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About this mod
Sick and tired of going to every single merchant in the Mojave looking for that one thing you *really* want? This mod is for you.
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Version 3.0 Released Feb 5, 2015
Sick and tired of going to every single merchant in the Mojave looking for that one thing you *really* want? And more often than not, you still can't find what you wanted? So am I. Disgusted with it, really.
So I created Rhonda. Rhonda is a Crimson Caravan merchant who sells pretty much anything you'd care to spend caps on. You will find Rhonda in the Crimson Caravan Compound, hanging out near the workbench. She's the redhead wearing the Roving Merchant Outfit.
Rhonda sells very nearly everything, except for faction equipment and unique items. If you install the optional patches, she'll also sell things from the DLCs.
Is the NCR irritated at you? That's what you get for being a dirty slaver. Kidding. You can still trade with Rhonda, but you might have to kill everybody else in the Crimson Caravan Compound first. I didn't put her in the Crimson Caravan or NCR factions, so she won't care if you kill everybody else in there. She'll just run and hide until the fighting is over.
All DLCs have a patch, except Courier's Stash. Dead Money patch is thanks to Soukey (I don't have DM myself).
IMPORTANT: To sell things to Rhonda, you must click on the "I want to sell a few things" choice when talking to her. Otherwise, she won't have any money with which to buy your stuff. All the money you've spent buying things or repairing will only be available to her when you click that dialog choice.
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Version 3 changes
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* There is now a patch for Dead Money, courtesy of Soukey. This was actually ready months ago, but then an unfortunate amount of real life intruded and I forgot about it.
* Rhonda's personal items will no longer show up for sale (Soukey's idea)
* There is now an ammo crafting bench next to the workbench (also Soukey's idea). I've also made an optional patch for the Automatic Reloading Bench mod, which I highly recommend. It makes ammo crafting far less tedious. You'll need to install that mod to use the patch or your game will crash: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38405/
Without the ARB patch, the regular reloading bench will be there.
* A crate is added in between the crafting and ammo benches for parts storage. It is owned by the player and will not respawn. NPCs shouldn't bother the stuff inside, but no guarantees.
* Steam Gauge Assembly added to crafting list (thx bigcrazewolf)
* Helmets for the normal, reinforced and reinforced Mk2 combat armors moved to the medium armor list. Obsidian had them miscategorized as light armor instead of medium armor, so I had them categorized incorrectly as well. (This probably explains why they're so hard to repair, even with the Jury Rigging perk.)
* Ammo crafting items increased back to 25 each for sale. IMPORTANT: There is a bug with ammo crafting supplies. If you buy more than one of the same bulk item, not only will you not get all of the stuff you bought, there's a decent chance your game will crash. Obsidian, quite frankly, made a mess of the script that handles this transaction.
There is a patch that fixes this issue: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39632
That patch is included in the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch Compilation: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664
I'd recommend one patch or the other or you're going to have problems buying ammo parts.
Unfortunately, even with the patch, once you buy any amount of ammo parts from Rhonda, the particular item you bought will disappear from her stock until her merchant chests respawn. I haven't the slightest idea how to fix that, so buy everything you intend to buy before exiting the menu.
* Although it was my intention to make a patch for Weapon Mods Expanded (WMX), I'm afraid it's not going to happen. That mod is *huge* and that's too much work for this lazy modder.
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KNOWN ISSUES
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* You might begin to experience large delays when opening menus, containers and dialogs, especially with an older PC. I don't know if this mod is causing that problem or if it's just something wrong on my end, but it's very annoying. I've found that using Zan's Autopurge mod gets rid of this problem: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49319/
* It's possible to deplete Rhonda's supply of caps, then have her repair something and magically a bunch of caps will appear in her inventory (far more than what you spent on repairs). I have no idea what causes that and no idea how to fix it. Just pretend it's a feature, not a bug.
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FAQ
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Q Does she sell things from the DLCs?
A Yes. There are optional patches for each of the DLC (except Courier's Stash) on the download page.
Q Will Rhonda sell things from 3rd party mods?
A Not unless the 3rd party modder makes a patch (which they absolutely have my permission to do).
Q Not even WMX???
A Nope. I wanted to, but good lord that's a huge mod. Too much work.
Q Can I upload a patch to have her sell stuff from my mod?
A Yes.
