1. Preparing Game Installation

Thanks to the method that is used within this Modlist, there’s not much you need to do to prepare your game other than having a clean game installation.

The way this Modlist manages direct root game files and mod files is by implementing a plugin for Mod Organizer called Root Builder, which directly injects any files that are meant to be inside of the Root folder such as DXVK. Further instructions can be found down below.

Cleaning Game Files

1. Begin by (re)installing Fallout: New Vegas, with all of the DLC.
2. After that, locate your MyGames > FalloutNV folder and delete all of the provided INIs inside of there.
   • You can ignore this if you have other Modlists and instead make the INIs profile-specific
3. Launch the game via the Steam launcher to generate new INI files.

2. Modlist Installation

It is required to ensure that your Fallout: New Vegas installation is outside of any Windows Protected folders, I.E. Program Files (x86) and Program Files. Ideally, just simply install your games outside of your Windows installation drive.

Note that the installation of the Wabbajack Modlist REQUIRES to be installed on the same drive as your Fallout: New Vegas installation, otherwise things will fail.

Preparing Folder Structure

To begin, let’s create the folder structure for the modlist. It is recommended to use a folder structure similar to this:

Wabbajack (Make This)
┗ Downloads (Make This)
┗ Modlists (Make This)
  ┗ A Blue Moon (Make This and Specify Installation to This Folder) 
    ┗ (Wabbajack Files Will Download Here)

Note that this may take minutes, or hours depending on the speed of your ISP, computer, and whether you have Nexus Mods premium. It is highly advised to get Nexus Mods premium to avoid having to click install for EVERY SINGLE mod, there are about ~500 in total in the list

Installing in Wabbajack

1. Within the Wabbajack UI, click Browse lists and locate A Blue Moon, then click the download button
2. Designate the Installation Location to the modlist folder you created similarly to above
3. Do the same for the Downloads Location as well
   • If you are combining downloads to save on space, you may also specify that folder location
4. Let the installation run through and complete
5. After the installation has finished, in the Wabbajack UI, click Open installation location in the bottom right and launch ModOrganizer.exe
   • Optionally, right-click this same executable and create a Desktop shortcut to quickly launch it
   • You may also create a Desktop shortcut for launching the modlist directly by selecting A Blue Moon in the dropdown, then clicking the Shortcut button underneath Run and selecting Desktop

Manually Downloaded Mods

These are the manual downloads for some files included the files by macintroll are here if they fail on Wabbajack and Millenia’s Environment Map Shader Fix must be installed manually.

• SecuritronHD by macintroll
• Ghouls Retexture by macintroll
• Millenia’s Environment Map Shader Fix

Manually Downloading Millenia’s Environment Map Shader Fix

1. Navigate to:
   Documents\My Games\FalloutNV
2. Open RendererInfo.txt
3. Find your shader model (2nd line from bottom)
4. Download the correct shader package based on your model
5. Install it into MO2 withing the empty mod named Millenia’s Environment Map Shader Fix

Selecting Your Platform

Once you launch the modlist, a pop-up will appear asking for you to select which platform your game was installed from, i.e. Steam/GOG or Epic Games. Choose the correct platform and MO2 will automatically patch the game executable specific for your platform.

Be sure to select the correct platform at first, otherwise you will have to restore the Fallout NV executable and delete the platform_config.json file in plugins folder within MO2.

Steam/GOG users have a premade executable. It is named A Blue Moon within MO2. For those on Epic Games, there is executable ready in MO2 it is called A Blue Moon Epic Games. You can Change these Via the dropdown in MO2 Next to the Run button.