Viva New Vegas - Wabbajack port

Warning
This modlist has been archived and no longer recieves any updates, nor has support.
You can still try to install it but inevitably will fail due to missing mods, mod updates, or other issues.

MODLIST SUMMARY

Viva New Vegas is a comprehensive modding guide for Fallout New Vegas that will carefully walk you through how to install all the mods you will need for a perfectly stable, smooth, and most importantly, enjoyable experience. The guide is highly accessible for everyone, no matter your modding experience. You can find the (manual) guide at https://vivanewvegas.github.io. This modlist functions as a one-click install to have the guide installed and improves Fallout New Vegas with increased performance, many bugfixes, some gameplay improvements, and quality of life extras.

NOTE: This isn't a full port because BSA Decompressor is not working fully automatic yet by Wabbajack and it's a step I don't recommend for beginners, nor those who just want an optimized game with 1-click. However for those that want to try, it's included in the Tools subfolder.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• REQUIREMENTS
• PREPARATION
  • Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package
  • Set the Game language to English
    • GOG Galaxy
    • Steam
  • Clean slate
    • GOG Galaxy
      • Making a new Steam Library
    • Steam
  • Pre Modlist Installation Instructions
• MODLIST INSTALLATION
  • Modlist Installation Instructions
  • Post Installation Instructions
• BEFORE YOU BEGIN PLAYING
• UPDATING
• KNOWN ISSUES
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  • The list is down / in maintenance!
  • Unable to download VNV LODGenOutput...
  • Why do I get a Application Load Error 5:0000065434 error message when I try to launch the game?
  • How do I fix NPCs "bouncing" when playing above 60 FPS?
  • What steps do I have to take to run the game in an ultrawide resolution?
  • I don't like either Stewie Tweaks preset. How can I create my own?
  • I don't like VNV's Just Assorted Mods preset. How can I create my own?
  • Why didn't I get any DLC pop-ups / items after starting a new game?
  • Why isn't XYZ mod in the list?
  • I have a bug / question!
  • I want to support your work!
• CREDITS AND THANKS

REQUIREMENTS

• Latest version of Wabbajack.
• A clean English installation of Fallout New Vegas, and all DLCs.
  • Also known as Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.
  • Acquired through either GOG or Steam.
• Around 12,8 GB of free space.
  • 9,2 GB for Fallout New vegas itself.
  • 0,8 GB for the mod downloads.
  • 2,8 GB for the modlist installation.
• A Nexusmods account.
  • Nexus Premium is not necessary, but will help to download the modlist faster.

PREPARATION

These steps are only needed if you install this Modlist for the first time. If you are updating the Modlist, jump straight to UPDATING.

Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package

You likely already have this installed, but in case you haven't. This package is required for MO2 and you can download it from Microsoft. Download the x64 version under "Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019". Direct link if you can't find it.

You can also download an All-in-One package here.

Set the Game language to English

This entire Modlist is in English and 99% of all mods you will find are also in English. I highly recommend playing the game in English and support will not be given to people with a non-English game.

GOG Galaxy

1. Open GOG Galaxy and go to your Owned games.
2. Find Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition in the list.
3. Right-click on it and select Manage Installation -> Configure....
4. Next to Language, select English from the dropdown menu.
5. Click on OK in the bottom-right corner.

Steam

1. Open Steam and go to your Library.
2. Find Fallout: New Vegas in the list.
3. Right-click on it and select Properties....
4. Click on the Language tab and select English from the dropdown menu.
5. Click on the cross icon in the top-right corner.

Clean slate

If you have modded Fallout New Vegas before, or have the game installed under C:\Program Files\, C:\Program Files (x86)\, C:\Users\ or C:\Windows\, follow these steps to reinstall it.

GOG Galaxy

1. Open GOG Galaxy and go to your Installed games.
2. Find Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition in the list.
3. Right-click on it and select Manage Installation -> Uninstall.
4. Navigate to where the game was installed (GOG Galaxy\Games by default) and, if present, delete the Fallout New Vegas folder.
5. Open GOG Galaxy again and go to your Owned games.
6. Find Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition in the list.
7. Right-click on it and select Manage Installation -> Install.
   • If the location shown falls under C:\Program Files\, C:\Program Files (x86)\, C:\Users\ or C:\Windows\, click on it then Browse.
   • Select a location that's outside the afromentioned folder locations. (for example, C:\Games\GOG\)
8. Make sure the language is set on English and click on Install.

Making a new Steam Library

If you already have a Steam library set up outside of any default Windows folder, or you have the game on GOG, skip this step.

A new Steam library needs to be set up to install the game on, as the default library is in a default Windows UAC-protected folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam).

1. Open Steam and select Steam -> Settings in the top left.
2. In the Downloads tab, select Steam Library Folders.
3. Select Add Library Folder and select a location outside of any default Windows folders.
   • For example, C:\Games\Steam.
4. Exit out of the settings when you are finished.

