Top 10 Handmade Weapon Mods For Fallout 4 (PC & Xbox)

[@themainman2827]

I love lore friendly mods like this. They really expand the game without transforming it in a Call of Duty.

[@sussyman9034]

Yeah, it feels kinda weird seeing modern guns, and I'm not talking about 70s/80s guns (those would be lore friendly), I mean the REALLY modern guns like the MCX Spear, even tho i love that gun

[@mups4016]

​@@sussyman9034new vegas came out in 2008 with guns that came out in 2007. You were just being gaslit by fallout 4 into thinking the doink 50s boxing glove jack-in-the-box gun aesthetic is what fallout is supposed to be.

[@BU1Lander]

Hey, if your stuff is unique and it deserves to be on a top ten, then no need to make an excuse about adding your own mod on the list. There aren't any, or very few heavy handmade weapons, and you made one? Then hell yeah, put it on the list, it belongs there.

[@yawgmothhiryuu]

Personally my favourite thing about the Zap Gun is that it's in the leveled list for Super Mutant weapons too. Poor guys get so few new guns.

[@nguyenquyetthang1326]

their skeleton preventing many weapons from being compatible. one example would be the Hunting shotgun. if you see an unarmed SM, you will know that he is having a shotgun in his inventory

[@Foxxie0kun]

Dak, I've gotta say, I'm loving your work. This attempt at a playthrough I'm modding up right now is using Weapon Overhauls Redux for vanilla weapons, your Skewer and Pulse Carbine, and some assorted lore-friendly weapons alongside Equipment Crafting Overhaul. I also grabbed your Assault Rifle and Combat Rifle mods since Weapon Overhauls Redux has compatibility patches for them, and I can't wait for your Shoulder Mounted Machinegun mod to come out! Really happy that you're making your SMMG a proper heavy-weapon using .50 caliber rounds, too. Once that's ready I'll definitely be adding it to my load order.

[@insanitygamerv]

I have to say theses modded weapons put the vanilla pipe weapons to shame. I love how these weapons look and I think they really do fit in fallout 4

[@justagatior411]

Oh come man the pipe weapons aren't that bad 😂

[@Child_Apeist]

@@justagatior411 they could be better

[@justagatior411]

@@Child_Apeist hey you could do a lot worse 🤷‍♂️

[@caseyhall2320]

@@justagatior411 I suppose, but I'm not sure how it could've been worse. Scratch that, the vanilla pipe weapons system is functionally pretty versatile.

[@AceSimGaming]

@@justagatior411 yikes, I don't think that's possible

[@Pigness7]

"there arent that many makeshift heavy weapons" :^) I'm working on a pack of them btw

[@TheProAtPUBG]

Hey Pigness, that pack done yet?

[@dovahkiinr6399]

@@TheProAtPUBG The pack has been done for quite a while, "The Heavy Weapons Pack" and also a few months after that one the 'Heavy Energy Weapon Combo Deal" came out.

[@marcosmilicijapenotti3162]

As always; quality content to keep modding my fallout ; it's like a drug lol; +350 mods and counting

[@SifuSonic]

Wow really thought I'd know every mod here n there was more than one I wasn't aware of. Still killing Dak, thanks brotha

[@doppiopog1260]

7:41 the first ghoul dying looked sick

[@naomy1701]

honestly, i dont think anyone minds if u include some of ur own creation inbetween, they are always realy well made and thought through, and honestly u deserve as much recognition for ur creations as the other modders, ur mods bring ppl fun and enjoyment too u know ^_~

[@ekillustsoebagja7499]

Dude you're missing Tomacuzi, These compilation is the must have for weapon variety, btw Thanks for the compilation, glad to see this video

[@DegenerateDak]

My goal was for the weapons to be completely scrap/handmade. The tomacuzi is like a kitbash of existing weapon parts

[@alexspawn2713]

@@DegenerateDak can yu make a gauss rifle handmade/scrap version (retexture or new weapon)?

