HUGE Institute Overhaul (30+ Weapons!) - Fallout 4 Mod

[@KefkeWren]

Super cool mod. Biggest drawback is that now you need mods to make the other factions' weapon lists as varied.

[@4dealliance598]

Agreed

[@theNoogler88]

I think the drawback is that there's not enough in the vanilla Commonwealth to use it all on. But that can be modded too

[@nikik5567]

Who knows, maybe he’ll expand into it. He’s already tinkered with the vanilla laser rifle before, so that could be a jumping off point for the BoS and gunners.

[@AttakusZakus]

Definitely feels like we need a Minutemen Arsenal update that adds in more Colonial Themed weapons that may even have a possibility to become more technologically advanced as the Sole Survivor gains more settlements.

[@Blajammer]

@@AttakusZakusGood idea especially for Minutemen fans

[@Figuristic]

Now, this is the type of mod that makes me believe that the Institute is a faction that could challenge the Brotherhood of Steel.

[@frygasouleater4475]

Imagine challenging BOS with milk cartons hahahahahaha

[@InGenTarbosaurus]

@@frygasouleater4475 Institute Milkdrinkers Vs BoS Mead Enjoyers

[@frygasouleater4475]

@@InGenTarbosaurus Honey brew mead? Or Black briar mead? Hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@paulburesh7495]

@@frygasouleater4475 neither, NORD mead

[@Sksk27547]

Both could be quite a danger if they came at someone

[@treyeaves1576]

This is basically a one stop shop for all the Institute weapons you could want. This is definitely a great mod and I’m glad this giant project is finally out.

[@BlightedRefulgence]

Kinda strange why it took so long for something like this to arrive Also I honestly wonder why there isn't more mods going along with fallout's design principle there's so much potential for creativity even for completely absurd ballistic weapons but yet there's mostly just modern weapons while there is a lot of modern armor as well I've seen a good amount of fallout style armor as well though

[@peterseaboldt1250]

I've said before that the Institute weapons needed a serious overhaul, because despite being the most advanced faction in the Commonwealth, their arsenal was terrible. With everything featured in this mod pack, they are now a group that is to be rightly feared.

[@EDclave-5]

Finally the Institute now has lots of weapon to choose from beside the old bucky weapon this mod definitely deserves an endorsement for anyone who loves the Institute and side with them also love the lore most definitely lore-friendly. 👍

[@EDclave-5]

This ol cereal box takes up the whole damn screen do they really expect me to believe that the Institute the smart boogeyman of Boston make a worse bucky weapon god bless this mod for fixing that lol🙏 😂

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@EDclave-5 personally, if the Cereal box of a Institute Laser Rifle was presented as a Expedition class rifle that is one of the things affordable to lose, then that would make sense. but it is not. The modification options do not mean there should be a lack of base weapons to upgrade. if we had more weapon types and weapon variants, this would not be a issue. We can now hope for a Gun Runners arsenal like deal now.

[@IpsychosisI]

Bethesda needs to hire this guy. Man honestly better work than what was available in the vanilla game

[@monkeyhook6856]

Nah they’re too allergic to money right now

[@Zimbabwae1]

​@@IpsychosisI they do not need to hire this guy, he is too good for em

[@mandogundam5779]

Grest comment but his skill is the exact reason he should not work for bethesda. Bethesda is a company where good gaming devs' skills die or are buried under BS do to ancient workplace practices.

[@Blackstonelegion]

We need a set of Brotherhood of steel weapons. Would love to see a Modded Warglave from Fallout 76 added as a Brotherhood weapon

[@ryane3703]

Woah this is even more impressive than I thought it would be. Not only all the great weapons that Micalov has been releasing in one place, but the system for being able to use them is great too!

[@gameprose4293]

What's cool about this mod is that weapon skins from the CC work with it. In my Enclave modded playthrough, I've been using the plasmagun with the Enclave skin and it looks really good.

