Van Graff Overhaul Overcharged
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 🏆 #2 of 18 Guilds/Factions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I've always appreciated Van Graff Overhaul by Gildemer. Compared to the location's vanilla appearance, the changes made by that mod really make the Silver Rush feel more like an actual business and a workshop. The unique Van Graff armors, especially the Van Graff salvaged power armor for Jean-Baptiste, are icing on the cake. From the original page:
It reworks the Silver Rush inside and out to make it seem more like the establishment of an important merchant family. On the outside, the big windows are removed, since they don't appear on the inside of the store. Also some barricades have been placed at the door to give the guards some cover. The upper floor has been rebuilt and now houses some employees that take care of the energy weapons, as well as an additional guard. On the inside, the furniture of the old casino has been removed and replaced by a new set up. Blue neon lights and some Van Graff themed decoration have been added and the empty tables and shelves in the store have been filled up with goods (not to break the game's balance by offering too much loot in one small space I heavily decreased the health of the weapons).
Unfortunately, the mod has a few issues. The worst is probably the way it overwrites the vanilla NCR Salvaged Power armor with its custom Van Graff model, resulting in all NCR Heavy Troopers incongruously wearing Van Graff armor. Other issues include deleting records instead of disabling them which can lead to crashes and improperly disabling assets which causes floating and clipping slot machines to be seen inside the store. This plugin replacement fixes all of those.
I also took the liberty of converting the plugin from an ESP file to an ESM file and generated facegen textures which are included to eliminate skin tone inconsistencies between mismatched faces and bodies. In addition, this mod uses modern scripting methods to ensure maximum compatibility with other mods that might edit the same records. Finally, there are just a few aspects of the mod which I tweaked according to my own preferences.
This mod only contains the plugin replacer and extra assets so you will still need to download the original mod by Gildemer and remember to endorse it as well if you like it.
[] Download the original mod by Gildemer and install. That mod contains required textures and meshes, without which you will experience visual bugs.
[] Enable the original mod but disable its ESP plugin in your load order.
[] Download and install this mod's main file. Enable its ESM plugin in your load order.
[] Regenerate your LOD with xLODGen if you want consistency for this mod's altered exterior mesh for the Silver Rush.
[*] Update
A cleaned and fixed replacer for Gildemer's Van Graff Overhaul, enhancing the Van Graff faction and the Silver Rush's appearance. It removes dirty edits and fixes bugs from the original, making it a more stable version of the popular overhaul. Ideal for Fallout: New Vegas players who want improved faction visuals without the original's issues.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 333 endorsements and nearly half a million downloads.
- Fixes the original's bugs and dirty edits, making it a more stable choice.
- Recent update (April 2025) suggests active maintenance.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the original Van Graff Overhaul as a base, adding an extra dependency.
- Description is cut off, so the full feature list is unknown.
- Only a visual/faction overhaul—no new gameplay mechanics.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want a more polished Van Graff faction and Silver Rush visuals without the original mod's technical issues. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic and faction-focused.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install the original Van Graff Overhaul first, then overwrite with this replacer.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to handle file overwrites cleanly.
- Check the mod's posts section for any compatibility notes with other Silver Rush mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Created by Gildemer and Edited by PlatinumShad0w
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Downloads
- 474,875
- Endorsements
- 333
- Category
- Guilds/Factions
- Created
- 3/28/2022
- Updated
- 4/15/2025
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