Bullet Penetration and Ricochet (BPR) (Shoot Through Walls)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #9 of 59 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Major Update/Rework
Safe to install/uninstall mid playthrough. Works with OG, NG, and AE versions.
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[]Adds caliber-based & material-aware wall-banging.[/]
[]Adds angle-aware & material-aware ricochets.[/]
[]Bullets can pass through walls, props, glass, wood, metal, actors, anim objects, and other surfaces depending on the caliber, projectile type (AP, HP, FMJ), depth, and angle.[/]
[]Bullets that penetrate through an object carry fractional damage and remaining power decreases cumulatively across surfaces (If a bullet passes through a wall, it will have reduced power and damage for the next wall/NPC).[/]
[]Impacts at shallow angles can ricochet with reflected direction, controlled variation, chance, and energy loss (Default is 20-degree angle, configurable).[/]
[]Ricochets can be toggled off entirely, or controlled independently.[/]
[]Ammo caliber (5. 56, . 308, 10mm), projectile type (AP, HP, FMJ), receiver configuration (hardened, advanced, automatic), and material determine penetration, not gun damage, perks, sneak attacks, difficulty, criticals, or legendary damage bonuses.[/]
[]Works with vanilla, DLC, and modded weapons.[/]
[]Unknown ammo and materials use safe fallback settings.[/]
[]MCM support[/]
Bullet Penetration
[]Adds material aware real-time penetration through walls, objects, scenery, glass, actors, and other surfaces.[/]
[]Measures the thickness of the impacted surface.[/]
[]Allows projectiles to penetrate multiple surfaces.[/]
[]Calculates penetration using ammunition, projectile type, receiver configuration, and material resistance.[/]
[]Uses ammunition caliber as the primary penetration factor.[/]
[]Supports different projectile profiles, including FMJ, AP, hollow-point, shotgun, laser, and energy projectiles.[/]
[]Reduces projectile energy and damage after every penetrated surface.[/]
[]Carries the remaining damage and energy through the entire projectile chain.[/]
[]Separate Player and NPC controls.[/]
[*]Keeps penetration depth independent from perks, sneak attacks, critical hits, difficulty,
Bullet Penetration and Ricochet (BPR) is an immersion mod for Fallout 4 that enables projectiles to penetrate walls and objects, and ricochet off surfaces in real time, without VATS. With 524 endorsements and over 111,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking more realistic gunplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 524 endorsements and over 111k downloads
- Adds a new layer of tactical depth to firefights
- Real-time ballistics without VATS keeps combat fluid
⚠️ Cons
- No detailed documentation on penetration depth or ricochet angles
- May require testing to balance with other combat mods
- Potential performance impact from real-time projectile calculations
For Fallout 4 players who want more realistic gunplay and tactical options. If you're tired of bullets stopping at thin walls and want to plan shots through cover, this is for you. Skip if you prefer vanilla combat or use mods that overhaul ballistics in conflicting ways.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Test penetration on different materials—wood, concrete, metal—to learn what you can shoot through.
- Use ricochets to your advantage in tight corridors by aiming at walls to hit enemies around corners.
- If you use other combat mods, check load order to ensure BPR's changes aren't overwritten.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- o14
- Version
- 2.0.1
- Downloads
- 111,964
- Endorsements
- 524
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 2/13/2023
- Updated
- 7/23/2026
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