9 Service Rifle Mods for Fallout 4 - Mod Battle

[@milkman32391]

deadpools service rifle is almost perfect imo, if he could fix up the minor animation bugs such as your hand repositioning on the barrel after reloading, or your hand going off the barrel when aiming down sights and fixed the weird sprinting audio where there is a short pause every two steps then the mod would've been a 10/10 for me.

[@austin_bennett]

100% the mod is just fantastic out of the box and the balancing part is honestly slept on. Most of my mods are within a reasonable balance of each and that was a complete fluke on my end but the fact it's a versatile gun makes me keep it throughout my playthroughs the moment I find one

[@Damian-cilr2]

Also a bug with higher fov where you see a (normally out of view) part of your hand that gets in the way of the screen

[@Milkman7.62]

On xbox for me the animations are bugged and my character doesnt hold the gun correctly making it so i cant aim right

[@Myst291]

And having to keep dropping and picking it back up because sights keep misaligning

[@Pigness7]

Heyo, the surplus rifle isnt intended to be a service rifle, it's supposed to live as it's own seperate thing. That's why it has it's own special features, like burst fire and carry handle sights only

[@jonathonbrambila3622]

Hey Pig! Question about the surplus rifle, whenever I use the burst receiver sometimes it shoots two rounds and sometimes it’ll shoot 4-5. Is that just the case with the gun or do I need another mod to use it properly?

[@Pigness7]

@@jonathonbrambila3622 you have to hold down the trigger till the burst is over

[@professional1298]

​@@jonathonbrambila3622hold the trigger down until the burst is over

[@professional1298]

Love the burst fire feature

[@clover4522]

Like others said you hold the trigger down, but there seems to be a strange glitch sometimes at least on Xbox where the burst will randomly shoot 4 or 5 times instead of a 3 burst

[@lamnaa]

It's a shame the only AR-10 in Fallout 4 is kind of a afterthought, it's a great retro-future weapon. Last time I played with it there was not even a semi-auto receiver for it.

[@lv83bloodknight]

Try Select Assault Rifle

[@J.B.1982]

Two things: Modern Apocalypse - Thing’s M4A1 came out in December of 2023. It’s dope. A heads up on Deadpool’s mod, the script inject leveled list is bananas. It’ll be raining service rifles in your game. You’ll routinely find one or two in all sorts of loot containers, even explosive crates.

[@tungnse]

What is worse, is that the injected cannot be reversed once it is injected (obviously), if you try to uninstall the damn mod the null units will still be in there, making things worse. So, best practice is to learn some editting, use fo4 edit to read and edit the lvl list before running the game, or make a bashed patch, or do the hard work making a lvl patch yourself overwritting the game's lvl list. Mods is not plug in and play, plug out and change.

[@-TakingSomeLs]

Thats really my only critique of the mod, is that if you have a really light weapons load order itll be RAINING service rifles which both is very nice for 5.56 ammo and scrap but can also be a bit balance fucky. Funny enough though if you have a PACKED load order or other mods that change how these containers work then it nearly ceases to be a problem entirely. In fact at times i was kinda HOPING for a service rifle so i could do the thing where i instantly make it a smg and start popping heads lol

[@J.B.1982]

@@-TakingSomeLs that’s funny and makes sense.

[@J.B.1982]

@@tungnse Yeah, it’s tricky to do much with that once it’s in. You can delete some of the level lists in the quest script and they may prevent new ones from from spawning in but I’m forgetting when exactly those containers get set in place so it may or may not work. And I agree. I started modding for maybe a few months and I realized quickly I was going to need to learn at least basic Xedit. Lo and behold I now make a ton of patches for Horizon and other mods. lol.

[@kevindellatore]

The unofficial patch for the gun fixes that

[@sehui04]

Deadpools service rifle has some bugs unfortunately, if a npc is using it, when it attempts the shooting behind cover animation, itll hold the gun incorrectly (itll be like sideways) and unfortunately its pretty ugly and noticeable

[@8bitengie]

I wonder why the MK18 CQBR mod by FX0x01 isn't on this list, since with addons you can make it basically any AR-15 style rifle you want, and it has, in my opinion, easily the highest quality AR-15 animations available. Sure, it falls into the camp of "tacticool bullshit", but the quality definitely outweighs it. Regardless, this is a great video.

