FalloutNV:Unofficial-EssArrBee-1.0.0

Introduction

Fallout New Vegas has been out for a number of years now and there is a truly amazing community that has supported the game with really creative mods since the game's release. This guide will help make New Vegas look as good as possible with the idea of compatibility in mind so that users may use it as a spring board for a larger mod setup. With that in mind, New Vegas is old enough that only the Ultimate Edition will be supported, so all DLC will be required. Also, this guide will be made for people using Mod Organizer as their main mod manager, but Nexus Mod Manager will be needed for part of the installation and Wrye Flash NV can be used to generate a Bashed Patch.

While going through the guide remember that this is merely v0.2 and is quite far from completion. There is also a Fallout Series forum to post any questions that might arise, and it is also encouraged to make suggestions there or by sending a private message. This guide will probably never be the size and scope of the STEP guide, but the current mods listed work together without compatibility issues.

The guide is listed from top down and it is advised to install the mods in that order to make sure that all directions are followed correctly and that no mods are missed. Keep in mind that there are very specific directions to install the interface mods and that those directions are very important to make sure that there no problems when starting New Vegas.

Pre-Installation Checklist

Make sure that everything is ready to install before proceeding with this guide.

Make sure Fallout New Vegas directory is clean from any other modding previously done.
- A good way to make sure is to delete everything in the New Vegas folder except the Data folder.
- Now open the Data folder and delete everything that is not a vanilla ESM or BSA from New Vegas or the DLCs.
- Now go to New Vegas in Steam and verify game cache and Steam will download all the necessary files.
Delete the Fallout.ini and FalloutPrefs.ini from My Games in the Documents folder and start the Fallout launcher so new ones can regenerate. This will allow the INIs to revert back to vanilla before starting.
Set the Fallout New Vegas launcher settings to max for the system being used to play the game. Fallout New Vegas should be able to perform well on any modern hardware.

Utilities

There are a few tools that are necessary to mod Fallout New Vegas and should be downloaded and installed be for any modding starts.

BOSS BUM Mod Organizer Nexus Mod Manager Wrye Flash NV

Extenders

Fallout New Vegas will need to take advantage of a couple extenders to open up functionality for certain mods.

NVSE 4GB Launcher

Fixes

The comprehensive patches for New Vegas have seen many changes since release. There have been a few different groups that have tried to take on the task of fixing most of the bugs in New Vegas, but some have disappeared or lead their projects in directions away from just fixing bugs. Enter the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch which is just fixes and nothing else. The project has been quickly adopted by many New Vegas users and is still supported by Yukichigai and community members bringing even more bugs to be fixes constantly. Other projects that may have more to offer than just fixes will not be used in this guide.

Yukichigai Unofficial Patch - YUP

Author: Yukichigaki
Version: v7.2
Installation: Use the YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm

This mod can be consider the main unofficial patch for New Vegas and is still being actively supported by Yukichigai and New Vegas players with constant support for new fixes.

New Vegas Anti-Crash

Author: Queue
Version: v3.4.0.0
Requirements: NVSE

Mod helps with some of the offsets and structures the exception handling of New Vegas to reduce crashes for the supported addresses. This mod will be updated frequently and should be followed for updates.

New Vegas Stutter Remover

Author: SkyRanger-1
Version: v4.1.30
Requirements: NVSE

This is not required for all users. Only use if experiencing stuttering during gameplay. The INI can be edited, it is in the Data/NVSE/Plugins folder.

Interface

The interface section will be broken up into two sections. The first one will be installed with Nexus Mod Manager and then the mods will be imported into Mod Organizer. The second set will be installed with Mod Organizer (MO) as all other mods would.

Nexus Mod Manager Section

For the following section you need to use Nexus Mod Manger (NMM) to install the following mods. Install these mods in the specific order they are listed as well. After installation the mods will be imported into Mod Organizer and then uninstalled. Do not run NMM through MO, it will not work.

Open Nexus Mod Manger and go to the mods tab.
Make sure the following mods are in the NMM mods folder before starting NMM. They need to be in the NMM mods folder to be installed by NMM.

Darnified UI

Author: Darn
Version: v04 beta

Even though this mod never made it out of beta it is still complete enough to be used for all interface text.

The Mod Configuration Menu

Author: Pelinor
Version: v1.5
Requirements: NVSE

This mod will allow other mods to have advanced functionality by accessing the in game menu for customizable settings.

One HUD - oHUD

Author: Gopher
Version: v1.0.1
Requirements: NVSE and MCM

This mod combines ImmersiveHUD, AdjustableHUD, and Primary Needs HUD into one version for easy installation.

Grenade Hotkey

Author: vivanto
Version: v1.3.0
Requirements: NVSE

Adds hotkeys for grenade, grenade swapping, and melee attack. If going to add in Project Nevada make sure to skip this mod, since PN has a grenade hotkey feature.

Unified HUD Project - uHUD

Author: Gopher
Version: v3.7

If installing any mods not listed in this guide check this mod's Nexus page to see if those mods are supported by Unified HUD so they can be installed during this part of the installation process with NMM. Any mod that is listed on the Unified HUD page needs to have xml file date combined and that is why it must be installed prior to Unified HUD and with NMM.

Mod Organizer Section

Now that the last section has been installed with NMM it is time to use MO to continue.

Open the NMM Import for MO, click the icon with the puzzle pieces on it and choose NMM Import.
Check that all five mods from the prior section are listed and click Next.
One the next screen click Copy & Delete, then No to copy over the archives.
Make sure the mods in MO are listed in the order from the previous section and that they are all in the proper place so far in the guide.
Open the Ini Editor for MO, click the icon with the puzzle pieces on it and choose Ini Editor.
Find the [Font] section and replace the text with the following text, then save and close:

;sFontFile_1=Textures\Fonts\Glow_Monofonto_Large.fnt
sFontFile_1=Textures\Fonts\DarN_FranKleinBold_14.fnt
;sFontFile_2=Textures\Fonts\Monofonto_Large.fnt
sFontFile_2=Textures\Fonts\DarN_FranKleinBold_16.fnt
sFontFile_3=Textures\Fonts\Glow_Monofonto_Medium.fnt
;sFontFile_4=Textures\Fonts\Monofonto_VeryLarge02_Dialogs2.fnt
sFontFile_4=Textures\Fonts\DarN_Sui_Generis_Otl_10.fnt
sFontFile_5=Textures\Fonts\Fixedsys_Comp_uniform_width.fnt
;sFontFile_6=Textures\Fonts\Glow_Monofonto_VL_dialogs.fnt
sFontFile_6=Textures\Fonts\DarN_Sui_Generis_Otl_13.fnt
;sFontFile_7=Textures\Fonts\Baked-in_Monofonto_Large.fnt
sFontFile_7=Textures\Fonts\DarN_Libel_Suit_Otl_24.fnt
sFontFile_8=Textures\Fonts\Glow_Futura_Caps_Large.fnt
sFontFile_9=Textures\Fonts\NVFont_Test.fnt