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A comprehensive landscape overhaul for the Mojave Wasteland.
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The goal of this mod is to make the desert so beautiful and interesting that you won't want to fast travel anymore.
This mod fills Mojave's more barren areas with details and level design I hope breathe life into the uncannily barren gameworld. Many of the edits in this improvement over the former "Enhanced Mojave Landscapes" (now deprecated) have been inspired by the amazing blog https://theluckythirtykate.com, which photographs the real-life equivalent of New Vegas' locations. Similarly, Bird and Hike.com has been a great resource for accurately placing native flora to fitting sections of the map. Many edits made by this mod have the purpose of capturing the aesthetic of the true location.
The spirit of this mod was inspired by my experience with other apocalyptic titles like S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Metro: Exodus and the journeys I had through the Zone in particular. The lack of fast travel forces the player to acquire map familiarity, recognize landmarks, and notice a lot more detail in the game world overall. This lends to a greater "aliveness" of the setting and humbles the player to feel less like protagonist, but just another person in this region. Likewise, urban details in the New Vegas outskirts are heavily influenced by the level design of Cyberpunk 2077, which does a great job making Night City feel filthy and seedy. NV needed some of that energy in its urban areas.
My former mod "Realistically Trashed Water" has been included in the plugin as it meets the intent of this project. The plugin title has been retained as "Enhanced Mojave Landscapes" so those of you with the old version in your load order can overwrite it without your mod manager thinking a mod has been removed by updating to the final version.
Changelog:
Spoiler:
(this is everything I remembered to write down, there is more)
General, Map-wide additions:
-Expect to see more Joshua Trees, Mesquite, Yucca, and more across the entirety of the map and in approximations of the true habitat based on this chart (https://birdandhike.com/Veg/_Veg_index.htm)
-All ranger stations have been remodeled to look like real life equivalents from Lucky Thirty-Kate's blog (https://theluckythirtykate.com/). Most Ranger Stations now look like pre-war weather stations or radar installations.
-Many power pylons have been replaced with fallen or damaged models.
-Small packs of stray dogs added in select locations.
-Recolored the trashbags to be more washed out with the help of @SilentJacket.
-Rock formations have been added or replaced vanilla cliffs to emulate real photos of the Mojave and improve sightlines.
-Printing presses exist and ads are making an (unfortunate) comeback. Brayduck's posters for various in-game companies and locations are scattered across populated and well-traveled areas.
-More wrecked cars in general, including new models to increase vehicle diversity.
-All gas stations have had bollards, vending machines, business signs, and more added for clutter and aesthetics.
-Caution signs and dilapidated exclusionary fencing added to mines and caves.
-Skeletons of people and Brahmin have been added across the Wasteland.
-Eggs have been added near locations with ants, geckos, etc.
-Anonymous, makeshift graves are littered through the wasteland.
-Several cave/mine entrances have been redone based on real-life pictures of the region.
-Graffiti has been added to highway overpasses and urban areas throughout the map.
-Clipping vanilla rock formations and cliffs have been cluttered with rocks to fill the gaps.
-Train yards (Gypsum, Followers Outpost, Boulder City) have all had large floodlights and pallets added for realism and clutter.
-More ambient dust, whirlwinds, and falling rocks.
-Road signs (Speed limit, yield, etc) have been added in logical locations.
-More traps and landmines have been added to promote a sense of caution and danger in uncertain territory.
-My former mod "Realistically Trashed Water" has been included in the plugin, as it fits the intent of this mod.
Central:
-Remnants of operation sunburst battle between Helios and Novac.
-Graffiti and posters to Novac overpass.
-Added palm trees and parking lot lights to Novac to look closer to Cabazon CA, the town Novac appears based on.
-Added more trash and a stray dog to the landfill outside RS Charlie.
-Dead palms and other ornamental details added to the Repconn facility.
-More mesquite added to mountains surrounding Repconn facility matching real-life images of the McCullough Mountain range.
-Bodies, vegetation, and rock formations have been added to Primm Pass.
-Ornamental fan palms and plants at Repconn HQ. Lore-wise you could consider these still alive due to automated groundskeeping by the Mr. Handys.
-Trash, bollards, and security booth added to NCR Correctional Facility entrance.
-Employee entrance to Helios facility inspired by pictures of real-life equivalent location.
-Dead trees, trash, wreckage, and more added to Jack-Rabbit Springs landfill.
-Military Vehicles and shooting range added to Helios One.
-Barren mountain formations North of Camp Golf have been re-cluttered.
