In Fallout 76 the apparel system allows the player character to piece together their outfit from a variety of clothing and armor choices. The system is primarily broken up into 11 standard slots, and 5 layers.
Armor, body suits and power armor will be subjected to condition degradation. When the condition of any piece deteriorates to 0, it breaks and will offer no protection. Broken armor and clothing can be repaired using scrap at any armor workbench.
Many of the armor and clothing sets also have minimum level requirements before they can be equipped, including power armor parts. Power armor chassis are not leveled, so removing higher level parts will allow entry.
Characters can enter power armor wearing any combination of clothing, adding an additional layer of armor. However, wearing power armor nullifies all bonuses provided by the lower layers.
Apparel layers
Layer
Slots
Priority
Naked
0
Underarmor
Underarmor Backpack
1
Armor
Chest Left arm Left leg Right arm Right leg
2
Coverall
Outfits Headwear Eyewear Facewear
3
Power armor
Chest Helmet Left arm Left leg Right arm Right leg
Underarmor is upgradable apparel that is layered below equipped armor and outfits. Each underarmor is assigned to a single lining group, each with their own modifications which provide additional protection and grant SPECIAL bonuses. For example, the Vault 76 jumpsuit may only be modified with Vault Tec underarmor linings.
Headwear which counts as hats, eyewear and/or masks.
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Full headwear
Arctic marine armor helmet
Assault gas mask
Assaultron helmet
Hats[]
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Hats
Army helmet
Dirty army helmet
Asylum worker hat blue
Eyewear[]
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Eyewear
Black-rim glasses
Bottlecap sunglasses
Eyeglasses
Masks[]
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Masks
Blue bandana
Camo bandana
Covert scout armor mask
Hoods[]
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Hoods
BOS hood
Brotherhood of Steel infantry hood
Cultist adept helmet
Other[]
Includes apparel that can be on the player character's fingers, arms, neck, etc.
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Miscellaneous
Backpack
Dud explosive collar
Eye of Ra
Armor[]
Main article: Fallout 76 armor
All types of body armor provide Damage and Energy Resistance in varying measures. Most can be modified with lead lining to also provide some Radiation Resistance. Robot, Marine and trapper armor provide Radiation Resistance without the need for additional modification.
Events and Legendary enemies (enemies with the "legendary" name and/or stars next to their name) have a chance to drop a piece of Legendary armor. These cannot be scrapped and have one or more legendary effects.
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Armor Sets
Arctic marine armor
Botsmith armor
Brotherhood recon armor
Unique armor pieces[]
Some armor pieces come with an unique name and pre-attached mods or legendary effects. They cannot be re-rolled using legendary crafting feature.
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Unique Armor Pieces
Last Bastion
Silver Lining
Stand Fast
Body suits[]
Main article: Fallout 76 body suits
Full apparel body suits, such as the hazmat suit and the Garb of Mysteries, will unequip any armor, outfit or underarmors. They cannot be upgraded with legendary mods.
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Body Suits
Black hazmat suit
Cave diving suit
Cage armor
Power armor[]
Main article: Fallout 76 power armor
All pieces of power armor must be attached to a power armor chassis.
Power armor (Fallout 76)
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