Lessons Learned Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 7 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
- 👍 1.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #7 of 27 Perks mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Lessons Learned level requirement was reduced from 26 to 16. Additionally, the 6 INT requirement was removed.
The wasteland has taught you some hard lessons, but you've remembered them all. You gain a unique bonus for each DLC you've completed (DLCs completed after you take this perk won't count).
Dead Money
Greed Is Good: +60 carry weight while health <= 20%
Honest Hearts
Rivers of Babylon: +8 HP/sec regen while in water
Old World Blues
Experimental Bionics: A new, experimental implant is available from the Sink Auto-Doc.
Lonesome Road
Messenger of Death: +50 AP while wearing the Courier Duster or Ulysses Duster.
This mod requires Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, NVSE, and JIP LN NVSE Plugin.
This mod has been integrated with Baddarkl Perk Overhaul.
Lessons Learned Overhaul completely reworks one of the worst perks in Fallout: New Vegas, replacing it with unique abilities tied to each DLC you've completed. Requires NVSE and JIP LN NVSE Plugin. A niche but well-received mod (218 endorsements) for players seeking meaningful perk improvements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Turns a useless perk into something actually worth taking.
- Scales with DLC completion, so it rewards players who've done the expansions.
- Community-approved with 218 endorsements and over 11k downloads.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may have compatibility issues with newer mod setups.
- Requires both NVSE and JIP LN NVSE Plugin, so it's not plug-and-play.
- Only affects one perk, so it's a small change for a specific playstyle.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who hate that one useless perk and want it to actually matter, especially if you've completed the DLCs. Skip if you're looking for broader perk overhauls or don't want to bother with NVSE dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest NVSE and JIP LN NVSE Plugin installed before adding this mod, or the game may crash on load.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
- Load order matters: place this mod after other perk overhauls to ensure its changes take effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- baddarkl
- Version
- 2.1
- Downloads
- 11,349
- Endorsements
- 218
- Category
- Perks
- Created
- 9/26/2018
- Updated
- 10/31/2018
🔧 How to Install New Vegas Mods
Download from Nexus.
📖 Full step-by-step install guide for New Vegas →
Visit the official mod page for specific installation instructions for this mod.
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