BEGIN AGAIN - Tale of Two Wastelands Modlist (Fallout 3 & New Vegas) - Showcase & Review

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0:00 Introduction
1:20 Download Process
2:43 Graphics & Performance
6:00 Gameplay
8:14 Combat
9:32 New Lands & Quests
11:23 New Items
12:01 Miscellaneous
13:27 Opinions & Who It's For

[@JBKShadow09]

3:16 since Fallout TTW is Fallout NV, it naturally has it’s orange tint and not FO3’s green tint. I think removing it gives a clearer look and compromise that doesn’t favour the atmosphere of either game over the other.

[@NBGroovy]

Is there a way to get the green tint back on Fallout 3 ?

[@renpenzlington3741]

@@NBGroovy I was just wondering the same thing. Hopefully someone can answer this soon haha, as I really like the original green tint, and would want to experience FO3 in this mod with it's original atmosphere.

[@NBGroovy]

@@renpenzlington3741 I found 2 ways to fix it : 1) Easiest + Safest way : just use a reshade on the game, Nvidia overlay does a great job to get a natural green tint like Vanilla 2) Difficult + Dangerous way : What I did was disable the Desert Natural Weather, Properly illuminated strip courtyards and the begin again conflict resolution patch Disclaimer : removing the begin again conflict resolution patch may cause many issues so I strongly advise to use a reshade, it's far more simple and safe !

[@springheeljon3818]

Thanks for the review! Really nice and professional video as usual. I think your points are very fair, and represent the list accurately.

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

And thank you for making this list, I'm loving my current playthrough!

[@SmokedUpMage]

Thanks for your amazing list!! I've dropped all games to play NV again

[@CasanovaV]

so basically if you only want to play new vegas its not a useful mod not as much as 3, its better for 3 if you want to play and start with 3.

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

@@CasanovaV If you only want to play New Vegas and already know how to mod it, properly, then yes, TTW might not be for you.

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

Thanks for the modpack installing now 🤠

[@postal1955]

Ty!, was looking for a way to get back into the games and this mod list was perfect. You really deserve more attention :)

[@SleepySheepish]

This video ultimately convinced me to try it out along with wabbajack and now I am in love with modpacks and hooked to your vids

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

Thank you, hope you enjoy it!

[@NinjaFaceGames]

Kinda hoping you do a playthrough of this. I'd totally watch it. More New Vegas content in general would be lovely.

[@thebearsie]

Your channel has really helped me pick modpacks for other games! I am hoping you do one of these on Nostalgia NV, I'd love your opinions before I commit to it. Thanks for the great videos!

[@CVM.J]

I love your videos, they’re so informative and well put together!

[@MyPotatoCamVidz]

Well done Love the video! I was looking to see what else this mods adds while I install it, never played ttw before but super excited for it! Great voice btw enjoyable hearing you go over the details and good script! I could see you doing great in the future of your youtube career!

[@jay.p3g]

Doing my fallout 4 modded survival play through and I’m definitely gonna keep this video in mind when I play through these games! I didn’t play much of fallout 3 or new Vegas just a couple of hours in each. Thanks for this breakdown!

[@D4RK_R0NIN]

Nice rewiev thank you so much im having so much fun with this modpack right now! I could not get Fallout 3 to work at Steam but this is the perfect resoltion.

[@blu9021]

my go to modpack to play TTW, very stable hadn't had any crashes

[@Oblockwarrior69]

Would love if you could share more new vegas mod packs, keep up the great work, you’ve been killing it for years!

[@limpa756]

The Mojave express guide is pretty good for new vegas although a bit cutting edge. Blue moon isn’t quite as updated but more stable

[@samuelcaicedoserna2728]

With the advent of the (amazing) TV show, this was just what I was looking for! Time to revisit the capital wasteland after more than a decade!

