Gunner Outfit Extreme Overhaul

What Is This Mod?

This mod uses DefaltTheFixer's latest 4.x version of Gunner Outfit Pack (GOP), a modder's resource that provides new gunner outfits, and integrates them seamlessly into the game, striving for gameplay balance and thematic consistency. The original, vanilla FO4 gunner outfits are completely replaced with the new ones.

Aren't There Already Other Mods That Do This?

Yes, but I wanted to create my own that focused on achieving the following goals:

• []Compatibility and simplicity. This mod assembles outfits and combinations of outfits in a series of custom leveled lists, but it does not directly modify NPC records or introduce new kinds of NPCs. If you're looking for more of a systematic overhaul of the Gunner faction itself, see the excellent Gunner Outfit Pack - NPC Leveled List Integration by creodron (currently built off 3. 0 version of GOP).

  []Variety and thematic consistency. Using the latest 4.x version of GOP, this mod assembles and distributes as many outfit combinations as possible. I've also put a lot of effort into ensuring that each outfit spawns with thematic consistency in mind. For example, you won't see Lieutenant fatigues spawning on a Sergeant, and a Medic will have a chance of using a Medic's backpack but not an Engineer's backpack.

• Gameplay balance. I've taken many different elements into consideration to ensure that the various outfits and items, which have vastly different stats, are distributed in a balanced, measured approach as the game progresses. In addition, I've made some minor balance tweaks to GOP itself: I removed the gunner trunk from Gunners Plaza, I modified the scrap recipe so you won't get a mountain of extremely valuable resources when scrapping a GOP item, and I removed all GOP items from the Chemistry workbench, which had each listed at a cost of only 1 cloth.

  What Kinds of Gunners Are There in FO4?

  Our friendly neighborhood vanilla FO4 gunners come in 11 varieties, spanning everything from the nondescript level 8 "Gunner" to the level 94 "Gunner Brigadier." You can read all about the Gunner faction on the Fallout wiki page. Each gunner has a defined level, which determines when they start appearing in-game (among other things). My mod doesn't touch any of this.

  How Does Vanilla FO4 Distribute Outfits to the Different Kinds of Gunners?

  FO4 chooses outfits for gunners through a complex series of "leveled lists" (LVLI records) that pull from different categories of armors at different player levels. For example, once you hit level 20, a gunner that references the "Outfit_Gunner" leveled list would be equipped with combat armor. However, the game uses a mechanic called "encounter zones"