NickMcHazard

OK, I've posted the mod: http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37729 Please use the discussion tab to post any bug reports.

Thanks for the lead! That's exactly the info I needed. I have to say, speaking as an application developer... GECK is a train wreck =p Its functionality is so disparate and ambiguous. Anyway, I'm glad to see that more people are interested in this. I'll try to get it posted by the end of this week. Please bear with me as it is tedious work. - Nick

I just went ahead and did this on Sunday. I haven't posted the mod yet but I will do so soon. Bear in mind it is kind of ghetto since I can't seem to get any of the VO sound files to work with replies. Also, I tried making BoS membership a requirement of the dialogue option, but apparently the value is still 0 even though I'm a member. Go figure. I may set the option to require a speech check as well. I want to make some small improvements so that the thing actually SEEMS like a reasonable House response, but I really can't do that until I figure out how to use VO files in GECK. So, in short: 1. I have made a mod that allows the player to spare the BoS in House Always Wins V 2. I want to improve it a little so it is still realistic and immersive (e.g., House probably won't be thrilled) 3. I really really want to know how to view, access, and use all of the VO files in GECK - Nick

Bump (for Great Justice)

I saw that before, too, but it's not the same thing. That mod lets the Brotherhood ally with the NCR even if Hardin is in control. It doesn't affect the quest from Mr. House at all. Exactly... what we need is a mod that would allow Mr. House to ally with the BoS. I emphatically support this because the notion that I am required to betray and murder one of two allies is, frankly, an absurd departure from the way that I've played my character thus far. This is about "The House Always Wins V" and how it makes a "good" character technically impossible. I mean really... I have to betray and murder one of two parties that trust me? It just doesn't make sense, especially given the erudite nature of House's purported beliefs. Also, Veronica. I'm going to massacre all the people she loves and still be able to talk to her? I've read elsewhere that the GECK files for the game include a quest marker labeled "(Optional) Convince Mr. House that the Brotherhood of Steel is not a threat" or some such thing. So it may have been planned at some point during development, even if it is presently defunct. I can't really express how much this would improve the experience for me. I feel very bad executing Mr. House, and I feel worse killing off the BoS (even if they are kind of douchey).