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Official website: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/
Official forums: http://forums.bethsoft.com/forum/40-fallout/
Bethesda Blog: http://www.bethblog.com/category/fallout/
Nukapedia: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki
The Vault Wiki: http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Fallout_Wiki
Buy: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_5_9__12&term=fallout#term=fallout&category1=998&page=1
Torrent: http://thepiratebay.sx/search/fallout/0/7/400
Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Falloutgenerals
/vg/ Catalog: http://boards.4chan.org/vg/catalog#s=fallout
Thread archive: http://archive.foolz.us/vg/search/subject/Fallout/capcode/user/deleted/not-deleted/type/op/filter/text/
Old pastebin: http://pastebin.com/rwDx1L1x

When asking for help, post your load order.

Visit the Steam group if you want to know how to filter our resident spammer. Please refrain from responding to him or anyone else baiting in any sense.

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Original compilation http://pastebin.com/EKfL8bFW
The Mad Barber http://pastebin.com/9eb614gm
The Shit Courier http://pastebin.com/txMjBcR5
MoHAA http://pastebin.com/TQ81R38E
Jewish Operator http://pastebin.com/satfPxyC
Gangsta http://pastebin.com/ziH6dTsU
The Feminazi http://pastebin.com/aw0w9Ngh
Mad Bomber http://pastebin.com/WS1atFWv
Volstead Act Run The Saint Side http://pastebin.com/e3GynKJV
The Outlaw Side http://pastebin.com/Vju4Q6F0
The Shit Courier 2: Shit Harder http://pastebin.com/etYgzvfd
The Foxiest of the Hounds http://pastebin.com/2B2qCQdt
The Memphis Kid http://pastebin.com/dJF8h9qy
The Lone Courier http://pastebin.com/bCB26F9N
Courier http://pastebin.com/8XLSAtKi
Filthy Dumb Druggie Scum http://pastebin.com/0StZ7tvF
Mojave Peace-Keeper http://pastebin.com/qRt6K9R4
Ammo Enthusiast http://pastebin.com/h0mY9SaP
Schizo http://pastebin.com/Vr9J8cph

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INI Tweaks http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/new-vegas-tweak-guide
Nexus Mods http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/
ENB http://enbdev.com/download_mod_falloutnv.htm
Tale of Two Wastelands combines the FO3 game into NV, with a new, simple installer. Reported to run better than vanilla FO3.
http://www.taleoftwowastelands.com/
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Use either Fallout Mod Manager or Nexus Mod Manager to manage your mods. It supports one-click install and many other features to make your life easier when modding NV.

NVSE http://nvse.silverlock.org/

FNVEdit http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34703/
Details:
1. http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34703
2. Install it to the Root of New Vegas
3. Launch the .exe and Load up your mods, speed varies.
4. After loading, right click on the list of mods and click "create merged patch" and name it
5. Close Program and when it asks you to save changes, do so.
6. Use FOMM to load your Merged Patch

4GB Patch: Use this to increase performance and reduce crashes
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35262/ + NVSE Patch http://nvse.silverlock.org/beta/fnv4gb_nvse.zip
If for whatever reason you can't use this patch (just admit you pirated, no one cares) make the game Large Address Aware (LAA). Google is your friend.

Stutter Remover has no downsides, increases performance, reduces stuttering.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34832/

CASM makes the saving system much better. Will most likely reduce crashes and lower the risk of a corrupt save.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/45652/
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Project Nevada: Adds numerous features such as sprint, bullet time and visor borders. Comes in four modules, all of which are optional. http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/40040
Also check out Extra Options. http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/47285/

JSawyer: Made by Josh Sawyer, a developer at Obsidian. Numerous tweaks that make the game generally harder. Compatible with Project Nevada Core, Cyberware and Equiptment.
http://www.falloutwiki.com/JSawyer

FOOK: Hasn't been updated in a while, but still decent.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34684/

CCO: Aims to make the game more like the original Fallout games. Has compatibility patches for most overhaul mods.
http://ooccommunity.com/media/gamemods/cirosans-classic-overhaul/
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Project Reality looks quite nice, but has terribly ugly rain. Has performance issues on even the most powerful rigs.