-Boulder Beach Campground re-cluttered to look closer to real-life equivalent.
-Bodies and trash to Clark Field.
-Barren Desert between Legion Raid Camp, Broc Flower Cave, and up to Wrecked Highwayman has been cluttered with vegetation, rocks, and landscape edits.
-Toxic waste dump East of Novac has been re-cluttered.
-Jackal camp re-cluttered to look more foreboding, tribal, and raider-y.
-Scrap truck and clutter added to Gibson Scrap Yard.
-Tribal painted rocks and other rock clutter in Scorpion Gulch inspired by hieroglyphs in closest approximation of the true location.
-Nests from ground-boring insects have been added near their spawns.
-Carbon shadows to Black Mountain facility.
-CliffCanyon03 (eyesore) has been removed from Wrecked Highwayman and other select locations with new rock formations and vegetation in place for aesthetics and better sightlines.
Vegas Outskirts:
(Freeside and Vegas are untouched, enough overhauls of these areas exist already)
-Trash, everywhere.
-Former homeless encampments scattered throughout city.
-Ornamental (dead) trees and trash added to leadup to Gun Runners HQ.
-Loading bay, palettes, boxes, truck, and shipping and receiving area added to Gun Runners HQ for realism.
-Crosswalks from Sanctuary resource have been added to City Streets.
-Dead palm trees added to McCarran entryway.
-Eviction notices served by NCR added to Orion Moreno's home.
-Firing squad killed fiend in West Vegas ruins.
-Crosswalks have been added to urban streets.
Southeast:
(Large metal objects in this area are now slightly radioactive due to Searchlight dirty bomb.
-Radioactive army jeeps added to old nuclear test site.
-All large metallic objects downwind of Searchlight have been made slightly radioactive.
-Radio tower added to Searchlight hills based on real-life images of the true town.
-Exterior additions to the gold mines surrounding searchlight based on real-life images of the area.
-More clutter at the Abandoned Animal Farmstead.
-Cholla cacti have been added all over the El-Dorado canyon based on real-life images of the area.
-Farm clutter, well, and machinery to animal husbandry farm.
-Wrecked Jeeps and APCs to desert surrounding Nuclear Test Sight.
-Radio/satellite tower added to Searchlight hill based on pictures of the True Searchlight.
-Ruined billboards to Searchlight based on real-life images.
-Crashed slave cart on lead up to Cottonwood Cove.
-Fan Palms and parking lot details added to Cottonwood Cove to match real-life images.
West:
-Jean Sky Diving edited to look closer to real-life equivalent.
-Rockier and more mesquite-strewn hills surrounding Goodsprings source and Lone Wolf Radio.
-Yahgntzee Memorial desert cluttered to look like real-life equivalent pictures.
-Dead palms, trash, and palettes to Sunset Sarsaparilla HQ.
-Fan palms to motel exteriors in Westside.
-Cholla, trash, stray dogs, and bodies added to the lead-up to Vault 22.
-More mesquite to Mesquite Mountain Campground, which is heavily wooded in real life.
East:
-Bunkers, artillery, and fortifications have been added to the Hoover Dam.
-The highway from Boulder City to Hoover Dam has had streetlights added based on real-life pictures and for aesthetics.
-Cholla occurs in abundance in El-Dorado canyon from Nelson to Lucky Jim Mine based on real-life region.
-Spent ammunition and other battle details added to No Man's Land between Forlorn Hope and Nelson.
-Gas sign, car wrecks, and art installations added to Nelson based on real-life pictures of the true Nelson
-Body bags to Camp Forlorn Hope and Searchlight
North:
-Ornamental fan palms and plants at House Tools. Lore-wise you could consider these still alive due to automated groundskeeping by the Mr. Handys.
-Tribal painted rocks on the approach to Northern Passage.
Northeast:
-Mines placed along Nellis exclusionary fencing.
-Dead palm trees, smoldering smoke, and telephone poles to shelled Nellis ruins.
-Destroyed military jeeps and APCs placed in Nellis outskirts.
-More graves to Bitter Springs Graveyard. You seriously expect me to believe only 13 people died there?
-Bitter Springs campground has been edited to match pictures of real-life equivalent.
-Caville Bay has had additions to match pictures of the true location.
Northwest:
-Mountains overlooking Cook-Cook's castle have been cluttered, adding a natural sniper perch ideal for the bounty.
-Brewer's Beer Bootlegging has been re-done to look like a former desert hippie commune.
The Divide:
-Select vanilla car wrecks have been replaced with Jeeps and APCs to showcase former military presence in the region..
