The three "power tools" in the game weren't shown all that much love. This mod fixes some of the shortcomings by giving the cutter, arc welder, and auto-rivet weapon qualities like other guns get, as well as some extra mod slots and mods for them.
Requirements
This mod does not have any known dependencies other than the base game.
Other user's assetsAll the assets in this file belong to the author, or are from free-to-use modder's resources
Upload permissionYou are not allowed to upload this file to other sites under any circumstances
Modification permissionYou are allowed to modify my files and release bug fixes or improve on the features so long as you credit me as the original creator
Conversion permissionYou are not allowed to convert this file to work on other games under any circumstances
Asset use permissionYou must get permission from me before you are allowed to use any of the assets in this file
Asset use permission in mods/files that are being soldYou are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms
Asset use permission in mods/files that earn donation pointsYou are not allowed to earn Donation Points for your mods if they use my assets
Author notes
All translations must link back to the original mod page.
File credits
Thank you Gambit77 for your help with the Starfield permanence issue. Thank you gpgpgpgp2019 for your help on editing entries with REFL data.
Donation Points system
Please log in to find out whether this mod is receiving Donation Points
MERRY CHRISTMAS ya'll! I've been sitting on this mod a while, but things have finally settled down with my other mods so I can release it. I wanted to do for the 'power tool' weapons what I did for melee weapons, giving them some much needed features to keep them competitive with the other weapons in the game, and hopefully enabling your fantasy of being a space engineer with space engineer style weapons!
Below are just a few of the things I did for the big three power tools (cutter, arc welder, and rivet gun):
Weapon qualities (Calibrated, Refined, and Advanced) for all three weapons.
Prospector and Recon Prospector for the cutter act like a scope for more precise control, and the recon prospector can mark targets.
Larger batteries for the arc welder and cutter, and different battery types for the arc welder (based on laser weapon mods).
The Shielded Grip can be used on all three power tools.
New internals (Overclocked and more) for the power tools.
EM Barrels for the Arc Welder.
Partial Cutter Conversions for all Laser Weapons gives your laser weapon a Cutter beam so it can harvest resources.
Converted Utility Weapons (Equinox, Solstice, and Orion) are total conversions of laser weapons into full on Cutters, but modifiable as their original weapon.
And more!
If you want to suggest any mods to add in, please post in the comments section!
Many of the screenshots shown are using the DeWalt Heavy Tools retexture. The OMODs in this mod are created using a 'Hacked' way of injecting the OMOD entries into the vanilla game. This is safe, but if you are a modder, you need to visitInjected OMOD Co-Operation Registry if you want to do something similar. Failure to do so, and doing it on your own WILL result in conflicts with tons of other mods. Don't be a cowboy. (Most of these entries have been removed, since this method is no longer necessary.)
This mod has been created with xEdit. Visit their Discord server for more info.* All screenshots are shown with StarUI installed.
Installation:
Unzip the archive and put TNPowerTools.esm into your Starfield/Data folder (most likely under Documents/My Games/Starfield/Data), or let your mod manager install the file.
Add *TNPowerTools.esm to your Plugins.txt file. (Ensure it has the * in front of it.)
