Immersive Pickup Sounds
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #4 of 54 Sounds and Music mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
New Vegas Version here
This mod adds custom pickup sounds when looting items in the wasteland.
Here's an good example video (Very old version)
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Example video 2 (Newer version)
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Example video 3 (Newer version)
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Grenade Fix
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Description
This mod adds custom pickup sounds to most commonly picked items such as purified water, scrap metal, skill books an so on.
It also adds an custom equip sound to pulse and plasma grenades which really help "grenade hotkey" users.
For FWE users, there's a great patch for this mod by TheMagician16. Patch link found from the comment section.
Installation:
Download with NMM or FOMM
Extract the "Data" folder and its contents to your Fallout directory.
Please report all possible problems to the comments section if encountered. I'll be glad to help
Credits:
Bethesda for Fallout 3
Me for creating the sound effects
TheMagician16 for the FWE patch
vegasstephen for UUF3P edits and fixes.
Immersive Pickup Sounds is a compact Skyrim mod that adds custom pickup sounds when looting items. With over 1,100 endorsements and nearly 200,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life enhancement for players who want more audio feedback. Last updated in 2022, it remains a simple, effective addition.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,141 endorsements and nearly 200k downloads.
- Simple and lightweight—doesn't bloat your load order.
- Enhances immersion without changing gameplay mechanics.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022—may have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim patches.
- Only adds sounds for looting; no other audio improvements.
For Skyrim players who want a bit more audio feedback when looting items, especially those who enjoy immersion-focused tweaks. If you're looking for a comprehensive audio overhaul, this isn't it—it's a small, focused mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple sound mod, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2.
- If you're using other audio mods, load order might matter—place this one after to ensure its sounds take priority.
- Check if the mod requires SKSE or any patches; if not, it should work out of the box.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- TheKetzku
- Version
- 3
- Downloads
- 197,716
- Endorsements
- 1,141
- Category
- Sounds and Music
- Created
- 4/29/2016
- Updated
- 7/5/2022
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