FNV Gameplay Overhaul (FNVGO)

DESCRIPTION

The goal of this mod is to enhance Fallout: New Vegas in as many ways as I can. Not terribly specific, I know. But if you skim the Features section, I'm sure you'll get an idea of what I'm going for.

The original concept for this project was a sort of "headshot mod to end all headshot mods". Once I had everything working, I realized two things: it was a whole lot of fun, and extremely, comically imbalanced. Turns out being able to kill anyone with one well-placed shot dramatically altered the game. Go figure.

So the project expanded into a stat rebalance and total combat overhaul, where I treated the game as though it were a team deathmatch shooter. And again, the results were a whole lot of fun! The combat felt great, but all the changes I made had inadvertently shifted the importance and accessibility of many weapons, items, quest rewards, etc., which led to even more necessary changes. But despite that, I think you'll be surprised just how vanilla the mod feels.

I started this project sometime around Thanksgiving 2017 with very little modding experience and no idea how to code. It's been a bumpy couple of years. At one point, I even had to delete a whole year's worth of work! But I stuck it out, kept at it, and I'm finally at a point where I feel like I can release a sort of "demo" to the public. (Check out the Estimated Progress section!)

FEATURES

• Without proper protection, a gunshot to the head is lethal to NPCs, as well as the player.

• Bullets and helmets have been assigned a toughness value between 1 and 3. A helmet can only stop an incoming bullet if it matches or exceeds the toughness level of the bullet, otherwise, the headshot is still lethal. A helmet's DT reflects its toughness level.

• Some helmets have the Exposed Face effect. Regardless of toughness level, these helmets will not protect against headshots when the wearer is facing their attacker within 90 degrees.

Hit Location and Damage

• Attack damage is greatly affected by where the hit lands. The more vital the body part, the more damage is dealt. While it's different for every creature body type, the formula generally goes as follows: the head receives x2. 0 damage, the torso x1. 0, legs x0. 6, and arms x0. 4.

• Having crippled limbs reduces a victim's ability to heal past a certain percentage of their maximum HP. The head is worth 20%, the torso is worth 25%, and each limb is worth 10%. (This means that, hypothetically, if all six of the player's limbs were crippled, they could only heal up to 15% of their maximum HP before seeing a doctor.)

• Some sets of armor don't cover the entire body and will leave some limbs exposed. Exposed body parts take full damage, as though the defender were wear