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Viva New Vegas - A Fallout New Vegas Modding Guide

"If you want to see the fate of democracies, just look out the window"

So, it has come to this. I've been debating doing a guide like this for a while now, and I guess im just gonna take it on. Fallout New Vegas is a wonderful game limited by a garbage engine and consoles. Luckily, we have these things called mods that can fix all of our problems, while causing many, many more. Fear and Loathing in New Vegas by EssArrBee is a great guide, but he stopped updating it about a year ago. So, you can think of this guide as an updated Fear and Loathing. This guide aims to fix vanilla bugs, enhance the vanilla game, and add content that fits right in with the base game. This is a rather advanced guide, so do not use this if it is your first time modding a Bethesda game.

Any questions/problems with the guide can be directed to my Nexus page here.

Pre-installation Checklist

1. A fresh installed, legal copy of Fallout New Vegas, with all of the DLC. I suggest you install it on an SSD if you can
2. Launch the 'Fallout New Vegas Launcher' and have it pick a preset for you. This is just to set your .ini files, the actual settings will be tweaked later
3. Disable the Steam Overlay for Fallout New Vegas. You can do this by right clicking on the game in the steam library, click properties, and under the 'general' tab, uncheck 'Enable Steam overlay in game'
4. If I don't give any special install instructions, just install the main file

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My Sysyem Specs

i5 7500

8GB 2400 DDR4

Rx 470 4GB

250GB Samsung EVO SSD (Where my FNV is installed)

Windows 7 Pro (Really suggest 7 over 10, especially for modding Fallout New Vegas. Windows 10 seems to make FNV crash frequently and broke the ENB .dll file, not to mention the adware/spyware that cannot be uninstalled. If you are on 10, I may not be able to help you with windows related problems)

Prerequisites

1. Mod Organizer 2 - By far the best mod manager for Fallout New Vegas, 3, 4, Skyrim, and SSE. For an explanation of its advantages and a basic tutorial, watch Gopher's video here. Install it to your New Vegas main directory.
2. FNVEdit - Will be used to create merged patches, clean plugins, and add bash tags to mods later in the guide.
3. Wrye Flash NV - Creates a bash patch to help increase compatibility between mods and merge compatible plugins to reduce load order. Download the standalone executible file and extract the 'Data' and 'Mopy' folder to the New Vegas main directory.
4. LOOT - Helps sort load order and detect which mods need cleaning.
5. Merge Plugins - Merges plugins to reduce load order. We'll go into detailed install instructions towards the end of the guide.

Configuring Mod Organizer

1. Launch MO2, and on the pop-up box the says 'Choose Instance,' pick 'Portable.' On the next pop-up, select your New Vegas game directory
2. Click 'no' on the Start Tutorial pop-up
3. Click 'yes' on the pop-up that asks Mod Organizer to handle nxm links
4. In the right pane, right click and hit 'enable all'
5. In the left pane, allign the files in the same order that they are in the right pane
6. Launch the game, and then immediately exit. This is just to set the .ini's in MO2.
7. Click the 'Configure Profile' button on the top bar that looks like an ID card
8. Click on the Default profile, and click copy.
9. Name the new profile 'Viva New Vegas.' Make sure 'Default Game Settings' is un-checked.
10. Select the profile and check 'Automatic Archive Invalidation'
11. Close out of that box
12. Select the new profile in the drop down menu right above the left pane.
13. Click the 'Configure Settings' button on the top bar that looks like a screwdriver and wrench.
14. If you are using an SSD, click the 'Paths' tab, and set the 'Downlaods' directory to a location outside of the SSD
15. Click on the 'Nexus' tab and check 'Automatically Log-In to Nexus,' type in your username and password, and click 'Associate with "Download with manager" links'
16. Click Ok
17. Click on the 'modify executables' button on the tool bar that looks like two gears
18. In the 'Title' box, type 'LOOT'
19. In the 'Binary; box, click the three dots on the right and find where you installed LOOT and double click LOOT.exe
20. Click 'add'

Repeat the previous three steps for: FNVEdit, Merge Plugins, and Wrye Flash

Close out of MO2 for now

INI Tweaks

There are a few INI tweaks that will be needed for mods later in the guide, and also some QOL changes. To help us do this we will use a program called BethINI.

