Recommended Mods List <WIP>

[AlexRD]

Fallout New Faces - Improves the faces of several NPCs

Human Body and Face - New normals and speculars for default human bodies.

Strip and Freeside Markers - Adds Map Markers to the Strip and Freeside

Unified HUD Project - Merges HUD mods to make them compatible

Reinforced Armors - Adds an option to reinforce armors. EX: Leather Armor > Reinforced Leather Armor

Ranger Helmet - Enhanced Vision - Adds Infrared vision to the NCR Ranger Helmet.

Colonized Freeside - Overhauls Freeside to a more realistic level of detail a civilization whilst staying law Friendly

XFO NV Overhaul - Too big to explain it here, click the link and read everything. ( Recommended )

Casino Bets - Replaces the minimum/maximum bet value according to how well the casino looks.

CASM - Improves the Save system.

Edited December 28, 2010 by AlexRD

[AlexRD]

Alex's Mod List

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  Non-Player Character Modifications:
  NCR Doggy Buddies - Changes the NCR Dogs to normal dogs, and adds a NCR Helmet.
  Alsatian Rex - Transforms Rex into a Real Dog.
  New Vegas Redesigned - Enhances NPCs faces.
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  Tools:
  NVSE , BOSS - NVSE extends New Vegas scripting capabilities, and BOSS re-orders your load order.
  Ini Optimizer - Optimizes the Ini for performance and stability. [use at your own risk, for some work, for some it doesn't]
• 3GB Fallout New Vegas PLUS- Enables Fallout New Vegas 32-bit to currently use less than 4GB of RAM, NVSE compatible and tested.
  FOMM- A collection of utilities related to both creating and using mods.
  FNVEdit - FNVEdit is an advanced graphical module viewer/editor and conflict detector .
  Save Key - Adds a hotkey to save the game. ( It is not the Quicksave, it is the long save).
  FNV Plugin Utility - Allows you to merge plugins.
  CASM - Improves the Save system.
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  Major Additions and Bug Fixes:
• New Vegas Jazz - Adds a Jazz Radio Station.
  Conelrad Radio Sation - Adds a new Radio Station to New Vegas.
• Reactive People I and II - People now react to your actions, such as sneaking around or pointing a gun at them.
• Project Nevada - A collection of things such as sprint mod, grenade hotkey, and a lot more.
  New Vegas Stutter Remover - Attempts to remove stutter by doing several things to improve performance.
   
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  Overhaul:
  Powered Power Armor - Power Armor now has a lot of enhancements, it carries itself, it can be recharged, among other cool stuff.
  Passive Animals & Critters - Alters the default Animal Behavior.
  WME - Weapon Mod Expansion - Expands on Vanilla Weapon Mod Expansion.
  FOOK - An overhaul mod which adds hundreds of new items, high quality retextures and many new gameplay features to the base game.
• XFO NV Overhaul - [Recommended] Too big to explain it here, click the link and read everything.
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  Places and Quests:
• New Vegas Bounties - New Quest, on which you assume the role of a Bounty Hunter.
  Wasteland Defense - Construct your own wasteland fort and defend it from enemy raiders.
• New Vegas Strip No Gates - Turns the strip into one.
  Tales From The Burning Sands - Adds a quest to the game.
  A World of Pain - Adds 48 intense locations to the wasteland filled with enemies and loot.
  Strip and Freeside Markers - Adds Map Markers to the Strip and Freeside.
  Colonized Freeside - Overhauls Freeside to a more realistic level of detail a civilization whilst staying law Friendly.
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  Tweaks:
  Less Intrusive Kill Cam - Decreases the Kill Cam duration and frequency.
  Animated Food and Drinks - Adds an animation for drinking and eating.
  Active Wasteland - Forgotten items such as lamps, or coffee makers now have actions.
  KTs SpeedSquad - Changes the Companions following distance.
  Free Wild Wasteland - Gives the Wild Wasteland trait for free. As soon as you leave goodsprings, it will ask you whether you want this trait or not.
  No Neos - Enemys can't dodge bullets anymore.
  Sniper Perk Enhanced - Enhances the Sniper Perk, by reducing spread, among other things.
  Charisma Based Follower Limit - Self Explanatory.
  Bottle That Water - Enables you to bottle water for later drinking.
  Mojave Express Expansion - Turns the Post Office boxes into Mojave Express dropbox send stations.
  Casino Bets - Replaces the minimum/maximum bet value according to how well the casino looks.
   
