# Fallout 4 Fallout 4 Update - August 18th

- Product: Fallout 4 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-4)
- Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/377160/view/679632688090450740
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-4/releases/2026-08-18-fallout-4-update-august-18th

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- **changed** — Increased the BA2 archive limit from 256 to 1024 to better accommodate larger collections of mods
- **added** — Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology
- **added** — Archives are now supported on PlayStation with new file types (.nif, .dds, .bink, .cdx, .csg, .wav, and .fuz with embedded .wav) for PlayStation Creations
- **added** — Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser
- **added** — Added Localization export support in Creation Kit
- **changed** — Creations up to 2 GB in size can now be uploaded for Xbox
- **changed** — Updated Search and Replace to align with Starfield, adding buttons for Select Form in Object Window and Open Form Editor
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device
- **fixed** — Fixed a top crash that would occur due to a streaming audio error
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash on the Microsoft Store when players enter the Creations menus after resuming internet connectivity
- **fixed** — Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation
- **fixed** — Creations category lists should now return ordered results more consistently
- **fixed** — Error messages from the Bethesda.Net service now contain error codes that can be provided to Customer Service for investigation
- **fixed** — Archiving a plugin that uses pre-existing assets in a new form no longer causes the pre-existing assets to be duplicated
- **fixed** — Material or Heightmap terrain edits now cause grass to generate properly
- **fixed** — Running LipGen from the command line or launch argument now properly generates .lip files

##### Added and Updated Features

**Game**

- Increased the BA2 archive limit from 256 to 1024 to better accommodate larger collections of mods.

- Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology.

**Creation Kit**

- Archives are now supported on PlayStation. New file types (.nif, .dds, .bink, .cdx, .csg, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav)) for PlayStation Creations.

- Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser.

- Added Localization export support.

- Creations up to 2 GB in size can now be uploaded for Xbox.

- Updated "Search and Replace" to align with Starfield, adding buttons for "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor."

##### Crashes

**Game**

- Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device.

- Fixed a top crash that would occur due to a streaming audio error.

- Fixed a crash on the Microsoft Store when players enter the Creations menus after resuming internet connectivity.

##### Bug Fixes

**Game**

- Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation.

- Creations category lists should now return ordered results more consistently.

- Error messages from the Bethesda.Net service now contain error codes that can be provided to Customer Service for investigation.

**Creation Kit**

- Archiving a plugin that uses pre-existing assets in a new form no longer causes the pre-existing assets to be duplicated.

- Material or Heightmap terrain edits now cause grass to generate properly.

- Running LipGen from the command line or launch argument now properly generates .lip files.

##### Miscellaneous

- Updated the game credits.