Fallout

i have a tradition to replay FNV on a yearly basis. every year i come up with a fun build/ challenge to self-impose in order to make each playthrough feel more unique and fresh. of course, these playthroughs are all modded to hell and back, which lets me get even more creative with the challenges.

this year, i did a playthrough where i made it so Stimpaks are auto-used whenever i took any damage and disabled healing from foods.

since you look to avoid going through the hassle of modding the game beyond the NV guide, i could still recommend you consider build challenges where you limit yourself to only using a specific set of weapons, like, for example, "pistols only".

A self insert character maybe I don't know I have no experience with role playing part but always love energy weapons and lockpick/hacking after doing a hand to hand character in most games

After achieving the canonical ending, your protagonist wakes up in Doc's office. Something is wrong. They've been here before.

They eventually theorize they are in a simulation or dream. Some sick mother fucker is making them experience the horrors again, and it seems this omnipotent being wants them dead. New threats exist where there were none. Everything looks a bit different, sharper. When they prevail, the being gets desperate. This not of this world start appearing. Dragons, aliens, anthropomorphic Choo Choo trains. Will they survive? Is God playing games with them? Are they even real?

(TL;DR Mod your game to hell and back with no regard for canonical consistency and your protagonist is aware of the discrepancies and has to deal with them while having prior knowledge of this world and it's major plot points)

Legion sniper killing NCR on sight.

I played a Legion throwing spear build once that was a lot of fun, but I think I needed some mods to expand crafting or make the spears retrievable or something. They pin people to walls sometimes like the railway rifle from 3.

You’re only on your second play through? Wow. I remember those days…