Fallout: New Vegas recommended mods

I once foudn a video of a mdo that added some new unarmed movements, like a Tackle and stuff, but I can't remember howi t was called, does somebody know how a mdoe liek that?
Also, there are various visual improving mods, and some mods that added more hair options, but as you know looking for somethign liek that in Nexus leads you to find mountains of horrible "moe" style mods.
Also, si tehre a mod to make child npcs not only killable but also agressive? I have noticed that child NPCS never attack, they just run.
 
If people would post a description of a mod and why they have reccomended it that would make this alot more helpful :)

Also I'm looking to mod Fallout: New Vegas again after reinstalling it recently and I was wondering if there is a compliation type mod of most of the best nes out?
 
Some random question: Wasn't there somewhere a mod that adds Floaters to the game?
 
Mart's Monster Mod did add Floaters for Fallout 3 but I haven't seen any that add them to NV.

Oh wait, Very Voracious Vermin does.
 
Some of my favorites in no particular order:

For those who prefer light armor: JaySus Rogue Ranger Coats

A mod that adds a ton of appropriate tracks to Radio New Vegas: Radio New Vegas - The Secret Stash

Want to play a mad scientist? This mod allows you to build robots and turn your felled foes into undead servants. It also contains a few minor additions, such as the ability to consume cigarettes: BuildableBotsNV

A really nice exp balance mod with lots of options to choose from:
Experience Level Adjust Mod

This mod allows the Courier to recruit Melissa Lewis: Melissa Lewis Companion

A traits and perks mods that brings back some old Fallout favorites: ST Traits and Perks (note you'll need to start a new character to get the most out of it)

For those who want to RP an Enclave remnant: Enclave Commander

Tired of getting good karma for defending yourself from Fiends? Killing Karma Rewards Removed is what you need.

FNV Better Cannibals greatly augments the vanilla Cannibal perk by adding recipes and the ability to tear your victims to shreds.

A real nice Night Vision Goggles mod (requires NVSE): Alexscorpions Nightvision Goggles (goes great with Fellout NV)

Jetpack Mod NVSE Beta: Self-explanatory.

CASM_NV greatly reduces the chance of corrupted save files (requires NVSE).

The New Bison Steve Hotel and Lucky Casino adds a nice quest that allows you to rebuild the Bison Steve in Primm.

New Vegas Bounties I and New Vegas Bounties II

Walpknut said:
I once foudn a video of a mdo that added some new unarmed movements, like a Tackle and stuff, but I can't remember howi t was called, does somebody know how a mdoe liek that?
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This probably isn't what you are looking for, but Sprint Mod offers a tackle perk.
 
Man there are so man mods out there..

I already finished NV when it came out, but I thought with two new dlcs I might give it another try. First time I modded it heavily with lots of small mods. My main problem is with the difficulty, the orginal game was really easy in my opinion. Which big rebalance mod would the community recommend? As far as I know they are mutually exclusive?
I hope I can get some fallout 1/2 feeling..
 
Ophiuchus said:
Some of my favorites in no particular order:

A really nice exp balance mod with lots of options to choose from:
Experience Level Adjust Mod
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This is the best mod so far regarding how handling XP gain, I use it since version 1.0 too.
Strangelly, after installing HH the optional plugins stopped working, the modder is looking at it.

Another one for the list is Ammo Missing Recipes, from LFox. This mod is well balanced and trully expand the way you play the game, offering new alternatives.
Really, what purpose is having a high repair if you can't craft AP ammo?
Just rob the world or the cassinos and buy AP ammo from vendors. :?

And WMX is a PoS, unbalancing the game and weapons heavelly.
 
EVE - Essential Visual Enhancements offers some nice visual modifications to energy weapons, explosions, bullet holes, gib splattering and more. Currently in progress.

IWS-Increased Wasteland Spawns makes the Mojave come alive. Note that this mod will make some early areas of the game (notably Primm and the road to Novac) much more difficult.

FNV Respawn Timer allows you to tweak the respawn rates of foes throughout the Mojave. This one works masterfully with IWS.

Active Wasteland adds a bunch of minor additions to the game, such as bedrolls, grinding wheels for melee weapons and the ability to use ovens like campfires.

Bartertown, appropriately named, makes the Barter skill actually worthwhile and has difficulty options.

