Fallout 4 - Texture Optimization Project
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #8 of 271 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
NEWS GamerPoets fully detailed step-by-step guide on how to install Texture Optimization Project.
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!!!~IMPORTANT~!!! When you finish saving a repacked .ba2 file, go into folder "1" and delete everything there before extracting another vanilla .ba2 file to folder "1"
OBJECTIVE
Fallout 4 Texture Optimization Project(TOP) is tasked with improving you PC's Framerates Per Second(FPS) without sacrificing too much visual fidelity(save for close ups visuals). To accomplish this, I have replaced the high-resolution textures with properly compressed and resized textures.
All of this is done manually, one texture at a time, to ensure that any buggy files are fixed and the end goal will be a MUCH BETTER playing game ESPECIALLY for people with a low to mid tier PC with only a MINOR loss in texture quality.
Extra Info: Vanilla textures are HUGE: 2048x2048 ground textures, 2048x2048 plant textures, and 4096x2048 tree textures, so on and so forth. Most entry level gaming computers cannot handle this.
Therefore, what I have done is fix that problem while retaining the vanilla art style all the while, reducing the texture size and using proper compression on textures. This leads to a VERY impressive micro-stutter fix and sometimes removal!
The mod is a VERY good FPS boost for low to mid-grade computers with anywhere up to Overclocked i7-3770ks and Overclocked gtx770s seeing massive improvements! Also, it is the BEST fps boost you can get for the quality retained, without making the game look like complete garbage, which is PERFECT for low to mid-tier computers.
Furthermore, it can even improve framerate stability, even on some higher end graphics cards!
--Note: To truly test how much of an FPS improvement you are getting from this mod, don't stand still, looking at a wall, and call that your FPS. Test your FPS while fighting, walking through cities, open fields, tunnels, etc.
PLEASE TAKE A THOROUGH LOOK AT THE STICKIED COMMENTS AND THE BUGS SECTION BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.
INSTALLATION PROCESS
----Securing Assets----
- []Manually download the main file []Download THE LATEST VERSION of the hotfix(if any is available) []Merge The hotfix into the main file, overwriting any files in the main file []Follow the steps in the following guide on how to properly repackage the .ba2 vanilla files
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Fallout 4 - Texture Optimization Project reduces the size of vanilla textures, which are often 2K resolution even for grass, to improve performance on lower-end computers. With 75,990 endorsements and 2.8 million downloads, it's a popular performance mod for players struggling with the game's default texture sizes.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 75,990 endorsements and 2.8 million downloads.
- Directly tackles a common performance issue: oversized vanilla textures.
- Simple concept—reduces texture sizes—so it's likely easy to install and use.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017, so it may not be compatible with newer game patches or DLCs.
- Texture reduction may cause visible quality loss, especially on larger screens.
For Fallout 4 players on lower-end PCs who struggle with stuttering or low FPS due to high-resolution textures. Also for modders who want a performance baseline before adding other visual mods. Skip if you have a powerful rig and want to keep vanilla texture quality.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture replacer, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Nexus Mod Manager or Mod Organizer 2 is safer for easy uninstallation.
- If you use other texture mods, load this one before them so it doesn't overwrite their changes.
- Check the mod's comments for user reports on compatibility with the latest game version, as it hasn't been updated since 2017.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- torcher
- Version
- 0.19Final
- Downloads
- 2,829,042
- Endorsements
- 75,990
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 11/17/2015
- Updated
- 2/8/2017
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