Unique Item Appearances

[slysnakes]

Theres only like two mods out there that give unique weapons and armor special appearances, like in New Vegas.
One of these mods, Unique Items - Unique Looks, have good looking uniques, but they don't change any of the unique dlc weapons and armor.
The other one is UWWUT, which most of the work done here is, to be honest, ugly. And it also misses some dlcs like the other mod does.

I would step up to the plate and give the items the unique appearances they deserve, but even if I could do good texture work, it probably wouldn't look much better than UWWUT. And it also seems like a daunting take to just make a unique texture for one weapon, as I've found personally.

If anyone wants to start a project like this, first of all, awesome, you're great, second, I'm willing to help out.

[mhahn123]

Well as you've already said it's an undertaking to create a new texture for even one model. That is most likely why there is a lack of mods for uniques in this game. Also the fact that any such endeavor is highly subject to personal taste. Can never please everyone.

 

You could do what myself and others have done, compile resources and make your own mod for personal use. It takes a bit of browsing but between FO3 and FNV Nexus I found more than enough material. New skins and/or models for all unique armors and weapons. Restored almost all of the cut content items as well. Including unused robot models and texture upgrades for all of the major faction armors. Even found custom pip boy icons for all of the weaps and some armors. And by merging other small mods into my own I was able to get a number of other cut items such as holotapes in the bargain.

 

I had to dig in and produce some content on my own, but more than 95% was just lying around on these sites ready to use.