Jason McCullough's Fallout New Vegas Mod Pack - Release

(Copying the release tracking thread over here too for the V20 update)

You know that oblivion mod list and automatic installer? I made one for Fallout: New Vegas. There's about 50 mods this time.

Short version: I've written a collection of batch files that will take about 30 mods and automatically install them for you. My goal here is to enable someone who knows absolutely nothing about Fallout: New Vegas modding to be able to install and use some key high-quality hand-picked mods with the absolute minimum amount of work. If I can automate it, I have.

To honor the licensing and redistribution agreements in everyone's mods, I don't redistribute anything; you still have to download it all yourself. I just install it for you and fix the load order once you've got it. If you have a fallout3nexus.com subscription, you can download a lot of it automatically; otherwise you'll have to click everything. The load order is entirely conflict-free, near as I can tell.

Here you go: http://www.hronk.com/jmfnvmp/JMFNVMPV020.rar, 90k.

The dust storms from Nevada Skies are a sight to behold.

Change History:

V020
01. Eliminated instructions for running without all the DLC, no longer supported.
02. Added 5x faster waiting 1.0.
03. Added CASM with MCM 1.11.
04. Added ED-E be quiet 2.0.
05. Added Extra Map Markers 1.1.
06. Added Improved LOD Noise Texture 1.00.
07. Added JSawyer's Mod 5.1.
08. Added Project Nevada Patches 1.0.
09. Removed Biological Research Station Upgrade.
10. Removed Better Map Markers.
11. Removed Cacti of the Wastes -Cactus Mod-.
12. Removed Inofficial Community Patch.
13. Removed Oven Cooking.
14. Removed Selective Crafting.
15. Removed Weapons Mod Expanded.
16. Updated to CONELRAD 1.2.
17. Updated to FOOK 1.12.
18. Updated to Mission Mojave - Ultimate Edition 6.
19. Updated to The Mod Configuration Menu 1.5.
20. Updated to New Vegas Bounties I 1.3.
21. Updated to New Vegas Bounties II 1.25.
22. Updated to Wasteland Flora Overhaul 2.8a.

V19
1. Updated Project Nevada to 2.5.
2. Updated WMX Compatibility Grab Bag to 2011-12-24.
3. Updated WMX Pre-Order Packs Compatibility to 1.0.4.

V18
1. Updated to Mission Mojave x.93.
2. Updated to Monster Mod 10a.

V017
1. Added Game Companion 1.3.
2. Added Mission Mojave x.92.

V016
1. Fixed a bunch of file links.
2. Removed link to Operation Fixed Terrain.
3. Updated to FOOK 1.00.
4. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.7.
5. Updated to Wasteland Flora Overhaul LOD Patches v1.2.

V015
01. Added New Vegas Radio Speakers 1.0.
02. Added No tinnitus 1.0.
03. Added OWB Quiet Stealth Suit 1.0.
04. Added Cacti of the Wastes -Cactus Mod- 1.0.
05. Added Character Face Presets 1.4.
06. Added Familiar Faces - Head Presets 1.3.
07. Added Familiar Faces FO3 Followers - Head Presets 1.0.
08. Added More Character Presets 1.0.
09. Added Old World Blues - Path Lighting 1.1.
10. Added Vurts Wasteland Flora Overhaul 2.8.
11. Added 2-10 days sleeping and waiting v.1.
12. Added Barrel Crafting 1.337.
13. Added Better Crafting Sorting 1.1.
14. Added Biological Research Station Upgrade 1.0.
15. Added Dead Money - No Collar Explosion and No Poison Cloud Damage 1.0.0.
16. Added Dead Money Essential Companions 1.0.
17. Added Dead Money - No Collar and Cloud Messages 1.0.
18. Added DFB Cannibal Change 2.0.0.
19. Added Easier Mass Purified Water 1.0.
20. Added Easy Unlocking - Easy Hacking - Guaranteed Pick Pocket 1.0.
21. Added Faster Terminals 1.0.
22. Added Kobu - Free Wild Wasteland Trait 1.2.
23. Added Implant GRX Activator Hotkey 1.1.
24. Added Inventory Assistant - iAssist 1.10.
25. Added Mojave Express Expansion 2.1.1.
26. Added No Ravens On Radar v1b.
27. Added Oven cooking 1.2.
28. Added OWB - Vending Machine For The Sink 1.0.
29. Added Quantity Menu Key Change 1.0.
30. Added Radar HUD 1.32.
31. Added Selective Crafting 1.0.
32. Added Steady recipe 1.0.
33. Added Two Bears High Fiving 1.0.
34. Added Wasteland Toast 1.2.1.
35. Updated to FOOK 0.90.

V014
1. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded 1.1.1.

