Power Armor Rarity Overhaul

⭐ — (22 endorsements) 📥 551 downloads 📌 v1.4 📅 9/30/2009
⚪ Last updated 2010

By Scarecrow · Gameplay Effects and Changes

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 9/7/2010 📅 Created: 9/30/2009

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 4.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #203 of 378 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Brings back the tiered and rare/powerful nature of Power Armor.

Requires OA, Pitt, BS I was always somewhat annoyed with the way Bethesda handled Power Armor in the vanilla game, by the time you could use it you had already seen and could pick up multiple enclave sets... and then at the end of the main quest they give you regular power armor? It also seemed... wrong? That you can/would pilfer the power armor off of every dead person and there would be a huge overabundance of it before you were halfway through the game, and could outfit anyone and everyone with Power Armor, a supposedly rare and awesome piece of technology. And lastly, the above argument aside, it just seemed unlikely that you\'d be able to pull 200lbs of dead weight (body) out of an equally heavy second skin when it was working, much less after it\'s been riddled with holes and ripped apart/melted together (by you, killing the occupant). I also wanted to see more of a progression of armor, rather then just immediately being able to get PA, making Combat and Metal Armor essentially useless. So this is my plan to change all that, I don\'t imagine a lot of people will like it but for those that will, here\'s what this does -Power Armor is no longer lootable, except for specific Vanilla/DLC \'quests\' (you know which ones I mean, if not happy exploring!) -Power Armor is now a choice the player has to make, you must choose the perk at level 13, and have the Endurance to use it (7 at the moment, an attempt to give a use to the mostly useless Stat that is Endurance); assuming you\'ve gotten the proper basic training for it. -Power Armor is much rarer now! Due to the above, there are only ~1 - 3 sets of a given type of Armor in the game, either from a quest or hidden (hopefully well) somewhere in the wasteland. -Due to the rare and technologically advanced nature of PA, you can only repair them with Power Armor Repair Parts you\'ve made from salvaged materials (or you could bite the bullet and use another piece of complete PA, but remember, you\'ll probably never see that piece again!). You can learn proper maintenance of PA from anyone that does basic training, and the more training you have the more you retain (Upgrade the number of Repair Parts you can make). -New way\'s to get basic training (thanks Gryphono). -Power Armor types arranged in a logical tier system (ala FO1 and 2), basic T-47d being the worst, Enclave having the best (this works for your enemies as well as you!) -All PA has recieved a buff from vanilla, varying statwise based on the above tiers and, generally, doubling the condition (all but 1 helm has the same HP, and the 1 helm isn\'t player attainable). -Probably some other minor thing\'s I\'m forgetting. There\'s an attached speadsheet for specific stat comparisons. IMPORTANT: I highly recommend Brotherhood of Steel: Diversification, and Delay DLC to go with this mod. INSTALLATION Requires CRAFT Place the files you want in your \\Data\\ directory. Load late, including after FWE. Gi

📊 Mod Details

Game
Fallout3 Mods
Author
Scarecrow
Version
1.4
Downloads
551
Endorsements
22
Category
Gameplay Effects and Changes
Created
9/30/2009
Updated
9/7/2010

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