What this mod does is adding tons of new shops and stores to the game. Interiors - I still wonder why Bethesda didn't released this as DLC.
Download it from here.ĭarnified UI - Makes the HUD (compass and health) smaller and shrinks the text in your Pip-Boy.
The only bad thing is that it doesn't cover the DLCs, which is a shame.
One of the best Fallout 3 mods out there in my opinion. Highly recommended, although somewhat resource consuming. I really can't play Fallout 3 anymore without this mod. NMC's Texture Pack - retextures everything, and I really mean EVERYTHING. A two and a half year project and most likely the largest Fallout 3 mod to date. A plane crash takes you to Alton, Illinois.
Download and install from here.Īlton, IL - a huge quest mod. The wasteland will become more dynamic but also a far less forgiving place. The aim of the mod is to improving the challenge, sense of immersion, depth of gameplay, and range of options compared the the original game. This mod basically consist of a bunch of mods put together. Adds starvation, thirst, the need to sleep, ammunition has weight, etc. Download the mod from here.įWE - this huge overhaul turns Fallout 3 into a survivalist nightmare. That b!tch! Once she became Overseer, she doesn't need you anymore. Vault 101 Revisited - you can finally go back to Vault 101 after completing the "Trouble on the Homefront" quest and getting exiled by Amata. Get this mod from here.ĭC Ranger Arsenal - good armor variations, but not lore friendly. Interesting, but most weapons use CALIBR ammunition, which means that you MUST have CALIBR installed, so I guess I'll just pass. Scavanger Armors - Adds cowboy armors, army armors, backpacks and headgear to the game. Just don't drive too fast or your game might crash. You can even attach miniguns, flame throwers or missile launchers to it. Get the new perks from here.ĭriveable Motorcycle - a fun mod that allows you to drive a motorcycle around the Capital Wasteland. When your HP drops below 10%, all your attacks result in critical hits. Here's an example of a new perk: Last Gasp Effort - With your dying breath you gain the power to kill whatever nearly killed you. Ultimate Perk Pack - adds lots of new perks to the game (over 70), with their own icons! One of my favorite mods. Amanda, your sister from the vault, follows you around the Capital Wasteland. But if you want to keep track of progress, the team are posting regular screenshots and clips over on their Facebook and Twitter feeds.ĭisclosure: Turns out one of my old Uni pals (Thomas "Otellino" Mitchell) is a contributing level designer on this thing? Small world, huh.Ties That Bind - a gigantic companion mod, two years of work. Funnily enough, they're now both doing so under the umbrella of tech monolith Microsoft.įallout 4: New Vegas still seems a good ways away from completion. For better or worse, Fallout 76 has defined what Bethesda consider a modern Fallout game looks like, while Obsidian are off doing their own thing with The Outer Wilds, Grounded and the recently-announced Avowed. That is, unless you haven’t played a Fallout game before, but in that case you’re better off with the Game of the Year edition of Fallout 3." Do you want some more Fallout? If so, New Vegas can provide, so long as you don’t mind your every hour with it being laced with some small amount of disappointment. "It’s just that this is absolutely not the classic that Fallout 1 and 2 unquestionably were, and it’s also not the bold, bright reinvention that Fallout 3 was. Scrolling all the way back in the RPS archives reveals this absolute scorcher of a Fallout: New Vegas review from Quintin Smith. That's if you even consider New Vegas a classic, mind. Of course, the folks who are excited for a mod like F4NV are probably the sort of folks who could recite their favourite New Vegas questlines from memory. That's something the trailer is keenly aware of, flaunting a whole lot more exploding heads and first-person blasting than it does any sort of ethical dialogue dilemma. Granted, Fallout 4's technical base has its own share of problems, leading the mod team towards some spine-breaking problems with combining the two games.įallout 4 does undoubtedly have better rootin', tootin' and shootin' than the Fallout 3 era games, mind. And while it may seem petty, the sheer jank of New Vegas's foundations were a barrier to me getting invested in what I'm told is an extremely good wasteland RPG, actually. Sure enough, it does very much look like Fallout: New Vegas rendered in the more up-to-date stylings of Bethesda's Fallout 4.