New Vegas mods for a first playthrough

Thirith on 31/5/2012 at 12:33

Not that there's much activity here, but I expect some TTLGers either played or are still playing New Vegas. I'm just about to get started myself and was wondering: what mods would you recommend for a first playthrough? I'm not looking for anything that makes fundamental gameplay changes or turns the wasteland into a verdant oasis; basically I'm looking for mods that polish what's already there, tweak it for the better, i.e. the Stalker Complete equivalent of New Vegas mods.

EvaUnit02 on 31/5/2012 at 20:08

Community unofficial patch
(http://www.ravenmodding.terminal47.net/?p=768)

Stutter remover - fixes general Bethesbryo engine problems that have been there since Oblivion
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34832)

Better Game Performance - removes unused objects from the game
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/40128)

Alt+Tab fix (borderless window)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/42956)

Purge Cell Buffers
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/36805)

CASM save system (very useful considering how prone Bethesbryo games are to breaking)
(http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36730)

DARNified UI
(http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1143482-wipzbeta-darnified-ui-nv/)

Primary Needs HUD (useful if you're running Hardcore Mode, which you should be frankly)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38538)

Grenade + Melee weapon hotkeys
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38808)

Unified HUD project (Needed if you wish to use all of the above UI mods in tandem)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38961)

NMC's High Resolution texture pack
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/43135)

Bornagain's armour retextures (Book of Steel compilation)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/39873#content)

Enhanced blood textures
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34917)

HR Pipboy reskin (works with FO3 too)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35796)

HR lockpick mini-game reskin (works with FO3 too)
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/39945)

Fellout - shitty orange tint be gone in favour for naturally lit environments. Also genuinely dark nights, making it very STALKER-ish ( Very atmospheric and requires you to use the Pipboy light a lot more.)
(http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=34888)

ILO - relights in-door environments. Again, very atmospheric and requires you to use the Pipboy light a lot more.
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35794)

Inventory Sorter - Adds category prefixes to inventory items for easier sorting.
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38604)

Manual Reload - stops you from automatically reloading every time you empty your guns. Very annoying considering that reload animations can't be cancelled - you're locked into them, leaving you vulnerable.
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/37090)

Sprint mod - (http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=34943)
Self-explanatory. You can consume AP to sprint for short bursts.

Bottle That Water - refill empty containers from water sources. Useful for Hardcore Mode.
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34840)

Portable campsite - portable camp fire (for cooking, crafting, etc) and a bedroll
(http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35134)

Thirith on 1/6/2012 at 10:07

Thanks! Will give some of these a whirl...