Installation Guide
Requirements
80 GB of Free Space
A Nexus Account (Preferably Premium)
A Mod Pub Account (For TTW)
A Newly Installed Fallout NV w/ All DLC - A Steam Global Copy is a Safe Bet, but GOG Should Also Work.
A Newly Installed Copy of Fallout 3 With All DLC (GOG, Steam, Or Epic Games Copy).
Your Steam & Capital Punishment Install Folders at the Root of Your Harddrive (IE: C:/Capital Punishment & C:/Steam/.../FalloutNV)
Tools/Programs You Need
The Latest x86 & x64 Visual C++ Runtime Libraries (You will need to keep this updated as new list updates come out; Repair your old installation during install.)
.NET Framework 6.0 AND .NET Framework 7.0
7-Zip (Or Winrar)
Installing the Games
1.) Install a Fresh Copy of Fallout New Vegas & 3 (English Language Only). Once installation is finished, launch them once and a popup should appear saying detecting game settings.
2.) Set your resolution and other settings to your liking and close the launcher after
3.) Grab the 4GB Patcher Mod (First file, description says does not require VC Redist)
4.) Unzip the 7ZIP file this comes in, then drag and drop the contents (FNVpatch.exe) to your main Fallout NV Directory.
5.) Double click FNVpatch.exe and your FalloutNV.exe should be patched to work with the list!
- This list uses DXVK. If your setup does not support DX-Vulkan, you can disable it at the top of the list under "Optional Installs & Performance"
To know if you can, cannot, or must modify your setup to use DXVK, you can read more here.
- We also highly recommend that users install Special-K. This can both help limit frames for better performance in addition to a multitude of other performance enhancing features.
For more information on Special-K, click here
Wabbajack Setup
1.) Launch your installed Wabbajack & go to the Cogwheel at the top right. Log into your Nexus account through here
2A.) If you are installing the list from the Nexus download, unzip the folder you downloaded. Then, inside of Wabbajack, go to "Install From Disk". Find the .wabba file you just unzipped and select it
2B.) If you are installing the list through Wabbajack's Gallery, go to "Browse Modlists" then search Capital Punishment or find us under the Fallout: New Vegas category. Click the download icon,
3.) Set your modlist installation location to wherever your would like it (IE: C:/Modlists/Capital Punishment) & it will automatically create the downloads directory for you. Press the play button when you are done and installation will begin.
Installing TTW
1.) Download and unzip the TTW 3.3.2 Installer. Then create a new folder called [NoDelete] Tale of Two Wastelands
The
[No Delete]tag has recently been having issues. PLEASE BACK UP YOUR TALE OF TWO WASTELANDS OUTSIDE OF YOUR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOLDER
2.) Make sure Steam is fully closed, then run the Tale of Two Wastelands Launcher. Where it says to set your paths, set them to where your Fallout 3, Fallout NV, & [NoDelete] Tale of Two Wastelands main directories are located, then press install (This takes a while)
3.) After the TTW Launcher successfully completes the installation, use 7Zip, Winrar, or Windows Explorer to zip up the [NoDelete] Tale of Two Wastelands folder into an archive. You may now safely delete Fallout 3 from your computer.
Notice About Opening MO2 For the First Time
For each profile you open, a dialog box will popup saying that your fallout.ini & falloutprefs.ini are missing and that it will take them from your Vanilla game folder press okay. Another box will pop up after this regarding the read only flag. ALWAYS select 'Clear the Read Only Flag'
4.) When Wabbajack successfully completes installing the modlist, drag the Zipped Archive you just made into your Capital Punishment/Downloads directory. Go back to your main Capital Punishment directory, then open up Mod Organizer 2
5.) On the right hand side, sort by Filetime until you see your [NoDelete] Tale of Two Wastelands.7z at the top. Drag and drop this to the top of the lefthand separator PUT TALE OF TWO WASTELANDS HERE
Preconfigured Save Setup
1.) Go to Capital Punishment/Game Folder Files
- Go to either HC or Casual Preconfigured Saves (Depending on Which List You Are Playing). Copy the Two Saves Which Correlate & Paste Them Into
Capital Punishment/Profiles/[The Profile Of Your Choice]/saves
- If you would like to start a new game, you will need to do this process each time. You are not able to start a new game independently as of 2.0.2.0
Final Setup
1.) Make sure in MO2 that all of the application directories in the dropdown match the locations on your system. If they do not, change them so that they do.
