One major addition to the Fallout 3 template comes in the form of New Vegas' “Hardcore Mode” which can be toggled on and off from the menus at any time by the player and will deliver a more intense and sense of realism than the standard mode of play. Only the brave will survive, since Hardcore Mode tasks players to keep hydrated and remain free from starvation in the perilous desert plains, with ammunition also having weight, healing having a more delayed effect, and crippled limbs only available to be healed if your the medicine skill is of a high enough level or medical equipment is available to you. No doubt only a mode for the most intrepid explorers and those who are nearing Fallout: New Vegas's increased level-cap of 30 (from Fallout 3's 20- although this was increased through the “Broken Steel” expansion).
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