40K WARHAMMER CONVERSION
⚪ Last updated 2010⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #57 of 420 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
==Description== this mod will replace the fallout factions with that in warhammer 40k it aims to replace everything in Fallout 3 to Warhammer 40k any comments/ideas would be helpful. Need to contact me? my email/msn is at the bottom ==Team== DarkWolf V-Modder (the only one) Wraith V-3d Moddeller Sajuuknightfall-Tester Synrotica-Tester SlovakAttack-Questing and Storyboard ideas ==INSTALLATION== 1. Download mesh and Textures #1-#4 2. Install them numerically by making sure all the files located within are in the mesh and textures folder, contained within your fo3 data folder. dont have a \"Meshes\" folder or a \"Textures\" folder within your data folder? create them and put all mesh and textures into their 3. place these files into your fallout 3 data folder: -WH40K CONVERSION.esm, this is the conversion -Tau Ammo.esm, this is required to be active to run the mod -no pillars.esp, is a seperate addon i used to remove some pillars and trees at the front of rivet city so the statues could be placed there. 4. activate the .esm and .esp files using either your fallout 3 launcher, under data or, use fallout mod manager, located here: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=640 5. to activate just click the tick next to the associated files, if you want to use addons copy them to the data folder and activate them the same way 6. NEXT YOU NEED to fix up the textures so you can do 1 of 2 things, download this http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=944 and get that to work or you go to my documents, my games, fallout 3, fallout.ini, find \"bInvalidateOlderFiles=0\" and change it to \"bInvalidateOlderFiles=1\" without quotation marks 7. play the game Version 1. 7 improved defenses more npc\'s broken steel addon -chaos terminators -new chaos weapon more weapons weapon balancing item pricing fixed texture issues with some weapons new chaos space marine legion new space marine chapter maller chainsword for Bloodpact chaos horns fixed adjust weapons conditions immersion changes new imperial guard armor adjusted bolter model more ammo and weapons available at vendors and wider variety * raiders/darkeldar are now turned into cultists, using laspistols, autoguns and lasguns addons that arent finished yet, will be posting up later though: -improved defences mod -anchorage addon -the pitt addon Version 1. 4 includes: -Raiders become DarkEldar -Renamed Bolter and several other weapons -ammo and weapons available at vendors -brokensteel compatibility patch -change lasgun clip count to 40 -check billboards, improved for more immersion -changed bolter damage and vats -less chaos marines have plasma guns -changed weapon damage and vats stats buy things at vendors now -new ammo type, bolt ammo -plasma containment flask -tau meshes a
This Fallout 3 mod reskins and renames factions to Warhammer 40K equivalents, aiming to transform the game's world into the grimdark future. With 529 endorsements and 66k downloads, it's a popular niche conversion for fans of both franchises, though it hasn't been updated since 2010.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 529 endorsements
- Over 66k downloads shows real demand
- Gives Fallout 3 a fresh coat of grimdark paint
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2010 – likely outdated for modern setups
- May conflict with other faction mods or overhaul mods
For Warhammer 40K fans who want to inject some grimdark into the Capital Wasteland. Also for Fallout 3 veterans looking for a fresh twist on familiar factions. Skip if you want a complete overhaul – this is a faction reskin, not a total conversion.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's an old mod, check if you're using the latest Fallout 3 patch – compatibility might be iffy.
- If you use a mod manager like FOMM, install it manually to avoid overwrite issues.
- Make a backup of your save before installing, just in case the faction changes break quests.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- DarkWolf V
- Version
- 1.7
- Downloads
- 66,183
- Endorsements
- 529
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 2/8/2010
- Updated
- 11/7/2010
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