User:Qolore7/Viva New Vegas

Viva New Vegas - A Fallout New Vegas Modding Guide

"If you want to see the fate of democracies, 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. There will be a lot of mods. A lot a lot of mods. Be prepared for this guide to take you multiple sessions to complete. With the amount of mods installed we will need to merge some, so this is a rather advanced guide. Do not use this if it is your first time modding a Bethesda game. Special thanks to TDarkShadow for helping me make this along the way.

Any questions/problems with the guide can be directed to my Nexus page here.
You can join the discord here for troubleshooting/help, general chat, or suggestions

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Other Guides I Suggest

Fallout 4: Crossing the Great Wastes by Ape75
Skyrim Special Edition: Lexy's: Legacy of The Dragonborn Special Edition
Fallout New Vegas: Rika's guide to FNV modding (Less content additions, more stable)

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Pre-installation Checklist

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
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
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'
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)

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Prerequisites

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. Join the team's discord here for ~weekly dev builds
FNVEdit - Will be used to create merged patches, clean plugins, and add bash tags to mods later in the guide.

Download Generate Bash Tags.pas and the scripts from TES5EditScripts.

Navigate to the scripts in windows explorer and move the scripts to the "...FNVEdit\Edit Scripts" folder.

Download the updated version of the Generate Bash Tags.pas here, then extract mteFunctions.pas to the "...FNVEdit\Edit Scripts" folder and overwrite the existing script. }}

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.
LOOT - Helps sort load order and detect which mods need cleaning.
Merge Plugins - Merges plugins to reduce load order. We'll go into detailed install instructions towards the end of the guide.

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Configuring Mod Organizer

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
Click 'no' on the Start Tutorial pop-up
Click 'yes' on the pop-up that asks Mod Organizer to handle nxm links
In the right pane, right click and hit 'enable all'
In the left pane, allign the files in the same order that they are in the right pane
Launch the game, and then immediately exit. This is just to set the .ini's in MO2.
Click the 'Configure Profile' button on the top bar that looks like an ID card
Click on the Default profile, and click copy.
Name the new profile 'Viva New Vegas.' Make sure 'Default Game Settings' is un-checked.
Select the profile and check 'Automatic Archive Invalidation'
Close out of that box
Select the new profile in the drop down menu right above the left pane.
Click the 'Configure Settings' button on the top bar that looks like a screwdriver and wrench.
If you are using an SSD, click the 'Paths' tab, and set the 'Downlaods' directory to a location outside of the SSD
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'
Click Ok
Click on the 'modify executables' button on the tool bar that looks like two gears
In the 'Title' box, type 'LOOT'
In the 'Binary; box, click the three dots on the right and find where you installed LOOT and double click LOOT.exe
Click 'add'

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

Close out of MO2 for now

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INI Tweaks

There are a few INI tweaks that will be needed for mods later in the guide, and also some performance and stability improvements.

Open the INI Editor in MO2 and in the 'FalloutCustom.ini' tab and add:

[General]
bUseThreadedAI=1
INumHWThreads=2
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=1
bLoadFaceGenHeadEGTFiles=1

[BackgroundLoad]
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1

[Controls]
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
fForegroundMouseBase=0
fForegroundMouseMult=0

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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
You'll know if it worked if 'FalloutNV_backup.exe' is created in your directory

- Lets FNV use 4gb of ram instead of 2 Note: Not needed if you have the GOG version of the game.

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

Install normally

Download an updated .ini file here.
Open of the .ini from the .zip file
Select all and copy all
Double click the 'New Vegas Stutter Remover' in the left pane of MO2
Select the .ini file
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 <---- Set this to 'true' if you don't use v-sync or if you have a >60hz monitor
FPSLimit=60.0 <---- Set this to '62.0' if you don't use v-sync or if you have a >60hz monitor

[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

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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

Install normally

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

Unofficial Patch Plus

Install normally

- 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

Ammo Effect Fixes

Special Install Instrucions: Don't install the following folders/files:

AmmoEffectFixes - Caliber.esp

- Replaces ammo scripts and "bean bag" fatigue effects to fix bugs

Equipment Fixes Merged (by Sigourn)

Install normally

Pre-War Buisnesswear Fix

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

buisnesswear.esp

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

Reactivated Hit Topics

Install normally

- Restores NPC voice lines when they get hit, like in Fallout 3

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

Install normally

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

HeroinZero's Weapon Fixes

Install normally

-Fixes animation and sound issues with some weapons.

