Gardens of Equestria - Smugglers Run
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 7.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #18 of 117 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Project Site | YouTube | Twitter Fallout: Equestria Audiobook | Join the Manehattan Project Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm on NexusMods Last night, there were sounds of explosions and minigun fire in the hills to the northwest of Goodsprings. Residents of the quiet town reported seeing something like a Steel Ranger slowly plodding through the foothills to the south. None of them have dared to investigate... but something definitely happened.
Discover the truth in the hills of Goodsprings and uncover the beginnings of something much greater in this special preview and companion mod to the story-driven experience “Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm!”
For more details on the Gardens of Equestria story-driven experience, including how to join The Manehattan Project team, please visit http://www.gardensofequestria.com.
- []A hidden safehouse deep in the hills outside Goodsprings holds many secrets and few answers. []Find a way into the depths of the safehouse and discover a virtual treasure trove for those skilled enough to get to it. []The distortions in reality have already started. Nuka-Cola has become Sparkle-Cola and Sunset Sarsaparilla has become Sunset Shimmer Sarsaparilla! And the changes aren’t limited to just the Safehouse.... []Many other items have changed as well, but you’ll have to discover the extent of the changes yourself. Who knows how far they have spread? []Custom music by Corvus Productions made for Smuggler’s Run. []New radio station "Visionary Broadcast" so you can listen to the Smuggler's Run theme whenever you'd like!
- []For the launch of Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm, Smuggler's Run has been completely overhauled with most of the original weapons and armor removed from the mod. Smuggler's Run was always intended to be a preview of what we had in store for Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm, never to be the complete experience. []If you have previous version of Smuggler's Run, updating will remove most (but not all) of the special equipment from in the Forward Safehouse. []These weapons and armors will be available during the course of the Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm storyline and will be released in a future chapter. []We will not be making the previous versions of Smuggler's Run available to download. []The Version 3. 0 update is intended to allow you to fully enjoy the Gardens of Equestria experience.
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Gardens of Equestria - Smugglers Run is a quest mod for Fallout: New Vegas that adds a mystery involving a hulking figure in the cliffs above Goodsprings. It serves as a preview for the larger Gardens of Equestria: This Coming Storm. With 785 endorsements and 10,741 downloads, it has a dedicated following despite being last updated in 2017.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 785 endorsements and over 10k downloads.
- Offers a self-contained mystery quest that fits into the vanilla game world.
- Acts as a taste of the larger Gardens of Equestria series, so you can test the waters.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017, so it may have compatibility issues with current game versions or mod setups.
- Requires the base game and possibly other mods from the series, but dependencies aren't clearly stated.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who enjoy lore-friendly quest mods with a mysterious twist. Also for fans of the Gardens of Equestria series who want to experience the preview before diving into the full mod. Skip if you prefer gameplay overhauls or need up-to-date mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Fallout: New Vegas and its DLCs installed, as many quest mods require them.
- Use a mod manager like Nexus Mod Manager or Mod Organizer 2 to avoid conflicts with other mods.
- Check the mod's Nexus page for any update patches or compatibility notes before installing.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- The Manehattan Project
- Version
- 3.0.2
- Downloads
- 10,741
- Endorsements
- 785
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 6/18/2015
- Updated
- 2/17/2017
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