Any seasoned Fallout 4 player will tell you: the game lives and dies by its mods. Update 1.10.163 did something catastrophic—it broke the Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE) and every single mod reliant on it.
The studio promised “up to 30% faster load times and stable 60 FPS.” We tested Fallout 4 Update 1.10.163 across three platforms.
Published: [Current Date] Platforms: PC (Steam, Microsoft Store), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One Fallout 4 Update 1.10.163
In what Bethesda has quietly confirmed as the final major patch for its 2015 post-apocalyptic epic, Update 1.10.163 is now rolling out to all platforms. While relatively small in file size (roughly 1.5–3 GB depending on your system), this patch has generated massive waves across the community—both for the features it adds and the chaos it has caused for modders.
Here is the full breakdown of Fallout 4 version 1.10.163. Any seasoned Fallout 4 player will tell you:
We tested 1.10.163 on retail hardware for 10 hours. Here is the verdict:
| Feature | PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Performance Mode (60 FPS) | Solid 60 fps with dynamic 1440p. Rare drops to 55 fps in Corvega Plant. | Solid 60 fps. Slightly lower resolution (1296p vs 1440p) but smoother VRR support. | | Quality Mode (30 FPS / 4K) | Native 4K locked 30 fps. No stutter. | Native 4K locked 30 fps. Improved ambient occlusion over PS5. | | Crash Rate | 1 crash in 10 hours (Far Harbor fog). | 0 crashes in 10 hours. | | Mod Space | 2GB (unchanged) | 2GB (unchanged) | The Script Extender is a community-made tool that
Winner: Xbox Series X – thanks to Microsoft's DirectX 12 optimizations and Auto HDR behaving nicely with 1.10.163.
The Script Extender is a community-made tool that allows mods to add new scripts and functions beyond Bethesda’s original code. Mods like Place Everywhere, Looksmenu, MCM, and Sim Settlements 2 all require F4SE.
In the modern era of "Games as a Service," post-launch updates are rarely static; they are iterative steps in a larger corporate roadmap. Fallout 4 Update 1.10.163 appears, on the surface, to be one of the most mundane entries in the game’s patch history. Unlike the "Survival Mode" update or the "High Resolution Texture Pack," 1.10.163 introduced no overt gameplay overhauls. Instead, it functioned as a logistical update to support the Creation Club.
However, a forensic analysis of this patch reveals its significance as a keystone in the console ecosystem. It was the update that finalized the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements, marking the visual zenith of the title on the eighth console generation. Furthermore, it serves as a primary case study in the controversial integration of paid mods into a title historically defined by free, community-driven content.