Fallout 4 launched late last year, and within just 24 hours the open-world role-playing game managed to move 12 million copies and acquire $750 million. That is both awe-inspiring and impressive, and yet some fans find the game to be lacking significantly when compared to previous entries in the series. Some feel the story, characters, and quests don't live up to the standards we were all expecting after waiting for so long. Personally, I found the post-apocalyptic RPG to be quite enjoyable, though I managed to achieve far more hours worth of playtime in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
Being a Bethesda game, though, Fallout 4 is highly modifiable. You can add in all-new quests, new locations, new weapons, attachments, armor, NPCs, and whatever else the mind may conjure up. Seriously, there are some truly goofy mods already released.
We're here to discuss weapons today, though. One of the staples of any first-person shooter - whether it be a straight up shooter or an RPG hybrid shooter - are the weapons featured in-game. Fallout 4 has a pretty extensive collection of choices for the budding survivor, but that can always be improved upon and expanded drastically. That's exactly what a few modders did with their time.
Two of my personal favorite weapon modders in the game are 'ff7cloudstrife' and 'Millenia'. Both are highly talented individuals, and we'll see a few firearms from both of them here today.
- Before you step up to your weapons bench in Fallout 4, cram a hundred pounds of junk into it, and start tinkering with your favorite laser rifle, you might want to cast an eye on what modder.
- Fallout 4 Non Adult Mods; Fallout 4 - Remove all guns. Laser swords. (mod idea) Archived. See, in Both TES and FO, weapons are so common that it doesn't feel very rewarding to find a weapon that makes you want to hold on to it instead. You'll never really feel like your nearly pinned against the wall with some shitty weapon.
A word of warning about the MPL mod, it is seriously unbalanced compared to vanilla Fallout 4 weapons. I don't recommend it unless you know your way around Fo4Edit to fix the damage and price values at least.
M2216 Standalone Assault Rifle
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Designed and released by FF7CloudStrife, the M2216 Assault Rifle is reminiscent of the popular M16 assault rifle used by American soldiers since the Vietnam War.
One of the coolest features of this class remake is the compatibility with so many different modifications already in place. The developer ensured players could attach various scopes to their carry rail, new barrels, various stocks, and even a pistol grip.
Being such a highly customizable assault rifle, most players will discover a variant they truly enjoy after tweaking some of the stats and attachments. You can carry a CQB version of the rifle or perhaps a long-range version. The choice is ultimately up to you.
The only downside, however, is the rifle cannot be found scattered throughout the Wasteland, though that is set to change in the near future. In order to use the weapon, players must spawn it into their inventory via console commands, which shouldn't be a problem for most.
Desert Eagle
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Designed by 'DOOM', the Desert Eagle is a powerful sidearm that most survivors will want on their person at all times. In close quarters, the bulky weapon is known to drop even the hardiest of Raiders with relative ease. Up-close-and-personal is how this silver weapon likes it.
Like most weapons in the game, the Desert Eagle allows for attachments to improve upon the weapon. Right now, the developer has only allowed for a Flashlight Mod and Glow Sights, which will both be quite useful when exploring abandoned homes at night.
There are a few steps in order to receive the weapon, as like our previous entry it is not yet implemented naturally into the Wasteland. To start:
- Open Console Commands and type: HELP 'DESERT' 4
- Seek the record with 'WEAP' in the front, then type 'ADDITEM xx000800
- Change the two 'xx's' to the number listed in the aforementioned WEAP Record
Crossbows of the Commonwealth
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Have you ever wanted to roleplay as Darryl Dixon from The Walking Dead? Well, now that is possible in Fallout 4 by using the Crossbows of the Commonwealth mod, which, obviously, adds in a few variations of the crossbow to the game.
Designed by TrickyVein, this particularly useful mod features a highly customizable crossbow to the game. Players can craft different bolts for their new weapon, including flaming bolts, regular arrows, explosive bolts, electric bolts, and even ice bolts. The options are almost limitless when dealing with any type of situation in the Wasteland.
Unlike other mods mentioned, you can actually find various crossbows throughout the game world. Those who would prefer to simply use one instead of looting the crossbow can still make use of the Console Commands, however. Where is the fun in that, though?!
See-Through Combat Scopes - 4x Magnification
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Designed by 'henkspamadres', the See-Through Combat Scopes modification enables a 4x zoom on your weapons with combat scopes attached. This is quite useful while using an assault rifle or opting for a close-up sniper rifle battle.
The developer describes his mod as adding in new scopes or replacing short-range scopes already featured in the game. The choice is up to you, though. The scopes added include an 8x, 4x, 2.5x, and a 4x Recon Scope. Each one has a customizable reticle, ensuring your weapon is truly your own.
Accelerator Plasma Weapon Fallout 4
Basically, this mod makes the game feel a bit more like a traditional first-person shooter. After toying around with the new scopes, we felt a bit stronger and more focused in our fire.
ScratchMade - New Double Barrel Shotgun
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Remember we mentioned weapon mods designed by 'Millenia', well here is a texture pack for the double-barrel shotgun already in Fallout 4.
