As far as compatibility with the latest version of OWB/ERX goes, I'm not certain what if anything would actually need an update on Hayes Impact. It's a fairly simplistic mod in its design. That said, I'm going to be updating the entirety of my mod catalogue once the map mods all get updated.

Will this mod be getting any updates in the future? Or has the mod author gotten too busy due to life stuff (which is understandable) or get burned out from modding? (at least for this game)

Yes - Set the NCR to follow the Hayes path in the game rules

is there a way to guarantee hayes to become president from my reform usa playthroughs its always the other guy

Just tested this and it works fine with the newest ERX version. Downloaded it just before I started the war and got the events so it's save game compatible too.

No. Hayes' Impact adds a unique event chain which dynamically benefits the player during the NCR-Enclave war if Grant C Hayes has taken office in the NCR.

Also. Does this mod have any effect if instead you do a Nevada play through? Like making it easier to ally with the NCR or a different set of events that can occur?

I haven't tested it against the new ERX update. The only thing I could forsee breaking would be if Zach changed the focus ID's out from under me, but the worst case scenario there is that the events wouldn't fire properly. Give it a try and let me know.

Does this mod still work?

ok

No, for a few reason. 1, ERX is tailored to a singleplayer experience when playing as the Enclave, and 2, what Hayes does is meant to be very clandestine. Perhaps even so clandestine that it would be outside of the purview of the player themselves

Does the event proc for playing as the NCR or no?

maybe. We'll see

Might integrate this too.

also first time ever seen myself referred to as "Gift"

@panam The events will fire just a short period after the Enclave and the NCR go to war with each other while Hayes is president.

When do the above events fire? In my game, Hayes has been elected president, but no events have happened yet. It's been a few months since the NCR election. Was just curious.

Outstanding, glad to hear

@pilgrim i fixed it there was some not up to date mods turn those off then it worked fine.

@lordspaghett That's interesting. May I ask what your mod list is? And you've, with certainty, narrowed it down to Hayes' Impact?

i am having a problem that my game will not load at all when the mod is active. i have all the things for it but it just wont load. probably doing something wrong but i have no clue.

@emperor lowa Very glad you like it, thank you.

Thank you for your suggestion. I like your idea - Definitely worth consideration. I'll give it some thought.

@greaterontario The effects will all be applied to the NCR, but the Enclave will be the ones who will reap the benefits thereof.

Good, this was one of the things I thought Gift didn't consider, Hayes would support a progressive enclave, even if he isn't enclave technically (according to the OWB Devs themselves). he does have a case of "old world blues" as it were and definitely wants to restore old world america in some capacity.

Plus this strategy of subtle interference by Hayes still allows the war to happen, he just intelligently makes it easier for Granite. he wouldn't just see a reformist progressive enclave set on restoring the US, and just shrug. he just can't fold immediately.

So yeah this is at least gives useful flavor.

Also you think you could add a compliance gain bonus or something after the war?
I would imagine Hayes would run some interference for you there as well, maybe as an off-screen interim governor. I would imagine some NCR people would still support Hayes even after the war.

Do you need to be the NCR or the enclave to get the benfits?

@tiberius equitius garacchus Glad to hear you like it, means a lot

What's always struck me as weird is that if Grant becomes President and Granite choses the Nevada path he just straight up offers you to annex California for free, yet fights you to the death in the America path. Nice to see a mod that fixes this bit of weirdness.

@sleeper me to man thats some funny stuff

until this very moment i always thought he was a woman