Creature Radiation Damage - ESPless
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #175 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Creatures will inflict radiation damage on hit similar to how their attacks work in Fallout 4 and 76.
Magnitude of the radiation is determined by attack damage.
Should make creature encounters much more dangerous, especially if RAD is used.
Configurable via
MCM Extender:
Set radiation damage multiplier.
Set minimum radiation damage applied.
Toggle which creatures types deal radiation damage:
All base game creatures types are supported by default.
Ghouls, Centaurs, Trogs, Tunnelers, Bloatflies, Radroaches, Radscorpions, Mirelurks, and more!
Add the InflictRadDamage keyword to any creature base form or faction to enable rad damage.
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KEYWORDS (Soft Requirement)
Radiation (is) Actually Dangerous
Installs like any other mod, manually or using a mod manager.
This ESPless framework lets creature attacks inflict radiation damage, similar to Fallout 4 and 76, and is fully configurable. It's a lightweight, popular mod with 962 endorsements and over 216k downloads, last updated in June 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 962 endorsements and 216k downloads.
- ESPless means no plugin slot usage, keeping your load order clean.
- Fully configurable, so you can tweak radiation damage to your liking.
⚠️ Cons
- No detailed documentation provided, so you'll have to experiment to find the right settings.
- May require additional setup to balance radiation effects with other gameplay mods.
- Compatibility with other creature overhaul mods is not explicitly stated, so test carefully.
For Fallout 4 players who want a more hardcore survival feel where creatures pose a radiation threat. Also for modders who enjoy tweaking gameplay mechanics to their exact preference. Skip if you prefer vanilla-style combat without extra status effects.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESPless, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager—no plugin order worries.
- Start with default settings and adjust the radiation values in the config file to avoid making creatures too deadly early on.
- Pair with a UI mod that shows radiation levels clearly, so you can track the new threat.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Stentorious
- Version
- 4.0.0
- Downloads
- 216,475
- Endorsements
- 962
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 7/7/2022
- Updated
- 6/14/2026
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