Don't Steal Doc Mitchell's SMG
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #298 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Don't Steal Doc Mitchell's SMG
Just makes it to where you don't automatically become a thief if you decide to repair Doc Mitchell's SMG for him.
Please don't hurt me. This mod won't bring New Vegas to the next level. It's intended—like that other mod, Doc Mitchell Easier to Impress—to be used at the beginning of the game and then removed from one's load order and forgotten. Or perhaps added to a miscellaneous merge with a bunch of other trivial mods that don't do much. In fact, I'll include optional files that have both of these Doc Mitchell tweaks in one package, since they're both no longer any use shortly after starting the game.
Anyway, nothing more to add on the functionality. But what's the point of this mod? Well, the game normally makes you keep Doc Mitchell's 9mm SMG if you decide to repair it for him. Now, I get it: All of the stuff in Doc Mitchell's house is "free to take" by the game's rules, and he probably genuinely doesn't mind, at least not that he would say. But does that really make it right? Maybe you're not the sort of person who abuses someone's goodwill like that. Maybe you just wanted to do the old fellow a kindness in return, and fixing his broken gun is the only thing the game lets you do.
Just me? Okay, fair enough. I don't know why I'm uploading this, to be honest.
Installation: Put this near the top of the load order, or at least above Interior Lighting Overhaul if you're using that.
A tiny gameplay tweak for Fallout: New Vegas that stops the game from flagging you as a thief when you repair Doc Mitchell's SMG during the intro. Simple, focused fix for players who want to help Doc without the reputation hit. 81 endorsements and last updated in 2020.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fixes a genuinely annoying oversight—you're just being helpful, not stealing.
- Tiny download and install, no bloat or extra features to fiddle with.
- Community-approved with 81 endorsements and over 124k downloads, so it's proven.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one specific moment in the intro—if you're past that, it's useless.
- No documentation or compatibility notes, so you're on your own if issues arise.
- Last updated in 2020, so it might not play nice with modded setups or newer patches.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who hate being unfairly branded a thief for a good deed. If you're a completionist or roleplayer who wants a clean reputation from the start, this is for you. Skip it if you're looking for broader gameplay changes—this is a one-trick pony.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install manually by dropping the .esp into your Data folder and enabling it in the launcher.
- Make sure to load this mod after any other mods that alter Doc Mitchell's dialogue or the intro quest.
- If you're using a mod manager, just activate the .esp—no FOMOD or installer needed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Asterra
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 124,508
- Endorsements
- 81
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 4/14/2020
- Updated
- 4/14/2020
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