Girthier More Satisfying Melee Weapons
⚪ Last updated 2015⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #273 of 282 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Have you ever climbed into your suit of power armor, ready for a knight on the town, and thought to yourself: "Man, all the melee weapons in this thing look freaking tiny! Well, except the super sledge but I'm not going to use that because I have basic level of dignity". Ever found it disappointing that the ripper looks like the rippworst, or Kremvh's Tooth is more like Kremvh's Fingernail? Or maybe you just want to have a chainsword while you pretend to be a space marine. God knows I have. Either way, I have heard your prayers and descended from my heaven of trains and probably more trains, to bring you this mod. Now three, that's right, THREE whole melee weapons are resized to be more appropriate for a power armor user! That's almost half the melee weapons in the game! With this mod installed, the Extended Blade (for the Ripper), the Shishkebab (for the Shishkebab) and Sacrificial Blade (for the machete) are all resized to larger, beefier sizes, perfect for those who are into that kind of thing!
INSTALLATION Extract the contents of this mod into your data folder, so that there's a new folder called meshes. Modify your fallout4.ini file so that the "sResourceDataDirsFinal" to have a "Meshes\" tag on the end. It will now read something like " sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\, Textures\, Meshes\". This will let Fallout 4 acknowledge all the things you wanted it to forget. But Fallout 4 never forgets. Ever.
COMPATIBILITY AND TIPS This will conflict with anything that modifies those two meshes, though I'm not completely sure there are mods out there that do that yet. Ah well. This will also not fully animate the extended ripper's chain or the Shishkebab's flames! I didn't try touching that because Fallout 4 animation is a new, scary field filled with stuff I don't want to touch. It might look funny when you take screenshots. But it's not like the limited number of people who you show those screenshots off to to validate your existence will notice, right? I've no idea how these look when out of power armor. I don't particularly care. I haven't left my power armor in five weeks. Either way, they might look a bit funky.
This mod resizes melee weapons in Fallout 4 to be larger and more satisfying, addressing the underwhelming performance of longswords and rippers. It's a simple cosmetic tweak for players who want their weapons to look more imposing. With 206 endorsements and 6,247 downloads, it has a modest but dedicated following.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 206 endorsements and over 6k downloads
- Directly addresses a common complaint about weapon size in Fallout 4
- Lightweight mod that doesn't affect performance or gameplay balance
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects two weapon types, so other melee weapons remain unchanged
- May conflict with other weapon mods that alter the same meshes
- No updates since 2015, so compatibility with newer game patches is uncertain
For Fallout 4 players who feel their melee weapons look too small and want a quick visual upgrade without changing gameplay. If you're looking for new weapons or combat overhauls, this isn't for you—it's purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Nexus Mods' Vortex to install and uninstall easily
- If you have other weapon mesh mods, load this one after them to ensure it takes effect
- Check the mod's file structure to see if it replaces meshes directly; if so, back up your original files
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Trainwiz
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 6,247
- Endorsements
- 206
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 12/14/2015
- Updated
- 12/14/2015
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