Just Enough Realism

Yet another rebalance mod, for FNV and TTW. It started out as my personal port of the Fallout 3 mod Simple Realism. New Vegas, however, has more mechanics, it's balanced very differently, and even the way the Mojave is laid out makes a difference, so I had to tweak almost everything. At this point it's a different beast. But if you like Simple Realism you'll probably like this.

The base file is for FNV. TTW support is in an optional file. (If you successfully installed TTW, I assume you can read instructions.)

Play in Hardcore Mode. Also, use JSawyer. I left things out because JSawyer already covered them, so if you don't use JSawyer, you're not getting the complete experience. (Can you use any JSawyer variant? Sure, but there are conflicts in loot distribution. Let Just Enough Realism win if you don't care about expired stimpaks, or vice versa.)

Don't worry, fixes from YUP are carried through.

If you are a user of Sweet6Shooter mods you may want to use Sweet Just Enough Realism Patch.

Thanks to Nocturnal987 there is a set of loading screen tips included in the optional files. Download it so you don't have to memorize the rest of this description!

Cons:

• [] The Legion is too squishy. (Fixed in v2! See changelog.)

  [] Some of the added recipes and flavor items are a bit... Fallout

  [] Some changes aren't consistent between you and NPCs

  [] (TTW) You may not be able to survive the Operation: Anchorage DLC at a low level

  [] (TTW) The Enclave may be too tough for low-level characters

  Pros:

  [] Lightweight! Doesn't modify weapons, armor†, or locations.

  [] Existing game mechanics are harder to ignore

  [] Everyone dies faster (except robots)

  [] You can shoot straight, but low-level NPCs aren’t Olympic sharpshooters. (I’m proud of this one! It was hard to get right.)

  [] Locational damage makes more sense. Headshots do much more damage to humans but less damage to robots. Shooting a Super Mutant Behemoth in the legs is not a good strategy. (Have you ever considered what one of those things must weigh?)

  [] Many new recipes, for the workbench, campfire, and ammo bench – for immersion, for flavor, for fun. Break down bottlecap mines! Convert baseballs into throwable baseballs! Break down bottlecap mines! Trim the fuse on long-fuse dynamite!

  [] Loot makes sense. Garbage cans have... garbage. Dumpsters have... junk

  [] Loot from DLCs may turn up in the main game where it makes sense, or in other DLCs. (Like MREs in military bases, scrubs in hospitals, or nails anywhere.)

  [*] Combat styles are generally tweaked to make opponents less reckless, more inclined to use cover, and less prone to kill each other off for you with explosives. (Except Lobotomites. Lobotomites