The Collector's Guides

⭐ ⭐⭐ (8,051 endorsements) 📥 187,682 downloads 📌 v1.17 📅 5/24/2016
⚪ Last updated 2018

By Elys · Quests and Adventures

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 6/9/2018 📅 Created: 5/24/2016
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🛠️ F4SE — Fallout 4 Script Extender Download ↗
2🔧 UFO4P — Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 4.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #60 of 69 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

"The Collector's Guides" will add the item inside the player inventory which can start the following quests:

- Guide: "Astoundingly Awesome Tales" magazines

- Guide: "Grognak the Barbarian" magazines

- Guide: "Guns and Bullets" magazines

- Guide: "Hot Rodder" magazines

- Guide: "La Coiffe" magazines

- Guide: "Live & Love" magazines

- Guide: "Massachusetts Surgical Journal" magazines

- Guide: Miscellaneous Bobbleheads

- Guide: "Picket Fences" magazines

- Guide: "RobCo Fun" magazines

- Guide: S. P. E. C. I. A. L Bobbleheads (+ "You're special!" Book)

- Guide: "Taboo Tattoos magazines"

- Guide: "Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor" magazines

- Guide: "Tesla Science Magazine" magazines

- Guide: "Total Hack" magazines

- Guide: "Tumblers Today" magazines

- Guide: "U. S. Covert Operations Manual" magazines

- Guide: "Unstoppables" magazines

- Guide: "Wasteland Survival Guide" magazines

"The Collector's Guides Far Harbor Addon"

- Guide: "Islander's Almanac" magazines

"The Collector's Guides Nuka-World Addon"

- Guide: "SCAV!" magazines

The guides are added in the player's inventory as soon as the player exits  Vault 111 for the first time (or immediately if the player has passed that stage already).

By clicking on a guide, the player can choose to start the associated quests or to remove the guide from his inventory.

Once the quest is started, clicking again on the guide will give the option to stop the quest permanently.

If all related quests are completed, the guide will be automatically removed from the inventory.

Each associated quest provides map markers to find its objectives.

WARNING: Due to the non-modifiable way objective screen updates work, it's recommended once you choose to start one or more guides, to let appear all  all the objectives screen updates before performing an action that might trigger screen messages. Starting many guides at once is OK because this mod manages its own screen update messages.

However triggering screen updates not related to this mod while the guide initial objective updates are still not done might cause the following temporary visual issue: Some objective updates might be queued and will appear the next time the screen update is triggered by anything.

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

The Collector's Guides adds in-game quests with map markers to help you locate every Bobblehead and Magazine in Fallout 4, including Far Harbor magazines as an optional feature. With over 8,000 endorsements and 187,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for completionists.

✨ Key Features

Adds in-game quests with markers for all Bobbleheads and Magazines.
Optionally handles Far Harbor magazines.
Popular mod with 8,051 endorsements and 187,682 downloads.
Last updated in 2018, so it's stable and well-tested.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Huge community trust: 8,051 endorsements and 187k downloads.
  • Saves you from alt-tabbing to wikis—everything is tracked in-game.
  • Optional Far Harbor support means it works for both base game and DLC players.

⚠️ Cons

  • Last updated in 2018—might not be compatible with the latest Fallout 4 patches or mods.
  • Only covers Bobbleheads and Magazines—no other collectibles like holotapes or Nuka-Cola recipes.
  • Quest markers might feel hand-holdy for veterans who prefer exploring blind.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Fallout 4 completionists who want to 100% the game without external guides. Also great for players who've lost track of a few magazines and want a nudge. Skip if you prefer discovering collectibles organically or want a mod that covers more than just these two types.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure you have the Far Harbor DLC if you enable the optional magazine support.
  • Load this mod after other quest mods to avoid marker conflicts.
  • Use the quest log to track progress—each guide is a separate quest.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Fallout 4 Mods
Author
Elys
Version
1.17
Downloads
187,682
Endorsements
8,051
Category
Quests and Adventures
Created
5/24/2016
Updated
6/9/2018

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