1. Download and extract BethINI anywhere.
2. Launch the app (Not through MO2)

Setup tab

Verify that the Game, Game Path, and INI Path are all correct. Ignore the Mod Organizer 'ERROR' if you have it

Basic tab

Make sure the 'Display Adapter' and 'Resoloution' are correct
From 'Presets,' select 'High' if your rig can handle it, and 'Medium' if it can't
Set 'Antialiasing' to '8x'
Select 'Reccomended Tweaks'

Go back to the 'Basic' tab and select Save and Exit

1. Navigate to "C:\Users\Username\Documents\My Games\FalloutNV"
2. Open up 'Fallout.ini'
3. Select all and copy all
4. Open MO2
5. Click the puzzle pieces on the tool bar, and select 'INI Editor' from the dropdown
6. Select all in the 'fallout.ini' tab and paste what you copied earlier
7. Repeat the process for 'Falloutprefs.ini'
8. Click 'save' in MO2 and close out

Manual Tweaks

To find these options, use ctrl+f

1. Open the INI Editor in MO2 and in the 'Fallout.ini' tab:

Change 'bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=0' to 'bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1'
Change 'bLoadFaceGenHeadEGTFiles=0' tp 'bLoadFaceGenHeadEGTFiles=1' 
Change 'bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0' to 'bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=1'
Change 'bUseThreadedAI=0' to 'bUseThreadedAI=1'
Add 'iNumHWThreads=2' below 'bUseThreadedAI=1'

Utilities

NVSE

• Extract the 4 .dll files and the .exe to the New Vegas main directory
• Open MO2, click the screwdriver and wrench button directly to the right of the profile drop down menu, click 'install mod,' navigate to where NVSE downloaded, double click the .7z file, and right click on 'Data' and click 'Set data directory'
• Right click on your desktop and create a new folder called 'NVSE.' In that folder, create a new text document called 'nvse_config.ini' (Make sure you have application extensions visable and replace the .txt with .ini) In that .ini, add

[Memory]
DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=420

• Save the .ini and exit
• Right click on the 'NVSE' folder, add it to a 7zip or WinRAR archive and install it through MO2

- NVSE extends the scripting capabilities of NV and is essential for most mods

JIP LN NVSE Plugin

• Install normally through MO2

-NVSE extension

FNV 4GB Patcher

• Special Install Instrucions:

Put the .exe in the FNV main directory
Run the .exe and click enter 
Close out and delete the .exe

- Lets FNV use 4gb of ram instead of 2

OneTweak

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

Docs
fomod

• Click the "puzzle" button on the toolbar, click 'configurator,' select the 'display' tab, and set 'bFull Screen' to false

-Fake fullscreen and alt+tabbing without crashing

NVAC - New Vegas Anti Crash

• Install the main file only through MO2

-Helps prevent crashes

New Vegas Stutter Remover

Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

nvse/plugins/sr_New_Vegas_Stutter_Remover.txt

1. Download an updated .ini file here.
2. Open of the .ini from the .zip file
3. Select all and copy all
4. Double click the 'New Vegas Stutter Remover' in the left pane of MO2
5. Select the .ini file
6. Select all and paste what you copied earlier

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you use Windows 10, you need to set iDefaultMode = 1 under critical sections or you will experience crashing.

ENBoost

• Download link is at the end of the page. Open up the .zip and take ONLY the d3d9.dll and enblocal.ini from the'Wrapper' version
• Open your enblocal.ini and select all and paste the follow:

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]
UseENBoostWithoutGraphics=true

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=false
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=true
ReservedMemorySizeMb=512
VideoMemorySizeMb=4096 <--- Make sure this number is your Graphics Card's VRAM in MB
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=true
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=true

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=16
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=false
FPSLimit=60.0

[INPUT]
KeyCombination=16
KeyUseEffect=0
KeyFPSLimit=0
KeyShowFPS=0
KeyScreenshot=0
KeyEditor=13
KeyFreeVRAM=0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=false
EnableAccumulativeAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=false
FixTransparencyBugs=false
IgnoreGECK=true

Ogg Vorbis Libraries

• Special Install Instrucions:

