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<span id="ManualDownloads" class="section">
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<p>
<h3>Root Mods</h3>
The following mods are special because they need to be installed directly into the game's <b>Root</b> folder, <strong>not through Mod Organizer 2</strong>.
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Use the <strong>Manual Download</strong> and follow the instructions provided for each mod.
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Failing to install these mods correctly will result in issues.
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<div class="card" id="xNVSE" title="xNVSE">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67883" target="_blank">xNVSE (Script Extender)</a></h3>
An updated version of the original NVSE, which extends the scripting capabilities of the game.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - New Vegas Script Extender (xNVSE)</li>
<ol>
<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move everything</strong> to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
</ol>
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If you do not know what the <b>Root</b> folder is, read the <a href="./setup.html#terms" target="_blank">Key Terminology</a>.
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<p>
Despite its name, <strong>nvse_steam_loader.dll is still needed</strong> with the non-Steam versions of the game.
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<ol start="2">
<li>
After proper install, your <b>Root</b> folder should look like this:
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<img class="content-img" src="./img/Others/Root Folder.webp" alt="Root folder with a correct xNVSE install">
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</li>
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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/65854" target="_blank">FNV BSA Decompressor</a></h3>
Decompresses the vanilla BSA files to reduce loading times and stuttering. Can also fix certain sound effects not playing.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<b>Main Files</b> - FNV BSA Decompressor
<ol>
<li>Extract the archive into the <strong>Downloads</strong> folder.</li>
<li>From the extracted archive, run <strong>FNV BSA Decompressor.exe</strong>.</li>
<li>The <strong>Fallout: New Vegas</strong> and <strong>Decompressed Archives</strong> paths should be filled by default (Root folder and Data folder respectively). If they aren't, close the program and re-run your game launcher to generate the required registry key.
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<p>
The EGS release of the game does not create any keys! You need to select the game folder manually!
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</li>
<li>Click <strong>Decompress</strong>, wait for the process the finish, then exit the program once finished.</li>
<li>You can now delete files created in step 1.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="card" id="ESMFixes" title="ESM Fixes">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/77170" target="_blank">Ultimate Edition ESM Fixes</a></h3>
Optimizes and fixes thousands of records across the base game and DLC plugins to increase performance and stability.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<b>Main Files</b> - Ultimate Edition ESM Fixes
<ol>
<li>Extract the archive into the <strong>Downloads</strong> folder.</li>
<li>Click the <img class="mo2-icon" src="./img/MO2/Folders.webp" alt="MO2 folder button"> button next to the profiles bar in MO2 and select <strong>Open Mods folder</strong>.</li>
<li>Create an empty folder called <strong>Fixed ESMs</strong> inside of the Mods folder.</li>
<li>From the extracted archive, run <strong>Installer.exe</strong>.</li>
<li>The <strong>Fallout: New Vegas</strong> path should be filled by default (Root folder). If it isn't, close the program and re-run your game launcher to generate the required registry key.
<div class="card-yellow">
<p>
The EGS release of the game does not create any keys! You need to select the game folder manually!
</p>
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</li>
<li>Click <strong>Browse</strong> next to the <strong>ESM Fixes</strong> path field, then choose the <strong>Fixed ESMs</strong> folder you just created.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Install</strong>, wait for the process the finish, then exit the program once finished.</li>
<li>In Mod Organizer 2, press <kbd>F5</kbd> to refresh the left pane and enable the <strong>Fixed ESMs</strong> mod by ticking its checkbox.</li>
<li>You can now delete files created in the step 1.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="card" id="Patchers">
<p>
<h3>Game Patchers</h3>
Each version of the game requires a different patcher to work with xNVSE.
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These patchers allow the game to use up to 4GB of RAM and automatically load xNVSE.
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Select one of the following patchers based on your game version.
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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552" target="_blank">4GB Patcher</a></h3>
<b>Main Files</b> - 4GB Patcher</b>
<ol>
<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move the executable</strong> file to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
<li>Double-click on <strong>FNVpatch.exe</strong> to run it.</li>
<li>
A command prompt window will open and it should say:
<div class="card-basic">FalloutNV.exe patched!</div>
</li>
<li>Close the command prompt and a file named <strong>FalloutNV_backup.exe</strong> should appear in the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/81281" target="_blank">Epic Games Patcher</a></h3>
<b>Main Files</b> - Epic Games Patcher</b>
<ol>
<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move everything</strong> to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
<li>Double-click on <strong>Patcher.exe</strong> to run it.</li>
<li>
A command prompt window will open and after processing it should say:
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</li>
<li>Close the command prompt and a file named <strong>FalloutNV_backup.exe</strong> should appear in the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/69779" target="_blank">New Vegas Heap Replacer</a></h3>
Replaces the game's heap management system with a much faster version, which can lead to large performance gains.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<b>Main Files</b> - NVHR</b>
<ul>
<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move everything</strong> to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</p>
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<h2 onclick="location.href='#MO2Downloads'">Mod Organizer Downloads</h2>
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<p>
<h3>Managed</h3>
From now on, select <strong>Mod Manager Download</strong> to download mods - this will make the file appear in MO2's <b>Downloads</b> tab, ready to be installed according to the <a href="./mo2.html#Instructions" target="_blank">instructions</a> earlier in the guide.
