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I'm right now a good amount in the game (just completed PL) and plan to try out all character quests, sidequests and gigs before finishing the game to really get the most of it but am worried about burnout since I've hit max level and got all the perk shards (I think). Any good stuff for content or QoL, like say more diverse encounters and radiant job types?

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[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Played about half the game recently with most of those and Dark Future, good list. Dark Future isn't as tedious as it might sound, honestly. I'm usually not a fan of survival mechanics unless they add something to the game, and in the case of Dark Future I feel like it does, at least early game. You'll be struggling for money if you don't do gigs because combat reduces your nerve, which you regain by sleeping and taking on vices. That means less money for weapons, armor, ammo, cybernetics, and vehicles. It adds up if all you're consuming is good quality food (which doesn't decrease your nerve). It got to a point where my V was addicted to nicotine, alcohol, and black lace at one point. Really gives you a motivation to be efficient in combat.

The good thing is at any point you can go to a chemist and buy addiquit (I think that was the name). It'll dump your energy but you'll rid yourself of addictions.

Once you're halfway through the game and your big expenditures are out of the way (apartments around the city for good coverage in case you need to sleep, different vehicles for fun, getting your chrome progression going) the mod won't have as much of an effect on your finances. I only kept the nicotine and alcohol addictions because it makes sense storywise.

I also had a mod that overhauled stealth and another that reduced sponginess, but I can't recall those names.