FO4 | How To Make: CUSTOM WEAPONS | Modding Tutorial

Lets mod Fallout 4! If you like the video, don't forget to Like and Subscribe!

𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...

____________________________________________________________________
Required Tools:

- Blender (or other 3D modeling software) https://www.blender.org/download/
- Substance Painter (or texturing alternative) https://www.adobe.com/products/substa...
- Photoshop (or gimp) https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/b...
- PyNifly Blender Addon https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
- Nifskope https://github.com/niftools/nifskope/...
- B.A.E https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
- Fallout 4 Creation Kit https://store.steampowered.com/app/19...
- Fallout Material Editor https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mo...
- Texture Works DDS Plugin https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout76/m...
____________________________________________________________________
Leave me a comment letting me know what you want to see in the future!

  / longsfellow  
If you want to support the channel directly, consider signing up for the Patreon! Gain access to behind the scenes videos, models from the series, high quality backgrounds, and more!

You can find my work here:
Nexus: https://www.nexusmods.com/users/82240498
Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/noahlong0313
____________________________________________________________________
00:00 - Intro
02:22 - Required Software
07:54 - Getting Nif File
11:16 - Installing PyNifly Addon
12:29 - Importing Reference Nif
15:25 - Modeling
21:34 - Nif Export
23:45 - Substance Painter Export
24:46 - Vertex Painting
27:03 - Export
30:22 - High Poly (Optional)
31:59 - File Setup
33:10 - ID Map (Vertex Paint Map)
34:18 - Baking (w/o High Poly)
36:04 - Baking (with High Poly)
38:29 - Using ID Map
40:01 - Output Template
43:45 - Export
44:49 - Convert to DDS
44:53 - Photoshop Intel DDS Plugin
46:01 - Converting the Textures
49:41 - Folder Structure
51:20 - Download Material Editor
52:31 - Getting the Reference Material
54:22 - Adding the Textures
55:27 - Editing the Material
58:50 - Swapping Parts in the NIF
01:03:36 - Branches
01:04:38 - Shader Property
01:06:16 - Adding Textures & Materials
01:16:08 - Loading the Masters
01:18:22 - Creating the Weapon
01:20:16 - Cleaning the Weapon
01:22:14 - Creating a new Keyword
01:22:53 - Creating the Weapon Parts
01:23:35 - Creating the Misc Mod
01:25:33 - Creating the Weapon Mod
01:29:28 - Creating the Crafting Recipe
01:32:31 - Adding Mods to the Weapon
01:39:09 - Putting the Weapon in the World
01:39:32 - Leveled Lists
01:42:15 - Manual World Placement
01:44:31 - NPC Inventory
01:46:21 - Muzzle Attachments Fix
01:48:35 - Testing In Game
01:52:08 - Outro