Any decent sniper can shoot a weapon more accurately over a greater distance than a non-sniper. In Fallout 4 the accuracy part is covered (sort of), but the Sniper perk does nothing to increase your effective range. In fact nothing in Fallout 4 increases your effective range other than weapon mods and Gunslinger perks 2 and 3. In real life a trained sniper will be more accurate over longer distances than an untrained person using the same weapon. In other words, it is the training that makes the sniper, not the weapon. This mod attempts to address this.

Each level of the Sniper perk increases the effective range for scoped rifles. I.E. the same weapons that the sniper perks affected already.

Sniper 1 still allows you to hold your breath longer when aiming, and increases your range.

Sniper 2 no longer has the knockdown effect, since it was seriously bugged (the knockdown happens before the bullet arrives, so no damage results), however the effective range is increased even further.

Sniper 3 still gives +25% accuracy to head shots in VATS and gives even more effective range.

What I was aiming for was to be able to target accurately, in VATS, enemies on the far side of the Dunwich Borers site. So not really excessive range, but definitely better than base game.

A word of warning: With the increased range VATS may freeze up on you for a bit when targeting enemies at long range. I think this is due to your target being in cells further away, and targeting them in VATS causes your game to load 5 to 15+ more cells when VATS starts. If your game is on a SSD you probably won't notice a delay, but if your game is on a normal hard drive you probably will. There is nothing I can do about this. Aiming through the scope at long range does not cause this freeze up as it doesn't cause more cells to load.

I would like to take this opportunity to make a shameless plug for another mod of mine Sneak Attacks are Criticals, which will work well with this mod to improve your sniping game play.

Requirements:

None

Conflicts:

This will conflict with any mod that changes the Sniper perks.

There is a file that is compatible with Perks Unleashed and Perks Unleveled

Contents:

There are 3 files for download. Only one can be in use a a time.

1. Base Game ESL - This is an ESL file to use with the standard game. (RTH_SniperImprovement.esl)
2. Base Game ESP - This is an ESP file for use with the standard game. (RTH_SniperImprovement.esp)
3. Perks Unleashed Patch - This is an ESP file for use with either Perks Unleashed or Perks Unleveld. (RTH_SniperImprovement - Perks Unleashed.esp)

WARNING - If you are using the patch you will need to manually force it to load after the file it is patching. LOOT (or
Vortex) may or may not place it correctly.

Install:

1. Download the file you wish to use.
2. Install with your favorite mod manager
3. If you are using the patch, be sure it will be loaded after the file it patches.

Manual install:

1. Download the file you wish to use
2. Unzip file
3. Place in Data directory
4. If you are using the patch, be sure it will be loaded after the file it patches.
5. Enable plugin

Uninstall:

1. Open favorite mod manager
2. Uninstall

Manual uninstall:

1. Remove the file you downloaded from Data directory.

There should be no negative impact on your save games if you uninstall this mod.