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Visuals

Creating a Separator in MO2

  1. Right-click the empty space in the left pane of MO2 and select Create separator.
  2. Name the separator Visuals.

Sunshine On My Shoulders

A vanilla+ weather overhaul with extensive configurability.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Sunshine On My Shoulders
  • Main Files - Sunshine On My Shoulders INI

Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks (Interior Lighting for FNV and TTW)

Makes changes to Image Spaces and Lighting Templates to give interiors a more dynamic and atmospheric look.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks - FNV - YUP

Vanilla Plus Tonemapper

Gets rids of the worst cases of white blown outs.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Vanilla Plus Tonemapper

Vanilla Plus Particles

Improves particle and NoLighting effect shading by adding softness around intersections with other geometry (most notably terrain).

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Vanilla Plus Particles

This mod requires that you have completed the steps in the Performance Guide linked earlier. In particular, make sure you have installed Depth Resolve - NVSE.

MoonlightNVSE

Fixes moonlight by making the moon the light caster instead of the sun.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - MoonlightNVSE

High Resolution Water Fog - Water Aliasing Fix

Increases resolution of the water depth render target, significantly reducing aliasing.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - High Resolution Water Fog

Simple Character Expansions

Overhauls the face of 170+ NPCs.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Simple Character Expansions - YUPDate
    • You will be prompted with a FOMOD installer:
      1. Goodies (only if you installed Goodies)
      2. Install

DiaMoveNVSE Patched

Enables diagonal movements for the player.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - DiaMoveNVSE Patched
    1. Once the mod has been installed, double-click it in the left pane of MO2.
    2. In the INI Files tab, open NVSE/Plugins/DiaMoveNVSE.ini
    3. Set bEnableHeadTurn to false.
    4. Set fVanityModeXMult and fVanityModeYMult to 30 and 10 respectively.
    5. Save your changes.

Smooth True Iron Sights Camera

Aim down sights without the camera snapping to place. Engine plugin, no esps or animation files - compatible with all animation mods.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Smooth True Ironsights

Anniversary Anim Pack

A simple weapon reanimation pack.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Anniversary Anim Pack

After installing Anniversary Anim Pack, you'll need to reinstall Iron Sights Aligned in order to patch the new animations. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click Iron Sights Aligned under your list's Bug Fixes separator, then click Reinstall Mod.
    • If you cleared your downloads folder, you'll have to redownload the mod.
  2. You will be prompted with a FOMOD installer:
    1. Anniversary Anim Pack
    2. Yukichigai's Unofficial Patch
    3. Install
  3. Click Replace when prompted.
  4. Move Iron Sights Aligned under Anniversary Anim Pack.
    • If MO2 doesn't allow you to move the mod, make sure that you are sorting the left pane by priority by clicking that column.

B42 Weapon Inertia

Gives weapons realistic inertia movement.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - B42 Inertia V1.2

B42 Optics - ESPless

Replaces scopes with proper picture-in-picture ones.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - B42 Optics

NV Compatibility Skeleton

Allows multiple mods that edit the skeleton mesh to work together, required for B42 Weapon Inertia.

Installation instructions

  • Optional Files - NVCS Vanilla Weights

Special Series - LOD Noise Texture

Custom LOD noise texture that enhances and blends LOD terrain.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - LODN 1.0

More Consistent Vanilla Rock Textures (Less Green Clifftops)

Makes the color of the canyon rubble and rock trim throughout most of the Mojave match better with the other meshes.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - More Consistent Vanilla Rock Textures

Cloud Upgrade NVSE

Adds pseudo-animated clouds for horizons and panoramic cloud systems.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Cloud Upgrade

3D Rain

Replace the ugly 2D rain with a new 3D version. Rain no longer looks weird when you look up or down.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - 3D Rain

Climate Control - Rain

Fixes rain not activating or deactivating correctly, as well as new sounds and textures.

Installation instructions

  • Main Files - Climate Control - Rain
  • Optional Files - Climate Control - 3D Rain

Distant Objects

LOD Guide

A guide to generating better LODs, improving the look of distant terrain and objects.