There are also different variations of the Power Armor that may appear. For example, T-51 pieces won’t start to pop up in your game until you reach level 14. While you may be keen to get yourself the best Power Armor in the game straight away, like most things in Fallout 4, Power Armor scales with your own level. For example, the Brotherhood of Steel paint scheme increases Strength and the Vault-Tec paint scheme increases Charisma. If you wear all 6 pieces of the same armor with a matching paint scheme than you will receive a bonus to SPECIAL stats. Most people use the one in Sanctuary.įinally, each model of Power Armor, with the exception of Raider Armor, can be modified with a paint scheme. Power Armor can be modified and repaired at Power Armor stations which you will find all over the commonwealth.
As the game progresses you will be able to get your hands on Fusion Cores more readily but at the start, use sparingly. Power Armor needs to be powered by a Fusion Core and these do deplete so you won’t be walking around in Power Armor for the whole game. Therefore it might be worth holding off on upgrading until you have the required perks to save on materials. It’s worth noting that the upgrade materials required are the same from say Model A to B or A straight to D.
