

A great tool to pair with your mod manager is the Load Order Optimization Tool, or LOOT. This will allow New Vegas to read and accept any texture mods you install (we'll get to those later). Then go to Settings > Workarounds > BSA Redirection and toggle it. After installing it, log in, and select New Vegas as the game you're modding.

I highly recommend Vortex since it has a great UI and is very easy to use. These tools automatically handle most mods' installation, so you don't have to dig around in-game files - simply drag-and-drop compressed mod files, and the mod manager will do the rest. The first thing you need is a Nexus Mods account, the website where most mods are posted. I see a wealth of mods that spruce up the gameplay and they look awesome, but what's always kept me from doing another FNV playthrough was the way they set up the mojave wasteland.VPN Deals: Lifetime license for $16, monthly plans at $1 & more Speaking of which, is there a FNV version of MMM?Īlso, how about city mods? Are there any that increase the population of towns or add any new towns?īasically I am looking for anything that makes the game world more immersive. I never used to do that in my mod setup of fallout 3, which was MMM/FWE/Wasteland Patrols (a really, REALLY great combo). I would frequently use fast travel because I could be sure there would be no interesting encounters going from A to B. Many had backward equipment loads even at the higher levels.pocket knives, low-end shotguns, etc. It seemed to be 60% creatures, 40% humanoid NPCs and outside of that drug gang (I forget the name of them), they weren't too challenging.

One of the things that really disappointed me about vanilla FNV was the wasteland encounters. The game kind of fell off my radar for a bit but I decided to check in and see if this has been done yet. Many of the mods back then were in development phase and much of what I was hoping would be developed hadn't been yet.
