I've had this mod for years, and I guess I forgot but now want to say, thank you! There is something so satisfying about collecting these decorations, magical items, and "one of a kind" collectible, well, Collectibles! I'd say Functional Displays sorta does it, but it's just not as good as this! Well that's because that's not the main focus of that mod... but anyway, this mod is great!
Check off the Unique Items & Collectibles.esp file in the Data section when you first start your game. Or enable it in your mod manager if you use that.
Seeing that a peculiar book in this mod, gives +1 Intelligence, is disheartening. I feel that I have a duty to warn people about the bad, overrated piece of literature. Which is a stark contrast to the high quality of this mod.
The Catcher In The Rye is garbage, because the book revolves around the main character, who is a wangsty teenager, who has next to nothing in redeeming features. I don't mean redeeming in a moralistic way (though mostly true in Holden's case), I mean the book itself greatly lacks in positive qualities. It's the mental equivalent of putting your brain through a meat-grinder. *cough* Mark David Chapman! Holden Caulfield is a whiny, spoiled, judgemental git, who lashes out at decent folk, because he wants the world to conform to his impossible standards.
This kid should get some discipline at boot camp, because he's a directionless leech on society, and wants to punch every phony in the face (aka, everyone but his little sister), but doesn't have the fortitude to do anything but feel sorry for himself, and blame others for his problems. Holden has the good-life handed to him on a silver platter, but he burns out so young. Sane individuals would like to punch Holden's face, which does happen in the book, to my fleeting, mildly sadistic delight. Long story short: Holden is a super emo-neckbeard-hipster-poser, minus any positive traits those subcultures have (not that there were much in the first place, for the majority).
The Catcher in the Rye was J.D. Salinger's greatest shame. Some not unlikely scenarios for why J.D. secluded himself following publication of the book:
#1 He hated humanity enough to unleash it upon the world, and decided he wanted less interaction, but still kept an eye on his "intellectual" property. Most recently, he prevented a spin-off from being published in Sweden. I am unsure whether he did it more for the people's benefit, or his own.
#2 He didn't hate the world that much, but he realized too late that it was a terrible mistake. He might have never forgiven himself for having released it.
A sizeable amount of "educational" institutes use the book as required reading, even for multiple years in a row (true in my case. Maybe it was a bad budget?), giving raving praise for it, while many others disparage this controversial book, for a variety of reasons.
People likely tell you there are themes, like loss of innocence, and coming of age. People will say that Holden is relatable. Bah! I relate Holden to a steaming turd. And I'm not one of those. So no. The book is better as a teaching guide, if emphasized that this is how not to act, and even then, there are better ways to teach respect to surly, rebellious teens, instead of pulverizing their brain-meats with drivel, using blatantly low examples that many kids would not dream of stooping to in their everyday lives.
On the other hand, I think I remember "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" was heaps better. At least the main character had good reasons to be the way he is. In retrospect, if I examine it using what my teacher taught me about themes, which in his case, was into reading into things too deeply, it is likely about sex on the beach. Not intrinsically bad, but knowing J.D., I can only assume it's pure degeneracy, because Holden is a close reflection on both that character, and the author himself. And I'm not up for debating this with anyone. I just wanted to let people know, don't subject others to this book. Give your kid a note to opt out of it, or bring it up with your school board with other parents. I got straight A's in English spewing the filthy lies I'd been taught like a mindless drone with no contrary opinion, three years in a row, because it was not worth the hassle from rabid teachers who didn't allow otherwise.
Being an adult comes with more authority, and responsibility. I hope you would put it to good use, and give your child choices for alternative growth. At least the Advanced Placement courses had interesting things to read, like that doomsday story from Kurt Vonnegut. Imagine Fallout with Ice-nine...
This, my friends, is the work of an obsessive idiot who starts off whining and moaning because a mod creator made something optional and free that has 1 tiny thing that they don't like, and then goes down a purposeless rant, only loosely related to the mod itself, ending up writing a whole motherfucking essay longer than the description of the mod, ending in a totally unrelated "life lesson". let me remind you that this is 1 point of intelligence from a book that created this.