By default, Steam only allows one library per drive, but there is a workaround. If for example you already have the default Steam library at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam, but still want your game on your C:\ drive, you will need to follow these instructions to do so.

Steam

1. Open Steam and go to your Library.
2. Find Fallout: New Vegas in the list.
3. Right-click on it and select Manage -> Uninstall.
4. Navigate to Steam\steamapps\common\ and, if present, delete the Fallout New Vegas folder.
5. Open Steam and go to your Library.
6. Find Fallout: New Vegas in the list.
7. Right-click on it and select Manage -> Install.
   • If the location shown falls under C:\Program Files\, C:\Program Files (x86)\, C:\Users\ or C:\Windows\, click on Cancel and make a new Steam Library.
8. Click on Next and then on Finish.

Pre Modlist Installation Instructions

1. Navigate to Documents\My Games\ and if present, delete the FalloutNV folder.
   • This will delete all saves you have, but the modlist requires you to start a new game anyway.
2. Navigate to your Fallout New Vegas installation folder.
3. Run FalloutNVLauncher.exe.
4. Click OK to both pop-ups that say Detecting Video Hardware.
5. Select Options then select the Ultra (or High, for better performance) preset option.
6. Set the Resolution option to your preference.
7. Click OK then Exit.
8. Go to the Data folder and if present, delete FalloutNV_lang.esp.

MODLIST INSTALLATION

Modlist Installation Instructions

1. Download Wabbajack.
2. Create a new folder anywhere that is NOT under C:\Program Files, C:\Users or C:\Windows.
3. Place the downloaded Wabbajack.exe into this folder.
4. Run Wabbajack.exe.
5. Locate Viva New Vegas on the gallery and click the down arrow to download the modlist file.
6. In Installation Location select an empty folder that is NOT under C:\Program Files, C:\Users, or C:\Windows.
   • Do not install this list in your Steam folder, Fallout New Vegas folder or a folder that contains Wabbajack.exe.
7. The downloads location will auto-populate. This can be changed if preferred.
8. Click the button with the Play Arrow to begin the process.
9. Accept the Nexusmods API request if asked.
10. Wabbajack will now automatically download and install every necessary mod.
    • If you don't have Nexus Premium, you'll have to manually click download for all the mods, but Wabbajack will still install them.
11. When Wabbajack completes you will see either a green Installation Complete screen or a red Installation Failed screen. If successful, proceed.

Post Installation Instructions

1. Navigate to the Viva New Vegas installation folder.
2. Open the folder named Game Folder Files.
3. Copy all files in this folder and paste them into your Fallout New Vegas installation folder.
   • COPY ONLY THE FILES IN THE "GAME FOLDER FILES" FOLDER.
   • If asked, let it overwrite everything.
4. Right-click on FalloutNVpatch.exe and run as admin. Press Enter when finished.
5. Open the ModOrganizer.exe executable in the Viva New Vegas installation folder to start playing.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN PLAYING

• This modlist comes with 3 profiles you can choose to play with.
  • Viva New Vegas which is the default profile and made for first time playing.
  • Viva Wasted Vegas for people who want a grittier apocalypse experience.
  • Viva Basic Vegas for who wants to use VNV as a lite or mod creation base.
    • It's recommended to download the 4GB patched GECK but it gets marked as an false positive by Windows Defender.
  • You can switch between profiles by using Mod Organizer 2, found in the Viva New Vegas folder, top-left.
• Once you have selected the profile you want to use, open the INI Editor , go to tab falloutcustom.ini and change iNumHWThreads=2 from 2 to the amount of your system logical processors.
  • If you do not know how many logical processors your CPU has, use your Task Manager to find out.
• Launch the game using the New Vegas option in MO2.

UPDATING

When this Modlist receives an update, please check the Changelog before doing anything. Always backup your saves. Start a new game after updating, if noted in the Changelog.

Wabbajack will delete all files that are not part of the Modlist when updating! This means that any additional mods you have installed on top of the Modlist will be deleted. Your downloads folder will not be touched!

You can circumvent this behavior by renaming the mod with the prefix [NoDelete]. For example, you've added a mod named Misc Gameplay Merge. In MO2, rename the mod name to [NoDelete] Misc Gameplay Merge so Wabbajack doesn't remove the mod when updating / reinstalling the modlist.

Updating is the same as installing. You only have to make sure that you select the same path and tick the Overwrite Existing Modlist checkbox in Wabbajack.

In the event that an xNVSE or NVHR update is included in a list update, you should repeat the post installation instructions.

KNOWN ISSUES

• Loot Menu doesn't work during the character generation quest while you're still in Doc Mitchell's house. This is intended.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The list is down / in maintenance!

Sorry, I'll get it back up asap. In the meantime, you can follow our manual guide at https://vivanewvegas.github.io which always get priority updates.

Unable to download VNV LODGenOutput...

In case you have trouble downloading the VNV LODGenOutput, you can download it from this Google Drive link and place it in your mod downloads folder; https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16fCa0rtCknEmC6Btb5PEgQpMjiOsLNqv?usp=sharing

Why do I get a Application Load Error 5:0000065434 error message when I try to launch the game?

