The largest collection of mods are available from Nexus Mods and there is an extensive modding forum.Īs of 2020, bug-fix and stability mods are strongly recommended, even for a first playthrough. Players have produced mods that fix many of the issues with the game post-official support. Modding is well-supported using the officially-provided toolkit Garden of Eden Creation Kit on Steam (in the Steam Library under "Tools" section). On February 7, 2012, the game was released as Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition, bundling the base game with all story expansions and item packs. the game also featured pre-order bonuses and paid add-on packs that granted additional in-game items, such as new weapons, armor and ammo types all of this content was later bundled together in a DLC pack titled Courier's Stash. įour DLC expansion packs were released for the game ( Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues and Lonesome Road). However, various official patches were released until Jthat alleviated many of these bugs and performance issues. The game's state on all platforms during its initial launch was widely considered "buggy", "broken" and "unplayable" by critics and players alike. exe files, consequently rendering them incompatible with virtually all mods. A DRM-free version of the game was later released on GOG.com on June 2, 2017, followed by a release on on January 16, 2020. The game was released on Steam and at retail (Steam key) on October 19, 2010. The game shares much of its engine and assets with Fallout 3. The game is not a direct sequel to its predecessor Fallout 3, but follows events referenced in Fallout and Fallout 2 and features the return of elements from Fallout 2.