Checkmate - Skill Check Variety
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #232 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This NVSE plugin allows for multiple conditions to be displayed in a single dialogue topic. Dialogue options like the one below can now display in game:
" Making this wasn't tedious in the slightest!"
There are two main components to this mod, an NVSE plugin that adds custom instructions for dialogue and a plugin file that changes every single skill check in the game.
Skill Checks, by the nature of adding more conditions, will be harder to pass. Expect to fail more often. The old Charisma 1-Speech 100 build isn't viable with this mod installed. Charisma, alongside other previously niche skills and attributes will be used far more often. Below, there is my criteria for when each condition is used...
- Strength: Intimidating, Violent, Imposing
- Perception: Pattern Recognition, Observation, Logical Consistency
- Endurance: Perseverance, Determination, Unwavering, Poker Face
- Charisma: Social X Factor, Persuasive, Emotional Evocation
- Intelligence: Knowledge, Wisdom, Problem Solving
- Agility: Manipulation, Social Dexterity, Coordinated
- Luck: Always Correct Guesses, Succeeding against all odds
- Barter: Negotiation, especially for currency or goods
- Energy Weapons: Firing Energy Weapons, Knowledge of working components (e.g. MF Cells)
- Explosives: Demolition Expertise, Setup and Aftermath
- Guns: Marksmanship, Calibers and firearms
- Lockpick: Locks, Keys, Doors
-Medicine: Drugs, Health, Physiology, Medical Procedures
- Melee Weapons: Intimidation with and Knowledge of melee weaponry
- Repair: Mechanical skills, tools, engineering, troubleshooting, wiring
- Science: Technology, Mathematics, Understanding the world and how it works.
- Sneak: Stealth, Planning or deception
- Survival: Street Smarts, living off the land, hunting, medicinal botany and remedies
- Unarmed: Intimidation utilizing and knowledge of martial arts and unarmed combat
The full changelog, alongside the source code for this project can be viewed here
~~~ Requirements ~~~
xNVSE 6. 35
Fallout New Vegas DLC (for DLC version)
~~~ Installation ~~~
Install and enable with a mod manager, I recommend MO2.
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Checkmate is an NVSE plugin for Fallout: New Vegas that overhauls dialogue skill check displays, allowing multiple conditions to show on a single dialogue option. It modifies every character in the game to support this feature, making Charisma a more relevant stat. With 204 endorsements and 162,698 downloads, it's a popular gameplay enhancement for players seeking deeper dialogue feedback.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (162,698) shows this mod is widely used and trusted
- Directly addresses a common complaint—Charisma being a dump stat—by making dialogue checks more transparent
- Simple concept with broad application: affects all characters, so you'll see the change everywhere
⚠️ Cons
- Requires NVSE, which adds an extra setup step and potential conflicts with other NVSE plugins
- Last updated in December 2024—might not be compatible with future game patches or mods
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want more informative dialogue UI and hate guessing which skills matter. Also for roleplayers who want Charisma to feel impactful. Skip if you prefer vanilla dialogue or don't use NVSE.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure NVSE is installed and working before adding this mod—test with a simple NVSE mod first.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to keep track of the plugin and avoid overwriting other dialogue mods.
- Check the mod's forum or comments for any known conflicts with other dialogue overhaul mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Wadel
- Version
- 1.02
- Downloads
- 162,698
- Endorsements
- 204
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 8/20/2024
- Updated
- 12/28/2024
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