Durable Vertibirds
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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
- 👍 3.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #2 of 8 Vehicles mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Increases the health of Vertibirds and their Pilots, while allowing them to flee combat when their health is low, resulting in a more realistic and cinematic experience.
Version 2. 0 adds brand new AI modification to the Vertibirds. Vertibirds will hustle if they are being damaged before they have dropped their passengers off, and they head back to the Boston Airport if they've taken critical levels of damage. The Vertibird pilots have received orders to preserve the Vertibirds when possible while on patrol missions, but during other missions, success must come at all costs.
The FOMOD Installer has the following options:
1. Durable Vertibirds: Doubles vertibird health and makes pilots as healthy as their BOS Soldier counterparts. Vertibirds have new custom AI for fleeing.
2. Very Durable Vertibirds: Durable Vertibirds, but vertibirds also have increased armor.
3. Deadly Vertibirds: Very Durable Vertibirds, but vertibirds also deal more damage.
4. Invincible Vertibirds: Deadly Vertibirds, but they have 10000+ health and 1000+ armor and move with 150% speed.
Optional Files
1. No Levelled Vertibirds: Vertibirds will now always spawn at max level, which removes the problem of lower level vertibirds spawning in at high player levels. I highly recommend you use this.
2. Explosive Vertibird Miniguns: Vertibirds' miniguns have explosive bullets.
3. Armored Pilots: The Pilots have additional armor and health. Must be loaded after the main file.
Check out my other mod that makes Vertipilots wear Bomber Jackets as intended.
And Vertibirds have Gatling Lasers.
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Durable Vertibirds boosts Vertibird and pilot health, and lets them retreat when damaged, making encounters more realistic and cinematic. A popular Fallout 4 mod with 19,014 endorsements and 634,897 downloads, last updated June 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 19,014 endorsements and over 634k downloads.
- Simple, focused change that makes Vertibird encounters feel less bullet-spongey and more dynamic.
- Still actively updated as of June 2026, so it's likely compatible with current game patches.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects health and retreat behavior; if you wanted new Vertibird models or weapons, this isn't it.
- Might conflict with other mods that tweak Vertibird stats or AI, so check your load order.
For Fallout 4 players who want Vertibird encounters to feel less like flying tanks and more like actual aircraft that can be shot down. Also great for immersion seekers who want pilots to act sensibly when under fire. Skip if you're looking for new Vertibird content or visual overhauls—this is purely a behavior and balance tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no extra steps needed.
- Since this mod changes Vertibird health and AI, test it early in a save to see if it feels balanced for your playstyle.
- If you have other mods that alter Vertibird stats, place this one lower in your load order to ensure its changes take effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Utherix
- Version
- 2.2
- Downloads
- 634,897
- Endorsements
- 19,014
- Category
- Vehicles
- Created
- 11/26/2015
- Updated
- 6/5/2026
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