Weapon Smithing Redux – Edge
Tired of spending AI Cores on homemade weapons only to get outclassed by Scraphouse gear? This expansion mod makes your smithing actually worth it.
⚔️ Overview ⚔️
Crafting Redux Series is a modular overhaul of Kenshi’s armor and weapon crafting system. Its goal is to reduce blueprint clutter, organize armor and armour mods, and make crafting more intuitive—while preserving immersion and compatibility.
All core and expansion modules are conveniently available in one Steam Workshop Collection:
🔗: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3586168016
🔧 Features 🔧
• Adds Edge Type 4 Weapons: Unlock Edge Type 3 through research, then land a Critical Success in smithing to craft Edge Type 4, which outclass Scraphouse gear.
• Research Tree:
– Edgewalkers Weapon Smithing: 1 AI Core (down from 4)
– Edgewalkers Weapon Refinement: 1 AI Core, 1 Engineering Research, 1 Ancient Science Book
– Edgewalkers Weapon Expertise: 1 AI Core, 1 Engineering Research, 1 Ancient Science Book
• +10% cutting damage for homemade weapons means crafted Edge Type 3 weapons now match Scraphouse equivalents, and Edge Type 4 can exceed them.
🗝️ Requirements 🗝️
• The Edge Smthing expansion requires the Weapon Smithing Redux: Core module.
🔗 Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3585386517
If you haven’t tried it yet — you should. It takes all the messy blueprint clutter, separates weapons by type and grade, and just makes everything feel right. Think of it as giving your forge a much-needed organizational exorcism.
🧠 Vanilla Research Fix 🧠
This expansion also includes a small quality-of-life tweak: vanilla Weapon Smithing research now costs nothing and can only be unlocked once you complete the Redux versions.
That means no redundant research, no compatibility headaches — just clean integration.
💡 Why This Mod Exists 💡
Vanilla crafting is frustrating. You dump four AI Cores into research only to make weapons weaker than what a random vendor sells. This expansion fixes that by rewarding your investment:
• Guaranteed parity with Scraphouse gear (Edge 3 +10%)
• Rare Critical Success = powerful Edge 4
• Meitou Weapons remain untouched and special — Edge 4s are strong, but still a step below those legendary blades.
🎨 Textures 🎨
Edge Type 4 weapons use textures from Wolven Meitou Weapons by Hung Buddy:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2523834890
Textures were duplicated into new objects, so this mod stays fully compatible with the original. Huge thanks to Hung Buddy!
(If they prefer, I can remove the borrowed textures — just say the word.)
⚙ Compatibility ⚙
• Requires: Weapon Smithing Redux: Core
• Load Order:
1. 2PN8WeaponSmithingCore.mod
2. 2PN8WeaponSmithing.mod
• Compatible with all major weapon mods (including Wolven Meitou Weapons).
🧩 Developer’s Note 🧩
Across all its modules, Crafting Redux adds a lot of new content — this is just from the Core modules:
• Weapon Smithing: 9 Weapon Grades, 32 Weapon Types
• Armor Crafting: 4 Benches, 129 Armors
That’s 174 new entries between the two Cores alone. I’ve done my best to make sure every recipe works perfectly, but if you spot something missing or broken, please let me know in the comments — I’ll patch it up as soon as I can. 👍
💭 My Thoughts 💭
Meitou Weapons should stay mythical — something you find, not forge. This expansion gives dedicated smiths a satisfying capstone without breaking balance.
If you enjoy my mod, feel free to hit that 👍
Positive ratings let me know I’m doing a good job! 😊
I appreciate all feedback, so please leave a comment! I read every single one of them!
I’m also working on updating all my old mods, so I’d love it if you checked them out. They’re featured on my workshop page:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/2PercentNate/myworkshopfiles/?appid=233860
Permissions & Use
Feel free to translate, edit, chop up, deep fry, or otherwise modify my mods to your heart’s content. All of my mods are freely distributed. If you end up editing one, I’d really appreciate receiving credit with a link to the original mod. It’s not required, but it would make my day! 😊
[File: 2PN8WeaponSmithing.mod | ID: 3585386805]
