Gameplay HD

Collection 4/10: Gameplay HD

We now get into the first of two gameplay-focused Collections. The approach of Gameplay HD is to make the original gameplay design smoother without dramatically changing its original feel.

Installation instructions:

Main File - Delay DLC Redux

Prevents the game's DLC from spamming the new game startup messages and requires you be near a given DLC's starting location to receive its quest.

Installation instructions:

Main File - IQO 2.7
In the installer enable all DLC alongside the Legion Quests, YUP, Uncut and Living Desert patches (the latter will be installed later on)

Rewrites all the quest objectives for clarity, better grammar and more consistent labelling. This will make quests easier to follow.

Essential Vanilla Enhancements Merged

Installation instructions:

Main File - Vanilla Enhancements Merged
Additionally install Essential Vanilla Enhancements Merged - JSUE Patch and Essential Vanilla Enhancements Merged - Mojave Arsenal Patch for later mod compatibility (don't enable them for now)
Optional - install The Bazar of Z - Essential Vanilla Enhancements Merged - No Disguise Question so that wearing a faction disguise armor always disguises you like the vanilla game rather than give a toggle option. Of course rival faction NPCs would see your face-covering outfit and shoot on sight, it makes logical sense

Compilation of many smaller gameplay-related mods, all updated, fixed, and optimized to work together.

Essential DLC Enhancements Merged

Installation instructions:

Main File - Essential DLC Enhancements

Merge of many gameplay improvements for the DLCs, all updated and fixed.

Installation instructions:

Main File - Immersion Mods Merged
In the installer add the Followers Formula Redone patch for later compatiblity

Similar to the above two mods with immersion-focused changes.

NV Animations for Not Animated Containers

Installation instructions:

Main File - NV Animations for Not Animated Containers

Adds container opening animations to containers without them.

Installation instructions:

Main File - NVCS Installer
When installing use the default settings

Updated skeleton for compatibility with the below and future mods.

Installation instructions:

Main File - Ragdolls
In the installer add the Followers Formula Redone patch for later compatiblity.
Additionally install Sighourn's Ragolls YUP Patch for compatibility with YUP

Overhauls NPC animations so they react to your gunshots and ragdoll realistically. A huge immersion booster that’s very vanilla-friendly.

Installation instructions:

Main File - ISControl ESPless FULL

Dynamically adds ISControl node system animation support and easy per-weapon sights adjustment. Prerequisitve for the below section.

Installation instructions:

Main File - kNVSE

Resource for expanding and improving the game's limited animation system. Prerequisitve for the below section.

Combat Mechanic Improvements

The below mods combined will improve the fidelity of your player movement, enhance the camera and replace all vanilla weapon animations for a more responsive feel. They require the ISControlEnabler and kNVSE utilities installed above.

Installation instructions:

Install the Main File for these mods.

Enhanced Camera
Simple 3rd Person Camera Improvements - press C to switch shoulders in third person
Diagonal movement
360 Movement - disable Better Auto Walk in Tweaks
Walking Inertia - makes walking ramp up rather than have you instantly Minecraft move
Viewmodel Recoil - adds first person recoil
Blended Locomotion - better weapon movement when aiming down sites etc
B42 Weapon Inertia - weapon moves in the direction you look around
FNV Clean Animations - also install Update Files - FNV Clean Animations - Update 2.2
FNV Clean Animations Reborn - install 1. Blended Locomotion and Iron Sights Alignment
Dedicated Weapon Animations (kNVSE) - enable Auto Weapons No Firing Delay in Tweaks
Butcher Pete Complete - install 1. (Hitman Locomotion) only
Unarmed Animations
Melee VATS Animation Restoration

Laser Weapon Iron Sights

Installation instructions:

If you're planning to install the Gameplay+ Collection, install the Gun Runners Merged variants listed below as Mojave Arsenal will merge GRA weapons into the vanilla items list. Otherwise download the variants that don't have 'Gun Runner's Arsenal Merged' at the end.

Main File - Laser Weapon Iron Sights - Gun Runner's Arsenal Merged
Main File - Plasma Weapon Iron Sights - Gun Runner's Arsenal Merged

Adds iron sights to laser and plasma weapons which don't have them by default.

Immersive Recoil

Installation instructions:

Main File - Immersive Recoil 2.4.1

Adds realistic recoil to weapons when firing them.

You may find the default recoil quite extreme on some weapons like the Revolver. You can tick the Custom Data checkbox in the MCM menu for Immersive Recoil to customise the recoil multipler per weapon or per ammo type. You may have to de-equip and equip your weapon for the right weapon to appear in that menu. I correct this on a weapon-by-weapon basis as I notice weapon recoil that seems too extreme.

Consistent Spread - Firearms Accuracy and Wobble Fix

Installation instructions:

Main File - Consistent Spreadv1.1

Fixes gun wobble and weapon spread to be more predictable.

Gore Dismember and Explode Edits LE

Installation instructions:

Main File - Gore Dismember and Explode Edits LE

Changes how gore dismemberment and explosions are handled so it only happens for weapons where it makes sense i.e. small weapons like pistols can’t blow up arms etc.

No Repair in Combat

Installation instructions:

Main File - No Repair in Combat

Disables repairing in combat for a minor immersion and difficulty boost. Some code exists suggesting this was originally considered by Obsidian.

