This mod will remove the Points of Interest (POI) and quest markers that appear below the compass. This mod is for people that like to discover things on their own.

This mod can be used in conjunction with my http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1124555-relz-remove-compass-npc-markers/ mod to turn your compass into just that, a compass.

http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=34803


Name: Remove Compass POI Markers
Version: 1.0
Date: 2010/10/20
Category: UI
Required: Fallout: New Vegas
Author(s): Silverglade
Source: http://newvegasnexus.com


Description
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This mod removes the Points of Interest (POI) and quest markers from
under the compass. It is designed for people that like to discover
things on their own.

Note: Enemy markers will still appear above the compass.


Install
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1. Extract this archive to your Fallout: New Vegas Data folder. The Data
folder can be found under the directory where you installed Fallout.
With Steam installed, this tends to be:

c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\data

2. Start the game.


Uninstall
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If you have not installed any other mods that modify the GUI, you can
just delete the "menus" folder under your Fallout Data directory.

If you have install other mods that modify the GUI, or you are unsure,
just delete the following file from under your Fallout Data directory:

Data\menus\prefabs\compassicon.xml


Incompatibilities
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None known.


History
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1.0, 2010/10/20 - Initial release.


Contact
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You can send me a Personal Message (PM) on the official Elder Scrolls
forums. Just PM 'Silverglade'. All updates to this mod will be posted on
http://www.newvegasnexus.com.


Credits
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Thanks to Obsidian for creating Fallout: New Vegas
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 3
Thanks to lhammonds for the Readme Generator that this file is based on.
Thanks to AvuidAlchy for getting me started in the right direction.


Tools Used
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Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp


Licensing/Legal
===============
You can do whatever you want with this mod. No permission is required to
use any of the resources.


http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=34803

Nice, it was one of the first things I installed after installing FO3 for the first time and I still haven't discovered all locations. Which is awesome.

Edit: Actually, I think I'd like to keep quest markers. Then again, I don't think the desert is as complicated to navigate as DC with its metro tunnels on the first playthrough... We'll see how it goes!

Can you by any chance just remove the compass all together?

I removed the hud completely,
but that meant that I didnt know what items I was picking up,
and it would really help to inspect an item before I pick it up,
rather than look it up in my inventory.

If you could remove the compass and all other markers,
even weapon info etc, but leave in the text you see when picking stuff up,
I'd apprechiate it beyond words m8.

It is easy enough for me to make a mod that removes the compass entirely. However, to remove everything in the HUD is significantly more work. For that, you may just have to wait until DarN releases his updated UI. That should allow you to pick and choose what you want to see through the configuration file.

If you want the compass removed entirely, would you also want the directional arrow in the Pip-Boy remove? Or, do you consider that to be more like a GPS unit that you are checking to figure out your direction?

Thx for making this mod.

Once I got FONV to start (took awhile), I loaded this and the no NPC marker mods before ever even starting the game. I enjoy playing so much more when my char doesn't magically know things, like who's around the corner or that there's something to explore on the other side of the mountain.