Rockatanskiy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 The world has died, the cities have exploded, the machines have sputtered and stopped, and all that good stuff. So why, oh why, does everyone have in there possession weapons that were made 200 years ago? Not everyone should have assault rifles, miniguns, or even pistols! Why does no one in the game use homemade weapons? I think that junk weapons should be the standard in the fallout world. Basically, I want a plethora of craftable (and simple melee) weapons to replace the abundance of guns in the game. You should covet that assault rifle as an extremely rare find. Wastelanders should be using shishkabobs , railway rifles, junk launchers, and even deathclaw gauntlets. I'd also like to give a shout out to the makers of the pipe gun and junk metal blades. That's the kind of stuff we need. I'd like more of these types of cool weapons, and I'd like them to be added to NPCs and enemies. That doesn't sound so hard, so if someone could add these weapons to leveled lists, that would be great. I understand why Bethesda didn't give them to any NPCs. If they did, we could bypass all the schematic and junk-collecting parts. It would be nice if you can use these crafted weapons, but they actually get more powerful when you have a schematic or two. (iirc, multiple schematics just changed starting condition, right? That was never really explained...) Oh, and feel free to post some ideas and sketches as suggestions for new craftable weapons. These are the types of weapons that you can really let your creativity loose! Let's see your ideas for odd and quirky homemade guns! How 'bout a makeshift crossbow? A baseball bat with spike sticking through the end? A shiv made from a piece of glass with a cloth for a grip? Go wild, and get someone to make 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumoftwosins Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I like the idea. I engineer firearms and parts for them. If you are looking for help, I could help conjure up some improvised weapons and what would work in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkruse05 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Maybe have some regular homemade guns. http://englishrussia.com/?p=965 Maybe have random parts around, or have some broken weapons around that can be combined into various stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax1138 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I longed for some fine, Mad Max-style crossbows. A nice wooden frame with the black metal crossbow bits. If I were designing a post-apoc world, that would be the standard weapon of the wastes, and having a gun would make you a god among men. -Pax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyB64 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 RPC! Rocket propelled chainsaw! Nuka rocket launcher: Leaf blowerFire hose nozzle steam guage assembly Pilot light Ammo: Nuka colaAbraxoTurpentineSensor module Description: steam guage assembely used as the barrel, fire hose nozzle on the end, leaf blower on the other end, pilot light sets off the rockets.A semi automatic rocket launcher, uses nuka-grenade explosion, does lots of damage but you have to make the ammo. Bering gun: Vacuum cleanerLead pipeCooking PotSurgical tubing Ammo: Ball bearings (added to leveled lists) Description: Vacuum provides pressure to the pipe that fires the bearings, pot used as reservoir and tubing sucks the bearings up. Fires crazy fast (faster than minigun) Very inaccurate, deadly in close range. Thats it for now (I could think this stuff up all day :biggrin: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockatanskiy Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Great ideas, dudes and dudettes! The Weed Whacker 3000! components:2 lawn mower bladescrutch2 surgical tubingtire ironlawn mower gas tankmotorcycle handbreakconductorwondergluebaseball 2 railroad spikes Fed up with the pansy-assed Ripper? Want something more cruel, unusual, and not lame? Enter the Weed Whacker 3000! It features 2 lawn mower blades attacked to a central baseball using glue. The ball is attached to the end of a crutch using spikes, and on your end of the crutch is a handbreak for control, a gas tank for fuel, and tire iron and conductor that act together as a wind-up ignition. Surgical tubing acts as a means to spin the 4-bladed whacker. We need someone that can actually design these kinds of models. Perhaps it would be easier to make meshes for junk weapons, since all the necessary items are already in the game. Could it just be a matter of manipulating and attaching the pieces together to make something new? Hell if I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobsause Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 few ideas I came up with are as follows: tooth brush shiv! broken bear bottle! scissors missing one blade wielded like a knife! sharpened spoon on a stick spear! block of wood with nails in it that would be throne at people like a grenade police flashlight used as a club sharpened metal with cloth handle sharpened shovel Edit: spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockatanskiy Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 I never played oblivion, but I know that it was medieval fantasy type stuff. Were there crossbows, or even regular bows in that game, and if so, could their sounds/textures/meshes be adopted for fallout 3? Bows and other such weapons really should be the weapon of choice among the wastelanders. Cheap, easy to make, and easy to make more ammo? After 200 years, who's still making 10mm rounds? But I bet the people of the wastes could still carve an arrow out of wood and stone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skotte Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I never played oblivion, but I know that it was medieval fantasy type stuff. Were there crossbows, or even regular bows in that game, and if so, could their sounds/textures/meshes be adopted for fallout 3? Bows and other such weapons really should be the weapon of choice among the wastelanders. Cheap, easy to make, and easy to make more ammo? After 200 years, who's still making 10mm rounds? But I bet the people of the wastes could still carve an arrow out of wood and stone... It had bows but the resources (sounds/textures/meshes) are strictly off-limits for use in FO3, Crossbows were added via mods so in theory they have a chance to be brought over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockatanskiy Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 I never played oblivion, but I know that it was medieval fantasy type stuff. Were there crossbows, or even regular bows in that game, and if so, could their sounds/textures/meshes be adopted for fallout 3? Bows and other such weapons really should be the weapon of choice among the wastelanders. Cheap, easy to make, and easy to make more ammo? After 200 years, who's still making 10mm rounds? But I bet the people of the wastes could still carve an arrow out of wood and stone... It had bows but the resources (sounds/textures/meshes) are strictly off-limits for use in FO3, Crossbows were added via mods so in theory they have a chance to be brought over Oh of course, we aren't allowed to use oblivion resources for the same reasons why modders can't package anchorage-related files, right? I hope someone out there is working on those crossbows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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