[@abhayxv76]

nice, the 16 yr old really had me, was born in the same year as Oblivion and gonna be heading to college this year(if I can get into medical school i.e) but that era of Bethesda modding has just always fascinated me so much, I wanna finish it someday fs, but yea nice review man, would love to see more reviews on more ttw modlists, love your videos man, been watching for a long time(since 2 yrs now I think) but don't comment much if at all, and just wanna say keep up the good work:)

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

Thank you, glad you're enjoying the videos! And yeah its crazy to think how old these games are despite their popular modding communities, I really should check out an Oblivion list at some point

[@smackstar1015]

Oblivion is nine days older than me.

[@PepeLa_]

I'm 9 months younger than Morrowind 👦🏼🧔🏼👨🏻‍🦳💀

[@SilverSeleucid]

@@smackstar1015 im 9 years older then oblivion i remember getting it day one

[@dearnights]

Can you do the Capital Punishment mod list! Would love to see your review of the other TTW modlist

[@MacPanama]

Thanks for the video, I never played New Vegas and I wanted to do a full playthrough before the TV show came out

[@duke3250]

Thanks. FO3 is my favorite, I'll definitely check this out.

[@STJebus]

I have a 2080 TI and DXVK seems to be causing the list to crash on startup. It works when I turn it off, and It's randomly started twice with it on. Don't fully understand the DXVK instruction and the Discord links don't work. Can anyone here lend me a hand?

[@random33E]

It helps to lock it at 60fps to reduce crashes (for me anyway). F3 engine wasn't designed to handle more than 60fps.

[@PsychorGames]

I might recommend Dramatic Inerta - 3rd Person Movement Overhaul.

[@MrEditsCinema]

great mod, the mod author really knows his stuff. The list is completely stable.

[@Cerebrums]

Love this list, only managed to beat fo3 before I burnt out though. I blame the level 30 refresh between games for this, since I didn't feel like I was doing myself a favor leaving the East coast early. This (personally) ended up forcing me to meander around looking for things to do that I wasn't necessarily engaged with, in order to squeeze the levels out.

[@Igelme]

classic issue with TOTW, you never make it to the end of both 😂. I would honestly need an entire endgame rework+scaling in order to make it interesting enough to reach end of both games + their dlcs (so new level locked weapons, a ton new endgame perks, crazy new enemies/bosses, etc)

[@pyry1948]

Currently downloading this. Any thoughts on Capital Punishment?

[@Dead_Hitori]

Should do the Captail Punishment modpack, its also focuses on TTW

[@sofaking1627]

Wow. I was skeptical but I think I could download this and be good to go.

[@joshschiefer2996]

Good review. Do you know if the amount of loot in the game world is reduced? Thanks.

[@jahmezsayz]

how do you get to the mod ini files to slow down the hydration?

[@jutajazz]

I was wishing for all of this last week when I could bother trying to make Fallout 3 to work, couldn't. New Vegas is fine, but I wanna start from 3, thank you sooooooo much

[@mOfOdOuglO27]

I just played it for 20 minutes and so far I am very impressed! Can't wait to play it more tomorrow. Thanks for the hard work 🤘

[@Moon-lt1dl]

Anybody know how to fix stuttering issues with this pack? Happens after paying for a few hours or so and usually when looking past buildings and rubble

[@SmokedUpMage]

I love this list, added a few mods I liked and was able to throw a reshade AND an enb with stable 60 fps still on my old gtx 1070

[@vivileon]

Got any good recommendations? I've never modded a game before and this was the first one I wanted to try. Fallout 3 is one of my absolute favorites.

[@SmokedUpMage]

@vivileon honestly just give the list a try first, update the lighting mod as it was outdated for me. I personally like using the bleachers story mod, make sure to grab the 2nd chapter. Otherwise standalone weapon and armor mods are generally safe to install. Reshade is the most performance friendly if you get a light preset. I also like weapon inertia, and a modern Ui preset for FallUi along with some new combat and idle animations

[@JaZla47]

Yooo Gtx 1070 gang where ya'll at? 🔥

[@Rybod03]

Would you be able to make an install guide for begin again please i can't seem to get it working

[@jasonwelsh417]

I am going to install this this weekend

[@bobaker9486]

Did it work for you?

