Better Vanilla Weather

⭐ — (52 endorsements) 📥 2,043 downloads 📌 v3.3.1 📅 1/3/2026
🟡 Updated this year

By gera1264 · Visuals and Graphics

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 7/28/2026 📅 Created: 1/3/2026
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ FOSE — Fallout Script Extender Download ↗
2🔧 UFO3P — Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #11 of 13 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Vanilla weather with balanced eye adaptation, bloom and fog distance, removed tints (optional), more saturated colors.

FALLOUT NEW VEGAS VERSION

TALE OF TWO WASTELANDS VERSION

FEATURES

  • []Completely scriptless, no performance impact[/]

    []Balanced eye adaptation, no more quick changes of brightness after a slight camera rotation, now brightness will change only if you look at dark areas occupying the most of screen space or high contrast textures[/]

    []Balanced bloom effects, pretty close to vanilla bloom from New Vegas, I tried to make lesser amount of pure white surfaces[/]

    []Upscaled vanilla textures of sky (2K) and sun (1K)[/]

    []Reduced size of sun halo, it fixes vanilla bug with changing the brightness of the sky at certain angles[/]

    []Removed tints (optional)[/]

    []Slightly increased saturation by 12,5%[/]

    []Fixes of fog brightness in some weathers[/]

    []Reduced distance of fog effects with balanced values. You can still enjoy landscapes, but with depth added by fog[/]

    []Fixes of vanilla incorrect values - slightly lesser values of sunlight in various types of weather to make it more balanced without eye-burning white areas on ground[/]

    []Contains fixes from Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch (not required)[/]

    []Broken Steel, Operation: Anchorage, Point Lookout, The Pitt, Mothership Zeta DLCs are required[/]

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    Heatwave Heat Shimmer Effect

    Water Aliasing Fix

    Viewmodel Shading Fix

    Sunlight Fix

    Point Lookout Horizon fix

    SmoothLight

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    CREDITS

    Trackah123 for Neutral Colors

    Hairylegs222 and BenWah for Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch

    kotorisovanie for Clear Sunny Weather, thanks to his mod I learned how to reduce eye adaptation effect

    phoenix0113 for Clarity - A Green Tint Remover

📊 Mod Details

Game
Fallout 3 Mods
Author
gera1264
Version
3.3.1
Downloads
2,043
Endorsements
52
Category
Visuals and Graphics
Created
1/3/2026
Updated
7/28/2026

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