Light up Appalachia - Glowing Billboards by General Atomics and Bus stops
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #9 of 12 Environment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds lighting to most billboards in the game and bus stops.
Heavily inspired by Illuminated Billboards for Fo4 in concept and in me figuring out how he created it in Fo4 and then me recreating it in Fo76(No assets used from his mod)
I also got some help from Rigell who found me a guide on how to use material editor and making textures glow which you can find here.
This is in no way a finished product and I'm planning to add more billboards to the mix, and possibly(very likely) reduce the lightning effect since it's very bright right now(This isn't a mod made by JJ Abrams I swear).
In the future I'm planning to add lighting to the diner, turn on all street lamps, add lighting to signs and if possible add seasons to the game(in the form of retextures).
I can also upon request add lighting to the camp billboards since I know where they are in the files but didn't want to add ATX items to this mod.
Update 1. 0
Added new mesh for billboards and custom textures logo and lighting to them.
Added the smaller billboards and glow maps for most billboards and two custom billboards I made myself.
Changed two billboards for lore reasons(this isn't boston so why would they advertise for mass fusion bethesda)
Replaced all the broken large billboards in game with the repaired version and added lights to the little lamps attached to them.
Tried adjusting lighting etc on the billboards but is still not 100% happy with the result.
Installation
1. Extract the ba2 files from the archive you've downloaded to your Fallout76/Data folder.
2. Check whether you've got the Fallout76Custom.ini file under Documents/My Games/Fallout 76 folder, and if not, create it.
2a. If you've just created the .ini file, you need to open it and input this string in it:
3. Find sResourceArchive2List = line under the section of your Fallout76Custom.ini or type it down if there is no such line.
4. Add " ,LightUpAppaM.ba2,LightUpAppaT.ba2,LightUpAppaMesh.ba2" to the end of the sResourceArchive2List line.
Light up Appalachia adds lighting to billboards and bus stops across the game world, featuring a custom screen for bus stops and custom meshes for billboards, including fixes for tall ones. It's a performance-heavy mod with 139 endorsements and over 4,500 downloads, last updated in September 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 139 endorsements and over 4,500 downloads.
- Enhances visual immersion by lighting up roadside objects.
- Includes fixes for tall billboards, improving their appearance.
⚠️ Cons
- Performance-heavy; may cause FPS drops on lower-end systems.
- Author notes it's not for weaker systems, so optimization is a concern.
For Fallout 76 players with strong PCs who want to add atmospheric lighting to the wasteland. If you're on a lower-end rig, skip this mod to avoid performance issues. It's purely cosmetic, so don't expect gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure your PC meets the performance requirements before installing, as this mod is heavy on weaker systems.
- If you experience FPS drops, try lowering your graphics settings or removing other lighting mods.
- Check the mod's comments section for any user-reported issues or load order advice.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 76 Mods
- Author
- Tantrano
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 4,532
- Endorsements
- 139
- Category
- Environment
- Created
- 10/6/2021
- Updated
- 9/3/2025
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Use Vortex. Place .ba2 files in Data folder. Use cautiously online.
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