[@owendufka972]

glad to see you back. I really like having your mod reviews, so much more useful than most mod's descriptions... THANK YOU!!!

[@DegenerateDak]

life been crazy, hopefully more regular uploads again soon

[@SamuraiTex84]

As much as I love every bit of this mod, it does something not many mod overhauls will even touch: Giving some love to the Railroad. Yeah, we all know the RR is just a poor excuse for a faction, which is all the more reason they need some modding community attention. Heck they don't even really have a proper overhaul yet. Not near as extensive as the other factions have gotten, anyway. It's just nice to see them get some love every once in a while.

[@MykhailoGrom]

I tell you honestly, the only reason I go for Railroad questline is because they have Balistic Wave. After I got this clothing modification, I stop making their quests and join Enclave (I also have America Rising 2 mod).

[@gummyboots]

"there really isn't anything quite like this on the Nexus" My brother in Christ, aren't you the badass that made the shoulder mounted MG mod?

[@mict6904]

and the cannon actualy uses animation from that mod to allow it to autofire correctly :P

[@SynthLizard8]

**Me and my miltia boy crying in crying in to our hats because our identity is linked to useless laser muskets that's outclassed by pipe weapons**

[@thehandsomeone8369]

If you use Micalov’s Remesh mod for Laser Muskets. You can one shot almost anything.

[@CydianGamingYT]

This is awesome, loving the ideas of this mod. Not only does it include an awesome feature to not let people easily steal their technology (reminds me of the way Judge Dredd had his guns have a failsafe if taken by someone else), but it features an ability for more than the Institute to wield it via different means. The Institute would definitely make sure they don't arm above-ground wastelanders too easily, but those with the right tools and know-how can jury-rig these tools to use them for their own arsenal. Very noice. Gonna download asap to put it in my current assortment, will also endorse as I love these ideas. Thanks for covering this, Dak! 😁

[@L0rdDeLtA]

This SCREAMS Maliwan in the color scheme and how they look.

[@Hervoo]

I love these details! Such as mining laser, and extended weaponry! I love it, every single detail of this mod makes sense

[@Institute_Affairs]

DAMMIT GUYS, IVE TOLD YOU TO NOT LEAVE AROUND THE MAGAZINES

[@cali4806]

This will be nice for an institute playthrough or a railroad. I might finally be able to make a terminator inspired institute where the sole survivor will fight with the railroad like the rebellion against the institute with their own weapons

[@krenwregget7667]

very impressive mod, I hope the X/S update comes with a raised mods cap so I can actually use it.

[@TheMegaTron505]

Is this mod available for console?

[@laser-tw8zy]

No, sadly

[@laser-tw8zy]

micalov has individual mods for each weapon but I believe some of them don’t actually modify the institute arsenal, and are just crafted at chem benches.

[@jazzbox24]

@@TheMegaTron505Pretty sure it’s on console now.

[@user-it3ms6so8h]

@TheMegaTron505 Yeah, it is. You gotta download the main file, then you can choose the full or lite file. Just look up ITO and you'll find it. You need Munitions though

[@Rage_Spammer]

Combining this with Dak's attachment pack and the heap of other mods that I've been collecting these past few months, my next playthrough is going to be great.

[@AsaBigthumb]

Surprisingly, this looks better than the normal Institute weapons

[@1Richwizard]

I've been waiting to start a new game for your upcoming attachment pack. A lot of other great new stuff has been coming in the meantime. I was downloading some of Mikalov's new Institute weapons as they were released. I tend to prefer weapon packs from an author when they make them available, but I wanted to see a review of this mod before committing to it. Thanks for this review! Dumping the few individual weapons I got from Mica and loading this pack will shorten my load a little. Still got some mod tweaking and updating to do before I'm ready to start a new game. I'm looking forward to seeing what else comes up before I'm ready to start again. Oh no, I'm starting to sound like a mod hoarder. Send help!