Swimming and Rebreather Restoration

Install normally

- Restores the swimming sounds and the unused rebreather sound

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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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Vanilla UI Plus

Optional Features

Hardcore Compass

Original Fonts

- Makes the HUD more suitable for PC while fixing bugs

Loot Menu for FNV

Install normally

- 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

Files to install:

(2x Upscale) Main FIle

- Fixes color consistency bugs in pipboy icons. We'll install the compatibility patches later

Vanilla HUD Remastered (4K)

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Vanilla HUD Remastered

Components

Required

VHR Core

Select One

VHR with VUI+ Patch

Hardcore Compass

Select One

Hardcore Compass

Install

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

Install normally

- 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

Install normally

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

FOV Slider

Install normally

- 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

Install normally

- Retextures some even smaller objects not covered by the previous

Textures Over Time

Files to install:

FlagStoneWalls
HH_Sandstone
Sandbags

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

NOTE: So, the author of this mod, Dracomies, is working on an incredible mod right now. It aims to overhaul all of the faces, just like this mod, but it will also re-voice a lot of the characters whose VA don't match the character or changing the voices of some NPCs that are all voiced by the same VA. All of the voices are professionally done as well. Here is his youtube channel where you can see a lot of his progress. I will be adding the mod to the guide once it comes out.

High Resolution Male Body Textures

Special Installation Instructions:

Install the 'Vanilla' main file in the main file

- Higher resoloution male textures. Makes your hands look better while holding a gun mainly

Wasteland clothing Hires retexture

Files to install:

Wasteland Clothing HD V1-3 FULL PACK
Wasteland Clothing HD V1-3 POWDERGANG FIX -IMPORTANT-

Special Installation Instructions: Don't install the following files/folders:
From Wasteland Clothing HD V1-3 FULL PACK:

meshes/armor/powdergang

From Wasteland Clothing HD V1-3 POWDERGANG FIX -IMPORTANT-

meshes

aMidianBorn NV Book of Water

Files to install

BOA NV The Book Of Flesh
nov 2011 book of steel

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

boancrpahelmet.esp
Boacombat2glove.esp

- Retextures various armors and creatures

Bornagain Combat Armor

Files to install:

Lite Version - BornagainFNVCombatArmor2048
BornagainFNVCombatArmorLonesomeRoad4096

- Retextures Combat armor + helmet and the LR combat armor

Book of Steel - Compatibility Edition

Install normally

- Cleans up the aMidianBorn NV Book Of Steel plugins and integrates Enclave Power Armors Retextured

Hockey Mask - Retex

Install normally

The Gruntening - 2k Combat Armor Retextures

Install normally

- Makes the combat armor look similar to how it looks in Fallout 4

Shifting Shadows - 2k Assassin and Stealth Suit Retextures

Install normally

Metal Armors Metalized - 2K Metal Armor Re-textures

Files to instal:

Classic Fallout Khaki Leather v1.1
Helmet Update

Vault Suits Retextured

Files to install:

Vault_Suits_Retextured_v1_2_2048
Armored_Vault_13_Jumpsuit_v1_2048

Super Mutants HD - 4k Retextures

Files to install:

Super Mutants HD - 2k Low

Improved Robots Textures

Files to install:

Improved Main Robots Textures
Improved LR Robot Textures
Improved OWB Robot Textures
Lore patch

Securitron Hires retexture

Install normally

- I suggest the 4k version because I had weird clipping issues with the 2k version

Ghouls Hires retexture

Install normally

FeralGhouls Hires retexture

Install normally

Hectrol ED-E Deluxe HR Retex Evoloution Pack

Install normally

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Hectrol ED-E Deluxe HR Retex EVOLUTION PACK

Select Resolution

High Res [2048x2048]

Additonal Options

Spooky Ed-E by archerarcher

Install

Healthier Yao Guai

Files to install:

Healthier Yao Guai

Nightstalker Retexture

Files to install:

Newest Version

The Molerat Extravaganza - Molerat Retexture

Install normally

Minimod - High Resolution Newspapers

Install normally

Hectrol Tumbleweed Deluxe HighRes Retex

Files to install:

Hectrol Tumbleweed Deluxe 1024 Retex

Install normally

Collision Meshes Patch

Files to install:

Hectrol Tumbleweed fix

Magazine Redux

Files to install:

