Difficulty XP Scaling
⚪ Last updated 2015⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #1 of 6 Skills and Leveling mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod changes the XP for kills based on the difficulty you are playing on so it works similar to Fallout 3's Mechanic. In Fallout 4 there is no difference in XP between any of the difficulties. So all difficulty modifiers are set to 1 (100%) in Vanilla Fallout 4. This mod does not change xp for other factors such as quests or map marker finding as the difficulty does not modify the difficulty of the quest itself so should not be changed.
In my opinion playing on higher difficulties isn't rewarding enough and you should be granted additional XP. Or if you are completely crazy and want a real challenge i have decided to create an "inverse" option which makes XP more scarce the higher the difficulty.
Here are the XP multipliers for each difficulty:
DifficultyXPScaling.esp Very Easy - 0. 6 (60% of Original) Easy - 0. 8 (80% of Original) Normal - 1. 0 (100% of Original) Hard - 1. 2 (120% of Original) Very Hard - 1. 4 (140% of Original) Survival - 1. 65 (165% of Original)
Here are the values for the inverse modification.
InverseDifficultyXPScaling.esp Very Easy - 1. 4 (140% of Original) Easy - 1. 2 (120% of Original) Normal - 1. 0 (100% of Original) Hard - 0. 8 (80% of Original) Very Hard - 0. 6 (60% of Original) Survival - 0. 35 (35% of Original)
There are also other options:
DifficultyXPScaling2.esp Very Easy - 0. 75 (75% of Original) Easy - 0. 875 (87. 5% of Original) Normal - 1. 0 (100% of Original) Hard - 1. 125 (112. 5% of Original) Very Hard - 1. 25 (125% of Original) Survival - 1. 4 (140% of Original)
DifficultyXPScaling3.esp Very Easy - 0. 7 (70% of Original) Easy - 0. 85 (85% of Original) Normal - 1. 0 (100% of Original) Hard - 1. 15 (115% of Original) Very Hard - 1. 30 (130% of Original) Survival - 1. 5(150% of Original)
5x XP for Kills.esp Gives you 5x XP for kills on all difficulties (500% of original)
To install place the DifficultyXPScaling.esp/InverseXPScaling.esp file in your ... Fallout 4/Data Folder.
Please note you will have to enable modding for this game if you haven't already to do this:
Navigate to your Documents/My Games/Fallout4 Folder.
You will need to add the following line to the Fallout4Prefs.ini file below the section marked :
bEnableFileSelection=1
You will need to change the following line in Fallout4.ini:
sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\, TEXTURES\, MUSIC\, SOUND\, INTERFACE\, MESHES\, PROGRAMS\, MATERIALS\, LODSETTINGS\, VIS\, MISC\, SCRIPTS\, SHADERSFX\
Difficulty XP Scaling adjusts kill XP based on the game's difficulty setting, making higher difficulties grant more XP and lower difficulties grant less. It's a simple, lightweight mod for players who want progression to match challenge. With 3,345 endorsements and 95,177 downloads, it's a proven favorite. Last updated in 2015, so it may be outdated for current game versions.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 3,345 endorsements and 95,177 downloads.
- Does exactly what it says—no bloat, just XP scaling.
- Ideal for players who want higher difficulties to feel more rewarding.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2015—likely incompatible with current game versions.
- No configuration options; you get what you get.
- Only affects kill XP, not quest or crafting XP.
For players who want difficulty to directly impact XP gain, making harder modes more rewarding. Skip if you're on a recent game version or want more granular control over XP rates.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod is compatible with your game version before installing, as it's from 2015.
- If you're using a mod manager, install via that to keep track of updates.
- Test on a lower difficulty first to see how much XP changes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Orgridel
- Version
- 0.1
- Downloads
- 95,177
- Endorsements
- 3,345
- Category
- Skills and Leveling
- Created
- 11/21/2015
- Updated
- 12/8/2015
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