Unofficial Capital Wasteland Gauss Rifle Remaster
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #132 of 385 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Gives the CW gauss rifle a much needed upgrade, with new attachments and custom animations for the player character, human npcs and power armor.
The mod is essentially a completely new mod that uses the assets of the original CW Gauss Rifle mod. Using the remaster on an existing save where the original was already installed will cause problems. The remaster must be installed after the original mod.
Some people don't like weapons with proprietary ammo or want the gauss rifle to use fusion cells or 2mmEC ammo. That's why I created 2 optional patches, they only change the ammo conversion mod the rifles spawns with, the ammo type can be swapped any time on a workbench. Only newly spawned rifles are affected. Only use one of the included files. Load after the main mod. The ammo patches can be removed at any time.
Where to get the weapon?
The rifle starts spawning around level 30 on BoS members and vendors. It also has a 50% chance to replace the vanilla gauss rifle.
The Volare unique spawns inside the Institute Advanced Systems, the YCS/186 unique Spawns on a corpse inside the cockpit of the Skylanes Flight 1981. Looting the YCS/186 unlocks the corresponding color scheme as a mod for all CW gauss rifles.
TheFriedturkey and HcGxGrill: For the original mod.
Dandraft: For the level list script.
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A remaster of the Capital Wasteland gauss rifle, adding more attachments and custom animations. Popular with 245 endorsements and nearly 100k downloads, updated in March 2024. For Fallout 3 players who want a more customizable and visually polished version of the classic weapon.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement-to-download ratio (245 endorsements, 97k downloads) shows real community trust.
- Custom animations and attachments give the rifle a fresh feel without overhauling the whole game.
- Recent update (March 2024) means it's actively maintained, not abandoned.
⚠️ Cons
- Only one weapon remastered—if you're looking for a broader weapon pack, this won't cover it.
- No compatibility notes provided, so you'll need to test with your load order yourself.
For Fallout 3 players who main the gauss rifle and want more customization and smoother animations. If you're a completionist who wants visual variety for a classic weapon, this is a solid pick. Skip if you want gameplay changes or a full arsenal overhaul—this is purely a single-weapon remaster.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the base game and any DLC that adds the gauss rifle—this mod only remasters the existing weapon.
- If you use other weapon mods, load this one after them to ensure its animations and attachments take priority.
- Test the rifle in third-person and first-person to see the custom animations—they're the main draw.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- BrainstormEpilog
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 97,423
- Endorsements
- 245
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 12/20/2023
- Updated
- 3/6/2024
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