Pip-Boy Counters For Rads And Hardcore Needs
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #74 of 441 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
(See here for the version for Imp's More Complex Needs.)
Adds visible counters to the side of your Pip-Boy, showing in-game time, your radiation level, and your hardcore needs (dehydration, hunger, sleep deprivation). Works also if you don't have Hardcore Mode enabled.
Supported Pip-Boys:
- Pip-Boy 3000 (i.e. vanilla)
- Pimp-Boy 3 Billion
- Pip-Boy 2000 MKVI by Molten Clouds
- Pip-Boy 2000 from TF by AnOneTwo and Jack Weijiesen
- Pip-Boy 2500 by EdisLeado
- Pip-Boy 2500 Quantum Blue retexture by Kaya47
- Pip-Boy 2500 Wrist-Mounted by EdisLeado
- Pip-Boy 2501 by front210
- Pip-Boy Readius by AlexScoprion and Brianide
If you wish to change the color of the light created by the wrist-mounted Pip-Boy, just use Configurable Pip-Boy Light Color.
== Requirements ==
- New Vegas Script Extender
- Mod Configuration Menu
== Installation ==
For the mod to function as expected, you need to download BOTH of the following files:
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1) 00 Pip-Boy Counters Core Files
2) At least one of the Pip-Boy models
If you download only one of these two, then the counters will either be missing, or look corrupted:
== Known Issues & Incompatibilities ==
- This mod will conflict with any mod that changes the meshes of the Pip-Boy of your choice.
- The mod is designed only for the vanilla Hardcore stats (dehydration, hunger, sleep deprivation), so will not show anything from mods that add more stats.
- The counter is invisible if a Stealth Boy or anything else with a stealth field is on.
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Adds visible rad and hardcore needs counters to the Pip-Boy's side, supporting multiple Pip-Boy models including 3000, 2500, 2501, 2000 MKVI, Readius, TF's, and Pimp-Boy 3 Billion. A popular utility mod with 1,476 endorsements and 435,436 downloads, last updated October 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,476 endorsements and over 435k downloads—clearly a must-have for many.
- Works across a ton of Pip-Boy models, so you're covered no matter which one you rock.
- Simple, functional addition that keeps your rads and needs in view without breaking immersion.
⚠️ Cons
- Author deleted their account, so no support or future updates—what you see is what you get.
- Last updated in October 2024—might not be compatible with the latest game patches or DLC.
For Fallout modders who want a quick, clean way to keep an eye on rads and hardcore needs without digging through menus. Perfect for survival mode players who need that info at a glance. Skip if you're not into UI tweaks or if you're on a mod setup that already does this.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since the author is gone, check the mod's comments section for any user-reported compatibility notes before installing.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting other UI mods.
- Test with your current Pip-Boy model in-game to ensure the counters appear correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- deleted999565
- Version
- V5.3
- Downloads
- 435,436
- Endorsements
- 1,476
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 9/20/2016
- Updated
- 10/25/2024
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