[@REA_0099]

Honestamente Micalov a progresado mucho en sus proyectos. Excelente video, un abrazo Dak

[@jaworskiricks1784]

Pc only: My worst nightmare

[@YasukeWMD]

I gotta say this pack is INSANE!!! The level of detail in every weapon, even the bloody pen is * chefs kiss * downloading as we speak.

[@mikeystir3333]

the adaptive missle launcher seems obviously inspired by the R.Y.N.O from Ratchet and Clank 1

[@mict6904]

nope, never played ratchet and clank, just inspired by cluster rockets and also a missile launcher from an old starship troopers game for the 9 barrel

[@jamdonut4444]

@@mict6904 definitely looks like it though. but it's probably not inspired by either game. 9 barrel missile launcher is pretty generic.

[@MassiveMaleMonkey]

@@jamdonut4444 dude he made the mod

[@jamdonut4444]

@@MassiveMaleMonkey and how the fuck would I have known that? I'm Just saying looks like the R.Y.N.O. think before you comment next time.

[@MassiveMaleMonkey]

@@jamdonut4444 i looked at his username and figured it out from there, so i assumed others would be able to aswell. no need to lash out, i was just pointing out he would know because he made it. edit: plus he spoke in the first person

[@Matt-md5yt]

sweet glad Micalov finished his Overhaul pack

[@Nugire]

Institute gonna become Maliwan in a few years

[@lazypaladin]

_This plus your Attachments Pack are gonna sort my Weapons List for a _*_long while!_*

[@wren9841]

Yeeeessss I've been dying for this pack to be done for an Institute playthrough, so freaking excited to use it!

[@pierrelaroche3921]

Beware the scientist armed with the dreaded pen : "the pen is mightier than the sword "

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

But a shotgun doesn’t give a fuck about poetry and gives you a new, more aerodynamic, makeover

[@mict6904]

the unique pen can be modified to do poison ink and radiactive ink so can be quite nasty

[@liawynn3479]

I grabbed this and Munitions yesterday and started a new game. I haven't come across any of the weapons, but I am excited for when that happens.

[@roque87]

These remind me so much of maliwan stuff from borderlands, well done micalov. I'm almost reinstalling fallout 4 just to try these.

[@Rhonix-Shellcollector]

Imagine if there was a mechanic where if you picked up a bio locked weapon the game ran a luck check, and if you're lucky enough the bio scanner might malfunction and you get a perfectly usable gun. This of course being affected by your luck level.

[@mikekin8305]

I've honestly never picked up a institute weapon in any run...look and felt boring...this would change that....thanks for the vid

[@zachariahm.kemper7406]

I'd like to see mcm options for adding other weapons to the biometrics, would mean someone wouldn't have to wait for a patch to add their weapons

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

3:41 makes sense that the BoS would try to decrypt the scanners so they could use them themselves (as they are superior to the pre-war laser weapons). So I can see higher ranking BoS members using repainted captured Institute weapons.

[@italorosas277]

As a Railroad Alpha agent, I must said. I'm impressed, Good Overhaul Mod.

[@toakongu1]

When you side with the Institute, the Directorate asks if they should focus on weapons research or Synth tech research. This mod seems like a logical progression if the player were to have them focus on weapons

[@I-AM-EL-ZOZO]

Bethesda should definitely have given us a lot more institute weapons. The ones we have in vanilla is just extremely disappointing

[@Lavender_Fox]

we need the 2 hour breakdown dak

[@savagebiscuit7915]

I just finished an institute playthrough with this mod on Xbox series s and it was 90% fantastic. For some reason the smg had broken animations, and was unusable, NPCs held it like a baseball bat. The level four weapons never appeared in game and I can't craft any of them without finding it in the world, so that sucked. Been trying to report that to micalov without luck, all in all this is a great mod, just a few issues with the console port.

