MMM and the way to use it with goodness.

[Deleted21304489User]

Mart's is awesome. However, over the years... with all the other over bloated and jacked up mods, patches, mergers, etc. that came out around the same time... it kind of got forgotten how to be best used.

 

The "best" way to use this mod is to not use it with any other mod that needs to be patched extensively with it. IE: FWE, EVE, and that Blackened patch (which is riddled with UF3P edits .) Not to mention other questionable thingys. Bleh... no thanks. Also, don't use any other version of the MMM mod, except for the original. The scripts are precise and any other "merger" has been messed with... and not in a good way, imo. Be warned, if you choose this path... your wasteland spawns will be all messed up and pretty much destroy your random encounters. Not to mention break some quest lines as well. Hey!! If you want stuff like dawgies stuck in the outside walls of Megaton, have at it. No thanks.

 

Pro Tips:

 

Use the original version

 

Do not clean the master files for FO3

 

Do not edit the master files for FO3 in any way

 

Do not use mods that edit NavMeshes from the original master files. IE: DC Streets, Busworld, DC Interiors, etc. (ikr?) - True Story

 

 

Other recommendations: Remove the "goulvarient.nif" from the creature mesh folder. it's corrupt and serves no purpose any way.

 

Turn off all of the silly added monsters, like gheckos, iguanas, etc. They either have bad nifs, or stack up and will cause your game to ctd.

 

If you're using a female body replacer (or male, I'm guessing)... turn off skeleton decay. It only works with the standard FO3 bodies.

 

Don't use Hunting and Looting. FFS, Mart says it's still Beta. Enough said. ( Where is that dude with an update?)

 

Set the "Reduced Wasteland Spawns" to -25%. Trust me, you'll still get baddies to kill and it will cut down on the "chaos level" in your wasteland gaming experience.

 

Anywho, this is all about the best way to use MMM, and nothing else. It's great by itself. However, if you want to use it with other mods, then learn how to use the GECK and xxxEdit and make it happen. Don't rely on what others put out there. You may be disappointed. Know what I'm sayin'? ^^

 

Happy Modding.

 

 

P.S. I use MMM and PB... along with my own modified versions of realism mods. You don't have to go the generic way. Also, learn how to make your own patches people... Mkay?

 

 

* a personal opinion posting - Teehee, I know this post is going to irritate some on the Nexus. Who cares... I'm right and will stand by it.

Edited May 10, 2018 by ejroberts49

[Deleted21304489User]

Here... I'll tag my load order, so you can see what I'm running:

 

Active Mod Files:

00 Fallout3.esm

01 Anchorage.esm

02 ThePitt.esm

03 BrokenSteel.esm

04 PointLookout.esm

05 Zeta.esm

06 iHUD.esm

07 CALIBR.esm [Version 1.4]

08 xCALIBR.esm

09 Project Beauty.esm

0A T6M Equipment Replacer.esm

0B Mart's Mutant Mod.esm

0C Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow.esm

0D Xepha's Dynamic Weather.esm

0E CaravanUpgrades.esp

0F Mannequin Race F03.esp

10 ImaginatorFO3.esp

11 Citadel Crane Fix.esp

12 Stop Insulting Me Outcasts.esp

13 DarNifiedUIF3.esp

14 krzymar-MoonSize_200%.esp [Version 0.2.0]

15 RubblePilesFix.esp

++ FO3LODGen.esp

16 Simple Saves.esp

17 Sprint Mod.esp

++ Barkskin.esp

18 8 Ball Perk.esp

19 Perk Rate - 2.esp

1A 100% Force Lock Chance.esp

1B 100% Pick Pocket Chance.esp

1C FirstPersonGunFollowCrosshairs.esp

++ HZSmoothLight - FO3.esp

1D Confessor Cromwell has a Break_EV.esp

1E Distributed Necklaces and Chains - Females Only.esp [Version 1.7]

1F Bed and Bath.esp

20 NukaColaJukebox.esp

21 Megaton House Door with Punisher Skull.esp

22 MetroCars.esp

23 Armor Repair Kits - FO3.esp

24 Miniguns Non Replacer.esp

++ Re-Energized Weapons.esp

++ Reservist's Rifle Improved.esp

25 UniqueWeaponsRetextured.esp

26 UniqueWeaponsRetexturedPITT.esp

27 7_HolsterForHandGunsV1_1.esp

++ Bornagain Outcast T-45d Texture Patch.esp

28 Another Interior Mod.esp

29 DogmeatEssentialToken.esp

++ Dogmeat Distance.esp [Version 1.0]

