Disables level scaling of quest XP rewards and revises a number of rewards for better character progression and pacing.
Quest XP Overhaul
There are a couple of problems with quest XP in New Vegas.
Lots of things scale to your level, and unfortunately this includes some of the XP rewards as well, particularly in the DLCs. In Lonesome Road for example, the total XP reward can go from a measly 3000 at level 5 to 22000 at level 45+. That is over 7x difference.
Another thing is the amount of XP points awarded in the DLCs. They tend to be so much higher than anything and everything in the mainland, which can throw the leveling process way out of whack. One would progress in a balanced, steady pace, and then all of a sudden, gain 10. 15 levels in a fraction of the time just by doing OWB or LR. JSawyer mod tried to balance this by reducing the DLC rewards globally and increasing the XP required for leveling, but having played it numerous times, It's not enough. There was still a major disconnect between the Mojave and DLCs, and having to game around the level scaling was just bad. Moreover, broad global changes like that don't take into account the areas and parts of the game that already progress slowly enough, so it actually makes things worse there.
Quest XP Overhaul addresses these issues by doing several things:
- No Level Scaling - DLC XP scaling is removed altogether, so starting DLCs at level 10 now grants the same XP as level 40
- Balanced DLC XP - DLC XP rewards are set to a fixed but reasonable amount that is more in line with the rewards in the Mojave
- Better Rewards In Mojave - The XP of a number of underrewarded Mojave quests is increased to make them feel more worthwhile and to further lessen the XP gap between the Mojave and DLCs
All in all, the quest XP progression should feel a lot more consistent and fluid throughout the entire game, from start to finish, instead of having huge unnatural spikes/dips at different points.
The mod should be compatible with anything. It pairs well with something like a JSawyer mod. I recommend enabling the reduced common task XP settings that come with that as well, such as the bLowerXPRewards option in JSUE, because the game does throw a lot of high XP trash mobs at you, and this can really accumulate over time and overshadow the XP you get from quests.
Reward Changes
Marked Quest Rewards
Anywhere I Wander: 100 -> 250
Booted: 100 -> 200
Climb Ev'ry Mountain: 100 -> 300
Ghost Town Gunfight: 150 -> 250
I Hear You Knocking: 100 -> 300
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: 100 -> 150
The Finger of Suspicion: 100 -> 300
Pressing Matters: 100 -> 250
Run Goodsprings Run: 100 -> 200
Wheel of Fortune: 100 -> 350
Unmarked Quest Rewards
A Final Plan for Esteban: 200
Claws Out: 1000
Dealing with Contreras: 300
Not Worth a Hill of Corn and Beans: 450 (50 for each food supply, 100 for repairing food processor, 200 for food addictive)
Pistol Packing: 100 -> 150
Saving (or Savaging) Sergeant Teddy: 25 -> 150, 200 for tearing it up
You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs: 400
Requirements
Installation
Install all requirements. Load order doesn't matter. Can be installed mid-game.
Instructions
Download and install with Mod Organizer 2.
Quest XP Overhaul
Main file
