Weapon Balance Overhaul

NOW REQUIRES AWKCR.

Update December 21/2016: Now requires AWKCR. Removed compatibility patches for compatibility patches. Choose one or make a merged patch, updating all the possible varieties of mods takes an extraordinary amount of time. Added compatibility patches for The Bolt Sometimes Changes, and Ornamental Weapons. Updated the Loads of Ammo, Weapons of Fate, and Extended Weapon Mods patches. Removed Compatibility patch for Legendary Modification, and CWMR. CWMR has a patch on its page and I no longer have the time to maintain that patch.  Update May 11/2016: Added DLC support and . 38 SMG rechamber.  Update May 10/2016: Working on adding DLC support!

Works wonderfully in combination with my Create Your Own Difficulty Rebalance mod! Compatibility patches available for Loads of Ammo, Functional Displays, Better Mod Descriptions, Extended Weapon Mods, and Weapons of Fate, Tactical Weapon Mods, Ornamental Weapons (Retex Expansion), and The Bolt Sometimes Changes - Hunting Rifle Right-Hand Animations. For the most part, Fallout 4 did a pretty okay job at weapon balance. There were, however, some annoyances. Pipe weapons quickly became obsolete, the hunting rifle did pathetic damage in comparison to almost everything else, heavy weapons were underpowered, institute weapons did less damage than their generic counterparts, melee uniques were underwhelming, et cetera et cetera. While other weapons were fun, generally the combat rifle was the best weapon to use in nearly every situation.

This mod aims to fix that. Primarily, my goals were as follows:

Firstly, to ensure every weapon was a valid and legitimate choice to use. From the lowliest pipe pistol to the most tricked out plasma sniper, no weapon should be completely useless. Primarily, this meant buffing the weakest weapons, like the minigun and the pipe weapons. These simple buffs ensure that otherwise next to useless weapons could compete with their otherwise obvious upgrades.

Secondly, to differentiate weapons within groups, so that they serve different roles. No one weapon is better than another in every aspect, and they each bring different strengths to the table. Whether it be by editing the rate of fire, magazine size, or range, every weapon now has a unique strength that gives it an edge to its name.

Thirdly, to reduce the annoyance of damage sponginess on all difficulties, particularly at later levels. This means that most weapons got some degree of damage buff, though this was primarily a factor of trying to balance weapons against one another without nerfing anything too badly.

The changes to weapons are as follows, and apply