Mod Idea- Unholstered Weapons Prevent Idle Interactions

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If I had any clue how to make a mod... this would be my first. But I don't! So I'm posting this idea for the community, in hopes of it being found by someone with the skills to bring it to fruition.

 

Countless times while playing FO4, I've experienced irritating instances that I wished could have been prevented by simply having a weapon drawn. Not only would such a mod prevent stealth-breaking interactions with furniture and workbenches, it could also potentially prevent the player from drinking filthy water whilst trying to harvest meat from those darn floating mirelurk hatchlings. :mad:

 

Many times I've accidentally clicked on a piece of furniture or a workbench when trying to retrieve loot that has either fallen close to, clipped through or been placed by an interaction trigger point, including the bodies of fallen enemies. Sitting down unintentionally or hammering away at a workbench in the midst of covert ops is a real facepalm situation. :facepalm:

 

What's more, it would be nice to harvest plants and meat in water without fear of accidentally sucking up handfuls of sewage in the process. Anyone who has tried to grab the meat off a mirelurk hatchling in the water while its convulsing in its death throws (and had a deep draw from its habitat) knows exactly what I'm talking about. :pinch: :yucky: :sick:

 

Very much like the wearing of power armor prevents the wearer's ability to sit, craft and drink, wouldn't it be handy if having a weapon drawn could do the same? I sure think so. :yes:

 

Just say NO to sitting, sandboxing and slurping with weapons drawn. :down: That's the idea, anyway. You get the picture.

 

Honestly... it doesn't have anything to do with the weapons themselves. I'm just looking for a way to prevent certain things from happening at certain times and having a weapon drawn seemed like a logical & viable way to set a condition. Of course, I realize trying to harvest and loot with a Gatling Laser waving about in front of you isn't ideal. Perhaps a setting that prevents these actions while sneaking would also work, if having a weapon drawn is problematic? Seems feasible enough with a pistol or a dagger, IMO. But not everybody uses smallish weapons.