[@JakeBaldwin1]

I love homemade weapons, I wish fallout had more in vanilla.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

I would also like Junk Category(someone with barely basic understanding of weapon making and lot of junk materials, eg pipe guns(just put the bolt on the other side)), Makeshift(someone with good knowledge of weapon making and junk for material, egthe Anti Material rifle and the Laser Musket, Zap gun and Crude Blowback) and Manufactured (someone has the industrial power to make it, think Gun Runners and Pre war tech.) would be good to have and epand the arsenal. I even think 3d printing would fit the Fallout Universe.

[@badideagenerator2315]

@@drivanradosivic1357 what about a category where the person making the weapon has high quality equipment and materials but a poor understanding of weapon making

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@badideagenerator2315 that would be Kitbash or Bubba tier, but please do not make it a thing, I had enough of it from watching Cursed guns videos of the COD Weaponsmith. that said, while I think something like schematics for more unique weapons is needed and for some using the Idiot Savant as a requirement, I don't want a cursed gun out of it.

[@badideagenerator2315]

@@drivanradosivic1357 It'd be amusing if there were certain weapons that you could only craft if you're high on jet.

[@JakeBaldwin1]

@@badideagenerator2315 You just pass out and wake up with a rotary triple barrel laser musket.

[@tenathzeckron]

Anyone who wants another handmade gun, try the Tomacuzi.

[@nathanschmidtke5901]

Is it on console

[@the_femboy_gravemind]

@@nathanschmidtke5901 Y E S

[@dalesanteford7432]

I really enjoyed using the militia gun I put it as his own download so it loads with the pipe guns and every other weapon it's really cool and I get a lot of Magnum ammo from it and having the gun that you get a bunch of different ammo to mod the weapon like you mentioning with this video for the militia gun

[@theosnowling8882]

Love your vids Dak!!

[@naomy1701]

variety keeps the game interesting ^^ and wow that Handmade Revolver is exactly how i would imagine most guns would look 200 years after an Apocalypse! very well made, great showcase of what modders are capable of ^^ overall alot good weapon mods in this one, indefinitly better than anything the base game has to offer imo ^^

[@HattaTHEZulZILLA86]

My pick? The Trumpet-like LAER Rifle that I re-named the "Ragdoller" it was fun to watch as I sent Raiders, Gunners, Ferals and the like flying like well, ragdolls.

[@groggitz]

Excellent! Just building a scavenger play through as this dropped, many thanks!!

[@Raven-Blackwing]

Normally when I watch these, I dread having up update my mod list, but for once I have already installed all the mods.

[@themanED]

Dak, thanks again I’m really bad with the nexus lol

[@sssdrake]

Always good to see stuff in the level list, even tho i constantly see people worried about conflicts. Also damn that water in the beginning look good.

[@ItsPeku]

Im sad I was missing one of the mods in the video, but im happy to know more makeshift weapon

[@Marcy2200]

Hey there Dak, I would very much like to see a Top 10 lore friendly Sniper Rifles mod video. I really love your videos and I am a huge sniper rifle fan.

[@gorgutzwarboss6156]

For anyone who hates vanilla pipe weapons and wants to replace them with something lore friendly and not change the damage stats I would recommend, Post-Apocalyptic Homemade Weapons Replacer - Pipe Weapons

[@silerofworlds8452]

I've got that mod, it's fantastic, makes every pipe weapon look unique, and way better looking. I believe the mod author also redid the laser Musket as well, two mods that are usual suspects in my load order.

[@talscorner3696]

I don't hate pipe weapons. I simply feel there are options out there that I enjoy way too much

[@nahman3836]

i actually dig the aesthetic of the rusted metal, as much as people complain about the ORANGE lol. but i do wish there was more actual gun parts mashed in too, make it viable from low to mid tier with the lower pipe weapons looking more like the vanilla pipe weapons and the mid tier looking somewhat like an actually viable firearm lol

[@talscorner3696]

@@nahman3836 I respect that xD

[@GetBoinkd]

Can't wait to download all them homemade mods and make it like the Mad Max nightmare in the Commonwealth.

[@TyrannosaurusDominum]

This is good, was looking for these mods.

