Fallout 4 Blackface Fix: 7 Best and Easy Methods

Bethesda released Fallout 4 in 2015, but the game is alive and well even today. Partial credit goes to the modding community and the many side quests present in Fallout 4 Blackface.

But Fallout 4 Blackface has the same problem as many big budget RPGs, i.e. Fallout 4 bugs. Players have experienced a lot of bugs in the game, but there is nothing more infamous than Fallout 4’s face texture problem.

Fallout 4’s black face issue makes NPC’s face black while the rest of the body looks the same. Fallout 4 is a visually stunning game, and the high-definition downloadable content further enhances the game’s experience.

But the blackface bug in Fallout 4 ruins the immersion and makes it difficult to play. Don’t worry, we’ve listed detailed solutions to help you restore Fallout 4 and Fallout 4 Expanded to their original glory.

Reasons for fixing blackface in Fallout 4

There is no certain root cause of the blackface issue in Fallout 4. But many players are experiencing the issue after upgrading to the official high resolution DLC released by the developers. Other likely causes of Fallout 4 errors are the following:

Faulty Fallout 4 face mods

Fallout 4 is a super popular franchise game with hundreds of mods available. The Fallout 4 black face issue could be a direct result of a faulty Fallout 4 face mod that doesn’t match the game files.

Corrupted or missing game files

Frequent installation of new mods without saving the original game files can lead to corrupted game files. If any required game file for rendering face textures is deleted or missing from the installation folder, it can lead to the blackface issue in Fallout 4.

7 Solutions to Fix Black Face in Fallout 4

Here are 7 working solutions to fix Fallout 4 black face that will remove the annoying Fallout 4 bugs and dark brown face bug from your game.

1. Close and restart Fallout 4 via Steam
2. Restart your Windows PC
3. Update your graphics card drivers
4. Check the integrity of the game files.
5. Disable mods
6. Remove fallout 4 mods
7. Fix the black/dark face bug with a third party mod.

Close and restart Fallout 4 via Steam

Fallout 4 players on Windows PCs can try closing the game via the game menu and then closing the Steam client as well. This is a working method that has solved the Fallout 4 face issue for many players. Restart the Steam client and launch the game to see if Fallout 4 errors persist.

Restart your Windows PC

Restarting your computer is the oldest way to fix basic and complex problems. Restarting your computer can fix the blackface error in Fallout 4, as well as free up memory and close unused processes that are slowing down your computer.

Fallout 4 is a fairly demanding game, and by restarting it, you can free up system resources and give the game maximum available resources. Restarting the PC can also install pending Windows updates on the system. Launch Fallout 4 on your computer to see if the issue is resolved.

Update your graphics card drivers

GPU vendors continue to release new drivers to address incompatibility issues for old and new games. These updates provide gameplay stability, offer minor FPS increases, and game fixes for several games. To update your GPU drivers, repeat the following steps:

1. Click the “Start”button and search for “Device Manager”. Open the program.

1. Navigate to the “Display adapters”option from the list and right-click on the discrete graphics card (AMD/Nvidia).
2. Double-click the Update Drivers option in the list to open the driver update menu.
3. You can either choose to automatically search for drivers or select the “Search my computer for drivers”option. We recommend automatic search as it finds and installs the latest available GPU drivers.
4. Alternatively, if GPU drivers cannot be found automatically, look for the latest drivers for your GPU model on the vendor’s website (AMD/Nvidia). Download and install it using the second option.

Note. AMD and Nvidia also offer proprietary GPU management software that allows you to check for and download new driver updates.

Check the integrity of the game files.

Corrupted or missing game files lead to unexpected errors. You can verify the game files using the Steam client.

1. Open the Steam client on your PC and navigate to the libraries section.
2. Find Fallout 4 in the list of games and right-click to open the menu. Select property options from the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Local Files tab and select the last option, Verify Integrity of Game Files.

1. The process will check each game file and will take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours depending on your storage type and folder size.
2. Launch the game from the Steam client to see if you are facing the blackface error or not.

Disable mods

We suggest you use the vortex mod manager (formerly the Nexus mod manager) to disable Fallout 4 face mods installed on your computer. It is an incredibly popular mod installation tool as it provides one-click installation of mods. Incompatible or corrupted mods can be the cause of the blackface issue in Fallout 4, so it’s best to disable them before launching the game.

1. Install Vortex Mods Manager from the official site and run it with administrator rights.
2. In the application, you will see a list of all Fallout 4 mods installed on your computer.
3. Click on any mod and select “Disable”from the menu.
4. Disabling a mod is a trial method for finding faulty mods. Therefore, we suggest that you first disable all mods, and then try to start the game.
5. You can then start enabling mods one by one to figure out the culprit from the list. This is an exhaustive process that will require multiple restarts of the game.

Remove Fallout 4 face mods

If disabling mods didn’t help, then the last option is to uninstall all Fallout 4 mods installed on your computer. To remove these mods:

1. Open the Vortex Mod Manager and navigate to the “Mods”option in the menu on the left.
2. Press “Ctrl + A”or use “Shift + Select”to select the mods you want to remove.
3. Click “Remove”and all existing mods installed on your computer will be removed permanently.

Fix the black/dark face bug with a third party Fallout 4 face mod.

If removing or disabling existing mods doesn’t fix the Fallout 4 black face bug, then your last option is to find and download a third-party Fallout face mod from the Nexus Mods website. Several contributors have come up with mods that fix the blackface bug in Fallout 4 and make characters’ faces visible again.

There are several Fallout 4 face mods available to fix black face, but we suggest you download and use the “High Res DLC Black Face Fix”mod which seems to solve the bug for many players. Keep in mind that this High Res Black Face Fix DLC will only work if you have installed the official High Res DLC.

1. Open a browser and search for the NexusMods website.
2. Click on the first link and then search for the High Res Black Face Fix DLC using the search bar on the page.
3. Once you find the High Res DLC Black Face Fix mod, click the download button.
4. The Vortex Mod Manager will open and you will see an active download notification in the top right corner.
5. Once the download is complete, click the “Install”button in the notification area. It will install High Res DLC Black Face Fix on your computer.
6. Installing a mod is only part of the solution. You must enable the mod for it to work wonders. Click the “Enable”button in the new notification to enable the mod in Fallout 4.
7. Now restart the Fallout 4 game and check if the Fallout 4 character skin has returned to its normal color.

Conclusion

These were 7 solutions to fix the Fallout 4 complexion problem. We hope that with the help of the solutions, your impending black face problem will be resolved. Using the Vortex mod manager is more convenient than unpacking Fallout 4 face mod files.

You can copy the mod files to the game data folder with one click. We also have a detailed post on how to use the Vortex Mod Manager for Fallout 4. Be sure to check it out if you’re having trouble installing the mod.