Fallout – way to prevent corpses from disappearing

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I have a bunch of dead bodies in Covenant which I'd like to decorate the town with. Also I thought of maybe collecting some Glowing One corpses to use as electricity-free light source.

I'd like to know if they despawn in town, and if so how I can prevent that. If it can't be done without cheating can I use some sort of console command?

Best Answer

For the PC version there's a mod called Piles of Corpses.

According to the modder Fallout 4's/the mod's (not explicitly stated which one) default values are:

---iHoursToClearCorpses - 24 [1 day] (Resets when you return to the cell) ---iRemoveExcessDeadComplexCount - 3
---iRemoveExcessDeadCount - 15
---iRemoveExcessDeadComplexTotalActorCount - 20
---iRemoveExcessDeadTotalActorCount - 20

After installing the mod you can edit based on your preferences. Be sure to take backups of your save files before using mods.

Fallout 4 engine maybe limited to 1000 bodies as the modder uses "999 supermutants and a piper" in the demonstration screenshot:

Piles of Corpses screenshot