VUIPlus - Dialog Background Add-on
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #88 of 173 User Interfaces mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
For stability reasons, I had to move away from DarnUI, and one of the most common issues I've seen with VUI+ is the lack of a dialog background.
Since I consider it essential under certain scenes as it provides much needed contrast, I readded the background.
Made to be used with Vanilla UI+ only, I haven't tested other mods.
You can configure it however you like by editing the included xml.
VUIPlus - Dialog Background Add-on restores the dialog background that was removed in recent Vanilla UI+ versions. It's a small, focused patch for players who prefer the classic look. With 1,333 endorsements and 199,396 downloads, it's a popular fix for a specific UI change.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (199k) shows tons of players wanted this fix.
- Does exactly one thing—no bloat, just brings back the classic dialog background.
- Actively maintained (last updated April 2024).
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Vanilla UI+ to work—if you don't use that mod, this is useless.
- Only addresses the dialog background—if you're looking for more UI tweaks, this won't help.
For Skyrim players who use Vanilla UI+ and miss the old dialog background. If you're a UI purist who wants that classic look back, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't use Vanilla UI+ or don't care about dialog backgrounds.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Vanilla UI+ installed first, then drop this mod's files into your mod manager or Data folder.
- Load order matters—place this after Vanilla UI+ so it overwrites the background file correctly.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, enable this mod after Vanilla UI+ to ensure proper file overwrite.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- carxt
- Version
- 0.1b
- Downloads
- 199,396
- Endorsements
- 1,333
- Category
- User Interfaces
- Created
- 4/3/2024
- Updated
- 4/3/2024
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