-BETA- PROLONGED PROLOGUE - Main story delayed

USABLE IN NORMAL GAMEPLAY. I RECOMMEND USING THORAWAY SAVES FOR NOW.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF ITS BETA STATE.

PLEASE HELP WITH IDENTIFYING BUGS AND REFINING THE MOD.

COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MODS WILL ONLY BE DEALT WITH AFTER THIS IS POLISHED FOR VANILLA AND LEAVES BETA.

Another version of this, with minor changes, can be found here: Live The Montage.

What if the prologue were longer?

What if we can explore Night City without being haunted by the looming threat of V's demise?

Can you imagine? After the Lifepath intro, a game where you are a nobody.

Forget about making a name for yourself in Night City, you'll have to survive in it first.

Think of a begining closer to F:NV, while there is a main quest to follow, it does not have the sense of outmost urgency. That's what I'd like to see.

While I can't provide you with a seamless and immersive change to the whole story of the prologue, I can at least show you a glimpse of what could've been.

The mod is simple. It adds a gap at the end of the Lifepath intro. The gap will end when you reply to a message sent by Hobo of Ferelden in-game. (added by sonicvince. Only for 1. 1-beta onwards)

Adds Jackie as a follower you can summon via a message thread. Similar to  FOLLOWER JACKSTER, but specific only for the prologue.

Try it for shits and giggles. ＞﹏＜

Prolonged Prologue has 2 flavors:

Full / Modular:

Similar to  Live The Montage, this version relies on Modular Prologue and all of its requirements. This means that it greatly benefits from Modular Prologue's features, like the option to toggle the custom prologue ON/OFF. Will also take advatage of Modular Intro's more fine-tuned start, which allows skipping the lifepath missions.

Standalone Lite:

Relies only on  ArchiveXL and is based on the original concept of this mod. Cannot be toggled ON/OFF in-game. Light on requirements, but less configurable.

Q: Is this compatible with  New Game Plus - Native?

A: While this works with  New Game Plus - Native, further testing is required to determine if the GIGS and NCPD components will not reactivate in Act 2.