Except all is not well in Fallout city, and as these things must go, people have release mods to fix the problems that the community sees as still wanting. This is why we have Overclock.net,

Fallout: New Vegas is a great game, but there are many things that just don’t work the way they should. Either Obsidian didn’t playtest enough, or didn’t have time to fix these things, or just made bad decisions. These are mods that I and others in the community recommend to make the game better, to clean up Obsidian’s mistakes.

The links available within this huge set include fixes for the fact that Fallout: New Vegas uses the wrong version of DirectX 9 (mod fix) and people who apply the fix can receive a jump in frame rate ranging from 50%-200%. Also available as mods: a mouse acceleration fix, continue playing after the main quest, no auto-aim, faster running, Fellout NV (an improvement to the wasteland aesthetics), card/ammo sorting, a caravan card organizer, level cap remover, realistic damage for weapons, make unique weapons moddable, an additional quest, unlimited companions, … and much more!

Link, via Overclock.net.

Mostly to store their video game porn collections.

Fallout 3 is no exception to this rule, and while the game itself offers two fine little hovels to while away the apocalypse in, that’s just not enough for those who desire more in life than a hole out of the rain. We’re talking style, design, wall art, and a comfy bed that isn’t hopping with lice like those ruins down near Megaton.

Take a look at this collection of unique and interesting lairs for your wasteland wanderer, all courtesy of the Fallout 3 modding community. The boring need not apply.

Got a taste for heights? Why not try out the Movin’ On Up mod, and get yourself a deluxe apartment in the sky. Okay, really it’s a bunch of trailers slapped into the dead skeleton of a skyscraper, but hey, check out that view!

Waterfront property, Fallout style. If you’ve got more bikinis in your inventory than bullets in your guns, you’ll want to take a look at this Lake House mod. Just a little post-nuclear cabin by the water, with planks out into the lake. Perfect for photo shoots and fashion shows. This one might not work with the latest patches, though, so watch yourself.

Looking to simplify your living arrangements? How about a truck and a shack? This Caravan house is just that. No weapons, no god-items, no pathing nightmares as your dozen modded companions trip over each other and cram you into a corner with the rats. Just a place for your stuff. This one’s also good for photo shoots, oddly enough.

Then there’s the roomie option. Ever consider moving in with someone else? Like, say, Eulogy? He’s got a nice pad, some good friends, and has a thing for parties. Why not stop by and meet the ladies at the Eulogy Redux housing mod? Though, I must say, the mod author seems to hold an odd fondness for broken hockey masks. Then again, he also has a love of dancing girls and who can say no to that?

Ever wonder where that minigun goes when you’re not hosing down some poor bastard raider and his pathetic little baseball bat? It goes off to a non-dimensional space, of course. Ever consider living there? Dimensional Storage is a mod that gives you a little place of your own out in hyperspace, and a teleport gizmo to get there and back. Screw the lore, walking sucks. BAMF!

Oh, and did I mention the Alien Mothership? Yeah, there’s one of those. Another teleport gizmo gets you there, found in the wreckage of the alien landing down in the wasteland.

The Dukov Project is an interesting housing mod. In this one, you hook up with a guy who has a place, and the place has some charm to it. Artwork, sculptures, lighting. Oh, and girls. Two girls. Who you can get with. If you’re bored with the same ol’ vault corridors, then try this housing mod and bring some personality into your game. Did I mention the girls?

Finally, if you’re in the market for truly unique homes, you’ll love this one. It’s the Statue of Liberty.

There will be industrial meatsaws.

Jeff Gardiner, the senior producer on the project, also took the time to post a dev diary on the experience of getting the Fallout DLC packs into the grasping and dirty hands of the Fallout community. Apparently, you can also blame him for the Oblivion horse armour disaster. The diary is over here, at Bethesda’s site.

While I’m all for developers releasing new content for their games to expand the worlds they create, the sad truth is the better parts of the Fallout community will just consider these DLC expansions to be fancy model packs for their modding efforts. Hopefully, the Fallout 3 mods will continue apace with the new content.

It all makes me wonder about a development theory where the game company creates a mod kit, sends it out into the wilds, then buys back the best and most interesting mods that come out of the gaming community. Slap some unified art and story direction on top, and suddenly you have a full-on game. I’m curious to think of what this would look like as a MMORPG.

When you raid, you’ll also want to be your best. The other people in your group will notice if you’re not performing. Do you get invites to raid as soon as you log in, or are you waiting in the LFG channel, alone, unloved, as darkness falls and the moon rises? The right plugins make the difference.

If you want to be the best, you’ll need some plugins, mods, and add ons to help you out. Here’s a selection that we at Vox consider absolutely necessary.

Auctioneer
The best way to make bank in Azeroth is at the Auction House. If you want gold in your pocket, you’ll need to keep track of the Auction House and watch prices like a hawk. You could do this by yourself, scribbling numbers on a notepad, or you could get the Auctioneer mod and rake in the gold.

Auctioneer works by keeping track of prices. This allows you to price your own items to sell, and to hunt down bargains to snap up. Most Auction House millionaires keep their stock by finding these bargains and repricing them to match the market. Auctioneer is the best way to do this.

