Far Cry 5 is considered by many to be one of the best and most robust games in the entire series for a multitude of reasons. The gameplay is refined to a T in this game, the gunplay is more fun than ever before... and the world looks absolutely stunning on the new engine. Far Cry 5's Hope County is easily one of the best open-worlds featured in the entire series, and players would obviously want another chance to explore this landscape.
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Well, this wish was finally answered with the 2019 release of Far Cry New Dawn... which made most people wonder whether a sequel was the right idea in the first place. New Dawn feels like an empty shell when compared to Far Cry 5... but players can still enjoy this game considerably by installing the following mods to freshen up the overall experience of playing this title.
10 Far Cry New Dawn Scavenger Mod
Easily one of the biggest and most important mods in Far Cry New Dawn, the Scavenger mod is a must for any person who wishes to integrate a whole host of fan-made modifications into the base game.
Of course, the Scavenger mod itself adds a whole host of content in the form of new mini-missions, the ability to spawn NPCs, changing the game time, and other such changes. The fact that the Scavenger mod comes with an installer to remove pretty much all the headaches involved in modding makes it one of the most accessible and useful mods for Far Cry New Dawn.
9 Radio Station - Collection
The music of Far Cry New Dawn might be up to the golden standard of most Far Cry games, but there's no denying the fact that the radio in the game is pretty sparse in terms of enjoyable songs to listen to.
For players who want more songs to enjoy on the radio, this mod ends up adding a whopping 160 new songs across a host of different genres in the game! Simply extract the contents of the .rar file to FCNDScavenger\ModifiedFilesND, and use the Scavenger tool to install the content into the main game.
8 Highwaymen Music Replace
People who get into the groove of Far Cry New Dawn will quickly realize that the music played by the Highwaymen in the game can get really old really quickly.
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Thankfully, the Highwaymen Music Replace mod removes this irritating aspect of the game by adding a whole host of popular tracks to replace the canned highwaymen music instead. Given the fact that installing this features the same steps as mentioned above, this mod is a must-have for players who don't want to go mad after hearing the boring music of the highwaymen over and over again.
7 Unreleased Variety New Dawn Edition
Far Cry New Dawn was shipping with a whole host of unreleased weapons and skins that didn't make it to the final product. However, once modders caught a whiff of the same, it was only a matter of time before these unreleased products would make their way to the final game.
This mod ends up bringing back the unreleased weapons and skins in Far Cry New Dawn and can be easily installed after players get the Scavenger mod for this game.
6 Improved Weapons New Dawn
Players who feel like the weapons of Far Cry New Dawn don't really carry the punch and power they should will definitely be well-serviced by the Improved Weapons New Dawn mod, which sets out to accomplish pretty much exactly what is mentioned in the title.
The mod introduces special ammunition for weapons and removes the tiered resistances that most enemies have, turning the player into a slaying machine as they mow down waves upon waves of enemies using their enhanced weaponry.
Downloading the mod's files lets players access a ReadMe file that will help massively while installing this simple yet sweet mod for Far Cry New Dawn.
5 Apex Reshade
One of the simpler yet more effective reshades on this list, the Apex Reshade ensures that the days aren't oversaturated in the game and that night is actually dark enough to impede players during their exploration and allow them to immerse themselves in the game.
Players who want to know how to install this reshade can simply take a look at this video to get a set of easy-to-follow instructions on how to activate this reshade for their copy of Far Cry New Dawn.
4 Eden Reshade
Another shader that ends up making the game feel more cinematic is the Eden Reshade — a brilliant mod for people who want their game to look absolutely beautiful at any given moment with little to no effort.
The steps required to install this reshade are completely similar to the one mentioned above, making for an easy install that has a massive effect on the overall experience one can enjoy while playing a modded copy of Far Cry New Dawn.
3 Winter Hope County 2035
However, while the reshades mentioned above might be quite impressive in their own right, nothing beats an entire terrain overhaul that completely changes the vibe of the game altogether.
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The Winter Hope County 2035 mod sets to accomplish exactly that, turning the lust green landscape of Hope County into a wintry paradise that can be installed in a jiffy for players who have the Scavenger mod installed.
2 Dark Hope County
Another mod that overhauls the visuals of Far Cry New Dawn considerably is Dark Hope County — a mod that assumes an alternate history for the post-nuclear landscape where the Superbloom never happened.
The end result is a landscape that actually looks post-apocalyptic in every sense of the word, with the brown landscapes and dreary settings improving the atmosphere of the game quite a bit.
1 PATHOS - No More Pink
The overwhelming pink present in the post-apocalyptic world of New Dawn may be a beautiful sight to explore, but there's no denying the fact that players would be intrigued in checking out a landscape that decided upon a less garish color to be the predominant color spread all across the landscape.
The PATHOS mod aims to do exactly that, replacing the bright pink present all over New Dawn with a more muted red variant that is genuinely breathtaking to witness at times. It's a beautiful reshade that any fan of amazing visuals should definitely check out.