You’re fine. Update away. 1.10.163 is stable for vanilla gameplay.
*Fallout 4 Version 1.10.163: The "Creation Club" Patch That Changed Modding Forever fallout 4 version 1.10.163
For the modding community, this extended the life of Fallout 4 by years. You can now run Sim Settlements 2 , Tales of the Commonwealth , and 300 weapon mods without breaking a sweat. If you rely on mods like Place Everywhere , LooksMenu , Mod Configuration Menu (MCM) , or Buffout 4 , you know the pain. You’re fine
To a casual player, it’s just another version number. To a veteran wastelander with 200+ mods installed, it’s either a minor inconvenience or the reason your game crashed before the main menu loaded. *Fallout 4 Version 1
Released in late 2019 (and quietly remaining the current standard build for years), version 1.10.163 wasn’t about fixing the raiders at Corvega or patching the Molecular Relay glitch. This update had one primary purpose:
The real takeaway? Fallout 4 version 1.10.163 represents Bethesda’s modern approach: prioritize the Creation Club economy over community mod stability. But thanks to the ingenuity of the F4SE team and the downgrader tool, you can have the best of both worlds.
October 26, 2023 (Updated for current modding standards)