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(this is everything I remembered to write down, there is more)
General, Map-wide additions:
-Expect to see more Joshua Trees, Mesquite, Yucca, and more across the entirety of the map and in approximations of the true habitat based on this chart (https://birdandhike.com/Veg/_Veg_index.htm)
-All ranger stations have been remodeled to look like real life equivalents from Lucky Thirty-Kate's blog (https://theluckythirtykate.com/). Most Ranger Stations now look like pre-war weather stations or radar installations.
-Many power pylons have been replaced with fallen or damaged models.
-Small packs of stray dogs added in select locations.
-Recolored the trashbags to be more washed out with the help of @SilentJacket.
-Rock formations have been added or replaced vanilla cliffs to emulate real photos of the Mojave and improve sightlines.
-Printing presses exist and ads are making an (unfortunate) comeback. Brayduck's posters for various in-game companies and locations are scattered across populated and well-traveled areas.
-More wrecked cars in general, including new models to increase vehicle diversity.
-All gas stations have had bollards, vending machines, business signs, and more added for clutter and aesthetics.
-Caution signs and dilapidated exclusionary fencing added to mines and caves.
-Skeletons of people and Brahmin have been added across the Wasteland.
-Eggs have been added near locations with ants, geckos, etc.
-Anonymous, makeshift graves are littered through the wasteland.
-Several cave/mine entrances have been redone based on real-life pictures of the region.
-Graffiti has been added to highway overpasses and urban areas throughout the map.
-Clipping vanilla rock formations and cliffs have been cluttered with rocks to fill the gaps.
-Train yards (Gypsum, Followers Outpost, Boulder City) have all had large floodlights and pallets added for realism and clutter.
-More ambient dust, whirlwinds, and falling rocks.
-Road signs (Speed limit, yield, etc) have been added in logical locations.
-More traps and landmines have been added to promote a sense of caution and danger in uncertain territory.
-My former mod "Realistically Trashed Water" has been included in the plugin, as it fits the intent of this mod.
Central:
-Remnants of operation sunburst battle between Helios and Novac.
-Graffiti and posters to Novac overpass.
-Added palm trees and parking lot lights to Novac to look closer to Cabazon CA, the town Novac appears based on.
-Added more trash and a stray dog to the landfill outside RS Charlie.
-Dead palms and other ornamental details added to the Repconn facility.
-More mesquite added to mountains surrounding Repconn facility matching real-life images of the McCullough Mountain range.
-Bodies, vegetation, and rock formations have been added to Primm Pass.
-Ornamental fan palms and plants at Repconn HQ. Lore-wise you could consider these still alive due to automated groundskeeping by the Mr. Handys.
-Trash, bollards, and security booth added to NCR Correctional Facility entrance.
-Employee entrance to Helios facility inspired by pictures of real-life equivalent location.
-Dead trees, trash, wreckage, and more added to Jack-Rabbit Springs landfill.
-Military Vehicles and shooting range added to Helios One.
-Barren mountain formations North of Camp Golf have been re-cluttered.
-Boulder Beach Campground re-cluttered to look closer to real-life equivalent.
-Bodies and trash to Clark Field.
-Barren Desert between Legion Raid Camp, Broc Flower Cave, and up to Wrecked Highwayman has been cluttered with vegetation, rocks, and landscape edits.
-Toxic waste dump East of Novac has been re-cluttered.
-Jackal camp re-cluttered to look more foreboding, tribal, and raider-y.
-Scrap truck and clutter added to Gibson Scrap Yard.
-Tribal painted rocks and other rock clutter in Scorpion Gulch inspired by hieroglyphs in closest approximation of the true location.
-Nests from ground-boring insects have been added near their spawns.
-Carbon shadows to Black Mountain facility.
-CliffCanyon03 (eyesore) has been removed from Wrecked Highwayman and other select locations with new rock formations and vegetation in place for aesthetics and better sightlines.
Vegas Outskirts:
(Freeside and Vegas are untouched, enough overhauls of these areas exist already)
-Trash, everywhere.
-Former homeless encampments scattered throughout city.
-Ornamental (dead) trees and trash added to leadup to Gun Runners HQ.
-Loading bay, palettes, boxes, truck, and shipping and receiving area added to Gun Runners HQ for realism.
-Crosswalks from Sanctuary resource have been added to City Streets.
-Dead palm trees added to McCarran entryway.
-Eviction notices served by NCR added to Orion Moreno's home.
-Firing squad killed fiend in West Vegas ruins.
