Fallout 4 - Best Building Mods (2019)

Here is the updated list of what I consider to be the best settlement building workshop mods. I've included mods from all platforms (Xbox, PC, and PS4). See below for full list and links.
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--------Mod List--------
Workshop Rearranged
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
USO
PC: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Creative Clutter
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Workshop Decorations Pack
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Snappy HoustKit
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
OCDecorator
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
G2M Workshop
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
SOE
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
The Kuro Tab
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
CVC Dead Wasteland
PC: Soon, hopefully
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Grounded
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Custom Vanilla Assets
PC: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Modular Kitchen
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Zebrina's Workshop Devices
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
Busy Settlers
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Settlement Menu Manager
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Scrap Everything
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PlaceEverywhere
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Increased Build Limit
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
PS4: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...
Workshop Plus
PC: www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
XBOX: bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4...

[@moseshenning7949]

I'm glad someone is still doing fallout 4 videos, it's comforting to know that someone loves fallout 4 as much as me(maybe more?)

[@Jim-on1mj]

Moses Henning Me to!

[@salvadorenoify]

If only they have the same mechanism as fallout shelter, and red redemption 2 how npc interact, for FO4 settlers this game would be more popular

[@omgurheadsgone6953]

salvadorenoify I believe there is a mod that makes settlers more interesting. E.g. Names, convos, and other specs

[@salvadorenoify]

@@omgurheadsgone6953 the only bad thing is that they only offer that to xbox and px

[@salvadorenoify]

@@omgurheadsgone6953 PC

[@demandred1957]

Faster Workshop makes the workshop menu open damn near instantly.

[@renangaspar4377]

Surprised he didn't know about it. fallout4/mods/35382 if Cordless wants it.

[@CordlessVII]

I’ve seen it, but it’s not available for console from my understanding.

[@renangaspar4377]

@@CordlessVII It isn't since it relies on F4SE, but it's a must have if you're playing on PC. It's so game changing that I'd thought it would be worth a mention, even if it isn't available on other platforms.

[@pixelman6193]

@@renangaspar4377 right took my load time from 30 secs to 2 secs if that

[@donatzbb]

I believe Kingath's Workshop Framework also includes some workshop stability/performance improvements. www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35004 bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4/mod-detail/4081589

[@justgamingn]

Watching this in 2020, thanks a lot for this list

[@Glasma]

Ditto. Glad this is going strong

[@theedgegamer7583]

Hardstyler 0318 same dude at least some of fallout 4 guys are still making vids!

[@wavey748]

same

[@bathw06]

@@theedgegamer7583 your right let's keep the fallout 4 community alive

[@CalebEade]

@@bathw06 fallout 3 better though

[@alistairswailes]

I can't survive without place anywhere otherwise my settlements just don't look immersive

[@hayesjackson8436]

Captain_Alistair 100% agreed

[@romanminaster5180]

100,000,000% agreed

[@WynneEden]

I actually didn't use it until about 18 months ago - now I have no idea how I built anything with the game's inherent refusal to let me place stuff half the time, and without being able to rotate along all 3 axes (axises?)

[@richeerich561]

U use PC? It doesnxt work for me

[@alistairswailes]

@@richeerich561 I'm on console, it's available on Nexus for pc

[@hazardflow8141]

*Fallout 4 mods are better then Fallout 76*

[@rome_lbbh6346]

NewFlash: Fallout 76 has no mods

[@hazardflow8141]

@@rome_lbbh6346 no shit sherlock I'm talking about the whole fallout 76 game

[@rome_lbbh6346]

@@hazardflow8141 ik, I just really wanted to use that word ;-;

[@spikedcheeto1]

@@rome_lbbh6346 yeah it does not many but there out there

[@bananalord4311]

Don't you mean *minecraft*

[@noahmullins2413]

nice video! perfect timing too because I'm just getting into fallout. I've been wanting better settlement building, but didn't know where to start. Thanks for the video

[@gabrielporter8246]

Man I miss your sanctuary settlement build

[@AKA_Yo_Dude]

Nice timing i was looking at your 2017 video earlier today wondering what mods i would need to install. I've had a nostalgic feeling for FO4 lately and i wan't to start building again :)

[@Graedaewolf86]

I feel you there AKADart lol. As have I.

