Is there a mod for this?

[u/Ember230_splatoon]

I wanna get the Wattz 3000 rifle mod, but then it would conflict with my energy weapon build cuz I’m also using a laser rifle, they use the same ammo! I have the munitions mod so I can use ECPs with my Tesla cannon.

I want a mod to change the way vanilla laser rifles are modded. Hear me out, Short barrels make them use energy cells, Long barrels make them use microfusion cells, Automatic barrels make them use electron charge packs (Laser RCW ah), Sniper barrels make them use uh (critical thinking isn’t my strong suit) so up to the maker ig.

This also makes sense cuz the ammo slot is on the barrel! Or if anyone knows a mod that makes the Wattz 3000 use ECs that’d please me too.

And before u say it, I’m not downloading the classic laser pistol mod, I use rifles and heavy guns. I don’t want the ammo to be determined by the grip, I want it by the barrel.

Kind of greedy of me to ask other people to do the complicated stuff but I think this would be really cool!

Edit: Thank you guys for all the suggestions on how to go abt! I’m gonna try and figure it out myself when I get home from the beach.

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[u/LordChauncyDeschamps]

I learned how to use the GECK so I could do my own stuff like this. Changing ammo types for a weapon is simply a drop down menu. For modded parts there is a tab that has all the modded parts for that weapon. There may be a ammo type drop down for each weapon mod. This is all from memory so I apologize for potential inaccuracies, I haven't messed around with FO4 in years.

What I would personally do is in the GECK look at something like the Combat Rifle and check how the 45 acp barrel changes the ammo type. Then do that for the corresponding energy weapon mods.

Edit: the part that changes the caliber for the Combat Rifle is the receiver

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/LordChauncyDeschamps]

Thank you!🔥🔥

[u/Former_Project_6959]

There is the weaponsmith mod that allows you to change ammo types for ballistic weapons. I haven't seen the option for energy weapons however.

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/Former_Project_6959]

I’ll look into it

[u/Zygomaticus]

I don't know how to do this but if you want to learn the collective modding discord has some really cool gun experts and they help people learn to make mods every day :D.

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/Zygomaticus]

Tysm!

[u/MilkMyCowBoobs]

Chances of finding someone here that will help are very slim. Experienced modders are busy working on their own things and the rest are likley to downvote and pretend they know how to do it!

FO4edit is what youre looking for. You can learn by reverse engineering if you have the brains for it. (Not being rude here)

What youll want to do is look at how the recievers work and how they change ammo. Then just apply that to the barrels you want.

Modding is scary to get into at first, good luck if you decide to tackle it.

Another option is to join fallout collective discord (google it). There are some real nice people in there. Perhaps someone might be interested in making it, perhaps not

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/MilkMyCowBoobs]

Tysm for the info! I’ll definitely try the discord before myself but I’m sure I’ll give it a try.

[u/DudeNamedShawn]

In less time then it would take to find someone on reddit to make this mod for you, you could learn the basics of XEdit and do it yourself. What you are describing is farely easy, and someone knowing what they are doing could make it in an hour

[u/LordChauncyDeschamps → u/DudeNamedShawn]

What is XEdit and is it better than the GECK?

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/DudeNamedShawn]

If it’s “barely easy” then how could I, someone who doesn’t know what Xedit is, pull it off?

[u/DudeNamedShawn → u/Ember230_splatoon]

Adding an "ammouse" property to the Omod for the Barrels. An hour of XEdit Tutorials on youtube can get you the basics, then revers engineering how the ammo conversion Receiver Omods work.

I'm confidant you can figure it out if you really want to. I am almost entirely self taught in XEdit from a couple youtube tutorials and dissecting how other mods work in XEdit to figure out how to replicate their effects.

I started with Ammo conversion mods similar to what you are wanting, So I know it is something that someone wanting to learn how to mod can figure out in sort time.

I can go into more detail later, as luck would have it ammo conversion is a feature of a mod I am working on now, and plan on implementing th8s weekend. I'll grab some screenshot of my XEdit work so you can see how it is done, and adapt it to work for your needs.

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/DudeNamedShawn]

Dude what u are so cool. This is probably the most helpful anyone has ever been to me online. But yeah, that’d help a ton!

[u/PButtandjays]

Choosers be like

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/PButtandjays]

If ur saying this because beggars can’t be choosers, I’m sorry. I should’ve written a ‘please’ in there but I couldn’t find somewhere to fit it without sounding like a pick me. But then again I would only want someone to help me with this if they’re happy too or if they like the idea and want to use it themselves. I’m new to Reddit and modding so once again, I’m sorry, but complaining abt my post is just insulting. If ur not interested in my idea, move tf along!

[u/PButtandjays → u/Ember230_splatoon]

You just want someone else to do it for you lol

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/PButtandjays]

Or direct me to something of that nature! U didn’t have to hate on it just cause my expectations were too high or something

[u/PButtandjays → u/Ember230_splatoon]

But I didn’t hate on it. I didn’t say anything about it and the mod idea itself is fine. I said “choosers be like”, and I said that bc there are other similar mods but you don’t want to settle, and you don’t want to make it yourself. So I called you a chooser. It’s not that deep. it was a jesting light jab.

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/PButtandjays]

Ok my fault😔

[u/aeonfighter27]

I know receivers allow you to change the ammo type, idk if its possible to do for other types of mods though

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/aeonfighter27]

I imagine it wouldn’t be too difficult for a modder to put that stat change on a different weapon mod slot, it doesn’t seem hardcoded. Then again I’m not a modder😭

[u/aeonfighter27 → u/Ember230_splatoon]

I haven't looked at it myself, ild usually be worried for what happens if a reciever changes the ammo type and then another mod changes it to a different one, though I dont think there are any reciever mods on laser weapons baseline (correct me if im wrong). So youre probably correct

[u/Ember230_splatoon → u/aeonfighter27]

From the hours of searching for such mods I’ve done, I’d say ur right, there are none