More Spawns

Aug 2017 Update

I've long since stopped fulfilling customization requests for this. Just thought I'd warn people so they aren't disappointed.

What this mod does

Places thousands of additional NPCs in the gameworld, resulting in much more chaotic and dangerous battles in just about every location in the game. I have considered enemy unit composition when adding mobs, so enemies with Grenades, Missile Launchers and Fat Men are not cloned. Humans are cloned more than large dangerous monsters and wild dogs are cloned most of all.

To see exactly how many new spawns are added for each version of the mod, look here. Why it's doing it

Like many players, I want to increase the overall challenge of the game. However, I am unwilling to do this through nerfing weapons, fundamentally changing combat or stats formulae, or by letting monster life grow to absurd levels. No, I have elected to increase the global threat level purely through quantity.

How it does it

For those familiar with other "More Spawns" mods, it may be surprising that this was done without F4SE or the CK. Since those weren't available there was simply no choice but to hand place everything. Note that all this mod is adding are instances of already existing mob spawns. That means it should be compatible with any mod that changes the stats/gear/etc of enemies.

Pros of this approach:

• Might be more stable, since it's implemented 100% using records in an esp and does not rely on runtime scripts.
• Consequently, it has no dependency on F4SE (as if this matters when everyone uses it anyways)
• Should be compatible with consoles

Cons - Not end-user configurable. If you don't like my handplaced spawns you can't easily tweak them to your liking. - Things will be missed. I only added new spawns where I was able to find them in the game records (which is quite a tedious process), and I didn't find everything.

I now use a new script to generate this mod using a bunch of configurable parameters so the Cons don't really apply anymore.

If you like it Don't forget to Endorse!

(You can Endorse if you don't like it too. There's no rule against it, I checked.) Reporting Bugs Please leave a comment stating exactly where you found an NPC that wasn't doing it's level best to kill you. Which zone, and which area of the zone if you remember.

How to use it

Just use NMM. It has no dependencies. To uninstall, just remove the file and you're good to go.

It may conflict with Fogout, or anything that edits cell data