The True Blade of the East

"We shall see how brave you are when nailed to the walls of Hoover Dam,

your body facing west so you may watch your world die."

Ever thought it was a bit odd that New Vegas' final boss had this amazing looking custom-made suit of armor, yet his weapon is a generic bumper sword with a cool name and the license plate removed ? Yeah, me too.

Introducing : The True Blade of the East ! This mod adresses this non-issue by replacing the Blade of the East's model with a brand new version designed and sculpted from scratch, complete with custom textures, in an attempt to give the Monster of the East the weapon he always deserved, in a lore-friendly manner. The changes are only cosmetic in nature, I didn't tweak any damage values or scripts, as there are more than enough mods out there that tweak Lanius' stats and level scaling.

Since he is quite the unit, the length of the blade has been increased a little (the hitbox remains the same however). The textures are designed to match his armor as closely as possible and come in three sizes, ranging from 1K to 4K. The pip-boy inventory icon has also been updated to reflect the new appearance of the weapon not that you'll be able to enjoy it for long if you're not running a functional post game mod, which I highly recommend.

A couple of people asked about the engraving, which says "Ignavus milliens moritur, fortes numquam plus quam semel", which is a latin translation of Shakespeare's quote "A coward dies a thousand deaths, the valiant never taste death but once", which he had the character of Julius Caesar say in one of his plays. I figured it'd make sense lorewise that Caesar would pick such a quote to put on Lanius' sword, not realizing it isn't from the real Caesar, but from a play.

• []A brand new look for the mighty Blade of the East, finally giving the sword the fearsome appearance it deserves. This new look applies to both the playable and boss-exclusive versions, meaning you too can carry this weapon into battle.

  []Custom Pip-boy icons matching the new design of the blade (vault boy only).

  []Comes with textures in 1K, 2K and 4K resolutions to accommodate a broad range of setups.

  []Absolutely no stats or balance changes, this mod is purely cosmetic.

  No requirements or dependencies, this is a standalone mod that only modifies two vani