[@twilightknight7726]

Thank you man mostly I want to play fallout four a little different to make it more like a mad Max theme but I recommend a mod that everyone might like. Wasteland imports it has 100 different types of crafting recipes. You can do in different stuff from the Mojave wasteland. Plus it’s fun to craft all these different things. It really brings up the role-play experience of you being like a soul survivor

[@sneezeloweze3953]

Zap gun definitely needs more attention

[@bulletgallery1042]

I like these mods I added half of these things to my game and it just seems so much more realistic for the vibe I’m going for it

[@villings]

gmoi6 is making a lot of great stuff! edit: also, I usually replace pipe weapons with asxas' mods

[@sonicbatfoxs9376]

Yessss more handmade mods ...like

[@chanzpalau-agbayani1270]

Modders of these pipe weapons would've been contact to install these weapons in the base game of Fallout 4 special next gen edition in the future along with the other Fallout games as remastered.

[@nahman3836]

it would be dope if they had more featured tabs for a next gen update, say like, featured pipe weapons, energy weapons, or even just an encompassing lore friendly weapon tab, that with some picked out quest mods and stuff would be very cool

[@story_appreciator6666]

It'd be interesting if some of these mod authors did a collab and put all their of similar mods together in one released package.

[@sonicbatfoxs9376]

Man this is a cool video....u could make a whole series of (hanmade and scrabe made weapons) ....it fits fo4 lore so much and it looks waaaaay cooler than those bad non lore friendly modern tactical fps crab weapon mods

[@marcosmilicijapenotti3162]

It's true; all those ported weapons from MW; Battlefield; killing floor etc are definitely NOT lore friendly but when you pour so many hours into a game sometimes you want something new; at least that is my experience

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@marcosmilicijapenotti3162 I would argue that Fallout accepts at least 20th century and light alt history arsenal since the G11 was a possible candidate for new service rifle of Pre War America, and something like the Whiney Wolverine, EM-2 and other guns of this nature are also possible arsenal additions. Modern looking things might work with wooden furniture.

[@trentn1127]

Crab weapons sound pretty cool.

[@VoN0VoX1035]

@@drivanradosivic1357 it's hard to say what could be completely lore friendly, to me infantry weapons of the cold war seems plausible, and no not everything there has wood furniture. Just look up infantry weapons of the cold war if anyone's curious.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@VoN0VoX1035 I know, but my point was that since Fallout has weapons with wood furniture and polymer, that could be included in the arsenal. Hell, the m14 platform was in New Vegas.

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

Another great pipe/handmade gun mod is the pipe shotgun pack. It’s like -10mb yet adds probably THE most customizable weapon mods next to something like the mk18. I mean it has single, double, tri, quad barrels all break action. Mag fed Semi automatic receiver. Lots of muzzle options, and more. Plus it’s integrated into LL. Dunno if retextures are possible-so it’s kinda ugly. But it’s a must have for me.

[@jorgeedgardo6279]

Will it work with gmoi pipe gun retexture?

[@GRY2048]

@@jorgeedgardo6279 It should. It uses vanilla texture paths

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

@@jorgeedgardo6279 LMK if it does for you

[@jorgeedgardo6279]

@@The_Lone_Outlaw It just works.

[@twilightknight7726]

Re-watching this and thinking about it I wish you could put more raider theme weapons like almost like that. They are literally made out of pipe, duct tape, and wood and barely hold together, but they pack a punch.

[@liquidlethe]

Dak putting a medal on Dak meme :P

[@ryane3703]

I was literally just thinking about making a tinkerer type character after that laser revolver mod came out!

[@Devit42]

youtube just recommended this. funny to see how F:London is made exacly of these xD

[@goomy__6420]

I absolutely love the pipe weapons in the game, but I also like these ones

[@agustinbazan1870]

I think some of the handmade guns from the Metro franchise could fit in fallout 4 for example the bike-gun(revolving shotgun), duplet(double barrel), the bastard(smg)

[@Foxxie0kun]

Yeah, the Bi-Gun was a neat one, I loved the Duplet's later upgrades (Especially Quad-Barrel), and you can't disregard how awesomely tense reloading the shells on the Shambler was while mutants were swarming you. The Bastard is also a pretty neat weapon, but I also like the Tihar pneumatic weapon and the Hellsing pneumatic crossbow.

[@thetimewornspire3742]

Your game looks great. What texture mods are you using?