Bro its a book within a video game. I'm pretty sure if anyone puts this in their player home is because of that one Tom Hanks movie about the killer with dementia or something
This mod is extremely good. Every time I replay New Vegas, I will add this mod. It is a very very boring wasteland if it is your 100th playthrough (without collection mods).
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If I am not wrong, I should have found all if not most of them.
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1. Copy and paste meshes,textures,and .esp files into your Fallout New Vegas Data directory"
I did that and di not work, my data game folder has no textures either.
Can anyone tell me where the genie lamp is. I can't find the damn thing anywhere.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my run is ruined.
The Catcher In The Rye is garbage, because the book revolves around the main character, who is a wangsty teenager, who has next to nothing in redeeming features. I don't mean redeeming in a moralistic way (though mostly true in Holden's case), I mean the book itself greatly lacks in positive qualities. It's the mental equivalent of putting your brain through a meat-grinder. *cough* Mark David Chapman! Holden Caulfield is a whiny, spoiled, judgemental git, who lashes out at decent folk, because he wants the world to conform to his impossible standards.
This kid should get some discipline at boot camp, because he's a directionless leech on society, and wants to punch every phony in the face (aka, everyone but his little sister), but doesn't have the fortitude to do anything but feel sorry for himself, and blame others for his problems. Holden has the good-life handed to him on a silver platter, but he burns out so young. Sane individuals would like to punch Holden's face, which does happen in the book, to my fleeting, mildly sadistic delight. Long story short: Holden is a super emo-neckbeard-hipster-poser, minus any positive traits those subcultures have (not that there were much in the first place, for the majority).
The Catcher in the Rye was J.D. Salinger's greatest shame. Some not unlikely scenarios for why J.D. secluded himself following publication of the book:
#1 He hated humanity enough to unleash it upon the world, and decided he wanted less interaction, but still kept an eye on his "intellectual" property. Most recently, he prevented a spin-off from being published in Sweden. I am unsure whether he did it more for the people's benefit, or his own.
#2 He didn't hate the world that much, but he realized too late that it was a terrible mistake. He might have never forgiven himself for having released it.
A sizeable amount of "educational" institutes use the book as required reading, even for multiple years in a row (true in my case. Maybe it was a bad budget?), giving raving praise for it, while many others disparage this controversial book, for a variety of reasons.
People likely tell you there are themes, like loss of innocence, and coming of age. People will say that Holden is relatable. Bah! I relate Holden to a steaming turd. And I'm not one of those. So no. The book is better as a teaching guide, if emphasized that this is how not to act, and even then, there are better ways to teach respect to surly, rebellious teens, instead of pulverizing their brain-meats with drivel, using blatantly low examples that many kids would not dream of stooping to in their everyday lives.
On the other hand, I think I remember "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" was heaps better. At least the main character had good reasons to be the way he is. In retrospect, if I examine it using what my teacher taught me about themes, which in his case, was into reading into things too deeply, it is likely about sex on the beach. Not intrinsically bad, but knowing J.D., I can only assume it's pure degeneracy, because Holden is a close reflection on both that character, and the author himself. And I'm not up for debating this with anyone. I just wanted to let people know, don't subject others to this book. Give your kid a note to opt out of it, or bring it up with your school board with other parents. I got straight A's in English spewing the filthy lies I'd been taught like a mindless drone with no contrary opinion, three years in a row, because it was not worth the hassle from rabid teachers who didn't allow otherwise.
Being an adult comes with more authority, and responsibility. I hope you would put it to good use, and give your child choices for alternative growth. At least the Advanced Placement courses had interesting things to read, like that doomsday story from Kurt Vonnegut. Imagine Fallout with Ice-nine...
let me remind you that this is 1 point of intelligence from a book that created this.