In Fallout 4, the “Next Gen” update is turning out to be a significant problem. Anyone wanting to get rid of the massive patch on Steam is facing quite a hassle. The platform GOG offers an easy solution, but who already has the game there?
This is the situation:
- Fallout 4 is currently as popular on Steam as it hasn’t been since December 2015, thanks to the new Amazon series about Fallout. Player numbers have increased by 242%, peaking at 167,388 players.
- However, the new 14.4 gigabyte update from April 25 has primarily caused issues: Saves no longer loaded, free mods stopped working. Moreover, Fallout 4 didn’t really look any better, leading to a host of problems.
- Many want to get rid of the update now, but it’s not easy to do so on Steam.
Rolling back the new patch for Fallout 4 is stressful on Steam
How can one get rid of the update on Steam? On Steam, it requires quite a bit of effort to get rid of patch 1.10-980 that was released on April 25 and angered modders.
This involves using the Steam console, deleting various files, downloading 22 gigabytes, and then only using Steam in offline mode. Anyone wanting to play the earlier, working version of Fallout 4 must continually postpone the forced update.
For many, this is not a good option that Steam is offering.
A detailed guide on how to get rid of the new patch for Fallout 4 on Steam can be found here at Nexusmods.
GOG offers an easy solution – the game costs 10 € there
How can it be done better? On GOG, the service from Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, one simply needs to open the menu, go to “Installation – Configure – Installation” and uncheck “Automatically update to the latest version” and then roll back the patch to the previous version, as PC Gamer describes.
Furthermore, Fallout 4 is currently offered on GOG for 10 €.
But it is certainly a bitter pill to swallow: Acquiring Fallout 4 on a platform other than Steam and thereby indirectly rewarding Bethesda, despite how dreadful the current patch is, is not a very appealing option either. A more pleasant topic in Fallout: Fallout has a “Vault 69” and it’s just as bad as you think.
