(s) location|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Find the following line, and set it to this value.
 +
 +
<pre>
 +
[Controls]
 +
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
 +
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
 +
fForegroundMouseBase=0
 +
fForegroundMouseMult=0
 +
</pre>
 +
 +
# Then change the following values under the same heading.
 +
<pre>
 +
fMouseHeadingXScale=021
 +
fMouseHeadingYScale=.021
 +
</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|F4AudioSettings.png|In-Game Audio Settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Master, Voice, Music, Effects, Footsteps, and Radio
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  

Revision as of 15:00, 9 November 2015

Fallout 4
Fallout 4 cover
Developers
Bethesda Game Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Creation Engine
Release dates
Windows November 10, 2015
Fallout 4 on Wikipedia
Fallout
Fallout 1997
Fallout 2 1998
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel 2001
Fallout 3 2008
Fallout: New Vegas 2010
Fallout 4 2015
Fallout Shelter 2016
Fallout 4 VR 2017
Fallout 76 2018

General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions
Unofficial wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Publisher website
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Windows
All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Automatic access to any DLC released for the game when available.
Windows

Essential improvements

Pip-Boy app

The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy App is available for Android, iOS, and Incorrect store name. See here for available options..

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.
Launcher advanced settings.
Launcher advanced settings.
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In-Game Gameplay Settings.
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In-Game Graphics Settings.

Template:Video settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Input settings

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In-Game Control Settings.

Template:Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Audio settings

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In-Game Audio Settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Australia, European, North/South American, New Zealand, Polish, Russian, United Kingdom, and Asia (excluding Japan) copies only.[1]
Traditional Chinese
Asia only (Excluding Japan).[1]
French
European (Excluding the United Kingdom) and North American copies only.[1]
German
European (Excluding the United Kingdom) copies only.[1]
Italian
European (Excluding the United Kingdom) copies only.[1]
Japanese
Japan only.[1]
Polish
Russian and Polish copies only.[1]
Brazilian Portuguese
South American copies only.[1]
Russian
Russian and Polish copies only.[1]
Spanish
European (Excluding the United Kingdom) and South American copies only.[1]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok [2]

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References