[@erictang8376]

Mk18 is my favorite, ru556 is no.2, akm complex no.3. Dont really give a sh*t about balance, just want to shoot everything.

[@dukoth6552]

with the addon mods it's likely the most customizable weapon mod period

[@gamertardguardian1299]

Great quality, i love the guy who made it he puts a lot of effort into his work. But the MK18 is really, like you said, tacticool bs, it really doesnt fit into fallout at all unless your trying to make a COD overhaul. I think the point of this video is to find good mods that replicate that fonv service rifle while also keeping it a lore friendly style

[@toxmav89]

Best mod

[@clover4522]

The Mk18 is one of my favorite mods ever but SREP is better right out of the bat if you want modern M4's as well as retro service rifle style M16's without any add ons that you have to download

[@SynthLizard8]

I remember during the early Fallout 4 modding days that the rifles had this odd jutting horizontal foregrip to fit in with the holding/aiming animation.

[@Cybernaut76]

Thank you not only for your introductions but also for your much needed opinions and judgements. Without them, I would have wasted my time with weapon mods that looked just splendid at the first glance in Nexusmods side.

[@lolcatjunior]

You forgot the MK18, Sig MCX by Broodahood, and the select service rifle by Neehar.

[@clover4522]

The best three in my opinion are 1) Deadpool2099's Service Rifle 2) Wasteland Melody's SREP Redux 3) Surplus Rifle - M16A2

[@McChillinLikeAVillian]

As someone who’s also used all three of those I’d say that’s pretty much spot on.

[@Ghost_Enclave]

The only reason I'd put SREP above Deadpools Service Rifle, is that it actually lets you build a real M4 or M16, while Deadpools just lets you make different type of NV Service Rifles, Marksman Carbines and Assault Carbines.

[@georgekorres3531]

The new format is excellent, thank you!

[@Protoman2024]

I wish there was a set of paints that could be used with Deadpool's service rifle mod. I'd love to see that thing in minutemen paint rather than just a sticker by itself.

[@juliocesar-po6hu]

Great video, I am coming back to fallout after some time and you saved me a lot of time testing mods.

[@Aldhardt]

With the Screaming eagle, you can't change anything in Diamond City on console. So you hard lock yourself out of the main quest with the Screaming eagle mod.

[@aleksandraleksandrov8963]

For me service rifle has incredible opportunities and textures, but the rifles need center reposition, so that the angle will look realistic(typical model problem like a vanilla guns look in Stalker), especially they look too small according to vanilla guns. And I didn’t found any issue to fix this, it looks like there is no gun position editor.

[@tyrdal8273]

There is a fix for Classic Holstered Weapons and weapons not showing fully on back- the fix download can be found in the second sticky in CHW comments section.

[@joewood5528]

This was exactly what I was looking for in a comparison video. It usually takes me a few videos before I subscribe but you got it in one!

[@DuhBeyonder]

MK18 CQBR mod is the best service rifle.

[@scarecrow2097]

If two mods are the same weapon and are both equally high quality looks wise...my backup way of choosing is "does it have a bayonet?" hench why I go with deadpool's, also more lore friendly.

[@intensepraisingofthesun14]

Well tactical modern attachment’s do sorta make sense in fallout. If you look at older titles you can see that there are modern weapons with modern attachments.

[@mysticprophecy5395]

What’s the problem with see through scopes and tactical reload? I always play with these mods in my mod list and I couldn’t imagine not ever using them

[@danielballestas5532]

Dude, your videos are gold. I appreciate them, and I hope you keep them coming. I completely agree with the balancing issue. I installed the RU556 mod, and while the customization is worth five stars, the balance is off. The only way to use the gun effectively is by not having any commando levels and not modifying the receiver. The R91 will always be my top-of-the-line option. Cheers boss

[@AttakusZakus]

