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<h2 Downloads</h2>

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<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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<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>

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<li><b>Main Files</b> - New Vegas Script Extender (xNVSE)</li>

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<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move everything</strong> to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>

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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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Despite its name, <strong>nvse_steam_loader.dll is still needed</strong> with non-Steam versions of the game.

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After proper install, your <b>Root</b> folder should look like this:

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<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>Steam and GOG</h3>

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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>

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<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>

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A command prompt window will open and it should say:

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<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>

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<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>

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A command prompt window will open and after processing it should say:

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<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>

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<li>

<b>Main Files</b> - NVHR</b>

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<li>From the downloaded archive, <strong>move everything</strong> to the game's <b>Root</b> folder.</li>

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<h2 Organizer Downloads</h2>

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<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.

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<h3>Creating a Separator in MO2</h3>

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<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>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/77415" target="_blank">ROOGNVSE Plugin</a></h3>

xNVSE plugin fixing bugs & adding new functions; hard requirement for TTW.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

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<li><b>Main Files</b> - ROOGNVSE</li>

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<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>

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<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>

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<li><b>Main Files</b> - JohnnyGuitar NVSE - All Tweaks Preset</li>

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</li>

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<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>

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<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>

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<li><b>Main Files</b> - NVTF - Viva Default Preset</li>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347" target="_blank">lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes</a></h3>

Collection of many configurable quality of life improvements and bug fixes. Settings can be further enabled/disabled/tweaked in the new <strong>Tweaks</strong> section added to the main menu.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

<ul>

<li><b>Main Files</b> - Stewie Tweaks</li>

<li>

<h4><a class="link" href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/79358" target="_blank">Viva New Vegas Resources</a></h4>

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<li><b>Main Files</b> - Stewie Tweaks - VNV INI</li>

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</li>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/80993" target="_blank">lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations</a></h3>

Rewrites various slow functions in the game to decrease loading/saving time and improve general performance.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

<ul>

<li><b>Main Files</b> - Engine Optimizations</li>

</ul>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/71973" target="_blank">Combat Lag Fix (NVSE)</a></h3>

Improves framerate in combat by fixing an engine bug that lowered framerate while attacking an enemy with a health-bar visible.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

<ul>

<li><b>Main Files</b> - Fast Weapon Lag Fix</li>

</ul>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/84823" target="_blank">VATS Lag Fix</a></h3>

Fixes an issue that caused the game to wait around 1-2 seconds before showing hit percentages in some cases.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

<ul>

<li><b>Main Files</b> - VATS Lag Fix</li>

</ul>

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<h3 class="link-download"><a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/80666" target="_blank">ActorCause Save Bloat Fix</a></h3>

Fixes a save bloating issue related to actors detecting the player, improving save/load speed and decreasing the size of save files by 15-30%.

<h3 class="install">Installation instructions</h3>

<ul>

<li><b>Main Files</b> - ActorCause Save Bloat Fix</li>

</ul>

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<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>

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<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>

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<p>

<b>Linux users!</b>

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Proton 8.0-5 crashes with UIO! Please use Proton 8-25 or newer.

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<h2 Configuration</h2>

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<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.

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<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.

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This allows you to change settings without the fear of being overwritten, and removes the need of tracking which settings go into which file.

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<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>

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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>.

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