FalloutNV:Unofficial-Phoneboi-1.0.0
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The Fallout New Vegas Mod Experience
From Cold and Mountainous to Dry and Arid
Thanks and Credits
A big credit to EssArrBee's Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
Seriously, most of this is cribbed from that page, and it's thanks to the wonderful, frequently updated guide that I'm up and running with a modded game so quickly. In fact don't bother with this page, start with EssArrBee's guide and build from there. This isn't a guide so much as my notes on the experience, and any changes or differences between the guide and my own play-build.
Additional thanks to:
- Bethesda Softworks and Obsidian Entertainment for creating the game, and providing the engine design and resources for mods to be created.
- NexusMods for hosting the mods and providing a great service to the modding community.
- The videos of Gopher, Brodual and MMOxReview for re-kindling my interest, providing useful information and a few good laughs.
- All of the talented mod creators for their time, talent and skill in providing modding tools and additional game content.
Prologue
For $12, I couldn't pass up on the complete Fallout New Vegas pack during the Steam Summer Sale. Applying the same methodology that STEP uses (maybe STEP's an evolution of the NV methodology, I don't really know), I'm going to try and run it modded as well.
First, a confession, I don't have much experience with the Fallout series. I did play a few hours of Fallout 3 when it was first released, but never finished it. I discovered modded New Vegas after browsing videos on modded Skyrim. I've never played New Vegas before. I did run through the quests in Goodsprings in pure vanilla, giving me a good baseline to compare to as I add mods.
My goal here is to create a New Vegas experience with the following qualities:
- Remain lore-friendly
- Improve overall visual quality
- Create a more immersive environment
- Realistic, challenging combat
- Extend survival elements
- Extend crafting elements
- Expand with new quest content
Install Fallout New Vegas
- Pretty straight-forward here, most of this was already done to mod Skyrim
New Vegas Launcher Options
- Using the Skyrim Launcher Options as a guide, setting up the same way where it applies to NV.
Antialiasing - 4 Samples Anisotropic Filtering - 8 Samples Detail - High Windowed - Unchecked Vertical Sync - Unchecked Screen Effects - HDR Advanced Settings - select HIGH, all water options Advanced Settings View Distance - Grass Fade to max, all others 1/2 of max Advanced Settings Distant LOD - No changes, Tree:26, Object:50, Land Quality:100
Install Utilities
(1) When adding the 4GB Launcher to MO, include '-laaexe .\FalloutMO.exe' in command-line arguments.
Benchmark
The opening cutscene looks like a Bink video, so I'm not sure where a good benchmark could be taken at this point. Maybe the opening with Doc, though pop-up notifications might skew the results with high FPS peaks.
Clean the Bethesda ESMs
ToDo: Not comfortable enough to mod the stock esm's just yet, will have to see what happens.
Quests
Originally I had installed the quest content after all other mods. Going to move them up-front in MO (as suggested in EssArrBee's guide) and see if there are any issues.
New Vegas Uncut
(1) Dirty edit/cleaning noted in EssArrBee's guide, going to leave as-is for now.
Afterschool Special
The Someguy Series
Deimos
Tales from the Burning Sands
Main: Tales from the Burning Sands 1.31b FULL version - all three chapters Merge: Tales from the Burning Sands 131b UPDATE (1) Dirty edit/cleaning noted in EssArrBee's guide, going to leave as-is for now.
- 2.D. Interface
- Darnified UI
- Project Nevada
- Project Nevada Extra Options
- The DLC patches are included if you enable all options.
- The Mod Configuration Menu
- Also download the optional bugfix 2
- Advanced Recon Trap Detection
- Advanced Recon Range Finder
- Flashlight NVSE
- JIP Realistic Weapon Overheating
- JIP Selective-Fire
- One HUD
- Unified HUD Project
- CASM with MCM
- Centered 3rd Person Camera
- FNV Classic Worldmap
- Misc Item Icons - New Vegas
- Traits Menu DarNified
- The Weapon Mod Menu
- 2.E. Fixes
- Armor Replacer Child NPC Fix
- New Vegas Anti-Crash
- Set fGrassStartFadeDistance=17000 in falloutprefs.ini
- New Vegas Stutter Remover
- Keeping defaults for now.