[@ThaBreadQueen]

This mod alone makes me want to craft an Institute modlist and an Institute focused playthrough!! I never joined the Institute before, feeling the faction was heavily lackluster, but that mod paired with other overhaul mods definitely would make them worth joining!

[@TheVoxbox13]

👍Incredible mod - very creative. Great summary video. Thanks. Only one thing missing from this list: " Sharks with friggin' laser beams attached to their heads! "

[@hoobamcdooba29]

Wooooo! I’ve been waiting for so long for this pack to release, and it’s so much cooler than I imagined!

[@jessedavid7604]

Wished somebody could make a Sentry Bot mod to make them even stronger

[@Gargantura]

i mean that Strigidae suit is just *chef kiss* drip asf

[@silverbloodborne9495]

At least one of these wepaons exist in the lore The institute cutter is a just a reskin of the plamsa cutter from 76

[@micahwright628]

Thanks for picking up mxr’s slack. I know he is busy and has a life now, but still, thanks

[@barrybend7189]

One of the pistols looks like the Star Trek 6 assault phaser which there is a mod to get in FO4. Also just for reference where are the books for the institute and jury-rigged weapons.

[@Watchin4story]

I really like the jury-rigged looks. Its nice and rugged.

[@TVHF_POND]

The accelerator cannon over looking like a spartan laser from the halo Franchise

[@mexorcist_210]

Really hope we get this soon on Xbox been wanting to do a institute run

[@thecopperowl8386]

The idea of the weapon not working unless your a member of the institute reminds me of judge dread. I think it would have been cool if you had a weapon that at Science 1, you could mod its ammo type. So the default is the pistol, but you mod it to be a sniper rifle, but can fire shotgun shells or flames. Similar to how judge dreads gun had the various ammo types, and a bug that let you fire all kinds of ammo from weapons

[@Vulcan-ky7pp]

Finally I will now actually use the institutes weapons! Your mods looking as good as always mate!

[@JeiPegOfARaptor]

I bet alot of these weapons would look good with that institute power armor

[@alporsa]

Damn, i realise this only now, that you got only 55k subcribers and u make that good content, so underrated, u deserve a lot more! Keep make your vids for us, we love you!

[@nuclear_panda86]

Fingers crossed he drops a lightweight xborx version

[@twistedyogert]

I find it kinda funny that institute scientists use a pen as a weapon. If I was in their situation I'd probably just use my fists.

[@ClonedGamer001]

5:00 The Railroad Stealth Boy isn't added by the mod, it's a vanilla item. Tinker Tom sells them.

[@NexusKirin]

Thumbnail alone made me think I was looking at a new D2 armor set

[@tephra_]

I have a feeling the madman is planning to overhaul the other factions as well 😎 This is a great accomplishment.

[@mict6904]

defo not, about killed me doing the weapons pack :P although I say that now :/

[@Lupo-Exulans]

@@mict6904 You did an outstanding job mate, thank you for being so awesome with the community

[@salamanda550]

WELL, time to commit to being unreasonably in denial about artificial sentience for a playthrough.

[@StoneAgeWarfare]

Me: I think I'll stop downloading Fallout 4 mods for now. This mod:

[@The_Time_Change]

It's a pen. Nothing but a pen. Good luck our great scientists.

[@jeremy7157]

I just like it because it makes it so the institute guns don't take up 40% of the screen

[@leonardorosadossantos9876]

probably the most immersive weapon mod ever made

[@mattc7420]

These are perfect! I love Fallout 4, but it needed better guns.

[@elijahmashter9587]

Very lore friendly, I like it

[@jesterreaper945]

Basically the institute lore weapon could have been as a reference in starfield as prototype guns

[@rence234]

I got to admit this mod got me to try munitions mod

[@TheGary108]

This is what we should have gotten if we picked the Advanced Weapons Development option in the Institute quest line. The other option would have given us souped up Courser reinforcements from those Synth Teleport grenades.

