Adds more dialogue for Boone, along with an optional romance subplot and three new mini quests. v8 adds a new dialogue path in a vanilla quest, some location chatter, and a new romance scene.
Adds more dialogue for Boone, along with an optional romance subplot and three new mini quests.
Updates (Please visit the summary page to see the full changelog)
BBR now requires Honest Hearts! Please double check you have the DLC ready to go before downloading ver. 8.
September 6, 2024
- Altered a dialogue variant with Manny
- Added a piece of missing code that deletes an x marker after the associated conversation ends
August 12, 2024
- Added a new dialogue tree during the quest 'Beyond the Beef'.
- Added a couple location chatters
- Replaced a few clunky AI lines
- Replaced an AI line with a vanilla line
- Added a new romance scene just before Hoover Dam
- Added an idle and a couple decorations to the Novac player room
July 29, 2024
- Added hardcore toggling to mini scenes so players in hardcore mode will no longer suffer dehydration, hunger, or fatigue from hanging out with Boone.
- Added new greeting for romance players
- Added new response to Boone's question, "Why did you become a courier?"
July 19, 2024
- Added full voices and lip syncing to the mod.
- Changed the coding setup - no longer do quests that are only meant to handle conversations end with "___quest completed". Everything runs in the background as intended.
- Added an extra objective to the quest, 'Stork Without Wings'. You will now need to pilfer an ant nest to reclaim the lost book.
- Added code so Boone now follows you by default after the Dead Money reunion.
- Changed the reward for the quest, 'Stork Without Wings'. You now get paid to hand over the book to the Followers, plus a small bonus if you're in good standing with the Followers.
- Added a few new dialogue options for the player
- Added Boone's 2nd armor set, '1st Recon Assault Armor', to the game. It can be found in a footlocker in the Novac player room. Look below for more info.
- You now need a chess board in your inventory in order to play chess with Boone. (added chess board to Novac player room for convenience)
- Added a prerequisite to the romance with Boone - you must find and 'accuse' the right culprit in the quest, 'One for My Baby'.
- Altered some dialogue to sound more natural
Main features
- Adds fully voiced dialogue (some vanilla, some AI) for Boone, some serious, some not so serious.
- Your not the only one asking questions anymore - Boone may ask you about your background, giving you the chance to roleplay your character's backstory!
- Torture your favourite sniper buddy with insufferable puns!
- Adds mini-scenes (through message boxes) where you can kick back and relax with Boone.
- Ever wanted to tell Manny how crappy of a friend he is? Now you can!
- Adds an optional romance subplot with Boone. If you're not into that, there's plenty of platonic dialogue only as well!
- If you choose to pursue romance with Boone, some residents in Novac will react to it.
- Adds three mini quests. (important info about this below!)
- Edits the Novac player room to be more cozy and functional.
Requirements
Dead Money DLC
Honest Hearts DLC
NVSE (https://github.com/xNVSE/NVSE/releases)
ShowOff NVSE Plugin (https://github.com/Demorome/Showoff-NVSE)
JIP LN NVSE Plugin (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58277)
JohnnyGuitar NVSE Plugin (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66927)
Stewie Tweaks (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347)
Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/71239)
YUP (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664)
You should not be playing without these mods anyway, they make the game SOOOO much more stable.
Installation Instructions:
If you don't use a mod manager or just prefer to install manually, make sure all files go into the Data folder.
Set up should look like this:
meshes/clutter/billiards/glassball.nif
meshes/armor/boone/boone02darker.nif
textures/armor/boone/boone02darker.dds
textures/clutter/billiards/glassball.dds
sound/voice/bbr.esp/femaleadult11 /maleadult09 /maleold02 /maleuniquecraigboone /nvdlc02maleuniquericky
BBR.esp
BBRreadme.txt (not needed, but you should keep it around should you need to double check anything!)
Things to know before playing:
Very Important: Do not save inside the Novac player room! The game absolutely hates loading saves within modded spaces. A general room of thumb; avoid saving your game within ANY indoor space, this makes it more likely to become corrupt. Why? Its a Bethesda game, that's why.
Just like in vanilla, Boone isn't very talkative when you first meet. The more you get to know him, the more he'll open up. Most of the new dialogue won't be available at the beginning of the game!
This mod does not override any of Boone's faction standings or boundaries from vanilla. He will still leave if you shoot too many NCR people or get too cozy with the Legion. If you're in the middle of any of the added quests, this will prevent you from completing them entirely.
