CIBS - Customizable Integrated Backpack System

This mod adds an integrated backpack system into New Vegas that distributes it throughout the game world. It is completely customizable using INI. It also provides a framework for adding backpacks, bags, or armors from other mods.

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There is no explanation in-game for how the player holds the various items in their inventory. New Vegas' weight system may never be as immersive as that of Tarkov or other survival games. Still, CIBS is an experiment implementing a lore-friendly simple backpack system so that it feels like its a part of the vanilla game.

The idea for CIBS came from many backpack mods already on the Nexus. While these mods are great, using these modded backpacks also raises the question. Why is the player the only one in the Mojave with a backpack? Some vanilla armors include small pouches or pockets, but nothing bigger than a duffle bag. This extends to NPCs who are part of a standing army, though soldiers have carried packs since Caesar's legions walked the Earth (the real one, not the LARPer). The Wasteland is full of merchants and wanderers traveling on foot. They might need something other than their prison wallet to carry food and ammunition in.

CIBS aims to use the beautiful existing models and integrate them into the game as armor items in a natural way. It does this by

• []Creating balanced items with consistent names, stats, and mechanics

  []Distributing items to NPCs, loot tables, and the worldspace

  []Allowing the player to change every aspect of the mod as they see fit; this includes stats, spawn chances, and leveled lists, and the condition system

  Features

  Integration

  This mod should work with any mod. It works great with TTW, so you will see these in the Capital Wasteland.

  []Three backpacks with several unique variants. Each backpack has a price and effect set for balance and gameplay reasons.

  [] Backpacks distributed to vanilla leveled lists completely using modern scripting methods. This means no conflicts. NPCs from mods like The Living Desert will have backpacks as well.

  [] The mod distributes generic backpacks to wastelanders, mostly mercenaries and caravaneers. Rarer versions exist as loot, especially in pre-War areas and in the hands of named NPCs. They are placed in areas of interest, so the player has a decent chance of collecting every variety in a completionist playthrough.

  [*] Many notable factions in the game get their own backpack (thanks to Qwib making a beautiful model for each faction). Some faction backpacks have

  unique stats to reflect their fac