Urban Food Expanded
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 20 Items (Food, Drinks, Chems, etc) mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Use this mod simultaneously with my other mod, Detailed Urban Food Using both mods together will enhance your food hunting experience throughout the entire Boston Wasteland.
Are you a survivalist that's sick of seeing the same old Insta Mash boxes, and Cram tins, every time you're scavenging for food? Or are you just bored of the same old food you see lying about? If you answered yes to either of these questions, well this mod is for you! I like variety! Which is why I created these new food items. My intent was to make these items fuse with the wasteland like they were part of the game to begin with. The food labels are from the 1950s, so they will blend into the games surroundings and atmosphere just like any other food item.
This mod adds an abundance of new food items to the Fallout 4 wastelands. More than 40! All the new items can be used exactly like vanilla food items, and have very similar values and effects. Such as, granting health, or sickening you with radiation. This mod will enhance your food hunting experience, making it more immersive, visually appealing, detailed, and more realistic.
These new consumables can be found in the same places as any other food item. You can find them in kitchens, on shelves, in refrigerators, on the ground, ect. The new food has also been added to leveled lists. Meaning, merchants/vendors may have some of these new items for sale. Also there's a chance you can aquire these new items in loot drops, or when looting containers.
Also included in this mod, are per-war versions of all consumable items. Pre-war food is extremely rare. The preserved food is very clean, and has no radiation effects. The most likely place you'll find pre-war food, is before the bomb drops at the beginning of the game.(Be advised, you can't add them to your inventory at this point in the game) There are also a few post war locations, but they are only placed where Bethesda placed their vanilla pre-war food.
Recipes have been added to allow for crafting of pies and bowls of cereal at any cooking station. Pies have greater effects than ordinary packaged goods, and are radiation free. Bowls of cereal also grant the player with additional health, but will be slightly irradiated if made with dirty water.
Example Recipe 1: Cherries+Pie Crust+Sugar= Cherry Pie Example Recipe 2: Frosted Flakes+Evaporated Milk+Dirty Water= Bowl of Frosted Flakes(Rads)
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Urban Food Expanded adds over 40 new food items to Fallout 4, all with vanilla-like values and effects. It's a straightforward content expansion for players who want more variety in their wasteland scavenging. With 1,746 endorsements and 66,495 downloads, it's a well-received mod, though it hasn't been updated since 2016.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,746 endorsements and over 66k downloads.
- Adds a solid chunk of content (40+ items) for food-focused playthroughs.
- Items are balanced to match vanilla, so no game-breaking surprises.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016 — may have compatibility issues with current game patches or DLC.
- No detailed list of items or effects in the description, so you're going in blind.
- Pure item addition — no new recipes, quests, or mechanics, so it's a one-note mod.
For Fallout 4 players who enjoy survival mechanics and want more food variety without messing with balance. Also good for roleplayers who like to scavenge and cook. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls or quest content — this is just extra consumables.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple item mod, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Vortex or NMM makes uninstalling easier.
- Check if the mod requires any DLC or updates — the 2016 date suggests it might not be fully compatible with the latest Fallout 4 version, so test it early.
- If you're on PC, make sure to enable mods in your Fallout4Prefs.ini (set bEnableFileSelection=1) to avoid the mod not showing up.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- clintmich
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 66,495
- Endorsements
- 1,746
- Category
- Items (Food, Drinks, Chems, etc)
- Created
- 9/5/2016
- Updated
- 9/5/2016
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