Damage/Armor Rebalance?

[thegrimblade]

I'll start by saying that I have been exclusively playing in Fallout 3 so far (level 15, completed Wasteland Survival Guide, Galaxy News Radio, and Operation Anchorage)

Maybe it has just been too long since I played Fallout 3/NV, but it seems to me like most enemies in this game are far spongier than I remember them. When I played Fallout 3 nearly a decade ago, I usually used the Dart Gun, Gauss Rifle, and Deathclaw Guantlet, all of which seemed pretty broken.

This time around I am trying to make use of the 10mm pistol (or pistols in general) as much as possible for a stealth build, but I am increasingly finding this to be unviable for any of the tougher opponents in this game. I find myself almost forced to switch to powerful weapons (like the Gauss Rifle) any time there is a super mutant, a radscorpion, a yao guai, a talon company merc, etc. Either most weapons do too little damage or enemies are too spongy to kill stealthily.

I am looking for a mod that either (or both) increases the damage of weaker guns (they are still actual guns, not NERF guns) closer to that of the higher damage weapons or rebalances enemy health/damage resistance/damage threshold. I am looking for something that will specifically impact the Capital Wasteland. My ideal balance would be something akin to the Survival mode in Fallout 4, where I can kill most things easily, but the opposite is true as well.

I've looked, and there don't seem to be many mods that address these issues that also have significant popularity, but it is possible that I am overlooking them. It is also possible that my issues are only in the Capital Wasteland, and that if I were to travel to New Vegas, the game would seem more well balanced.

[RoyBatty]

BLEED is for you.

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61141

[thegrimblade]

Wonderful, this is just what I needed. Thanks as well for your continued hard work over the years Roy.

[RoyBatty]

Thank you, and you're welcome.