Version: Master Release 5.0 Release Date: 2010.02.19 Project Team: Mezmorki (lead), Kai Hohiro, jjgun, delamer, The 3rd Type FWE REQUIRES the following utilities + mod standards to work:
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OVERVIEW OF CHANGESFallout 3 Wanderers Edition (FWE) is a major overhaul mod for Fallout 3 that changes underlying game mechanics and adds new features to the game. The aim of the mod is to improving the challenge, sense of immersion, depth of gameplay, and range of options compared the vanilla game. Generally, you'll find the wasteland to be a more dynamic but far less forgiving place. FWE's development is guided by two objectives. The first is to enhance the First-Person-Shooter (FPS) elements of the game (while still preserving non-FPS options). This includes making combat faster paced, exciting, and more player-skill based. The second objective is to enhance the role-playing elements of the game by emphasizing choices and consequences, balance, character development, immersion, and the range of viable options. Both these objectives aim to increase the replay value of Fallout 3. OVERALL GOALS
CHARACTER
COMBAT
EQUIPMENT
SURVIVAL
ACTORS
IMMERSION
SUPPORT
For an in-depth description of these changes, please refer to the Detailed Description section. RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX INSTALLATIONUpgrading to FWE 5.0 from Prior VersionsFWE 5.0 reflects a significant change in the structure of the mod. The new in-game FWE Control Panel renders many of the optional mods unneccesary. To ensure a clean upgrade, please perform the following steps:
NEW INSTALL INSTRUCTIONSFOMOD VersionFallout Wanderers Edition is available as a FOMOD download that will quickly allow you to install (or uninstall) FWE using the Fallout Mod Manager. Once you have downloaded the FOMOD version, extract the .fomod file your Fallout3FOMMMods folder. Launch FOMM and go to the package manager. You should see the Fallout3 Wanderers Edition file listed. Select the file and choose 'activate' to begin your install. Follow the on-screen instructions. Manual VersionFallout Wanderers Edition is also distributed as a 'FOMOD-ready' install package, allowing you to make your own FOMOD or manually install the file. It is HIGHLY recommended that you still use the Fallout Mod Manager's 'Package Manager' feature to install FWE. Following this method will make FWE much easier to uninstall as well. Please follow the install instructions carefully:
Load OrderRefer to the 'Load Order + Compatiblity' Section Below Starting the GameWhen you start a new game, after the opening video, the 'birth scene' will begin playing normally. Towards the end of the birth scene you will be prompted to 'continue dreaming' (which will allow you to play through the remainder of the Vault 101 starting sequence) or 'Wake Up!' If you choose to wake up, you will find yourself in an empty shack (not in Vault 101). This is the begenning of the integrated 'Alternative Start' mod. There is a computer you need to activate that will let you choose your initial name, SPECIAL, skills, starting karma, race, and your 'history.' The different histories determine where you start the game and what equipment you have. While setting up your character, a number of scripts will be initializing in the background. The primary needs scripts in particular will eventually prompt you to define the configuration settings. See the 'RI - Primary Needs readme.html' readme in the mod-readme folder for more information. After setting up your character, sleep on the mattress and you're new Fallout 3 experience will begin! Mod StartupWhen you either leave Vault 101 after the intro sequence, or sleep in the alternate start bed and wake-up, and number of mod quest messages and pop-up menu's will appear as many of FWE's included features initialize for the first time. Please be patient as this sequence runs, and be sure to read all the messages so you know understand how the mods work. RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX INCLUDED FILES + PLUGINSFO3 Wanderers Edition contains a number of different files that are required or optional. Once you extract FWE archive, you should see the followig files and folders in your fallout3data folder:
Optional ModulesThere are a number of optional modules and support plugins for FWE. These are described more extensively in the 'Detailed Description' section of the readme. A brief description is provided here:
RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX LOAD ORDER + COMPATIBLITYCompatiblityFWE is a large overhaul, and changes many aspects of the game. Gamesettings, weapons, armor, equipment, ammo, and many other types of records are modified by FWE. In general, remember that if two mods edit the same thing, which ever mod load later in your load order will 'override' the mods that load before. If you are worried about FWE's compatiblity with another mod you are using, here are some suggestions:
FWE is designed to work alongside other popular mods, including Mart's Mutant Mod, Weapon Mod Kits, FOOK, Energy Visuals Enhanced, and Project Beauty. For complete coverege using FWE alongside these mods, please refer to the Fallout Interoperability Program at the Fallout3 Nexus. In addition, the load order section (below), provides a sample load order to get you started using FWE with other major mods. In addition, you can refer to the FWE Incompatibility List for specific mod issues. Load OrderThe following is a suggested load order for using FWE with art's Mutant Mod (MMM), Weapon Mod Kits (WMK), Energy Visuals Enhanced (EVE), and Project Beauty (PB): ---------------------------------------------------- OFFICIAL MASTERS FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty.esp (FROM FOIP)
RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWhy does the game crash when it tries to load the main menu?This is usually the result of an installed mod (FWE or something else) looking for a required master file which is not present. For instance, not installing or using CRAFT and CALIBR with FWE will cause the game to crash on startup. Loading your load order in FO3Edit will provide an error log that tells you which master files are missing. What are these BIG, RED, TRIANGLES and exlamation points that I'm seeing?These means that you are missing models or texture files that FWE or another mod requires, or that you didn't install them to the correct location. For FWE, make sure you have installed the models + textures correctly. Why does the pip-boy say my weapon is doing like 1467 damage!? (or some other absurd number)This is a problem with the pipboy display itself, in that it doesn't correctly show weapon damage, particularly for multi-projectile rapid fire weapons, like auto-shotguns. Use the integrated 'weapon scanner mod' (see detailed description section) to display the true weapon stats. This mod is great and all, but I really hate (inset feature/change of your choice here). Is there a way to remove this part of the mod?FWE includes an in-game 'Control Panel' that let's you customize, enable, or disable many of FWE's core features and gameplay changes. See the 'Control Panel' section for full coverage on how to use the control panel and the availavble options. Why use FWE versus downloading the mods individually?Integrating these mods together provides an opportunity to resolve conflicts among many mods that may not appear to be conflict with each other, but in fact are. In addition, it provides a consistent reference for rebalancing the gameplay experience. Can I use 'such and such mod' with FWE?FWE changes many aspects of the game, and compatibility is always an issue. The best way to answer the question yourself is to download and use FO3Edit to check for errors and conflicts. One of the integrated mods has been updated, will you update the version in FWE to this newer version?This is always a tricky question, and the answer is that it depends. In the course of integrating mods, many have been tweaked or adjusted for compatibility or balance reasons, which may make updating to a newer version more difficult. In some cases, the mods have been substantially altered overtime to the extent that they have effectively 'forked' from the original mod, and updating is no longer needed or practical. RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX CREDITS + CONTRIBUTIONSINTEGRATED MOD CREDITSFallout 3 Wanderers Edition is the result of a lot of hardwork from a number of modders. While FWE increasingly creates its own unique content and features, the mod is built on a platform that successfully integrates over 70 individual mods into a coherent package. It is these modders that ultimately deserve the bulk of the credit for their innovative ideas, time, and willingness to improve the game. The following list contains the mods and authors that were utilized, integrated, or modified, or were a source of inspiration for FWE's development.
RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX CONTRIBUORSA number of individuals have contributed directly to FWE's development, from creating new content and playtesting, to fixing bugs and providing support for FWE's users. Without these individuals, this mod would not be nearly as successful as it is. In approximate chronological order:
RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX RECOMMENDED MODSA number of other mods were used alongside FWE during it's development. Using these mods in conjunction with FWE is HIGHLY recommended. These mods are not included in FWE for a number of reasons, including: being complex mods in their own right; the authors did not wish their works to be included; or the mods addressed different aspects of Fallout 3 and were not appropriate to include in FWE. Recommended mods include: Darn's UI ..................................... by Darn Overhauls the entire in-game menu system, getting rid of console-itis in the process Martigen's Mutant Mod ......................... by Martigen Adds new monsters and variations, increases number of spawns, and more. This is an ESSENTIAL mod to be used along side FWE. Weapon Mod Kits ............................... by Antistar This mod adds new 'mods' to the game, like scopes and laser sights, that you can attach to most of the original weapons. Energy Visuals Enhanced ............................... by WJS This mod greatly improves the weapon models/textures and visual effects for energy weapons. Compatible with FWE via FOIP. Robco Certified ............................... TheTalkieToaster Perk tree allowing you to build + command robots. Makes the science skill more important. Wasteland Whisperer ........................... TheTalkieToaster Perk tree allowing you to tame + command animals. Makes the speech skill serve a purpose. RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX FWE CONTROL PANELUsing the Control PanelFWE features a “Control Panel,” which is an in-game menu system for controlling or adjusting many of the game mechanic changes and balance changes. Using the Control Panel, you will be able to tweak nearly every aspect of FWE’s mechanics to suit your preferred playstyle or level of difficulty. The “FWE Control Panel” is located under the apparel section of your inventory. Click on the item, and the menu will open. Note that this does not unequip your currently equipped armor. For pre-FWE 5.0 users, you will notice that many of the individual “config tools” (i.e. the Bullet Time config tool) are no longer visible in your inventory. These menu’s have been integrated with FWE’s main control panel under the “Ability / Hotkey Configs” section (see below) The information below describes the structure and options available to you through the control panel. You should also refer to the FWE Detailed Descriptions of Changes section for a description of the specific changes made under control panel section.
