Recommended Mods?

[etawakimasi]

I'm not new to Fallout. I played a modded Fallout 3 (no DLC) for a year after its release but I lost the disk at some point over the past couple of years. I just recently repurchased it over Steam because Skyrim is getting old and repetitive.

 

I know the basic must have downloads. FOMM. FOSE. BOSS. DarnUI. But I'm interested in what you creative modders have come up with and what works with what! (I'm taking a look at FWE, FOOK and MMM as of now!)

 

Thanks for any input!

 

EDIT: I've looked at several guides via Google and Nexus but all of them are outdated!

[M48A5]

You will need to decide which you want, FOOK or FWE. The do not work well together. I recommend FWE simply because I tried FOOK for about a week and had to uninstall it. I caused so many problems that the game was unplayable. However, there are people that swear by it. I also use Clean Deluxe, Fallout Remastered, RRCompanions Vault, MERC2. I started this play through with my first companion, Brisa Alomodvar.

I have been taking my time because she adds a lot to the game. Another good one is DC Interiors. I suggest you go to the files area and check out the top 100. Some very good ones there. Hope this helps.

[etawakimasi]

Thanks a lot!. I'll check out the mods you suggested. I'm getting excited thinking about it!

[panzersharkcat]

Mothership Zeta Crew is another recommended one. I don't think it plays well with either FOOK or FWE. I don't remember which. Check out the minis and add-on pages, too.

[Clock88]

As the "Download with Manager" option seems to appear on most files for both tesnexus and fallout3nexus now, can I use that to install mods of my choosing with that, or should i check that the files they contain are sorted under a data folder, as thats how I think NMM works, I find NMM eaiser to use than FOMM.

 

Also to answer this OP, i found this link, although it doesnt contain many mods, is qute infomrative and an interesting read if you don't know much about FO3 modding.

Edited February 2, 2012 by Clock88

[BlackRampage]

check that the files they contain are sorted under a data folder

This part. Not only that, but I'd recommend to check any and all folders that come with a mod. Especially considering the fact that overwhelming majority of Fo3 mods were released long before there was even talk of a nexus mod manager.

I'm sure some mod authors might have made the corrections necessary for installing their mod(s) with the NMM, but many more probably haven't.

 

On top of that: The NMM is still in a beta stage and is thus long from being ideal just yet. And many features FoMM does have still need to be implemented into the NMM

 

My recommendation: Use FoMM for Fo3 mods.

[yk0520]

For companions, I would strongly recommend Jessi the Teenage Companion (and Kelsey),along with Brisa Almodovar (my personal favorite).There are other mods tha t convert NPC's to companions like Lucy West,Sydney and even Bittercup (though her constant complaining will drive you nuts after a few minutes).

 

For a player home, the Mini Hidout is a good one to start with,but the best overall is the Daniels Family Vault (a place that actually feels like a home,plus not overloaded with an obscene amount of weapons/gear etc...but does have a nicely stocked bar).