[@d.mat.zero6525]

Same!!

[@TtEL]

AKADart there is no apostrophe in want (hope you fix it after you read this reply)

[@brohvakiindova4452]

nostalgic feeling? the game is 4 years old.. maybe I'm just getting old but I still consider fallout 4 comparably new (for my favorite games)

[@deepfriedicecream576]

amazing list, thanks for getting quick and to the point while also showing off what the mod has to offer that is specific to the mod. Subbed

[@skullwiggler2845]

These will make a fine addition to my collection! Building is my favourite part of the game so this very helpful, thank you:)

[@filipjovchevski9398]

Thanks for this, I have about 50 settlement mods and yet you listed some insanely awesome mods that I somehow haven't heard of.

[@bryananderson9914]

Good to see you back on 4.I just redid all my mods including Regrowth to add a new element to my new builds

[@verdeyenbart]

Interesting to see how a lot of people are returning to Fallout 4 around the same time, independent of each other. I started a new purity (no mods) playthrough myself a week ago, enjoying building again.

[@JesusCheeseburger]

Right. I see a lot of people saying they just returned to Fallout 4. it dragged us all back in lol. I just started updating my old Egret Tours build and have been using the Snappy Housekit to add more buildings in the parking lot area.

[@user-uy3yn7dv3v]

+JesusKong333 it hasnt really taken alot of time too i think its that fallout 76 is so boring that everyones still plays and prefers fallout 4

[@penglingwhisperer3382]

Recently returned myself. I was worried most of the awesome fallout youtubers would have moved onto other games by now but so excited and relieved to see they are still here or returning.

[@felonymelody4773]

Happy to see a Fallout 4 video that's not 5 years old. I also love that you include different alternatives for console players even though I'm a PC gamer myself. Everyone should get to have fun with this masterpiece of a game!

[@invinciblebear94]

As an all-time PS4 Fallout 4 player that hasn't been able to play for the past couple years due to corrupted saves and "cannot save" bugs; to have just gotten an X-Box with which to finally build the way I want to, I must say THANK YA for this video. And you're welcome in advance for the +1 view I'm about to give to your entire upload history. lol

[@angelastelling6516]

Do you have any issues running the game? I've done exactly the same thing but the game always crashes around boston common. never able to get Cate, and this is mod free. when I add mods it's even worse. bit of a pisser really.

[@heythere3642]

I`m waiting to get Fallout 4 installed again and when i saw the video title 2019 just perfect glad to see you still making videos about it .(And when you said at the start that the more settlement mods you have the slower the workshop start up , there`s actually mod that fixes it i think it was called faster workshop startup fix our something like that ).

[@xaivermccoy269]

Great video helped me out a lot and good to see that you did it in 2019 cuz a lot of people still play this great game

[@purplenerd2944]

Thank you for sharing with us! I just started playing around with mods after watching your videos and joined your server too :D hoping that you’ll maybe do an updated one of your mod list load order soon as well. Thanks again and happy Friday!

[@TheJ3llyboy]

This is amazing. There's only one issue with scrapping dirt mounds on sidewalks in Sanctuary that I have a problem with. You did an amazing job, bro. Good job! Descriptive and direct. Straightforward. Top notch vid!

[@lukasrednoselec9655]

Awesome , thx for the mod list , was searching for ages for any mod list that dont crash game lol

[@dwarf_nz483]

This is a very helpful guide. Thank you for taking the time to produce it on behalf of all new players late to FO4.

