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    Abnormally Short LOD

    in Discussion

    Posted

    Edit: troubleshooting ongoing. LOD Issue may simply be a broken vanilla setting after all.

    For more info on this, enter your game, and type coc SLBosBunker

     

    Then walk over the hill in front of you, and look at the mountains around you. The ground texture LOD is broken for me, and I would love confirmation from someone else.

    ENB still takes pictures after Windows reinstall

    in Mod Troubleshooting

    Posted

    When cleaning out a "virus" or any form of "malware", just uninstalling is not sufficient. You need to completely reformat the disk drive and reinstall as if to a brand new machine. (This is why backups are required.) It is a major PITA, but malware is worse and these days they are very persistent. It is always best to identify the specific malware detected and read up on how it tries to re-establish itself. Some may require professional assistance.

     

    -Dubious-

    Oh yeah. I know people hate this word, but after I reinstalled Windows I got

     

    "Kaspersky"

     

    Say what you will about it, it caught an infected system file, and scrubbed it clean, before fixing the damage.

     

    A clean install of Windows from the BIOS is always a good idea, though.

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    Definitely include that in your description. That change in focus and detail is a differentiating factor "selling point" you need to emphasize. It brings the potential

    customer expectations closer to alignment with your intention. Then, for those needing more detail on specific mods after following your guide, direct them to additional resources such as one of those well regarded "longer" guides (such as "Viva New Vegas") or the wiki "FNV General Mod Use Advice" or "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" articles.

     

    -Dubious-

    Links! I LIVE on links. Thanks man! I'll check those out, and maybe include the links in the end of my guide for those who want to further their experiences!

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    This is intended as "constructive criticism", to help you improve your feedback rate instead of discouraging you. I have not looked beyond the mod description, because frankly there was nothing there for me that didn't scream "amateur". (Nothing wrong with that, everyone starts out there; but not what I want in a "guide author".)

     

    Your "mod description" is your "elevator sales pitch" to your customers. (Use the "Articles" tab or "locked" comments to expand on details beyond the "quick pitch" description.) You need to explain why it is different/superior to others to entice people to look it over in detail; i.e. "to sell it". You haven't sold me on why I should spend any of my limited time on it. I don't "know" you (no "profile background" to establish technical qualifications, nor other "mods"), nor do you have a track record of providing insightful help to others on the forum. So you are essentially an "unknown quality" author competing with every other guide with a track record (measured by endorsements and comments).

     

    Your description instead strongly suggests this is just a "tell me how to improve my LO" pitch, which is not what most people look for in a "guide" (which implies some expertise greater than the average player who already uses mods in other games). We have plenty of well meaning but simplistic "install this, then this guides" which only work fine on their owners system because the "guide author" doesn't understand how systems vary or what lies behind why or how an install can fail. And for a guide to remain effective, it needs to be maintained to incorporate changes as mods change over time. A "one off and forgotten" guide is practically useless after six months. If you aren't bringing something new to the table (like how to get numerous "tricky" mods to work together), why shouldn't someone just use one of those already existing with a track record of recommendations?

     

    If you don't "sell" people on why they should be using your guide, then you are wasting your time and effort. So at the very least, spruce up the mod description.

     

    -Dubious-

    I totally get that, but at the moment, I don't think my guide offers much that a truly experienced modder couldn't accomplish on their own. That being said, my guide isn't FOR the accomplished modder. Far from it. This is supposed to be a low-mid tier guide for those who don't know what they are doing, and are trying to play New Vegas without too much hassle. I made the guide because many of the ones I have seen, while being VERY LARGE don't actually offer any instructions that I could understand. ULTIMATE mod guide being an example. I tried to expand my knowledge on modding New Vegas by asking people who seemingly knew what they were talking about, but none seemed too eager to help a stranger sending them a private mail . It just bothered me that there was a bunch of non-functional mod guides, and the people who claim to know what they are doing seemingly can't be bothered to answer any questions.

     

    There's so much modding info out there, and I know my friends have a very difficult time differentiating between the working mods, and the old, defunct ones. I made this guide as not only an adventure in learning for myself, but to eventually be a handy guide for people who have ZERO experience with the game.

     

    Perhaps I should include some of this in my elevator pitch!

     

    I will try my best to spruce up my description, and clarify myself a bit more. Thanks muchly!

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    Ye

     

     

    Why don't you upload it to the Nexus? That way users can endorse it and track it to be updated of any changes you make.

    Wait, you can upload pdf files. To the Nexus? :D

     

    I figured there was strict rules about only uploading mods, though to be clear, I didn't read them.

     

    Thanks for the idea! NexusMods home is a much better place for this modlist!

     

    Yes. There's quite a few mod lists on the Nexus. Some won't have a pdf attached but rather a link to a website, YT video or Google Doc or the instructions will be contained in the description tab of the mod page.