[@tacoman6697]

How does the Blowback compare mechanically to pipe weapons? I like it visually, but unless it has all the same stats and modifications, I wouldn't feel comfortable making it a replacer. Same goes for other handmade weapon mods that are similar to pipe guns.

[@brunokopte1347]

I think it is more viable for mid-game. It starts appearing, at least in the Raider mod combo I use, about level 15. Good for close quarters, because: a) automatic fire that isn't too fast and has decent damage per shot; b) double bayonet. Can be modified to use .38 and later .308. Feels more satisfying to use, if that makes sense.

[@tacoman6697]

@@brunokopte1347 I probably won't use it as a replacer then. The raiders need *something* to fill out those early game levels, after all.

[@Diamond_Bridge]

A cool mod made of scraps and vanilla assets and better than pipe guns is the rat runners arsenal and Nina's pipe gun replacer (personal bias but great mods)

[@Elvis_samurai]

Make a video with weapons that work with super mutants. They need more attention

[@theburningman5047]

Jesus Christ, the last one is exactly what I was looking for!

[@jakasmalakas]

Ooof i wish that cranky shotty was on xbox, its absolutely beautiful!!!

[@googlechrom3297]

it is now on xbox

[@phantomshotgun9223]

Someone needs to make a pipe gun replacer mod that replaces all the pipe weapons with these handmade weapons.

[@FreedomFTW]

I'd like to see a mod that replaces all the Vanilla weapons with handmade ones. Pre-war weapons would be long gone.

[@coreliousc8915]

Hey Dak, could you post a tutorial on how to combine weapon mods into a single pack? Or is that something you could do? It would be awesome to save some active mod space - and I'm fairly green at modding FO4 without killing it.

[@sakib6258]

I'll be honest, I will integrate the handmade AMR to my next playthrough, but you can't pay me to even use one of these things. Also the last one is basically the Obama medal meme lol

[@TheWhoamaters]

Waiting for the FCAB patch for the Tinkerer's raygun

[@kwaksea]

The Cranking Shotgun looks more like home made grenade launcher (M32)to me,

[@cb3391]

This list is part of my load list but you know that! 👍

[@cb3391]

And cranky!

[@thenoteworthy1298]

I know it’s not the same as the rest of these because it doesn’t add anything, but Nina’s Pipe Gun Replacer makes the vanilla pipe weapons look a lot nicer Edit: Also, is he/ are you using the regrowth mod? Or is it some other one?

[@danielh8914]

just a warning zap gun will replace most pipe guns as far as i can tell, 9/10 raiders will have them instead, so could be a positive or a negative

[@revenantchild]

Hey @Degenerate Dak, I have an idea for an interesting new makeshift laser weapon that I don't have the skill to design myself. Namely an improved laser musket using the Springfield 1886 trapdoor rifle as a base similarly to how Starwars did with the Amban phase-pulse blaster (The scoped long rifle from the Mandalorian TV series.), let me know what you think.

[@nahman3836]

could ya do lore friendly melee weapons? :)

[@posiden72_9]

Dam the one gun I feel would fit my current playthrough and it’s on pc damn you bwones XD

[@enclavehere.7995]

Does the Militia Rifle spawn with the Minutemen naturally or do you need the pipe gun replacer for that?

[@jaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Can you please make a video on your modding work flow, since Im really struggling to get my models from blender to the creation kit

[@redhood982]

Here a cool idea for another Halo Infinite inspired weapon mod. Maybe make the VK78 Commando with the handmade rifle vanilla animations???

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

Can someone PLEASE explain the whole blue tape thing?! I see it everywhere for years but still no answer

[@DegenerateDak]

it's something asXas did on his mods, people like it, became a meme

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

@@DegenerateDak So they just like tape that happens to be the color blue then? Is it a reference or hidden meaning? Why is blue preferable to black? What about silver? The internet is a very strange place.

[@TheFruitofTruth]

If possible can ya do a lore friendly mod for more creatures to add to the game or more quests/areas that are lore friendly. I’ve been searching for quest related mods that aren’t just one and done

[@TheDraco877]

Part two to this list?

[@corwinnorquist3367]

Uh oh, mom found the PJAR

[@DunkinHills11]

Ironic how someone so incredibly based named himself degenerate

[@falloutdetroit8884]

tomacuzi is good, also not a handmade weapon but the SVT-40 by asXas is great too

[@Bruh-ol1nb]

Whats the mod that switches the pipe riflw for the militia gun?

