I've been trying to play the actual game but finding mods to make it look halfway decent, getting them installed, resolving conflilcts and keeping the game from crashing took me a couple of days. I might actually get around the playing the game at some point.
For years I've been thinking about a "mod manager sim," about distilling the hunt for mods and the struggle to get them working into a fun core loop. Haven't come up with much, but it's by far what I spend the most time on.
That's like trying to make paying taxes a fun game.
After countless hours I finally managed to divine a mod order that doesn't have graphical artifacts and the game only bluescreens every hour or so. Yay.
I switched to MO2 from FOMM the other day and I'm really impressed.
MO2 keeps every mod in a separate directory and only merges them virtually when the game starts. Unlike all the other managers I've tried that means mods don't permanently overwrite each other's files (which is huge considering how most Fallout mods work). You can also change the mod order or remove them with zero effort or negative permanent effect on other mods.
I don't even know when I started. Must have been at least that long ago. A few years ago I started looking for mods. A year ago I finally installed the game and some mods. And a week ago I had to start all over again because some mods where outdated, the game kept crashing and the mod manager I originally used (FOMM) wasn't very good.
Edit: I switched to MO2 a few days ago and its virtualization is a game-changer. If you're still trying to get mods working I recommend giving that one a try.
Fallout New Vegas Mod Organizer 2
I've been trying to play the actual game but finding mods to make it look halfway decent, getting them installed, resolving conflilcts and keeping the game from crashing took me a couple of days. I might actually get around the playing the game at some point.
For years I've been thinking about a "mod manager sim," about distilling the hunt for mods and the struggle to get them working into a fun core loop. Haven't come up with much, but it's by far what I spend the most time on.
That's like trying to make paying taxes a fun game.
After countless hours I finally managed to divine a mod order that doesn't have graphical artifacts and the game only bluescreens every hour or so. Yay.
I wish more people would realize that Wabbajack has support for more than just Skyrim.
I switched to MO2 from FOMM the other day and I'm really impressed.
MO2 keeps every mod in a separate directory and only merges them virtually when the game starts. Unlike all the other managers I've tried that means mods don't permanently overwrite each other's files (which is huge considering how most Fallout mods work). You can also change the mod order or remove them with zero effort or negative permanent effect on other mods.
I think I've spent more time modding New Vegas than actually playing it.
I’ve been doing that for the last two years.
I don't even know when I started. Must have been at least that long ago. A few years ago I started looking for mods. A year ago I finally installed the game and some mods. And a week ago I had to start all over again because some mods where outdated, the game kept crashing and the mod manager I originally used (FOMM) wasn't very good.
Edit: I switched to MO2 a few days ago and its virtualization is a game-changer. If you're still trying to get mods working I recommend giving that one a try.