[@thememeilator2633]

Now i need to say this because i had no idea before i saw it. We. Need. Weapons. From. Fallout 76. The amount of amazing weapons that are in that game feels like a crime that they haven't been ported to Fallout 4.

[@thatdudeoverthere1754]

Me when I see the first weapon: “F*** it, I’m becoming John Wick”

[@OrcsGoBackToMordor]

Can't wait for this to be finished and released on console this looks great

[@vertdrak4er]

This is absolutely incredible mod 10/10

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

2 days after I finalized my load order for a full playthrough. Mothafucka!

[@chimpthrownoutofaplane3521]

The Accelerator Cannon reminds me of the Spartan Laser

[@OrcsGoBackToMordor]

It's to bad the Lazer sword didn't act like a ripper

[@thetyler101]

The fact that my favorite part of this weapon mod is that it doesn't give you the weapons is nuts! 😂

[@endorfinator5502]

Wow. This is going on my list once SS2 chapter 3 comes out.

[@conorlemon4417]

The institute canon reminded me the .50 cal you made

[@Cosmic-Sorceress-17]

How compatible is the mod with Mankind: Redefined? It's a minor Institute overhaul I've been running for a long time that improves things like Coursers, making them an actual threat with their own unique weapon. It also changes the Institute Laser into the Blazer: firing blue bolts that do both physical and energy damage like a plasma weapon. In any case, I've been waiting for this pack since the first individual weapon mods: the Institute needs this boost in variety and with the Plasrail and LAER mods I already have, they'll be a force to be reckoned with. I love the jury rigging system as well: perfect for my Scientist characters to really put their know how to the test in order to play with these new high tech toys.

[@chiriematthieu]

Those weapon, althought weird, look more realistic than those of starfield.

[@happydemon3038]

I find the melee options most interesting. Since it means Synths can now use a Institute melee weapon, instead of the Stun Baton. The Stun Baton bothers me because of how jury rigged it looks. The Field Knife is basically just a reskinned Combat Knife, something the developers could have made themselves, to give some visual flair to the factions, even if they are functionally identical. The knuckles are also a much needed fist weapon, too few of those. If only Power Armour didn't block their use.

[@Fetch-]

This is what the institute should have had, this is meant to be a faction continuing technology since the bombs and they should have invented a few more weapons then just a few variants of old laser rifles

[@Fliteska]

Institute pen is the best weapon out of the lot.

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

The plasma defender, and plasma pistol in the isometric games, are made by Glock not Colt

[@I-am-MasterChief]

I’m starting modding and there’s so many mods I don’t know where to start

[@thornescapes7707]

"Favourite Institute armour mods..." I would love to have some suggestions for Institute armour mods, especially replacers. I really don't like synth armour, but I can't find good mods to fix it. I've searched through the Nexus as well as your past videos but I'm coming up empty handed.

[@alzl9026]

I always thought, why the institute even need a weapons. They have robot army, asasins, even to get inside of institute you need teleporter.

[@zombiefan9831]

3 out of 4 factions use lasers weaponry so its good that this makes the institute's weaponry not look ugly and clunky, now it's BoS: normal Minutemen:handmade Institute: professionally made sci-fi

[@tekoamyers8719]

Yes! I always love cool unarmed weapons! They get so little representation!

[@VoN0VoX1035]

Wow! It's finally out.🎉

[@olliepoplol5894]

YES. Have been waiting for this. Now the attachment pack Dak, chop chop mofo

[@EXAMsystem00]

These will look good with Gmoi s textures

[@MediumRareOpinions]

I was already interested but the Jury Rigged content really seal's the deal. It's the wasteland, I want more tinkered with cobble together guns!

[@ad_astra5]

Some of the melee weapons seem straight out of *Lightyear* and it fits

[@IWF97]

Why is it so hard to find that dark re texture for the institute weapons on Xbox, it’s the colour black

[@JTL1776]

I'm hoping it's capatible with the DPILLARI institute suite 4K.

[@DegenerateDak]

it is 👍👍