[@jasonwelsh417]

@@bobaker9486 No. I am actually planning on trying again though

[@theshadycamper]

What happened? I followed some guide on yt and got it to work in one go.​@@jasonwelsh417

[@guerrero520]

Question for anyone, can you pick and choose which mods to have on/off at anytime in the mod organizer?

[@metalfacematt]

Would love a review of Capital Punishment! Or at least interested in how they compare?

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

Downloading now to revisit, thanks for the review it was reassuring as I was waiting. TTW is usually very awesome. 🤠

[@Razilator]

can you collect all the mods and upload them to gdrive?

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

@@Razilator No, they ain't mine. Most are on Nexus though.

[@Razilator]

@@DamienHawkeGaming did you manage to install begin again?

[@DamienHawkeGaming]

@@Razilator Yeah, had to make sure to have the normal Fallout 3 not the GOTY version as the GOTY one wasn't compatible with TTW. Also had to install TTW separately to the mo2 from the modpack.

[@Razilator]

@@DamienHawkeGaming wow, and you pressed the download button 465 times in wabbajack?

[@shishkebaba]

woooo a new vegas modlist, nice

[@Nick-hr7cr]

Do you plan on covering Skyrim Ultima as it comes out this Quarter?

[@badjayy8747]

I’m playing this but I have a bug where If I die in a house,cave , tunnels,any location not outside . I come back but stuck in the floor

[@fluoridegood]

This rocks! I’ll need to try this out. Have you tried the Eldryn mod pack for Skyrim? Saw that looked like a Septimus successor and wanted to know your thoughts. Watched much of your playthrough and never had a chance to try Sep out for myself

[@pyry1948]

After installing can I add more mods to this such as weapons etc?

[@COMMANDERSARGE1]

Im curious to know if othet mods could work with this list. Like if i wanted to use a body mod, would that work or would it break everything lol

[@OrthoDebo]

Anybody have tips for using a controller with the mod list? A few buttons have the same bindings by default (RB being vats and melee, etc) I have a controller with 2 back buttons that I’m not sure to map. Thanks for anyone that can help!

[@garrettthomas9480]

is there any way to adjust the graphics settings to make it run smoother?

[@Estabvn]

What mod adds the achievement list for both f3/fnv to the pause menu?

[@CalebS92]

Wish I could download and play this but idk whats happening but can get the second library to work at all for me.

[@kappaccino4447]

Any plans on following Salamand3r's TTW guide and new NVR preset? I can tell you from experience that it's an involved process, but the results are gorgeous and I think some unfamiliar with it would appreciate.

[@Mak7397]

Does anyone know if it's mandatory to use an FPS limiter? I have AMD graphics card, but I cannot install Riva Tuner for some reason. It seems like that it is the only FPS limiter that I can use. Any advice on that? Thank you!

[@tking-fr4kc]

i dont know if anyone else seems to have the same problem ik the jsawyer mod lowers HP and alters weapon stats and armour but even with high endurance both ranks of toughness and talon company armour your health still gets melted is this intentional or am i doing something wrong ?

[@pickaname3057]

hit them with the trubo steady combo

[@DevnIsLost]

You should do a showcase and review of the newer modlist Wild Card TTW, its instillation seems complicated.

[@rotten6253]

how do you change fov cant find the slider?

[@DoodGitGud]

Question, I have successfully installed this on my desktop and thinking of installing this on my laptop as well. Is there a faster way to do this without going through the manual installation of the mods in Nexus Mods? I'm a free user hence I'm asking since I don't want to go through all of the hoops of manually installing mods.

[@Lavaman_E89]

Is this mod pack intended to be so punishing in combat? Even with the seemingly decent Talon Company armor I take an insane amount of damage from even just a .22, which for me would only do 9 damage

[@Wolfman867]

How to remove bloom from the begin again ttw?

