should I just give up? :(

[ghussak]

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/44204//? New Vegas Enhanced Content : It's what exactly you are looking for. A bunch of mods(they are a lot believe me) that enhance vanilla game, fix bugs, reduce errors, etc gathered all together in one .esp file.(There is also a compatibility patch for MMUE)

 

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/45104/? Mission Mojave - Ultimate Edition : It fixes in-game bugs, glitches, etc. As described in the mod's main page it fixes more than 27,000 records.

 

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/46302/? Fallout New Vegas Optimized : Optimized tweaked ini files for multi-core based pc's. Exactly what you are looking for.

 

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35262/? 4GB Fallout New Vegas : FNV4GB is a tool to load Fallout New Vegas with the Large Address Aware executable flag set so the entire 4GB Virtual Memory Address Space can be used by the game. This is useful when using lots of mods.

 

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34832/? New Vegas Stutter Remover : It helps reduce the stuttering issue even in unmodded vanilla game.

 

I think these are your first and basic steps for an as stable as possible modded Fallout New Vegas. You could furthermore use FNVEdit and clean up mods, erase conflicts, etc but it requires a level of knowledge I don't currently possess :smile:

 

thx, I will check them all!

 

btw, with FNVEdit, I believe it suffice to just create a merged patch; I was having issues without the merged patch, my UI (for project nevada, FOOK, and a few other mods got broken without the merged patch!)

 

I have also created a few tweaks with it, like transforming the stealth suit mk2 into a device that still allows you to use normal armor! it is fun to play with, no coding hability required :)

[BrainFever]

If you run BOSS to sort your load order and assuming that you have all DLC's, in the Recognised Plugins tab of the BOSS page you will see that the 5DLC's (Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road and Gun Runners Arsenal) have a note under each esm that it needs to be cleaned with FNVEdit. Now, I don't know exactly what this "need" for cleaning means technically but since they are a kind of conflict and BOSS prompts you to do so is of some importance. Perhaps someone more experienced could advise you better whether you should clean the official DLC's or not and ofc whether it affects the game's stability since this is our main issue. From my point of view, since it's a conflict it doesn't hurt to eliminate it.

In my modded FNV I cleaned the official DLC's and optimized the bethesda textures based on this Skyrim guide http://wiki.step-project.com/User:Neovalen/Skyrim_Revisited . This guide refers to a different game but the game engine, the file structures, etc are basically the same so it 'll have to do. And to tell you the truth I wish there was a guide like that with this awesome level of detail and instructions for Fallout New Vegas..

Edited July 20, 2013 by BrainFever