Run your game directly through Steam once.
You may also need to restart Steam and/or your PC.

How do I fix NPCs "bouncing" when playing above 60 FPS?

1. Click the button at the top of MO2 and select INI Editor.
2. Go to the tab FalloutCustom.ini.
   • Make sure you are in the FalloutCustom.ini tab and NOT the Custom.ini tab.
3. Paste in the following:

[FootIK]
fOnOffGain=0.01
bFootPlacementOn=0
fPelvisUpDownBias=0
fPelvisOffsetDamping=0
fOriginalGroundHeightMS=0

4. Save and exit

What steps do I have to take to run the game in an ultrawide resolution?

1. Click the button at the top of MO2 and select INI Editor.
2. Go to the tab FalloutPrefs.ini.
   • Make sure you are in the FalloutCustom.ini tab and NOT the Custom.ini tab.
3. Search (Ctrl+F) and edit the following values:

iSize W=1920
iSize H=1080

• Change the values to whatever resolution you are going to play in.

4. Save and exit
5. Right-click on lStewieAl's Tweaks - Custom INI mod (from Bug Fixes/QOL) in the left pane of MO2 and select Open in Explorer.
6. Navigate to nvse/plugins/ and open nvse_stewie_tweaks.ini in a text editor.
7. Set bUltrawideSupport to 1.

I don't like either Stewie Tweaks preset. How can I create my own?

1. Go to your Viva New Vegas installation folder.
2. Right-click on lStewieAl's Tweaks - VNV INI or Wasted INI.
3. Click on Copy.
4. Right-click on an empty space in the folder and click Paste.
5. A new folder has been made with the same name but ending in "- Copy".
6. Rename it to a name of your choice, prefix it with [NoDelete] so it doesn't get deleted with you update the modlist.
   • For example, [NoDelete] lStewieAl's Tweaks - Custom INI
7. Open MO2 and Enable the mod.

Now any changes you make in the ini file of that mod, or in-game through the Stewie Tweaks settings, will be saved and not deleted whenever you rerun Wabbajack.

• Axonis, the author of Vanilla UI Plus, has their own lStewieAI's Tweaks Preset ini.

I don't like VNV's Just Assorted Mods preset. How can I create my own?

1. Go to your Viva New Vegas installation folder.
2. Right-click on JAM - Just Assorted Mods - VNV INI.
3. Click on Copy.
4. Right-click on an empty space in the folder and click Paste.
5. A new folder has been made with the same name but ending in "- Copy".
6. Rename it to a name of your choice, prefix it with [NoDelete] so it doesn't get deleted with you update the modlist.
   • For example, [NoDelete] - JAM - Just Assorted Mods - Custom INI
7. Open MO2 and Enable the mod.

Now any changes you make in the ini file of that mod, or in-game through the Mod Configuration > Just Mods settings, will be saved and not deleted whenever you rerun Wabbajack.

Why didn't I get any DLC pop-ups / items after starting a new game?

Simple DLC Delay prevents the DLC pop-ups from showing until you reach a certain level or the starting location for the DLC.

Dead Money

Radio starts broadcasting at level 20, listen to start the quest. Or go to Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel Bunker.

Honest Hearts

Radio starts broadcasting at level 10, listen to start the quest. Or go to Northern Passage.

Old World Blues

Radio starts broadcasting at level 15, listen to start the quest. Or go to Mojave Drive-in.

Lonesome Road

Radio starts broadcasting at level 20, listen to start the quest. Or go to Canyon Wreckage.

JSawyer Ultimate Edition scatters the pre-order pack items (also known as Courier's Stash) to the following locations;

Caravan Pack

The items can be found inside [Hell's Motel](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Hell's_Motel).

Classic Pack

The items can be found inside [Wrecked Highwayman](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Wrecked_Highwayman).

Mercenary Pack

The items can be found inside [Bradley's shack](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bradley's_shack).

Tribal Pack

The items can be found in the house right next to [Lucky Jim Mine](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_Jim_Mine).

Why isn't XYZ mod in the list?

This modlist tries to be as customizable as possible while also fixing as many bugs as possible. That being said, check Mods to Avoid to find out what mods you should avoid and suggestions for potential replacements of same.

I have a bug / question!

For issues, ask about it in the Drazden and Dark's Modding Hub Discord Server, or post an issue on the Github repo.

I want to support your work!

I thank you for that thought but you should probably donate to Qolore first.
You can find his Patreon here or his Paypal here.
If you want to support Wabbajack, go here.

CREDITS AND THANKS

• YOU for actually reading the readme!
• Qolore for creating such an amazing mod guide.
• ALL the mod authors that made the mods featured in this list.
• Halgari and everyone in the Wabbajack Team.
• Trawzified, Lively, and Kaethela for guiding me into this endavour.
• LadyZeefa for making the first steps to have Viva New Vegas available on Wabbajack.

This readme is based off of Starstruck Courier's readme and Qwest's readme.