[@EPICifTRUE]

went to NV after starting my playthrough in FO3 and i lost all of my items. is there a way to get them back?

[@shayreyes6199]

I am interested in running Special K over the DXVK but I cannot find the way how to do so. I can see in your video that you run Special K and it even recognized Vulkan as backend API. is there any way how to apply it on TTW without installing the Wabbajack ? I tried all sorts of the .dll swapping but it either does not work or the game crashes at startup.

[@Sebbz]

Google “FNV Performance Guide” and you’ll find an easy to follow guide for setting up DXVK or DXVK HDR

[@pannathatrerk8013]

Can I play TTW with Corei5 9400t , Amd 530 and 8 gb ram???

[@tinyduckman9043]

Fantastic review! Just a quick question, are both the game's dlcs included? Thanks

[@shep3597]

You need to already own both games and their dlcs to run this modpack. TTW just bridges the games together

[@alexanderwelker7631]

nice!

[@CarlWheatley-wi2cl]

It's a terrific modlist. The only drawback was that I had to lower the timescale because the rate of time progression is just WAY too quick imo. This means that hardcore needs are now insanely demanding, you almost constantly need to eat and drink lol. You mention this can be tweaked in the "mods ini file" but it isn't clear at all where this ini file is located and I've found next to zero info on it. Even Discord has harldy any info and posing the question on there has brought no feedback.

[@tavienbolden4955]

The discord link provided doesn't work and when I search the name nothing pops up

[@theunderdog9353]

There's one problem I have; I can't "wait" unless I'm sitting or sleeping, even though it's mapped. Using that button (back on controller) just puts me in third-person. Already tried remapping and nothing works

[@clylxn]

Just use the one key for waiting then controller for everything else😂

[@ximmolation]

Can you add the green tint back at all ?

[@IIMIKEYMOII]

Can anyone help me? I followed the instructions on the Begin Again Nexus page to a tee (fresh install of FO3/NV, a second Steam library, launch the game once then exit, etc). But when I get to the step to actually install using Wabbajack, I just get "download failed" repeatedly on the left side, then shortly after I get a red "Installation failed" in red on the right side. Is there a visual walkthrough of how to do this because I know I didn't miss any steps and I'm not really sure what more I can do?

[@SpaceJamOnBluRay]

I had the same issue. What fixed it for me was pressing the settings icon in Wabbajack, and then pressing the button to logout of my nexus account and then logging it back in. No idea why, but it works. I set this up yesterday and got sucked in for 8 hours. Hope this helps you and you get to play, because it rules.

[@IIMIKEYMOII]

@@SpaceJamOnBluRay Thanks man, I'll report back once I try it today!

[@IIMIKEYMOII]

@@SpaceJamOnBluRay UPDATE - IT WORKED! I never would've thought to sign out and sign back in. What a strange bug. Manually clicking "Download" on every mod is painful but I don't want to pay for Nexus haha. Cheers!

[@SpaceJamOnBluRay]

@@IIMIKEYMOII Awesome, I'm glad it worked for you. I made it about 29 mods in before I said screw it and bought a nexus premium account hahaha. How long did it take to manually click through all of them?

[@IIMIKEYMOII]

@@SpaceJamOnBluRay Bro, it took me over an hour probably. I was waiting on videos to render for work anyways. I hit 460/460 and got an "Install Error" right at the very end! NOOO! I might follow your lead and try Nexus Premium for a month and redownload the modlist. I wish there was an error log to show what went wrong installing everything.

[@McCoyy000]

is there a way to add hitmans animations?

[@jackwallace1016]

How do I make concussions rarer?

[@florent9555]

For some reason the mods are not applied in fallout 3 for me. anyone else has this problem also? The dlls are all loaded correctly but when aiming down sights with right click it just zooms in instead of aiming down like in a shooter nowadays. Thats why I am concerned that something went wrong. I followed the whole installation process and did everything correct I believe

[@jonaszIGD]

Its possible to i stall this mod without FNV?

