Thompson-Center Contender

========== Description ==========

This mod adds the Thompson/Center Contender, a break-action single-shot pistol. Ported over from my New Vegas version, this fella has a lot more in store compared to its first incarnation.

As always, you only get one shot with the Contender, but the gun is quite accurate. Because of this, though, it's not exactly the best for high-octane firefights since you'd be hard-pressed to reload while a bunch of Raiders are throwing baseball grenades at you. The advantage the Contender has, however, is its versatility; by switching the barrel you can change the ammo it uses to whatever you fancy (or have more of). This does include fusion cells, meaning you'll be able to turn the Contender into an energy weapon, which has the advantage of allowing more than one shot. Unlike the New Vegas version, the damage of the gun changes depending on the ammo used, so certain ammo types deal more than others.

The Contender can also have a suppressor or scope attached, & has nickel barrels and receivers for extra swankiness. The suppressor, however, can't be attached to the energy barrels. The nickel barrels primarily reduce recoil. Both variants of receivers are primarily cosmetic, as they change the bullet being extracted and loaded from the gun, but there are damage-boosting receivers in both nickel and standard finish to further increase the Contender's power.

All of the gun's mods can be crafted or found sold by vendors, while the gun itself can be found in loot. A loose one can be found in the Museum of Freedom in Concord.

=========== Change Lawg ===========

Ver 1. 5

Once again did some revisions to the specular textures on the Contender, now that I have a better grasp on how they work.

Revised the material files for the Nickel Contender to use a different cubemap.

Boosted the base damage of the Contender to 30 and set it as its proper base, rather than as a Damage Type

Per the above change, damage-boosting receivers have been tweaked to be in line with the new change

Nickel damage-boosting receivers now offer a little more of a boost.

Corrected the nickel Advanced receivers, which were giving the same damage increase as a Powerful receiver.

The barrels have been revised to be in line with the change done to the Contender's base damage. Most ammo types will increase damage by some margin (except for . 38 and Flare, which REDUCE damage), with . 50 providing the most.

Cut one of the suppressed sounds and gave the high-powered Contender (one that uses . 50 or . 308) a more appropriate sound for when it's silenced.

Ver 1. 4

Revised the specular textures for the standard Contender and the scope to give them a better, smoother appearance.