Fallout 4 Won't Support Mods at Launch

Fallout 4's modding tools don't exist yet.

Bethesda has revealed that Fallout 4 will support mods on PC and Xbox One, but the tools and sharing systems don't exist yet.

Bethesda's VP of Marketing, Pete Hines, says Bethesda is focusing on finishing the game first and will shift its priority to creating mod tools in 2016

"Our entire focus is on finishing the game," Hines said. "Nobody cares about mods if the game sucks. This has always been our philosophy. We shift energy to construction tools, the creation kit, and all of that stuff once the game is done, and we start to figure out what all of that is going to look like."

The studio's priority right now, according to Hines, includes tackling the bug list, polishing the game, and working on the frame rate.

He continued, "The idea is that [the tools] will work on all platforms, but the truth is the system doesn’t exist. It’s still being built and worked on and it’s going to take awhile. It’s going to take clearly into next year because we can’t even start it..."

Hines also said that the goal is for Bethesda.net to serve as a hub for sharing Fallout mods, Doom SnapMap creations, and more.