[@GuyFawkes1]

Installed, love it so far but i guess it's normal when you leave the vault 101, the f3 dlcs are not appearing anymore and I can one shot people in the heads?

[@VALLAERION]

Can you add other mods on top of it? Provided they dont conflict of course.

[@SoulsOfCinder]

There's a skip for NV in the console command, but disable benny humble's you punishing setting in the ini.

[@littlebigt0e]

great video. could you do an installation video for us dummys.

[@davidnasset9147]

Due to a bug that, so far as I know, was never fixed, the gaming computer I had at the time I tried to play Fallout 3 would crash upon leaving Vault 101 every time. I was never able to get that computer to play the game. Eventually I gave up and now, over a decade later, I was just deciding to give it a try again. I also wanted the game to look and feel just like it was supposed to, but better. Fewer crashes, smoother gameplay, higher quality textures that matched the originals, etc. Things like that. This is *exactly* what I wanted. I want a mod that looks and feels authentic to the original. When Morrowind modding was big I made my own list of "mods you want if you want the game to be exactly like Morrowind but better". That is what I wanted with Fallout 3. This is about as close to perfect for my tastes as I could hope. Thank you!

[@sofaking1627]

Yup. I found an install guide, followed it and it worked without a hitch. I had a crazy remaster setup complete with ENB and such but after 3 years of not touching it, it broke. This isn't as pretty but feels just as good

[@ColedOne]

I've played a couple revisions of Begin Again quite a bit and think it's my favorite modlist overall. I think SpringHeelJon has a modding ethos that matches what I want out of these games really well. My ONLY complaint is I wish that the list allowed for just starting in New Vegas and skipping FO3 entirely. I like FO3, but sometimes I want to play just New Vegas with all of these improvements. I think you can just sprint through and go to the train station with ~TGM on but that feels so hacky considering how integrated the rest of the mods feel in the list. A nitpick, for sure, but it's *my* nitpick.

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

Agreed, I think Jon has shown a lot of restraint so it doesnt feel too cluttered with mods. And yeah it is a shame; as i've not played 3 in ages the lack of starting choices didn't bother me, but I can imagine it'll turn a good amount people away from this great experience

[@TheLazyFinn]

Just install magic sewer lol, that's the easiest way

[@mig1739]

Can you make an updated video on how to install this? Please and thank you!

[@ScottSmith-me4nt]

Have you found a list that has New California? I thought it a great effort, has some issues but found it great fun.

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

Not that I know of, although I've never played New California and want to give it a go

[@3RockGaming]

I'm currently playing New California, installed over top of Viva New Vegas, and haven't had any problems. I highly recommend both.

[@ScottSmith-me4nt]

@@3RockGaming if I ever get out of Nolvus I'll give it a shot.

[@zeorox4490]

Did I understood that right? When you travel to New vegas you reset your Character. But will you be able to return to fallout 3s map?

[@JTL1776]

Fallout 3 OG here.

[@DroppedIceCreamMods]

When I first played FO3 on my Xbox 360 I was completely new to that type of game so I confused why I never had enough ammo and kept making novice mistakes, so it feels good to return and actually embrace and appreciate it way more

[@Capy.AnonyMou5]

Great review only thing I'd suggest is for Nvidia owners use the new RTX HDR over Special K. I've done some personal testing and can say Nvidia's looks better than SK and is one / two clicks to get it working. I've been looking around for a new Mod List. I might go with Capital Punishment, or this one.

[@jarednorris9559]

Can you sprint with the controller using this mod pack? If so how? Just trying to figure it out before I commit to downloading and installing the whole thing. Thanks :)

[@Vienna.]

yeah click left stick

[@Lifelessatom261]

I thought I would ask if the mods are compatible with the multiplayer mod if you would know?😅 I can’t really find too much on the multiplayer side of things for installs and if the nvmp mod works with the tale of two wastelands 😁 I just got a pc again after 10 odd years and I’m really rusty with modding and not too sure how to bring tts online properly with functional mods like is shown here 😅 Liked the video and keep up the good work😁

[@shep3597]

Would you consider checking out the newly released Wild Card mod list?