     

    As an alternative to a pdf, which can get unwieldy, you could use the Nexus' wiki or even a Github page like Viva New Vegas.

     

    Lastly, you might find that you want to share your own compatibility patches with your users so it's also handy to have a mod page at the Nexus for that reason so they can be hosted and downloaded from there.

    Well, I just got told by NexusMods that my file is not a mod, and can't be posted there. I AM allowed to keep it there until they have their own "Guide platform" though

    ENB still takes pictures after Windows reinstall

    in Mod Troubleshooting

    Posted

    So here's my issue: I have uninstalled v0.451 of Fallout 3 / Fallout New Vegas ENB, and even after i reinstalled New Vegas, and deleted everything, I was still able to take screenshots with Shift and PrintScreen after reinstalling.

    I then found out I had a virus, and uninstalled everything. Including the operating system.

    STILL When I reinstalled everything, the screenshots can be taken. I'm not sure how to uninstall ENB, if literally every file that I know about has been replaced. Is there some sort of FULL uninstall guide? Am I missing something? Help would be greatly appreciated, because I am at a loss.

    Ideas:

    • Maybe Steam is adding extra files on installation of New Vegas?
    • Maybe there is a DLL in Windows causing this?

     

    I included an image of my install folder. Is anything there that shouldn't be?

     

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    Why don't you upload it to the Nexus? That way users can endorse it and track it to be updated of any changes you make.

    Wait, you can upload pdf files. To the Nexus? :D

     

    I figured there was strict rules about only uploading mods, though to be clear, I didn't read them.

     

    Thanks for the idea! NexusMods home is a much better place for this modlist!

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    hey i got some clashes with some of the mods, game runs but some of the stuff is like a red triangle w a white coffin thing inside. any idea how to fix that?

    That may have been my fault. I think running LOOT is messing up the load order. Best to uninstall and reinstall unsung the latest guide.

     

    I very much apologize for that. Also, you may have installed ENB wrong, but it might be something else. I'll look into it a bit, and see what answers I can come up with.

     

     

    Edit:

     

    Try a few things for me...

    • Uninstall ENB alone. Do this by locating the files individually and removing them. Any change?
    • Uninstall NVTF, and see if the textures are back.
    • Uninstall NMC's texture pack. Fixed? Reinstall. Still broken?
    • Check the new guide for anything I may have accidentally omitted in any version prior to 2.0

    Go to the settings option in the title screen. Do version numbers of mods appear at the left?

     

    type ~ (under Esc key) and type

    Get is LAA

    as one word. Was the response 2 ? (If not, the 4gb Patcher was not installed properly)

    Hold Shift and Press Enter. Did a menu appear? If so, ENBoost was installed incorrectly

    Are you running the game through NVSE? (Don't use the New Vegas exe!)

     

    When you uninstalled, and then reinstalled, did you delete ALL your game files, as described by the guide?

    Did you also uninstall all vortex mods, and reinstall them? Sometimes people keep them active between installs, and this leads to all kinds of stuff going missing.

     

    If all else fails, I would ask you to Reinstall 2.0 in the order provided, as I know it to work.

    Also, what are your PC specs? Maybe the texture files are too bulky?

    My mods seem to be downloading into a C: folder even though my mods staging folder is on my D: drive

    in Vortex Support

    Posted

    Oh, I see. I simply commented %appdata%, because I had the very same issue a short time ago, and thought if he couldn't find it, that was the most likely spot for it to be placed, as that was where I found mine.
    Edit: It's also the default install folder, if memory serves, and it stands to reason that if he couldn't find it, he probably didn't manually place it elsewhere.

    My mods seem to be downloading into a C: folder even though my mods staging folder is on my D: drive

    in Vortex Support

    Posted

     

    Mod file is in C:/%appdata%

     

    for some stupid reason.

     

    The MOD FILE or MOD ARCHIVE as in ZIP, RAR, 7Z file?

     

     

     

    That's the default installation for Vortex

     

    Just go into Vortex SETTINGS------>DOWNLOAD and change the location of the folder.

     

    ALWAYS check the SETTINGS part of a program to see what things you can change

     

    The archive. My mistake.

    C:\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\downloads\falloutnv

    Judge my Mod Guide. (But be gentle)

    in Discussion

    Posted

    Edited post:

    It appears I am NOT allowed to post simple guides on NexusMods after all. Good to know. I may migrate that file back here, or it may stay in place for now until a format for guides can be created on NexusMods.

    Soon however, The files will be found here, AND the nexusmods page, as I have permission from Support to leave it where it is.

    New version uploaded.

     

    Changelog included in the .zip.

    Now... I'm gonna die if I don't eat something.

    File is now too big to be uploaded here,

    https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/71304

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