Fallout 4 Modding Tools Coming in April

It’s a little hard to remember at times, given that there are already dozens upon dozens of mods being made for Bethesda’s latest and greatest Fallout game, Fallout 4, but technically, it’s not even supposed to have mods right now. While devious modders and clever designers have been able to circumvent the whole “not having hardware or software provided by the developer” thing, the rest of us have been waiting for Bethesda’s curiously named G.E.C.K, which will allow modding of the game in a slightly more accessible manner.

Well, get ready for even wilder mods than ever before, because Bethesda has finally announced a release date for these mod tools: April. Sometime in April. In an interview with Game Informer, Todd Howard had this to say:
 

"[Mod Support] will go up at that time on PC. In April. It'll probably be a good month before it hits Xbox One, and another month for PlayStation 4."

So, yes, these mod tools will also be available for console players. How, exactly, these mods will be loaded onto the console versions of the game is still a mystery right now, but I suspect you’ll need a good computer and a USB stick or three. Still, it could be just the thing for console gamers, given that the tools make it easy enough to mod for the longstanding mod-adverse console systems. For a long time now, mods have been such an important part of Bethesda games that buying them for consoles was always kind of a trap, so… this will certainly be momentous for those able to take advantage.

As for PC gamers? Well, they never needed mod tools to begin with, so, this is just a bit of good news to enjoy before they’re called to a new settlement in need of help. Godspeed, modders.