[@louisrharmony]

Tried following the guide but can’t figure out what to do with MO2 after finishing the modlist installation with wabbajack. Any help is appreciated!

[@camerondepotato1005]

did you figure this out?

[@louisrharmony]

@@camerondepotato1005 yes. Thete is a unique mo2.exe in the beginning again folder. Use that and pickup from that spot on the guide

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

I have loved this modlist thus far, tho I am 2 updates back hehe. Best modded F3 I had ever experienced only 3 crashes instead of 999999 of them hahaha

[@ADOS_DSGB]

How do you add other mods to the modlist? Is it via MO2?

[@BlueElitefromHaloCE]

Yes, in the top left corner of MO2 just click install mod and pick your zipped mod file. Make sure to enable it by clicking the check box to the left of the mod when you see it in the list below.

[@Dovakinplaygames]

Would you ever do a review of the other list in fallout new vegas?

[@turkeybacon1914]

Can you do a video on the Wild Card modpack for New Vegas/TTW?

[@Sebbz]

Anyone else have issues with Megaton ground textures blinking black?

[@dippy4197]

most likely DXVK, it can add visual artifacts sometimes but it gives a lot of performance so its worth it

[@Sebbz]

@@dippy4197 no I had the issue when DXVK was turned off. With DXVK turned on the issue was non existent :)

[@The5thSurvivor1998]

got the same issue.

[@Sebbz]

@@The5thSurvivor1998 try DXVK

[@reportmelolz]

Looking over the install guide is hurting my eyes more than staring directly into the eclipse did but I do wanna try this

[@diegogodet1889]

ive tried it all day today and i cant get it to work at some point my mod download gets stuck and i cant progress ive tried all fixes that are online and none of them work for me it always gets stuck at the same point so i had to give up i realy wish i could play this but sadly i cant.

[@Bauermayers]

​@@diegogodet1889Had the same issue. Close the program, open again and just hit the play button. It will resume from where it stopped. If it doesn't work just look which mod is stuck in the bottom left and download it manually in Nexus. Place the file where you set your downloads, close and open the program again hit that play button and it should work.

[@reportmelolz]

@@diegogodet1889I wish u luck I got it running and it has been smooth sailing since had to rebuy FO3 GoTY for $20 on steam cause I had old GFWL version and got nexus $5 sub to make install easier but it was worth it

[@reportmelolz]

12 hours of game time 2 ctd so far so not bad my save file pictures look purple and distorted but it doesn’t seem to effect anything in game so just hoping it’s a minor issue and not super corrupting my save files lol

[@SleepySir]

@@reportmelolz The reason for the purple save files is you're not using the HDR DXVK version. It's in the optional mods section, read the description of it

[@VezraTV]

Just reinstalled it because of the tv serie, great modlist even though i didn't made it to nv yet

[@hiddenone8436]

what if i alredy have a save?

[@travweezy176]

I like it

[@ryaneldred6461]

Do achievements work with this mod?

[@cal-scot]

What is the dynamic depth of field mod called?

[@100eilers]

Dynamic Depth-of-Field - ESPless, it is under the User Interface Category in Mod Manager 2

[@lorenzop.8249]

whats better, this or Capital Punishment?

[@FlawedFabrications]

Out of curiosity, can you switch between the games at will or is it a one-and-done deal? As in once you go to the Mojave you can't go back to the Capital Wasteland and so on?

[@shep3597]

You can hop on a train and go back and forth whenever you want. TTW makes 2 separate game 1 massive game.

[@kidsreplayfun3782]

and how to install this?

[@Redwd-CROW]

Genuinely curious if any body has had success running these mod packs on steam deck? Love the fallout games and want to finally be able to enjoy a fully modded play through.