Q Doesn't having all this stuff available in one place just make everything too easy?
A Go away.
Sick and tired of going to every single merchant in the Mojave looking for that one thing you *really* want? And more often than not, you still can't find what you wanted? So am I. Disgusted with it, really.
So I created Rhonda. Rhonda is a Crimson Caravan merchant who sells pretty much anything you'd care to spend caps on. You will find Rhonda in the Crimson Caravan Compound, hanging out near the workbench. She's the redhead wearing the Roving Merchant Outfit.
Rhonda sells very nearly everything, except for faction equipment and unique items. If you install the optional patches, she'll also sell things from the DLCs.
Is the NCR irritated at you? That's what you get for being a dirty slaver. Kidding. You can still trade with Rhonda, but you might have to kill everybody else in the Crimson Caravan Compound first. I didn't put her in the Crimson Caravan or NCR factions, so she won't care if you kill everybody else in there. She'll just run and hide until the fighting is over.
All DLCs have a patch, except Courier's Stash. Dead Money patch is thanks to Soukey (I don't have DM myself).
IMPORTANT: To sell things to Rhonda, you must click on the "I want to sell a few things" choice when talking to her. Otherwise, she won't have any money with which to buy your stuff. All the money you've spent buying things or repairing will only be available to her when you click that dialog choice.
***************
Version 3 changes
***************
* There is now a patch for Dead Money, courtesy of Soukey. This was actually ready months ago, but then an unfortunate amount of real life intruded and I forgot about it.
* Rhonda's personal items will no longer show up for sale (Soukey's idea)
* There is now an ammo crafting bench next to the workbench (also Soukey's idea). I've also made an optional patch for the Automatic Reloading Bench mod, which I highly recommend. It makes ammo crafting far less tedious. You'll need to install that mod to use the patch or your game will crash: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38405/
Without the ARB patch, the regular reloading bench will be there.
* A crate is added in between the crafting and ammo benches for parts storage. It is owned by the player and will not respawn. NPCs shouldn't bother the stuff inside, but no guarantees.
* Steam Gauge Assembly added to crafting list (thx bigcrazewolf)
* Helmets for the normal, reinforced and reinforced Mk2 combat armors moved to the medium armor list. Obsidian had them miscategorized as light armor instead of medium armor, so I had them categorized incorrectly as well. (This probably explains why they're so hard to repair, even with the Jury Rigging perk.)
* Ammo crafting items increased back to 25 each for sale. IMPORTANT: There is a bug with ammo crafting supplies. If you buy more than one of the same bulk item, not only will you not get all of the stuff you bought, there's a decent chance your game will crash. Obsidian, quite frankly, made a mess of the script that handles this transaction.
There is a patch that fixes this issue: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39632
That patch is included in the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch Compilation: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664
I'd recommend one patch or the other or you're going to have problems buying ammo parts.
Unfortunately, even with the patch, once you buy any amount of ammo parts from Rhonda, the particular item you bought will disappear from her stock until her merchant chests respawn. I haven't the slightest idea how to fix that, so buy everything you intend to buy before exiting the menu.
* Although it was my intention to make a patch for Weapon Mods Expanded (WMX), I'm afraid it's not going to happen. That mod is *huge* and that's too much work for this lazy modder.
****
KNOWN ISSUES
****
* You might begin to experience large delays when opening menus, containers and dialogs, especially with an older PC. I don't know if this mod is causing that problem or if it's just something wrong on my end, but it's very annoying. I've found that using Zan's Autopurge mod gets rid of this problem: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49319/
* It's possible to deplete Rhonda's supply of caps, then have her repair something and magically a bunch of caps will appear in her inventory (far more than what you spent on repairs). I have no idea what causes that and no idea how to fix it. Just pretend it's a feature, not a bug.
***
FAQ
***
Q Does she sell things from the DLCs?
A Yes. There are optional patches for each of the DLC (except Courier's Stash) on the download page.
Q Will Rhonda sell things from 3rd party mods?
A Not unless the 3rd party modder makes a patch (which they absolutely have my permission to do).
Q Not even WMX???
A Nope. I wanted to, but good lord that's a huge mod. Too much work.
Q Can I upload a patch to have her sell stuff from my mod?
A Yes.
Q Doesn't having all this stuff available in one place just make everything too easy?
A Go away.