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Miss the ability to hack robots from a safe distance? So did I.

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While I appreciate Bethesda trying to keep Robotics Expert from being totally overpowered, their answer to the issue is a bit too heavy handed for me. Why should I need to be right next to a (most likely hostile) robot, trying to plug in a cable, when every robot seems to have some sort of radio communications?

So here it is, my compromise: while aiming down the sights within about 25 feet, you can hack a robot.


Possibly-Askable-Future-Questions:

Q: Can you change the ra-
A: Gonna stop ya right there: maybe, sometime, if I feel like it. I made this little tweak for myself, and figured I'd share, nothing more.

Q: How can I-
A: Sorry, again, hang on a sec: I most likely have no idea. I just happened to stumble on the answer to my own question by comparing bits of the perk script info stuff. I changed a couple things, tested it, looks like it works, and here we are.

Q: Will this conflict wi-
A: No idea. Maybe. Save, backup the save, save again, copy to a usb drive... or just save-test-save-play.

Q: Are you really this much of a jerk?
A: Not really. Maybe? Probably.



Me, just a little while ago:
"You can pacify dogs, mole rats, radscorpions, feral ghouls, and supermutants from a distance by yelling 'Hey, stop that!'

...yet have to be doing chin-ups on a Sentry Bot's arm to hack it."



Created with a Kit.
Inspired by the functionality of the pacify skills.

Thanks to:
- All other modders who actually know how to work this nonsense
- Bethesda for the game, of course


Edits/Notes/Random:

5/31 - Cool, first mod, not even 24 hours, and it's almost at 100 unique downloads! And no complaints? No issues? No "dude what's up with that questions section"? Awesome.

7/7 - Yup, I do check once in a while for new comments. Mostly just in case someone runs into a bug or something, but after a month of multiple people (including myself) using it, I really doubt anything will pop up. So thanks for the comments and endorsements!

10/10 - Experimental "Unlimited" version now available! Relive the days of 1.0! Hack as far as the eye can see!
Warning: may or may not be an accurate representation of 1.0 settings. "As far as the eye can see" may be limited by VATS. Or may not. I haven't checked yet. That's why it's experimental!

12/18 - After (finally) getting around to Nuka World and the Galactic Zone, I realized that the original version of RRE was a bit too short-ranged to be helpful (before getting the Star Cores, of course). Since I'm actually not a fan of the overpowered Unlimited range, I went ahead and made a new version that's 5x RRE. It can be found on the Files tab as Ranged Robotics Expert Extended. Enjoy!

12/19 - [Narrator:] "The next day..."
So RRE Extended is broken. The other two should work as intended (didn't change those). Removed the file, will re-upload once it's sorted out.

EDIT: New 100% functional RREE is now available!