Darker Nights

ABOUT

Now you see me...

This mod will make the nights in the Commonwealth darker. Not by a whole lot, but dark enough I think so that you know the night has fallen without having to check the time on your pip-boy. Interiors will be darker during the night as well unless they are well lit. There are seven levels of darkness to choose from.

To see the mod in action please go to the mod Videos section.

The mod provides an optional set of plugins which improves the ability of NPCs to detect you in low light conditions. There is a version "calibrated" to each of the seven levels of darkness but you may choose any one of them if you are not happy with the default. What it does is that it allows NPCs to become alert (enter CAUTION) at about the same distance as in vanilla.

The mod provides an optional, alternative night vision but I recommend you try my humble other creation Alternative Vision which features even nicer vision for night scopes, night person and also recon scopes, along with more colors and brightness options.

New 24/7 Night Mode basically makes nights last 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The sun still comes up but it just does not seem to give any light what so ever. Be advised obviously this option is off the lore books and is mostly intended to be used in special "mod compilations" such as Neon Wasteland.

PATCHES

This mod provides patches for other mods which change the same records so that they can be used together. If this concept is new to you, think of it as simply merging pieces of two mods together into a single mod. A patch usually merges only the specific parts of two mods which cause a conflict. This means you still need to install the original mod too when you install the patch.

There are two kinds of patches in this mod: 1) merged and 2) standalone. The installer will make sure the correct plugins are installed based on selected options.

1) Merged patches are part of the main plugin file, i.e. DarkerNights.esp. The file description indicates which merged patches it includes. They may include official DLC and major weather overhaul mods:

Far Harbor DLC

Nuka World DLC

2) Standalone patches are individual plugin files for several weather mods:

True Storms Wasteland Edition 2. 01

Vivid Weathers Fallout 4 Edition 2. 23

Nuclear Weather 0. 8

Radiant Clouds and Fogs 1. 3

Seasons Change 3. 0

Optimal load order when using my patches is indicated below. Plugins which are not mentioned including my optional plugins DarkerNightsDetection.esp and BetterNightVision.