I’ve personally chosen Medium version, but feel free to test either high quality or low quality assets depending on your PC. Let’s start with the popular essential: NMC’s Texture Pack for New Vegas. UIO - User Interface OrganizerĪnother tool needed for some other mods to work, so let’s install it right away to avoid the hassle. Correct order is vital for some mods to work! V. IMPORTANT: Activate mods in the same order as they’re introduced in this article. Make sure to activate every mod after installation. It should open Nexus Mod Manager and appear in your Download Manager. Let’s start with downloading essential fixes - download both New Vegas Anti-Crash and New Vegas Stutter Remover using “Download (NMM)” green button. Download it here and follow the instructions.įrom now on, you will launch the game using Nexus Mod Manager, but instead of clicking “Launch Fallout: New Vegas” button in the left top corner, click on the little arrow and pick “Launch NSVE” instead. This little tool expands scripting capabilities of the game and is essential for some mods to work. Other users reported higher speed, so it might work just fine for you.ĭownload Nexus Mod Manager here and let it locate your game files. Nexus has a premium program (£2,99/month) and obtaining it will make your download speed faster - as a non-premium user, my download cap was set to 1024 kb/s, making it really hard to install all “heavyweight” mods in a day. This wonderful tool makes modding SO much easier! Most of mods available through are downloadable through this client with a single click.
Start your modding with installing Fallout: New Vegas and downloading VC++ Runtime Redistributable x86. Keep in mind that some mods hate client overlays, so you might have to sacrifice achievement hunting for better looking game ( ENBSeries is the one example). GOG’s version has this enabled by default.Īdditionally, DRM-free games are usually easier to mod. You can get one on Steam, too, but then you’ll have to additionally install the FNV 4 GB Patcher to change the way game allocates your memory and make mod performance better. If you don’t have the original boxed copy, consider *insert bias alert here* getting a copy from GOG.com. Take your screenshot camera and go!īut first of all, let’s start modding. It’s a perfect recipe for first playthrough, if you haven’t finished the game back in the days - vanilla experience in beautiful surroundings. We won’t be using any gameplay-changing mods this time, except for small technical fixes.