V013
1. Replaced More Where that Came From with GNR Enhanced 1.1.
2. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.6.
3. Updated to Operation Fixed Terrain 3.2.
4. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded Honest Hearts 1.0.3.
5. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded Old World Blues 1.0.2.

V012
1. Added Weapon Mods Expanded Gun Runner's Arsenal 1.01.
2. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.5.
3. Updated to NVSE v2 beta 12.
4. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded Dead Money 1.0.4.
5. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded Pre-Order Compatibility Packs 1.0.3.

V011
1. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.4.

V010
1. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.3.
2. Updated to Operation Fixed Terrain 3.1.1.
3. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded Compatibility Grab-Bag 07-10-11.

V009
1. Added Weapon Mods Expanded Lonesome Road.
2. Added Weapon Mods Expanded Pre-Order Compatibility Packs.
3. Fixed Operation Fixed Terrain missing link.
4. Fixed Operation Fixed Terrain unnecessary file installation.
5. Updated to Monster mod 10.
6. Updated to Project nevada 2.4.

V008
1. Updated to FOOK 0.80.
2. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.2.

V007
1. Removed Autoloot for causing crashes.
2. Removed Invisible Wall Remover as Operation Fixed Terrain already includes it.
3. Removed New Vegas Stutter Remover for not actually doing anything.
4. Removed Purge Cell Buffers for possibly causing crashes.

V006
1. Updated to Electro City v12a.
2. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 0.3.0.
3. Updated to Operation Fixed Terrain 3.0.
4. Updated to Weapon Mods Expanded 1.1.

V005
1. Fixed file comparisons process to be simpler with n1ghtsn1p3r's suggestions.
2. Removed Centered Third Person Camera, which FOOK replaces.
3. Removed No Auto Aim, which made no sense with FOOK and Project Nevada.
4. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 2.9.
5. Updated to Mod Configuration Menu 1.2.

V004
1. Fixed the radio again.
2. Updated to Mod Configuration Menu beta 1.2.
3. Updated to Nevada Skies 3.1.
4. Updated to Project Nevada 2.3.

V003
1. Removed Fellout.
2. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 2.8.
3. Updated to Nevada Skies 3.0.

V002
1. Added Nevada Skies URWLified.
2. Fixed radio having dead air.
3. Fixed Operation Fixed Terrain link.
4. Updated to Inofficial Community Patch 2.7.
5. Updated to Monster Mod 9.f.
6. Updated to FOOK 0.70.

Fiddling with it you may want to disable Monster Mod; I'd forgotten how damn hard that is.

Could really use some troubleshooting, as following the instructions from scratch has given an error at step 26:

This file does not exist in the installation directory, and yes I have followed all the instructions exactly, yes it was a clean install, yes everything was done precisely to the letter.

EDIT: I am an idiot who makes assumptions instead of reading instructions, disregard.

Oh, never mind. It's because WinRAR is mandatory. Wow, hidden $30 cost for a mod pack. NICE.

Apparently to get WinRAR from the link provided, you either have to give your personal information to spammers and list sellers, or pay $30. It was my bad, I assumed that having the actual program used for 7-zip files was sufficient, served me right for not reading that the pack required WinRAR specifically. I believe I have an old install .exe on a backup drive somewhere.

This is definitely pushing me closer to actually loading up New Vegas. I tried it immediately after Skyrim and it was too much of a similar thing.

Whoa, when did winrar go spamware? Christ. I'll replace it with 7z on the next update.

You can usually find archived older versions of winrar, without the crapware, on cnet and such as well.

Yeah, that was one of the reasons I'd switched to 7-zip on my most recent PC rebuild. No worries, though. Found an archived version and everything seems to be running smoothly. At least, 01install.cmd is pinging at me a lot.

Is there anything I need to know about attempting to doctor up a steam version of the game with this? (is FONV steam only?) Clean install?

Isn't Steam the only version of the game? Yeah, you want a clean install.

Got everything up and running - Jason, I don't even want to think about how complicated all this was to put together. Great job.

It was easy! The original Oblivion one was a nightmare, but once I had the template set up it only took 20 hours or so to build.

The Oblivion one took 80-120.

And THAT, folks, is how you get to 5000 posts!


Nothing but love for ya, Elyscape, nothin' but luv.

Jason got so involved in Oblivion that, if I recall correctly, at one point he did (or talked about) a play-through as a mage starting with nothing, not even clothes. I loves me some Cyrodil, but that's far more dedication and hours than I ever had.

The clothes just held her back and reduced her carrying capacity for loot. Strangely Oblivion caps your spell effectiveness at 95% if you wear any real armor too. So nudity is EFFICIENT.

And locally pareto optimal! Because seriously no one is made better off by covering up the boobies.

It's true! I used simulated annealing and gosh darn it if I didn't find a local maxima.

Is there anything like this for regular fallout?

Fallout 1, 2, or 3?