Recipe Menu
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ 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
- 👍 4.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #146 of 217 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What is this?
This is a modders resource to create your own custom recipes. Recipe Menu is basically a framework for your crafting needs.
Standard workbench weapons are included, but you will need to find their schematics in order for them to appear in the menu.
Support
Check out this tutorial to learn how to create your own recipes. Here's a list of recipe menu functions.
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Credits
Thank you to lStewieAl for making this possible. Thank you to Jake1702 for testing.
Recipe Menu is a small utility mod that ports the crafting recipe menu from Fallout: New Vegas into Fallout 3, making it easier to see what items you can craft. It has 323 endorsements and was last updated in September 2020, so it's a stable, community-tested addition for players who want a more organized crafting interface.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 323 endorsements and nearly 8k downloads — a solid track record for a utility mod.
- Improves crafting QoL by showing recipes in a familiar, organized layout from New Vegas.
- Simple and lightweight — no extra dependencies or complex setup needed.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — may not be tested with the latest Fallout 3 patches or mods.
- Only affects the crafting menu; doesn't add new recipes or items.
For Fallout 3 players who miss the cleaner recipe menu from New Vegas and want a more organized crafting interface. Skip if you're looking for new content or gameplay changes — this is purely a UI improvement.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Fallout Mod Manager or Vortex, just drop the mod into your mods folder and activate it — no extra steps needed.
- Make sure to load this mod after any UI overhaul mods to avoid conflicts with interface changes.
- Since it's a simple menu replacement, you can safely uninstall it anytime without breaking your save.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- genin32
- Version
- 2.3
- Downloads
- 7,945
- Endorsements
- 323
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 9/7/2019
- Updated
- 9/10/2020
🔧 How to Install Fallout 3 Mods
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