Alternatives to PN?

[Swanky]

So recently there's talk that PN is old and outdated and that it has some bad practices resulting in performance loss.

While I know there are already alternatives for sprinting, hold breath, cyberware, visor overlays... There should be alternatives for health progression, damage overhauls, merchant & economy overhaul, TAG system overhauls...

 

But for me to make the jump I'd also be in need of a configurable loot chance modificator, configurable run speed modificator, and a configurable experience modifier with settings for hack, lockpick, discover, quest reward and combat XP. Also, a good weight rebalancer for hardcore.

 

lStewie's Tweaks https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347

B42 Quickthrow https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66686

Just Mods https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66666

Helmet Overlay https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67870

 

So... which mods do YOU recommend as alternatives?

[A.J.]

My extra recommendations:

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68718

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/67655

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68781

Last version of Solid Project, if you still have a copy.

 

For better performances, I'd start cutting out texture mods and in general mods with tons of assets inside (check the size of the package)

[Swanky]

I don't have any issues with performance, running up to 4k mods and replacers. Couple of other people mentioned PN clogging up ram usage, though.

 

Was Solid Project also not too well done? And half abandoned?

Also, regarding Unfound Loot. While it could be a suitable replacement for loot, I always found PN's option to reduce loot by rarity appealing. Like, common ammo, 50%, uncommon, 25%, rare 20% and very rare 15%. Of course it makes it tough to decide what ammo is what (and every other item for that matter), but I always liked the control it gave over loot. Unfound loot only has a general chance of removal.

[A.J.]

if you have no issues with performances then even better, less concerns for you. SP was very well done, it was abandoned because its creator left modding.

If a mod works in 2010, there's a good chance that it works in 2015 and 2020 too, it's been a while that the game has no more updates.

 

[jynx474]

For Cyberware I would go with Cyberware 2281 https://eddoursul.win/mods/cyberware-2281/, plus CyberJam https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/74655 for Just Assorted Mods functionality  and last but not least for Vision Mode replacements I would go with Gopher's Advanced Recon Thermal Night Vision https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38328  Which was Updated Last Week.

[_NXvLL_]

Not sure if this will help, but "lurking" in FONV guides, I found this, here they list some recommendations, most of which have been already been mentioned.

I hope is at least useful: https://vivanewvegas.github.io/avoid-mods.html#replacing_pn