Consistent Weapon Damage

Consistent Weapon Damage

Consistent Weapon Damage
Version: 1.0
Date: 02/10/2016
Category: Weapons
Requirements: Legal copy of Fallout 4
Author(s): rad666a
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Description
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Made with FO4Edit.

A few weeks ago, Nexus user Mitsurugi2424 approached me about making a mod for him. He was bothered by the low damage of the automatic receivers in the game, and felt that since the bullet had the same characteristics, the automatic receivers should do the same damage (game balance be damned). His initial idea was a bit (way more than a bit really, but that’s just my opinion) unbalanced, but I made it anyway. After some testing, we settled on this more reasonable version.

This mod does two things:

One: The receivers now do the same damage as the semi-automatic at the same tier. In other words, a Hardened Automatic Receiver does the same damage per bullet as a the base Hardened Receiver. The same goes for the Armor Piercing and Powerful versions.

Two: After some testing of some early proof of concept versions, Mitsurugi2424’s friend mentioned that while we were at it, we should fix the submachine gun. Since a real Thompson Submachine Gun should be able to cut people in half, not mildly annoy them. I took a look at it and discovered something. Number one, it has a rather pathetic base damage of 13. For comparison, the pipe revolver that also uses the .45 round, has a base damage of 24. I also discovered that the receivers work the same way as the automatic receivers for all other weapons by imposing a damage penalty, even though it doesn’t have a single semi-auto receiver. The net result is that the pathetic base damage of the SMG was reduced by another 25% by the base receiver NO MATTER WHAT. So I brought the receivers of the SMG inline with the rest of the mod, and increase the base damage of the weapon to 24, matching the pipe revolver. Try laughing off those Triggermen now.

At Mitsurugi2424’s request, I also created a version that normalizes the energy weapon receivers damage. I don’t agree with it (shorter energy pulses should do less damage per shot), but it was a simple addition and I am including it here as an optional file for those who want to try it out.

I’m sure that isn’t very clear, so if you have questions please ask them in the comments.

All screenshots courtesy of Mitsurugi2424. All values shown are base numbers with no damage increasing perks.

TL/DR: Strong think automatic receivers good now.

FAQ
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Q: Mod “X” does the same thing.
A: I don’t care. It probably does many other things as well, and those things were not wanted by Mitsurugi2424.

Q: This mod is unbalanced!
A: I don’t care. Don’t use it. I don’t, and I MADE it.

Q: Can you change this mod to do “X”
A: Probably not. I made this mod to do one thing, and it does that to my (and Mitsurugi2424’s) satisfaction. That said, if your request fits with what this mod does, I will consider it.

What this mod DOES do
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This mod changes the damage multipliers for the various automatic receivers and increases the base damage of the submachine gun.

What this mod DOES NOT do
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This mod does not change base weapon damage, other than the submachine gun (which I see as more of a bug fix really).

Install
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Add the “Consistent Weapon Damage.esp” (or “Consistent Weapon Damage Plus.esp” if you want the laser weapons version)to your Fallout 4 “Data” directory, usually found in “[Steam Install Directory]\SteamApps\common\Fallout 4\”. Activate using the mod manager of your choice.

Uninstall
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Deactivate the mod in the mod manager of your choice, then delete the “Consistent Weapon Damage.esp” (or “Consistent Weapon Damage Plus.esp”) file in the Fallout 4 “Data” directory.

Future plans
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The game seems to be missing tier four (Advanced, .308, etc) automatic receivers. So once the GECK comes out, or I really feel like figuring out how to do it with FO4Edit, I plan on adding them.

Final Thoughts
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This mod is probably a bit unbalanced on the surface. But look at it this way: The bad guys get to try to kill YOU with these as well so, in my opinion, it balances out. According to Mitsurugi2424, three Gunners with automatic laser pistols “nearly cut his level 60 character in half”.

Contact
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I can be found on the Nexus, as “rad666a”

Acknowledgements
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Thanks to Mitsurugi2424 for the original idea, playtesting, and screenshots.
Thanks to the entire FO4Edit team for getting their tool working with FO4 so fast.
Thanks to Interplay for creating the Fallout universe
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 4
and last but not least, thanks to the entire Nexus site family for maintaining the best Mod site on the web.

Conclusion
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Please DO NOT upload this mod to another site without my permission.
If you have any suggestions on how to improve this mod, please post.

Download, please remember to Endorse if you like it, and Enjoy!