Children of Fallout
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #45 of 59 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
COFP Version 2. 5
Preparation for a Child Follower (20% done) and the much requested Orphans of the Commonwealth Patch (80% Done)
- Dogmeat Stimpack Fix
- Some minor outfit fixes
- Expanded outfit use by all children
- Expanded ghoul child outfits
1. NEW OOTC PATCH. WELP! This is going to take longer than I thought. It will create about 100 more child settler variations. This is limited by the way the workshopNPC functions. I will follow up with more updates in the next week or so.
- I AM ENSURING THAT COFP REMAINS COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER CHILD MODS WHICH WILL REQUIRE ME TO MAKE A FULL OOTC PATCH.
- THE NEW VERSION WILL BE VERSION 2. 6
V2. 0b released! New description below
UPDATED and REPACKED THE ARCHIVES. TEXTURES are now working correctly.
THANK YOU TO SmokyAnarky for seeing it. Not sure how the upload corrupted. I double checked the new one!
IF YOU PREFER VERSION 2. 0 DOES NOT HAVE LOOTABLE CLOTHING.
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Children of Fallout was created to add a new dimension to the post fallout world, one where life is hard, cruel, and unfair. Children don't all become farmers, doctors, and helpers. They also become raiders, scavengers, captives, runaways, chem addicts, and deserters. Synth children work as killers and Gunner Children menace those foolish enough to cross them. Children who are indoctrinated into this difficult world all have different talents, and dispositions, and looks.
Then there are the OTHER children. The poor lost souls who failed in their bid for survival and became something ...else. No longer living but not truly dead they seek to drag those who failed them, or got lucky and lived, into their own hell..for all eternity.
Immortal children are a thing of the past, welcome to the real fallout.
This mod adds hand placed, randomly generated children, as well as several different random encounters to the game. The highlights are:
-Hand placed enemy children who are randomly generated from lists of skills, AI styles, Hairstyles, race, and Gender. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of possible combinations.
-Some children, like Ghouls and Synth children, will scale with the player. Other children only scale to an extent, but will always be somewhat weaker than the player the higher your level is...as it should be.
-There will always be children spawning BUT the rate for higher level children to appear is rare...because its a tough world out there.
-I have added numerous random encounters which draw from different unique lists. They will appear in ALL areas that are subject to the travel list including DLCs. I have worked hard to keep it lore friendly.
-A new skin texture (Thank
Children of Fallout adds enemy children and random encounters to Fallout, aiming for a more realistic portrayal. It plans to include 4 child followers in a later version. With 1,211 endorsements and 28,372 downloads, it's a popular mod for players seeking darker, lore-friendly additions.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 1,211 endorsements.
- Over 28,000 downloads shows real interest.
- Adds a darker, more realistic tone to the wasteland.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in April 2023 — may be outdated for current game versions.
- Child followers are not yet implemented, only promised for later.
For Fallout players who want a grittier, more realistic wasteland and don't mind fighting child enemies. If you're looking for follower content, wait for the update. Skip if you prefer keeping children out of combat.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if your game version is compatible with the mod's last update (April 2023).
- If you use a mod manager, install manually by dropping files into your Data folder.
- Be prepared for moral implications — this mod adds child enemies, so consider if it fits your playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Eidolon
- Version
- 2.5
- Downloads
- 28,372
- Endorsements
- 1,211
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 10/7/2019
- Updated
- 4/19/2023
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