  Tweaks #2:
  Lucky Lighter - Gives the Lucky Lighter a +1 Luck effect.
  IWS Increased Spawn - Self Explanatory.
  Resident Evil Camera - Changes the Camera to work like in Resident Evil.
  NCR Enhancement - Adds new npcs, vendors and fortifications (lore friendly).
  Z 1ASS RPG - Changes to quest, Perk/Trait, Stat, Skill and message descriptions to reflect 1st person, among other things.
  Realistic Weapons Damage - RWD - Increases BodyPart Damage, headshots are now Fatal and combat is much more dangerous. Also increases explosion effect.
  The Walking Dead - Makes ghouls walk, among other things.
  Weapon Animation Replacers - Replaces weapons animations.
  Fallout New Vegas Re-Animated - Improves game animation, like aiming, running, etc.
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  Visual Enhancements:
• The Imaginator - User-Selectable image enhancement such as film grain.
  Rusty Highway - Adds damaged cars throughout the Highway.
• Detailed Normals - Bumps up the New Vegas Landscape textures and makes them more crisp and detailed.
  Parkerized Pip Boy - Improves the Pip-Boy general look.
  Arenovalis Weapon Retexture Project - This is a pack release containing all of Arenovalis's New Vegas weapon retextures.
• FNV Enhanced Shaders - My Personal Favorite, Adds some visual pizazz and styling to the graphics of Fallout New Vegas.
  Visual Drugs - Adds visual effects to chems.
• Dynavision I - Provides a dynamic depth-of-field and auto-focus effect similar to a camera.
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  Weather:
• Nevada Skies URWL - Improves the game with weather settings such as sandstorms, and a sky resembling real life with URWL lighting.
  Electro City - Adds light sources .
  Lighten Up New Vegas - Adds more diversion to the soundtrack.
  Interior Lighting Overhaul - Improves the interiors, making it darker.
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  Clean Up:
  Clean Up New Vegas - Cleans up New Vegas, removing useless clutter from the ground.
  New Vegas Restoration - Cleans up New Vegas, removes Trash , etc.
  Cleaned Novac - Cleans up Novac, removes all the trash and fixes the street.
  Clean Goodsprings - Cleans up Goodsprings, removing all the trash.
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  User Interface:
  Asuka HUD - Changes the HUD, replacing icons, etc.
  Pip Boy Readius - It replaces the regular ingame Pipboy with a handheld Readius-like device.
• Darnified UI - Improves the User Interface in a number of ways.
  HUD Extended - Extends the HUD to see time, among other things.
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  Textures:
  Enhanced Blood Textures - Enhances the default blood texture, along with several other improvements such as screen splatter.
  High Resolution Night Sky - Enhances the Night Sky.
  Hi-Res World View Weapon Textures - Makes the guns look exactly like they do in first-person.
  Hi-Res Eyes Replacer - Enhances the Eye Texture.
• Ojo Bueno HQ Textures - Enhances the game textures.
• Philekos HQ Ranger Armor - A retexture of the Ranger Combat armor.
• NV - Terrain Recreational Project - [Detailed Normals Required] Improves Terrain Textures
  HuntersJoy Pack - Enhances and removes the unrealistic coloured glow from monsters.
• Human Body and Face - New normals and speculars for default human bodies.
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  Clothes:
  De-Equipable Companion - The goal of this project was to allow the removal of default companion weapons and armor to allow for a more customizable experience.
  TYPE 3 Body and Armor Replacer - Transforms the Feminine armors into a more "Feminine" type.
  Fade That Faction Armor - You can now fade the faction script from a faction armor, so you can use it like a normal armor. BlackWolf Backpacks - Adds wearable backpacks to the game.
  Dragonskin Tactical Outfit- Adds a selection of the titular outfits - in different colours and camo patterns - to the Wasteland.
  Advanced Recon Thermal Nightvision - This mod adds several sets of stealth armor.
• Reinforced Armors - Adds an option to reinforce armors. EX: Leather Armor > Reinforced Leather Armor