Better HMGs - Heavy Machine Guns
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #32 of 94 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Overhauled HMGs, made into a whole new gun. Can equip them and store them. No overheating. Implemented reloading logic. Removed movement penalties. Modified spread and recoil stats, now using Defender's stats. They now use rifle ammo. Added a power AR/SMG/Rifle mod slot. Changed its weight to 7. Faster equip/unequip. Nerfed variant restores overheating, movement penalties and spread and recoil stats.
To fix the missing overheat sound effects you need Heavy machine guns audio bug fix.
Demonstration
No movement penalties
Installation
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[]Read the Notes section of the description.[/]
[]Download and install Cyber Engine Tweaks.[/]
[]Download and install HMG overheat missing sound fix. (Optional)[/]
[]Download the mod. You should get a zip file.[/]
[]Put the contents of the zip in your game's folder. [/]
[]Should look like this: \Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64\plugins\cyber_engine_tweaks\mods\BetterHMGs[/]
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Notes
Weapon from the gifs/screenshots is Items. Preset_HMG_Neon.
Affected variants and spawning snippets for CET's console:
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Default", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Invisible", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Military", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Neon", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Pimp", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Sasquatch", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_Chopper", 1)
Game. AddToInventory("Items. Preset_HMG_turret_car_attach", 1)
Nerfed variant
Same as Better HMGs but restored the movement penalties, the overheating and the recoil and spread stats.
Known issues
The weapon will reload to 200, even if you have less than 200 rifle ammo.
Better HMGs transforms heavy machine guns into usable weapons: equip, store, reload, no overheating, no movement penalties, and rifle ammo. Uses Defender's spread/recoil stats. Popular with 874 endorsements and 402,847 downloads, last updated November 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 874 endorsements and over 400k downloads.
- Makes HMGs actually viable: no overheating, no movement penalty, and reloading.
- Uses Defender's stats for balanced spread and recoil.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in November 2023 — may be outdated for the latest game version.
- Changes ammo to rifle ammo, which might conflict with other ammo mods.
For Fallout 4 players who love heavy weapons but hate the clunky mechanics. If you want to run and gun with an HMG without overheating or movement penalties, this is for you. Skip if you prefer vanilla balance or use ammo overhaul mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're on PC, use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Make sure to check if your other weapon mods alter rifle ammo, as this mod changes HMG ammo type.
- Since it's a simple ESP/ESL, load order shouldn't matter much, but keep it after major overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 Mods
- Author
- yakuzadeso
- Version
- 1.0.0.6
- Downloads
- 402,847
- Endorsements
- 874
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 10/6/2023
- Updated
- 11/13/2023
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