Lootable Vertibirds
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 8 Vehicles mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This Mod allows looting of the Ancient Vertibird Wrecks (and BoS Vertibirds that are shot down). No Precombines or Worldspace records are touched so you can place this version ANYWHERE in your load order. Installer supports Non DLC games, as well as Games with Far Harbour & Nukaworld.
It does not break Precombines.
Supports all Languages (with Multilanguage version).
Also a loose files version (all DLCs, english only) for those at the BA2 limit.
Added patches for some mods that add more Vertibird Wrecks (to make them also lootable).
Added article on creating your own patches.
Details:
Bethesda created a Death Loot Leveled list for Vertibirds but then did not allow you to access it on Destroyed Vertibirds.
This mod fixes this by making the various Vertibird Wrecks around the commonwealth have an associated (invisible) lootable container.
It also makes the wreckage of shot down BoS Vertibirds into an Activator that can access the destroyed Vertibird's Inventory.
It is a pure Creation Kit ESL flagged ESP so does not use a load order slot. No existing Bethesda scripts are modified, so it should be compatible with most Vertibird mods.
Compatibility:
I have checked a number of 'better vertibird' mods (highly recommended as vertibirds are weak otherwise) and found no problems.
Personal Vertibirds from other Mods will be lootable if they use the Vertibird Race (most except Pchela seem to), however they will not have the Death Loot if they don't use the Vertibird template Traits or have the "Death Items" field unpopulated. You can tell this if all you get is 1 bullet from their wreckage.
The Bethesda Vertibird Death loot levelled list (LLD_vertibird) is a bit lame, but I will leave it to other 'better loot' mods to improve on this.
Compatibility with Mods that add more Wrecks:
More Vertibird Crash Sites - Requires Patch (in Optional Files) for those new wrecks to be lootable.
Rsiyo's Location Pack - Requires patch (in Optional Files) to make the Wreck it adds lootable.
Lima Detachment - Requires patch (in optional files) to make the wreck it adds lootable.
Helipad with Hazards - Requires Patch (in optional files) to remove invisible obstacle after cleanup.
And more - see optional files section.
Incompatible (unless patched):
Immersive Hunting Overhaul Duplicates the functions of "Lootable Vertibirds" so incompatible. Use one or the other, not both.
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This Fallout 4 mod restores the ability to loot crashed Vertibirds and Ancient Wrecks, giving you the leveled loot Bethesda originally intended. It's a low-impact ESL-tagged ESP, popular with over 2,000 endorsements and 256k downloads. For players who want more loot from environmental wreckage.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 2,077 endorsements and 256k downloads.
- Fills a real gap—those wrecks were always teasing you.
- ESL-tagged means it won't eat your load order.
⚠️ Cons
- Description cuts off mid-sentence—no install details or compatibility notes.
- No explicit mention of compatibility with other loot overhaul mods.
- Last updated May 2026—could be outdated if you're on a newer patch.
For Fallout 4 explorers who hate seeing a crashed Vertibird and getting nothing. For loot hoarders who want more rewards from the wasteland. Skip if you're on a strict lore-friendly run—this adds loot that wasn't there before.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESL-tagged, you can place it anywhere in your load order, but keep it near other loot mods for consistency.
- If you use a mod manager, enable it and check for conflicts with any mod that edits the same wreck cells.
- Test near a known Vertibird crash site (like the one east of Lexington) to confirm loot appears.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- PJMail
- Version
- 3.2
- Downloads
- 256,567
- Endorsements
- 2,077
- Category
- Vehicles
- Created
- 7/22/2020
- Updated
- 5/16/2026
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