Summary
Fallout: Londonis finally here, having been shadow-dropped on July 25. While the long-awaitedFallout 4mod can only be downloaded via GOG, it can be installed even without owning a GOG version of the game.
Developed by modding collective Team FOLON,Fallout: Londonwas originally revealedin 2021 as one of the most ambitious mods for Bethesda’s 2015 RPG ever envisioned. Much like its name implies, this community project offers players a chance to explore a post-apocalyptic version of the capital of England. The mod suffered several delays over the course of its development, the most recent of which was caused by Bethesda’s next-gen update forFallout 4.
Fallout: London Shadow-Drops on GOG, Also Supports Steam Version of Fallout 4
The long-awaited project was finally released on July 25, when itshadow-dropped on GOG. CD Projekt’s digital storefront offered to host it because the mod’s ambitious nature ended up exceeding the baked-in capabilities of popular modding sites. Specifically, the newly released version ofFallout: Londonrequires 65GB of storage space, not accounting for the roughly 30GB taken up byFallout 4. Despite being a GOG exclusive, the mod is also compatible with the Steam version of Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG.
Fallout 4 GOG Version Supports One-Click Fallout: London Installation
However, owning the game via GOG allows for a much more streamlined installation experience. That’s because the GOG version hasn’t yet received theFallout 4next-gen update, which rolled out in late April and proceeded to break a wide variety of mods. Players who ownFallout 4: GOTY Editionvia GOG can hence installFallout: Londonvia a dedicated launcher compatible with GOG Galaxy and offline installers. The process itself requires just a single click, thus being as simple as it gets.
Fallout 4 Steam Version Needs To Be Downgraded For Fallout: London
Meanwhile, those who own the base game and all of its DLC via Steam will first have toroll back theFallout 4next-gen update. The process of doing so is a bit more complicated, and requires fiddling with the Steam Console.Fallout: Londoncurrently only supports the 1.10.163.0 version of the game, which is its latest build prior to the next-gen patch. Although Team FOLON confirmed that another version of the mod compatible with its next-gen update is also in the works, it is presently not ready to commit to a firm time frame for its release.
The GOG version ofFallout 4will be patched with the next-gen update after Bethesda is done fixing bugs stemming from that release.Epic Games Store copies ofFallout 4don’t work withFallout: Londonat the moment because they are impossible to downgrade.
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