Deadpool’s is great, but it’s full of so many bugs and leveled list issues. Even with a mod like the Unofficial Service Rifle Update it can still be pretty wack. It’s art design is great though! Very vanilla. SREP is also great, but it’s…and I know this is very weird to say…it’s almost too good. It has weapon sway on par with modern FPSs which doesn’t fit too well alongside other vanilla guns even with animation replacers for them. Also…I don’t want the AR-10 personally, especially if it’s called AR-10. Call it Vintage Service Rifle or something. The PBW Service Pack is such a cool idea and a breath of fresh air. Basically up-rezzing the Service Rifles from New Vegas for Fallout 4 is very in-line with what Bethesda would have done, but goes beyond and adds some neat attachments. The mod author is even upgrading the mod too and I can’t wait for that. The Advanced Battle Rifle is so very vanilla Fallout 4 in all the good ways. It fits into the Fallout world very well, aside from being fairly rare late game even with a light load order. Love the Screaming Eagle design from 76, wish it was it’s own weapon and not a skin and I’m grateful someone gave it a vanilla inspired weapon name! Also, no mention of the Select Assault Rifle? It’s a fantastic AR-10 inspired take on the Screaming Eagle as well! Neeher is always putting out outstandingly vanilla inspired weaponry. The Select Assault Rifle, like most of their work, deserves to be put into the base game by Bethesda it’s that good!

[@Alexerator]

Appreciate the support, hope you enjoy the Service Pack Redux when it drops!

[@wastelander138]

On XB, I used to always go with M16 by TrainsCDG. It was light on the LO as it was smaller than Service Rifle.

[@TheDragonborn97]

Isn't that a very old mod?

[@clover4522]

​@@TheDragonborn97It is, but it's still good to use.

[@TheDragonborn97]

​@@clover4522 I remember being there in 2016, but im worried about using so much older mods with the NG update to F4

[@Rookie_One]

Concerning SREP Redux, there is a patch mod which reduce damage to be more in line with the vanilla game

[@Project-ew8je]

When I tried to use the SREP Redux service rifle M206 grenade launder. It does not work. I'm very disappointed. I want to use the M206 in Fallout 4 and destroy all enemies into my path.

[@Nickallsopp92]

Think my favorite service rifle mod is the one simply titled "M16". It obviously uses assets from the first service rifle mod you featured along its older SFX. Has no level list integration but it does have three unique variants. Its attachments are also a bit lacking, but its SFX are where it shines. Its a great service rifle mod for equipping your settler guards since it can be mass produced at the chem station. Im currently using SREP its ok, but the SFX are kinda meh.

[@clover4522]

The only thing that one is missing is I wish you could have flip up irons instead of just carry handle irons for the M4 and M16A4. Otherwise I actually somewhat prefer it over the normal service rifle mod.

[@bcarreon6409]

I actually like that Surplus Rifle. I will say I would like to see as many Fallout 3 R91 assault rifles as we have AR platform mods for Fallout 4. I’ve counted like 10 to 12 off the top of my head?

[@armitagejake]

This channel make the best weapons reviews. Period! Coincidentaly i too think deadpool make the best weapon mods, despite they are old and many of the same weapons were made after, DPs still the best ones

[@REX-gq6ur]

A semi-auto Surplus Rifle with rifleman is extremely powerful mid-late game it has almost no recoil compared to vanilla battle rifle allowing multiple headshots also has a 10mm conversion that makes those thousands of unwanted ammo useful

[@Despius-oc7ez]

the 156 reported bugs is just intimidating 🤣

[@JorgeEdgardo-s3z]

Love the reviews 100%

[@xanthos3956]

Yes your two favorite rifles have your hand just floating off to the side as you transition to aiming down the sight, I'm now questioning why I clicked on this.

[@feraligatorade99]

2:19 annoying bug with the dust cover that I hope gets fixed

[@YorkGod1]

The sights dont line up on Painter2099's service rifle mod

[@rizzcow6969]

No that's because you have 2423 mods installed and don't know how to debug your load order, or change 1 variable to fix it.

[@Diakyuto]

This entire video is pretty much just brushing off every other mod that isn’t SREP or Deadpool’s which had a whole team behind their project and animators on standby on both projects

[@thrundinthedwarf1342]

The arguments made are, however, valid.

