Fallout New Vegas

About this mod

A Hardcore, Radioactive world survival simulator. This mod is an overhaul of Fallout New Vegas set in an alternate timeline where Benny actually killed Courier 6, and doc Mitchell never saved them.

Requirements
Permissions and credits
Changelogs
HEY YOU! YEAH YOU! THIS MOD IS STILL BEING UPDATED! SO DON'T GO ANYWHERE, CAUSE I'M NOT! I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, UPDATED, AND EVOLVE THIS MOD REGARDLESS OF THE RELEASE OF FALLOUT 4, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A FALLOUT 4 DAYS OF CHAOS DEVELOPED AFTER FALLOUT 4 RELEASES IT'S GECK. STAY TUNED...
THANKS, AZRAEL



Special thanks to GrimmBoid Jones for the video!

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR GETTING DAYS OF CHAOS TO 1000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS!
If anyone would like to help out with this mod, please check near the bottom of the description, and message me, there's plenty of ways you can help!

Do you love Days of Chaos? or overhauls in general? Check out my second overhaul here!: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61291/?

FULLY PLAYABLE ZION IS NOW HERE IN NEW HONEST HEARTS INTEGRATION UPDATE! - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61397/?

NOW IN BETA V0.6! A WORLD SO RAVAGED
-Re-implemented interiors. - Vault 21 Market, Forbidden Ultra Luxe, The Tops Den, Dante's Gomorrah
-New vendors in newly accessible and revamped Vault 21 
-Supply boxes. - New levelled item that can be opened for random supplies.
-Ghogrumites. - New ghoul race here to spread the FEV. 
-New raider faction. - The wastehounds are here to terrorise the survivors of the Mojave! 
-Loading screens. - Now lore relevant and more useful/informative.
-Lore. - More lore on the FEV, Ghouls, NCR Robotics program, casinos, and vault 21.
-More radiation zones.
-edits, fixes, changes and more


NOW IN BETA V0.5! NCR REIGN OF TERROR (Note, due to a problem with my Geck, I had to cancel some of the new things I planned to release)
-Updated NCR Forces. - New armors, new forces, new territory, and more!
-Updated Children Of Nil Forces. - Some new armors and new territory, new characters.
-New Lore. Added more lore on NCR robotics programs and lore on Children of Nil characters.
-New weapons.
-Caps replaced.   
-More Radiation! water sources and location even more irradiated 
-Interiors. Previously inaccessible interiors such as the Casinos are now playable area with new lore!
-More to be announced, stay tuned.
 


Days of Chaos BetaV0.6 important Note: 
The main Days of Chaos file on the Nexus now uses several texture replacers and animation replacers. Uninstalling the mod will uninstall these replacers.
Alternatively, you can install the "Non-replacer" version of this file.
ONLY INSTALL ONE OF THESE FILES.


Contents
Introduction
Backstory
Setting, Changes, and New Stuff
Esps
How to start
Requirements
Recommended
Conflicts and Issues
How you can help me
Credits
Special Thanks
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Introduction:

I enjoyed Fallout Dust and its lore so much I became inspired to create my own overhaul of Fallout New Vegas. I do not intend on copying/ripping off DUST, but obviously there will be similarities, don't get mad. I have tried my best to make this mod unique, I hope you enjoy.

Backstory: (somewhat a spoiler, but important to know)

This overhaul is set two years after the events of Fallout New Vegas, where the NCR won the battle of Hoover Dam, and proceeded to wipe-out the remaining Legion forces. At the point of imminent defeat, the Legion launched an array of radiation bombs, like the one used at Searchlight, targeting areas all over the Mojave, throwing it into chaos. 

Setting/What's Changed/What's New:

-The main quest is removed from the game, along with a large selection of side quests.
-Rebalancing. Combat is more challenging, Radiation is in mass and is a lot more damaging, other tweaks such as edits food properties etc.
-Factions changed. Some slightly, some vastly.
-Atmosphere. My goal was to make the Mojave a cold, eerie and deadly radioactive place.
-New content. A lot of new assets taken from modder's resources on the Nexus. (see credits) 
-New lore. Discover what has happened since 2281.
-New Characters. Learn about new characters, and find out more about original ones
-New adventure/objectives
-Altered enemies/places. Beware of deathclaws.

ESPs

-The main file comes with 5 ESPs:
1. Days of Chaos.esp which is the main file for the overhaul excluding DLC
2. InfernalSky.esp This optional esp adds a nuclear weather effect and a darker setting.
3. HazardousRadiation.esp This optional esp rebalances all radiation markers in the game. 
4. Radiation Revamped.esp This optional esp makes radiation poisoning much more of a threat
5. DoC Alternative Start.esp provides a new start to the game, which can be disabled once a character has been created
-It is highly recommended to have the optional esps in use when playing this mod for the full, intended experience. 
DLC NOW INTEGRATED:(The esps come in one download, only enable the esps for the DLC that you own)
-The DoC integration esps file comes with 4 ESPs:
1. Dead money integration esp - Partially integrated
2. Honest Hearts integration esp - Partially integrated Note, update this esp here: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61397/?
3. Old World Blues integration esp - Partially integrated
4. Lonesome Road integration esp - Partially integrated
-(Note: the integration esps will only add assets from the DLCs into the game, The Sierra Madre, Zion, Big MT, and Divide will not be accessible upon initial release, but will be in future updates)
LOAD ORDER NOTE:
If you are using any extra DoC esps, make sure they are below the Days of Chaos.esp in your load order. 


