Fallout: New Vegas mod gives your eyebot companion an upgradeable sombrero, mustache

ED-E is ED-UARDO now.

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The first follower you’re likely to find inFallout: New Vegasis ED-E, a happy-beeping bundle of mechanical joy who used to be one of the Enclave’s eyebots but, with some repairs, can become the Courier’s constant and vigilant companion instead. But what if ED-E was actually… ED-UARDO?

Thismod by Diegonomgives your faithful robot companion a makeover, adding a jaunty sombrero complete with feather and a headband full of bullets. He’ll also get a different mustache based on whether you choose to have ED-UARDO upgraded by the Followers of the Apocalypse, which improves his weapon, or by the Brotherhood of Steel, which improves his armor.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. “What about the duplicate model eyebot you find during the Lonesome Road add-on?” Don’t worry, the ED-UARDO mod generously gives the ED-E clone a sombrero too.

To install ED-UARDO you’ll need to download it fromNexusMods, and I recommend grabbing the optional combat music replacer from the files page as well so you can hear Los Tucanes de Tijuana play La Chona or Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán perform El Son de la Negra while you gun down raiders and Powder Gangers in the Mojave Desert.

Is ED-UARDO as essential as other New Vegas mods like theFNV 4GB PatcherorVanilla UI Plus? No. Will I make it part of my next playthrough? Hell, yeah.

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