Acid Soaker Modifications and Additions
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #171 of 314 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Sorry about the green dots - Gif Cam was acting up for some reason, and this was the best take I got out of 10+...
Description
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I really liked the idea behind the Acid Soaker weapon added by the Nuka World DLC, but I felt that it's functionality was too limited, and it was overall too weak to consider using. I understand that its intended use is just as a "debuffer" weapon, but I wanted to have the ability to make it a full combat weapon as well.
To that end, I added several mods that can be applied to the gun:
You can now find Acid on the bodies of enemies turned into acid goo piles by this gun, similar to how plasma weapons give Nuclear Material:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1WqES5sh3s
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Recipe Changes:
I also tweaked the recipe for the ammo to be a bit more fair, balanced, and realistic.
- Removed the Adhesive requirement, changed it to Rubber. no clue what the adhesive could possibly have been used for here - rubber makes more sense as a sealant for the canisters.
Yeah, yeah, I know that acid would dissolve rubber over time, but there's not really a "more fitting" material to use as a sealant.
- Changed the acid requirement from 20 to 10.
- The recipe now creates 20 ammo instead of 1.
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Weapon Mods Added:
- Semi-automatic fire
- Standard damage
- Standard range
Base game functionality - just increased the damage slightly.
- Automatic fire
- Increased damage
- Increased range
- Requires the perk "Chemist" (rank 1)
New functionality, intended to be used as a primary weapons, not just as a debuffer.
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Standard Canister:
- Standard ammo capacity (20)
- No additional weight
- Standard reload speed
Large Canister:
- Higher ammo capacity (50)
- Slight increase to weight
- Slightly slower reload speed
- Requires the perk "Science!" (rank 1)
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*NOTE: I failed to figure out how to attach sight nodes correctly to this gun (no matter what I tried they were showing up above the gun), so for the moment the "glow sight dot" is on the gun no matter which sight option you chose - all this does is alter the s
This mod overhauls the Acid Soaker from Fallout 4's Nuka World DLC, adding new modifications and tweaking the weapon to make it more viable. It's a niche improvement mod for players who want to use the Acid Soaker effectively.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Makes a meme-tier weapon actually viable
- Adds new mods to tinker with
- Community-backed (173 endorsements)
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one weapon, so limited scope
- Last updated in 2016, so may have compatibility issues with newer mods
- Potential conflicts with other weapon overhaul mods
For Fallout 4 players who love the Nuka World DLC and want to make the Acid Soaker a serious option. If you're a completionist or enjoy unique weapon builds, this is for you. Skip if you don't use the Acid Soaker or prefer gameplay overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Nuka World DLC installed, as the mod requires it.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or NMM to avoid manual file placement issues.
- Load this mod after other weapon mods to ensure its changes take effect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Ulithium_Dragon
- Version
- 1.01
- Downloads
- 5,183
- Endorsements
- 173
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 9/6/2016
- Updated
- 9/6/2016
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