Wildlife Overhaul - Less Aggressive Creatures and Companions
⚪ 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
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 42 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
WILDLIFE OVERHAUL
>> SCARED PREY
>> COMPANION STOP SHOOTING
>> AGGRESSION RADIUS
>> RANDOMIZED SPAWNED HEIGHT
>> GENERALLY SMALLER MORE REALISTIC
>> BETTER STATS
>> MOVEMENT TWEAKS
>> MORE IMMERSION !
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INSTALLATION, FOR THE RECOMMENDED MAIN VERSION
Unique NPC Creatures and Monsters Version
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Unique NPCs Creaturs and Monsters - Reduced Spawns And Stand Alone Version
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Install Main download file, no Optionals.
Compatible with probably all mods, except Horizon.
Load this last / very late.
Description:
Always thought it strange how every single creature was out to get you!
This mod makes certain animals and creatures run away from you when you get close, instead of attacking.
Large animals like deers are more scared of humans, whereas small insects requires you to get much closer before they run away since they don't care much about humans.
Tweaks the height/size of many creatures, to make them more varied and generally slightly smaller for more realism. The stronger variants are generally slightly larger than the weaker ones.
Examples: Radstags, wolves etc.: 80-110% compared to regular 100%.
Rad-Ant, Radroach etc.: 30-80% compared to vanilla.
Vanilla has just 1 static size for most creature, so much more variation now.
Adds aggression radius to most other creatures and robots. Every non-humanoid should behave more realistic now, I think.
Also tweaks some movement speed, so some creatures walk and run 10-20% faster
Fixes the annoying feature of your companion constantly attacking the friendly animals, that many other mods of this sort seem to lack.
NB: All Optional files are ONLY for Vanilla (non-UniqueCreatures) and those other mods.
Now enjoy a more realistic, less constantly-agressive wasteland !!
Wildlife Overhaul - Less Aggressive Creatures and Companions tweaks animal behavior to make prey more cautious but not overly aggressive, and stops companions from hunting without cause. It also randomizes animal heights and adjusts stats, adding aggression radii to most creatures. A popular immersion mod with 633 endorsements and 50k downloads, last updated in September 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 633 endorsements and over 50k downloads — clearly doing something right.
- Fixes a common annoyance: companions chasing down every deer they see, breaking immersion.
- Adds subtle variety with randomized heights, making wildlife feel less copy-paste.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in September 2023 — might have compatibility issues with newer game patches.
- No mention of compatibility patches for other wildlife mods — could conflict if you use those.
For players who want more realistic wildlife behavior without overhauling the whole game. If you're tired of your companions slaughtering every rabbit in sight, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay changes — this is a subtle immersion tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this mod tweaks AI and stats, it's best to start a new save or load a save before entering a cell with animals to avoid weird behavior.
- If you use other wildlife mods, load this one after them to ensure its changes take priority.
- Check the mod page for any update notes or compatibility info before installing, as it's been a while since the last update.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Hamper
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 50,268
- Endorsements
- 633
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 2/1/2021
- Updated
- 9/19/2023
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