Again, check the quest info section below before playing.
There is no explicit content in this mod, but a fair share of suggestive content.
Mod Recommendations
BBR adds content that is complementary with other mods. This means that its not required to have these mods for BBR to work, but without them, these features won't be available.
1. This mod adds dialogue if Boone gets hurt in the field. Variations depending on the amount of health left and relationship status (platonic or romantic) exist. I recommend installing a mod that stops followers from automatically recovering HP after combat in order to access this content.
2. Adds a clone of Boone's 2nd armor set, '1st Recon Assault Armor' to the game. Although, the set is spelled wrong (1st Recon Asalt Armor) on purpose to distinguish it from the real one. You can find it in a footlocker in the bathroom of the Novac motel player room. Its playable for couriers, too! The texture has been slightly modified to make the blacks richer and the reds more vibrant. If you want Boone to wear the armor, you need a mod that allows you to select your companions armor.
Compatibility Concerns
As mentioned above, this mod tweaks the Novac player room for convenient crafting and give it a warm, calming vibe over the original depressing one. As such, any mods that alter the Novac player room will be incompatible.
On the same note, any mods that alter the courtyard outside the Novac Dino Motel, Searchlight Airport, and Silver Peak Mine are also unlikely to play well with this mod.
F*ckable Companions - Fully compatible, but if you want to use this mod for the romance content, there's no point in having both.
JIP Companions Command & Control - I've tested using both mods at the same time, and they work well together! Still, its always possible for something to go wrong along the way. Compare them in FNVEdit if you want to double check!
Quest Info
If you want to avoid spoilers, you're in the right place. If you don't care and want all the info up front, click on the spoiler box below.
One quest involves giving Boone a present that honors his late wife. This is a requirement, along with completing "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", to starting a romance with Boone. You will also need to catch the person responsible for selling Boone's wife in the quest, 'One for My Baby'.
The other quest, 'Stork Without Wings', is exclusive to female couriers for a very specific reason. Due to my limited coding skills, it is currently very easy to soft lock the quest. If you want to avoid spoilers, just know that you should not explore Searchlight Airport until this quest is active. If you don't care about spoilers, read more below.
If you want to romance Boone, I'd recommend waiting to complete Dead Money until after you make it official.
The quest "Something Blue" can be unlocked by asking Boone what his favourite colour is. If he trusts you enough, he'll give you the answer that starts the quest. Its a romance requirement because it proves that your character respects his previous relationship and his late wife's irreplaceable status in his life. For platonic players, its just a nice gesture for your friend.
The other quest "Stork without Wings" is exclusive to female couriers romancing Boone. Due to how his wife's life ended, he understandably doesn't want to get his lover, and fellow legion ending buddy, pregnant. This quest isn't required to advance the romance subplot, but intimacy will be locked off until its complete.
About the bug: As of v7, you need to find a letter under the wing of a plane to point you in the direction of the book. If you pick up this letter before the quest is active, the quest won't advance as intended and be stuck forever. The same happens if you pick up the book before the appropriate quest stage. If this happens to you, reload a previous save and return to the airport once you activated the quest.
As of v8, there is a new romance scene just before the battle of Hoover Dam. You have to liberate Nelson from the Legion and be fighting on behalf of the NCR for it to activate. Keep in mind that when it activates, Boone will leave your party, so when the prompt ("The General wants to see me?...") appears, don't click on it until you're ready to do the quest.
Spoiler:
During this quest, Boone gives you a bracelet, a present originally given to him by Carla. I don't know how to place new models into the game, so the bracelet's model outside of your inventory is actually a key. When you equip it, its invisible and won't appear on your character at all. Hopefully I figure out a better solution later.
Honest Hearts info
If you played as a lady in Honest Hearts, you probably remember Ricky, a compulsive liar that is one of the members of your ill-fated caravan at the start of the DLC. He hits on the player shamelessly if they're a woman.
If you are a lady courier and romancing Boone, he will now get protective and threaten Ricky. Keep in mind though, you still can't take him with you to Zion.
Special Thanks:
This mod is voiced with PlayHT AI. Thank you to BoonesGirl for providing the voice clone for Boone!
Seddon4494 - This mod wouldn't have been possible without his very helpful GECK tutorial series.
Kyle & Kira - If their mod F*ckable Companions didn't exist for me to dissect, I likely would have remained too intimidated to try modding on this scale.
krimsons - Their Novac player room mod inspired a lot of the changes I made. Hats off to you my friend.
