You should try all of Someguy2000's mods. And also should try Nevada Skies. Don't forget NMC's Texture pack. And also NV interiors, project nevada, and EVE. That's what I have to have at least, when I do a new New Vegas play through. Here's the links:

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35998/?
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43534/?
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/40040/?
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/users/2159825/?
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43135/?

Hope you like those mods.

Don't forget the Inheritance from Someguy2000. Also I'm more a fan of Project Reality http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42180/? then Nevada Skies.
Weapons of the New Millenia is a nice addition too, since it includes leveled lists.
Also get Caesars New Regime http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45557/? It makes the Legion look so much better.
Get Boom to the Moon http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58488/? too, it's a great quest mod.

CONELRAD Radio station for New Vegas, adds some more tunes to the game, including some music returning from FO3 and some that appeared in FO4.

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35061/?

Zion Trail, a pretty fun quest mod with it's own worldspace and custom pipboy map, along with Navmesh. It's recommended you play this map after Honest Hearts unless you're not gonna play it.

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61939/?

Wasteland clothing Hires texture, changes the textures of all vanilla outfits to a higher quality and resolution. Looks good when paired with ENBs and texture mods.

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54478/?

Ghoul hires texture, same as the wasteland clothing, but makes ghouls look nicer with higher resolutions and textures.

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49449/?

Those are just a few of the mods I used my last playthrough.

i'd like to recommend a mod that was recommended to me by someone here on gun
the Portable Tent is a mod that i didn't know about until recently but i'll probably be using a lot.
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/36372/?

This is essential https://github.com/Uncut/Uncut
Restores heaps of cut content
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61141/?
This is a nice mod as well, makes combat way more deadly.
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/47880/?
Never used this, but I want to, it spreads DLC weapons to the wasteland.

The one mod I must always have is the "Lone Wanderer" ENB. The colors are just beautiful and get's rid of that annoying yellow tint in the base game of New Vegas.

Also if you want the characters to look less like clay then I highly suggest "Fallout Character Overhaul(FCO)". It gives new skin, eyes, and teeth textures and looks perfect! And I also suggest Fallout New Vegas Redesign 3.

That basically adds the little things. Like when Deputy Beagle is kidnapped by those convicts. Normally he just looks normal. However with Redesign 3 he has a black eye, some cuts, and basically looks messed up. It really adds alot by just adding tiny details. And yes, it works with FCO.

Finally I recommend the mod ADAM which changes the textures of the Veteran Ranger armors and makes them high quality and closer to what the poster art looks like. It also adds optional normal NCR armor retextures and three-four new armors.

Anyway, good luck on your playthrough! I'm gonna get back to my playthrough now. :3

I would also suggest a companion with a quest attached, like Willow, Russel or Niner.

wurm45 wrote:

I would also suggest a companion with a quest attached, like Willow, Russel or Niner.

+ 100000000

I do not see myself restart Fallout NV without these mods !

@cake that's exactly how far I get before the modding kicks in

I would deffo suggest texture mods, why travel through the wasteland if it looks like shit?

NMCs retexture pack is a great one for overall landscape/world objects incase you havnt looked at it already

If retexturing is a path you'd like to go down drop me a pm and I'll send you my retexture list covering almost everything (I think)

I'd definitely recommend this mod:

http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53689/?

It's just a weapon mod, but it's more than that. It adds 291 weapons. They feel pretty vanilla too and blend well in the levelled lists. Aside from base game guns like the 9mm you can find things like "chrome 9mm" or "darkwood 9mm". Most weapons get more variations and each variant has different stats. I got bothered that every enemy had the same exact guns and this mod really changes it up. It even adds crafting recipes for some.

It doesn't affect general gameplay all too much. It just adds more variations and a few unique weapons. Like I think I found a unique sawed single shotgun by the radio tower near gs. There's even a paintball gun. One of my personal favorites was the 10mm carbine. It was a regular 10mm SMH, but with a stock and you held it like a rifle.

The variation is great, but the only downside is the weapons sometimes look like crude piecing together of weapons. Like the merc 10mm carbine is like the one I described, but there is a cleaver attached.

Well, i would suggest AWOP if you want more interesting locations to explore. If you want enchance the mojave atmosphere i also suggest Vurt's Wasteland flora overhaul and Macintroll's Vault 22 flora overhaul.

For visuals I would go for

Ojo Bueno for textures:
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39755/?

Dynamo ENB on top of Realistic Wasteland Lighting:
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53521/?
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/52037/?