An Important Note!Many of the FWE Control Panel's options work by using globals to set specific gamesettings. Due to the way that Fallout's engine works, gamesettings are not saved into your save games (like globals are) and need to be reset each time the game loads. FWE's control panel remembers your globals settings and re-loads the correct gamesettings each time you play. However, this means that any mods you load alongside FWE that alter the same gamesettings won't work correctly, since their change will be overridden on the fly by FWE's control panel. RETURN TO TOP | RETURN TO INDEX LEGAL + CONTACT INFORMATIONLegal InformationYou may NOT redistribute Fallout 3 Wanderers Edition in any form, including its original form, in a modified form, or as part of a compilation or other package. FWE contains the work and assets of other modder's, so unauthorized use of FWE also goes against the wishes and preferences of FWE's contributing authors. You ARE free to make any modifications to FWE for personal use, provided they are not re-distributed in any format or manner. Contact InformationIf you have any questions, please contact (PM) me at the Official Bethesda forums or on the Fallout 3 Nexus forums. Official Bethesda Forum Fallout 3 Nexus (Download) |
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Contents
- 6 Power Armor Overhaul
- 7 Equipment Tweaks
- 9 Repair Overhaul
Integrated Weapon Scanner [Credit: Kai Hohiro]
With changes to global damage and the weapon stat changes (describd below), the normal pip-boy dispay for weapon damage becomes very unreliable. FWE integrates Kai Hohiro's 'Pip-Boy Weapon Stat' mod , which allows you to quickly view the base stats for weapons, including damage, fire rate, spread, and AP consumption.
To use the scanner, equip a weapon for which you want to view the stats and hit the weapon scanner hotkey (default S-key). You can change the hotkey settings for the weapon scanner by opening the FWE control panel and going to 'Sub-Mod Configs > Weapon Scanner'
Weapon Re-balance
- All weapons (including new additions, see below) were completely rebalanced, using T3T's Weapon Tweaks as a platform for additional tweaks.
- You will find that all weapons are more accurate and do slightly more damage compared to the original weapon balance. This is in addition to the global damage increase described above.
- Spread modifers for all weapons were adjusted and standardized by class of weapons (i.e. SMG, assault rifle, rifle, etc.)
- AP costs for all weapons tweaked. You will be able to fire less shots in VATS for many of the higher powered weapons, while others have had their AP costs reduced.
Projectile Weapons
- Properties based more on 'real world' physics.
- The 10mm round was used as a benchmark for adjusting individual weapon damage, and now does 20 base damage. Higher caliber weapons do scales up in damage (proportionally by kinetic energy) to the sniper rifle which does 75 base damage.
- The critical damage of projectile weapons is typically 50% that of the base damage. Some projectile weapons with rarer round types (i.e. .44 magnum) do additional crit damage or have higher crit probabilities.
- The speed and range of projectile weapons has been tweaked. Pistol cartridges are capped at 10,000 range (same as VATS engagement distance) while rifle rounds shoot much further. Pistol rounds are also slower, making them less effective over longer distances.
- Automatic weapons have a greatly reduced durability to reflect their more temperamental nature. Simpler weapons (like a .32 pistol or shotgun) have higher durability.
Energy Weapons
- Energy weapons generally do more damage than originally. Their crit damage and crit chance is higher than projectile weapons.
