Vurt's Improved Plants
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #38 of 621 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Improved Plants
Higher res diffuse + normal textures for 3 plant types (so far)
Improved model for the maize plants (e.g higher poly leaves)
Fixes plants looking overbright (especially in comparison to my mods)
WIP - next version will have a retexture of many of the vault22 plants + new creosote bushes + more.
Q: Does it need an .esp?
Q: How much higher res than default are the textures?
Vurt's Improved Plants is a lightweight, ESP-less texture replacer that overhauls three of Fallout: New Vegas's ugliest plants: prickly pear cactus, banana plant, and maize plants. With over 3,200 endorsements and 875k downloads, it's a community favorite for visual polish. The author promises more updates, though the last update was in 2019.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community approval (3,231 endorsements) and nearly 900k downloads—this is a proven mod.
- ESP-less means it won't clutter your load order or cause conflicts with other mods.
- Fixes three of the most notoriously ugly plants in the Mojave, making the wasteland look noticeably better.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019—might be outdated for the latest game patches, though texture replacers usually remain compatible.
- Only covers three plant types so far; the 'more to come' promise hasn't been fulfilled in years.
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description—you'll have to see it in-game to judge the changes.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want to improve the game's visuals without adding heavy mods or risking load order issues. If you're tired of the ugly prickly pear cacti and maize plants, this is a quick fix. Skip if you're looking for a comprehensive plant overhaul—this only touches three plants.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESP-less, just drop the files into your Data folder and enable the archive in your mod manager or the game launcher.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install it like any other mod—no need to worry about load order.
- This mod only replaces textures, so it's safe to use with other plant mods that change meshes or add new plants.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- vurt
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 875,719
- Endorsements
- 3,231
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 5/3/2019
- Updated
- 5/3/2019
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