Shonk's Pocket Mojave

A mobile-friendly Fallout: New Vegas guide for Android handhelds, GameNative, and Droid Mod Loader.

This is a living guide. The goal is simple: install the best core New Vegas mods, keep the setup easy to understand, and make Android modding less like copying files in the dark.

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Built for handhelds

Targets Android phones and handhelds first. Desktop guides are useful, but mobile has different storage, driver, and testing problems.

DML first

Mod installation is written around Droid Mod Loader. PC tools are used only where they still make sense.

No LOD pass yet

LOD generation and large visual toolchains are separate projects. This guide keeps them out until they have a clean mobile path.

New to Android modding?

Start with the vanilla check before installing mods. If a term does not make sense yet, use the Glossary before changing settings.

Before you start

Before you start: use the correct GameNative build

Use the current GameNative 1.0.0 standard APK/release path shown in this guide unless a later guide update says otherwise.

A specific older v1.0.0 prerelease modern Android 11+ APK caused problems for this guide because its notes said it had no custom game support and no D: drive access. These guides rely on custom games and shared-storage style setup, so the wrong APK can make the guide fail before mods are involved.

If custom games do not work, or the Windows container cannot see the expected drive, check which GameNative APK/build you installed before changing random settings.

Install New Vegas in shared storage

Do not put Fallout: New Vegas inside locked GameNative App Storage for this guide. DML needs practical access to the same game folder GameNative launches.

/storage/emulated/0/PcGames/Fallout New Vegas/

DML should deploy to the game Data folder, not the game root.

Game

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.

Platform

Android through GameNative or a similar Windows-container app.

Mod manager

Droid Mod Loader handles Android-side import, priority, deployment, load order review, and plugin-file writing.

Downloads

Manual downloads from Nexus, ModDB, GitHub, or the listed mod page.

Vanilla check

  1. Launch Fallout: New Vegas in GameNative with no mods.
  2. Reach Goodsprings/Doc Mitchell.
  3. Make a manual save.
  4. Quit the game completely.
  5. Relaunch and load that save.

Guide pages

Setup

GameNative, shared storage, DML profile setup, BethINI Pie, and performance tracking.

Mod List

Required preparation, utilities, core fixes, UI, performance choices, and optional additions.

Load Order

LOOT as a check, DML load order review, starter loadorder.txt, and starter plugins.txt.

Avoid

Tools and mod categories that are not a good fit for this mobile guide right now.

Changelog

Dated guide changes, mod-list changes, removals, compatibility warnings, and save-safety notes.

Reports

Tester report format and GitHub issue instructions.

Compatibility

Device profiles, verified-device rules, and the copyable report template for Android compatibility results.

Glossary

Plain-language definitions for GameNative, DML, Proton/Wine, FEXCore, DXVK, load order, plugin files, shared storage, and report status labels.

Credits

Shonk / SeanBottoms, SavageTheUnicorn, EmOkono, 420FalloutMac, Medusa, and Deno46.

Useful references: Viva New Vegas, GameNative, and Droid Mod Loader.