Better Power Armor - Redux

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What is Better Power Armor - Redux?

Some people may know Better Power Armor. It's a mod which overhauls the Power Armor and shields you from damage, while all parts of your Power Armor are intact. Unfortunately the mod was flawed and had several issues, which I could not fix. The mod is still available if you prefer to use the old version.

What is new?

The mod has been rebuild. Completely. The damage shielding mechanic is now coded into a F4SE-Plugin, which takes care of most what the mod does.

What is Damage Shielding?

While you wear your Power Armor, the power armor absorbs the damage you take. You won't take any damage, unless your Power Armor parts breaks or you get hit by projectiles, which can penetrate your armor. You become a real walking tank. This mechanic also works for NPCs, including companions.

And what about Armor Penetration?

Armor Penetration is a feature of this mod and can also be configured with MCM.

There are 3 classes of Armor Penetration:

(You can configure the % with MCM)

Low Penetration -   20% of the damage will penetrate and damage the character.

Medium Penetration - 40% of the damage will penetrate and damage the character.

High Penetration -         60% of the damage will penetrate and damage the character.

Current configuration, which can be changed with FO4Edit or user-made patches:

Low Penetration Weapons -

Medium Penetration Weapons -

All weapons with the keyword

High Penetration Weapons

All weapons with the keywords WeaponTypeMissileLauncher, WeaponTypeFatman

Weapons that use the Ammo-Type . 50 or 2mm EC

You can add Ammo or Keywords to those FormLists by yourself easily with FO4Edit!

NPC XY is too strong! What can I do?

If you are struggling with a quest NPC, which you can't kill, because he is too strong, you can also add a keyword( BPAR_Ignore  ) with FO4Edit to this NPC with a patch. BPAR will then ignore this NPC. BPAR in general will ignore NPCs which wear power armor, that can't be destroyed. For example, Overboss Colter or Paladin Danse.

How does it