Laser Musket Improvements

ABOUT

The laser musket is a fascinating weapon concept with a lot of unique features. When it comes to gameplay, though, I find that that the weapon's unique features restrict its function to very specific playstyles.

This mod attempts to fix that by overhauling the weapon, adding a few new attachments, and more. The weapon should now function like a combination of the vanilla hunting rifle and laser gun.

FEATURES

• []Removed the charging reload mechanic and swapped it to semi-automatic fire. Default ammo capacity is 5 shots before reloading.

  []Removed non-bracketed barrels.

  []Changed the reload animation to use the automatic crank animation.

  []Increased damage from 30 to 37.

  []Reduced weight from 8 to 5.

  []Completely overhauled (and added) receivers- these now feature the same types of receiver upgrades found on vanilla laser guns.

  []Added attachments- Marksman's stock, recoil compensating stock, quantum gyro compensating lens, fine-tuned beam focuser, and amplified beam splitter.

  []Overhauled all object templates and modcols to match the vanilla laser gun.

  []Modified crafting recipes and perk requirements to match the vanilla laser gun.

  []Added a keyword and attachment point so that Creation Club weapon skins/paints can now be applied to the weapon.

  REQUIREMENTS

  None, aside from the base game.

  INSTALLATION

  Install using a mod manager such as MO2 or Vortex.

  KNOWN ISSUES & COMPATIBILITY

  There is a small issue where the receiver won't always glow or play the firing sound if your ammo capacity is above 6. I have plans to address this in the future.

  I have not tested this mod alongside any other laser musket mod, but it should be assumed that any other mod that also alters the laser musket will conflict with this one.

  If you use eyeshkeeper's Post-Apocalyptic Laser Musket Replacer, you'll need this patch provided by Gek2Win: Laser Musket Improvements - Post-apocalyptic homemade weapons patch.

  We Are The Minutemen also makes minor changes to the laser musket weapon. Load this mod after in order to get the benefits and changes of this mod. No compatibility patch is needed.

  No changes were made to Preston's laser musket.

  CREDITS & THANKS

  While I did not use any content from the below mods, I was inspired by them. Therefore, I feel it's appropriate to credit the following authors:

  The6thMessenger for the Laser Musket Overhaul and Automatic Laser Mus