Dedicated to the users who provided me with criticism & feedback.
Vanilla UI Plus (VUI+) is a Fallout 3 & New Vegas mod that greatly improves the user interface without compromising the original style. I like vanilla as it reminds me of old PLATO programs, and the original fonts are easy to read by everyone, including controller users. To quote Billy Graham:
“And get a bible with big print. I think one of the greatest tricks that the devil ever pulled off on the American people was when he started printing bibles with such little print that nobody can read them.”
VUI+ has a few prominent and hundreds of under-the-hood features, as seen in the annotated screenshots below and the changelog. It’s provided under a copyleft license (see License.txt in the mod package). Here's a very promising fork.
To request support, please use the latest versions of xNVSE, JIP-LN, UIO, Stewie’s Tweaks, JohnnyGuitar and YUP, and make sure that you have installed VUI+ according to this guide. You can post comments at the end of this page but for feature requests or technical questions please use the forum instead.
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Installation Steps with Mod Organizer 2
- Install xNVSE, JIP-LN, UIO, Stewie’s Tweaks, and JohnnyGuitar.
- Install the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch. Always let this one to be overwritten by other mods.
- Install the Mod Configuration Menu and then its own bugfix.
- Install VUI+ overwriting any files from the previous steps.
Do not install the MCM after VUI+. Any guide suggesting otherwise should be considered harmful.
Full article, including an MO2 video tutorial, here.
Vanilla UI Plus version 9 and Paper Doll mods
NewsA major feature that unifies the Pip-Boy and HUD paperdoll code into a single declaration.
Changelog
NewsOld version entries are concatenated into single sections; minor and reverted edits are cleaned up.
Showcase of the VUI+ scrolling slider fix
FeatureThe scrolling slider has been fixed in VUI+ 9.20 to accurately represent the ratio of visible/total lines in a list. This article showcases some tests...
How to install VUI+ on New Vegas - June 2024
UI/HUD TutorialAn updated guide on properly installing Vanilla UI Plus with the Mod Configuration Menu. Updated June 2024 to make a point about TTW on step 2.
Files
Vanilla UI Plus (New Vegas) 9.48
Full VersionSee the included Readme.txt for installation instructions, tweaks, support guidelines and credits.
Vanilla UI Plus (Fallout 3) 9.48
Full VersionSee the included Readme.txt for installation instructions, tweaks, support guidelines and credits.
Paperdoll Testbed 1.44
GUIClones the Pip-Boy and the HUD paperdolls on the start menu to allow WYSIWYG editing of the paperdoll.xml file. This file is then used by VUI+ to show...
Vanilla HUD Remastered Patch 1.83m
GUIPatches Vanilla HUD Remastered to retain compatibility with the latest VUI+ features. Required for Consistent PipBoy Icons and Vanilla HD HUD too. Read...
Font Metrics Testbed 2.0
GUIThis isn't playable; it's a testbed mod intended for creating font metrics for Vanilla UI Plus. Step-by-step instructions are provided in the included...
Pitt Gal Patch 2.0
GUIPatches the Pitt Gal Paperdoll for VUI+. Works for both Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Installation order: Pitt Gal, VUI+, this patch.
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Overall good mod, but personally not a fan of the changes made to the dialogue interface. The text is centered and the background is removed, plus the name tag seems to have slightly moved. I wonder why you made this change, considering the original UI was considered mostly fine and pretty iconic
See the thread here Moddb.com as it contains a link to solve your issue.
I replied to your argument under the question: "Was there a reason why you removed it in the first place? Just curious."
The text being centered without a background is the first experience a player sees when he first runs an unmodded game, both in FO3 and FNV. I believe Bethesda did their best in designing the intro, and I kept this format for subtitles everywhere.
The name tag is slightly moved because I wanted to support different aspect rations. The name in the original game is always right-aligned which is not balanced in very wide monitors.
I see modders are still having to clean up Bethesda's laziness almost two decades later.
I was just thinking it's about time for a fallout run but why is this mod #2 trending right now?
This usually happens when a popular modding guide starts recommending my mod.
The Fallout series on Amazon has everyone going back to the games, I know it did it for me.
Excellent point!
Hello, I like it very much. But why does the font go out of the box and not automatically change lines?
This sounds after incorrect installation. Make sure you have Font Tweaks install which comes with VUI+. Make sure there is no oddity on Font mods you using such a Classic Fonts from Nexus which are plain broken.
Hi, I don't know if it's just me but, every time I pull out the pip-boy, and/or go to the menu via esc, it freezes the screen for about 5 seconds every time, is this a bug anyone else experiencing? Is there a way to fix it?
Make sure there is no conflicts something which overwritting VUI+ unless a mod states otherwise. Make sure you have most base mods installed. New Vegas Heap Replacer may will help on not to heavy modlist in this cases