Loot Detector
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #26 of 187 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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- Option to auto loot food and drink items.
- Option for keeping highlights more persistent.
- Experimental pulsing highlights.
- System for simple compatibility patches.
- Detect mines and some types of traps.
Version 3800 - 6/7/2018
- Autoloot should properly trigger OnActivation events.
- Improved mod startup/reboot time.
DESCRIPTION
This mod will highlight corpses, ash/goo piles, unassigned settlers and objects, broken or unpowered objects, friendlies when scoped, creatures sleeping or unconscious, containers, terminals, collectibles, keys, holos, books, plants, doors, weapons, ammo, caps, chems, legendary items.. and even synth infiltrators. This mod is highly configurable including settings for when and what to highlight, when to unhighlight, and the color of each highlight.
The mod activates once you take the Scrapper perk, or you manually start it via MCM or holotape.
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SETTLEMENTS & OWNERSHIP
The mod detects when you are in a settlement or an interior location that you own and disables container and item highlights automatically. No reason to loot something that is already yours. Out in the world, common loose items will not highlight if taking them would be stealing, but containers will still highlight so that you can examine their contents.
COMPONENT TRACKING
In the vanilla game Scrapper rank 2 highlights objects (like junk) that contain components you tag. You can tag components in the crafting interface and in the pipboy inventory. This mod provides an alternative to this feature, so you can customize how junk is highlighted. It also allows you to tag components from the MCM. If you are not using F4SE customization of this feature is limited.
This feature will highlight objects in the world containing the components you select, and will also include those objects in inventory searches (highlighting corpses and containers). The mod remembers encountered items and becomes more accurate and responsive over time.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC LOOTING
Common sundries such as ammo, chems, caps, bobbypins, as well as tracked junk can be auto-looted. Junk will be sent to your last visited workshop, while ammo etc. is given to the player when the pipboy is opened. Non-legendary weapons can be auto-looted and converted immediately to caps. Quest items are not autolooted and this feature will not take an item if it would count as stealing. Also survival needs like meats and plants will not be autolooted.
Autolooting is only active while highlights are active.
Normally autoloot triggers on proximity. But if an exploded corpse is strewn across the battlefield and you can't find the "center" of it just pick up a chunk of that supermutant or whatever it used to b
Loot Detector adds a glow effect to lootable corpses and collectibles when you have the Scrapper perk, making loot easier to spot. With over 20,000 endorsements and 800,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for Fallout 4 players, though it hasn't been updated since 2018.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 20,148 endorsements and 802,148 downloads.
- Simple QoL improvement that saves time scanning for loot.
- Works with the Scrapper perk, making it a natural fit for scavenger builds.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may have compatibility issues with current game patches or DLC.
- Requires the Scrapper perk, so it's useless early game or for builds that skip that perk.
- No detailed documentation on mod conflicts or load order requirements.
For Fallout 4 players who hate missing loot on corpses and want a visual cue without breaking immersion. Perfect for scavenger-type characters who invest in the Scrapper perk. Skip if you don't use that perk or prefer a more vanilla experience.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Scrapper perk before expecting the glow to appear — it's tied to that perk.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or NMM, install this mod manually or via manager; it's a simple ESP/ESL file.
- Check for compatibility patches if you use other loot or UI overhaul mods, as they might conflict.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- xatmos
- Version
- 3800
- Downloads
- 802,148
- Endorsements
- 20,148
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 12/4/2015
- Updated
- 6/7/2018
🔗 Required By 3 Mods
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