Install to the New Vegas main directory

Bug Fixes/QOL

Vanilla Audio Restored

• You will need: BSA Browser and GoldWave

   Run BSA Browser
   Ctrl+left click the files Fallout - Sound.bsa. DeadMoney - Sounds.bsa, HonestHearts - Sounds.bsa, LonesomeRoad - Sounds.bsa, and OldWorldBlues - Sounds.bsa from the New Vegas 'Data' folder
   Click 'Open'
   On the left hand tree, choose Sound, then fx. At the bottom search bar, type ".ogg"
   In the file list, select all that appear, and choose Extract Folders. 
   Extract them to your desktop in a folder called "OGG Sound".
   Repeat this process for the other .BSAs you have opened
   Open Goldwave
   Choose File > Batch Processing
   Choose Add Folder, and select the OGG Sound folder you just extracted the .OGGs to (Make sure 'Check all Subfolders' is checked)
   In the Convert tab, choose the filetype Wave (*.wav) , PCM signed 16 bit, stereo
   Set it to save to Desktop/Data, Check "Preserve subfolder structure", Uncheck Overwrite existing files, Uncheck Delete original files 
   Run the processor. 
   When it has finished, add the 'Data' folder you just extracted the converted sounds to to a 7-zip or WinRAR archive and install through MO2 

-Restores a bunch of sound effects that didn't play in the PC version of the game due to the mishandling of the '.OGG' file type

Yukichigai Unofficial Patch - YUP

Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

Yup credits.txt

-Fixes numerous bugs in the vanilla game and is updated regularly

Unofficial Patch Plus

• Install normally through MO

- Fixes many more bugs that YUP didn't include because they use NVSE

The Mod Configuration Menu

• Files to install:

The Mod Configuration Menu
MCM Bugfix 2

- Allows you to configure many mods' settings

Navmesh Fixes and Improvements

• Install normally

- Adds new navmeshes where there previously wasn't and improves original ones

Fix for the Caesar Legion Armors

• Install normally

- Fixes mesh and clipping issues with many Legion armors

Pre-War Buisnesswear Fix

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

buisnesswear.esp
readme.txt

Rifle Equip Sound - No cocking

• Special Install Instrucions:

Download manually, create a folder on your desktop called 'sound.' Extract the 'fx' folder from the mod into the 'sound' folder. Add the 'sound' folder to an archive and install through MO2

- Fixes the equip sound of rifles so you don't hear a rifle cocking everytime

Simple Saves

• Install normally
• Special Activation Instrucions:

When you start your new game, input these into the console: set SaveInterval to 5, and set SaveCount to 5

- Creates a save every 5 minutes. Lets you turn off those save-bloating autosaves

Precision Collision

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

meshes/clutter.billiards/triangle.nif

- Adds more accurate meshes to clutter

Collision Meshes

• Files to install:

Collision Meshes FNV
Reloadingbench Fix
White horsenettle plant fix
PrecisionCollisionClutterFix

- Lets you put stuff in barrels, shoot through fences, etc.

Unnecessary Physics

• Install normally

- Adds more detailed physics to moveable objects

Ragdolls

• Files to install:

Ragdolls
Ragdolls esp fix

- Improves ragdoll behaviour for all NPC/Creatures in the game

Placed Creature Corpses use Vanilla Skeletons.

• Install normally

- Fixes a bug found in ragdolls

New Vegas - Enhanced Camera

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

NVSE_Enhancedcamera_readme.txt

- Lets you see your body in 1st person and changes 3rd person animations like sitting/dying into 1st person

HeroinZero's Weapon Fixes

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

fomod folder
Readme.txt

-Fixes animation and sound issues with some weapons.

HUD/UI

UIO - User Interface Organizer

• Install normally

- Lets multiple HUD mods work together without issues

One HUD - oHUD

• Install normally

- Lets you take control of your HUD by adding, hiding, or removing elements

Vanilla UI Plus

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FOMOD Instructions Vanilla UI Plus

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- Makes the HUD more suitable for PC while fixing bugs

Loot Menu for FNV

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

readme.txt

- Adds the Fallout 4-style looting system to New Vegas

Loot Menu and FPS Weapon Wheel - Vanilla UI Plus Patches

• Files to install:

Loot Menu - Vanilla UI Patch

- Makes the loot menu fit the VUI+ style more

Consistent Pipboy Icons and Fixes

• Install normally

- Fixes color consistency bugs in pipboy icons

Keyboy - UI Hotkeys Manager

• Files to install:

Keyboy 3.3
KeyBoy - JIP Improved Recipe - Compability Patch

- Lets you change the key bindings for HUD stuff like take all, exit, etc.