This is a quick download mod that basically creates a scratch-made texture for the vanilla model of the double-barrel shotgun. In short, the texture makes the powerful weapon appear more rugged and used, like it should after spending time in the Wasteland.
Fans of the monster-stopping shotgun should find the texture pack a bit more immersive. It adds character to the weapon without changing too much about what made it great.
CROSS PlasRail
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Designed by 'Niero', the CROSS PlasRail is a new form of energy weapon that fires a bolt of plasma which will explode upon impacting with an enemy or surface. The explosion damage, according to the developer himself, is equal to your listed energy damage with the Demolitions Perk. For some, that could be quite an intense burst of energy being lobbed at a Deathclaw.
Of course, lobbing a bolt of plasma is only the Standard Barrel version of the weapon. There is also:
- Burst Flamer - Fires a burst of plasma fire, igniting the targeted area and dealing damage to a single area.
- Crystallizer - Fires a cluster of six plasma shards. Each shard will shatter upon impact and cause bleeding damage to an enemy.
- Disc Launcher - While aiming, the Disc Launcher will lock-on to the enemy. Players can fire exploding discs of plasma, which can be arced around corners.
- Arc Cannon - Probably the coolest feature is the Arc Cannon, a long-range conversion modification for the already impressive plasma weapon. Arcs are 100% accurate when the weapon has been steadied, and will fire multiple arcs of plasma lightning.
There are even various sites, like the Reflex, Combat, and 6x Scope, to attach to your weapon, effectively increasing its already devastating range of use.
Just Holstered Weapons
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Designed by 'friffy', the Just Holstered Weapons mod is pretty simple and basic in terms of weapon modifications to the vanilla game. It does require Visible Weapons to work 100% correctly, though, so be sure to download that beforehand.
Basically, for those players who enjoy wandering the vast expanses of the wastes in third-person, this mod allows your main weapons to be completely visible while holstered. As you can see in the sample image above, the player has a sawn-off double-barrel shotgun attached to one shoulder and a sword on the other.
This adds a bit more realism, immersion, and just plain looks cool overall.
M4A1 SOPMOD
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What is cooler than a fully-automatic assault rifle? A fully-automatic assault rifle with an underbarrel grenade launcher attached for maximum devastation in mid-range conflicts, that's what!
Developer 'SkyrimForDaWin' wanted to craft a unique assault rifle known across the real-world, but one that is as highly customizable as its real world variant, too. Well, he scored a huge win in that regard.
The M4A1 SOPMOD assault rifle features:
- Receivers - Automatic and Semi-Auto
- Magazines - Standard Mags, Dual-Mag, Alternative Mags, Dual-Drum Mags
- Sights - Iron Sights, Carry Handle, EOTech Sight, 4x Scope, 8x Scope
- Barrels - Short Barrels, Long Barrels, M203 Grenade Launcher, Laser Sights, Masterkey Shotgun, Rail Covers, Foregrips
- Muzzle Breaks - Various Flash Hiders and Suppressors
- Grips - 4 Stock and Pistol Grip Variations
If there were ever just a single gun to push you through Fallout 4 and come out on top of numerous firefights, this would be the one to choose.
Jaguar MSX 200 LMG
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The Jaguar MSX 200 LMG is an ugly weapon, granted, but an incredibly useful man-stopper at mid-range engagements. The fully-automatic support weapon, designed by 'MAIBATSU' and 'DOOM', was originally featured in Fallout: New Vegas before being ported to the most recent release.
There are a few weapon modifications to improve the look and feel of the weapon, including:
- 1 Barrel
- 1 Grip
- 1 Stock
- 2 Magazines
- 6 Receivers
- 4 Sights/Scopes
- 24 Ammo Types
You can find it either naturally within the game world or by using Console Commands to quickly receive your own version.
Best of all, it's available on the Xbox One!
Bow and Arrow
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If this were a true apocalypse, the number of weapons would not be quite as high as it were. People would make use of rudimentary spears, throwing knives, blades, and bows and arrows. Well, this mod rectifies that by introducing a pretty cool recurve bow and arrows to the game.
Developer 'Junnari' probably played too much Skyrim before shifting his attention to Fallout 4, which led to this particular mod. The arrow projectiles fired from the bow shoot in a clear arc, which means normal sights like on firearms won't work correctly. You must account for distance when firing upon an enemy.
After some much-needed practice and more than a few kills, players will probably feel like the ultimate killer while sneaking through the Wasteland, silently picking off Raiders with a arrow shot to the dome.
As you can see, there is a pretty wide variety of new weapons and tweaks to already existing weapons within the world of Fallout 4. These mods are simply the tip of the iceberg, with brand new releases occurring on a near daily basis.
Some options are highly customizable, as we mentioned in each section, so some players may not feel the need to download numerous weapons to fill in their inventory space. One single assault rifle could last you the entire game with a variety of attachments.
It is hard to pick a favorite when there are so many wonderful options available on Nexus Mods. Brilliant developers continue expanding upon this open-world extravaganza, ensuring everyone can find their favorite firearm to use in-game.
