Haven't played FO3 in a couple of years but could not passup the Steam sale for GOTY.

Was playing FONV with mods and I have really noticed how much more VATS is needed in FO3. Never really noticed this back in my PS3 days.

In FONV non VATS shooting it might take me 2-3 more bullets to take down a bad guy but in FO3 it seems to take 6-8 unless you are using missiles with splash damage.

I really enjoy non VATS shooting it is far more immersive. Any suggestions or is there a mod for this?

I am currently running Unofficial Patch, DC moods and GNR enhanced on Win 7, difficulty hard, no pwr armor.

thanks

This is what is causing you to shoot more bullets than you'd like. Increasing the difficulty decreases your damage. If you want to take down enemies with fewer bullets, you might want to think about putting your difficulty back to Normal.