Water 4.0 Integrated (Beta)

Description

This is a modpack of independently developed mods working together to overhaul / extend the current water 3. 0 system. Its goal is to encourage players to spend their water in new and useful ways, and to not reward the current overflow method of farming Credits & XP. Full disclosure, this is currently in Beta and may not represent the full version I intend to release, but it does showcase what an alternative water system could look like based off things I myself have wanted and feedback I've heard from the community. This modpack was developed largely through Ai (Codex to be specific) and I've done what I can to make sure it is safe, working, and worthwhile. Additionally, this modpack was developed with Singleplayer in mind, Multiplayer isn't supported, and I don't have plans to include it going forward.

Installation instructions

1. Close The Forever Winter, Mod Organizer 2, and any other programs that might have the game open.

2. Install the ZIP as a new Mod Organizer 2 mod.

3. Confirm Signature Bypass and RE-UE4SS are installed + enabled, then enable this mod.

4. Start the game through the same Mod Organizer 2 instance you normally use.

Main features

This mod interacts with the game mostly through an overlay that applies on top of the game, presenting custom menus and so on.

-Removal of Overflow Water Bonuses (like Credits & XP)

-Contracts / Wagers (A custom quest system that takes water as an "entry fee", relies on the player's knowledge & luck to complete for rewards) - Contract board will rotate forward only upon successfully completing a contract. There are 12 Contracts currently available.

-Water Vendor (A completely custom new vendor that trades water in exchange for supplies. The more water you have, the more they are willing to trade, and the quality of the items may increase. Resets every 2 hours by default)

-Water Influenced Vendor Supply (Similar to the above, the regular vendors will now trade their available supplies at different amounts depending on how much water you have)

-Day Cycle Preparation (Pay water to increase your odds of getting the daytime cycle you want when loading into a region. Each time you venture out using a specific daytime prep, you'll have to pay that water fee.)

Almost all of the above have configuration available to them. Feel that the vendors sell too little for the water you have? You can change that. Feel that the payouts for the Contracts are too weak? You can change that. There's a limit to how much you can do, but there are pre-existing configs for you to change a variety of aspects should you feel the desire to. I've tried to align them fairly in a way that FunDog might do, though the player ultimately has the choice at the end of the day.

Important Config File Names:

-FWIndependentFramework/Scripts/Contracts.lua

- Water4Shared/Water4.ini

- Water4Shared/WaterBroker.user.ini

- FWIndependentFramework/Scripts/config.lua

- WaterDaytimePreparation/Scripts/config.lua

- FWVendorWaterScaling/Scripts/config.lua

Requirements

-The Forever Winter Steam Build 25071553 (current as of Sept 29, 2026)

-Mod Organizer 2 (v2. 5. 2) - github.com/ModOrganizer2/modorganizer/releases

-ForeverWinterMO2 Support - https://github.com/dataterminals/ForeverWinterMO2Support

-Root Builder (v5. 1. 1) - nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/31720

-Bypass Signature - nexusmods.com/theforeverwinter/mods/57

-RE-UE4SS (v3. 0. 1-1092-g0c5bff75) - github.com/UE4SS-RE/RE-UE4SS/releases

-Microsoft . NET Desktop Runtime (8. 0.x, Windows x64 - dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8. 0 (For the overlay)

Shout outs

The Community as a whole, as they've been very welcoming and wonderful to be a part of. Thank you to several other mods that helped influence this project, examples include: NightModeSelector, Map Mode Selector, TFWWorkbench, Better Vendors, MO2 Support, and several others. The only assets that I've purposefully re-used are game icons for the vendors.

Permissions

This modpack may be downloaded, changed, and then reuploaded as long as significant additions are made, please don't just upload the same file again as is. This modpack may be taken apart and utilized in building an extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the game, as long as the end product isn't monetized.

PS. I hope you enjoy th