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/42180/

Nevada Skies comes with two versions: URWLified, and Normal. Install the one you prefer. Doesn't lower performance too much.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35998/

Western Skies edits the way the sky looks, the distant mountains are more blue/purple, but the only weather it supports is duststorms.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/Mods/35497
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NMC's Texture Pack has very nice textures.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/43135/

POCO BUENO & OJO BUENO: Very nice textures, but doesn't cover as many as NMC. Recommended to install NMC, then install Poco/Ojo on top of that to get the best of both worlds.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/42028/
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/39755/

Vurt's Wasteland Flora adds numerous flora to the game. Comes with two versions: Dead and Fertile.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/39856/

Enhanced Shaders Lite: Very nice general improvement for the game. Not compatible with any other ENBs.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/34868/
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Darnified UI: Very good heads up display, most people use this. Follow the damn installation instructions.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1143482-wipzbeta-darnified-ui-nv/

One Hud: Wonderful Mod that makes it possible to configure almost every aspect of your heads up display.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/44757/

Mod Configuration Menu: Very useful, required by many mods.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/42507/

Unified Hud Project: Required by many mods.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38961/
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Dragbody Armors: ripped from many different games. Requires Breeze Body.
http://www.mediafire.com/Modsforv
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/35451/

The Armory: Mod made by SA Goons that adds a ton of misc guns from all sorts of different games and Mods. Quality varies. Requires Weapon Animation Replacers.
http://www.mediafire.com/?p7mn59o677vgs
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/38527/
FoMod version http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/mods/43240/

Millinia Retextures & Standalone Weapons: Millinia has made many high quality vanilla weapon retexturess and new standalone guns.
http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/users/431125/

Compilation of random assets ported from other games (armors, clothing, songs)
https://mega.co.nz/#F!BE1GXaRR!T85rpG6UgXxudMwcCFE3Fw

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Nexus Mods http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/
- Use either Fallout Mod Manager or Nexus Mod Manager to manage your mods. It supports one-click install and many other features to make your life easier when modding Fallout 3.
- Fallout Wanderers Edition rebalances the game making it actually legitimately challenging.
- DarnifiedUI vastly improves UI.
- Imperfection is a creature mod adding over a hundred different variants of creatures to the wasteland. There are no ridiculous, silly or annoying creatures, just variants of lore-friendly creatures. Works with Mart's Mutant Mod, but really it's more of an improved (and more stable) version of MMM.
- DC Interiors adds many well-designed, lore-friendly locations across the wasteland, adding to FO3's best feature which is the exploration aspect.
- Realistic Interior Lighting does what it says: makes all those underground areas and raider dens much darker, as they would be logically. Creates a much more atmospheric game.
- Error Fixes v1.5 is the lastest incarnation of the "unofficial patch". Fixes a lot of the bugs, missing dialogue options, etc. Pretty much required.
- GNR Enhanced adds more music. Arguably the best radio station mod.
- MME Sav-O-Tron saves for you on a configurable interval. Use this and turn the in-game autosaves off for much more stability.
- T6M Armors if you care about prettified female character armors this is the best one IMO. Sexier armors esp. power armors, without being completely over the top sexualized to the point of being silly.

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>Some ammo penetrates armor well, but some doesn't. Also it's best NOT to use the AP ammo, it's bad implemented in the game. Only some types are good, but they are quite rare. Good AP ammo: Rocket AP and Needler AP.

>Secondary Skill Doctor can be used to heal crippled limbs. You have a % chance of success, even with 10% skill, so there is no need to tag it.

>If you find some melee enemies hard, wait until they almost reach you, attack, then retreat a few Action Points. Most of them can't move enough to reach you and to attack as well.

>You can often survive an otherwise unbeatable random encounter by running away.

>You can keep some one-handed weapon in inventory in case one of your arms gets crippled. Don't leave NPCs or stuff in a random map location. After you go, they are lost forever.
It's recommended to save often. Save before a battle and after. You can always take a critical shot which bypass your armor and kill you no matter the stage of the game.

>Also it's recommended to save before you try to lockpick something, it's a chance to critically fail and jam the lock (it will last until midnight)

>Save before taking drugs, bad things can happen.

>It's a good idea to search everything. Search the boxes, containers, dead bodies, some of them are in locations obscured by walls. Also if you take something from a house with people around, they may become hostile, so save before and use sneak when necessary.

>If an enemy has fallen down, the chance to hit him is increased by 40%. So targeted shots can be used at that point. You can shoot an enemy in the legs to knock them down.

>Best targeted shots are in the eyes - around 60% more the normal critical shot chance. A critical hit worths 2-4 times the damage of a normal hit and can bypass enemies' armor.