Fallout 3 Hardcore Mode

Bethesda games seem to work well with needs mods, such mods usually enhance scavenging making it more interesting. When Fallout New Vegas came out with it's built in Hardcore Mode it was a great look at how a professional developer would do a needs system for Fallout 3. While many people now play Fallout 3 through TTW many of us still prefer the two as separate experiences, now that no longer has to come at the cost of playing with Hardcore Mode.

Features:

[]Stimpaks, radaway and every other food and drink item restore health/rads over time. Health/Rads restored are based on vanilla Fallout 3 amounts to maintain game balance. Now that massive stockpile of Simpaks won't do you any good if you're not using them properly.

[]Sleeping no longer heals the player or their limb condition meaning doctors and the newly added Doctor's Bags are the only way to heal limbs. Doctor's Bags heal at the same rates as New Vegas, a good chunk of healing for one limb or 1-3 points bringing all limbs back up. Doctors are now actually important not just as a source for healing limbs but also for buying Doctor's Bags.

[]Ammo has weight. Weights taken directly from New Vegas Hardcore Mode. Now that your stockpile of 5. 56 and 10mm is weighing you down you'll either need to invest in Strength or be more careful with what you loot. Also you won't be carrying around 100 Fatman nukes, in fact I would absolutely recommend Big Guns users now invest in Strength if they weren't already.

[]The Player now has thirst, hunger, and sleep needs they must fulfill. Rates and effects are taken directly from New Vegas Hardcore Mode. Looting food and drink items will now be more interesting rather than just a poor alternative to already plentiful stimpaks.

[]HUD indicatiors will pop up above the health meter when the player is suffering from negative needs effects. The Player's H2O, FOD, and SLP numbers can be viewed on the condition screen of the pipboy.

[]Food and Drink items will restore thirst, hunger, and sometimes even sleep needs.

[]The Food Sanitizer now gives bonuses equivelent to 50 points in the Survival skill in New Vegas, namely the effectiveness of food and drink is doubled, however not every item is effected.

[]For every hour the player sleeps they take 58 points off their SLP meter.

[]The player drinking from water sources will take 200 points off their H20 meter.

[]The player using the cannibal perk and eating a corpse will take 25 points off their FOD meter. The cannibal perk has also had it'