OWB Stealth Suit Mk II appears to be a work in progress right now, but shows some promise. It allows you to enhance the suit in a few specialized ways to cater to your own tastes.

Sink Vendor Fix allows the CIU's inventory to respawn like normal vendors.

Radii Headgear Show Hair_Old World Blues removes baldness caused by radii headgear.

Rad Scorpion replacer is great if the things creep you out or annoy you. Note that giants are replaced by super mutant masters, so things may get a tad chaotic in certain areas.

OWB - Brain Bot ED-E transforms ED-E into a think tank. Doesn't make a lick of sense, but it's kind of amusing.
 
Classic Fallout Descriptions. It's more like in an Alpha stage than a Beta, but nevertheless, it shows potential. Had a chat with the creator and it seems he really wants to make NV closer to the first two games - and given that the writing is actually pretty good, it looks like it's a plausible, albeit difficult and daunting, task :clap:
 
So many mods to choose from. What I looked for 6 months ago is not what I look for now. At first I wanted lots of extra places to search so I loaded a bunch of player home mods. I found I would visit once, loot the place and never go back. Places to loot don't contribute much, if anything, to the game and those got dumped.

Here is my list of a few of the more practical mods I use and consider "essential".
[spoiler:b774d2f5d6]Military Backpacks - New Vegas Edition Blackwolf SedPL - Increase your carry weight up to 95 pounds. Purchased from vendors.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36423

Goodsprings Filler - Opens boarded buildings and adds a handfull of small quests. Gain a little more experience and gear at the beginning.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35121

Cheat Terminal - I use it very rarely, but on those special occasions, like when the game glitches, it comes handy.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35358

Light Step ED-E - Keeps the floating robot from setting off mines and tripwires, which it never should touch anyway!
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35526

Improved Companions - Simply makes more companions available to you, based on your Charisma.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36949

JNF Sniper Zooming - Allows you to zoom in and out with your weapon scopes.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37060

MrSlackPants-DecentPipboyLightNV - Gives the puny Pipboy light a wider radius.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36957
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Now here's a list that may not be essential, but I consider them highly desirable.
[spoiler:b774d2f5d6]Plausible Starting Outfit - Replaces the vault suit with NCR courier clothing. Ridiculous to start with a vault suit when you didn't come from a vault.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35445

Perky Snowglobes - Each of the 7 snowglobes you find, which are already in the game, adds +1 to one of your SPECIAL scores.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=38610

Water Tower Mini-Vault V5 Special Edition - A simple player home in Goodsprings that is frequently overlooked on the Nexus. It's not one of those overstocked arsenal homes. It's just a small hideout near the start of the game with a great view of Vegas, especially at night!
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36271

Nevada Skies - Weather Effects BETA and URWLified - Makes the sky much more attractive and realistic. Also adds weather to the game. The title says BETA, but it works beautifully. It's cool when it rains.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35998

I Got Spurs - If you like the song "I Got Spurs", this is for you. This mod is fairly new and adds a set of spurs to the game with a +1 luck bonus. They work with any set of clothing or armor.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=43382

Benny's Lucky Lighter - Changes Benny's lighter, when you find it, to grant a +1 luck bonus. Luck comes in handy.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=42147

Improved Casinos - Increases the amount you can gamble in the casinos. Also increases the thresholds for getting free gifts from them.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=39358

Powered Power Armor - Makes powered armor a little more powerful with more features and moddable. Also adds a few unique armors to the game, including the classic T51b hardened power armor.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37983

Radio New Vegas - The Secret Stash - Greatly increases the selection of songs on Radio New Vegas.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37029

