Fallout 4 Mods Tutorial Guide (weapons, Armor, Power Armor)
In this guide we will show you how Fallout 4 mods work in the game and what you are able to do with them, which type of weapons you can upgrade to and an overall overview to get you started with them. As you may or not know the mods are attachments that you can add to weapons, armor and power armor.
There are various way in which you can acquire mods, what you can do is either purchase them, finding them lying around and you can always craft any mod with corresponding gear that you may have.
How to begging Mod? To start you will need to use your pip boy mods tabs and through there you will see your inventory and the various items that you will be able to mod as you go through the game. Now you can also attach mod to any gear that you may carry with you by simply accessing them and looking through the pip boy to see if is compatible.
TOC: Walkthrough | Fallout 4 Perks | Bobbleheads Locations | Magazine Locations | Mods Tutorial | Power Armor Locations | Fallout 4 Cheat Codes | Unique Weapons Locations | Apparel Locations | Crafting | Power Armor Paint
Below are some samples of mods you can do with weapons, armor and power armor:
Weapon | Slot | Mod | Description |
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10mm pistol | Receiver | Standard receiver | |
Barrel | Standard barrel | ||
Grip | Standard grip | ||
Magazine | Standard magazine | ||
Assault rifle | Receiver | Standard receiver | |
Light frame receiver | Improved Weight. | ||
Heavy frame receiver | Greater Weight. | ||
Hair trigger receiver | Does not require a full “trigger pull” in order to fire (light mouse click/ controller trigger pull= one shot). | ||
Automatic receiver | Converts the weapon to automatic fire. | ||
Barrel | Short barrel | Standard. | |
Long barrel | Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Short ported barrel | Superior recoil. Improved sighted accuracy. | ||
Long ported barrel | Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Grip | Short stock | Standard. | |
Full stock | Exceptional sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Better melee damage. | ||
Recoil compensating stock | Exceptional sighted accuracy and recoil. | ||
Magazine | Standard magazine | Standard. | |
Drum magazine | Exceptional ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed. | ||
Quick eject mag | Superior reload speed. Inferior ammo capacity. | ||
Quick eject drum mag | Exceptional ammo capacity. Better reload speed. | ||
Scope | Standard sights | Standard. | |
Glow sights | Improved focus and better sighted accuracy. | ||
Short scope | Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. | ||
Reflex sight | Better focus and sighted accuracy. | ||
Reflex sight (circle) | |||
Tactical scope | |||
Muzzle | Suppressor | ||
Pipe pistol | Receiver | Standard receiver | |
Light frame receiver | Improved Weight | ||
Heavy frame receiver | Greater Weight | ||
Hair trigger receiver | Does not require a full “trigger pull” in order to fire (light mouse click/ controller trigger pull= one shot). | ||
Barrel | Stub barrel | Inferior range. | |
Short barrel | Standard. | ||
Short light barrel | Improved weight. | ||
Long barrel | Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Long light barrel | Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Reduced hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Short ported barrel | Superior recoil. Improved sighted accuracy. | ||
Long ported barrel | Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Long finned barrel | No accuracy penalty while firing. Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Grip | Standard grip | Standard. | |
Comfort grip | Improves recoil and hip-fire accuracy. | ||
Tactical grip | Better hip-fire accuracy and recoil. | ||
Standard stock | |||
Marksman’s stock | Exceptional sighted accuracy. Superior recoil. Better melee damage. | ||
Recoil compensating stock | Exceptional sighted accuracy and recoil. | ||
Magazine | Standard magazine | Standard. | |
Large magazine | Superior ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed. | ||
Drum magazine | Exceptional ammo capacity. Poor reload speed. | ||
Quick eject mag | Superior reload speed. Inferior ammo capacity. | ||
Large quick eject magazine | Superior ammo capacity. Better reload speed. | ||
Quick eject drum mag | Exceptional ammo capacity. Better reload speed. | ||
Scope | Standard sights | Standard. | |
Glow sights | Improved focus and better sighted accuracy. | ||
Short scope | Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. | ||
Reflex sight | Better focus and sighted accuracy. | ||
Tactical scope | |||
Medium scope | |||
Muzzle | Small bayonet | Better melee damage. Reduced range. | |
Large bayonet | Superior melee damage. Inferior range. | ||
Compensator | Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range. | ||
Muzzle break | Exceptional recoil control. Better per-shot recoil. Inferior range. | ||
Suppressor |