Power armor (Fallout 4)

 

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Power armor (Fallout 4) may refer to:

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• Power armor frame
• Raider power armor
• T-45 power armor
• T-51 power armor
• T-60 power armor
• X-01 power armor

Power armor may be repaired and modified at Power armor stations located around the Commonwealth. They can be built at settlement locations under the crafting tab. Most power armor located around the Commonwealth is level scaled. For example, at lower levels you will find T-45 power armor though at higher levels it can range from T-51 power armor up to X-01 power armor.

Notes

• Because of the weight of power armor, swimming is impossible while wearing it. Instead the wearer will sink to the bottom of the body of water and walk on the bottom, unable to sprint. This can be either useful or hazardous; while a power armor helmet does prolong the amount of time one can remain underwater before sustaining damage, without having the Aquaboy perk, one can still drown. It is a useful combination if the player has the correct stealth skills and perks, along with the Aquaboy Perk near bodies of water.
• Certain bodies of water feature very steep banks and can't be walked out of, like the flooded shaft at the bottom of Dunwich Borers where Kremvh's Tooth is found. Escaping such a location is only possible by exiting the power armor underwater. While the armor pieces and the Fusion core can be salvaged from the Power armor frame, the frame itself will become unrecoverable. It is therefore advised to (quick)save before entering an unknown body of water while clad in power armor.
• The Stealth Boy upgrade most power armor models can be equipped with turns not only the armor invisible, but also the wearer's weapon including most kinds of sights. This can make proper aiming rather difficult. Certain high-end scope mods like the Recon Scope are an exception and continue to function properly while cloaked.
• The Stealth Boy upgrade only activates when the wearer crouches down and does not move except for aiming. This also applies to any companion that wears a stealth-enabled suit of power armor.
• The Targeting HUD upgrade highlights every viable target in sight with a highly visible red aura, no matter if it's actually a living creature, a robot or a turret, and it even does so if the target is cloaked (Chameleon Deathclaws, certain Assaultrons or humans utilising a Stealth Boy) or otherwise hidden (like burrowed Mirelurks or sleeping ghouls). While the system does differentiate between friend and foe, the optical difference is rather subtle and often hard to notice during heated engagements. Firing discipline is advised, especially while around neutral/friendly NPCs or while travelling with a melee-focused companion. This mod is still extremely useful since the game lacks any mechanic to indicate from which direction an attack came from and because most enemies blend in very effectively with their surroundings, thus making them hard to spot especially at night.

Bugs

• Companions dismissed while wearing stolen power armor back to a settlement may show up without it at a later time. Unknown as to the cause. It is advised to not leave dismissed companions in stolen power armor outside of supervision. Unknown if this occurs with "owned" power armor. ^{[verification overdue]}