Essential
Unofficial FO4 patch - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4598/?
Achievements with mods enabled - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/12465/?
script extender for use with above - 
http://f4se.silverlock.org/
Armorsmith Extended - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2228/?
Full Dialogue Interface - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1235/?
Armor and Weapon Keywords Community Resource (AWKCR) (needed for a fair few gun and armour mods)- 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6091/?
LOOT - Load Order Optimisation Tool - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/5310/?
Face and body
CBBE body mod - 

Body slide and outfit studio (for use with CBBE) - 

Good guide on how to use Body slide - 
Ponytail Hairstyles by Azar v2.0 - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8126/? 
Ponytail Variations (some different styles) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6294/?
Valkyr Female Face and Body Textures - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3841/?
The Eyes Of Beauty Fallout Edition - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/133/? 
Eye Normal Map Fix Fallout 4 Edition (needed for above mod) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/819/?
Young Female Face Texture - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/552/?
Looks Mirror (adds a craftable mirror so you can mess with face etc from your house) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13627/?
Environment
True Storms - Wasteland Edition (Thunder-Rain-Weather Redone) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4472/?  
Vivid Fallout - Landscapes - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1769/?
Vivid Fallout - Trees - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8742/?
Vivid Fallout - Rocks - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1400/?
Enhanced Blood Textures - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/212/?
Improved Map with Visible Roads - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1215/?
WET - Water Enhancement Textures - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/244/?
Fallout Texture Overhaul Stars - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/145/?
Fallout Texture Overhaul Moons - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/160?
Touch of Green (adds some more greenery) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/377/?
GRASSLANDS (alternative to touch of green) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11267/?
Springtime Trees (adds some leaves to the trees) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15421/?
Darker Nights - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/191/?
Enhanced Wasteland Preset - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/40/?
Armor + clothes/accessories
NCR Ranger Veteran Armor - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9034/?
Eli's Armour Collection Remade - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7369/?
Nanosuit 6.2 - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7451/?
Courser X-92 Power Suit CBBE and PipBoy - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9278/?
Eli's Sleeveless Outfits - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8510/?
Custom Combat Armor (can change colour and add decals etc) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4865/?
Black Pip-Boy - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/445/?
LED BLACK Pip-Boy Deluxe - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4528/?
HD Bandanas - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/439/?
Lacy Underwear - Just search on Nexus 
 
 
Pip-Boy Flashlight (Pipboy - Power Armor - Lamp Overhaul) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10840/? (choose between loads of different flashlight beam patters and changes the light on/off sound to a double or single click like a modern flashlight, rather than a weird gong)
Gameplay
Craftable Ammo - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/798/?
No Negative Affinity (so you dont get disliked by follower) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3276/?
Killable Children - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/197/?
Hunting Rifle (Sniper) Damage Increase - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1056/?
Cheats
Easy Hacking - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/266/?
Easy Lockpicking - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/227/?
Carry Weight Modifications - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/214/?
Companion Infinite Ammo - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6233/? (so they don't keep reverting to a plank of wood)
Easy picking/hacking are worth using after you have maxed them out in game as it just become tedious after a while. 
Settlements
Spring Cleaning (remove all the junk that can't usually be scrapped) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4640/?
Homemaker - Expanded Settlements (adds loads of stuff) - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/1478/?
Longer Power Lines - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/2241/?
Not done much on my settlements so just a few I found useful, I'm sure theres a lot of mods I have missed. 
UI/ better sorting 
Valdacil's Item Sorting - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3877/?
DEF_UI - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10654/?
Better Mod Descriptions - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4760/?
Weapons
 
Wasteland Ordnance - The Definitive Weapon Collection - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/11427/?
M4A1 SOPMOD - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15495/?
MK14 EBR - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10099/?
DOOMBASED Weapons Merged - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16387/?
9 Standalone Pistol - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/8421/?
Crossbows of the Commonwealth - 
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10484/?