How to modify explosives (grenades, mines, nukes, etc) in FO4 Edit.

[Sillius_Maximus]

I am trying to make my own mod with FO4edit. I feel alot more comfortable in it than I do CK at the moment, so I guess its kind of "if it cant be done in FO4Edit, oh well for now".. IN probably most cases, I did attempt to find the answer on the CK website, or understand their documentation, but honestly to me- that sucks... my C# is boring as heck but explains stuff better.

 

If I understand, correctly here is what I have found so far. Im attempting to understand it all on a "Explain it like im 5" level, and then an example with.

On the left,

An explosive would show up under a few categories

1. Object effect
2. Explosion
3. Weapon

 

Category 1, Object Effect:

The relevant fields appear to be under FULL - Name, ENIT - Effect Data, Effects

FULL - Name: What its called in game, be it at a crafting station or vendor

ENIT - Effect Data:

    Enchantment Cost: ??

    Flags: ??

    Cast type:

          Fire and Forget: you throw it, shoot it and walk away as if it didnt happen.

          Scroll: ????

          Concentration: ???

    Target type:

          Touch ???

          Self ???

          actor ???

          location ??? Im not sure how they actually relate to explosions ??

    Effects:

         Base Effect: This is sort of "what damage, or how does it modify ___ does it posion, heal, irradiate?

         Magnitude: ???

         Area: The radius which is hit by this effect. Should match _____ Radius from Explosion Category.?

         Duration: How long does the effect do damage- 10 seconds, 30 seconds????

 

 

Category 2, Explosion:

The relevant fields appear to be under DATA-Data

    force: ???????

    Damage: Does it do 10 points of damage, or 100 points. depending on other factors, may scale..

    Inner Radius: Everyone in within this number, will receive the full 10 points of damage, subject to resistances what dothese numbers actually mean, can i think of them is inches,            feet, miles, meters, or bananas?

    Outer radius: Everyone between the inner radius number and this number will receive SOME of the 10 pts dmg

    IS Radius: ???????

    Flags: ????

          Ignore LOS Check: If an enemy is on the other side of the wall when the explosion happens, without this flag theywont suffer damage.

         Sound Level: ???? does this relate to Radius at all, meaning if someone was outside the radius for a LOUD sound theywould hear it, but if it was silent- no one would?

 

Category 3, Weapon:

The relevant fields appear to be under DNAM- Data, FNAM - FNAM

   DNAM:

      Min Range: ???

      Max Range:????

      Attack delay: Once you fire the bullet or throw the grenade when does damage actually start to be applied? inseconds?

      Flags:

          Player only: who can use it, can only NPCs use it, or only the player

          Non Hostile: If you throw it or shoot it in diamond city, well the guards attack you??

     Damage - Secondary???

     weight: does it weigh 5 pounds, 10 pounds, or weightless, or some halfsie?

     Sound Level: how loud is it, do the intended victims hear it before its too late, or never know something is coming?

     Animation attack seconds: then the explosive explodes, how long do the clouds remain?

FNAM

      Animation fire seconds: ????

      Override Projectile:????

 

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So where Am I trying to go with this?

Maybe I want a nuke, that makes no noise, has no animation but a larger area of effect?

Maybe I want a smoke grenade that when thrown doesn't aggro anyone, and equally fills up the area of 2 sanctuaryhouses equally for 20 seconds, ignoring LOS?

Maybe the grenade deals poison damage, and coats everyone in that poison look you get when being attacked bybloatflies, but how do I do that?