- Laser weapons shoot very far, very fast, very accurately.
- Clip sizes for most energy weapons reduced, forcing more reloads.
- The durability of energy weapons is significantly reduced compared to projectile weapons to offset their increased power.
Explosive Weapons
- Explosion damage and radius increased noticeably for most explosion types [credit: Realistic Explosions]
- Plasma explosions have higher damage but a smaller radius, fragmentation explosions have a wider radius but less damage.
- Explosive 'ammo' (i.e. grenades, thrown grenades, mines) are targetable in and out VATS [credits: Explosive Explosives]
- Added an explosion knockdown effect, inspired by Pararaptor's Explosive Knockdown mod. Most explosives now have chance to knock players, NPC's, and creatures down. This chance is based on the average strength and endurance of the actors in the explosion radius. With a 1 END/STR average, the knockdown occurs 100% of the time, scaling down to a 10% chance at 10 STR/END.
Melee Weapons
- Knockdown effect added to the super sledge weapons, although the chance of knockdown is less than for explosions.
Unique Weapons
- Nearly every unique weapon now has a unique texture or model, and have been extensively tweaked to fill new and unique roles.
- Missing Unique Weapons added to game. These are hand placed throughout the wasteland [credits: Missing Unique Weapons]
New Weapons
FWE integrates a heavily tweaked version of Classic Fallout Weapons [Credits: War1982], which adds dozens of new weapons to the game, in addition to a few other new weapons, all occuring in prior fallout games. New items appear in loot containers, on NPC's, and in vendor lists. New ammunition types (CALIBR supported) are added to the game.
In addition, most new weapons feature new 'pip-boy' style icons [credit: The 3rd Type]
Small Guns
- Shotguns: HK CAWS, Pancor Jackhammer, Shotgun
- SMGs: PN P90c, Tommy Gun, M3a1 Grease Gun
- Pistols: .223 Pistol, Desert Eagle, 14mm Pistol, PPK12 Gauss Pistol (credit to Einherjrar et al.)
- Rifles: HK G11, HK G11 E, FN FAL, XL3OE3, M72 Gauss Rifle (credit to Einherjrar et al.)
Big Guns
- Bozar, L86 LSW, M60 Machine Gun
Energy Weapons
- Pistols: Wattz 1000 Pistol, Magneto Laser Pistol, Pulse Pistol, Glock 86 Plasma Pistol (credit to DaiShi)
- Rifles: Wattz 2000 Rifle, Winchester P94 Plasma Rifle, Turbo Plasma Rifle, Pulse Rifle
Melee + Thrown Weapons
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- Rocks, Motoltov Cocktails, Cattle Prod, Wakizashi
Armor Rebalance + Additions
- Max DR raised to 95%
- Missing Unique Armors are added to game, these are hand placed throughout the wasteland [credits: Missing Unique Armors mod].
- All armors are rebalanced and tweaked to improve the range of valid armor choices [based on: MR Armor Rebalance]
- Many 'light' armors are significantly less heavy and are are well-suited to sneaky types.
- Other armors increasingly weight more for the amount of protection they provide.
- New Advanced Combat Armor [Credit: Prometheus_ts], which adds three new sets of armor, in both Talon Merc and normal wasteland varieties. This includes Combat Armor Light, Combat Armor Mark II, and Combat Armor Mark II Heavy, and a new masked and unmasked combat helmet. You'll notice the talon versions appearing on the Talon Merc's, which adds to the diversity of their armor. The non-talon varieties will appear in vendor lists.
Night Vision [Credit: delamer]
FWE includes a simple night vision feature. When wearing power armor helmets, recon armor helmets, or the stealth armor helm (if using Operation Anchorage), you can now turn on night vision using a hotkey. There are two stages of night vision depending on the ambient brightness level. If wearing power armor on your body, night vision does not require any power to operate. If not using Power Armor, night vision drains a small amount of energy cells over time. The hotkey and energy use rates are configurable. Open the FWE Control Panel and go to 'Sub-Mod Configs > Night Vision
Power Armor Overhaul
FWE completly overhauls power armor, in terms of acquisition, training, repair, and armor stats.
Obtaining Power Armor and Training
Regular (non-unique) power armor looted that you find in the wastes or loot from enemies can no longer be worn immediately. It must be carried back to a workbench and CRAFTe’d into a “fitted” version that your player can wear. This change applies to regular power armor, brotherhood armor, enclave armor, outcast armor, tesla armor, and hellfire armor (if using the Broken Steel DLC). Both the body armor and the helmet must be fitted.