MagRedux 1024x1024
MagRedux QuickFix

HiRes Skill Books Retexture

Install normally

Improved Cyberdogs Textures

Files to install:

Improved Cyberdogs Textures
Improved Rex Textures
Improved Military Cyberdog Textures

EXE - Effect teXtures Enhanced

Install normally

- Overhauls many of the visual effects in the game. Can be somewhat FPS hungry if a lot is going on, so you can skip it out if you know your PC can't handle it

PM's Med-Textures - HD Chems and Venoms

Files to install:

PM's Med-Textures v1.0
PM's Med-X Texture
Sebastjin's Normals

HiRes Water Bottle Textures and Meshes

Install normally

6IXES Clutter Texture Pack

Download manually since its a FO3 mod
Special Installation Instructions: ONLY install the following files/folders:

meshes/clutter/food/beerbottle01.nif, vodka01.nif, winebottle01.nif
textures/clutter/food/beerbottle*.dds, vokda*.dds, winebottle*.dds
textures/clutter/liqourbottles/whiskeybottle*.dds

- ONLY install the alchohal retexture stuff

PM's HD Ammo Boxes

Files to install:

PM's HD Ammo Boxes - 1K Diffuse 512px Normals

High Res Turpentine

Install normally

Vanilla Loading Screens HD

Instal normally

Pause Menu HD

Files to install

Pause Menu HD - 1024

Wasteland Flora Overhaul - ESP-Less

Install normally

Securitrons in CRT

Files to install:

Securitrons in CRT 1.0
OWB in CRT

Bighorner Model Variants

Files to install:

Bighorner Model Variants - Standard

Bighorner Ultra High Resolution Texture

Install normally

Semitransparent Door Glass(plugin version)

Install normally

Burning Campfire REDONE

Install normally

Tweaked Cashregister

Install normally

Transparent Nuka Bottles

Install normally

High Res Vanilla Posters and Graffiti

Install normally

Snowglobes Redone

Files to install:

Snowglobes Redone DLC 2K

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

Snowglobes Redone - DLC.esp

A Familiar Friend - Pip-Boy 2500 - Handheld Pipboy

Install normally

PM's HD Pip-Boy 2500 - Minimod

Install normally

- You can install which ever color scheme you want

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LOD Improvements

FNVLODGen

Files to install:

FNVLODGen 3.2.1
FNVLODGen Resources
Trees LOD Billboards Vanilla

Special Installation Instructions:

Install the FNVLODGen 3.2.1 folder anywhere
Add FNVLODGen to MO2 as we have done with the previous .exes
Right click in the MO2 left pane right below the Overwrite file
Select 'Create Empty Mod'
Name it 'FNVLODGen Output'
Check it in the left pane
Go back to the modify executables tab where you added it to MO2
Select FNVLODGen
Tick 'Create Files in Mod instead of Overwrite'
Select the 'FNVLODGen Output' mod you created earlier
Click 'modify' and then close

- Tool to create better distant terrain

LOD additions and improvements

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

textures/clutter/billboard01blod.dds
textures/clutter/billboard01blod_n.dds

- Expands the amount of objects that FNVLODGen affects

Note: Put tmzLODadditions right at the top of the load order right below the YUP.esp. Once you've done that right click on it in the right pane and click 'lock load order' (only locks the one plugin not the entire order)

Less Horrendous Vikki and Vance LOD Mesh

Install noramlly

- Fixes the bug that causes Vikki and Vance Casino to look awful from a distance

Much Needed LOD

Files to install:

Much Needed LOD
Much Needed LOD - NMC Patch

= See even more objects better from a distance

LOD Texture Patch for NMC's Textures

Install normally

- Fixes bug where some LOD uses vanilla textures instead of NMCs

Improved LOD Noise Texture

Files to install:

Improved LOD noise Texture

Install normally

- Improves the generic ground LOD

Running FNVLODGen

Run FNVLODGen through MO2
Make sure 'Trees LOD' is selected in the right panel
Right click in the right panel and click 'select all'
Click 'generate'
Wait for it to finish (might take a bit) and then close out
Make sure FNVLODGen Ouput is checked in the left panel of MO2

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Gameplay Effects/Changes

JSawyer Ultimate Edition

Install normally

- Rebalance mod oringally made by the lead director of FNV and edited by PushTheWinButton. Think of it as a 'directors cut' mod

YUP - Gameplay Tweaks - JSawyer Ultimate Edition (Edited by Sigourn)

