Waters of Life - A Wabbajack Modlist

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13 June 2025, 3:39PM

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06 April 2024, 9:22PM

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poke

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poke808

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Waters of Life is a lightweight vanilla plus Wabbajack mod list for Fallout 3. It features essential vanilla bug fixes, performance optimizations, restored cut content, and a few gameplay features you might be used to from more modern games. If you want an easy to install modlist that doesn't stray too far from vanilla, look no further!

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DLC requirements

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Operation: Anchorage
The Pitt
Broken Steel
Point Lookout
Mothership Zeta

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Wabbajack

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Author's instructions

Do whatever, just make sure you follow the Wabbajack monetization policy.

File credits

lStewieAl for the ability to edit gamesettings without an esp
ozzyfan - for Fallout Essential NPCs, which is based on FER - FO3 Essentials Revamped by claustromaniac, which is based on Kill and Loot Unconscious Essential NPCs by Zumbs.

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Version 1.3.2
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#132
Version 1.3.1
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#131
Version 1.3.0
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#130
Version 1.2.8
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#128
Version 1.2.7
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#127
Version 1.2.6
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#126
Version 1.2.5.1
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#1251
Version 1.2.5
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#125
Version 1.2.4
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#124
Version 1.2.3
- Retired Nexus changelog because I hate how it works
- https://github.com/zpok3/Waters-of-Life/blob/main/changelog.md#123
Version 1.2.2
- List:
- Added new splash screen
- User Interface:
- Added Clean Visual Objectives
- Added Companion Wheel (FOSE)
- Gameplay:
- Added Essential Hired Companions by me
- Audio:
- Added Ambient Wasteland 2
- Removed Ambient Wasteland 2
- Added CONELRAD 640-1240 - Civil Defense Radio and decompressed its plugin
- Removed CONELRAD 640-1240 - Civil Defense Radio
- Visuals:
- Updated Megaton Illuminated to version 13
- Removed Fallout Street Lights and Street Lights Script Fix - Don't really want to include a mod that predates 3/5 of the game's DLCs, plus Clarity and True Weathers don't get dark enough to warrant street lights
- Added Cataract Eyes
- Removed Cataract Eyes
- Added Windows To The Soul - Full Vanilla Eye Retexture
- Removed Lost in Light - An Eye Improvement Mod (replaced)
- Added Vanilla Hair - No Shine
- LOD:
- Removed terrain LOD - not needed with vanilla textures
- Added Contrasted LOD Noise Texture - Improved LOD Noise Texture stays for the ModdingLinked profiles for parity with the FO3 guide
Version 1.2.1
- LOD:
- Updated Much Needed LOD FO3 to version 2
- Regenerated LODGen output with xLODGen beta 130
- Visuals:
- Disabled Atmospheric Sun Glare in main profile to use the one included in True Weathers instead
- Updated Megaton Illuminated to version 11
- Post Installation:
- Updated DXVK and DXVK - HDR to 2.5.3
- Fixed missing DXVK
- Optionals:
- Updated Megaton Illuminated UUF3P Patch
Version 1.2.0rc2
- Added LOD output packed in a BSA and a plugin with all LOD resource plugins merged into it
- Decompressed Fugacity and its UUF3P patch
Version 1.2.0rc1
- List Updates
- Profiles:
- Added a new Classic profile that uses Clarity and the older Enhanced Night Sky and krzymar HI-RES Moon retextures
- Added a new ModdingLinked Basics profile that has only the utilities and bug fixes from the ModdingLinked FO3 mod guide
- MO2:
- Updated and switched MO 2.5.1rc2 to MO 2.5.2-ML1.5
- Utilities:
- Updated patched vanilla ESMs to 1.6
- Removed Fallout 3 Heap Replacer because of its experimental nature and its questionable reliabilty judging by the bug reports
- Updated Command Extender to 23.0
- Bugfixes:
- Updated UUF3P to 3.4.9
- Updated UUF3P patches to account for any new changes
- Updated Stewies Tweaks Essentials INI to 1.02
- Updated Viewmodel Shading Fix - FOSE to 2.2
- Visuals:
- Removed Instant and Faster Pipboy because I realized the vanilla animation speed isn't that bad
- LOD:
- Regenerated LOD with new resources and generated terrain LOD as well
- Mod Additions
- Utilities:
- Decompressed BSAs (update: I went back on this since it's almost 4GB of bloat as a mod installed in MO2 - changed it back to a step in the post install section)
- OGG Vorbis Libraries
- fose fps fix
- Triple Buffering - FOSE
- ButcherPete FOSE
- Yet Another Steam Overlay Fixer - fixes Steam playtime tracking not working when running the game through MO2
- Bugfixes:
- Interior Optimization Project
- Visuals:
- Character Overhaul - replaces FO3 Redesigned
- Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks
- Enhanced Vanilla Stars
- HD NASA Moon
- LOD:
- Red Rocket - LOD Improved
- Arefu LOD
- Much Needed LOD FO3
- More LOD
Version 1.2.0
- Important note: this release is newer than the two rc versions
- List:
- Added new ModdingLinked Extended profile
- Custom INI:
- Removed TerrainManager ini tweaks (not needed and caused certain LOD objects to not load)
- Utilities:
- Added No Exit to Main Menu
- Updated ButcherPete FOSE to 2.5
- Bugfixes:
- Updated Stewie Tweaks Essentials INI to 1.04
- Gameplay:
- Replaced Marathoner with Simple Sprint Fallout 3
- Removed Can Has Recoil because I can't really notice the recoil (at least on a couple semiautos I tried)
- Visuals:
- Replaced Alternative Megaton Lighting with Megaton Illuminated
- Added New Vegas version of Accurate NASA Stars
- Optionals:
- Updated ATMOS and Fugacity UUF3P patches
- Added Megaton Illuminated UUF3P patch
- Added Megaton Illuminated Goodies patch
- Added FOMOD so it's easier for me to setup the patch selection for each profile
Version 1.1.0
- Added Sunlight Fix - FOSE
- Added Viewmodel Shading Fix - FOSE
- Added zLib Updated - FOSE
- Updated Stewie's Tweaks Essentials INI to version 1.01
- Replaced Simple Sprinting with Marathoner
- Replaced Clarity with True Weathers (Still included in the list if you prefer it)
Version 1.0.1
- Fix Vanilla UI Plus not downloading
- Remove ModOrganizer.ini to prevent copying over the installation paths from my install. You might want eye protection for this one as MO2 will now use the default light theme
Version 1.0
- Initial release

Installation | Changelog | Modlist | Planned Additions | Gameplay Guide

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Waters of Life - A Wabbajack Modlist

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