Fallout 4 1.9 Update Now Available In Beta On PC; Introduces Support For High-Res Texture Pack, Performance Improvements

Feb 2, 2017 at 08:00am EST
Fallout 4

Earlier this week, Bethesda confirmed that a brand new Fallout 4 update, update 1.9, will be released soon on all formats. The PC and PlayStation 4 updates will come with some format specific features, such as support for the high resolution texture pack and PlayStation 4 Pro, which should make the experience even better than before. A release date for the update has yet to be confirmed, but starting today PC players can check out the improvements of the new update.

The Fallout 4 1.9 update is now available for download in beta on PC. Alongside high resolution texture pack support, the update brings a variety of improvements for mods, general performance improvements, and some bug fixes.

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Support for High Resolution Texture Pack
Added Featured category for mods
Added ability to sort Highest Rated and Most Favorites filters by today, week, month and all time
Added number of ratings count to Mods Browsing Menu
Added number of favorites count to Mod Details page
Added required dependencies to Mod Details page
Added latest version number and notes to Mod Details page
General performance and stability improvements
Improvements to Reporting mods categories
Fixed occasional crashes while scrolling through Load Order menu
Improved Bethesda.net error messaging

Fallout 4 is now available in all regions on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The 1.9 update will be released on a yet to be confirmed date. We will keep you updated on the matter as soon as anything new comes in on it, so stay tuned for all the latest news.

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