You don't have to mod you own weapons in Fallout 4. For example: adding a Long Light Barrel to a sniper rifle will improve range, sighted accuracy and reduce recoil, at the cost of reduced hip-fire accuracy. One mod can have a number of big changes. Some descriptions are general, but some can be very specific such as adding burn damage on top of normal damage. The short description of the mod can be a lot more useful than the change in stats. Weight and Value make very little difference to anything, to be honest. The other three important stats to keep an eye on Fire Rate, Range and Accuracy, for self-explanatory reasons. You want that number to go up whenever possible. Obviously Damage is the most important and some modifications can drastically reduce the amount of damage a weapon does. This is also where you add a pointy bit for stabbing people.Ĭycle through the different mods and keep an eye on how the stats change. This is also for silencers for those that like to sneak.

Muzzles are about improving per-shot recoil at the cost of decreasing range.

Particularly useful for rifles and sniper rifles.

Sights will change accuracy and your focus on a target.The make big changes to damage, improved critical hits, add burning damage, and change the ammo capacity. Capicitors are the most important part of a laser weapon.Magazines are primarily about capacity but also speed of reloads.Stocks on rifles are all about better recoil and aim.Barrel changes mainly adjust accuracy and a little bit of range, as well as improved hip fire and recoil.Receiver changes damage, critical shot damage, rate of fire and armour penetration.This is a general overview, as each weapon has it's own individual buffs and nerfs. Let's take a look at the list of Mod Slots and what modding that part of the weapon will do. On the right is indication of any specific Perks or skill requirement. Look at the screen above and you'll see weapon stats on the left, a description of the mod and the changes it makes to your weapon in the middle, as well as the junk required to make the modification. Now highlight a Mod Slot to see your Mod options for that slot. Highlight a weapon in the Inventory and you'll see all the Mod Slots.

Press X to Craft when you're standing in front of a Weapons Workbench. You'll find them in settlements such as Sanctuary as well as weapons stores in cities and in other locations like military bases.

But you can also go a lot further, modding the range, increasing critical strikes, changing the type of damage, fitting a nasty blade on the front and even renaming it.

You can increase a gun's magazine size and up its damage easily enough if that's all you need. How to build the most lethal weapons in Fallout 4 and choose the right Perks for gun nuts.įallout 4's weapon crafting is as complicated as you want it to be.

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