Returning to FO4/General questions about mods

[endomiel]

Hey one and all,

 

Since my NV install basicly flipped me the bird, I'm considering restarting FO4. I have some questions, though.

 

Is there a mod that makes high level enemies less bullet-spongy? I don't need a more deadly experience, I just want my weapons to feel more effective at high levels.

 

Regarding AAF: how early in the setup should it be installed?

Which mods would I need if I wanted a "Defeat"-like experience?
Is there a simple, trusty (Haha!) prostitution mod? Nothing too fancy.
Is there something similar to Sexlab Solution?

 

Some fashion questions:

I saw the "Nora's Secret" high heel mod. Are there other clothing mods, besides the ones that the author mentions, which work with it? The shoes going to bodyslot 33 seems to be a hassle.

Any experience with vtaw's wardrobe? The comments seem to suggest a lot of editing and clipping. I'd like to combine the catsuit with the Jennes boots from Secrets...

Finally: any suggestions for seperate skirts?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[DremoraDream]

3 hours ago, endomiel said:

Hey one and all,

 

Since my NV install basicly flipped me the bird, I'm considering restarting FO4. I have some questions, though.

 

Is there a mod that makes high level enemies less bullet-spongy? I don't need a more deadly experience, I just want my weapons to feel more effective at high levels.

 

Regarding AAF: how early in the setup should it be installed?

Which mods would I need if I wanted a "Defeat"-like experience?
Is there a simple, trusty (Haha!) prostitution mod? Nothing too fancy.
Is there something similar to Sexlab Solution?

 

Some fashion questions:

I saw the "Nora's Secret" high heel mod. Are there other clothing mods, besides the ones that the author mentions, which work with it? The shoes going to bodyslot 33 seems to be a hassle.

Any experience with vtaw's wardrobe? The comments seem to suggest a lot of editing and clipping. I'd like to combine the catsuit with the Jennes boots from Secrets...

Finally: any suggestions for seperate skirts?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Lotta questions: I'm keeping links out cuz they take up space but i can post later on, but i might not be around.

AAF: It doesn't matter when you install it. First, last, whatever. Just make sure you follow the correct guide. More simply, I have a 99% efficient build just using this pages requirements and the mod itself (make sure you have the requirements installed in the same order he lists them :

Defeat: There are 2 really good mods. AAF Violate and RSE: CSA both are here on LL. Both are made by really good and experienced mod authors. Violate is streamlined to the AAF sex experience. Simple hot key triggers for surrender, auto surrender, gangbangs, light endings/bad endings. RSE: CSA has more integrated options, abductions, bad ends, kidnapping, etc. Check out the page and see which one you like more. Both accomplish similar goals but have features the other doesn't. For this reason, you can have both installed and the mod authors have MCM settings to toggle each setting on and off so you can kinda pick n choose in your own set up. They need some soft requirements listed on their pages.

Prostitution: I love FO4 for this feature. AAF Violate has it, hotkey based, simple and easy interaction minimum. AAF SexEmUp (AAF SEU) also kinda has it. Lightweight, focuses more on hotkey and little interaction for down to the point sex. A mod on nexus called Crime and Punishment by Flashy (same author as CSA) also has it, voiced, good interaction with a built in Karma system. This mod is a must have. Lastly, Begger-Whore by Tentacus (also on this site) has the best immersion and configuration for prostitution. Very very good mod, I highly recommend it. You can use it loosely with Crime and Punishment without problems. But they don't play off each other, theyre individual.

EXTRA: "Sex Harassment" - also on this site. Title is exactly as listed. It's fairly new, regularly updated, and works extremely well. Your player character is given notoriety based on their sexual activity and then has to face consequences. Immersion level is pretty high but it's not voiced. Still a solid mod, I use it and highly recommend it as well. Works well with "Sex Attributes" (mod also on this site) which gives status buffs and debuffs based on your promiscuity.

Side note: all the mods mentioned so far pretty compatible with each other. You can turn mods on and off and tweak features based on which you want.

Sexlab Solution:  use Crime and Punishment mentioned above. every action will affect you in one way or another. Imagine old school karma from Fo3 or FNV applied to anything you do in game.