Which weapon mod was your favorite and why?
Hey you, yeah you, are you looking for Weapon mods, but you think they're all not lore friendly and thus ruin the immersion? Or are you just looking for some spicy new Weapons? Well, look no further, because I made a list of the lore friendly Weapon mods I use. I will provide links to each an every one of them and a small description/reasoning, why they are lore friendly in my eyes.
There will be weapons that have existed in previous Fallouts, but most of the mods featured in this list are weapons, that would have made sense if they were in the vanilla game and fit in with the lore of fallout quite nicely. (So no G36 or AR14 or modern stuff) Enjoy!
NOTE: Some might not agree with my reasoning. This is my personal list, and I really enjoy playing with it. NOTE 2: If you have a suggestion for another lore friendly weapon mod, feel free to add them in the comments below.
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So lets get to it:
10mm SMGhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22223 The 10mm SMG is a fairly good early game weapon and has some good mods. It has been seen in previous fallout games.
9mm Pistol (Browning Hi-Power) Reduxhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/20143 The 9mm pistol from Fallout NV. A nice looking alternative to the 10mm pistol. Has own mods and Legendary variants.
CROSS Break-Action Laserhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/27050 Now this weapon didn't exist in previous fallout games, but hear me out. It is a very nice Weapon mod, with good textures and a lot of mods. It holds true to the look of fallout Laser Weapons and fits in seemlessly with the other Laser Weapons. Can be Used as Sniper, Shotgun or A gun that shoots Energy balls, that can optionally be modded to explode.
Crude Blowbackhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16657/ One of the only makeshift weapon mods in Fallout 4. Basically a better looking alternative to the Pipe Weapons.
DKS-501 Sniper Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15909 The Sniper Rifle from Fallout3 and NV. Awesome textures and nice customization. A must have Sniper Rifle.
Handmade Anti-Materiel Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/32036 Another one of these makeshift weapons, very nice piece and a very strong one as well.
Lee Enfieldhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/32128https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/32050 A very good-looking weapon from the Real life world. An old model, but a beautiful Rifle for sure. There are two different mods that add the lee enfield. Choose to your hearts content.
M1 Garandhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/20687? Another one of those beautiful 20th century Rifles. What I like about this one (in other games as well) is that it is a semi-automatic Rifle, so you dont have to load a shot everytime you take one. And OMG i love the reload sound. CLINNNNNNNNG
Mauser Pistolhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14141 We're getting to the real world classics now, are we. The mauser Pistol is a nice WWI weapon. This weapon has nice textures and comparable damage to a 10mm (also uses 10mm ammo)
Mosin Naganthttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/23258 Another one. And old WWI classic sniper rifle. Deals good damage early game. Has good Textures and feels really nice to use.
MP40https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24394/? Another WWI weapon, this time an machine gun and a really strong one for sure. Also comes with the experimental doublebarrel version, that is really good late game.
R91 Assault Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7715 The Assault rifle as seen in Fallout 3 and NV. Has very nice sounds and cool mods. (also comes with a more modern version)
Chinese Assault Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13283 The counterpart to the Assault Rifle from fallout 3. Very nice textures and high customizability
Service Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/28547https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/32361 As used by the NCR in Fallout NV. One of my favourite weapons from that game. These two different mods both add a Service Rifle, although Deadpool2099s (second link) isnt quite finished yet, but looks like it is going to be awesome once it is finished.
Laser Rifles: AER14, AER12 and AER11https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/16355 Prototypes of Laser Rifles from Fallout NV. Can be crafted at Weapon Workbench out of any regular Laser Weapon. I love these, because the laser weapons are one of my favourite weapon types from the Fallout Universe.
Laser RCWhttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/19597 The Laser RCW from Fallout NV. Looks like a Submachine gun with a Laser Capacitor. Is often carried by thugs with fancy Suits (Skinny Malones Gang)
Wattz Laser Gun/Riflehttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/26386 Probably my favourite mod from this list. Very beautiful Detailed Rifle or Gun inspired by the Wattz Gun from Fallout NV. It has such awesome Textures and Customizations. Its a must-have definitely. I use it as a sniper in my sniper build character. Can also be used as a Shotgun or Normal Rifle/Pistol.
Colt 1911https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14924 A neat pistol, comparable to the 9mm Pistol. A classic from the 20th Century and it is still used today. A solid weapon, with cool sounds. But I prefer the 9mm.
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So thats my list of lore-friendly Weapon mods, if you want to add anything, comment it below and I'm looking forward to putting them into my list. Hope I could help you. Have a nice day and a radiating future.
Redditors' Contributions:
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LAER from Old World Blues - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/30868
Bozar from New Vegas - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/28478
Alien Assault Rifle (questionable lore-friendliness but a well made and balanced mod) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/12347
Crossbows of the Commonwealth - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10484
Plasma Carbine Barrel (a weapon mod rather than an entirely new gun, which adds a 'long barrel' variant for plasma guns - I found it very useful for my energy weapons character!) - https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/22679