After collecting all intel in Operation Anchorage, I checked to see if the Covert Ops perk has unlocked. It hasn't. Instead, I found a nameless perk in my list that appears very glitchy when moused over.
http://i.imgur.com/ZcyNZqO.jpg
After reloading a few saves, it appears that I "got" this perk somewhere over the course of Operation Anchorage. Besides doing the main quest, I also saved all 4 captured American soldiers (although the challenge already unlocked after rescuing 2).
My load order (as adjusted by LOOT):
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FalloutNV.esm -
DeadMoney.esm -
HonestHearts.esm -
OldWorldBlues.esm -
LonesomeRoad.esm -
GunRunnersArsenal.esm -
ClassicPack.esm -
MercenaryPack.esm -
TribalPack.esm -
CaravanPack.esm -
Fallout3.esm -
Anchorage.esm -
ThePitt.esm -
BrokenSteel.esm -
PointLookout.esm -
Zeta.esm -
TalesOfTwoWastelands.esm -
Interior Lighting Overhaul - Core.esm -
Project Nevada - Core.esm -
FCOMaster.esm -
Interior Lighting Overhaul - L38PS.esm -
Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp (WARNING: This plugin has the file extension .esp, but its file header marks it as an esm!) -
NevadaSkies.esm -
TTW_StashPackOptions.esp -
TTW_SpeechChecks.esp -
TTW_Reputation.esp -
Interior Lighting Overhaul - Ultimate Edition.esp -
TTWOptions.esp -
PlayAfterMQ.esp -
LightStepEDE.esp -
[Inactive] Readius_NV.esp -
ImprovedGRXImplant.esp -
BottleWater.esp -
InShiningArmorPerkFix.esp -
ILO - GS Shack.esp -
ILO - Tale of Two Wastelands.esp -
NevadaSkies - Darker Nights.esp -
EVE FNV - ALL DLC.esp -
NVWillow.esp -
TTW_AnchorageCustomization.esp -
TTW_StartupMenu.esp -
TTW_OutcastTrading.esp -
R.A.C.E. Station.esp -
FCO - Playable Races.esp -
FCO - TTW.esp -
TTW_CustomRaceFix.esp -
FCO - GlowingOne.esp -
FCO - Willow.esp -
Zan_AutoPurge.esp -
RealisticPowerArmor.esp -
The Mod Configuration Menu.esp -
NevadaSkies - TTW Edition.esp
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Operation System: Windows 7 -
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T - 3.20 GHz -
Memory: 12.0 GB -
Fallout 3 Version: Steam, Game of the Year
Is the load order in good order? Any idea where this perk suddenly came from, what it does and how I might be able to remove it again?
Thanks in advance for any help!