The standard variant of metal armor has inferior ballistic and energy resistances compared to the tier 3 combat armor, but the sturdy and heavy variants of metal have slightly superior ballistic resistance at the expense of considerably weaker energy resistance.Ĭombat armor can be seen as a tier 3 armor type, providing the best of both from the tier 2 armor types leather and metal. Metal provides superior ballistic resistance but inferior energy resistance when compared to leather armor. Metal armor, along with the leather armor above, can be seen as tier 2 armor types, serving as counterparts to each other. The standard and sturdy variants of leather armor have inferior ballistic and energy resistances compared to the tier 3 combat armor, but heavy leather, and sturdy legs, have slightly superior energy resistance at the expense of considerably weaker ballistic resistance. Leather provides superior energy resistance but inferior ballistic resistance when compared to metal armor. Leather armor, along with the metal armor below, can be seen as tier 2 armor types, serving as counterparts to each other. Providing the least energy and ballistic resistance out of all armor types - in some cases, excluding the DC guard armor type - it's the armor most commonly worn by raiders. Raider armor is usually the most common armor type, and can be seen as a tier 1 armor. Unique armors are pre-named, have a special legendary bonus and are only available through certain merchants and quest rewards. Legendary armors come with random bonuses and are mostly dropped by Legendary enemies. Normal armors have no special bonuses applied to them. Wearing power armor nullifies all bonuses provided by the lower layers.Įach piece of armor falls under one of these classifications: Normal, Legendary or unique. In addition, armor mods can be applied to certain items, which can provide additional bonuses.Ĭharacters can enter power armor wearing any combination of clothing, adding an additional layer of armor. All these items and their unique bonuses will be explained below. Each item in each layer can offer bonuses, such as different types of damage resistance. Many items in the wardrobe take up several spots, including armor spots, restricting the other pieces with which they can be combined.

Hat (baseball caps, combat armor helmet, fedoras, etc.).

Body (pants, shirts, vault jumpsuits, etc.).

The system is divided into nine slots and two layers : In Fallout 4, the wardrobe system allows the Sole Survivor to make up their own outfit from a variety of clothing and armor.

Fallout 4 armor retexture