New Secondary Weapons

If you'd like to create a new secondary weapon/mode for an existing weapon, look at a0aLOADS_FLST_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle in Loads_v2.esm.

Each new secondary weapon/mode requires 3 (or 4) things:

• Object Modifier - Secondary Weapon Fitted (OMOD)
  • The weapon mod the player installs to add the secondary weapon.
  • E.g. a0aLOADS_OMOD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer.
    
• Keyword - Secondary Weapon Fitted (KYWD)
  • The keyword the OMOD applies, that flags the weapon as having that mode as an option.
  • E.g. a0aLOADS_KYWD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer.
    
• Object Modifier - Secondary Weapon Active (OMOD)
  • The effects the secondary weapon applies when active.
  • E.g. a0aLOADS_OMOD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer_Active
    
• Crafting Recipe (COBJ, optional)
  • The recipe used to build the OMOD that fits the secondary weapon.
  • E.g. a0aLOADS_COBJ_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_Flamer.
    
  
  

• Create Fitted Keyword: Create a new KYWD for your mode (e.g. a0aLOADS_KYWD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer).
• Create Object Modifier - Secondary Weapon Fitted: Create a new OMOD for your weapon, that flag it as having a secondary weapon/mode fitted (e.g. a0aLOADS_OMOD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer). It needs:
  • Add -> Keywords: The 'this weapon has a secondary weapon' keyword, a0aLOADS_KYWD_Secondary.
  • Add -> Keywords: Your new secondary weapon keyword (e.g.a0aLOADS_KYWD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer). Unlike primary fire modes, you can only have a single secondary weapon/mode per weapon.
  • Attach Parent Slots: Must include a0aLOADS_KYWD_Slot_Secondary, which is used to apply the effect.
    
• Create Object Modifier - Secondary Weapon Active: Create a new OMOD for your mode, that will be equipped when it's active (e.g. a0aLOADS_OMOD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer_Active). It needs:
  • Attach Point: a0aLOADS_KYWD_Slot_Secondary
  • Add -> Keywords: The 'there is an active secondary weapon' keyword, a0aLOADS_KYWD_Secondary_Active.
    
• Create Crafting Recipe: Create a new COBJ for the Object Modifier that fits your new secondary weapon (e.g. a0aLOADS_COBJ_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_Flamer). It needs:
  • Created Object: Your new 'secondary weapon fitted' object modifier (e.g. a0aLOADS_OMOD_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle_Barrel_ShortFlamer).
    
• Create Patch Form List: Loads adds new secondary weapons using scripts, to avoid conflicts. Create a new FLST for your mode (e.g. MyWeap_SecondaryPatch). It needs to contain, in the following order, the secondary weapon list for the weapon you're adding this to (e.g. a0aLOADS_FLST_Secondary_WeapCombatRifle for the Combat Rifle), the ammo list for the secondary weapon/mode, the 'Secondary Weapon Fitted' KYWD, and the OMOD that applies the effects:
  
  
  
• Create Patch Quest: You need to register the FLST with the details of your mode with Loads. Create a new QST that uses the QST_LoadsPatcherScript script (e.g. _TEMPLATE_QST_LoadsPatcher). Then, edit the NewSecondaries property and add your patch form list (e.g. MyWeap_SecondaryPatch). You can add multiple new secondary weapons/modes, with a new patch list for each.