</p>
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<div class="card">
<p>
<h3>Creating a Separator in MO2</h3>
<ol>
<li>Right-click the empty space in the left pane of MO2 and select <strong>Create separator</strong>.</li>
<li>Name the separator <strong>Utilities</strong>.</li>
</ol>
</p>
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<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58277" target="_blank">JIP LN NVSE Plugin</a></h3>
NVSE extension with new functions and many engine bug fixes.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - JIP LN NVSE Plugin</li>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - JIP LN Settings INI</li>
</ul>
</p>
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<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66927" target="_blank">JohnnyGuitar NVSE</a></h3>
Another NVSE extension similar to JIP LN.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - JohnnyGuitar NVSE</b></li>
<li>
<h4><a class="link" href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/86200" target="_blank">JohnnyGuitar NVSE - INI Presets</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - JohnnyGuitar NVSE - All Tweaks Preset</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ShowOff">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/72541" target="_blank">ShowOff NVSE</a></h3>
NVSE plugin adding new functions and engine-level tweaks & bugfixes.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - ShowOff NVSE</li>
<li><b>Optional Files - ShowOff INI</b></li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="NVTF" title="NVTF">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66537" target="_blank">New Vegas Tick Fix</a></h3>
Fixes micro-stuttering, performance and allows playing at higher framerates (up to a safe maximum of ~120).
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - NVTF</li>
<li>
<h4><a class="link" href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/81231" target="_blank">NVTF - INI Presets</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - NVTF - Viva Default Preset</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="kNVSE" title="kNVSE">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/71336" target="_blank">kNVSE Animation Plugin</a></h3>
Resource for expanding and improving the game's limited animation system.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - kNVSE</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="UIO" title="UIO">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57174" target="_blank">User Interface Organizer</a></h3>
Automatically ensures that multiple HUD extensions work together, as well as fixing many bugs and improving performance.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - UIO - User Interface Organizer</li>
</ul>
<div class="card-red">
<p>
<b>Linux users!</b>
<br>
Proton 8.0-5 crashes with UIO! Please use Proton 8-25 or newer.
</p>
</div>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ModLimitFix">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68714" target="_blank">Mod Limit Fix</a></h3>
Raises the game's file handles limit and improves performance/loading times, even if you are far below it.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - MLF</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="CrashLogger">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/82540" target="_blank">Crash Logger</a></h3>
A DLL that logs raw crash data.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - Crash Logger</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ImprovedConsole">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/70801" target="_blank">Improved Console (NVSE)</a></h3>
Enhances the console's abilities to be able to execute and print results from all available script commands. Full scripting support inside console, including creating variables and evaluating NVSE expressions (arrays, strings) for easy mod development and prototyping. Mouse wheel scrolling included too.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - Improved Console</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ConsolePaste">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/65906" target="_blank">Console Paste Support</a></h3>
Adds Ctrl+V as a hotkey to paste into the in-game console, along with a few other helpful shortcuts.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - Console Paste</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ConsoleAutocomplete">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/82098" target="_blank">Basic Console Autocomplete</a></h3>
Adds autocomplete and reverse searching to the game console.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - Basic Console Autocomplete</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="KEYWORDS" title="KEYWORDS">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/83088" target="_blank">KEYWORDS</a></h3>
Implements an ESPless framework to create, and automatically load keywords in a simple user-friendly way, via use of ini config files.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - KEYWORDS</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ShaderLoader">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/87814" target="_blank">Shader Loader - NVSE</a></h3>
Allows loading shaders from loose files.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - Shader Loader - NVSE</li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ISControl" title="ISControl Enabler">
<p>
<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/75417" target="_blank">ISControl Enabler and Ironsights adjuster</a></h3>
Dynamically adds ISControl node system animation support and easy per-weapon sights adjustment.
<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Main Files</b> - ISControl</li>
</ul>
</p>
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</span>
<span id="GameConfiguration" class="section">
<h2 onclick="location.href='#GameConfiguration'">Game Configuration</h2>
<div class="card" id="CustomINI" title="Custom INI">
<p>
<h3>Custom INI</h3>
In this step we will take advantage of JIP LN NVSE's FalloutCustom.ini feature to improve performance and stability without affecting the main INIs.
<div class="card-green">
<p>
<b>FalloutCustom.ini</b> is a special settings file that overrides all other game INIs. This INI is exclusive to the user, meaning that the game or its launcher cannot change it.
<br>
<br>
This allows you to change settings without the fear of being overwritten, and removes the need of tracking which settings go into which file.