Auctioneer can also post your auctions in batches, which is a great way to make life easier. Got 200 Large Brilliant Shards to unload? Click-click-done. This is the most important mod you can install if you want to make money in World of Warcraft. Get Auctioneer here.

The Gatherer
How can you make mad gold with your gathering professions if you don’t know where to find the herbs, minerals, and ores people want? Don’t run around Azeroth like a spooked chicken, get the Gatherer and stay informed.

The Gatherer collects information on where those tasty herb and mineral nodes spawn, then shows all this to you on a map. You can adjust it to display only those things you’re interested in collecting. Every better, the Gatherer knows when your guildies collect something neat, and it’ll post that data to your map, as well. It’s a quick way to see just where everything profitable is hiding. If you’re planning on making your gold through mining or herbalism, you need the Gatherer. Find the Gatherer here.

ClosetGnome
If you’re serious about raiding in World of Warcraft, then chances are good you’ve got more than one set of gear. Druids, Warriors, Shadow Priests… Really, just about everyone is toting around a bag filled with the gear for their “other suit.” In the heat of battle, you need a quick way to swap these suits so you can get on and do what the group expects you to do. You need a plugin that keeps track of your wardrobe and can turn you from DPS to a tank at the push of a button. ClosetGnome is our go-to choice for wardrobe management. Name a suit, tell ClosetGnome what goes where, and assign a button. Poof! Dual axes transform into sword and board, and you’ve saved the raid again. Try on Closetgnome here.

Omen Threat Meter
Are you controlling your threat, or are you about to die? There are really only two choices. Either know exactly where you are on the aggro list, or spend the fight face down in the dirt. Even if you’re not the tank, you need a threat meter. Not just so you can prevent the fatal mistake of grabbing aggro from the main tank, but also, you’ll want to know, at all times, just what sort of aggro you’re looking at. Monsters and mobs can do horrible, ruinous things to the fellow who is second or third on their hate list, and how can you know that won’t be you without a meter? In our guild, Omen is standard issue. Omen protects you and your raid by showing threat on your target at all times, with a simple display. Don’t wipe your raid. Get Omen, and stay safe. You can pick up Omen here.

Deadly Boss Mods
The key to beating the toughest raid bosses in World of Warcraft is knowing what they’re going to do. If you know when the fire is coming, you’re less likely to stand in it and die, right? Boss mods help you do that by warning you when the boss is about to do something horrible. They also keep you updated on what’s happening all around you in the fight. With that kind of info, you’ll be able to hold your own against even the toughest raid bosses. Remember, dead men do no DPS. Check out Deadly Boss Mods here.

You can use texture swaps to get your Gnome up and riding on a kodo, or to replace your Voidwalker with Ragnaros the Firelord. Things like that. But you aren’t here for that, are you? You want to replace your character’s bra with bare skin. You’re here for the Warcraft nude mods. Okay, I can help you.

You might want to first join the Warcraft Skins Yahoo Group to get the latest and greatest nude and sexy clothing mods for WoW. Of course, they also offer other kinds of textures and interesting effects to try out. It’s a good place to start if you want to dip your toe in the modding community waters.

It doesn’t hurt to learn about the details of texture swapping and model replacement, either. This LiveJournal article is good place to catch up on the art and science of Warcraft texture swapping. You might also be able to pick up some info from Anton145′s model changing YouTube video.

As always, fanmade mods and patches aren’t guaranteed to work right, or at all, and everything can change in the fires of a Blizzard patch day. Also, read the instructions before you install any of these mods. Altering Warcraft’s files is not a precise science, and things can get… tricky. With all that said, on with the nude mods.

Parmon starts the show with a fine nude pack for the females of the major races. You can find the mod and some pictures right here.

Here’s another mod for females, although it’s probably outdated. Some characters might experience a strange green skin instead of any normal textures, but it could work for you. Check it out.

Then there are the Patchzer packs. These suckers are big and comprehensive. Pactchzer includes everything from sexy clothing to replace those drab starter outfits, to a selection of nude and semi-nude NPC and monster models. It goes well beyond the standard succubus retexture, lemme tell you. You can sneak a preview of what Patchzer can do in this here YouTube video. The actual Patchzer pack and Warcraft nude mod lives over at Picture Chaos. Just go through the flash site and pick the mods and patches you like.

You might need a Warcraft model viewer or editor to get the most out of these patches. Your best bet there is to check the WoWwiki page and wait for a version that works with Wrath of the Lich King to show up. Also, do read up on the way certain patches operate, you might be able to clear up any “green skin” problems simply by altering the way the mod works with that skin.

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Also, coming out around January, Bethesda will unveil Operation: Anchorage, the first downloadable expansion for Xbox and Windows. You can find the entire announcement on Bethesda’s Fallout 3 site.

As always, we here at Vox Ex Machina will keep you informed the most interesting and vile mods that spew forth from the Fallout player community. In case you didn’t notice, we also have a rundown on the current crop of Fallout 3 nude mods and patches. Check it out and spice up your wasteland experience. It should be worth watching to see just what the community does with the powers of this GECK editor. I mean, outside the lesbian pornomachia whorefests that are doubtless gargling up from America’s basements right now.