Signature Weapons

Half the fun of an RPG is constantly trading up for bigger and better weapons. But sometimes, there\'s a gimmick, a style that just appeals. Sometimes you want to keep using brass knuckles, not some big, ungainly power fist. Sometimes, you want to be the master of dynamite. For times like those, there\'s... Signature Weapons. NOTE: The mod requires New Vegas Script Extender! Please get it! And use it! It is necessary, and also desirable! What this mod provides is an option to focus your character on one specific weapon, and in doing so, increase its effectiveness - increasing the practicality of thematic and/or \'gimmick\' playthroughs. By giving up 20% of your earned experience, you can make a weapon your Signature, permitting you to level it up as you make kills with it. You can, of course, use other weapons at any time, without penalty - but also without any of your Signature bonuses, and kills made with other weapons obviously won\'t count for progress in your Signature, either. Your signature weapon receives its first \'level up\' at 10 kills; each level thereafter requires ten more. That is, two levels requires a total of 30 kills, three levels a total of 60, four a total of 100, and so forth. Each time it levels, you are offered a choice as to what weapon trait you want to improve, as listed below. You get only the listed benefit at each level, not the sum of the benefits - i.e., level 3 Big Boomer is just +100%, not +170%. Lucky: (3 levels available) Level 1: +4% critical hit chance (applied after critical multiplier) +20% critical hit damage Level 2: +10% critical hit chance +50% critical hit damage Level 3: +20% critical hit chance +100% critical hit damage Big Boomer: (explosive weapons only) Level 1: +20% explosion radius Level 2: +50% explosion radius Level 3: +100% explosion radius Bottomless: (ammo-using weapons only) Level 1: 25% less ammo usage (1 out of every 4 ammo is returned) Level 2: 50% less ammo usage Level 3: 75% less ammo usage Level 4: 90% less ammo usage Defensive: (melee/unarmed weapons only) Level 1: +2 DT Level 2: +5 DT Level 3: +10 DT Distant: (thrown weapons only) Level 1: +50% range/velocity Level 2: +100% range/velocity Level 3: +200% range/velocity Lethal: Level 1: (Dmg 1. 1) + 1 Level 2: (Dmg 1. 2) + 3 Level 3: (Dmg 1. 3) + 6 Level 4: (Dmg 1. 4) + 10 Level 5: (Dmg * 1. 5) + 15 Penetrating: Level 1: Ignore 3 points of DT Level 2: Ignore 7 points of DT Level 3: Ignore 15 points of DT Precise: (Ranged weapons only.) Level 1: Spread reduced to 66% of original, hit chance +5% Level 2: Spread reduced to 25% of original, hit chance +10% Level 3: Spread reduced to 10% of original, hit chance +15% Level 4: Spread reduced to 2% of original, hit chance +25% Rapid: Level 1: 15% less AP cost to attack, melee speed +25% Level 2: 30% less AP cost to a