[@ryandane3925]

Any of these mods still available in creation shop or under mods on xbox 1

[@GuderianZ]

Just look

[@gizmo_joy2726]

This was so helpful! Thank you and plz make more builds! I really love how well they fit into the world, BUT, I would love to see you get out of your comfort zone and make something utilising more effects. I'm so inspired by your channel, and want to see your take on something you wouldn't normally build. Something high-tech and futuristic. "Institute" clean. Maybe surrounded by a "blade runner" like city?

[@mencot89]

thanks to you I know what mods to pick. now im using 3 of what you suggested. it's game changing

[@jamescardwell2986]

Great video Cordless. I picked up FO 4 again got bored very quickly with 76. I am using many of these mod. And I love Dead wasteland. In an old play through I used cabin in the woods for a early western look. Again thanks and keep up the great work.

[@shadowsmar6398]

Great video cordless. Very imformative

[@jonny5777]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's started playing fallout 4 again! I am such a noob that I've completely ruined my game with mods but it's still fun. Keep up the awesome content mate

[@richardbaldwin367]

Thanks for the list I'm planning on getting an xbox one in a few months

[@nicholasbolt4684]

UGH WHERE HAS THIS BEEN THE IN DEPTH EXPLANATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF CONSOLES/PC MODS EVEN THOUGH YOU DONT PLAY ON THEM IS FANTASTIC THANK YOU SIRR

[@sarinia8640]

Thank you so much for the great video, Cordless!

[@lbschatz]

Great video, lots of useful info. Thank you.

[@stickylungs]

RISE UP FALLOUT 4 PEOPLE AND WE TOGETHER WILL LEAD OUR FALLOUT 76 BROTHERN BACK TO OUR HOME LAND

[@nolifenerd2750]

TONIGHT WE STAND

[@archieh0w397]

AD VICTORIAM

[@doomslayerishere9077]

WE STORM THE BETHESDA HEADQUARTERS

[@smallwheelmeatytireconnoisseur]

THEY CANT STOP ALL OF US

[@Joedoeem]

WE WILL DELETE THE GAME!

[@Razor_6]

That is, what I am looking for. Thank you!

[@AN-tn7kr]

Thanks man i really appreciate you still doing fallout 4 vids, i'm subing man

[@audreythompson7669]

also subbing

[@rickybonez3751]

Thank you for the video. I have been trying to build my settlement on ps4 for years but it always gets to a point of crashing, so I have come to pc your list is great.

[@AdamaSanguine]

Fantastic I thought I had most of the good ones. I guess I need to make some more room, thx bro👍

[@IARESMART8]

I'm pretty sure your first top building mods video was your first that I watched. It's been a while since then...

[@55ire]

thank you a lot! amazing video!

[@renangaspar4377]

"Kraggles Structures - Piers Prefabs and Terrain" is a pretty good alternative to Grounded if you want a less "blocky" block of terrain. It has less textures variations but more shape variations.

[@smeva26]

cheers - grounded isnt coming up

[@maxdeadwow963]

I was just sharing your top building mods 2017 and got this

[@gavindevereaux7220]

Thanks for this video. Very helpful 👍

[@CBGBBB]

Great video. Looking for some new building mods after getting Woodys Wasteland.

[@erikcastillo5512]

I'm liking this video I think I'm going to save it so I can find the mods later this has been very helpful

[@majk5989]

Thank you. Finally i found mods i need.

[@yobb0627]

You bloody legend thanks for this

[@EpicLolBlox]

The shit thing about a lot fo these mods is that they require all DLC, and sadly i dont have all :(

[@jamescustard896]

get the season pass it's well worth it

[@mystindes1018]

Bit too expensive for 2020

[@munkymittens]

Or someone could let us download the dlc "mod" xD

[@anonymousf.a.p7940]

I can give u them

[@jaspernolan3780]

ehem, there is an outsource for pc user who want the dlc's for nothing. Just google it, should show up in a reddit post.

