Boontastic Boonefoonery - Boone Dialogue Expansion/Romance Mod (v4) file

Updates

September 10, 2023: Mod page created. Minor grammar/spell checking.

September 6, 2023: Miscellaneous fixes/adjustments.

August 27, 2023: Fixed a small oversight where two new follower topics appeared before Boone is available as a follower.

Check the image gallery on my profile for more screenshots of this mod!

Main features

• Adds more dialogue for Boone, some serious, some not so serious.
  • Your not the only one asking questions anymore - Boone may ask you about your background, giving you the chance to roleplay your character's backstory!
  • Torture your favourite sniper buddy with insufferable puns!
• Adds mini-scenes (through message boxes) where you can kick back and relax with Boone.
• Ever wanted to tell Manny how crappy of a friend he is? Now you can!
• Adds an optional romance subplot with Boone. If you're not into that, there's plenty of platonic dialogue only as well!
  • If you choose to pursue romance with Boone, some residents in Novac will react to it.
• Adds two mini quests. (important info about this below!)
• Edits the Novac player room to be more cozy and functional.

Requirements

Dead Money DLC
NVSE (https://github.com/xNVSE/NVSE/releases)
ShowOff NVSE Plugin (https://github.com/Demorome/Showoff-NVSE)
JIP LN NVSE Plugin (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58277)
JohnnyGuitar NVSE Plugin (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66927)
Stewie Tweaks (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66347)
Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/71239)
YUP (https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664)

You should not be playing without these mods anyway, they make the game SOOOO much more stable.

Installation Instructions:

If you don't use a mod manager or just prefer to install manually, make sure all files go into the Data folder.
Set up should look like this:
meshes/clutter/billiards/glassball.nif
textures/clutter/billiards/glassball.dds
sound/voice/bbr.esp/femaleadult11
maleuniquecraigboone
BBR.esp
BBRreadme.txt (not needed, but you should keep it around should you need to double check anything!)

Things to know before playing:

Very Important: Do not save inside the Novac player room! The game absolutely hates loading saves within modded spaces. A general room of thumb; avoid saving your game within ANY indoor space, this makes it more likely to become corrupt. Why? Its a Bethesda game, that's why.

Just like in vanilla, Boone isn't very talkative when you first meet. The more you get to know him, the more he'll open up. Most of the new dialogue won't be available at the beginning of the game!

This mod is only partially voiced, where vanilla voice lines could be reused. The rest is silent dialogue. If I ever figure out how or someone offers to help, I may try spliced dialogue in the future, but for now, this is the best solution. (I did try silent voice generator to at least get lip sync at one point, but the results were...terrifying.)

This mod does not override any of Boone's faction standings or boundaries from vanilla. He will still leave if you shoot too many NCR people or get too cozy with the Legion. If you're in the middle of any of the added quests, this will prevent you from completing them entirely.

Again, check the quest info section below before playing.

Compatibility Concerns

As mentioned above, this mod tweaks the Novac player room for convenient crafting and give it a warm, calming vibe over the original depressing one. As such, any mods that alter the Novac player room will be incompatible.

On the same note, any mods that alter the courtyard outside the Novac Dino Motel, Searchlight Airport, and Silver Peak Mine are also unlikely to play well with this mod.

F*ckable Companions - Fully compatible, but if you want to use this mod for the romance content, there's no point in having both.

JIP Companions Command & Control - Since this is a dialogue only mod, BBR should be fully compatible with this mod, but I can't 100% confirm it. Check in FNVEdit if you're not sure!

Quest Info

If you want to avoid spoilers, you're in the right place. If you don't care and want all the info up front, click on the spoiler box below.

• One quest involves giving Boone a present that honors his late wife. This is a requirement, along with completing "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", to starting a romance with Boone.
• The other quest is exclusive to female couriers for a very specific reason. All you need to know is that if you find a book about birth control during your wandering, DO NOT SELL IT. It could not be marked as a quest item for the same reason the quest is exclusive. If you have a high enough medicine skill, you might be able to skip the step of finding the book, but if the quest is already started, you won't be able to. If you're a guy and/or don't intend to romance Boone, then by all means, sell it.
• The last romance scene is triggered at the battle for Hoover Dam, but only if you're fighting for the NCR.

• The quest "Something Blue" can be unlocked by asking Boone what his favourite colour is. If he trusts you enough, he'll give you the answer that starts the quest. Its a romance requirement because it proves that your character respects his previous relationship and his late wife's irreplaceable status in his life. For platonic players, its just a nice gesture for your friend.
• The other quest "Stork without Wings" is exclusive to female couriers romancing Boone. Due to how his wife's life ended, he understandably doesn't want to get his lover, and fellow legion ending buddy, pregnant. This quest isn't required to advance the romance subplot, but intimacy will be locked off until its complete.

Special Thanks:

Seddon4494 - This mod wouldn't have been possible without his very helpful GECK tutorial series.

Kyle & Kira - If their mod F*ckable Companions didn't exist for me to dissect, I likely would have remained too intimidated to try modding on this scale.

krimsons - Their Novac player room mod inspired a lot of the changes I made. Hats off to you my friend.