-Crosswalks have been added to urban streets.
Southeast:
(Large metal objects in this area are now slightly radioactive due to Searchlight dirty bomb.
-Radioactive army jeeps added to old nuclear test site.
-All large metallic objects downwind of Searchlight have been made slightly radioactive.
-Radio tower added to Searchlight hills based on real-life images of the true town.
-Exterior additions to the gold mines surrounding searchlight based on real-life images of the area.
-More clutter at the Abandoned Animal Farmstead.
-Cholla cacti have been added all over the El-Dorado canyon based on real-life images of the area.
-Farm clutter, well, and machinery to animal husbandry farm.
-Wrecked Jeeps and APCs to desert surrounding Nuclear Test Sight.
-Radio/satellite tower added to Searchlight hill based on pictures of the True Searchlight.
-Ruined billboards to Searchlight based on real-life images.
-Crashed slave cart on lead up to Cottonwood Cove.
-Fan Palms and parking lot details added to Cottonwood Cove to match real-life images.
West:
-Jean Sky Diving edited to look closer to real-life equivalent.
-Rockier and more mesquite-strewn hills surrounding Goodsprings source and Lone Wolf Radio.
-Yahgntzee Memorial desert cluttered to look like real-life equivalent pictures.
-Dead palms, trash, and palettes to Sunset Sarsaparilla HQ.
-Fan palms to motel exteriors in Westside.
-Cholla, trash, stray dogs, and bodies added to the lead-up to Vault 22.
-More mesquite to Mesquite Mountain Campground, which is heavily wooded in real life.
East:
-Bunkers, artillery, and fortifications have been added to the Hoover Dam.
-The highway from Boulder City to Hoover Dam has had streetlights added based on real-life pictures and for aesthetics.
-Cholla occurs in abundance in El-Dorado canyon from Nelson to Lucky Jim Mine based on real-life region.
-Spent ammunition and other battle details added to No Man's Land between Forlorn Hope and Nelson.
-Gas sign, car wrecks, and art installations added to Nelson based on real-life pictures of the true Nelson
-Body bags to Camp Forlorn Hope and Searchlight
North:
-Ornamental fan palms and plants at House Tools. Lore-wise you could consider these still alive due to automated groundskeeping by the Mr. Handys.
-Tribal painted rocks on the approach to Northern Passage.
Northeast:
-Mines placed along Nellis exclusionary fencing.
-Dead palm trees, smoldering smoke, and telephone poles to shelled Nellis ruins.
-Destroyed military jeeps and APCs placed in Nellis outskirts.
-More graves to Bitter Springs Graveyard. You seriously expect me to believe only 13 people died there?
-Bitter Springs campground has been edited to match pictures of real-life equivalent.
-Caville Bay has had additions to match pictures of the true location.
Northwest:
-Mountains overlooking Cook-Cook's castle have been cluttered, adding a natural sniper perch ideal for the bounty.
-Brewer's Beer Bootlegging has been re-done to look like a former desert hippie commune.
The Divide:
-Select vanilla car wrecks have been replaced with Jeeps and APCs to showcase former military presence in the region..
Questions and Answers:
Q: Do I need to regenerate LOD?
A: Yes.
Q: Do I need to start a new game?
A: No, the mod is not scripted or navmeshed, making it very lightweight. I would however still recommend a new game in order to appreciate the Mojave anew with all the changes and additions included.
Q: Is this compatible with MoreMojave and World of Pain?
A: I don't know, I use neither and have no intent to. You are free to make a patch.
Q: Do you plan to update this?
A: It's likely once I've had more ideas and more modder's resources have come out, but not for long intervals between updates. The mod is close to what I'd consider a complete and final package as is.
Q: Why close the old Enhanced Mojave Landscapes and release this anew?
A: Not only is this plugin over three times the size of the last version of EML, it includes previous mods of mine in the merge and is extensive enough to be considered a full package and no longer a WIP. This is the rebranded release version.
Q: Will this impact performance?
A: Barely if at all. This mod has been highly optimized and makes use of Static Collections (SCOL) to lower object and poly count.
Q: Aren't you sabotaging yourself by making your modpage a shotgun blast of mental instability?
A: .
This mod was created with compatibility for the following in mind. There should be no issues and if there are they should manifest as minor clipping of static objects.
Wasteland Flora and Terrain Overhaul
New Vegas Landscape Overhaul Remastered
Enhanced Landscapes
Mojave Vagabond
All assets used in this mod were obtained from modder's resources or have been used with mod author's permission obtained via DM. See permissions section for full list.