I generally detest gun mods, but there is one more mod that is very popular. It puts a unique Desert Eagle into the game that is very attractive, gold colored, with much engraving. However, IMO, the gun itself is pretty weak.
44 Desert Eagle VII LIMITED VEGAS EDITION - The original mod
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=38539
There is a new modder that is reworking this gun, making it .50AE caliber. He likes my ideas, so he's making this gun more like the "Lucky" revolver.
Re Cal of Limited Edition Deagle VII - As of this date, still a work in progress. The author said he's getting a new computer this week and will continue to work on this update.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=43356[/spoiler:b774d2f5d6]
These lists are by no means exhaustive. For the curious, as others have done, here is a full list of mod files I'm currently using.
[spoiler:b774d2f5d6]FalloutNV.esm
Advanced Recon Tech.esm
Inventory Access.esm
Lings.esm
IWR.esm
Military NV Backpacks.esm
Decrucifixion.esm
BoulderCityFaceliftProject.esm
Caliber.esm
Goodsprings Filler.esp
BCFollowersClinic.esp
SadiesSundries.esp
WildBillsPawnArmory.esp
Better forest.esp
deserthouse.esp
EmergencyBunker.esp
EVault.esp
Freeside Food & Supplies.esp
Jacobstown Expanded.esp
Novac Compound.esp
NV Interiors - Cottonwood Cove.esp
NV Interiors - El Ray Motel.esp
NV Interiors - West Vegas Fringe.esp
searchlight_eng.esp
Water Tower V5, Special Edition.esp
Under Tower Storage.esp
WorkingCrimsonCaravanTraders.esp
WyattsHardwareStore.esp
Yormars Attire and Goods.esp
31 New Food Items.esp
Cliff's Empty Drinkable Bottles.esp
FalloutNVCheatTerminal.esp
FNV_MoreVendorCaps.esp
FoodSanitizerModv1.5.esp
Military NV Backpacks - BumBagUseSlot1.esp
MoreSkillBooks.esp
SkillBksBox.esp
MRE's.esp
Perky Snowglobes.esp
Ranger Denali.esp
RepairKit.esp
Starter Pack.esp
Improved Stealth Boy Eng v2.esp
NVsunglassesCateyev2.esp
WETS NV Space Suit.esp
ULBonVivantNotStealing.esp
Casino Exchange All.esp
CounterfeitBottleCap.esp
GomorrahProstituteEnable.esp
Oven Cooking.esp
populatedcasino-light.esp
Primm_Rumor_Fix.esp
Static Battery Replacer.esp
Stocked38 .esp
Ultra-Luxe slot machines - v1.1.esp
weathersnotstuck.esp
ED-E Stealth 2.0.esp
Light Step ED-E.esp
faster and better ED-E.esp
Raul Repairs Everywhere - Free Repair.esp
AllCompanionsEssential 2.0.esp
Comp_Idles_NV.esp
dressup.esp
ImprovedCompanions.esp
ArtsAndCrafts.esp
antitoxin.esp
LFox Bottle That Water.esp
ColdTurkey.esp
Decrucifixion.esp
ExplosivesRecipes.esp
HandyRecipes.esp
jerky.esp
LootableOldCars.esp
Craft Overhaul 1.1.esp
aaaJNFSniperZooming.esp
Better Sneak.esp
Better Tag Skills.esp
Jump Fall Fixer.esp
Kobu's Primary Attributes Uncapper.esp
MrSlackPants-DecentPipboyLightNV.esp
Disable PipBoy Glove.esp
hold_breath.esp
Hold Out Weapons Expanded.esp
Immersive Karma.esp
IWR - Rebuilt.esp
Karma-Less Petty Crime NV.esp
maxres100.esp
Mod Loot - 2. Reasonably Rare.esp
Neck-id Slaves All Adults.esp
No Weapon Decay.esp
NoShirt.esp
PerkEveryLevel.esp
Max Level 100.esp
Poked - Survival 1.02.esp.esp
Power Armor Training Perk.esp
ShotgunPerformance.esp
SPECIALer.esp
Extra Characters - Fiends Quest ENABLED.esp
CONELRAD 640-1240.esp
SecretStash80.esp
RCSS.esp
StealthArmorFix.esp
Advanced Recon Armor.esp
Advanced Recon Gear.esp
Advanced Recon Tech.esp
Powered Power Armor.esp
Nevada Skies.esp
PlayAfterMQ_v1.esp
Faster Runing +25%.esp
BathFix.esp
TorresFix.esp
127mmBreakdownFix.esp
Benny's Lucky Lighter.esp
Improved Casinos 4X.esp
CasinoBankMoney.esp
I Got Spurs.esp
Unique Items & Col_NOBONUS.esp
NoCombatMusic.esp
L38UpgradeTerminal.esp
TimeCapsule.esp
Brotherhood and House Alliance.esp
Classic M72 Gauss Rifle.esp
Classic M72 Gauss Rifle (Fixed VATS DMG).esp
Moddable Unique Weps.esp
Plausible Starting Outfit.esp
Goodsprings Cozy House.esp
Homeless in GS.esp
MakHealOther.esp
NiptonRevisited.esp

Total active plugins: 129[/spoiler:b774d2f5d6]
Happy modding!

