Realistic Night and Thermal Vision Reshade (for tounx's XM2010)
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 3 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
- 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #20 of 42 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Main Requirements
1. tounx's XM2010(main ingame effects in MCM)
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Complementary & Alternate Mods
1. unforbidable's Darker Nights (intended brightness is darkest setting)
2. tounx's HK USP (Quad nod goggles with animations compatible with XM2010)
3. Deathoctimus's TACTICAL FAST HELMET (Goggles used in screenshots)
4. EvTital's Private Military Company (Goggles used in screenshots)
5. Worsin's Ultimate Night Vision Alternative to XM2010(not optimized)
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INSTALLATION
1. Reshade:
Unpack and drop the files into Fallout4 main directory
NOT in Data
IMPORTANT!
If you are NOT using the default Fallout 4 location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4
You have to open ReShade.ini with notepad and edit the Preset directory as shown below:
Make sure that you keep NV TV.ini at the end.
2. Night Vision Patch for XM2010.esp:
Place in Fallout4/Data or use your preferred Mod Manager.
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In order to get the desired effects the following order must be kept:
....of course, you can experiment as you like.
KEYBINDS & SETTINGS
The default key to toggle the Reshade Overlay window is the Home on your keyboard
The default key t
A Reshade preset that enhances night and thermal vision modes from tounx's XM2010 mod, aiming for better balance and immersion. Includes shaders and Reshade binaries. Popular with 732 endorsements and 40k downloads, last updated in 2020.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 732 endorsements and over 40k downloads
- All-in-one package: no need to hunt down Reshade separately
- Enhances immersion without overhauling the whole game
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — may not work with newer game patches or Reshade versions
- Requires tounx's XM2010 mod, so it's useless without that dependency
For Fallout 4 players who use tounx's XM2010 and want more realistic and balanced night/thermal vision. Skip if you don't use that mod or prefer vanilla vision effects.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure tounx's XM2010 is installed first, then drop the preset files into your Fallout 4 directory.
- If you already have Reshade installed, back up your current preset before overwriting.
- Test the preset in a dark area to see the night vision changes; adjust in-game brightness if needed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Alepap
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 40,655
- Endorsements
- 732
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 3/12/2020
- Updated
- 4/12/2020
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