[@vestige5562]

Wow never think that these mods exist thanks cordless

[@ivodwvio1]

Very nice video bro, thank you

[@diamondjules3910]

Omg i Just looked up fallout 4 mods cause I wanted to play fallout 4 again after beating RDR2 and this came up when I saw one of your vids earlier and I have a massive list to install and I’m 150 / 150 mods full. Whelp might as well add more to the list especially settlement mods.

[@diamondjules3910]

Nvm I looked at the description of the vid probably have all of these accept for 3

[@JablesMcDrumster]

great video, thanks! i love the settlement building, and this showcased lots of mods I hadn't heard of before. question: do you just not even use the big ones like Homemaker and SSEX?

[@logancontreras1536]

Good job on this video

[@WildWhiphid]

Switching over from PS4 to PC soon, this helps a lot. In your link list there's also SMM, is this a necessary mod for your suggested list?

[@NickBurk1969]

Very surprised you dropped Ethreons mods. I can't play without them. Just so many items and works so smoothly with WR installed. Anyways, thanks for your updated mod list!

[@aspektx]

Woody's Wasteland Objects is a small collection of realistic items. Wood stoves made from oil drums, water wheel for power generation, and so on. Its not a must-have, but what it offers is really nice and its relatively small.

[@malcolmfitzgerald6801]

Craftable vault elevators and snappable vault wall lights are must haves for me when it comes to building vaults, save me a lot of hours of losing my mind trying to build stair ways or line up lights on walls.

[@starkovskij]

Nice video, thanks!

[@vanityofhumanambition_]

Oh boi, I've waited for it soooooo long

[@ssgyates]

Nice, a simplified mod list. I had over 100 mods and my game broke. The one MOD I do not like, scrap everything. It has items that you can scrap but they respawn. They also have collision barriers that NPCs will run into like a building you scraped. It causes the game to crash when respawning an item that has a new structure in its place. If you check the MOD in creation kit you see most of the items respawn. To check the buildings scrap one then look back at the settlement from a distant you can see the building you previously scraped.

[@tand_tube]

That base looks amazing.

[@thesmolbean7303]

You deserve more subscribers I love these vids ❤️

[@oxeexo6540]

2:30 You're welcome.

[@neet1862]

So cool love your videos and that you are so helpful ☺️

[@okaysoph]

thank god ur doing fallout 4 vids

[@alexalvarez9462]

Do you have them loaded in the order you have them in you description. Never used mods so love this video and your explanation of why you use them. Great vid. Glad I ran across it

[@jakedoughty8697]

Stick ya settlement building addons at the top mate

[@jamesyoung2403]

Keep it up great video

[@eminem4life230]

Earned a new sub

[@mediterraneanclassic]

Thank you for including mods for PS4 users!

[@kirielbranson4843]

Sim settlements is very fun for a more hands-off settlement building. There are many, many add-ons to it too.

[@nonsensicalexis]

I’m convinced that some of the long load times when opening workshop mode are from USO. My workshop used to take up to 6 or 7 minutes as well to load. I got rid of USO awhile back when cleaning out my mod list and it reduced the wait time to like 1 minute. I recently downloaded the Kuro Tab and Dead Wasteland after your Red Rocket video, which are arguably just as big as USO and I was convinced I was gonna have ridiculous load times again...but nope. Still takes about a minute or less to load.

[@nerdboy6626]

Very helpful thank u now I can get back to selling my soul for a good looking settlement

[@diamondyt6819]

Your intro is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Wikiwi]

My settlement builds were crappy as all hell until I used Workshop plus after watching this video. I'm a pro with settlements now! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@lordporterhouse2604]

You post this a long time ago but I'm watching it and I love all of these things you're showing me. Do you have a working xbox load order? I'd love to see how you set it up

[@dadshoe7607]

Just got back into playing Fallout 4, I forgot how much I loved it and watching fallout vids!

[@pile_of_loyalty7354]

Same here!!

[@LoneNazgul]

idk how you build so well

[@EliteNosferatu]

Could you do a 2019 load order for all the building mods?

