Weapon plans vs weapon mods, what's the difference?

[blakdeth]

While browsing vendors, I noticed that I can purchase plans for weapon components and mods for weapons, but I'm not sure what the difference is.

For example, I can purchase a plan for a night-vision scope, but I also see there is a mod that includes a night-vision scope for the same type of weapon.

Is the idea to purchase the plan to unlock the ability to craft the mod? If so, I assume I am to keep the mod in my inventory so that I may add it to my weapon?

[ShirtlessGoldblum]

mods are one time use

[Halcyform]

Plans for mods are something you can learn and you'll find those mods available in the crafting window when you are making/modifying a weapon. You can attach these mods to as many weapons as you want (if applicable) as long as you have the materials for it.

Mods are ready made items you attach to a weapon. Single use.

The plans are what you want. If you see a mod that you don't have plans for yet, then get it until you can find the plans for it.

[blakdeth]

I appreciate the advice. So once I attach a mod, it's gone?

[Halcyform]

Originally posted by blakdeth:

I appreciate the advice. So once I attach a mod, it's gone?

You can take it off in the crafting window and store it in stash if you want.

However, if you scrap the weapon before removing the mod, the mod will be destroyed.

[Stardustfire]

simple spoken:
if you buy a mod its a upgrade kid that includes the material and the knowledge needed to aply this mod onetimes on a weapon.
if you buy a mod plan, and after you learned it, you have the ability to build this mod on as many (corosponding) weapons/armors as you want but you need the material and mostly the correct perk cards to do so.
if you see a mod plan at a NPC vendor there is a good chance you cant learn the mod by scraping.

[BizarreMan]

Originally posted by Halcyform:

Originally posted by blakdeth:

I appreciate the advice. So once I attach a mod, it's gone?

You can take it off in the crafting window and store it in stash if you want.

However, if you scrap the weapon before removing the mod, the mod will be destroyed.

Actually no. In FO4 that's what happened. However, in FO76 if you have a mod on an item and replace it with another one, the original is destroyed.

[blakdeth]

I super appreciate the explanation. This has been confusing me for a while.