Amen Vig, I been hearing the next gen thing for over 10 years now, never liked it .. Unfortunately .. there is no stopping the next gen .. so it seems :S LoM, did you check out racer445's weapon creation tutorial? (I'am not 100% spec is handled in there but I think it is). And as Vig said, greatly dependent on the material…
Pet Peeve: Next gen, refers to the NEXT generation, not the current generation. Your thread title is asking for advice on tech that hasn't been invented yet. It's a buzz term that needs to die... The current gen has been around for what 3-4 years? That term is being used by old fat politicians... It's gone about as far as…