Buffing the Westside Militia

[Manan6619]

So, I run IWS and FOOK. Because of this, Westside is surrounded by Fiends, a good number of which with better stats and armor than those in the vanilla game. Said Fiends tend to wander into Westside and engage the local militia, whom they mow over and follow into town. From there, half of the town practically gets massacred until I help. Quite the waste of life, no?

 

Backstory aside, here's my request/issue. The Westside Militia are totally underequipped in the vanilla game - they only spawn with leather armor and single shotguns. Haven't seen anything else out of them. Weak.

 

What I'd like to see done is someone make them a bit stronger in order to compete with the Fiends, perhaps via some leveled lists or something. I'd like their health/stats increased slightly, as well as the chance for them to spawn with different things besides leather armor and single shotguns. I'd like their equipment to be good, but not great - if they're given combat armor or better, you've gone too far. Weapons I'm not quite as sure on. Try to keep things less powerful than a trail carbine, I suppose. However, if a minor explosive weapon or two was added, that would be alright(I.E. grenade rifle). That's all - What do you guys think?

 

EDIT: I'd also like to avoid melee weapons unless a new specialist NPC can be added to spawn as part of the Westside Militia; I doubt their stats are geared towards melee as they are, and even if they were buffed up, they'd need at least reinforced metal armor and a bumper sword to take on the Fiends(some of whom have plasma rifles, remember) and have hope to come out alive. They'd need way too strong of armor and weapons to make sense for a militia to be of any good, so they'd be better off sticking to guns.

Edited June 23, 2014 by Manan6619

[blaze1514]

I tend to not go to Westside for whatever reason. I can however see your point, What if they were equipped with the some of the following.

 

Armors-----

Lather Armor (DT 7)

Lightweight Lather Armor (DT 8------DLC

Explorers Gear (DT 8

Geko-backed Leather Armor (DT 10)-DLC

Leather Armor Reinforced (DT 10)

And Lightweight Metal Armor (12 DT)-DLC

 

Weapons by DPS not DAM----

(projectiles)

.357 Revolver DPS 45.5

Hunting rifle DPS 49.3

Cowboy Repeater DPS 54.2

Police Pistol DPS 60 -----------DLC

10mm Pistol DPS 60.5

Service rifle 75.6

Lever action shotgun DPS 84.9

(Melee)

Police Baton DPS 27.7

Machete DPS 33

Tire Iron DPS 34.6

Baseball Bat DPS 36.3

Edited June 23, 2014 by blaze1514

[Manan6619]

I tend to not go to Westside for whatever reason. I can however see your point, What if they were equipped with the some of the following.

 

Armors-----

Lather Armor (DT 7)

Lightweight Lather Armor (DT 8------DLC

Explorers Gear (DT 8

Geko-backed Leather Armor (DT 10)-DLC

Leather Armor Reinforced (DT 10)

And Lightweight Metal Armor (12 DT)-DLC

 

Weapons by DPS not DAM----

(projectiles)

.357 Revolver DPS 45.5

Hunting rifle DPS 49.3

Cowboy Repeater DPS 54.2

Police Pistol DPS 60 -----------DLC

10mm Pistol DPS 60.5

Service rifle 75.6

Lever action shotgun DPS 84.9

(Melee)

Police Baton DPS 27.7

Machete DPS 33

Tire Iron DPS 34.6

Baseball Bat DPS 36.3

You're on the right track. For armors I'd like to avoid using valuable/rare/one-of-a-kind/hard-to-get/etc. DLC items, especially the gecko-backed leather armor given that it requires going to Zion and killing a ton of geckos to get normally. But yes - those guns would work. I unfortunately forgot to add in the OP the I wanted to avoid melee weapons unless it were possible to add new specialist-type NPCs into the militia; this is because even if they were properly buffed up with the other things, going after fiends with melee weapons besides ones that are OP for them(Super sledges, etc.)would still result in them being mowed over. I'll add that now ^^;;

[blaze1514]

Well I am finishing the Geck tutorial (rather slowly though). If someone wants to do this now and get it done that would be fine, It seems to be something rather easy to do. If no one does it, I will attempt when my I am done with the tutorial (but that may be a while, as i seem to be procrastinating a lot).

[TheCourier13]

Already did it, I changed the template inventory to reinforced leather armor, riot shotguns and threw in 10 MM sub machine guns for the heck of it(Though that turned out to be unnecessary), problem solved, LOL.

I run IWS and Factions Reloaded Merge, and was getting sick of seeing them get slaughtered all the time.

[Manan6619]

Already did it, I changed the template inventory to reinforced leather armor, riot shotguns and threw in 10 MM sub machine guns for the heck of it(Though that turned out to be unnecessary), problem solved, LOL.

 

I run IWS and Factions Reloaded Merge, and was getting sick of seeing them get slaughtered all the time.

Add a little more variety, take away the riot shotguns but still give them decent weapons, then release as a mod and give us think link...? Pleeeaaassee? :D

Edited July 7, 2014 by Manan6619

[TheCourier13]

Sorry, too lazy to do all that, it works for me. I can upload it and let people tinker with it however they want, though.

[Manan6619]

Sorry, too lazy to do all that, it works for me. I can upload it and let people tinker with it however they want, though.

Hey, what the heck - looks like nobody else is willing to do anything - if you did, I'd appreciate it :)

[Notamungus]

I just learned how to add a variety of weapon possibilities for a mod I'm making for personal use, so I may be able I help you out there. I myself could use this mod too

[TheCourier13]

Here you go: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/56437/?