Vault 101 Revisited

Thank you to all who voted for this mod, which was awarded File Of The Month for July 2010. I'm grateful for your support.

Description

A vision of how Vault 101 might have developed in the aftermath of Trouble on the Homefront, when it reached the point at which it felt confident to open its door and establish contact with the Outside. This may not fit with your vision, but I hope you enjoy the story. There are four main quests, an introductory mini-quest, and three unmarked scavenger quests. This mod contains no nudity. There is sexually suggestive text and images, and some mild language, all well within the bounds of the official game.

There are no significant evil alternatives until the final quest (which takes place outside Vault 101). Although your karma doesn't matter, the assumption is that if you install this, you intend to help Vault 101.

Although many opponents will scale based on your level, the difficulty is intended to be above average, for well-developed characters seeking a challenge.

Installation

Extract the contents of the zip file into your Fallout 3 folder. If asked if you want to overwrite existing files, say "Yes to all". This mod does not replace any vanilla game files or, to my knowledge, overwrite files used by any other mods.

This mod contains meshes, textures, and sounds that are not present in the original Fallout 3, and it requires a utility such as "ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated!" (or manual editing of the FALLOUT.ini file) to work properly. Fallout Mod Manager (FOMM) is highly recommended but not required.

ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=944

Fallout Mod Manager (FOMM): http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=640

Start FOMM or the Fallout 3 Launcher, and place a check mark beside "Vault 101 Revisited.esm".

Required Mods

You should have at least patch 1. 6 or 1. 7 (http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/updates.html)

You only need Fallout 3. No other mods or downloadable content (Broken Steel, etc.) are required.

Quest Requirements

You can play this with any karma, even if you destroyed Megaton, but you must have completed the Trouble on the Homefront quest, and in a way that does not sabotage the vault or kill Amata (killing her father is okay). 30 days must pass after completing that quest before this one starts. This represents the time the Vault needs to get its house in order, and gives the player time to acquire the weapons, armor, and perks that help with some the more difficult combat situations. If you're ready to jump right in, to force a month to pass, open the console (tilde key) and enter "set GameDaysPassed to GameDaysPassed + 30". <