Advanced Recon Trap Detection
⚪ Last updated 2014⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #226 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod has been merged into Advanced Recon Thermal Nightvision and this page is no longer supported.
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The Traponator 4000
Sick of being blown to being blown ten meters into the air my hidden mines? Tired to prying a bear trap off your leg? What you need is the all new Traponator 4000. This trusty handheld device will help erradicate those nasty surprises.
Detect Traps Perk
Or take our advanced trap detection training and be the envy of your friends. Level 4 required and you must be proficient at survival OR explosives (50 in either).
Details
I have always found the traps in FO3 and New Vegas to be a little extreme. If you use mods that increase trap or explosive damage, booby traps will often be instantly fatal, and ridiculously hard to spot. And taking Light Step as a perk completely reverses the situation and makes traps/mines trivial and boring. So this mod attempts to balance that out in two ways.
1. Firstly it adds a couple of ways to detect traps. The hand held device works whenever held, but obviously this means you cannot be holding a weapon at the same time. The perk does not have that problem, but it only works when you are sneaking. You have ways to detect traps, but you still need to be careful and make some choices.
2. The Light step perk has been changed so that it only works, when a trap/mine is detected. Step onto a mine or trap without detecting it first, and it will activate. To balance the reduction in power for this perk, it is now available at lvl 10, and no longer required 6 PER (makes no sense to require this if you must already have detect traps).
mines 'remember' that you detected them once you pass close enough to activate them. So even after you turn detect traps off, you can often still light step those mines. But don't rely on it :)
Originally this mod was intended as an addon to my advanced recon thermal nightvision, but I made it as a stand alone mod for people who just wanted the trap detection. And so was born the Traponator 4000 :)
Requirements
NVSE required. Sorry, there is no way around this.
Installation
DOwnload and activate the main file, along with any optional files required.
Used by other mods
Advanced Recon Thermal Nightvision.
Fully compatible with
Light Step ED-E
PMT Nastier mines and grenades
Compatible with an optional patch
Possible Conflicts
None that I know of. It does not change any existing scripts.
Kudos giving policy
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Adds a handheld device and a perk for detecting traps in Fallout: New Vegas. A classic utility mod from Gopher with 5,700 endorsements and 166,163 downloads, last updated in 2014.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 5,700 endorsements and 166k downloads.
- Gopher's mods are known for quality and immersion.
- Adds both a device and a perk, giving players options.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2014 — may have compatibility issues with newer setups.
- Requires manual installation or mod manager setup.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want a lore-friendly way to spot traps without relying on the base game's Perception checks. Skip if you prefer gameplay overhauls or need modern compatibility patches.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or FOMM to avoid manual file placement errors.
- Check the mod's forum posts for any community patches that address compatibility with later DLCs.
- If you're using other trap-related mods, test in a save before committing.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Gopher
- Version
- 2.7.1
- Downloads
- 166,163
- Endorsements
- 5,700
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 1/9/2011
- Updated
- 12/13/2014
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