Honest Hearts Reborn

⭐ ⭐⭐ (2,190 endorsements) 📥 86,979 downloads 📌 v1.5.1 📅 9/19/2015
⚪ Last updated 2018

By JamesAfloat · Quests and Adventures

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 6/30/2018 📅 Created: 9/19/2015
⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
1🛠️ NVSE — New Vegas Script Extender Download ↗
2🛠️ 4GB Patcher — FNV 4GB Patcher Download ↗
3🔧 NVAC — New Vegas Anti Crash Download ↗
4🧩 JIP LN — JIP LN NVSE Plugin Download ↗
5🔧 YUP — Yukichigai Unofficial Patch Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #59 of 73 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod


HONEST HEARTS REBORN

version 1. 50 (final version)

I am not actively engaged with this project and will not be making further updates. Every few months I consider deleting any trace of it, but I've kept it up out of contrarianism and a desire to not create more lost media.

If you'd like to play this buggy, imperfect project from years ago, please use this plugin cleaner mod, which fixes some mistakes I made back in the day. Beyond that, you may find some quests buggy and the navmesh insufficient, but in general the core experience is functional.

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Fallout: New Vegas base game

Honest Hearts

This plugin cleaner by Cridow

This mod tells a non-canon alternate-universe version of the Honest Hearts Reborn DLC. It is not intended to replace the base experience or rewrite canon.

When the Courier's caravan to New Canaan is hijacked in Zion by the Legion, the Courier is taken prisoner by a sadistic Legion commander named Livius, who forces the Courier to help him find the Burned Man. The Courier's journey will lead him to the highest cliff in Zion's, and to meet and influence the Burned Man himself. What he doesn't know is that his decisions will not only affect the Legion and Joshua, but the New Canaanites, Legion, and the tribes living in Zion National Park.

Stuff that's in it:

- A DLC-length questline defined by character choice

- ~30 voiced NPCs voiced by 17 actors

- 3 new companions

- a revamped, teeming Zion Canyon full of new factions including Livius' Legion, the Bloodstone Tribe, the Burned Ones, the Highlander Mutants, and the mysterious and faithful New Canaanites.

-Enough creative exploration, queer themes, and messing with a much-admired masculine character in an established IP to cause a few proto-fascists with seventh-grade reading comprehension to harass its creator for ten years

I made Honest Hearts Reborn completely by myself with no previous coding or game dev experience of any kind. Despite the attitudes of certain individuals online, I am not forcing you to play this game at gunpoint. In fact, I am not even asking you to play it. Live your life. If you want to harass me, mock the voice actors, or make stupid 40-minute-long videos where you both intentionally (but also somehow accidentally, through poor reading comprehension) misun

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Honest Hearts Reborn is an alternate-universe reimagining of the Fallout: New Vegas DLC, featuring nearly 30 fully-voiced new NPCs. It is not a replacer, offering a weird, poetic, and sometimes silly take on the original content. With 2,190 endorsements and 86,979 downloads, it has a dedicated following.

✨ Key Features

Alternate-universe reimagining of the Honest Hearts DLC, not a replacer.
Fully-voiced with almost 30 completely new NPCs.
Tone is weird, sometimes poetic, sometimes silly.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community-approved with 2,190 endorsements and nearly 87k downloads.
  • Fully-voiced new NPCs add a lot of life to the DLC.
  • Unique alternate-universe take offers a fresh experience for veterans.

⚠️ Cons

  • Last updated in 2018 — may have compatibility issues with current game versions or mod setups.
  • The weird and silly tone isn't for everyone; some players may find it jarring.
  • Not a replacer, so it adds content rather than overhauling the original, which might disappoint those expecting a full remake.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Fallout: New Vegas players who have played Honest Hearts multiple times and want a fresh, quirky twist. Also for fans of experimental storytelling and fully-voiced mods. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly, serious expansions.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 5 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to avoid overwriting files.
  • Check the mod's comments section for any known compatibility patches with popular mods like New Vegas Uncut.
  • Make sure to load this mod after the base game and DLC in your load order.

📊 Mod Details

Game
New Vegas Mods
Author
JamesAfloat
Version
1.5.1
Downloads
86,979
Endorsements
2,190
Category
Quests and Adventures
Created
9/19/2015
Updated
6/30/2018

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