[@rickfowler5726]

Hey I wish creative clutter had showers for the bathroom tab. I hope they update it soon!!!

[@anarchyantz1564]

G2M, at last someone showing it off. It is virtually indispensable for me. The container parts, the Far Harbor fishing and water stuff, it simply is a must have. Snappy I agree is practically a must have, they update all the time and even have broken bits you can use which gives you a more varied look. One final one is *Vanilla Extensions* which gives you loads more stuff from the game including my favourites which are the actual power line poles complete with snapping connectors. Wind generators you see the gunners use (with a decent amount of power), walls and floors that you don't get in the base game and match anything, there is stuff in virtually every category and along with G2M and Snappy, I practically use these 3 all the time.

[@jaclynhampton9531]

Love your builds! One aspect I loved about fallout 4 was settlement building. I’m glad Bethesda recognized that and I believe they are incorporating it in the new Starfield game. They definitely confirmed they are doing it for the next fallout. I bet settlement creation in Starfield will be amazing!

[@ethanbuckner7893]

It's so good to use and I still use these mods

[@geekie0girl]

I appreciate this video a lot

[@frederikvanstraaten9869]

Oh shit i completely forgot about you! sorry dude good to see you again

[@thelonewanderervault1115]

Very informative ! Won’t leave the Commonwealth until 76 is Fixed!

[@Graedaewolf86]

Idk if anyone has posted this, but just in case. For us Console goers, if you don't have the space for Dead Wasteland. Their are 3 other, smaller mods taken from that mod: Alternate Power Sources, Alternate Water Sources, and Alternate Guard Sources up for download and aren't as massive.

[@gerardmurphy7437]

Yay Ireland Ireland Ireland

[@artlozano7149]

Here in 2021 i stopped playing a year ago, got another xbox and are ready to relive this masterpiece, with mods to make it better

[@benharris9605]

With how much you seem to love the wood tab I am quite suprised vanilla extensions didn't get a mention

[@VGCLVideos]

Excellent video! Can you please list your LO when you have a moment? I, too, use WR and USO among others and have missing menu items currently after the latest WR update. Thanks in advance.

[@purplenerd2944]

Hey Cord, Do you still use Master Plan or snap n build? I noticed they weren’t included on this list...I have most of the same you have and love all of them :) My gaming experience is so much better thanks to me finding your videos.

[@Cuchilain]

Yah so bro. I decided to go back and just do a chill ass Rune Factory play through. Survival mode, focused on settlements and farming, and scrounging up what i need to build great settlements. Didnt take long to start hurting trying to get things to snap. . . like walls that wont make corners. YOUCH! A quick google and this video is blowing my mind. Im downloading several of these already. Im also going to look through your video list and see if you have any other cool mod collections.

[@damonschafer8859]

watching in 2021, great mod list

[@rebelelephant]

cool video. sounds like you are a F4 aficionado! have any updated mod videos? or lists? getting addicted to F4. haha

[@serwansalih5401]

Wow these mods are awesome.

[@tyjones7691]

The last part with the minutemen build reminded me of ranger Dave builds bec ge made those sign mods and he always has a statue in his build

[@rahul-qm9fi]

Thanks!

[@Paul-eo6fx]

Watching this in 2021 hopefully there still available

[@hperkins3420]

I play on PS4 but I love your videos so here I am!!

[@skylershawnmay13]

Workshop free maker is a good one, allows you to craft almost anything you need, very useful for ammo and settlement supplies

[@soldadodeliiireich.elreich2962]

👍Gracias 😋 con tanto mods yo uso este juego como minecraft solo para construir y la historia ya ni me acuerdo de seguir

[@Devildawn_]

Thanks for this :))

[@lamous2294]

Nice video

[@NobletheSavage]

So glad to see you come back to FO4 . I played 76 for a little while but lost interest quickly so I never watched any of your 76 content .