[@Ilearnedtodayy]

id like to know a list of weapons to stay away from (like not intergrated to the level lists) im pretty sure my weapon mods and armour mods cause CTDs for me.

[@SneakybeakyScrub]

it always bothers me whenever i see sprinting with a revolver modded to be a reasonably lengthed rifle or longer because for some reason no matter the length it just warps the image to make the end of the barrel at a certain point on the screen and its so annoying

[@cb3391]

I prefer the tinkerer to the zap, its less "cheaty" With mods and perks my " tinkerer " on shotted enemies at level 10

[@revivalofnutrient]

Hopefully someone can bring the cranky shotgun mod to Xbox because it looks really fun to use

[@nguyenquyetthang1326]

Honorable mention: Pipe Assault rifle by vaultsquirell. Immersive, small size, nothing too innovative in terms of animation but the customization is stupidly fun

[@cb3391]

Fyi the skewer is my perma, harpoon gun replacement

[@CatsRGr8_]

Just fyi the handmade shotgun causes crashes outside of diamond city on xbox not sure why, could be mod conflicts or the extra guass and fire components being placed around. be careful

[@alexspawn2713]

More handmade guns!

[@Maazify]

I was literally holding handmade revolver when it came up

[@cb3391]

Was a " pjar" rifle ever made?

[@malvikvran3737]

You left off the Grease Gun

[@BlakeTheGamblingHero]

it sucks that crank shotgun cant be used in the xbox version of the game, it looks so well made.

[@googlechrom3297]

it is on xbox now

[@BlakeTheGamblingHero]

@@googlechrom3297 oh nice!

[@shawncotton356]

I love hand made weapons

[@LL-gx3yj]

Uuum so why is the handmade revolver better than the pipe revolver now?

[@sheeerow]

nice

[@generic_tough_guy.4830]

Cranky shotgun NEEDS a xbox port if possible

[@rickysullivan7584]

While the pipe weapons fit in with the lore I think the Maine problems with them is how weak they can be especially when compared to other venila weapons and while the way they look makes sense I think the colors are the weakest part of there esthetic

[@alexspawn2713]

More pipe guns!!

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

Is the cranky shotgun new or old? Anyone know if it’ll come to Xbox? I could see an entire playthrough using that and the m32 or China lake.

[@nahman3836]

cranky shotgun isnt on xbox sadly :(

[@googlechrom3297]

cranky is now on xbox

[@dauxhot]

You know where I can get any jet? Just asking...for a friend.

[@Q76-vikO]

How yo run backwards like 76?

[@MrNacho453]

Once again modders have demostrated they can do a better job than Bethesda.

[@insanitygamerv]

I agree

[@mrazbyte3150]

He agrees

[@ian-op5fv]

That pipe revolver is a terrible design. There's nothing to stop the case from ejecting and exploding immediately after you fire. There is also no top strap to hold these parts together while they are under pressure. The metal rod keeping these parts together, being so distant from the barrel would cause the entire thing to break or bend with the first shot.

[@cb3391]

I hope cranky comes to the xbox 1

[@googlechrom3297]

it is now on xbox

[@DayZeroChannel]

I am debating buying an xbox. Currently have a ps5

[@johnskolness1378]

Degenerate Dak come on, I am trying to do a play through and you keep putting my mod list in danger of changing (to the point where I will need a new game). Thanks for the mod recommendations and even your own mods. I like the lore friendly-ish mods.

[@4estGimp]

4estGimp - PJAR Makeshift Pistol_Minimal Leveled List - www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/56285 4estGimp - Cranky LLInjection and Improvements - www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/55844 4estGimp - Gmoi6's Makeshift Shotgun and Zapgun Leveled Lists - www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/55794

[@marshal-marshan]

On behalf of everyone who doesn't have a computer could one of you amazing people please port cranky to Xbox much love 🙏😂

[@krenwregget7667]

no, we console gamers cannot go wild with mods because of the 2Gb cap. I wish we could but I literally have no room for any of these mods.

[@ashcan8528]

DAK HARPOON GUN IN FORTNITE