[@Diakyuto]

@@thrundinthedwarf1342 you can make valid criticism without having to put every other mod down because they can’t compete with an entire team, they can be judged by their own merit. Hell some of the weapons aren’t even supposed to be Service rifles like the Surplus Rifle and the RU556

[@Alexerator]

Deadpool's Service Rifle also has some pretty glaring cons. Mainly the animation blending needs to be fixed. Either way it's all preference for the downloader. My intention with the Service Pack was to make the classic NV ones rather than another M16. Each mod has it's own gimmicks with some ups and downs and that's what you gotta accept.

[@kassandraofodyssey6475]

@@AlexeratorAlso as far as I’m concerned, isn’t Deadpool’s Service Rifle also ridiculously buggy? The last time I checked, the bug reports on its Nexus page totaled to 101 bugs.

[@rizzcow6969]

@@kassandraofodyssey6475 No that's because of incompetent "mod users" who report every unnecessary detail. There isn't actually 101 bugs.

[@brutallica2944]

15:30 Wait wait wait... you actually think that fire selection should change damage output of each round fired? Thats crazy talk. One of the features i absolutely hate from the fallout universe.

[@happycompy]

The Surplus Rifle is by far my favorite. It's simple, and fits in with vanilla perfectly. There are no weird issues with it like so many of the Service Rifle's I've tried. Pig crushed it with this one.

[@TheDragonborn97]

The Surplus Rifle is an even better mod in my opinion because is light (29 MB), simple and in line with the vanilla assault rifle. The only problem that i have is the low weight of the gun.

[@Vengefulwolf]

I can’t find the Deadpool’s service rifle on Xbox

[@fairplayer916]

oh god the pbw service pack one is hard to even look at.

[@ProjectBygoneWeaponsOfficial]

def not my best work, lmao

[@fairplayer916]

@@ProjectBygoneWeaponsOfficial too kind of a reply. now i feel bad. But seriously, if you modeled and textured that from the ground up, you should be proud. its a hell of a lot better then i could do.

[@clover4522]

It's a lot better than it was months ago. The author put hard work into animations and models.

[@fairplayer916]

@@clover4522 ty

[@andriy_tato]

And that is why you use True Damage - so that you don't have to deal with poor taste balancing.

[@MisterRz]

I'm level 57 and for some reason the quest is not getting activated for me for the service rifle

[@mr_terminator5864]

Can you tell me why you don’t like see through scopes? As far as I’m aware there’s no major issues with it, maybe a few incompatibilities here and there, but nothing some basic patching can’t fix, and it produces much better scopes imo

[@PancuroniumB]

Copied from another commenter who asked the same thing: "With STS I've had custom armor sets clipping into the screen, scopes working for a while and then suddenly blacking out, and even invisible scopes sometimes. I'd rather stick to the vanilla scope overlays, whose worst issue is improper scaling for non-16:9 aspect ratios."

[@mr_terminator5864]

@@PancuroniumB ah fair enough, I suppose your load order is more complex than mine

[@barney10240]

Too Modern, Too Ugly, Too lore friendly. But I still love eachone for different reasons.

[@Im_Bloodz]

I am unable to use Deadpool's service rifle because the animations are screwed up so i can't use it and I couldn't find any way to fix it

[@dudeman1322]

The only thing about the Service Rifle mod IS THAT THE FUCKING MAGAZINES TO MOD IT DOESNT APPEAR ANYWHERE

[@bradleys6646]

They should be sold by Arturo in Diamond City and Kleo in Goodneighbor.

[@dudeman1322]

@@bradleys6646 They just wont appear

[@forkyforklift2924]

how do you unlock paintjobs for the service rifles? Its literally impossible to find information about it. All I could find was the reference from nexusmods "For Paints, you need to find vanilla magazines" but wich ones is nowhere to be stated

[@jakemilitano2453]

Wasteland Melodys Service rifle is a really good one too

[@mr_terminator5864]

SREP redux is a redux to wasteland melodys service rifle

[@brockschannel3927]

I just wish that Deadpool's service rifle had a lite version.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

It's severely bloated for sure.