How to start

HOW TO START: (POST-BETAV0.3)

I have made an alternative start for BetaV0.3 of this mod, use the DoC Alternative Start.esp when starting a new game. The esp can be unticked after this.  (All post-beta V0.3 versions of this mod will include an up-to-date copy of the DoC Alternative Start.esp)
HOW TO START: (FOR PRE-BETAV0.3)
If you are using older versions (Beta V0.1 or V0.2) I recommend creating a character with the Days of Chaos.esp unticked, then once you have left doc Mitchell's house, save, exit the game, tick the esp, and then load your save, otherwise install an alternative start mod. do either of these otherwise starting a new game will not work and will likely result in a crash. I highly recommend upgrading to/using BetaV0.3


Requirements:

-Fallout New Vegas. 
-DLC integration esps will require corresponding DLC

Recommended:

(The following are mods I recommend you should use when playing my mod, to add to immersion, but are not required)
-Monster mod - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41361/?
-bottle water - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34800/?
-Gas masks of the world - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49475/?
-Frozen world - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37130/?
-New Vegas post apocalyptic - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53890/?
-Flashlight NVSE - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39968/?
-Zombie Mod - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37393/?
-Worn N Damaged Pipboy 2500 - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61558/?

Conflicts/issues: most, if not all of the following issues have been resolved in the most recent version of the mod. 

Some people have reported that with the alternative start that you are unable to use any weapons upon exiting the house, if you are experiencing this issue, please follow the load order instructions noted above.  
-BETA V0.5 - The following issue has been resolved in the 'Beta V0.5 Fixed' file
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missing textures 
-BETA V0.31 - Fixed previous bugs
 -None know
-BETA V0.3 
 -VENDORTRON MAY APPEAR STUCK IN A WALL
 -Some small, nothing too game-breaking
-BETA V0.2 - See change log
-BETA V0.1 - See change log
REPORT
-let me know if you come across any issues.
-As for conflicts, there's likely to be conflicts regarding area, quests, and characters with other mods, however placing Days of Chaos.esp at the bottom of your load order should resolve most conflicts, other than that let me know if you experience any.

Help me: 

Now I'm not the best Modder, I haven't made many, though I've learnt a great deal over the course of making this mod, anyway you can help me improve my mod benefits all of us.
-Give me feedback. Can't stress this enough. Let me know what you like and dislike, give me suggestions to improve.
-Resources. Make or suggest resources I can use in further development of this mod.
-Endorse. It lets me know I'm doing well, motivates me, and lets people who may have overlooked this mod see that its worth a play.
-Donate? ;) I wouldn't say I deserve it, but if you help fund me I can provide you with more and better content.   

Music - Originally, this was to feature music from the band 'Underlined' (thanks to H7 for providing me with permission to due so) Anyway, I couldn't get it to work in the GECK and could do with some help with implementing the music. 
Underlined'smusic can be found here:  
https://underlinedinc.bandcamp.com/album/altruism

RECRUITING
-I am currently looking for people for the following:
1. Dedicated Bug testers. I do a lot of this myself before each release, but by nature I can't find every single issues myself. So I would be grateful if anyone could volunteer to search my mod for issues/conflicts. Let me know if you would like to do this, and you'll have access to updated versions of Days of Chaos, before they are publicly released. 
2. Lore Writers.The majority of Days of Chaos lore thus far has been made by myself, with help from other users (see special thanks) and small inspirations. I would like to share the full story and concepts with anyone willing to help me expand upon it. This opportunity grants a big insight into the Days of Chaos story, so be sure to think about this before signing up.  
3. Got any useful skills or ideas? let me know in either the comments or message me if you would like offer any other specialised help, I could really use someone experienced in scripting and creating NPC dialogue trees, as my GECK is problematic in that department. go figure.   

