The Refill Patch for Canteens of The Commonwealth
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #14 of 25 Items (Food, Drinks, Chems, etc) mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is a patch for Canteens of The Commonwealth mod by meysamkhr, you can download it HERE.
This patch changes canteens to be refillable with any water source, just like empty bottles in base game (eg. water pumps, sinks, rivers etc.)
However, vanilla bottles no longer can be refilled any more. It's game limit that cannot be bypassed without custom scripting and more advanced edits to source mod. But who need bottles anyway, canteen is everything you might require!
Base mod offers different canteens with different textures. For now I make only one version available, a military one (a green canteen, no decals). It's forced by in-game method of handling refillable bottles. For now only way of changing appearance it's to rename texture that is used to it.
What this mod do:
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[]allows you to refill canteen with water from water pumps, sinks, rivers etc. (canteen needs to be empty or be maximum at 5/6 uses);
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]no longer need to wash canteen after use - you get empty canteen ready to be filled with any type of water, straight away;[]canteen can be switched to another type of water just by filling it by water source (if uses left are between 1/6 and 5/6);
[]crafting of canteen is available at chem station (required resources are the same as in base mod);
[]recipes for filling canteen with purified water or dirty water (aid items in inventory) are moved to chem station (dirty water) and cooking station (purified water);
[]refilling at chem station or cooking station requires empty canteen;
[]you no longer can refill empty bottles from vanilla game, these are simply a junk now;
How to install:
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[]Install Canteens of The Commonwealth from HERE;
[]Place MK_CanteensofCommonwealth_TheRefillPatch.esp in the Fallout 4/Data folder;
[]Set it to load after the MK_CanteensofCommonwealth.esp;
Known problems and incompatibilities:
Survival Options mod is not compatible
Advanced Needs 76 mod is not compatible
Probably any mod that alter HC_Manager quest or water bottles refilling will be incompatible (Give me that bottle
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[]Install Canteens of The Commonwealth from HERE;
A patch for Fallout 4's Canteens of the Commonwealth mod that lets Survival players refill canteens from any water source, yielding purified or dirty water based on source. Uses the game's bottle-refilling mechanic. Requires the main mod. 201 endorsements, last updated March 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Survival players will love the convenience of refilling on the go without hunting for bottles.
- Community-tested with 201 endorsements and over 7,000 downloads.
- Ties into existing game mechanics, so it feels natural and balanced.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the main mod, so it's useless without it.
- Last updated in 2021, so it may have compatibility issues with newer game patches or mods.
- Only affects canteens; if you don't use that mod, this patch is irrelevant.
For Fallout 4 Survival players who use Canteens of the Commonwealth and want a more realistic water management system. Skip if you don't play Survival or don't use the main mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the main mod installed first, then drop this patch into your Data folder or use a mod manager.
- In Survival mode, always check the water source—clean sources give purified water, but radioactive or stagnant water will give dirty water.
- If you're using a mod manager, load this patch after the main mod to ensure it overwrites correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- R0NNIE
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 7,151
- Endorsements
- 201
- Category
- Items (Food, Drinks, Chems, etc)
- Created
- 3/9/2021
- Updated
- 3/9/2021
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