Useful gas masks
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #153 of 216 Clothing mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Do you ever felt that gas masks in Fallout 4 are unuseful?
Do you play with mods that increase damage?
Then this mod is for you!
I edited the values of all vanilla gas masks (Gas mask, Gas mask with goggles, Assault gas mask) to provide more protection from radiation, poison and physical damage.
Also, the Gas mask and the Gas mask with goggles can be now worn with all kinds of hats!
3 versions available (choose only one):
Version A
Gas mask with/without goggles - 5 Damage Resistance - 50 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Assault gas mask - 15 Damage Resistance - 50 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Version B - Radiation Resistance same as a power armour helmet (150)
Gas mask with/without goggles - 5 Damage Resistance - 150 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Assault gasmask - 15 Damage Resistance - 150 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Version C - Radiation Resistance same as a damaged hazmat suit (500)
Gas mask with/without goggles - 5 Damage Resistance - 500 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Assault gasmask - 15 Damage Resistance - 500 Radiation Resistance - 50 Poison Resistance
Extract in the Data folder or use a mod manager.
Tested on Fallout 4 v1. 10. 163. 0, on 1. 10. 984 and on 1. 11. 137, no addons required.
There should be no conflicts as it is just a modification of the vanilla values, but there may be overlaps with other mods that edit gas masks!
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Useful gas masks is a small balance mod for Fallout 4 that edits gas mask values to provide more protection from radiation, poison, and physical damage. With 380 endorsements and nearly 16,000 downloads, it's a community-approved tweak for players who want gas masks to feel more useful in combat and hazardous environments.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 380 endorsements and nearly 16k downloads
- Simple balance tweak that makes gas masks actually worth wearing
- Lightweight and focused—does exactly what it says
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects gas masks, so other headgear remains unchanged
- May unbalance early-game encounters if you grab a gas mask early
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter gas mask stats
For Fallout 4 players who want gas masks to be more than just cosmetic and actually provide meaningful protection. If you're tired of gas masks being useless against rads and poison, this is a quick fix. Skip if you prefer overhaul mods that rebalance all armor—this is a narrow tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod edits values, load it after any mod that changes gas mask stats to ensure its changes take effect.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex, enable this mod and let it overwrite conflicting files for gas masks.
- Test with a gas mask in-game to see the new resistances in your Pip-Boy before heading into the Glowing Sea.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- theFrenz
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Downloads
- 15,990
- Endorsements
- 380
- Category
- Clothing
- Created
- 4/13/2021
- Updated
- 5/5/2021
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