Sunset Sarsaparilla

Woah a Fallout 3 mod in 2026? Crazy. After rebuilding my modlist and spending some personal time off I've been aching to replay Fo3 again. I know a lot of people have moved on to FNV or TTW but Fallout 3 still deserves some love! So lets get on with it...

Big shoutout to EdibleGrenade12 and quoter1, without their mods and open assets this would not have been possible!

EdibleGrenade12's awesome Vending Machine replacer found here.

quoter1's fantastic Sarsaparilla replacer found here.

- What's in the Mod? -

- I added a dozen Sarsaparilla vending machines to the world. Each machine has a chance to spawn Sunset Sarsaparilla bottles exactly like how Nuka Cola machines work. I didn't want to break immersion too much so I placed what I felt to be a fair amount throughout the wasteland. Can you find all 12?

- The soda itself works about the same as New Vegas, it gives you a heal over time of 2 health for 25 seconds. The effect should stack if you drink multiple.

- Obviously I cannot port the New Vegas assets so I used the vending machine model & textures from EdibleGrenade12 and the bottle meshes & textures from quoter1. I used the "large" version of the vending machine to match the original Nuka Cola machines. I would highly advise you check out the original mods as they have extra meshes and textures you can use! The pipboy icon is a copy I created using the NV one as a reference.

(Side Note) - If you want the original Sunset Sarsaparilla vending machines from NV you'll need to extract the files from your copy of New Vegas. I would advise you use the BSA Extractor to move over the correct files. Just replace the mesh (ssvendingmachine.nif) and copy the textures into the proper file pathing, if you need more help or have an issue leave a comment.

- Gary Staley now exclusively sells Sunset Sarsaparilla! He has a respawning crate that replenishes every 4 days with a chance to spawn up to 4 bottles. I always felt like he really had no use other than loving mirelurk cakes. I've also added the soda to the "kitchen quality" leveled list so you may see it randomly in the open world. I edited the leveled list specifically to work in tandem with my Nuka Cola mod.

Locations of all 12 vending machines:

1. Super-Duper Mart

2. Corvega Factory

3. Willy's Grocer

4. Citadel - A Wing

5. Our Lady of Hope Hospital - 2nd Floor

6. Mama Dolce's Food Distribution

7. Alexandria Arms

8. Derelict Power Plant

9. Anacostia Crossing Station

10. Vault Tec - Guest Relations

11. Vernon Square

12. Takoma Park

Credits: EdibleGrenade12 - Vending machine model/textures

quoter1 - Sunset Sarsaparilla models/textures

Tools Used: Fo3 Edit - Used to edit the esp

GIMP - Used to create the icon

Nifskope - Used to edit meshes