Fallout 4 power armor guide: fusion cores, repairs and safe storage
Separate the power supply, armor-piece damage and the frame itself.
Unmodded Fallout 4 base campaign, using standard non-Survival rules. PC publisher screenshots show the original game. Far Harbor, Nuka-World, Automatron, workshop DLC, Creation content and Fallout 4 VR are not required; DLC-specific differences are labeled. Survival has separate saving, travel, hunger and ammunition-weight rules.
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Power armor
Power armor
Power armor consists of a frame plus mounted armor pieces and a fusion core.
Fusion core
Power armor consists of a frame plus mounted armor pieces and a fusion core.
Power armor station
Park the frame near a power armor station and exit it, then use the crafting interface to inspect individual pieces.
Quick notes
- Use a fusion core to power the frame. Power armor consists of a frame plus mounted armor pieces and a fusion core.
- Repair pieces at a power armor station. Park the frame near a power armor station and exit it, then use the crafting interface to inspect individual pieces.
- Stretch your core supply deliberately. Actions that consume Action Points, including sprinting and V.A.T.S.
- Store a parked suit with its core removed. After exiting a suit at a base, remove the fusion core from its inventory to reduce the chance of a nearby NPC taking it during combat.
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