2.) At the top left of MO2, go to Tools/Settings/Paths/Managed Game. Make sure that this is set to where your vanilla Fallout New Vegas installation
This will not override your New Vegas installation; We now use Root Builder which allows us to use your vanilla New Vegas directory without modifying it.
3.) You can now select "Capital Punishment TTW" from the right hand dropdown and press play.
Switching to Casual or Another Profile
Notice About Switching Profiles For the First Time
For each profile you open, a dialog box will popup saying that your fallout.ini & falloutprefs.ini are missing and that it will take them from your Vanilla game folder press okay. Another box will pop up after this regarding the read only flag. ALWAYS select 'Clear the Read Only Flag'
- Depending on the experience you would like, you may want to switch between either Casual or Hardcore.
1.) In MO2, select the dropdown menu at the top. From there, choose the profile you would like to play.
2.) After doing that, press Run in MO2 with Capital Punishment TTW selected and the list you have chosen should boot up.
Optional Post Installation Steps
Reshade Installation Guide
- Go to the reshade website here and download the latest reshade with full add-on support at the bottom of the page
- Run the Reshade Setup Exe that is downloaded. When it opens, browse for your Fallout New Vegas installation and select your FalloutNV.exe. Open this file, then select next.
- Select Vulkan (If you are using the integrated DXVK) or DirectX9 if you are not and press next, skip selecting a preset to install. When asked to select effect packages to install, press uncheck all then check all again. Wait for reshade to install then select finish when it is done.
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Find a Reshade preset of your liking. You can choose to run one from the Nexus, TES Reloaded Discord, or whichever suits your fancy. Place the associated files into your FalloutNV main directory.
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Run your Capital Punishment, wait for the effects to fully compile, then press your Home button to open reshade. You may skip the tutorial if you would like.
- Press the drop down at the top of Reshade. Select your Reshade preset of choice that you just placed in your FalloutNV main directory.
- Now go to your Settings menu in reshade, then look for the choice "Next Preset Key". Press this and set it as your Insert key or a key of your choice. This will allow you to seamlessly transition between presets if you decide to install multiple.
- You may now press Home to close the Reshade menu when you are done. You have now completed the installation and should have the ability for some better visuals alongside our controller presets!
- Reshade is performance intensive. If you have lag, stuttering, or other performance related issues while using Reshade, this is likely the reason (paired with the sheer number of mods already in the list).
Uninstall Guide
- Rerun the Reshade Executable
- Select the same path you selected when installing reshade (
Fallout New Vegas/FalloutNV.exe). Press next - When prompted, select the Uninstall tick bubble. Press next
- Reshade and its components should now be completely uninstalled
- The only thing you will need to uninstall manually is the presets/associated preset files you dragged into your primary NV directory.
NVR
- Mods such as B42 Scopes may not function properly with NVR enabled. If you have bugs while using NVR this is likely the case.
1.) For those who want install NVR. You will have to join the TES Reloaded Discord
2.) From there, you can check out their FAQ Channel and There Video Installation Guide
If you plan to install Reshade alongside NVR, there is a short guide on how to do so here.
3.) Finally, you can choose your desired preset from a list of presets found here
NVR is extremely performance intensive. If you have lag, stuttering, or other performance related issues while using NVR, this is likely the reason (paired with the sheer number of mods already in the list).
Other
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You can choose to delete the contents of the
Capital Punishment/Downloadsfolder to free up space, but when you update you will have to fully reinstall everything again. -
Past this you may check out our Optional Installation Steps later in this documentation. These involve steps for downloading NVR, Reshade, and much more!