Viva New Vegas

A Comprehensive 2019 Fallout New Vegas Modding Guide


INI Tweaks


In this step, we will edit the game's .INI files through MO2 using JIP LN's FalloutCustom.ini feature to increase performance/stability and fix some quality of life issues


Tweaking FalloutCustom.ini:

Tweak Effect
bUseThreadedAI=1 Allows AI to use threads to increase performance
INumHWThreads=4 Allows the game to better utilize the CPU
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=1 Helps prevent Out of Memory crashes when changing cells
bBackgroundCellLoads=1 Streams in assets to prevent stuttering at the cost of objects sometimes suddenly popping in
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1 Helps prevent Out of Memory crashes when changing cells
fLightLODDefaultStartFade=10240.0
fLightLODRange=10240.0
fLightLODMinStartFade=10240.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=10240.0
fShadowLODDefaultStartFade=200.0
fShadowLODRange=200.0
fShadowLODMinStartFade=100.0
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODDefaultStartFade=10240.0
fSpecularLODRange=10240.0
fSpecularLODMinStartFade=10240.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=10240.0
Increases light distance fade
iPresentInterval=0 Disables V-Sync
fForegroundMouseAccelBase=0
fForegroundMouseAccelTop=0
fForegroundMouseBase=0
fForegroundMouseMult=0
Disables mouse acceleration
fXenonVertLookSpeed=1200.0000
fXenonHorizLookSpeed=1500.0000
Sets the mouse sensitivity of the x and y axes equal to each other
fGrassStartFadeDistance = 17000 Increases the distance at which grass disappears from 3 cells to 5 cells
iAudioCacheSize=8192
iMaxSizeForCachedSound=2048
Increases the audio cache to prevent stuttering and audio not playing

Tweaking GECKCustom.ini:

Tweak Effect
bAllowMultipleMasterFiles=1
bAllowMultipleMasterLoads=1
Allows files with multiple masters to be loaded in the GECK

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