Opinions:


"I love the atmosphere! Very dark and eerie. Great work!"
-
naugrim04 

"So it's essentially Dust, but no Tunnelers and everything is red instead of brown? Will try"
-Cavalier753 

"This mod is pretty cool. I kind of consider it as sort of a prequel to Dust what with rebels, cultist, etc. Though it has plenty of unique features."
-WilliamSSharp  

"This looks like a very ambitious idea, good luck!"
-athiust  

"
Well fallout 4 got boring kinda fast so i went back into NV and i wanted to find the perfect mod for my game and i found it keep up the great work.Also props for responding to all the comments on here you seem like a really good mod developer"
-Assassin2743

"I felt DUST was a little unfair and just plain "Lets add a crap ton of hard enemies #survival". Glad to see someone else making a survival overhaul of Fallout, can't wait to try it out."
-xXHighRyzeXx  

"
I have to admit, this is a very addictive mod. It is a must have. A very big must have. Been playing it for ~3 days, and I cant stop playing it, I only stop to talk to my wife and eat, and sometimes sleep.This is a must have mod for anyone wants to play a very good aftermath of what would happen if nothing happen.You have to download it, it is a MUST!And use the recommended mods he says they really make the experience full and immersive. A great Author and Mod. Download it today!"
-CyrusMonroe

"if there's nothing to actually do besides survive, why should I bother playing this? Seems kinda pointless if I don't have some sort of objective or goal besides not dying."
-Craterfist

"There are two kinds of developers, those who use brand new technology to make games look good for a few months, and those who use their artistic talent and knowledge of creating atmosphere and aesthetics that look good for years. Azrael provides the latter."
-Thumblesteen

"If this mod surpasses 5000 downloads ill quit my campaign"
-Donald Trump


Thank you, Azrael


Credits: (99% sure this is everyone, please let me know asap if there's anyone else who should be on this list)

-Thanks to c.i.b for their creatures and weapons modders resources. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39419/?
-Thanks to Cyrogen4000 for their infernal sky mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/47198/?
-Thanks to eronel55 for their Nevada Mercenary mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41380/?
-Thanks to Klicksend95 for their radiation revamped mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/59120/?
-Thanks to EMT2010 for their Hazardous Radiation mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/50214/?
-Thanks to MrFisse for their military backpacks mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/36423/?
-Thanks to pineappleSurprise, Ionutro, and lordinquisitor, for their Enclave Laser Rifle mod as an open resource.
    -http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57889/?
-Thanks to SenterPat, weijiesen, and ClothesMinded for their Psycho Armor and Mask mod as an open resource.
    -http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58258/?
-Thanks to Quetzlsacatanango for their Qs Critters Resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41117/?
-Thanks to qwertyasdfgh for their wasteland stealth armor nv mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/59659/?
-Thanks to Ruadhan2300 for their heavy merc grunt outfit as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41644/?
-Thanks to Prometheus_ts, toyslar, for their advanced combat armor mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/40444/?
-Thanks to MutieBlaster for their Enclave Relic Armor mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58641/?
-Thanks to SpamPTRS for their Military Survival Armor mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51813/?
-Thanks to Plutonium Blonde for permission to use their Mojave Express Courier Uniforms. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/60763/?
-Thanks to Dakcenturi for their Custom Start Resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37390/?
-Thanks to Archeria, yiit and Lexx for the Classic Advanced Power Armor Improved Meshes and Textures mod as an open resource  
   -http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42867/?  
-Thanks to lordinquisitor for their Canteen for the Wasteland Modders Resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34918/?
-Thanks to ClayPidgeon162 for their Ballistic face mask as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/44903/?
-Thanks to jtucker40 for their Wasteland Warfighter mod as an open resource. -  http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/56891/? 
-Thanks to SGTbayk47 for their Tribal Power Armour and Ranger Patrol Masks mods as open resources.
   - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58328/? http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61425/?
-Thanks to id2301 for their Creatures Tweaked Textures mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39613/?
-Thanks to reaper4456 and SedPL for their Gas Mask Helmet Reborn mod as an open resource. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61258/?
-Thanks to xXlSigmalXx for their Sigma's Custom Pack mod as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61687/?
-Thanks to AnsaarTGB for their WA-101 Tactical Shotgun mod as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61705/?
-Thanks to D3IMUDD4 for their SRP - Shell Retexture Project as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/48619/?
-Thanks to KDStudios for their KDS Feral Ghoul Retextures High Resolution as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/44365/?
-Thanks to razzy1319 for their Magazine Redux as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42681/?
-Thanks to dDefinder for their Enhanced Blood Textures for NV v2_22c as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34917/?
-Thanks to Hitman47101 for their 1st Person Weapon Animation Overhaul as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61501/?
-Thanks to joefoxx082 for their Weapon Animation Replacers as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38527/?
-Thanks to Arkaan for their Midwestern Power Armor as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39762/?
-Thanks to TheOutlander for their TheOutlanders Boogeymans Hood Replacer as an open resource. - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/6339/?
-Thanks to CyrusMonroe for the textures he made for me. - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/24414319/?tb=mods&pUp=1

Special thanks to the contributions and dedications of these people towards the lore, bug testing, and improvement of this mod:
-tho33616
-GreaserNightmare
-MrFreddCDobbs 
-TH3G0D0F3P1C
-King1419
-Snedward12
-CyrusMonroe
-TreeNV
Other contributors worthy of a special thanks:
-Grimmboid
-Johnspidermc