The Vault Dweller's Survival Guide - New Magazine (Updated)
Added Vault Dwellers' Survival Guide to the Commonwealth! Find 8 new magazines with custom perks scattered throughout the game world.
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Added Vault Dwellers' Survival Guide to the Federation! Find 8 new magazines with custom perks scattered throughout the game world.
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Updated on January 19, 2026 Optional 3. VDSG - Perk Adjustment - ESL file:
Reduced 2% experience gain per magazine to 1%, reducing total bonus from 16% to 8%.
The packaged BA2 version and the component version are packaged and uploaded together. You can choose one of the two to install according to your needs.
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Find 8 Vault Dweller Survival Guides scattered across the Commonwealth.
A new magazine series with custom perks and knowledge-friendly distribution throughout the game world.
VDSG can be found in locations related to Vault Technology. Keep an eye out for Vaults, Administrative Centers, and even people related to Vault Technology.
VDSG offers a new Perk, Overseer Prodigy: Permanently increases experience points by 2% per book (16% overall increase).
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Install
For mod manager installation, please use your usual mod manager installation file and activate the mod.
To uninstall, deactivate the mod and delete the files.
For manual installation, find your Fallout 4 Data folder and place the mods files into it.
To uninstall, delete all mods files manually.
After installation, launch the game and make sure the changes take effect.
FAQ
Q: Did you make any changes to the original magazine?
Answer: No, this mod only adds content. Existing magazines and books are not affected.
Q: Did you change the game world while making this mod?
A: No, the only thing I do is put out new magazines. No new furniture, rooms or cells are added to the world, and the mod has been cleaned up in FO4Edit.
Q: X mod conflicts with your mod, can you make a patch for it?
A: I'd love to take a look, but there's no guarantee.
Q: Didn’t you already publish this?
A: Originally this was a re-texture of "Wasteland Survival Guide", but after releasing my (original author TurntLogic, the same below) MM - Magazine Retexture,
I decided to completely revamp this mod into a standalone magazine series.
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Carreau - Magazine resource file for wear.
Bethesda - Fallout 4.
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Community - Thank you for all your feedback and support!
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