Vanilla Reanimation Project - Rifle
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #75 of 81 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Vanilla Reanimation Project
2. 0 Updates
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This mod now include "Assault Pack"
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This Mod Changes
Lever-Action Rifle, Hunting Rifle, Gauss Rifle, Railway Rifle, Double Barrel Shotgun, Radium Rifle
Submachine Gun, Combat Shotgun/Rifle, Assault Rifle, Handmade-Assault Rifle
And weapons using same animation
Standalone Tactical Reload Implemented!
Double Action Shotgun
Hunting Rifle
Lever-action Rifle
Gamma Rifle
Railway Rifle
Gauss Rifle
- Credits -
Thanks for showcase video!
Thanks for implement standalone Tactical Reload!
Thanks for provide us decent blender rig and script for modding!
Introducing brand-new, cutting edge BCR system,
Havok aware Bullet Counted Reload(HaBCR)!!!!
It provide more clean and accurate reload logic, also keep as possible as compatibillity with BCR patches!
Vanilla Reanimation Project - Rifle overhauls the reload and fire animations for 10 rifle-class weapons in Fallout 4, including the Lever-Action Rifle, Hunting Rifle, Gauss Rifle, Railway Rifle, Double Barrel Shotgun, Radium Rifle, Submachine Gun, Combat Shotgun/Rifle, Assault Rifle, and Handmade-Assault Rifle. With 458 endorsements and 25,440 downloads, this animation mod is a solid choice for players seeking more realistic and varied gunplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 458 endorsements and over 25k downloads—clearly a popular pick.
- Covers a wide range of rifles, so you get a cohesive animation overhaul without hunting for separate mods.
- Pure animation tweaks mean no balance changes or stat adjustments—just visual flair.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects rifles; if you want pistols or heavy weapons reanimated, you'll need other mods from the series.
- Animation mods can conflict with other mods that alter the same weapon meshes or animations—check your load order.
- Last updated in April 2026, so it may not be compatible with the latest game patches or DLC if any released after that.
For Fallout 4 players who want more realistic and varied rifle animations without changing gameplay. If you're a completionist who loves visual polish and don't mind tweaking load order, this is a solid pick. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls or only use pistols.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this mod—it makes load order easier.
- If you're on PC, make sure to enable mods in your Fallout 4 launcher settings before installing.
- Pair this with the other Vanilla Reanimation Project mods for a full animation overhaul across all weapon types.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Rahneld
- Version
- 2.2
- Downloads
- 25,440
- Endorsements
- 458
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 9/15/2025
- Updated
- 4/22/2026
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