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About this mod
Removes or reduces the extra nerfs on the Institute laser's upgrades compared to the regular laser's.
Esp-light plugin. Also has compatibility for Institute Weapons Debulked.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
Why this mod?
While browsing the wiki and checking the weapon mods in the Creation Kit, I've noticed that the Institute lasers have:
A) Their own unique nerfs.
B) Worse nerfs compared to regular lasers.
The first can be seen on the Institute laser's standard capacitor, photon exciter, and beta wave tuner (the first three capacitors, basically). They each have a hidden effect which reduces the weapon's energy damage by 25%, while the regular laser's versions don't have those penalties.
The second (worse nerfs) can be seen on the automatic barrel and improved automatic barrel. The Institute's automatic barrel reduces energy damage by 35%, while the regular laser's version reduces energy damage by 25%. The Institute's improved automatic barrel reduces energy damage by 25%, while the regular laser's one reduces energy damage by 15%.
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Since the heavy reductions are on the earlier slots/upgrades, it's clear that Bethesda added them for balance (since many synths would be using low-tier weapons). It's interesting that once you get to the later Institute upgrades (like maximised capacitor, overcharged capacitor), the Institute laser has better boosts than the regular one.
The added penalties on the Institute laser actually hide its true base damage. The Creation Kit shows that the base energy damage is 21 for the Institute laser (while the regular one is 24). But due to the nerfs, the damage tends to be around 16 when you use an unmodded or early-upgrade Institute laser (e.g., when looted from a common synth enemy).
Another interesting thing is that in Fallout Shelter, the Institute laser is more powerful than the regular laser. This plus the Institute laser having better late-mods (e.g. maximised capacitor) in FO4 seem to hint that the Institute weapons are either close in power or superior to the regular version. But even so, I've only edited the upgrade slots which were heavily reduced, and have left the weapon's base damage unchanged (at 21).
This mod edits the following on the Institute laser:
- Standard capacitor: removed -25% energy damage.
- Photon exciter: removed -25% energy damage.
- Beta wave tuner: removed -25% energy damage.
- Automatic barrel: -35% energy damage changed to -25%.
- Improved automatic barrel: -25% energy damage changed to -15%.
Conflict and patches:
This mod will conflict with any others which change the above entries in the Creation Kit. It also conflicts with mods which reduce the weapon size, although I have added a separate version which is compatible with Institute Weapons Debulked, by micalov.
Note that this does not contain the meshes of Institute Weapons Debulked. It only points to the required files (which you'll have to get from that mod).
While browsing the wiki and checking the weapon mods in the Creation Kit, I've noticed that the Institute lasers have:
A) Their own unique nerfs.
B) Worse nerfs compared to regular lasers.
The first can be seen on the Institute laser's standard capacitor, photon exciter, and beta wave tuner (the first three capacitors, basically). They each have a hidden effect which reduces the weapon's energy damage by 25%, while the regular laser's versions don't have those penalties.
The second (worse nerfs) can be seen on the automatic barrel and improved automatic barrel. The Institute's automatic barrel reduces energy damage by 35%, while the regular laser's version reduces energy damage by 25%. The Institute's improved automatic barrel reduces energy damage by 25%, while the regular laser's one reduces energy damage by 15%.
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Since the heavy reductions are on the earlier slots/upgrades, it's clear that Bethesda added them for balance (since many synths would be using low-tier weapons). It's interesting that once you get to the later Institute upgrades (like maximised capacitor, overcharged capacitor), the Institute laser has better boosts than the regular one.
The added penalties on the Institute laser actually hide its true base damage. The Creation Kit shows that the base energy damage is 21 for the Institute laser (while the regular one is 24). But due to the nerfs, the damage tends to be around 16 when you use an unmodded or early-upgrade Institute laser (e.g., when looted from a common synth enemy).
Another interesting thing is that in Fallout Shelter, the Institute laser is more powerful than the regular laser. This plus the Institute laser having better late-mods (e.g. maximised capacitor) in FO4 seem to hint that the Institute weapons are either close in power or superior to the regular version. But even so, I've only edited the upgrade slots which were heavily reduced, and have left the weapon's base damage unchanged (at 21).
This mod edits the following on the Institute laser:
- Standard capacitor: removed -25% energy damage.
- Photon exciter: removed -25% energy damage.
- Beta wave tuner: removed -25% energy damage.
- Automatic barrel: -35% energy damage changed to -25%.
- Improved automatic barrel: -25% energy damage changed to -15%.
Conflict and patches:
This mod will conflict with any others which change the above entries in the Creation Kit. It also conflicts with mods which reduce the weapon size, although I have added a separate version which is compatible with Institute Weapons Debulked, by micalov.
Note that this does not contain the meshes of Institute Weapons Debulked. It only points to the required files (which you'll have to get from that mod).