</p>
</div>
<ol>
<li>Click the <img class="mo2-icon" src="./img/MO2/INI Editor.webp" alt="MO2 INI button"> button at the top of MO2 and select <strong>INI Editor</strong>.</li>
<li>Select the <span class="card-basic">FalloutCustom.ini</span> tab, which should be blank. In case it's not, clear the file.</li>
<div class="card-yellow">
<p>
If you don't see the <b>FalloutCustom.ini</b> tab, then you have not enabled <strong>profile-specific Game INI Files</strong> in <b>Profile settings</b> during <a href="./mo2.html#configuration">MO2's configuration</a>.
</p>
</div>
<li>Paste in the following:</li>
<textarea readonly="readonly" style="height: 51.5em; width: 95%;" onclick="this.focus();this.select()">
; Value types (prefixes):
; i = integer (whole number)
; f = float (decimal number)
; s = string (text)
; b = boolean (0 = Off, 1 = On)
[Audio]
; Enables additional worker thread for minor performance improvement
bMultiThreadAudio=1
; Disables debug logging to save memory and CPU time
bUseAudioDebugInformation=0
; Increase audio file cache size to reduce loading stutter
iAudioCacheSize=16384
iMaxSizeForCachedSound=2048
[BackgroundLoad]
; Forces cell unload on fast travel to lessen memory usage
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1
; Reduces stutter when loading multiple NPCs
bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1
[Controls]
; Disables mouse acceleration in menus
; Game does not have mouse acceleration for the camera
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
fForegroundMouseBase=0
fForegroundMouseMult=0
[Display]
; Enables Fullscreen mode for the best performance in D3D9
; Refer to the Performance Guide for more info
bFull Screen=1
; Use this for V-Sync control (the Launcher setting doesn't work)
; 0 = Off, 1 = On, Higher values toggle fractional V-Sync (not recommended, very laggy and disables Variable Refresh Rate)
iPresentInterval=1
; Forces highest texture quality so textures won't break if you had it set to anything lower
iTexMipMapSkip=0
; Disables actor shadows due to their low visual impact and high performance cost
bDrawShadows=0
iActorShadowCountInt=0
iActorShadowCountExt=0
; Camera FOV
fDefaultWorldFOV=75.0000
; Viewmodel FOV
fDefault1stPersonFOV=55.0000
; Pip-Boy and terminal FOV
fPipboy1stPersonFOV=47.0
[General]
; Forces faster cell unload to lessen memory usage
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=1
; Spreads AI and game logic updates across 2 threads for better performance
; Values above 3 don't change anything, and the setting has nothing to do with the number of CPU cores
iNumHWThreads=3
[Grass]
; Increases grass draw distance
fGrassStartFadeDistance=11200
; Ensures that 3.0 Vertex Shader is used.
; Allows drawing more grass with better performance
b30GrassVS=1
[Water]
; Disables full scene reflections for a massive performance boost
; Water will use reflect LOD instead of drawing the entire world twice
bForceHighDetailReflections=0
[PipBoy]
; Fixes flicker when opening Pip-Boy when its light is on
fLightEffectFadeDuration=400
</textarea>
</ol>
<div class="card-red">
<p>
It is highly recommended to <strong>avoid changing any other INI settings</strong> not in the guide, and to avoid using tools like BethINI.
You will realistically not need any other tweaks than the ones already in the guide.
</p>
</div>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="TestingUtilities">
<p>
<h3>Testing Utilities</h3>
<ol>
<li>Restart your PC (otherwise some plugins might fail to load).</li>
<li>Install the <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/79358" target="_blank">ML Utilities Checker</a> with Mod Organizer 2, just like the previous mods.</li>
<li>Launch the game using the <strong>New Vegas</strong> option in MO2 (<strong>not NVSE</strong>).</li>
<div class="image-container">
<img class="content-img" src="./img/Others/Start Game.webp" alt="Launching the game">
<div class="resize-overlay expand"></div>
</div>
<li>If you see a black console window appear, it means <a href="./utilities.html#NVHR">NVHR</a> is working.</li>
<li>Once the game has reached the main menu, wait a few seconds and you will see a message box from the Utilities Checker.</li>
<div class="card-yellow">
<p>
If any check fails and the comment doesn't help you find a solution, open a support thread in the <a href="https://discord.gg/S99Ary5eba" target="_blank">ModdingLinked Discord server</a>.
</p>
</div>
<li>Close the game and <strong>disable the ML Utilities Checker</strong>.</li>
</ol>
</p>
</div>
<div class="card" id="PerformanceGuide">
<p>
<h3 class="link-page"><a href="https://performance.moddinglinked.com/falloutnv.html" target="_blank">Performance Guide</a></h3>
In-depth guide on how to fix the game's lackluster performance, display issues and <strong>alt-tabbing</strong>. Covers topics such as DXVK, framerate limiting, display modes, lag and HDR.
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