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The Fallout New Vegas Mod Experience[edit | edit source]

From Cold and Mountainous to Dry and Arid

Thanks and Credits[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Pretty straight-forward here, most of this was already done to mod Skyrim

New Vegas Launcher Options[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

(1) When adding the 4GB Launcher to MO, include '-laaexe .\FalloutMO.exe' in command-line arguments.

Benchmark[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

ToDo: Not comfortable enough to mod the stock esm's just yet, will have to see what happens.

Quests[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

(1) Dirty edit/cleaning noted in EssArrBee's guide, going to leave as-is for now.

Afterschool Special[edit | edit source]

Afterschool Special

The Someguy Series[edit | edit source]

Deimos[edit | edit source]

Deimos

Tales from the Burning Sands[edit | edit source]

Tales from the Burning Sands (1)

 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

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

fomod Link Here

Credit to EssArrBee for the link.

If Using the fomod, don't select NCR Troopers, Vanilla Gloves or Extra Effects

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

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 ''From Cold and Mountainous to Dry and Arid''
-=== Thanks and Credits ===
+== Thanks and Credits ==
 '''A big credit to EssArrBee's [[User:EssArrBee/FalloutNewVegas|Fear and Loathing in New Vegas]]'''
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 '''Additional thanks to:'''
-* [http://bethsoft.com/ Bethesda Softworks] and [http://www.obsidian.net/ Obsidian Entertainment] for their work on creating the game, and providing the engine design and resources for mods to be created by the community.
+* [http://bethsoft.com/ Bethesda Softworks] and [http://www.obsidian.net/ Obsidian Entertainment] for creating the game, and providing the engine design and resources for mods to be created.
 * [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/? NexusMods] for hosting the mods and providing a great service to the modding community.
-* All of the talented mod creators for their time, talent and skill in providing additional game content.
+* The videos of [https://www.youtube.com/user/GophersVids Gopher], [https://www.youtube.com/user/Brodual Brodual] and [https://www.youtube.com/user/MMOxReview MMOxReview] for re-kindling my interest, providing useful information and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ViYN5QEE4 a few good laughs].
-* The videos of [https://www.youtube.com/user/GophersVids Gopher], [https://www.youtube.com/user/Brodual Brodual] and [https://www.youtube.com/user/MMOxReview 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.
-'' This list will grow and have it's own's section as some point.''
-=== Prologue ===
+== 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.
-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 similar to that of my goal when modding Skyrim.  I want to create something that I find enjoyable to play, close to vanilla, lore-friendly, with some game-play tweaks to extend the survival/crafting elements of the game and make combat a challenge (and not a repetitive bore). I'd also like to expand on the world with new quest content, more NPCs and a more 'lived in' game environment.
+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
-* '''1.A. Install Fallout New Vegas'''
+== Install Fallout New Vegas ==
 :Pretty straight-forward here, most of this was already done to mod Skyrim
-* '''1.B. New Vegas Launcher Options'''
+==== New Vegas Launcher Options ====
 :Using the [[Guide:Skyrim_Launcher|Skyrim Launcher Options]] as a guide, setting up the same way where it applies to NV.
-: Antialiasing - 4 Samples
+ Antialiasing - 4 Samples
-: Anisotropic Filtering - 8 Samples
+ Anisotropic Filtering - 8 Samples
-: Detail - High
+ Detail - High
-: Windowed - Unchecked
+ Windowed - Unchecked
-: Vertical Sync - Unchecked
+ Vertical Sync - Unchecked
-: Screen Effects - HDR
+ Screen Effects - HDR
-: Advanced Settings - select HIGH, all water options
+ Advanced Settings - select HIGH, all water options
-: Advanced Settings View Distance - Grass Fade to max, all others 1/2 of max
+ 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
+ Advanced Settings Distant LOD - No changes, Tree:26, Object:50, Land Quality:100
+== Install Utilities ==
+:* [http://boss-developers.github.io/ BOSS]
+:* [http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/44745/? BOSS Userlist Manager]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54991/? Fallout Mod Manager - FOMM - Fork]
+:* [http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1334/? Mod Organizer]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54991/? Fallout Mod Manager]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34703/? FNVEdit]
+:* [http://nvse.silverlock.org/ New Vegas Script Extender]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55061/? 4GB Fallout New Vegas Updated] ''(1)''
+ (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.
-* '''1.C. Install Utilities'''
+==== New Vegas Uncut ====
-: Install BOSS
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45799/? New Vegas Uncut 1: Rotface to Riches]
-: Install BUM
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45886/? New Vegas Uncut 2: A Koch and Bohr Story]
-: Install Mod Organizer
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45991/? New Vegas Uncut 3: A Van Graff Scorned] ''(1)''
-: [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54991/? Fallout Mod Manager]
+ (1) Dirty edit/cleaning noted in EssArrBee's guide, going to leave as-is for now.
-: [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34703/? FNVEdit]
-* '''1.D. INI Tweaks'''
+==== Afterschool Special ====
-: Not going to mess with these right now, place to tinker later.
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43757/? Afterschool Special]
-* '''1.E. Display & Video Card Settings'''
+==== The Someguy Series ====
-: Not going to mess with these right now, place to tinker later.
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/48925/? The Someguy Series Base ESM]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37310/? New Vegas Bounties I]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41184/? New Vegas Bounties II]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49012/? The Inheritance]
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/50107/? Russell]
-* '''2.C. Extenders'''
+==== Deimos ====
-: [http://nvse.silverlock.org/ New Vegas Script Extender] (v2 beta 12)
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43411 Deimos]
-Benchmark (Opening sequence?)
+==== Tales from the Burning Sands ====
+:* [http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37172/? Tales from the Burning Sands] ''(1)''
+  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'''