Arcade respects your intellect
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ 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
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #42 of 98 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds a small dialogue check (requiring 8+ Intelligence) to translate" Nihi Nove Sub Sole" when Arcade is speaking to you, resulting in being able to recruit him by showing your knowledge.
Shouldn't have any conflicts, as this version forwards YUP fixes. Load order shouldn't matter.
Also, I will be looking into this later to try and bypass the "Nihi-what?" dialogue, so for now, just imagine it's short-term memory loss from, you know, the shooting.
A small dialogue check for Fallout: New Vegas that requires 8+ Intelligence to translate Arcade's Latin phrase, unlocking a new recruitment path. For players who want an intellectual alternative to the standard recruitment method.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 414 endorsements and 25k downloads—clearly a hit with fans.
- Adds a clever roleplay option for high-INT characters, making your book smarts actually matter.
- Tiny footprint—no new assets or scripts, just a dialogue tweak, so it's safe to add mid-playthrough.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one specific dialogue moment—if you're not a high-INT character, you'll never see it.
- Last updated in 2021, so it might not be compatible with the latest game patches or mods.
- No documentation or install instructions provided by the author—you're on your own for setup.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who love roleplaying as a brainy character and want a unique way to recruit Arcade. Skip if you're playing a dumb brute or don't care about dialogue variations.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure your Intelligence is at least 8 before talking to Arcade, or the check won't appear.
- If you're using a mod manager, just drop the file into your load order—no special patches needed.
- Test the dialogue early in the game to confirm it works with your other mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Patchier
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 25,732
- Endorsements
- 414
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 5/21/2020
- Updated
- 4/8/2021
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