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About this mod
Simple mod that converts the Combat Rifle added by Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX and The Attachment Pack .308 receivers into .44 magnum. This is to fix the visual disparity of having .308 ammunition loaded into a weapon that appears modeled for a pistol caliber. This mod simply converts the .308 receivers into .44 magnum for visual consistency.
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Background
For years, the Fallout 4 community has questioned Bethesda'sintelligence decision to chamber the vanilla Combat Rifle in .45 caliber (presumably based on the real life pistol caliber counterpart .45 ACP, or similar) despite having a weapon model that depicts a full-length rifle cartridge. Many mods and authors over the years have attempted to rectify this issue by creating remeshes that change the Combat Rifle to have adequately sized magazines and receivers, or by rechambering the gun to use a rifle ammo type, like 5.56mm, etc. Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX mod does something similar (and by far has succeeded the most by how many downloads and endorsements it has) by completely remodeling the weapon to have the visual presentation of a carbine-like rifle that is chambered in a pistol caliber. Like .45 caliber! A great mod.
However, while Dak's Combat Rifle mod is excellently made, it still has the persistent visual issue when you discover the vanilla .308 receiver has been left unaffected. Now the problem of visual disparity is even more apparent when you consider a rifle cartridge like .308 could never fit into the even smaller magazine in the Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX. The Attachment Pack further adds to this disparity and visual inconsistency by adding a fully automatic .308 receiver. Honestly, for a mod that has all intentions to fix the vanilla visual-disparity, it's kind of bizarre that the .308 receivers were untouched, but I digress.
How This Mod Fixes That
In an attempt to fix this visual disparity and inconsistency, I havesimply rechambered the .308 receivers to .44 Magnum (round). I have also made the necessary changes under the hood to make the rechamber as seamless as possible in-game, like adding the appropriate keywords, fixing descriptions of the modifications within the weapons workbench, and adding .44 ammo in place of the vanilla .308 ammo in the leveled lists so you'll see NPCs use .44 rounds in conjunction with the .44 receivers if they spawn with it. This also works for any unique or legendary versions of the Combat rifle. I have not touched any stats of the receivers to preserve the consistency of the vanilla game or any changes intended by Dak or The Attachment Pack. Simply put, the .44 receivers should have the exact same stats as their vanilla .308 counterparts. This should also protect compatibility (I have not tested it, but I imagine this should be compatible with any additional mods that change the damage of the Combat Rifle).
I have provided two versions of this mod, one that forwards the changes to the automatic .308 receiver provided by The Attachment Pack, and one without (for those who don't use the Attachment Pack but DO use Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX). Pick the appropriate one that applies to you. Both versions are ESL flagged .esp(s), so they won't count towards the .esp limit.
For those wondering, as this mod technically has no actual dependencies on Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX, this mod should work for ANY Combat Rifle remesh/remodel mod, not just Dak's. You may run into conflicts with those mods if they edit any of the weapon modifications, however.
Installation
Simply install with your favorite mod manager. If you are using the Attachment Pack version, simply load this mod's .esp after (and all its patches, if you use them).
Please let me know if you have any issues and I'll address it as soon as I can. Happy playing!
For years, the Fallout 4 community has questioned Bethesda's
However, while Dak's Combat Rifle mod is excellently made, it still has the persistent visual issue when you discover the vanilla .308 receiver has been left unaffected. Now the problem of visual disparity is even more apparent when you consider a rifle cartridge like .308 could never fit into the even smaller magazine in the Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX. The Attachment Pack further adds to this disparity and visual inconsistency by adding a fully automatic .308 receiver. Honestly, for a mod that has all intentions to fix the vanilla visual-disparity, it's kind of bizarre that the .308 receivers were untouched, but I digress.
How This Mod Fixes That
In an attempt to fix this visual disparity and inconsistency, I have
I have provided two versions of this mod, one that forwards the changes to the automatic .308 receiver provided by The Attachment Pack, and one without (for those who don't use the Attachment Pack but DO use Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX). Pick the appropriate one that applies to you. Both versions are ESL flagged .esp(s), so they won't count towards the .esp limit.
For those wondering, as this mod technically has no actual dependencies on Dak's Combat Rifle Remesh REDUX, this mod should work for ANY Combat Rifle remesh/remodel mod, not just Dak's. You may run into conflicts with those mods if they edit any of the weapon modifications, however.
Installation
Simply install with your favorite mod manager. If you are using the Attachment Pack version, simply load this mod's .esp after (and all its patches, if you use them).
Please let me know if you have any issues and I'll address it as soon as I can. Happy playing!