Heels: they are a bitch. They look great, and modern clothing mods with cbbe basically are compatible, but I dislike the slot 33 requirement. Unlike Heels HDT or Racemenu Heels, slot 33 is necesarry cuz its the base body and the heels body for Fo4 uses the base body to infer that heels are up and active. They don't actually affect the foot mesh on the fly  shittysituation but its what we got and its actually a huge advancement for Fo4. Not compatible with anything that already has clothing attached to the base body (aka some Niero CBBE mods, some other CBBE underwear/bikini/outfit mods....maybe some Derserter X mods but he only has like 3...etc). Not hard to convert other mods to have heels in them, but still tedious.

(FusionGirl vs CBBE. you may have seen this debate. FusionGirl needs more manual tuning for your exact preference of clothing cuz of conversions. but the physics and vagina/penis interactions are solid. Not a lot for animation hanging around for it yet but its something to keep and eye on. CBBE is most prevalent obviously and OCP Physics (you can search on nexus) is a better running form of physics for CBBE breasts. looks really solid, but also might need some manual editing. 5 min edits if you're patient and willing to fumble with it.)

Vtaw Workshop. Solid 100%. I love vtaws work. Not sure if he or she...but 'they' do a really good job at adding tons of components and functionality. Clipping is minimal, and its strictly based on body preset. If you use things with extreme sliders, you're gonna run into issues. I highly recommend using their mods though because there's just so much.

Honorable Mention: Jmenaru's Mods. CBBE outfits, based on his own personal preset that he has on nexus. No bodyslide support, but on his personal page (search it - i don't wanna advertise for anyone specific). It is paid, but very high quality mods made by him. He offers image previews on the site but to access, you'll have to pay.


Did I miss anything?

[endomiel]

Thanks!

 

Just the question about skirts and the high lvl enemy HP remains.

[DremoraDream]

5 hours ago, endomiel said:

Thanks!

 

Just the question about skirts and the high lvl enemy HP remains.

gotcha, so for high level enemies, do you mean like its more realistic kills? Like headshots always insta-kill and bodyshots depend on armor? Nexus has a few good ones, some with different mechanics.

Check out Advanced Needs on nexus, this is basically survival mode built from the ground up, without using survival difficulty. You can tweak damage output and input for both yourself and NPCS. Combine that with:

Better Locational Damage: where you shoot matters, headshots are kinda scripted to one-shot kills, arms will get crippled, legs will get crippled and prevent walking etc. Only problem is that they take up about 5 esp slots so if you have a small load order you should be fine. I swing in and out of this mod.

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/42757: i forget the name, so im linking this one: it adds a bleed mechanic and a damage types to weapons causing them to be a bit more deadly. I uninstalled this because with my mod list, everyone died too fast. But it could work for you.

Advanced Needs also adds cripple mechanics: if your arm is shot and damaged, you cant use it. If both arms are crippled, no more fighting for you, you cant even melee. If your leg is crippled, you're limping back to Diamond City. No more auto limb heal. I love that feature. Makes combat feel more heavy. There's a bunch of options, these are the most consistent in my opinion.

As for skirts, if you're using CBBE:

Vtaw works, but I also recommend: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/19596?tab=description and https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/30899 and https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/30006

[endomiel]

Thank you! I'm not necessarily looking for more realistic combat. I just want to avoid that from a certain level, weapon damage stops scaling, while enemy HP keeps on bloating.

[Indarello]

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6473

[endomiel]

Thanks for all these suggestions. I'm going to try and get myself to start with my mod setup...

 

One small remark, though: I'm looking for skirt mods, not mods which skip skirts. ?

[mercplatypus]

This forum is one of the most comprehensive guides for getting your game set up.  

 

 

I've made a few quality of life changes for my own playthrough but generally stick to this to make sure I have everything set up correctly.  It'll save you some time on looking for the mods you want and helps with the manual editing that is needed.

 

I don't know of anything that stops enemies from scaling late game the way you are describing and don't really know of any good skirt using outfits.

[endomiel]

Nice one! I'll go through that list as well.

 

A mod that lets you mod weapons with extra damage based on your level, or extra perks which make damage scale with level/weapon quality, would be ideal, I think.