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SirSalami
Mod: Read Books Aloud
Game: Skyrim
Author: sjors boomschors
Written lore can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can bring you deeper into a game world by providing details about the setting and expanding your imagination. On the other, forcing you to read text can really drag down a gameplay session, especially if you have limited playtime. Skyrim especially has so much written lore, it can be daunting to even consider reading them all. This mod however, makes that goal a bit more achievable, at least for me, by adding the ability to have the books read to you.
By default this mod seemingly does nothing on it's own, requiring you to download various plugins before functioning. The 'default' plugin (found in the optional files) contains most or all of the books as spoken by a speech synthesizer. It has a lovely accent and I personally do not mind the very slightly robotic cadence. You can however, find other plugins for this mod voiced by many of your fellow community members as well!
My favorite part? With full hotkey support, you can choose to continue the audio even after the book has been closed, allowing you to continue exploring while simultaneously learning more about the world that surrounds you, reminiscent of Bioshock's audio diaries. Convenient and immersive. Lovely!
TerrorFox1234
Mod: Explosives Widget and Survival Stats Widget
Game: Fallout 4
Author: neanka
Am I allowed to pick two?! I’m doing it. While they may be completely unrelated in terms of functionality, they are both fantastic examples of what is possible with the HUDFramework mod. Both mods come from neanka, the original author of the DEF_UI mods. It seems silly to mention one and not the other.
Explosives Widget gives you a neat little HUD icon, allowing you to track what type of explosive you have equipped and how many you have. It also lets you display a list of all explosive types, along with how many of each you have. These options can be accessed via holotape in game.
Survival Stats Widgets gives you status bars for your hunger, thirst, and fatigue. A settings holotape allows you to toggle a few additional options, as well as scale and reposition the status bars.
I look forward to seeing what else people do with HUDFramework. In the meantime neanka has kicked things off to a good start!
BlindJudge
Mod: Call of Chernobyl - Full Release
Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl
Author: Alundaio
There is a particular type of game that I seem to fall in love with. It's glaringly obvious now I come to think of it, as Steam makes a point of shoving it in my face every time I log on with its 'Discovery Queue' feature and the 'Tags recommended for you' section. Open world, survival based sandbox games!
So when S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Chernobyl arrived on Nexus Mods, I was one of the first people to download it. I think the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games were incredible and far ahead of their time upon release, still holding up relatively well even now. Immersive, frequently tense and often quite jumpy, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is the Dark Souls version of Fallout with its instadeath approach to exploration and combat.
Sadly, GSC Game World dissolved in 2011 and the chance for a further S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game disappeared alongside. However, this hasn't stopped a group of like-minded modders banding together to create a sandbox mod for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat game. Team Epic has created this mod, 'Call of Chernobyl' as a labour of love and I've already spent a good number of hours back within the Zone. By adding character creation, game modes, and multiple gameplay changes, this mod steers the series in a new and exciting direction, which is only being enhanced with the numerous mods you can find online for it. I recommend you check it out.
(Guest submission)EmeraldHaze
Mod: JSawyer Ultimate Edition
Game: Fallout New Vegas
Author: PushTheWinButton
What it does: This mod is a cleaned-up and reworked version of JSawyer, which is considered by many to be the "Director's Cut" for Fallout New Vegas. It utilizes the full power of NVSE and scripting to bring the definitive experience to the player. Bugs fixed, balance remade to be more true to the original design, gameplay tweaked and improved. If you play Fallout New Vegas without this mod - you are doing a disservice to yourself! Scoop it out.
Why is it good: This mod (when used together with YUP) gives Fallout New Vegas the polish it deserves. To paraphrase: "Everything is better, when you experience it with JSawyer Ultimate".
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Reading descriptions too boring for ya?
As for why I proposed to pick this mod - I've made a couple of mods for New Vegas myself and got a taste of GECK and Gamebryo. It isn't pretty or easy. What Pushthewinbutton did with Jsawyer Ultimate and his other mods, well, the man is damn hero in my opinion. I'm immensely grateful for what he did for us all, so he deserves to be commended for it.
Complete Tale of Two Wastelands Compatibility
Tale of Two Wastelands compatibility is comprehensively covered by a patch. This also includes things which other mods usually miss, like toning down some of Fallout 3's large quest rewards, and expands implementation of all JSawyer Ultimate's features to cover any relevant Fallout 3 items.
YUP and TTWFixes Continuity
If a record edit was necessary, any appropriate fixes from YUP or TTWFixes are included. If a change present in the original JSawyer mod has since been incorporated into YUP or TTWFixes, it was omitted from JSawyer Ultimate to prevent unnecessary duplicate edits. It is expected that everyone will use either YUP or TTWFixes as they are essential bugfix compilations.
Uninstallation-Safe
This mod can be safely installed and uninstalled on any save - it will not cause a crash or leave any serious permanent side effects.
So no reason not to consider it, due to using TTW.
JSawyer rebalances a lot of the game, though. Especially with hardcore mode in mind - it reduces the player's stats, lowers the level cap, increases the rarity of survival items etc.
To see what exactly has been changed in the original mod (all of these have been carried over to the Ultimate Edition), check out this link: http://fallout.gamepedia.com/JSawyer
What makes it stand out from other game balance mods is that the JSawyer mod was made by Josh Sawyer, the game's official lead developer.
I don't know what it is you don't like about New Vegas, but the mod does not really make any drastic changes that would flip that opinion. It still feels like the same game, just better.