This mod brings the classic Remington Model 8 self-loading rifle to the Commonwealth, complete with custom meshes, 4K textures, 1st and 3rd person animations, sound, and leveled list integration.
Requirements
This mod does not have any known dependencies other than the base game.
** The weapon mod IS REQUIRED FOR THIS FIX TO WORK **
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The Remington Model 8 was designed by John Moses Browning in 1900, and produced by the Remington arms company between 1905 and 1950. It uses Browning's unique long-recoil action, which was originally developed for the Auto-5 shotgun. In this system, the bolt and barrel are locked together via a lug on the bolt (shotguns typically used a single-lug tilting bolt and rifles like the Remington used a rotating bolt). The barrel moves backward along with the bolt during recoil. At the end of travel, the bolt locks back and the lug is cammed open. The barrel then slams forward, stripping the empty case out of the chamber and ejecting it. When the barrel resets, it trips a bar which releases the bolt, chambering a new cartridge. This system keeps the action closed until pressure has dropped to a safe level, without the use of a gas system.
The rifles were offered in four proprietary Remington calibers: .25, .30, .32, and .35 Remington, as well as .300 Savage. These cartridges are nearly identical to the performance of a .308, so the in-game gun is chambered in .308.
The original design fed from a 5-round, non-detachable box magazine, reloaded with stripper clips. However, several companies converted the rifles to accept detachable magazines. Magazine capacities of up to 15 rounds were produced for police use. In fact, Texas Ranger Frank Hamer used a customized police model 8 with an extended magazine to ambush and kill the notorious crime duo Bonnie and Clyde on May 23, 1934. The rifle was also used to a limited extent in World War I by the French Air Force, in its stock configuration. The Model 8 was developed specifically as an autoloading hunting rifle for medium to large game, but it was later marketed to military and police forces in the United States. Despite its power, speed, and high capacity, it was never adopted in large numbers due to its high cost and complicated action.
Several variants of the Remington Model 8 were made. The rifle was sold in Europe by Fabrique Nationale, with some parts slightly modified. In 1936, Remington improved the design to the Model 81 Woodsmaster, which had a curved rifle grip, and a longer forearm.
I designed this mod to function as a versatile DMR, suitable for late-game rifleman or commando builds. If you think it isn't balanced properly, let me know.
This mod is a port of my previous Fallout New Vegas mod with upgraded models and textures, which can be found here.
The third person animations are a bit buggy, as the idle pose has the rifle pointed at an upward angle. I have found no way to resolve this bug, and if you know what's going on, please let me know so I can fix it!
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Features
Custom mesh
Custom 4K textures
Custom 1st and 3rd person animations
Custom sounds
Leveled list integration (including legendary lists)
10 receivers, 4 stocks, 4 ammo types, 4 sights, 3 magazines, 3 muzzles, and 2 barrels.
Location
The rifle has been added to the leveled lists, and will appear in vendors starting around level 20. The gun may also appear on legendary enemies or bosses starting around level 10. There is also a rifle located above a locker in the basement of the Quincy Police Department if you want to get it early.
Or, if you feel like cheating, type "help remington 4" into the console and add it to your inventory using the base ID and the player.additem command.
Stats
Base damage: 62
Base DPS: 124
Base critical multiplier: 2x
Magazine capacity: 5/7/15
Base range: 119
Base accuracy: 60
Base weight: 5.1 lbs
Base value: 281 caps
Base reload time: 4 seconds
Base bash damage: 5
Out-of-range multiplier: 0.75x
Installation
To install the mod, simply extract the folder labeled "Data" into your Fallout 4 main directory. Then, activate the .esp in your load order. Or, you could use a Mod Manager.
Credits
All meshes, textures, and animations made by TactaGhoul.
