OWB Sink Bug Fixes
⚪ Last updated 2011⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 7.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #71 of 96 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Fallout New Vegas
Sink Bug Fixes v1. 04
Made by LFox
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1. INSTALLING THE PLUGIN
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1. Extract to Fallout New Vegas/Data and enable the mod in the
Fallout New Vegas Launcher.
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2. Mod Description
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Bug 1 - Non Restocking Vendor
Ordinarily the Sink Vendor will respawn every 3 days BUT you
must be outside the game cell where the vendor is. Since its
effectively your apartment this NEVER happens.
This is a quick fix it adds a quest script that will trigger
every 3 days resetting the vendor containers so it gets new
stock and removing all items you've sold. As well as removing
all vendor money and replacing it with 16,000 caps as intended.
The script will trigger immediately upon activating the mod and
then every 3 days providing at least 60 seconds have passed in
the game. So if you wait 3 days in front of the vendor so it
restocks you'll have to wait 60 seconds of real time for the
script to kick in.
Bug 2 - Non Respawning Garden
Apparently the sink garden does not respawn correctly either since
it follows the same cell reset rules as the Sink Vendor. I've
written a script that will reset plants every day so they look
ready to be harvested and can be. As with the Vendor bug the
script will only trigger every 60 seconds of real time.
put it. They will be harvestable but due to being fubared they
will always look empty.
You see plants have two states empty and ready to harvest. Each
plant upon harvesting is told to cycle the plant animation making
it look empty. When the cell resets its told to cycle it again
to look full. The pinto beans regardless if you tell them to
cycle forwards or backwards refuse to change from looking empty.
I copied a part of the scripting from the original harvesting
scripts for this fix so for the pinto beans to not work would
mean that its probably not just the ones in your garden that
have broken looks.
Bug 3 - Low Dehydration Sink
Normally sinks restore 200 dehydration when you use them. This
is also true for the sink in the apartment but unfortunately if
you use the dialog option to select a drink rather than the menu
OWB Sink Bug Fixes is a small patch for Fallout: New Vegas that fixes three bugs in Old World Blues: the Sink Vendor now respawns, the garden respawns properly, and the sink's dehydration restore gives 200 as intended. With 1,428 endorsements and 20,156 downloads, it's a community-trusted fix for a niche issue.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,428 endorsements and 20k downloads.
- Targets three specific bugs that annoy Old World Blues players.
- Lightweight and focused—no bloat, just fixes.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2011—may not be compatible with the latest game patches or mods.
- Only addresses three bugs; other Sink issues remain unfixed.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who own Old World Blues and are tired of the Sink's broken respawning and dehydration restore. If you're a completionist or just want the Sink to work as intended, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't use the Sink or prefer all-in-one bug fix packs.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Old World Blues installed, as this mod only affects that DLC.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or FOMM, install this mod and enable it—it's a simple plugin.
- Load order matters: place this mod after other OWB-related mods to ensure fixes apply.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- LFox
- Version
- 1.04
- Downloads
- 20,156
- Endorsements
- 1,428
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 7/23/2011
- Updated
- 8/6/2011
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