Delayed Malcolm - AUGMENTED Edition

DESCRIPTION

This mod builds upon the foundation of Delayed Malcom (the random version) and expands it to make better use of these sadly underutilized NPCs. Some options might be enabled/disabled with optional ini file.

[]When you have 5 Star Bottle Caps, Malcolm will have an increasing chance to spawn with each additional cap you pick up. He will be forced to spawn when you have 35 or more caps to ensure you're not missing the best encounter from the game.

[]Tomas and Jacklyn will be enabled as soon as you pick up the first cap, like in Vanilla, meaning you might encounter them before being surprised by Malcolm.

[]Some dialogues with Tomas and Jacklyn (the ones where you speculate that the attack is related to the Star Bottle Caps) will only be available if you previously met Malcolm or Festus.

[]After the encounter, Malcolm will head to Westside and remain available for trading until the quest is completed instead of being disabled like in Vanilla game. He will disappear once the quest is finished, however. If he's not dead. He has also more things to sell.

[]If alive, Malcolm will ambush you at the Sunset HQ (enabled by default, % chances can be configured with ini file).

[]If alive, Jacklyn will attempt to kill you at the Sunset HQ instead of heading to Mojave Outpost and disappearing (enabled by default, % chances car be configured with ini file). Don't worry, there is a big chance the local robots kill her before you notice ;).

[]Malcolm spawns with a hunting rifle instead of running everywhere bare hands.

[]Malcolm benefits from a small stats boost, making him a bit less easy to kill (just a tiny bit).

[]Malcolm won't chase you while you're in combat.

[]Malcolm has a configurable chance to spawn directly as a hostile character who will try to kill you rather than talk to you (disabled by default). Stolen from Inspired by Alternate Reality mod.

[]Talking to Malcolm will start the quest, inviting you to search for star bottle caps. The first stage of the quest is modified as follows: 'Find Sunset HQ and talk to Festus' becomes 'Uncover the secret of the Sunset Sarsaparilla star caps.' Map markers for this stage are hidden until you discover the HQ. This stage was not used in the Vanilla game (or only briefly when speaking to Festus) (enabled by default).

[]Killing Malcolm and Jacklyn during their scripted Sunset HQ ambushes will grant you a more valuable loot, encouraging you not to shoot them in the head during your first encounter in the Watselands.

[]Tomas behaviour remains mostly untouched. If he survives to Jacklyn assault, he will head up to Mojave Outpost Barracks and disappear on entering it (instead of disappearing suddenly in the middle of the Mojave Outpost exterior cell).

[]No direct changes were made to the NPCs themselves; only their