Survival Configuration Menu
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #19 of 54 Overhauls mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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What is Survival Configuration Menu?
SCM is more than just a menu, that allows you to configure several aspects of the survival elements of Fallout 4It features a brand new eat and drink system, which works now with weight of the item, instead of caps value.
Eat & drink
As said before, this mod features a new system and every food or drink item is now calculated by it's weight. Don't like that? No problem, you can switch between the old and new system.
How much do I need to eat or drink?
Way less than before. It's now much more humanely. The old system was really bad implemented. You had to consume tons of meat, just because it has a low cap value. Hungry? Let's eat a whole Radstag! Oh, I'm still peckish!
A short overview with some vague values. Real values depend on your actual hunger & thirst
Peckish? A small snack with 0. 1 weight to 0. 3 weight can be enough
Hungry? Then you need more than that, about 0. 5 weight to 0. 7 weight
Starving? About 1. 0 weight to 1. 5 weight.
With drinking, it's similar, but a little bit less.
Hunger and thirst
Do you remember the days, when you used two Rad-Aways and went from satiated back to hungry? Well, good news, I've fixed that for you. You can now configure exactly how much hunger or thirst you gain from items.
Adrenaline
It's a very good feature. At least for other people but not for me. So I added an option to disable Adrenaline.
Changes to adrenaline are planned, but not yet included.
Carry weight
Survival features a reduced carry weight for the player. Want more carry weight? Disable it!
Companion
Your companion gets downed very often and you don't want to waste your Stimpacks on them after each fight? Disable it!
Too much stuff to carry and your companion is also already overloaded? Disable the survival carry weight restriction and overload him with more junk, today!
Diseases
Control your diseases and don't let them control you!
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Survival Configuration Menu is a Fallout 4 overhaul mod that introduces a new eat and drink system based on item weight instead of caps value, and lets you tweak survival features like disease. With 4,504 endorsements and over 513,000 downloads, it's a popular tool for players who want more control over survival mechanics.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 4,504 endorsements and half a million downloads show this mod is battle-tested.
- The weight-based eat/drink system is a clever twist that makes survival more realistic than the vanilla cap-based approach.
- Gives you granular control over disease and other survival mechanics—perfect for fine-tuning your playthrough.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in April 2023—might not be fully compatible with the latest Fallout 4 patches or DLC.
- Requires a mod manager for installation, which might be a hurdle for newcomers.
For Fallout 4 survival mode enthusiasts who want a more realistic eating and drinking system and deeper customization of survival mechanics. Skip if you prefer vanilla survival or don't want to fiddle with mod configuration.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this mod—it'll save you headaches.
- Check the mod's forum posts or comments for compatibility notes with other survival overhauls.
- Start a new save or test in a clean profile to avoid conflicts with existing mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Zzyxzz
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 513,136
- Endorsements
- 4,504
- Category
- Overhauls
- Created
- 2/22/2019
- Updated
- 4/13/2023
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🔧 How to Install Fallout 4 Mods
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