Skyrim Fans Move to Block Updates After Fallout 4 Patch Breaks Mods, Triggers Negative Steam Reviews
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Updated · ixbt.games · Aug 19
Skyrim Fans Move to Block Updates After Fallout 4 Patch Breaks Mods, Triggers Negative Steam Reviews
3 articles · Updated · ixbt.games · Aug 19
Summary
Skyrim players are sharing ways to stop upcoming Bethesda updates from installing after Fallout 4’s latest patch broke mods and left some users saying they were being prevented from playing.
Bethesda said the Fallout 4 update refreshed credits, fixed technical issues and Steam Deck crashes, and improved mod support, but players reported the patch instead disrupted existing modifications.
Steam users responded with a wave of negative Fallout 4 reviews, though the game’s recent-review rating still remains in the “very positive” range because relatively few players posted thumbs-down ratings.
Workarounds circulating for Skyrim include setting Steam to update only on launch, then playing offline through a mod manager, making a backup copy of the current game version, or marking the appmanifest file read-only.