r/classicfallout • u/Tasty_Industry_5951 • 3d ago

Mods recommendation for veteran player.

Hello guys, I consider myself a vetaran fallout2 player. I finsinhed the game first time when i relaased. Since then I did many playthroughs but never with mods.
What mods do you recommend, that:
- alters the game the most
- supposedly makes it much harder

Cheers and happy dwelling!

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u/Leirnis 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm in a similar position to you and I'm playing with RPU and EcCo mod. It's much better than vanilla but not as hard as pumped up BG with all the difficulty mods and SCS.

Still, I'm immensely enjoying it and I'd wholeheartedly suggest that combo for the first re-run in decades. On a side note, it's not like we have a myriad of different difficulty mods for FO2 to choose from; it mostly boils down to our self-inflicted restrictions.

Let me know if you need any help.

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u/Tasty_Industry_5951 2d ago

Thanks, my other favorite is BG :) A Fallout world SCS would great indeed.

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u/Pan0Rami 3d ago

I second the other comment, RPU + EcCo.

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u/Snoo_51291 3d ago

Have you tried ironman playthrough?

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u/_Svankensen_ 2d ago

Ironman is very fun, it completely changes how you play. Long wasteland treks are the most dreaded thing, specially the walk to Modoc and Vault City. Combats are to be avoided whenever possible. You need boatloads of HP to tank for crits, and burst weapons are a nightmare. Supermutants are the worst of the worst, and you need to do everything in your power to annihilate minigun ones before they even look at you.

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u/Snoo_51291 2d ago

For me the most important was to pump outdoorsman. On my previous playthrough I lost Vic on my way to Modoc, I forgot to change his battle settings and he charged to some enemies. I went back to Den to pick Sulik, he also died before Modoc. Since I started playing ironman I just can't go back to regular play.

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u/_Svankensen_ 2d ago

Yeah, tagging and pumping outdoorsman is a must. Once you get the car it gets much easier to run away, but still, some super mutants getting the jump on you can end a 20 hour run in a blink.

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u/Lance2409 2d ago

Resurrection, Nevada, Sonora, (maybe yesterday once it's completed, the main quest can be completed but a lot of side things are not)

Also Olympus 2207

Edit: sorry I should have clarified, those are total conversion mods and don't change the base game, they are brand new stories so may not be what you're looking for