[@brockschannel3927]

@@Oppetsismiimsitsitc Not to mention that some of it's attachments are not really necessary. (It's cool that the all American has a laser pointer,but it just feels like overkill)

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

@@brockschannel3927 yeah my preference is Pig's Surplus rifle because its different, really like his stuff in general. But I use True Damage and Munitions so damage is by ammo so I'd have no idea what its vanilla damage is.

[@AttakusZakus]

@@OppetsismiimsitsitcSurplus Rifle fits very well into the base game. I just wish it was on more people in the game like the Minutemen.

[@mawangmunarwan9589]

the one ive been usin is deadpool its really gud

[@matthewbrancaccio703]

You should have added the -select assault rifle -mod it’s like a handmade ar15 platform. And then the -mk18- mod with the mk18 add on that let’s you turn it into an m16a1/a2 and a service as well all have textures that are very nice.

[@BallZac_In_a_Vicegrip]

When I try to download the service rifle it says it needs additional files what do I need for it to download

[@jessefrank9564]

What happened to the service rifle mod on Xbox? I don’t see it anywhere

[@Running_out_of_ideas]

It's by painter2099

[@jessefrank9564]

@@Running_out_of_ideas yeah went back to fallout 4. After updating the game everything deleted and half the mods I was using are gone.

[@Running_out_of_ideas]

@@jessefrank9564 that must be annoying I'm sorry

[@kainsheroes3609]

Guys i cant craft the service rifle. Why tho?

[@jmurray2018]

You featured my Service Rifle and I’m biased so if you disagree I’ll give you 2099 reasons as to why your wrong

[@trenchgungaming3105]

which one is yours?

[@clover4522]

​@@trenchgungaming3105Deadpool2099 Service Rifle.

[@dsuuuu]

Why is there no link or ps4 mods?

[@PancuroniumB]

External assets aren't allowed on PS4.

[@sgtchrisita3397]

Does anyone know how to fix the power armor double footstep glitch?

[@Cybernaut76]

By the way Pancuronium, is AKM Complex (courtesy of Novafinch) an integral part of Combined Arms (also courtesy of Novafinch)? What do you think about other weapons of Combined Arms? Could anyone instruct me what is required to make non levelled list versions of these Novafinchs mods?

[@PancuroniumB]

As far as I recall, AKM Complex and the Combined Arms AK are basically the same, with maybe a few attachments missing from one or the other. Removing LL injection is usually as simple as deleting all Quest and Leveled Item records from the mod's plugin.

[@Cybernaut76]

@@PancuroniumB Thank you so much, man. You have been of great help and because of that, I subscribed. Without you I would be squandering my time installing just any terrible weapon mod only because it appeared good in Nexusmods. Bethesda did not leave us much of a choice but to look for unofficial weapons mods because the closest things to assault rifles in vanilla FO4 without DLCs are something that resembles the vintage Vickers machine gun and Overseers Guardian (granted, OG saved my life in surprising and dangerous situations more than once when I still was not exactly a superman but it was uncomfortable and difficult to use: two-shot legendary means almost insufferable recoil on full auto)....and because using Nuka World Raiders weapons would require us to annoyingly shuttle between Commonwealth and Nuka World for 7.62mm ammunition. Thank you also for the tip about removing the leveled list feature.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

13:39 the only way to play.

[@uuffzz]

Does Deadpool's rifle has a burst fire mode etc? It's kinda lame have it single shot only.

[@clover4522]

No it doesn't, and few mods have burst as an option. The only burst ones I found are the Surplus Rifle and the Ultimate M4 Pack. I think burst fire is just a problem with the creation engine

[@aaronskuse2207]

Adding weapons that should have been in the game by default is a tricky balancing act, because most weapons added go way too far with accessories that don’t exist or fit the aesthetics of the game; as if the everything was literally ripped from the latest Call of Duty game.

[@jh9794]

I'd actually recommend two more mods along this line. The first being wasteland melody's service rifle. It's a decent looking but much simpler variant of the weapon especially for consoles. And for three screaming eagle... well neheer kinda did it WAY better ages ago. No offense to the mod author but it's definitely a 4 to 10 comparison.