Special Installation Instructions:

Use this updated .esp and overwrite the .esp from the mod above

- Combines a bunch of small gameplay effect mods made by Yukichigai. Edited by Sigourn to make it compatible with JSUE

Loot Metadata Update Required:

 Load YUP - Gameplay Tweaks - JSawyer Ultimate Edition.esp after JSawyer Ultimate.esp

BLEED

Files to install:

BLEED NV

- An overhaul of how damage and force is applied for more deadly and challenging combat

Mojave Arsenal

Install normally

- Adds ammo variants, reloading parts, and weapon mods as loot; fixes item naming conventions; improves recipes; and adds options for configuring GRA

JSawyer Ultimate Edition Patches

Files to install:

JSawyer Ultimate Edition - Mojave Arsenal Patch

- Patch for JSUE and Mojave Arsenal

Consistent Pip-Boy Icons

Files to install:

(2x Upscale) Mojave Arsenal Compatibility Patch

- Patch for Consistent Pip-Boy Icons and Mojave Arsenal

VATS Alternative - A Comprehensive Bullet Time Mod

Install normally

- Adds a bullet time and adjusts vanila perks that used to effect just VATS to also effect the bullet time

Mojave Wildlife

Files to install:

Mojave Wildlife - FO3 No Chanced Spawns Version

- Adds hundreds more leveled, vanilla-friendly creature spawn points throughout the whole Mojave, based off unused vanilla leveled lists. This main file in particular is what the mod author reccomends because it adds the most variety and challenge

Mojave Raiders

Files to install:

Mojave Raiders
Mojave Raiders - .22LR Varmint Rifle Patch

- Overhaul of New Vegas's raider factions, balancing their loot and adding more of them to fight

Simple Street Lights V2 (Edited by Sigourn)

Install normally

- Makes the street lights in New Vegas functional

Simple Fix For Simple Street Lights FNV

Install normally

- Fixes an LOD issue and a broken script that breaks the Ant Misbehavin quest

Missing Ammo Recipes Merged (by Sigourn)

Install normally

- Adds ammo recipes for more ammo types

Spice of Life - Variety Armor and Clothing Robert Breeze Type3

Files to install:

NivSpiceofLife-V 1_2

Install normally

- Adds more clothing/armor to up the variety

Spice of Life - Variety Armor and Clothing - Vanilla/Default Body Patch

Special Installation Instructions:

Use the BSA Replacer version

- Spice of Life patch for Vanilla bodies

Mojave Patch Outpost

Files to install:

YUP-Spice of Life Patch

Install normally

- Adds the pick up and drop sounds and combines the FormID Lists

Distributed Necklaces and Chains (Edited by Sigourn)

Install normally

- Adds necklaces and chains to NPCs to hide the discoloration seam on NPCs necks caused by NVR2

Live Dismemberment

Install normally

- Allows you to shoot the arms or legs off of a living creature of human charactern while they are alive

No More Trippin and Bear traps

Install normally

- Floating companions will not trigger traps nor mines, nor will any of your companions if you have the Light Step or In My Footsteps perks. Also adds placeable bear traps

Combat Enhancer

Install normally

- Edits various Game Setting entries for NPCs making combat a bit more interesting

Enemy AI - Tactics - NPC Healing

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

!!! ---- XFO-NV.COM ---- !!!!.tx
XFO - 9db - Enemies - NPC Healing - med.esp
XFO - 9dc - Enemies - NPC Healing - high.esp

- NPCs use more cover, smarter NPC tactics and teamwork, more creature differences, and NPC healing

Note: After some testing it turns out AI intellegence is broken no matter what mods you use. To combat this, I'd suggest not using scoped weapons because you can just pick people off one by one without consequences. Its OP and not very fun.

Immersive Recoil 2.0

Install normally

- Adds recoil to all gun, and is compatible with everything

Detected by whom.

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

fomod folder

- Lets you see who you are detected by in sneak mode

Follower Tweaks

Install normally

- Assorted changes to remove annoying features from some followers

Karmic Balance - Karma Consequences

Install normally

- Adds Fallout 3-styled hitmen that come after you based on your karma

Optional: Wild Wasteland Integrated

Install normally

- Integrates Wild Wasteland into the game without having to waste a perk point on it. Optional if you don't want Wild Wasteland

Limitless Stats

Install normally

- Lets you continue increasing your SPECIAL stats, skills and level past their normal limits.