EDIT - A couple of new additions to the highly desirable list:
Afterschool Special - The Goodsprings Schoolhouse is first encountered in it's vanilla state, exactly as presented in the original game. The difference is that there is a repair shop across the road. The two people there are voiced and well done. They help you gradually rebuild the schoolhouse in a series of quests, instead of just shoving a fully functional "Player Home" into the game. NOTE: There is a small conflict with Goodsprings Filler. The repair shop covers a locked basement entrance requiring a key. Getting the key requires the Courier to choose being a jerk. It's not necessary to complete the involved quest anyway.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=43757

Desert Eagle - Adds the Desert Eagle, Mark XIX, to the game in .357, .44 magnum, and .50 AE (requires the CaliberX mod). One caliber can be rechambered to another, if desired. The models are well done and the weapons are quite effective. Can be found on enemies or purchased from merchants. Also adds some unique pistols called "Desert Dragoons".
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36151
 
Anyone using Arwen's mod?

This mod transforms Fallout: New Vegas in what it should really be from the start, a RPG not a FPS.
Is incompatible with A LOT of mods and all DLCs, but some people are taking care of this.
Is compatible with Project Nevada except the Rebalance mod.

It removes all the "one click speels" from the game. Stimpaks don't restore health automatically, doctor bag's don't heal crippled limbs (you need to find a doctor or use a medical brace and then after the limb regenerates you can use a doctor's bag for speed the process if you have 25 skill in medicine), everything has weigh, all weapons and edibles were tweaked, all game effects have a good and a bad side effect.

You won't be able to have thousands of caps sometimes not even at level 20, you can't carry a hospital and a colombian cartel with you full of drugs and stims, you can't carry your house with you because the player is restricted by his/her strength (sex genre counts). Merchants finally became usefull for repairing weapons.
Your attributes will really count this time, even charisma, and you don't start the game with 40 points, only 35. You progress much slower between levels and don't have thousands of skill points available.
Also, you won't be able to have a jack of all trades build, you need to specialize in a combat skill.
Battles are fast and brutal, you have one chance to kill your enemy and if you screw up, the wounds you recieve will kill you. Also your wounds will prevent you for returning enemy fire if they are too severe and if one arm is crippled you can't use two hands weapons, only pistols/knifes (if both arms were crippled you better run, you can't return fire at all).

Weapons, caps and armors CAN BE STOLEN from you if you die, in the next save you will woke up naked, without your weapons ammo, stims and 90% of your caps will be stolen (optional module, of course).

You actually need to learn how to play FNV again. :D


My mod list is this:

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
Arwen_NV_Core.esm
TravelingMerchantFix.esp (correct the waypoints of merchants and scort guards)
MiscItemIconsNV.esp
Inventory-OrganisedFF_T3T.esp
Inventory-Organised_DLC01_DeadMoney.esp
Inventory-Organised_DLC02-HonestHearts.esp
LFox Missing Ammo Recipes.esp
LFox Missing Ammo Recipes HH DLC.esp
Easy Unlocking and Easy Hacking.esp (because mini-games suck, you still need to pass the check requirement)
KillingKarmaFix.esp
LFox 1st Recon Beret Perk.esp
markers.esp
Cass Barks.esp (correct Cass so she actually talk again when visiting locations)
PMT - Explosive Robots.esp (Robots have a chance to explode after are killed. Watch out for burns, explosions or electromagnetic fragments)
immersivesneaking.esp (no more sneaking/caution/hidden)
MusicRecovery.esp (good old music from F1/F2 and some unused tracks from FNV)
lexx-no-dialog-tags-English.esp (remove the number before the speeck checks, adds immersion AND intelligence to the game)
lexx-dm-no-dialog-tags-English.esp ( " )
lexx-hh-no-dialog-tags-English.esp ( " )
lexx-owb-no-dialog-tags-English.esp ( " )
lexx-lr-no-dialog-tags-English.esp ( " )
Nevada Skies.esp
Arwen_NV_Med-Tec.esp
Arwen_NV_Realism_Core.esp
Arwen_NV_Hard-Core.esp
Arwen_One_Life.esp
 
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