is it possible to make weapon hybrids?

[EmmiCake]

i used to make them in bl3 for fun and would love to if its possible in bl2!!! not for multiplayer of course, just solo fun. id love to make some infinity combos!!

thanks! 😋💕

[Nakos]

It used to be possible to merge behaviors from different weapons ... something to do with switching, but I don't recall the details.

Got patched out in the last big balancing pass as I recall (by which I mean ... about 9 years ago).

[Trindalas]

Originally posted by Nakos:

It used to be possible to merge behaviors from different weapons ... something to do with switching, but I don't recall the details.

Got patched out in the last big balancing pass as I recall (by which I mean ... about 9 years ago).

You switched weapon slots in the middle of a weapon swap. The timing was tricky. I miss it haha. Frog nozzle with Law on a melee build Zer0 was INSANE

[EmmiCake]

Originally posted by Nakos:

It used to be possible to merge behaviors from different weapons ... something to do with switching, but I don't recall the details.

Got patched out in the last big balancing pass as I recall (by which I mean ... about 9 years ago).

i mean using external cheats!

[Renfrew]

Not really, so in BL2 the way the game is coded a weapon is determined by its barrel. As such you can't have any hybrid weapons, since you would just be replacing the barrel of the gun with another barrel. In BL1 legitimate hybrid weapons were possible as special gun properties could be determined by the body, scope, mag, grip (basically anything). To add to this BL2 has something called the sanity checker which prevents you from making super overpowered weapons. In short the sanity checker checks whether gear is legitimate (or "sane"), if it finds that to not be the case, then that gear is automatically removed from your inventory.

That said due to some oversights there is gear you can make that the game considers legitimate, (e.g. Tediore Bee shield, Antagonist shield + class mods) including hidden weapons that should not drop (e.g. harpoon rocket launcher). Due to the limitations of the sanity checker, there are very few things that you can make that are actually useful, and they won't even be that much better than their regular counterparts. Although I did find a way to put fastball damage on many grenade types, which is pretty hilarious.

I see you are in the UK just like me, so if you want add me and I can drop you hybrid gear. This gear is usable anywhere, but ideally keep it out of multiplayer as some people might get upset if you use non-legit gear.


If you are okay with modding game files (stupidly easy to do, and doesn't actually change your existing game files), you can bypass the sanity checker and create super overpowered weapons, for example:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662537
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662640
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662742
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662873

I can also show you how that works too if you want. You must have mods enabled to use this gear, otherwise it will disappear due to the sanity checker. and in multiplayer these would disappear unless you are host + have mods enabled, or if the host has the relevant mods enabled.

[EmmiCake]

Originally posted by Ad Hoc:

Not really, so in BL2 the way the game is coded a weapon is determined by its barrel. As such you can't have any hybrid weapons, since you would just be replacing the barrel of the gun with another barrel. In BL1 legitimate hybrid weapons were possible as special gun properties could be determined by the body, scope, mag, grip (basically anything). To add to this BL2 has something called the sanity checker which prevents you from making super overpowered weapons. In short the sanity checker checks whether gear is legitimate (or "sane"), if it finds that to not be the case, then that gear is automatically removed from your inventory.

That said due to some oversights there is gear you can make that the game considers legitimate, (e.g. Tediore Bee shield, Antagonist shield + class mods) including hidden weapons that should not drop (e.g. harpoon rocket launcher). Due to the limitations of the sanity checker, there are very few things that you can make that are actually useful, and they won't even be that much better than their regular counterparts. Although I did find a way to put fastball damage on many grenade types, which is pretty hilarious.

I see you are in the UK just like me, so if you want add me and I can drop you hybrid gear. This gear is usable anywhere, but ideally keep it out of multiplayer as some people might get upset if you use non-legit gear.


If you are okay with modding game files (stupidly easy to do, and doesn't actually change your existing game files), you can bypass the sanity checker and create super overpowered weapons, for example:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662537
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662640
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662742
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3183662873

I can also show you how that works too if you want. You must have mods enabled to use this gear, otherwise it will disappear due to the sanity checker. and in multiplayer these would disappear unless you are host + have mods enabled, or if the host has the relevant mods enabled.

oh hey i appreciate this a lot! id love to try some of it out if you have the time to dupe some of it for me!!

i was sort of hoping to get/make a slag infinity or something but if thats not possible then thats okay!

[Renfrew]

Originally posted by B.P.Emma:

oh hey i appreciate this a lot! id love to try some of it out if you have the time to dupe some of it for me!!

i was sort of hoping to get/make a slag infinity or something but if thats not possible then thats okay!

Sure add me, and I can share the stuff, and we can discuss further. Thankfully with the same time zones easier to set a time! Not going to spend time duping though, because it is sloooooooow. Will just drop everything as I have backups of all my different saves.

Regarding slag infinity, I don't think it gets sanity checked, but why would you want one? It's terrible for slagging, as it has a poor slag chance and the firing pattern can make it annoying to hit what you are aiming for. A slagga would be better, as it is easy to get and way more consistent at slagging, especially if you farm one with a Maliwan grip.

[EmmiCake]

Originally posted by Ad Hoc:

Originally posted by B.P.Emma:

oh hey i appreciate this a lot! id love to try some of it out if you have the time to dupe some of it for me!!

i was sort of hoping to get/make a slag infinity or something but if thats not possible then thats okay!

Sure add me, and I can share the stuff, and we can discuss further. Thankfully with the same time zones easier to set a time! Not going to spend time duping though, because it is sloooooooow. Will just drop everything as I have backups of all my different saves.

Regarding slag infinity, I don't think it gets sanity checked, but why would you want one? It's terrible for slagging, as it has a poor slag chance and the firing pattern can make it annoying to hit what you are aiming for. A slagga would be better, as it is easy to get and way more consistent at slagging, especially if you farm one with a Maliwan grip.

added!

and its mostly just for fun. plus since i dont do meta builds i tend to run out of ammo a lot and would generally rather have the same amount of ammo as my enemies have health— infinite lol