Collection Hints
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ 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
- 👍 5.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 13 Collectibles, Treasure Hunts, and Puzzles mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Collection Hints displays the effect and location of bobbleheads and magazines during loading screens. It displays the hints based on what is missing from the players collection.
Tracks
- []All Bobbleheads []Picket Fences []Astoundingly Awesome Tales []Live and Love []Wasteland Surgival Guide []Hot Rodder []La Coiffe []RobCo Fun []Taboo Tattoos []Total Hack []Grognak the Barbarian []US Covert Ops []Guns and Bullets []Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor []Massachusetts Surgery []Tesla Science []Tumblers Today []The Unstoppables []Islanders Almanac (from Far Harbor) []SCAV! (from Nuka World)
- []Guns and Bullets #8 []You're SPECIAL
Manual Install: Copy files from the data folder in the zip into your Fallout 4 data directory. .base files are for the regular game .dlc1 is for Automatron .dlc3 is for Far Harbor .dlc4 is for Nuka World .magazine add the magazine location screens .bobblehead adds the bobblehead location screens
Only use one of the .bobblehead files. Use the base one OR one for a supported mod listed below.
Added Support The loading screens for the bobble heads will change to the correct models for the following mods. Vault Girl Bobbleheads by AnTiWoMaAgNoT Bobble Girl by Justice
Fun Facts There are magazine textures for 6 more tattoos loaded into the game but are not used anywhere. You can only collect La Coiffe #1 and #5. Textures do exist for #2 , #3 and #4 but are not loaded in.
Known Issues There are a couple times when it can show a loadscreen for an item you already have. When you load a character from the main menu the game does not know what you have seen before the game is loaded. When you are playing a character and try to load a different character the game only knows what the character you were playing has seen.
Notes No DLCs are required. There are optional files included for Automatron, Far Harbor and Nuka World if you do have them. Since this is technically a mod it will disable achievements. If you want to turn them back on you have to use something like Achievements by Expired6978
Collection Hints adds new loading screens that show the locations of bobbleheads and magazines missing from the player's collection. It supports the base game and all three major DLCs (Automatron, Far Harbor, Nuka World), plus Vault Girl and Bobble Girl mods. A handy tool for completionists.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 655 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Solves the 'where the heck is that last bobblehead' problem without opening a wiki.
- Covers all DLCs, so you're not left hanging if you own the season pass.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016, so it might not play nice with newer mods or game updates.
- Only affects loading screens—if you fast travel a lot, you might not see them often.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter loading screens.
For Fallout 4 completionists who want to track down every last bobblehead and magazine without alt-tabbing to a guide. Also great for players using Vault Girl or Bobble Girl mods who want consistent visuals. Skip if you don't care about 100% collection or if you rarely see loading screens.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use Vault Girl or Bobble Girl, make sure to load Collection Hints after those mods so the loading screens work correctly.
- Since this mod only affects loading screens, you can safely add it mid-playthrough without starting a new game.
- Check your load order for other mods that edit loading screens—they might override each other.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Zoli
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 12,831
- Endorsements
- 655
- Category
- Collectibles, Treasure Hunts, and Puzzles
- Created
- 5/23/2016
- Updated
- 11/19/2016
🧩 Commonly Used Together
Users add these mods to the same collections — a real compatibility signal, not an AI guess.
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