How do i make a silencer mod?

[benford167]

So i was trying to make a silencer for a service rifle, i added the mod and everything. So i can add a varmint rifle silencer to the service rifle and it will become 'silenced' but i want the silencer to actually appear on the weapon model. Can someone tell me how to do this? (if it's even possible)

[Looca]

You'd need an extra model of the rifle with a silencer attached, if I'm not mistaken.

For example, the 10mm pistol has
Weapons\1HandPistol\10mmPistol.nif
and when you put a silencer on it, it uses
weapons\1handpistol\10mmpistolsilenced.nif
instead.
So you could take the silencer part of the varmint rifle mesh, put it on the service rifle, save that as a new mesh and put the path to it in the "Mod Info" tab in the GECK.

(Could be more complicated than that, what with 1st person meshes and such, but I think that's the gist of it - separate mesh.)

[benford167]

Oh I see, i just watched a video about how to make the new model and ill try adding a new service rifle with a silencer. Thanks for the help

[benford167]

You'd need an extra model of the rifle with a silencer attached, if I'm not mistaken.

 

For example, the 10mm pistol has

Weapons\1HandPistol\10mmPistol.nif

and when you put a silencer on it, it uses

weapons\1handpistol\10mmpistolsilenced.nif

instead.

So you could take the silencer part of the varmint rifle mesh, put it on the service rifle, save that as a new mesh and put the path to it in the "Mod Info" tab in the GECK.

 

(Could be more complicated than that, what with 1st person meshes and such, but I think that's the gist of it - separate mesh.)

Yeah this worked perfectly. I've literally been trying to do this for a month. I need to come to the forums more often, Thanks Looca xD