Help old lady with mods please?

[WolfHawk]

Ima playing the age card here. I'm 62 and have been using mods since Morrowind (ok, and Chris Beddoes mod for Arcanum). As the games have evolved so has the difficulty of getting mods to play nice together; Wrye Mash, Vortex, Mod Organizer, LOOT, Bethesda.net, Nexus, Steam, etc. ad nauseum. I usually spend 3 or 4 weeks trying to get mods installed before I can even play.

 

All of that to say I am wanting to start another run through of Fallout New Vegas. I found a list of mods here: https://gamerant.com/fallout-new-vegas-mods-make-feel-like-brand-new-game/

and there are some I would like to try.

 

Is there anyone out there who could give me an idea if the following would work together? If so, will they work with Steam versions or do I need to use the disks? What mod installer(s) would be best? I would sure appreciate someone helping me out. Thank you all!

 

 

NMCs Texture Pack for New Vegas

Mod created by NeilMc_NMC (Nexus Mods)

 

Fallout Character Overhaul

Mod created by Drumber (Nexus Mods)

 

Wasteland Flora And Terrain Overhaul

Mod created by vurt and Marcurios (Nexus Mods)

 

New Vegas Bounties

Mod created by Someguy2000 (Nexus Mods)

 

JSawyer's Ultimate Edition

Mod created by PushTheWinButton (Nexus Mods)

 

New Vegas Uncut

Mod Series Created By MoBurma (Nexus Mods)

 

A World Of Pain

Mod created by Dj Mystro (Nexus Mods)

 

Project Nevada

Mod created by PN Team (Nexus Mods)

 

Tale Of Two Wastelands

Mod created by TTW Team (TTW.com)

 

Fallout: New California

Mod created by Radian-Helix Media (Nexus Mods)

[gnarly1]

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Have a look at my previous post here. You're probably keen to get cracking into a game ASAP, but as F:NV is a bit....fragile...it needs some help to get it stable, especially if you intend on installing more than a few mods.

 

The 'mods to avoid' section of the Viva New Vegas (VNV) Guide recommends not using FCO and Project Nevada due to technical issues. There are ways to 'fix' those mods using other mods, but there's also standalone mods which are better alternatives and these are mentioned in the guide.

 

If you want to use TTW then the author of VNV has created a modding guide for that as well which is linked in the VNV guide.

 

Some mods aren't compatible with TTW or need a compatibility patch to work but some mod authors provide a compatibility patch or a compatible version of their mod. Sorry I can't provide much help here as I've never used TTW . However, there's lots of useful stuff here.

 

All mods work with the steam version and I would recommend using Mod Organizer 2 as your mod manager/installer for F:NV, mainly because most curated mod guides assume you're using it.

 

However, Vortex is a good option as well.

 

Post back if you need any further help, but following a mod guide is a good way to learn how to mod the game.

[M48A5]

You can't use A Tale of Two Wastelands with just Fallout: New Vegas. It requires Fallout 3 to be installed.

 

Also, TTW is not available from Nexus Mods.

[Radioactivelad]

Project Nevada is ill-advised in general, but it's also probably stepping on the toes of Jsawyer Ultimate, as they're both rebalance mods.

 

Just Assorted Mods is the contemporary choice for many of things Project Nevada does. Everything else should work well enough.

[WolfHawk]

Ok...no TTW and no PN. I appreciate the links you all have provided. Especially the Do Not Use list. I will be working through all this over the weekend. Hopefully I will be able to play Sat evening or Sun morning.

 

Thank you Gentlepersons for your help!

[laclongquan]

New Vegas Bounties should create troubles with Tale of Two Wasteland. NVB used old F3's assets which TTW use.

 

ALSO, if you are trying TTW, do NOT use Vortex. That mod manager wont be supported by TTW crowd. Learn to use Mod Organizer 2 instead.

 

Dont let Vortex crowd persuade you otherwise~ An user that can install and run TTW on Vortex is a super veteran~

Edited September 19, 2022 by laclongquan

[showler]

Or, they followed Gopher's very clear video and used his pre-made Collections. Much easier than MO2 since most of the work is done for you.

[WolfHawk]

Well I got a game started. So far only the bus home mod isn't working correctly. I hadn't listed it because I have used it before with no problems. This time the uogrades aren't showing up at the Goodsprings General Store. All I got was the cleanup and tires. No idea why. Guess I'll uninstall it.