++ Dogmeat_outfits.esp

2A Dogmeat Whistle.esp [Version 1.2]

2B Trucker Holotapes.esp

2C T6M Equipment Replacer for DLC.esp

2D T6M Jeans Outfit FO3.esp

2E T6M Unique Item for FO3.esp

2F Type6 Combat Uniform.esp

30 Anchorage Elevator Fix.esp

++ Aqua Pura Message Fix.esp

++ AutomatFix.esp

31 CouncilSeatFix.esp

++ GhoulEcologyFixed.esp

++ SuitcaseReanimated.esp

32 SewerEntranceNameFix.esp

33 Mart's Mutant Mod.esp

34 Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp

35 Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp

36 Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp

37 Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp

38 Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp

39 Simple Realism.esp

3A Sierra Fix.esp

3B Immersive Pickup Sounds.esp

++ majormodder's Junk Food to Barbeque Crisps.esp

++ FO3_WRP.esp

++ Mart's Mutant Mod - Zones Respawn.esp

++ Mart's Mutant Mod - Natural Selection.esp

++ Mart's Mutant Mod - Master Menu Module.esp

3C Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty.esp

++ RespawnableSafes.esp

++ LiteChemWearoffFX.esp

3D MZAllAccessPass.esp [Version 2]

3E NoTheftComments.esp

3F No NPC Greetings FO3.esp

40 NoMegatonTricycle.esp

41 YearlingBooks.esp

++ Moriartys_Key_Restored.esp

42 Grady's Package and Black Widow.esp

43 Vendors More Caps - Lore Friendly.esp

44 Chess Set.esp

45 Metro Ticket Tower.esp

46 Pickable and Placeable Ashtray with Cigar.esp

47 6IXES Clutter Texture Pack.esp

++ Immersive Pickup Sounds Patch.esp

++ d7_alienRifle_textureSet.esp

++ sledgehammer textureset.esp

++ superSledgeRetexture Textureset.esp

48 PresidentEden.esp

49 PinkPrincessSuitEN_FO3.esp

++ AnimatedFanV2f3.esp

++ Quieter and Smaller Wadsworth.esp

++ Quieter Mole Rats.esp

++ Quieter Nuka-Cola Sign.esp

++ Quieter Guns.esp

++ Ripper Flamer STFU.esp

4A Ham Radio.esp

4B Tree-logy Pt2 FO3.esp

++ Quantum XP.esp

4C FO3 Experience Merged.esp

4D Enhanced Weather - Weather Sounds in Interiors.esp

4E Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Main + DLC Merged.esp

4F Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Rain.esp

++ Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Night Eye Edition Merged (NEE+OA+Rain).esp

50 Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Dynamic Sneak Bonus.esp

51 Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Sandstorms.esp

52 Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Weather Machine (Start Game Added).esp

53 Darkened Interiors.esp

++ Custom Race - Tranquility Lane Fix.esp

++ CRBSOR.esp

++ Merged Patch.esp

54 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

(++) means the mod has been merged into the bashed patch; reducing loaded plug-ins. Yes, you can bash the merged patch.

Yeah, some of my mods are merged, modified and ported... that's not the point. Oh man...I'm so done here. Time for FO4, or somethin' else. Lincoln Logs maybe. ^^

Own your modded game. You can do it. Example: HZSmoothlight... I tweaked it to be less bright and more ominous when in dark places. it's called Finesse yo.

P.S. Serious props to every mod author included in my load. Only the best get in my FO3 game. The rest get dumped. Know what I'm sayin'? Yeh !!

P.S.S. Last thing... You cannot seriously mod your game properly, without the skillz of using xxxEdit. You got no game otherwise. Enough said. Right?

Edited May 10, 2018 by ejroberts49

[Frogzilla82]

"urn off all of the silly added monsters, like gheckos, iguanas, etc. They either have bad nifs, or stack up and will cause your game to ctd."

 

This is what I would want, but I have zero clue how to do that. The mod doesn't have any menu to pick and choose.

[Deleted21304489User]

MMM installs it's own in-game menu. It's located in your pipboy, under apparel. Simple to use.