Busworld - Better English Translation
⚪ Last updated 2010⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 44 New Lands and Locations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Busworld adds interior cells to buses, subway metro cars, boxcars, and monorail cars. Credit to summel for the original Busworld mod. This is only an updated English translation of his fine mod. 9/6/2010: You will need the base file file again! Some meshes have changed. Busworld is required. 1) Install \"Busworld Base\" from the link above. 2) Install the esp from here. Either: a) Exploding b) Non-exploding Exploding and non-exploding versions; use only one. The file is in .esp format. You can change it to an .esm with FO3edit or Wrye Bash. 9/6/2010 changes:
- []a missed name fixed []The floor access panels in buses are containers with possible random loot []At least 1 bench in every bus is sleepable []Some placed NPC\'s (NPCs will be relative to the setting they are found in) []Exploding version []Tweaked bus health. They will now be somewhat viable cover for short periods of time. []Tweaked car health to reflect increased bus health. They are now very short term cover. []Replaced interior mesh; now has collision data. []Removed collision boxes in interiors. []Fixed texture bugs. []Removed \"Fast and Painless\" chem []Removed \"Brotherhood of Ghoul\" quest
- []changed door names to be standard, like \"Door to City Liner\" and \"Door to Metro Car\" rather than \"Nukabus to Cityliner\" and \"Subway to Subwaycar\" or similar. []changed the OLH First Aid Kits to standard First Aid Kits []changed various German names (like on a Glowing one, a fungus, and a few other items) to English []changed German names on vanilla worldspaces back to the standard vanilla English (some metro tunnels were not translated properly) []changed the Pharmacy Supply boxes to First Aid Kits with the same loot, so looting them no longer triggers the script for the Super Duper Mart quest. []changed the radiation suit boxes to custom ones with a 20% chance of having a suit, so you don\'t find one in every single bus. []removed changes in the mod that were identical to vanilla Fallout. []removed changes that altered some random dialog to German.
- Add more things to the metro cars. ie. dead bodies
Busworld - Better English Translation is a mod for Fallout 3 that adds explorable interior cells to buses, subway metro cars, boxcars, and one monorail car. This updated .esp file improves the English translation and removes identical master records. It's a niche but popular mod with over 1,300 endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,378 endorsements and 26,650 downloads.
- Expands exploration by adding interiors to vehicles you'd otherwise ignore.
- Translation fixes make the mod more accessible for English speakers.
⚠️ Cons
- Only one monorail interior so far—the rest are still in development.
- Last updated in 2010, so it may have compatibility issues with newer setups.
For Fallout 3 explorers who want to poke into every nook and cranny, including vehicles. If you're a lore hound or just like finding hidden spots, this adds a new layer to the wasteland. Skip if you're looking for new quests or gameplay mechanics—this is purely about adding explorable spaces.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to load this .esp after the original Busworld mod if you have it, to ensure the translation takes effect.
- Since it's an .esp file, you can manually place it in your Data folder and activate it in the launcher.
- If you're using a mod manager, just install and enable it—no extra steps needed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- summel pintocat and Gribbleshnibit8
- Version
- 1.05d
- Downloads
- 26,650
- Endorsements
- 1,378
- Category
- New Lands and Locations
- Created
- 6/13/2010
- Updated
- 9/7/2010
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