Fallout 4 - Hardcore Alternate Death
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #137 of 193 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Alternate Death Mod 1. 2
This mod is for version 1. 10. 984 but should also work with older versions.
When you die, you will lose all your items and respawn at your spawn point.
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[]Set Spawn: Sets your spawn to your current location. You must be out of combat.
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]BuyBack: All items are sent to this vendor when you die. You may trade, buy, or sell out of combat.[]Extraction: Requires 500 caps and you must be out of combat. Teleports you to your spawn point.
[]Salvage: Wipes the BuyBack inventory and gives you back 50% of the value as caps. Make sure to recover anything important that may have been lost, as this cannot be undone.
Settings:
//Loss Item: BUYBACK - Items are sent directly to the buyback upon death.
//Loss Item: CORPSE - You leave a body behind with your items, if you die before retrieving items they are sent to BUYBACK.
//Spawn: Last bed slept in(default)
//Spawn: Custom (enables Set Spawn)
//Death: Ragdoll: Default, player will ragdoll on death simulating vanilla's deaths more closely with added first person cam death(only if in first person)
//Death: Animation: switch to this if ragdoll is giving any issues
//Saving: Manual: Saving is enabled.
//Saving: Sleep: Saving is disabled and only saves when sleeping
A lightweight gameplay mod for Fallout 4 that makes death punishing by stripping all your items and respawning you at your spawn point. Designed for players who want a hardcore survival experience. Works with version 1.10.984 and likely older versions, though compatibility is not guaranteed.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Adds real stakes to death—losing everything makes every fight matter.
- Tiny mod, no bloat, does exactly what it says.
- 29k downloads show there's a niche audience for this kind of punishment.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 15 endorsements—few people actually recommend it, so buyer beware.
- Last updated in August 2025—might break with future patches.
For survival purists who think vanilla death is too forgiving and want a roguelike twist. Skip if you're not into losing your hard-earned loot in an instant.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure your game version is 1.10.984 or older, or test on a save you don't care about.
- Store valuables in a settlement container before venturing out—you'll thank yourself.
- Consider pairing with a mod that adds a death alternative if you want a middle ground.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Putty
- Version
- final
- Downloads
- 29,281
- Endorsements
- 15
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 10/4/2024
- Updated
- 8/11/2025
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