The Living Desert

Install normally

- Adds hundreds of npcs and several scripted events to the game such as people patrolling the roads, travelling between towns, occupying locations and exploring the desert, and reacting dynamically to your choices throughout the game

Economy Overhaul

Install normally

- Aims to make buying and selling more rewarding and plausible

Rewarding Exploring - Unique Places for Unique Weapons

Install normally

- All unique weapons from Gun Runner's Arsenal have been placed around the Mojave for you to find

Blood Transfusion

Install normally

- Lets you craft something out of the useless blood packs

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Cut Content Restored

New Vegas Uncut 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 (Edited by Sigourn)

Install normally

- Merge of moburma80's uncut series of mods, edited to be compatible with JSUE and YUP Tweaks

New Vegas Uncut 6 - If It Wasn't For Betsy Remastered

Install normally
Manual FNVEdit Cleaning Required:

Run FNVEdit through MO2
Right-click inside the file listing and select "None".
Check the box adjacent to lexx_brahmin-betsy.esp and click [OK]. Wait for the message "Background Loader: finished" to appear in the right pane.
Right-click lexx_brahmin-betsy.esp and select "Apply Filter For Cleaning". Wait for the message "[Filtering Done]" to appear in the right pane.
Right-click lexx_brahmin-betsy.esp and select "Remove Identical To Master Records". Wait for the message "[Removing Identical to Master records done]".
Right-click lexx_brahmin-betsy.esp and select "Undelete and Disable References". Wait for the message "[Undeleting and Disabling References done]".
Close out of FNVEdit and save the plugin

- Adds the cut content companion Betsy and her unique quest to the game

New Vegas Uncut - Outside Bets

Install normally

- Restores and collates minor pieces of cut content that are too small for their own mods, to restore all the NPCs removed by Obsidian's patching process, and to fix a few minor bugs that prevent content in the vanilla game

Uncut Wasteland

Files to install:

Uncut Wasteland. Outside Bets

- Restores a huge amount of scenery and little random things which were patched out of the game post-release

The Moon Comes Over The Tower - Restored

Install normally

- Re-adds the part of the quest which requires you to go H&H Tools Factory, Camp Golf, and North Vegas Steel to disable the network encryption

Prerelease Restored

Install normally

- Restores content seen in the prerelease trailers and screenshots but later cut from the game

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Weapon Related Stuff

EVE - Essential Visual Enhancements

Files to install:

EVE v1.18 - Alternate
EVE Moveable Piles

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EVE - Essential Visual Enhancements

Main Files

Read Me First

Instructions

Install Choices

All 5 DLCs

Install

- New crit kill animation scenes, HD blood fx, HD fire fx, HD explosions, new bullet impacts, energy weapon projectiles & impacts, new textures, and more

EVE - JIP Ash Pile Tweaks

Files to install:

EVE - JIP Ash Pile Tweaks

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

EVE - JIP Ash Piles - NO DLC.esp
EVE - JIP Ash Piles - NO GRA.esp

YUP 10.4 - EVE - IMPACT - BLEED Compatiblity Patches

Files to install:

YUP and EVE and BLEED

Manual WryeFlash Editing Required:

Launch Wrye Flash through MO2
Select YUP + EVE + BLEED.esp in the right pane
In the right pane, click on BLEED - NV.esp in the Masters: section
Click 'yes' when it asks you to update masters list
Right click on BLEED - NV.esp and select 'change to...'
In the file name box, type 'BLEEDNV.esp'
Click open
Click 'save' under the Masters: box

- Visual and bug fixes from YUP, EVE, and BLEED together

Weapon Mods Expanded - WMX

Files to install:

Weapon Mods Expanded v1_1_4
WMX-DLC v1_0_2
WMX - EVE Compatibility v1.0.10

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WMX-DLC

WMX-DLC Main Menu

WMX-DLC

WMX-DLCMerged

WMX-POP

WMX-POPMerged

Install

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WMX-EVE

WMX-EVE

WMX-EVE-AllDLCMerged

Mojave Patch Outpost

Files to install:

YUP-WMX Patch

Install normally

Weapon Retexture Project - WRP

Files to install:

weapon_retexture_project_1dot95
New 12_7mm SMG 
ChristineCOSRifle

Install normally

- Pack of all of Millenia's wonderful weapon retextures

357 Revolver Re-Retextured

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

357retex.esp

Bozar retexture

Files to install:

