Item Assistant - Highlighter and Improved Menus
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #120 of 173 User Interfaces mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Features
ESP - Free from ESPless script runner problems. Also includes many bug fixes, improvements, and new features.
Item Highlighter - Highlight ground items, similar function as that in typical RPGs. It can be customized to filter specific item types, with white/black lists on top.
Improved Menus - Make item menus more efficient and intuitive to use by expanding on existing stats and showing key info that should have been there, like numeric condition and fully repaired price value of any weapon/armor. (Supports VUI+/DarnUI and JLM)
Junk Filter - Help filter out useless items to reduce inventory/screen clutter. Block pick up prompt from appearing on junk and reenable it at anytime, or quickly discard them in a container, using the IA key.
Customization - All features are configurable either with the INI or ingame via MCM. Disabling Improved Menus requires a game restart.
Requirements
JIP LN NVSE Plugin
JohnnyGuitar NVSE
ShowOff xNVSE Plugin
The Mod Configuration Menu
Vanilla UI Plus
JAM - Just Assorted Mods / JLM - Just Loot Menu
Load Order
How To Config
Either use MCM, or download and install the INI, then edit "Item Assistant\Config\ItemAssistant.ini".
Item Assistant - Highlighter and Improved Menus is a UI mod that adds item highlighting and junk filtering, while also improving the efficiency of item menus. With 477 endorsements and over 114,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life enhancement for players who want a cleaner inventory experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 477 endorsements – players clearly like it.
- Huge download count (114k+) shows it's widely used and trusted.
- Junk filter and highlighter are practical QoL features that save time.
⚠️ Cons
- No mention of compatibility with other UI mods or game versions.
- Last updated in Feb 2026 – might not be updated for future patches.
For players who spend a lot of time managing inventory and want to quickly spot important items or hide junk. Also for those who find default menus clunky and want a more streamlined UI. Skip if you're happy with vanilla menus or prefer full UI overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a mod manager – if not, just drop files into the game's data folder.
- Look for in-game settings to customize the highlighter colors and junk filter rules.
- If you use other UI mods, test load order to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Wombat
- Version
- 1.24
- Downloads
- 114,494
- Endorsements
- 477
- Category
- User Interfaces
- Created
- 7/3/2024
- Updated
- 2/6/2026
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