I'm confused here. At first I thought they were the same thing since their names are so similar, they share a lot of features, and they both have tens of thousands of downloads. But apparently they aren't the same thing. What are the pros and cons?

(And why, if two people are trying to make the same mod, haven't they combined efforts...)

I have used both and have to say that I prefer WMX to WME - but they both basically do the same thing. WMX is by the guy who did the original Weapon Mod Kits mod for Fallout 3 (Antistar.)

WMX also makes a few logical changes to weapons - like adding common equivalents of This Machine and That Gun to be found throughout the game, which is a very good change, I think.

I also use WMX because of the compatibility patch with Fallout 3 Weapon Restoration.

At this point you should just try them both and go with the one you like.

I use WMX, because I think it was the first to have mods for named uniques and it also has 3 mods per weapon,
I also liked the way the mods looked better.
Plus it was from the person who did WMK for FO3

These threads aren't really good to post though, these are the type that can start flame wars :cryvaultboy:

flamewars? nahh, we fallout people are too good for such

WMX for me... because I helped with a lot of the energy weaps.

WMX, but like MadCat, I might be a bit biased because I helped with Icons.

I use WME - because I ran into it first and 2nd because of http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36741, which has a version compatible with WME.

The general consensus here seems to be WMX so far, but people in http://www.fookunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5435 are more in favor of WME.

Agreed, no flame war needed here. Both are exceptionally great mods and both authors deserve praise. Nevertheless, in the interest of knowing what you're getting into, there are some really good observations about each mod in the link...