Universal Water Bottling - Fill Empty Bottles
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #214 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Universal Water Bottling
Requirements:
JIP LN NVSE Plugin
Description
Water Bottling? Completed it mate.
As the name suggests, Universal Water Bottling adds a truly universal, lightweight, and compatible system for filling empty bottles from any water source, even ones added by other mods. This is a cut-down and vanilla-style re-implementation of the same feature provided in Water Overhaul. I say "vanilla-style" since this mod adds no new items nor edits any existing forms.
Usage is simple. Hover your crosshair over a water source—a sink, a puddle, a lake, whatever—and press the grab key. You will be provided with a prompt asking how many bottles you want to fill. Use the slider to select the number, hit OK, and you'll fill the bottles with water.
No new water types have been added (except one optional), so the type of bottled water you get from a source will be determined from the radiation level of the water. The three possible water types are: Purified Water (see Unclean Water section below), Dirty Water, or Irradiated Water.
An additional Mass Purified Water recipe has been added to allow you to purify Irradiated Water, although the conversion rate is slightly lower than for Dirty Water.
This mod also adds an optional expandable water canteen system (enabled by default). I haven't added any new canteens, so obviously this only covers the Vault 13 Canteen from the Couriers Stash DLC. However, other modders can easily add new canteens (see the Compatibility Section).
If enabled, pressing the grab key on a water source will first fill all your empty water canteens. You can then use the key on the water source again to fill any empty bottles. Drinking any kind of bottled water will return the empty canteen so that you can fill it repeatedly. The default behaviour of the Vault 13 Canteen will also be disabled if you use this option.
Optionally, you can enable an option which only allows canteens to be filled, and disables the ability to fill empty bottles. This is probably the most balanced way to play this mod in all honesty, and means you can effectively just use it as a replacement for the vanilla Vault 13 Canteen feature if you wanted.
Unclean Water
This feature is enabled by default, and aims to balance the abundance of radiation-free water in the Mojave. All unclean bottled water items have an "Unclean" effect, which causes -1 END for a short period just like raw food effects. Instead
Universal Water Bottling lets you fill any empty bottle or canteen from any water source, including those added by other mods. It's a standalone, vanilla-style re-implementation of Water Overhaul's feature, designed to be lightweight and highly compatible. With 1,329 endorsements and 175,069 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life addition for Fallout 4 players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 1,329 endorsements and 175k downloads show it's a go-to for water bottling.
- Truly universal—works with any empty bottle or canteen, even from other mods, so you're not locked into vanilla items.
- Lightweight and standalone, so you get the feature without hauling in Water Overhaul's other changes.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in February 2022—might be behind on recent game updates or DLC, so check for patches.
- If you already use Water Overhaul, this might be redundant—though it's a good alternative if you want just the bottling.
For Fallout 4 survival players who hate micromanaging water and want a simple, compatible way to fill bottles from any source. Also great for modders who use custom canteens and need a universal filling mechanic. Skip if you want a full water overhaul with thirst and disease mechanics—this is purely the bottling feature.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're on PC, use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install—just drop the file and enable it.
- Load order matters: place this mod after any mods that add new water sources or bottles to ensure it recognizes them.
- Test with a custom canteen from another mod to confirm it works—if not, check for compatibility patches.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- PushTheWinButton
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Downloads
- 175,069
- Endorsements
- 1,329
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 3/7/2021
- Updated
- 2/22/2022
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