Once power armor has been fitted at a workbench, it can be worn immediately, even without the power armor training perk. However, without training you will suffer additional agility, perception, and weight penalties when wearing power armor. Acquiring basic power armor training (through the usually methods or those added by the integrated “more ways to obtain power armor training mod) removes these extra penalties and provides additional benefits.
Finally, an Advanced PA Training perk has been added as a level 12 perk requiring 7+ END that can be selected during level up, and which provides additional benefits. The breakdown of power armor training benefits is as follows:
No PA Training:
Armor only accounts for 50% of its weight
-3 to AGL
-1 PER
no STR or other bonuses.
Basic Power Armor Training:
Armor accounts fully for its weight,
-1 to AGL
+1 STR
+1 PER
Adv. Training:
Armor accounts fully for its weight
No agility penalty
+2 STR
+2 PER
+1 END
Alternative Power Armor Training (by Gryphon)
This feature adds a number of alternative ways to achieve power armor training aside from the usual Brotherhood of Steel route. This is essential for starting histories that don't let you follow the normal main quest. Highlight the space below to see spoilers for what these other means of obtaining training are:
- Branchtender Linden's reward for the Oasis Quest
- Graining the Outcasts trust
- A book near the Medic Power armor
- A terminal near the T-51B power armor
Power Armor Stat Changes (Armor/Helmet)
*** Note that power armor continues to provide extra effects specific to their type (i.e. hellfire armor continues to provide fire resist)
T-45d / Brotherhood Power Armor
Weight: 100 / 5
DR: 65 / 10
Condition: 1000 / 75
Outcast Power Armor
Weight: 100 / 5
DR: 65 / 10
Condition: 1200 / 100
Enclave Power Armor Mark II
Weight: 80 / 5
DR: 70 / 15
Condition: 1500 / 120
Tesla Power Armor
Weight: 60 / 5
DR: 55 / 10
Condition: 950 / 60
T-51b Power Armor
Weight: 110 / 10
DR: 75 / 10
Condition: 1800 / 150
Enclave Power Armor Mark I
Weight: 110 / 10
DR: 80 / 15
Condition: 1600 / 130
Hellfire Power Armor
Weight: 120 / 10
DR: 75 / 15
Condition: 2000 / 200
Repairing Power Armor
Repairing power armor uses other suits of power armor or fusion batteries (for the suit) and sensor modules (for the helm).In addition, you can CRAFT a power armor repair kit at a workbench. These repair kits are made from 3 scrap metals, 1 abraxo cleaner, and 1 conductor, and will yield two power armor repair kits. You need at LEAST 50 repair skill in order to CRAFT the repair kit.
Disabling Power Armor Fitting Requirements
You can disable the Power Armor fitting requirements, allowing you to immediately wear looted power armor (provided you have the basic training perk) by going to the FWE Control Panel > FWE Settings > Power Armor. You will no longer be able to create fitted PA suits, but you can wear found power armor normally provided you have basic training.
Equipment Tweaks
Weapon Condition
- Starting at 80% condition, there is a 0.1% chance of a weapon jamming, to 10% at 10% condition.
- When reloading, there is a chance the weapon will jam. 1% at 50% condition, to 25% at 10% condition.
- Weapon condition has a slightly greater effect on fire rate for automatic weapons, with slower rates of fire at progressively lower conditions.
- Reduced equipment condition degradation rates [credit: XFO]. Damage to weapon and armor condition is roughly halved. This option is configurable:
Equipment Wear Rates Control Panel Options ( Combat > Wear Rates ) Option 1 - Very Low Wear Rates - 12x slower Option 2 - Low Wear Rates (FWE Default) - 6x slower Option 3 - Moderate Wear Rates - 2x slower Option 4 - High Wear Rates (Vanilla Default) |
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Medical Equipment
Various items of medical equipment now provides a bonus to your medicine skill when combined at a workbench into a medical kit. Combining a Bonesaw, Scalpal, Forcepts, Tweezers, and a Toolkit at the workbench creates a 'Medical Kit' misc item that provides +10 to your medical skill when in your inventory.