[@mr_terminator5864]

SREP redux is an extension to wasteland melody’s service rifle

[@canadianbaconeer3857]

PBW's service rifle recently received a huge overhaul (including more uniques and RU556 animations), do you plan on covering it at some point in the future?

[@zachwalter8556]

Complaining that automatic and semi automatic weapons of the same caliber do the same amount of damage is pretty dumb. Also complaining that any rifle in general is overpowered is also dumb, imo the vanilla weapons are severely underpowered so any rifle mod that actually does significant damage is nice to have.

[@bobmaxjohn1306]

Thank you

[@lance134679]

Deadpool's Service Rifle mod is good, but I'd recommend a sound replacer.

[@despeckt]

Also the Ultimate m4 cold war whatever, in third person makes automatic receivers spit bullets way faster than in third person

[@DolGuldur_010]

It would be nice if you could make a video where we install the mod... 😒

[@CariedRanger]

Be Aware: The Service Rifle has a very janky graphit style and does not fit into the base game, nor any modern weapon back. And the ultimate M4 is gratis, but it doesnt Show up in wheel menu (often)

[@diegodiaz8276]

Animations and bugs issues on xbox service rifle is a bitch

[@jennycat0592]

HOMOSEXUAL VARIANT

[@fahrenheit016]

I don't understand why one make these type of videos, showcasing mods that has over 100 unresolved and ignored bugs. Regarding high damage, "overpowered" or whatnot. It's really needed if you're playing on very hard or survival due to the game cutting your weapon damage in half, meanwhile Gunners etc deal full damage to the player. And obviously vanilla or near vanilla damage aint gonna do crap combined with mods like "Unleveled World " and "Encounter Zone Recalculation"

[@lv83bloodknight]

Weapons arent just for the player, unless you are removing the leveled list injections. Also if your problem is enemy being too spongy you should try True Damage and Scourge.

[@outlaw615]

Is this for ps4?

[@otromasdelmonton9751]

No😞

[@outlaw615]

@@otromasdelmonton9751 🤧

[@detectivemadoka69420]

No since Sony doesn't allow external assets due to "security risks and player protection".

[@outlaw615]

@detectivemadoka69420 cause you know people stealing your card information isn't a "security risk"😒

[@detectivemadoka69420]

@@outlaw615 Their words not mine, to Sony a random Fallout mod is more dangerous than PSN getting hacked every weekend apparently.

[@caiooca5793]

Hey did you erased my comment?

[@PancuroniumB]

I haven't erased your comment, and as far as I know KZbin hasn't removed it either.

[@caiooca5793]

@@PancuroniumB Ah ok my man, sorry to bother you. I asked because it vanished and I was being slightly critical. ✌

[@MojoJohnston-l1c]

you say "Default" weird. Stop it.

[@rizzcow6969]

Dude you're way too critical of free art, mod authors across the board dislike you for that. Stop doing reviews if you're just going to crap on peoples hard work. Bethesda is fine, mod authors is a no.

[@mr_terminator5864]

In his defense, this video is meant for people looking for which service rifle mods are worth installing. He lists the pros and cons of each mod, and he gives his recommendations. Sure, these mods may be free, but if you didn’t know any better you would have wasted time going through them until finding the right mod. This guy has wasted the time for you. Though yes, I will agree his criticism is a bit harsh in some areas, such as requiring STS being a negative

[@rizzcow6969]

@@mr_terminator5864 Some light playful and tactful criticism is always welcome. It's as simple as reviewing the weapon or mod and letting the viewer make their own conclusion based on the animations and textures shown.

[@Cybernaut76]

@@rizzcow6969 I am glad he has the courage for that because without his clear judgements and opinions, I would have wasted my time with rifle mods that looked just splendid at first glance in Nexusmods.

[@viniciusalmeida1442]

1 -m4 expensive 2 -Ultimate cod war m4 Pack 3- the rest is pure shit

[@TheMattSturgeon]

Have you looked at any of the "continuations" of Deadpool's mod? There's _"Service Rifle - Weapon Overhaul Project"_ by DankRafft, and also _"Service Rifle - Unofficial Update"_ by codeblackcrash. Both claim to fix & modernize the mod, however I'm not sure I agree with _every_ choice they make...

[@clover4522]

What changes do they make?