ACR-W17

I never thought this day would ever come but this is my first public mod for an Elder Scrolls or Fallout game (and I hope many more to come in the future). I've always wanted to get into the modding scene and finally got around to it last year. I started creation on this ACR weapon nearly a year ago. The real challenge for me was not modeling or textures but rather the whole creation kit setup learning how to convert my files to the proper formats and the requirements for a weapon mod. The best way to describe it is I feel like I'm graduating from Fallout 4 weapon modding college. It has been a long road with many late nights, frustrations when things were not working, and celebrations when I figured the issues out. In the end it was worth it now that I have a weapon I can use in the wasteland built exactly the way I wanted. I have to give a big thanks to this community and the members on various other platforms that had tutorials, YouTube videos, or answers left in their posts in the creation kit forum section. Those who took the time to help others are really what allowed this mod to come to fruition for all to enjoy. I have listed several of them below in the credits/special thanks section for those interested.

The Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) is my all time favorite modern weapon in modern fps games. This weapon was first introduced in Modern Warfare 2 and ever since has stuck with me. I love the angular style and look the gun has. Similar to how a sleek F-22 fighter jet appears I see the ACR design the same way. I wanted to bring this gun to life in Fallout 4 but go a step further and add my own personality with it as well. I play a lot of games including the Call of Duty series and took inspiration from their most recent titles such as Black Ops III that incorporates modern weapons but with a futuristic feel to them. Thus why it is officially called the ACR-W17 and not just the 'ACR'. The ACR-W17 is the latest version of the gun with many new features and attachments. I've pretty much spared no expense and didn't want to release this mod until I was personally satisfied it had all the customization options I wanted to see on my weapon. For a quick run down of what this weapon offers here is the quick checklist:

-Scratch made Models and Textures

-Custom scratch made animations for 1st and 3rd person

-Scratch made sounds

-Multiple attachments including some more unconventional ones

-Multiple camo/skin colors to choose from

-Weapon added to leveled lists via a script

Before we dive in you need to know how you can obtain the weapon of course. There are several ways to get the gun. On a new playthrough once you exit the Vault to the right behind a container you can find a basic worn stock version of the ACR-W17 along with a few boxes of ammo to get you started.

The weapon is injected into the leveled lists