
Small changes to weight and firing rate may be included.Īffects accuracy and range. For pistols, expect better hip-fire accuracy, while rifles will improve on sighted accuracy.Īffects ammo. Long barrels typically improve range and accuracy, while shorter barrels minimize range and improve accuracy and recoil.Īffects accuracy. Increase the damage, but increase the weight as well! Things like armor penetration, critical shot damage, and rate of fire are also affected.Īffects accuracy and range. Modifications in this slot will make some drastic changes, but they usually come as a trade-off. Keep in mind that each weapon is different, so some modifications will not be available to all weapons.Īffects damage and weight. Scrapper (requires 5 Intelligence): Have this perk active to get better components when scrapping junk!ĭifferent weapons will allow you to mod different aspects of a weapon, but all of them fall into some or all of the following categories.Blacksmith (requires 4 Strength): Gives you access to rank 2, 3, and 4 melee modifications, depending on rank of perk.Science (requires 6 Intelligence): Gives you access to rank 2, 3, and 4 laser weapon modifications, depending on rank of perk.Gun Nut (requires 3 Intelligence): Gives you access to rank 2, 3, and 4 gun modifications, depending on rank of perk.The Perks that will help you modify weapons include: Perks are also nice to have, but they aren't required to craft some of the more basic modifications. If you aren't finding enough tape out in the wild, the breakdown of Vegetable Starch will provide you with an incredible five Adhesive! Head to a Cooking Station and craft Vegetable Starch putting three Mutfruit, three Corn, three Tato, and one Purified Water together.

Use the menu option to transfer and scrap all your junk into components.Īdhesive is a rare but needed component that is essential to crafting weapons. Bring all your junk to a Workbench and enter the item transfer menu. Collecting scrap and all that useless junk actually has a purpose in Fallout 4.



Some of the more common basic weapons you'll find include:įor a full list of weapons at their bare components, check out this list!Ĭrafting Components are also very important to getting a weapon modified. Many of the weapons you find out in the wild will already have some kind of modifications, and you'll be able to add or remove whatever you like in the crafting process. For starters, you're going to need to have a weapon to modify. Not everything is free when it comes to crafting weapons.