Bozar_retexture_2k_maps

Single Shotgun Re-Retexture

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

singleshot_retex.esp

GRA WRP Unofficial Patch V2

Install normally

Weapon Mods Expanded - WMX

Files to install:

WMX - Weapon Retexture Project compatibility v1.2.4

Bowie knife retexture

Files to install:

Bowie and BloodNap knife retexture for WMX

Hatchet retexture

Files to install:

Hatchet retexture for WMX

Cleaver and Chopper Retexture

Files to install:

Cleaver Retexture for WMX

Combat and Chance's knife Retexture

Files to install:

Combat knife Retexture for WMX

Throwing melee weapon retexture

Files to install:

Throwing melee weapon retexture
Normalmap fix (no ugly shiny)

B42 Weapon Intertia

Install normally

- Adds weapon intertia

Cowboy Repeater without peep sight

Install normally

- Gets rid of the annoying peep sight on the cowboy repeater

Scope Replacer Pack

Files to install:

Less Serious Mr Serious

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Scope Replacer Pack

Mr. Serious Alt

Hitman's 1st Person Animation Overhaul

Files to install:

H&Hs 1st Person Animation Pack V1.2

- Overhauls all 1st person weapon animations

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Quests and New Locations

The Someguy Series

Install normally

- Master file required for all of Someguy2000's quest mods

New Vegas Bounties I

Install normally

- Pursue high-risk bounties across the Mojave Wasteland in this fully-voiced adventure mod

New Vegas Bounties II

- The fully-voiced sequel to the hit action/adventure plugin, New Vegas Bounties I

New Vegas Bounties II Fixes

Files to install:

NVB2 Fixes DLCs

- Ccontains many fixes to the popular New Vegas Bounties II mod

PM's Sweeter Revenge - Minimod

Files to install:

PM's Sweeter Revenge - 2K

- HD Retexture for the "Sweet Revenge" .44 Revolver from New Vegas Bounties

New Vegas Bounties III

Special Installation Instructions:

Don't install until completion of New Vegas Bounties II

- The final chapter of the New Vegas Bounties series

The Inheritance

Install normally
Manual FNVEdit Cleaning Required:

Run FNVEdit through MO2
Right-click inside the file listing and select "None".
Check the box adjacent to theinheritence.esp and click [OK]. Wait for the message "Background Loader: finished" to appear in the right pane.
Right-click theinheritence.esp and select "Apply Filter For Cleaning". Wait for the message "[Filtering Done]" to appear in the right pane.
Right-click theinheritence.esp and select "Remove Identical To Master Records". Wait for the message "[Removing Identical to Master records done]".
Right-click theinheritence.esp and select "Undelete and Disable References". Wait for the message "[Undeleting and Disabling References done]".
Close out of FNVEdit and save the plugin

- Compact, lore-friendly quest mod for Fallout: New Vegas, designed to offer new avenues to experience combat and role-playing for high-level characters

Russell

Install normally

- In-depth, fully-voiced, lore-friendly, male companion designed to enrich the player's experiences in the Mojave Wasteland

The New Bison Steve Hotel and Lucky Casino

Files to install:

New Bison Steve Version 107 MASTER FILE VERSION

- Rebuild the Bison Steve Hotel and Lucky Casino from an empty structure to the Grand Opening and get a cut of the profit, two great player home options, unique weapons and armor and your own personal vendor

Afterschool Special

Files to install:

Afterschool Special Version 2O1

- Quest to complete a makeover of the the Schoolhouse in Goodsprings and turn it into a player home

NVInteriors Project

Files to install:

NVInteriors Core
NMC_NVInteriors Compatibility patch Small (or whatever size NMC pack you used)

- Adds many new interiors and changes boarded up buildings into fully-explorable ones

NVInteriors Rewritten

Files to install:

 NVInteriors_Rewritten_ESMReplacer

- Rewrites all notes, terminal entries, and names in Chucksteel's NVInteriors to be grammatically correct, as well as more coherent and sensible, while also attempting to further enchance the extra content Chucksteel has added by making it consistent with already existing lore

Mobile Truck Base

Files to install:

Data
MTB Van

- A small mobile housing mod

Main Story Alterations

Install normally

- Aims to add a few alterations to the main quest as well as a few things on the side, in order to make the experience more enjoyable, and allow you to have more freedom while still doing the questline you want, and still not being too easy to get the best ending