Less Accurate NPC's NVSE

Installation instructions:

Main File - Less Accurate NPCs

NPCs by default have extremely accurate aim. This mod fixes that. You can customise how it works by right clicking on the mod in Vortex->Open in File Manager, then open NVSE/plugins/scripts/gr_NPCAccuracy.txt. Change the fNPCMaxGunWobbleAngle value to whatever you like. The default is 15 and it goes up to 130. I've set it to 45 as that to me strikes the right difficulty balance. If Vortex provides any notification about external file changes, elect to keep the changes.

Point That Somewhere Else

Installation instructions:

Main File - Point That Somewhere Else

Adds GTA-like behaviour where pointing your gun at NPCs will make them aggressive or flee with a cooldown period where you can stop being a dick. Awesome imemrsion booster and much better than NPCs doing nothing.

Miscellaneous Improvements

The below mods are specific, vanilla-friendly tweaks.

Installation instructions:

Install the Main File for these mods.

Dialogue DoF Disabler - removes background blur when talking to characters for an immersion boost
Beyond the Beef Tweaks - player choice-related improvements to this quest line
Glowing Star Bottle Cap - adds a glow to an easily missable quest collectible
This Isn't Goodbye - gives followers a more natural 'see you later'-type response when dismissing them rather than a dramatic farewell speech
Footsteps Volume Fixes - makes the footstep volume more consistent but more of a tweak than a bug
Securitrons On Alert - Securitron faces change when attacking. After installing open the .ini file within config by right clicking→Open in FIle Manager, then set bRedScreenOnCombat to 0 to disable their faces turning red in combat (IMO Securitrons having colour faces feels a bit out of place given their 50s TV screen tech)

Brave New World

Installation instructions:

Main File - Brave New World
Select the Voices Only option to ensure compatibility with future mod selections
Reinstall this if you install New Vegas Redesigned 2 Revisited in Collection 8 - Graphics Core so the relevant compatibility patch is added (it should continue functioning as expected after reinstalling)

The Mojaves' huge number of characters meant Obsidian had their small number of voice actors record many, many lines of dialogue for many roles. They're excellent, but it can weaken immersion recognising the same voices for so many different faces. This expertly directed mod adds 145 carefully auditioned professional voice-overs for the most memorable minor characters. They also redesigned their faces. After playing with this enabled on a new playthrough the quality of the voice acting blew me away, so I moved it to this earlier section of the Collections since it makes such a big immersion difference.

Please note that this mod requires you to start a new save before its changes will work. Brave New World will not activate in pre-existing saves.

Anon2971's Immersive Stewie Tweaks

Installation instructions:

Main File - Anon2971's Immersive Stewie Tweaks

Various extra Stewie Tweaks options from myself designed to compliment Essentials INI. Adds a mixture of quality of life changes, hotkeys and gameplay difficulty enhancers. I'll likely update this in the future as Stewie Tweaks adds more features.

Here are the key gameplay changes (full list available via the mod's Optional Files):

Hide HUD key - I've set this to hide the compass by pressing C as with my UI setup I like making the compass visible in exteriors but hidden for interiors. It is otherwise marked as Always On via Immersive HUD. Adjust key manually as you wish
Open Map Key - set to M by default to save you having to open your Pipboy and switch to that menu. I also enabled Show Local Map in interiors. Adjust key manually as you wish. I didn't enable the Pipboy Items key as the logical selection, i, clashes with the default Immersive HUD key and I can't think of a better key at the moment
Radio Skip Song Key - pressing [ will let you skip the currently playing radio song if you're tired of hearing it. Adjust key manually as you wish
Fallout 76 Encumbrance - when you're over-encumbered your Action Points will be used for some movement until you run out. You still won't be able to sprint until you drop some items
No Skill Tags - some dialogue options are a skill check giving you alternative solutions if you have a high enough relevant skill. By default it specifies which skill is tested and how many points you need, allowing you to easily jump back a save and boost that stat via levelling up or temporarily with drugs or magazines. Turning this tweak on covers the skill check label and skill value you need which improves immersion since dialogue doesn’t explicitly say when your skills are checked, but the lines are written in such a way that they imply a skill may be used. The skill check text changes if you have enough points or not, so by reading carefully you can infer which dialogue is a skill check. By default I've made it show the Skill only and no skill number value so skill checks are a bit more explicit for first time players, but you can cover it entirely for maximum immersion via changing the option in the Tweaks menu
Hide Enemies on Compass with 'Show firing enemies' ticked and No Compass Pips If Not in Danger - hides NPC compass icons unless they're shooting at you for added immersion
Robotic Companions Heal With Scrap Metal
Revive Unconscious Companions - use Stimpacks to revive unconscious companions
Pause Holotapes - click on a holotape to pause it, double click to unpause
Barter Affects Repair Costs - self-explanatory. Makes Barter more useful
Remember Bobby Pin Health - the health of your Bobby pins is remembered across saves. You should be a bit more careful when lockpicking now
No Scale NPC Damage Resistance By Condition and No Scale NPC Damage Threshold By Condition - difficulty tweak making it so when you attack enemies it calculates your damage as if they're wearing brand spanking new armor. There's a similar option for their weapon damage. Use or don't as you like