The real takeaway? Fallout 4 version 1.10.163 represents Bethesda’s modern approach: prioritize the Creation Club economy over community mod stability. But thanks to the ingenuity of the F4SE team and the downgrader tool, you can have the best of both worlds.
A split screenshot—left side showing the vanilla Fallout 4 menu with "1.10.163" in the corner, right side showing a heavily modded game with the F4SE version number visible. fallout 4 version 1.10.163
Do not let Steam auto-update. Set Fallout 4 to "Only update this game when I launch it" and always launch via your mod manager (Vortex/MO2) which bypasses Steam’s launcher. The real takeaway
October 26, 2023 (Updated for current modding standards) A split screenshot—left side showing the vanilla Fallout
To a casual player, it’s just another version number. To a veteran wastelander with 200+ mods installed, it’s either a minor inconvenience or the reason your game crashed before the main menu loaded.
Game Updates & Modding If you’ve launched Fallout 4 on PC recently and glanced at the bottom-left corner of the main menu, you’ve seen it staring back at you: 1.10.163 .