Item Values
Full rebalance of item values, in particular weapons and food/chem items. Weapons are typically worth 2-4 times LESS caps than previously, reflecting the relative abundance of weapons across the capitol waste. Many over priced food items are reduced in value (in particular pre-war foods) and the value of many drugs were reduced as well. This contributes to an improved economy and makes accumulating mountains of caps more challenging.
Misc Items
The weights for most miscellaneous items has been tweaked and adjusted for better reflect real world weights [credits: Miscellaneous items Fix].
FWE includes T3T's Misc Item Icons mod, which adds new pip-boy style icons for many misc items in the game.
A configurable option has been added to control the rarity of misc items in loot, containers, and vendors.
Misc Item Rarity Control Panel Options ( Loot Settings > Misc Supplies Rarity ) Option 1 - Abundant Loot (Vanilla) Option 2 - Less Loot (FWE Default) Option 3 - Rare Loot |
Ammo Overhaul
Ammo now has weight [Credit: Weighted Ammo Mod] when held in your inventory. Now you can't carry an entire ammo supply dump around with you. Ammo weight is applied to used CALIBR ammo types as well. Ammo weight is as follows:
- 0.01 lbs : Darts; BB Ammo; 5mm
- 0.03 lbs : 10mm; .32 Caliber; Small Energy Cell; Alien Power Cell; 5.56mm; Microfusion Cell; Electron Charges; Flamer Fuel
- 0.05 lbs : 44 Magnum; .308 Caliber; Rail Spikes
- 0.10 lbs : Shotgun Shell; Mesmetron Cell
- 1.00 lbs : Missile
- 3.00 lbs : Mini Nuke
The weight of the different ammo's appears in their item name in the pip-poy [credits: DAV Weighted Ammo Weight].
The total weight of ammo carried can be seen by looking at the < Ammo Supply > item in your misc items tab.
You can DISABLE ammo weight by opening the FWE Control Panel and going to 'FWE Feature Settings > Ammo Weight' and choosing the disable ammo weight option.
Ammo is typically 2-3 times more valuable. This makes ammo a significant commodity for trading.
Ammo is now much less common (by default) throughout the wasteland, including ammo found at vendors, in loot containers, and on NPC's. This option is configurable:
Ammo Rarity Control Panel Options ( Loot Settings > Ammo Rarity ) Option 1 - Abundant Ammo (Vanilla) - Chance none ~25% Option 2 - Common Ammo - Chance none ~40% Option 3 - Limited Ammo (FWE Default) - Chance none ~66% Option 4 - Uncommon Ammo - Chance none ~75% Option 5 - Rare Ammo - Chance none ~90% |
Repair Overhaul
Cross Repair
The range of items available to repair armor and weapons is greatly expanded [credits: Repair Rethought].
- Many weapons and armor are now cross-repairable with logical counterparts.
- Schematic-built weapons repairable with original parts
- Clothing and leather armor repairable with fabric items and wonderglue
- Weapons and metal armors repairable with scrap metal
- Wooden stuff repairable with wooden stuff
Scrap Metal
Changed the role of scrap metal for use in repairing weapons and armor. Scrap metal is no longer used in the repair lists. Instead, you must use the workbench to CRAFT 'repair parts' out of scrap metal. You will gain this ability once your repair skill reaches level 50, at which point TWO scrap metals will yield TWO repair parts. At repair skill 75, two scrap metals will yield three repair parts, and at skill 100 four repair parts. The weight of scrap metal has been increased from 1.0 to 1.5. Repair parts weigh 0.5, so converting scrap metal into repair parts is a weight effecient solution.
Toolkit
You can now CRAFT a tool-kit at a workbench by combing a lunchbox with a hammer, wrench, scissors, and iron. The 'toolbox' will provide +10 to your repair skill when held in your inventory.
Other Repair Changes
Standing next to a workbench provides an addition +10 to your repair skill [credits: Haldur's Improved Workbench].
Tweaked the repair gamesettings. You can now repair weapon armor condition the same level as your repair skill. For example, in the original fallout, 50 repair skill let you repair things to 70% condition, and in prior FWE versions only to 30% condition. Now with 50 repair skill you can repair to 50% condition.
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The base cost for repair has been reduced, from 2x down to 1.25x base weapon cost. In conjunction with the broad price reductions for weapons and armor, it should be more feasible to use vendors to repair.