Quest Item Hider

• Install normally

- Hides quest items from completed quests in your inventory

Dynamic Quantity Prompt NVSE

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

Readme - Dynamic Quantity Prompt.txt

- Makes the quantity prompt have some cool new features such as Ctrl-clicking a stack of items to take only one item, and using the scroll wheel to adjust the number of items

Better Pickup Prompt

• Special Install Instrucions: Don't Install the following Files/Folders:

fomod folder

- Displays a decimal weight value and makes the weight red if picking it up will encumber you

Universal Item Sorter

• Install normally
• Special Activation Instrucions:

1. Right click on Vanilla UI Plus in MO2's left pane
2. Click 'Open in explorer'
3. Navigate to '\Menus\Prefabs\VUI+\settings.xml' and open it
4. Change "<_VUI+noMODSlabel> 0 </_VUI+noMODSlabel>" to "<_VUI+noMODSlabel> 1 </_VUI+noMODSlabel>"

JIP Companions Command and Control

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files

fomod folder

- A better way of commanding companions around, also lets you give companions unlimited ammo and have unlimited companions

The Weapon Mod Menu

• Install normally

- Lets you remove weapon mods and see all available mods

Tutorial Killer

• Install normally

- Removes tutorial pop-ups

Simple DLC Delay

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files

Simple DLC Delay.txt

- Delays DLC pop-ups untill you discover the location of the DLC

FOV Slider

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files

readme.txt

- Lets you change your world FOV, terminal FOV, Pip-boy FOV, etc.

Faster Sleep Wait

• Install normally

- Speeds up sleeping and waiting

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Textures/Models/Visuals

POCO BUENO

• Install normally

- More vibrant/rusty textures. Good base for what we will be installing

Collision Meshes - OJO Bueno Patch

• Files to download:

OJO BUENO Texture Pack compatibility

- Compatibility patch for the two mods mentioned in the title

NMCs Texture Pack for New Vegas

• Files to download:

 NMCs Textures NV SMALL Pack SINGLE FILE FOR NMM (You can totally get the 2 medium packs if you have a good enough rig, but I'd rather have the better performance)

- Retextures almost every large object in the game. The main texture pack we will be using

MGs Neat Clutter Retextures

• Files to download:

MGs NCR Pack 7
Duct Tape
Common globe
BB Cigs

- Retextures the smaller objects that NMC/POCO didn't cover

Audleys Misc Textures

Files to download:

Audleys Misc Textures - Fear and Loathing

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files:

readme.txt

- Retextures some even smaller objects not covered by the previous

Goodsprings Architecture

• Files to download

GAv2 - POCO and HQ 

• Special Installation Instructions:

Install the dirty version

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files:

PSSignRemoval.esp

- Makes the buildings in Goodsprings fit the Western theme more

Textures Over Time

• Files to install:

FlagStoneWalls
HH_Sandstone
Sandbags

• Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following folders/files:

Readme.txt (For each of the three mods)

Clarity - An Orange Tint Remover

• Files to install

Clarity - Dark Nights

- Removes the orange tint from the base game + DLC

Optional: Nebula Night Sky and Stars

• Install normally

- Optional, because its not realistic. Adds a Northern Stars-like night time to New Vegas

Fallout New Vegas Redesigned 2

• Special Installation Instructions:

1). Download manually
2). Open the archive
3). Create a folder called 'NVR2' on your desktop
3). From the 'data' folder in the archive, extract New Vegas Redesigned II.esm, New Vegas Redesigned - Honest Hearts.esp, NVR - Recommended, meshes, and textures to the folder you just made
4). From the 'Voice Dissonance Project,' extract Voice Dissonance fix.esp to the same folder
5). Add the folder you created to a 7-zip or WinRAR archive and install through MO2

- Overhauls most of the faces in the game. The Voice Dissonance attempts to match characters in the game to the appearance of their voice actors