Hey guys, as you've probably noticed by the lack of updates, I've stopped working on this mod. There are currently two other mods on the Nexus that do what I was doing here but better, so check those mods out. I'm still leaving mine up here in case anyone prefers .bat files for some reason though.

Alternate Start - Infinite Answer

by Glacknarf



Another Life - Alternative Start Mod

by Xylozi

Update 1.3.0: MUTANTS AND CARAVANS!

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Raider: (bat raider11)

(Optional: bat raider12 -- Gives you Raider Power Armor and two fusion cells. Try to face forward on a flat surface before you use it because sometimes the armor gets stuck at weird angles)





Railroad: (bat railroad)

You hate the Institute but you don't think that all Synths are evil. Following up on some rumors you had heard about a group that is fighting the Institute and helping runaway Synths has lead you to an old church. You have a feeling that the word "Railroad" is going to be important.





SUPER MUTANTS

I currently don't have a method for changing your texture to resemble a Super Mutant but I can change your size and adjust the stats. All of the variations come with a full body armor so none of your skin is showing. I recommend setting your body type to full muscle and then adjusting to heavy a bit. Download this mod (or something that adds similar functionality) to be able to upgrade the armor. Type in

"set RailroadClothingArmorModAvailable to 1" in the console to unlock the armor upgrading if you aren't planning on doing Railroad quests.







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Can't figure out what faction Super Mutants belong to.



Recommended Mods: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? DOWNLOAD AND ENDORSE THESE!

Compatibility:

No known issues yet!

Known Bugs/Issues:

FIXED(mostly)

Save your game, exit to desktop, and reload. It should fix the neck texture.

Current To-Do List:

Fill out this page more and format it better

MORE STARTS

Take suggestions and attempt to fix any bugs

Planned

EVEN MORE STARTS

More convenient way to go about doing this with less steps

Figure out a way to create a more specific starting locations

Test starting at different states in quests without breaking too many things

-------------------------------------------------------------Update 1.5.0 Diamond City Citizen and RailroadUpdate 1.4.0: Atom Cat and MinutemanUpdate 1.2.0: SYNTHS!Update: I'm currently working on a hopefully simple solution for getting new followers that should make these alternate starts even better! Also I just released to Raider start. I set it up so you start at war with the three main factions and the two main cities. Let me know if there's any other specific groups I should add to that list.--------------------------------Hey guys! Thanks for being active in the Fallout 4 modding community this early in the game!I've always considered "Alternate Start" mods to be one of the first things to download. Since no one else has uploaded one yet I figured I might as well take a crack at it. I was inspired by a mod from the early days of Skyrim that used .bat files to set up different characters in that fashion. (by the way, if you made that mod and you're reading this, you're awesome)This is currently in very early stages as I try to get different console commands to work as I would like. If anyone has a lot of experience with the way .bat files work for these games you should send me a message. There's a few things that I would like to be able to do but I'm not quite sure if it's possible currently.If anyone has any suggestions for different starts or variations/tweaks on the ones I already have feel free to shoot them my way.This is a fairly simple mod that takes advantage of the games ability to read text files into the console in order to change the starting situation of the game. Some of the situations will be fairly close to the vanilla experience though some of them may change the way you play the game dramatically. (at least in the early stages)Extract the .txt files to your Fallout 4 directory, default is usually something likeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Fallout 4Extract the .fos save files to the directory where your game stores the save files, usually something likeC:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\my games\Fallout4\Saves(press tilde ~ to open and close the console on English versions)Either start a new game and play through the beginning up to the point you step outside of the vault or load oneof the included save files. You can either load them through the option menu or while already in game, type into the console'load altstartm' for a male character or 'load altstartf' for a female character. Select your name, appearance, and stats and then exit the vault.Once you are out of the vault, type into the console 'bat [the name of whichever start you want to use]'For example 'bat brotherhood' or 'bat ghoul'The names are the same as the .txt files you downloaded, and will be listed in the descriptions as well.Some starts will require additional instructions and will be listed under the description. Make sure you do those as well.You're the coolest cat around, at least that's what your mom always told you. No one ever argued that fact with you either, though that's most likely due to the suit of power-armor you wear. You heard of some far-out dudes and dudettes called the Atom Cats that share both your love of power-armor and your love of great hair. You made your way to their garage to see if they really are the cat's meow.You have heard rumors that members of the Brotherhood of Steel have been spotted in the Commonwealth.After picking BoS distress signal originating from the Cambridge Police Department you decided to check it out.Believing that your ideals match up with those of the BoS, this might be a great start to getting on their good side.EDIT: Something isn't working quite right with how I have it set up. Either download this mod or put the console commands in manually that I have in the folder for the Brahmin. The Brahmin will work as intended but the guard doesn't seem to want to follow.Enjoy the Commonwealth the nomad way! Comes complete with your own Brahmin companion!Your first job is to take your cargo to Bunker Hill. Hopefully the caps you make will be worth it. You've got a map with the destination marked hereYou've inherited a house in Diamond City that is known around town as the Home Plate. Well, more accurately you've been squatting in it ever since you found the key under the mat after the previous owner disappeared. If you want to officially own it you will have to talk to Geneva, the Mayor's secretary, and pay her for the house.What do you do about all these memories flashing through your mind? Memories of a time past and family lost. You know they aren't yours but they were real. For now you can't let them distract you. Your life is in imminent danger. You must make it to the Mega Surgery Center in Diamond City to make your face unrecognizable. Only then will you finally be safe... for now at least.DIRECTIVE 1: KILLDIRECTIVE 2: OBEY THE INSTITUTECurrently adds 70 rad resist, Ghoulish Perk Rank 1, and a -4 charisma modifier (this won't affect your perk selections)War, war never changes. You know this better than most people. You've been around for a while. A long while.But not in the Commonwealth. You heard Ghouls were welcome in a town called Goodneighbor so you decided to headthere where there was less of a chance of some stupid smoothskin shooting you on sight.You were in Colonel Hollis' squad at the Quincy Massacre. After the town fell to the Gunners, the Minutemen had disbanded. You were the only member of your squad to survive the attack, or so you though until you received a Distress Signal from Preston. You rushed over to where he was holed up in The Museum of Freedom, hopefully in time to save him, and the Minutemen.Start as an enemy of most factions and towns. Take settlements by force and start your own raider empire. You come equipped with a minigun and a shredder attachment (some assembly required)You've traveled a long way to the Commonwealth in hopes to see if the rumors about a new breed of Super Mutant cropping up were true. You just hope that they aren't all complete savages. Though The Master may have died, his dreams for the future live on. No Essential NPCs -- Specifically for the Raider start Full Dialog Interface -- Because this should have been in the game No Player Voice -- In case the default voice doesn't mesh with the character you want to play Armorsmith Extended -- Don't sacrifice style for safety! Type in "set RailroadClothingArmorModAvailable to 1" in the console to unlock the armor upgrading if you aren't planning on doing Railroad questsThe Ghoul appearance doesn't look quite right, especially the male version which has some weird neck thing going on. It's probably as good as it's going to get unless someone is able to fix the textures.