Is it possible to script a weapon to use more than one ammo type?

[GimmeBackMyMoney]

I want to change the Gauss Rifle so that it uses both 2mm ECs added by Classic Fallout Weapons but also uses 4 MFCs per shot for its sheer firepower. Is there any way to program the weapon so that:

 

After 20 shots (i.e. a clip of 20 2mm ECs), the player reloads the weapon by replacing the clip on left side of the weapon.

Between each shot, the player places a new MFC in the right side of the weapon.

If there are no 2mm ECs in the player's inventory, a little pip-boy message in the top left-hand corner says "You need 2mm EC rounds to fire this weapon!"

 

In addition, would it be possible to display the secondary ammo usage?

 

Finally, on a side-note, how would I go about adding a note to the player's pipboy when they pick up a particular weapon for the first time only?

[McclaudEagle]

To allow a weapon to use more than one type of round, you must make the weapon use an Ammo List rather than a single ammo type. An ammo list is a list of ammunition that can be used for certain guns. An example would be that if the 9mm Pistol only used 9mm Rounds, you could add a 9mm Magnum Round to a 9mm ammo list, make the gun use that ammo list, and you would then have a 9mm Pistol that uses both rounds.

 

I don't know about the rest though.

[GimmeBackMyMoney]

Thanks Eagle, that alone was helpful. I might only be able to achieve the rest using NVSE.

[Cyberlazy]

Hmmm, There might be a way with adding a script to the weapon that on fire it uses MFC rounds and sets its ammolist to 'none' if theres none left...

 

Personaly, Id use how Classic fallout weapons does it: You make 2mm EC rounds outta lead + 2 MFC cells.

Hence, they are not really 2mm EC rounds, but a 'whole package' that includes the round and MFC cells to fire it.

[GimmeBackMyMoney]

Yeah, that's how the original 2mm ECs were done - they contained the round AND the battery.

 

I might just stick to changing its ammo type or creating a new type called "2mm MFC" which is essentially an MFC battery with the round, then change the mesh to get rid of the clip on the right side. Makes more sense that way, I can't believe I didn't apply Occam's Razor sooner.

 

Thanks, by the way. Problem solved.

Edited October 25, 2011 by GimmeBackMyMoney