- Project Nevada - Med-X Fix
- Project Nevada - Extra Options -- Implant box texture fix
- Project Nevada - Extra Options - MCM Fix
- Reload Speed Game Start Fix
- Safe ShowRaceMenu
- Using Mirrors version
- Yukichigai Unofficial Patch - YUP
- F. Conflicting Graphics
- Hall Of Equipment
- Main and all four optionals
- NMCs Texture Pack For New Vegas
- Using small version
- Also install Patch 2- Ceiling black holes fix and Clock retexture
- Also install Red_Wood_And_Burnt_Fence_Clash_Fix
- POCO BUENO Texture Pack
- Also install PocoBueno Skeleton Transparency Fix
- Textures Over Time
- Honest Hearts sandstone textures only
- Collision Mesh Overhaul WIP
- Precision Collision - Clutter
- Detailed Collisions
- G. Landscape & Environment
- ELECTRO-CITY - Relighting the Wasteland
- Interior Lighting Overhaul
- Install Interior Lighting Overhaul 6-7 main file
- Install Interior Lighting Overhaul 6-7-4 update file
- Install Pip-Boy Light Colors optional file
- Nevada Skies - Weather Effects
- Move NevadaSkies - TTW Edition.esp to optional
- Move NevadaSkies - Basic Edition.esp to optional
- NVInteriors Project
- Install NVInteriors Core
- Install NVInteriors_Combo Edition
- Install NMC_NVInteriors Compatibility patch Small optional file
- NV Interiors Urban Edition
- Wasteland Flora Overhaul
- Using dead version
- Install LOD Patches v1dot2 optional file
- Hectrol FX DUSTSTORM Deluxe HighRes Retex
- Using 1024
- Hectrol Tumbleweed Deluxe HighRes Retex
- Using 1024
- HiRes Raider Graffiti
- Improved LOD Noise Texture
- Laurens Bathroom Poetry
- Mojave Nights
- 140% Moon Size and Default Moon Glow
- Vault 22 Flora Overhaul
- H, Characters & Creatures Section I
- Type3 Body and Armor Replacer
- Install the New Vegas Type3 Armor Complete main file
- Install Business Suit Fix
- Install CombatMk1
- Install CombatMk2
- Install Fieldhand outfit Fix
- Install Leather Armor Wrist fix
- Install Alternate default non-nude body (bikini style)
- Dead Money Type3 Outfits
- Install the main file
- Install the Type3 Dean Domino Tuxedo -Fixed file
- Type 3 Honest Heart Tribal Armors
- Install the main file
- Install the Fix for Graham outfit file
- Install the Fix for Sorrows body file
- Old World Blues Armors for Type 3
- Install the main file
- Install the atch for StealthSuit- Fixed file
- Lonesome Road Armors for Type 3
- Roberts Male Body
- Install the main file
- Install Honest Hearts DLC Patch
- Install Lonesome Road DLC Patch
- Install Old World Blues DLC Patch
- H, Characters & Creatures Section II
- Willow - A Better Companion Experience
- May also add Russel and Sunny Smiles at some point
- Authentic Burned Man
- Ghouls Hires retexture
- Install the Ghoul retexture for Roberts Male Body optional file
- Hide \textures\characters\ghoul\headhuman.dds, upperbodymale.dds, upperbodymale_n.dds (Conflicts with Roberts body mod)
- Fallout Character Overhaul
- Select Old World Blues Addon, Dirty Textures, Eye Textures, Hair Textures, Willow, and Roberts Patch
- Move FCO - Willow (Cazy).esp to optional
- Change bLoadFaceGenHeadEGTFiles=1 in FalloutPrefs.ini
- H, Characters & Creatures Section III
- aMidianBorn NV Book Of Water
- Install The Book of Flesh
- Feral Ghoul Retexture by Koldorn
- Hectrol ED-E Deluxe HR Retex EVOLUTION PACK
- Using LowRes (1024), no extra options
- Super Mutant Mesh Replacer
- Credit to EssArrBee for the link.
- H, Characters & Creatures Section IV
- Wasteland Clothing Hires Retexture
- Install the Wasteland Clothing Full Pack main file
- Install the Wasteland Clothing HD V1-3 POWDERGANG FIX optional file.
- ADAM - A Definitive Armor Mod
- ADAM - Project Nevada Patch
- ALR - Aptoms Legion Retextured
- Bornagain Combat Armor
- Using Lite version
- aMidianBorn NV Book Of Water
- Install The Book of Steel
- Dead Money Assassin Suit Retexture
- NCR Civilian Clothing
- NCR Trooper Overhaul
- Also install the Sapper Leg Fix
- Move NCRTrooperOverhaul.esp to optional
- NCR Trooper Overhaul - Distributed
- A Familiar Friend - The Pip-Boy 2500 - Handheld Pipboy
- Using Large
- Pip-Boy 2500 Hi-Res Retexture
- Pipboy Remover
- Spice of Life - Variety Armor and Clothing
- Also install the NivSpiceofLife-PN Patch 1_2 optional file