Best mods for New Vegas as of 2020

Iprovidelittlepianos

Iprovidelittlepianos

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So I’ve decided to start up New Vegas again, I haven’t played it since I made an account here and since then I’ve learned that New Vegas mods have actually come a long way. I haven’t really kept up with the modding scene for almost a decade now, so I’m wondering if you guys have suggestions for the best New Vegas mods as of 2020. I’m still using the likes of Project Nevada and WMX, but apparently there are better mods now? Is EVE still a good one, or has another mod surpassed? I’d really appreciate some input from you guys, as I’m too lazy to spend the time surfing the nexus and testing mods.
 
You have come to the right girl. I know a lot about modding New Vegas. Project Nevada is now considered by many to be outdated. Here are some alternatives to consider:

Helmet Overlay - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67870
- Visor Overlays

Cyberware 2281 - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68718
- Implants

Enhanced Vision - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68781
- Enhanced Vision Modes(Night Vision, Thermal, EM)

Immersive Primary Needs - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68720
- Replicates the thirst, sleep, hunger sounds that PN would make the character play when advancing in their needs

lStewies Tweaks - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347
- (for zoomable scope and hold breath amongst the other amazing features and fixes it has)

Just Mods Assorted - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66666
- Sprint & Bullet Time

B42 Quickthrow - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66686
- grenade hotkey replacement

Some mods I use and consider essential:

Outside Bets: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/46648
- Restores cut content. A must have in your load order.

The Mogul Mausoleum: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66622
- Visual overhaul of the Lucky 38

Lux Aeterna: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/63251
- Visual overhaul of the Ultra Luxe

The Town Of Vice: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64499
- Visual overhaul of the Gomorrah

The N.V Interiors Project: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43534
- Adds more interiors to the wastes

Delayed DLC: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42033
- Delays DLC until you get to a certain level or area instead of getting them right away at the start of the game.

Nights Are Darker: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/44834
- Makes nights darker.

Economy Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62899
- Overhauls the economy so you don't make a whole bunch of caps right away.

Courier Stash Pre-Order Pack Selector: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/44171
- Lets you choose which pack or how many of the pre-order packs you want.

Courier Stash Integration: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/46251
- Integrates the Courier Stash items into the games level list and lets perks like Grunt or Shotgun Surgeon work with them.

Wasteland Flora and Terrain Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39856
- Adds more plants that you would see out in the Mojave into the game. Also adds better models to plants like the Joshua Trees.

Vurt's Improved Plants: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66898
- Replaces the models for the plants in the game with better models.

Van Graff Overhaul: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68500
- Gives the Van Graffs a more unique appearance and overhauls their shop.

New Vegas Redesign 3: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/65865
- Overhauls a lot of the NPC's appearances in the game.

Brave New World: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/69562
- Adds new voices to many characters in the game so they don't sound like they are all voiced by the same person.

Uncut Wasteland: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/56625
- Restores a lot of cut scenery in the game.

New Vegas Restoration: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35100
- Cleans up The Strip and makes it feel more like how you would expect New Vegas to look like.

Better Burned Man: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41974
- Now Joshua Graham actually looks burned!

Nipton Fires Extinguished: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53846
- Gets rid of the fires in Nipton after a few days or so after you first visit the town.

FOOK: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34684
- A light and balanced overhaul. Fixes the classes of enemy types like the Legion and Powder Gangers so they now have the right class and stats.

FNV 4GB Patcher: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552
New Vegas Anti-Crash: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635
NVTF: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66537
- These three will help with stability issues.

JIP LN NVSE Plugin: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58277
- Adds more scripts to the script extender.

Quests Mods I would recommend:
Someguy2000's Mod Series: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37310
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41184
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49012
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/50107
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55744
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/60837
- Please note that these mods are not really Legion playthrough friendly. I know some people get anal about that.

The New Bison Steve and Lucky Casino: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/40433
- Adds a well made quest where you get the Lucky Casino in Primm up and running.

The Couriers Cache: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49531
- A fun quest mod that adds some cool armors.

Autumn Leaves: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/50146
- A quest mod so good that Bethesda stole the story for it for Fallout 4: Far Harbor.

Saxxons Quest Collection: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/52197
- Adds some lore friendly quests into the game.

