Useful Loading Screen Tips

Status 4/26/23 - v1. 2 Changed the way the .esp functioned, and this version is much more robust. Added and revised more tips. As-is, I foresee no need for further updates.

What this mod does

Most loading screen "tips" are useless. You don't need to be told that feral ghouls are feral, or what the Rad Resistance perk does. But there's so many things that aren't intuitive in FNV. Hacking using the bracketed code to cheat the system, stealth boys lasting twice as long with Chemist, VATS doubling melee damage, etc. Those are the things that deserve to be called tips. And for some extra variety, I've added some fallout history blurbs - that the Families were reformed only 7 years ago, or that the 140 years ago, the Vipers, Jackals, Khans, and NCR all came out of Vault 15.

This single esp file has edited the text on nearly 100 vanilla loading slides, and when I ran out of worthwhile pieces of information, I deleted the remaining worthless tips. There are a handful of vanilla tips I deemed acceptable.

Installation

You should have a mod manager by now, but since Useful Loading Screen Tips is a single, simple esp file, it's fine to install/uninstall manually. Safe to install/uninstall mid-game.

Compatibility/Requirements/Conflicts.

No requirements. Conflicts with mods that alter vanilla loading screens texts (eg  No Loading Screens). Is compatible with mods that only alter the loading screen pictures (eg Better Loading Screens) . V1. 2, I configured the obsolete loading screens to only load in the Vender Chest Cell, so if you coc to there you may have issues.

Uncomprehensive list of tips added

[]Drinking some water? Holding down the button lets you drink deeply instead of just taking sips.

[]You can bind 1-8 to your favorite guns, disguises, chems, you name it!

[]Hacking a terminal? Those bracketed data <^$£$%!> will make {£^@"&%} things easier {%{£^!£&}. Faster than backing out anyway.

[]Want to cleanly take someone's gear? Reverse pickpocket something stronger onto them, wait, and then pickpocket the target.

[]Open the pipboy to specific tabs with F1, F2, and F3.

[]Kill a person undetected with a silent weapon? That faction doesn't need to know. Careful with the Shady Sands Shuffle though - that's far from silent.

[]VATS isn't just for shooting people. Spot distant friends and foes, shoot grenades out of the air, and hold down the VATS button for a zoomed-out view of the battlefield. (fixed for v1. 1)

[]Crafting ammo can be effective, though not profitable. Disassembling those rounds can let you rebuild stronger shots.

[]Allocate skills wisely. With the right gear, brushing up on relevant magazines, and some good drugs, you can squeeze by with less practice in certain skills.

[*]The elusi