Now here is something that passed under our radar. Earlier this Summer, modder “Inthegrave” released a new mod for Fallout New Vegas that attempts to fix and improve its AI.
As the modder noted, Improved AI (Navmesh Overhaul Mod) fixes and improves vanilla game pathfinding errors. Furthermore, it provides a better and more challenging experience with the AI. Thus, if you plan to replay this Fallout game, we highly recommend giving it a go.
Going into more details, the mod introduces better pathing and attempts to eliminate NPCs walking into walls and other objects. NPCs will now more frequently seek cover, and melee attackers will better navigate the environments. Not only that but it optimizes vanilla navmeshes for better performance.
Fallout New Vegas Improved AI (Navmesh Overhaul Mod) also fixes some vanilla game navmesh errors. Moreover, it fixes sunken nodes which can lead to NPCs being stuck in the ground, as well as unfinalized cells and mismatched borders that prevent NPCs from navigating.
You can download the mod from here.
Speaking of Fallout: New Vegas, we also suggest taking a look at these mods for it. In August, we shared a mod that added a real-time reflection system to the game. Then we have this mod that rewrites over 1,000 functions in order to improve performance and reduce load/save times.
There are also some interesting fan expansions for New Vegas. Fallout: Broken City, Fallout Van buren Remake, Fallout: Nuevo Mexico and Star Wars Open Worlds are four of them that are currently in development. On the other hand, Fallout New California, Fallout: Free Cheyenne Demo, Fallout New Vegas: Out of Bounds and Fallout The Frontier are DLC-sized mods that you can download right now.
Lastly, to use this mod with other mods that alter navmeshes, you’ll have to follow this video guide.
Have fun!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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