There is also Dragbody's overhaul mods on the Gun Network
https://www.gunetwork.org/t10746-fnvrelease-ncr-ultimate-overhaul-v1-0-1
https://www.gunetwork.org/t18161-fnvreldrag-s-various-wip-collection
https://www.gunetwork.org/t19839-fnvrel-we-are-legion-drag-s-legion-overhaul
https://www.gunetwork.org/t12139-fnvrel-greater-khans-drag-s-khan-overhaul
https://www.gunetwork.org/t14520-fnvrel-boomers-go-boom-drag-s-boomer-overhaul
https://www.gunetwork.org/t15181-fnvrel-drag-s-powder-ganger-overhaul-pitnb
https://www.gunetwork.org/t13746-fnvrel-bos-reforged-drag-s-bos-overhaul
- You may need to sign up in order to get these mods.
 
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Thank you so much! Interesting to see FOOK on your list, I haven’t used that in a long time.

There’s a couple of things that Project Nevada does that I like in particular. The ability to configure game settings like how much health you get per level, how much skill affects weapon damage, crippled leg walking speed and things like that. Do any of the mods you listed allow you to change stuff like that?

Also, I believe that Project Nevada created some kind of script that makes it so DT from helmets only protects the head, and DT from body armor doesn’t protect the head. So if someone is wearing power armor without a helmet, headshotting them will not be protected by the armor. Is there another mod that does this?
 
So far I haven't been able to find any such mods that add that but I will look around and let you know what I find. I do know that lStewies Tweaks adds a lot of stuff you can tweak into the game. He added a lot of stuff as you can see from his mod page.
 
Iprovidelittlepianos said:
Also, I believe that Project Nevada created some kind of script that makes it so DT from helmets only protects the head, and DT from body armor doesn’t protect the head. So if someone is wearing power armor without a helmet, headshotting them will not be protected by the armor. Is there another mod that does this?
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IIRC, that doesn't work and just keeps running scripts until the game gets super laggy.

I will add several suggestions to improve performance:
  • FNV Mod Limit Fix (improves performance even if you don't use lots of mods)
  • New Vegas Heap Replacer (tries to fix the horrible FNV's Engine Heap Allocation, improves performance when opening containers with a lot of items and with long playing sessions)
  • JohnnyGuitar NVSE (just like JIPLN, it's a script extender plugin with new functions required by some mods, it also has some game engine fixes)
  • xNVSE (instead of the old NVSE)
 
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IIRC, that doesn't work and just keeps running scripts until the game gets super laggy.

I will add several suggestions to improve performance:
  • FNV Mod Limit Fix (improves performance even if you don't use lots of mods)
  • New Vegas Heap Replacer (tries to fix the horrible FNV's Engine Heap Allocation, improves performance when opening containers with a lot of items and with long playing sessions)
  • JohnnyGuitar NVSE (just like JIPLN, it's a script extender plugin with new functions required by some mods, it also has some game engine fixes)
  • xNVSE (instead of the old NVSE)
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Oh, I didn’t know that. I guess I’ll just have to deal with helmet-less enemies tanking rounds to the head.

Thanks for your suggestions, I haven’t used any of those mods before. I didn’t even know there was a new NVSE.
 
Viva New Vegas guide got a list of cool mods updated as recent as this month, but that was before the guide's author decided to completely overhaul his/her guide and made it so it's as friendly as it could for low-end PCs.
 
Okay, one last question for you guys. Does anyone know of a mod that modifies skill-based damage? As in, a gun will do the same damage regardless of you guns skill? Project Nevada had an option for this but I can’t seem to find a mod that does this. I really hate how being better at shooting guns makes your bullets hurt more, I prefer skill to affect gun wobble and stuff like that.

Edit: After playing for a bit I’ve realized that skill and weapon condition really don’t affect damage that much, if at all. I sometimes forget how much stuff they fixed from fallout 3.
 
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A must have mods for New Vegas is some kind of Slower level mod. It should extend the xp threshold to level up (so you dont need to mess with quest xp or kill xp).

Playing FNV at lower level feel really different. You will use weapons you normally dont bother (like grenades). And the game practically encourage you to go straight from Goodspring along the way as fast as possible to new vegas, because even outside of Vegas there's lot of low level enemies.
 
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