Fallout 4: Power Armor Guide Fallout 4 Guide

Power Armor is armor type that is iconic for the Fallout series. It provides you with greater (in comparison to other armor) resistance to physical damage, to energy weapon and to radioactivity. In Fallout 4 you can modify the Power Armor by upgrading its various parts. You can also decide about the number and type of parts connected to it (details in the Upgrades section) and some perks can make the armor more effective.

• Frame
• Fusion core

Frame

Frame completely removes falling damage.

To use the Power Armor in Fallout 4, first you must obtain the frame. Frame is a skeleton to which you can connect various parts of the armor (such as helmet, legs, hands or torso). However, you can also use the frame alone as it gives you some of the bonuses offered by a full power armor, including:

1. Removed falling damage - shockwave created after falling can stun the enemies;
2. Increased capacity - you gain the equivalent of 6 Strength points;
3. Increases physical and energy resistance - by 60 points;
4. Changed interface - a cosmetic modification; it provides similar functions as the Pip-Boy.

Fusion core

Both the frame and the power armor require a fusion core to work. How fast it is used depends mostly on actions done while wearing the armor, most of all sprint, shooting, using VATS and using armor's special upgrades (like jetpack or invisibility mode). Depleting the core will make it impossible to run and effectively use the VATS system.

You can find more information on power armor in the following pages of our guide:

1. Types of Power Armor
2. Locations of Power Armors
3. Power Armor Crafting
4. Fusion Cores
5. Where to find core fusions at the beginning?
6. Resources