1. Fallout Wanderer's Edition
Bethesda
Download If you had to download just one mod, it would probably have to be Fallout Wanderer's Edition. Less of a mod and more of a complete overhaul, this sets out to enhance the core gameplay mechanics behind Fallout 3 along with the welcome addition of new content. The first-person shooter aspect is now much stronger, making for a fresh experience that requires player skill as well as deep character growth. The roleplaying elements have been improved, too. The game now features deeper, more meaningful RPG mechanics, lending greater depth and meaning to the player's actions and choices. FWE is perfect for anyone yearning for a challenge. Expect less loot, more injuries, and a frantic fight for survival as you struggle to meet daily needs, and that's without mentioning the new weapons and armour sets have been added, with a rebalancing of the existing ones. Did you like the old Fallout games? If so, enjoy the forty new weapons from previous Fallout titles that have been distributed across the wasteland. Maybe you just want to take chems all day long? If that's the case, you'll have forty-plus new drugs with which to experiment. The amount of content added by this mod is so mind-bogglingly huge that listing them all here is simply impossible. From new weapons and armour to major gameplay changes, Fallout Wanderer's Edition doesn't just make Fallout 3 feel like a whole new game. It makes it feel like the game it always should have been.
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