More Freeside Passages
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #9 of 30 New Lands and Locations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod opens up some areas in Freeside, with the goal in mind to try to make Freeside feel less linear, and make it a more open-ended gameplay area.
New content:
- 2 new interiors, with 5 new doors linking them to the worldspaces.
- 1 new junk gate linking the worldspaces, by Cerulean Robotics.
- 2 new doors to existing interiors, each acting as a bridge between the two worldspaces.
- 2 opened ruined buildings in the strip gate worldspace.
- 3 cleared rubble paths in the freeside north worldspace.
New and opened areas have been decorated with generic npcs, clutter, and loot. I aimed to make the areas feel like vanilla game areas.
3 of the doorways added by this mod are locked:
- The back alley way entrance of the new ruined store interior is a key-only lock, and it is held by the thug in the alley way that you talk to, and also contained in the desk at the back in the store.
- The alley way entrance to The King's School of Impersonation is a key-only lock, and is held by The King. You can pickpocket it off of him, loot it from his body, or retrieve it once he decides he owes you a favor. (done through quests)
- The lobby entrance to Cerulean Robotics is a Hard lock. If you don't have the skill level for it, you can find the key inside on a table.
No DLCS required, TTW patch included.
Note that non-ttw games take a lot for me to support and test, so your mileage may vary with only the base version.
A very crude diagram of the passages:
Red = Where the two worldspaces split.
Cyan = passages in the base game.
Green = new passages added by this mod.
Yellow = Newly opened spaces.
Compatibility with other mods:
Red = NOT COMPATIBLE or redundant
Yellow = Has issues
Cyan = Patch exists
Green = Fully or nearly fully compatible, no issues
This is by no means an exhaustive list, this is mostly stuff I've tested myself or can be absolutely sure of:
Tale of Two Wastelands - No conflicts, but a patch exists for a more complete experience that adds navmeshing, another entrance to Union Station, and some better kitpieces for the new interiors.
Strip and Freeside Map Markers - No conflicts, fully compatible.
Frank's Freeside Bar and Clinic - Conflicts with the ruined store cell, because it uses the same door in the alleyway.
Open Freeside mods - This mod was made with the worldspace split in mind, the doors added lead to the secondary worldspace. Not compatible.
Mojave NPCs - No conflicts or known odd interactions. Complement
More Freeside Passages opens up Fallout: New Vegas's Freeside by adding new paths and interiors between areas, making the district less linear and more explorable. With 146 endorsements and over 168k downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life mod for players who want more freedom in the game's most chaotic hub.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 146 endorsements and a massive 168k downloads—clearly a lot of players trust this one.
- Opens up Freeside in a way that makes exploration feel fresh, perfect for players who've memorized every corner of the base game.
- Simple concept, big impact: more routes mean more tactical options in combat and more ways to dodge the usual Freeside ambushes.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in March 2024—might not be fully compatible with the latest game patches or other mods that alter Freeside.
- Since it changes the layout, it could conflict with other mods that modify Freeside's navmesh or cell data.
For New Vegas veterans who want to break free from the linear corridors of Freeside and discover new nooks and crannies. Also great for explorers who love finding hidden interiors. Skip if you prefer the original layout or if you're running a heavily modded setup that already overhauls Freeside.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2, just download and install—no extra steps needed.
- Make sure to load this mod after any other mods that change Freeside's layout to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's comments section on Nexus for any reported compatibility issues with popular overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- piber
- Version
- 3.1
- Downloads
- 168,586
- Endorsements
- 146
- Category
- New Lands and Locations
- Created
- 10/23/2022
- Updated
- 3/29/2024
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