Any suggestions for what body armor I should wear with my sniper build?

[woody]

My weapon is the Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle and I have the 1st recon beret as my headgear (planning to get the rebreather as well).

[Tribe Reimanen]

Whats your Luck, Agility and Perception at? If theire not at 10 you can boost them with these items:

- Lucky Shades (Best with the four-eyes trait, Can be matched with the beret)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_shades_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)

- Stealth suit MK2 (Fully upgraded, only with OWB)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_suit_Mk_II

These are by far the best items for a sniper build. Make sure to boost Agility, Luck, and Perception with implants as well.

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Whats your Luck, Agility and Perception at? If theire not at 10 you can boost them with these items:

- Lucky Shades (Best with the four-eyes trait, Can be matched with the beret)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_shades_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)

- Stealth suit MK2 (Fully upgraded, only with OWB)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_suit_Mk_II

These are by far the best items for a sniper build. Make sure to boost Agility, Luck, and Perception with implants as well.

Ok, here are my SPECIAL stats from the build I am following:

S 6
P 6
E 8
C 1
I 4
A 8
L 10

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Whats your Luck, Agility and Perception at? If theire not at 10 you can boost them with these items:

- Lucky Shades (Best with the four-eyes trait, Can be matched with the beret)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_shades_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)

- Stealth suit MK2 (Fully upgraded, only with OWB)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_suit_Mk_II

These are by far the best items for a sniper build. Make sure to boost Agility, Luck, and Perception with implants as well.

Also, is wearing power armour in a sniper build bad?

[Tribe Reimanen]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Whats your Luck, Agility and Perception at? If theire not at 10 you can boost them with these items:

- Lucky Shades (Best with the four-eyes trait, Can be matched with the beret)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_shades_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)

- Stealth suit MK2 (Fully upgraded, only with OWB)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_suit_Mk_II

These are by far the best items for a sniper build. Make sure to boost Agility, Luck, and Perception with implants as well.

Ok, here are my SPECIAL stats from the build I am following:

S 6
P 6
E 8
C 1
I 4
A 8
L 10

Then you wont need the Lucky shades but the Stealth suit and implants are still recommended.

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Whats your Luck, Agility and Perception at? If theire not at 10 you can boost them with these items:

- Lucky Shades (Best with the four-eyes trait, Can be matched with the beret)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_shades_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)

- Stealth suit MK2 (Fully upgraded, only with OWB)
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Stealth_suit_Mk_II

These are by far the best items for a sniper build. Make sure to boost Agility, Luck, and Perception with implants as well.

Also, is wearing power armour in a sniper build bad?

Kinda, yes. The T-45 power armor gives -2 agility and your agility is already kinda low. Theres not really a need to wear power armor anyway.

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Ok, here are my SPECIAL stats from the build I am following:

S 6
P 6
E 8
C 1
I 4
A 8
L 10

Then you wont need the Lucky shades but the Stealth suit and implants are still recommended.

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Also, is wearing power armour in a sniper build bad?

Kinda, yes. The T-45 power armor gives -2 agility and your agility is already kinda low. Theres not really a need to wear power armor anyway.

I was thinking maybe the Remnants Power Armor with the +1 Strength, and it's not as bulky as the others.

[Tribe Reimanen]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Then you wont need the Lucky shades but the Stealth suit and implants are still recommended.


Kinda, yes. The T-45 power armor gives -2 agility and your agility is already kinda low. Theres not really a need to wear power armor anyway.

I was thinking maybe the Remnants Power Armor with the +1 Strength, and it's not as bulky as the others.

There is literally no need for power armor, especially when other armors give better stats to other skills. Just cuz its higher DT doesnt mean anything...

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

I was thinking maybe the Remnants Power Armor with the +1 Strength, and it's not as bulky as the others.

There is literally no need for power armor, especially when other armors give better stats to other skills. Just cuz its higher DT doesnt mean anything...

But it looks sick.

[Tribe Reimanen]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

There is literally no need for power armor, especially when other armors give better stats to other skills. Just cuz its higher DT doesnt mean anything...

But it looks sick.

I dont think you understand how builds work

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

But it looks sick.

I dont think you understand how builds work

I do, I've just never done a crit sniper build.

[woody]

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

But it looks sick.

I dont think you understand how builds work

Bro, of course I know. I am just following this guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2864603688

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by ✪Reimanen:

There is literally no need for power armor, especially when other armors give better stats to other skills. Just cuz its higher DT doesnt mean anything...

But it looks sick.

If you're (even joking about) going that route you may as well just wear the fanciest suit you can find so you can look good as you do it, like all the best professional killers do.

Added bonus. It means that when you walk into any casino, shortly before you use that 10 L to clean them out, you will look dam good doing it.

[woody]

Originally posted by Amanoob105:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

But it looks sick.

If you're (even joking about) going that route you may as well just wear the fanciest suit you can find so you can look good as you do it, like all the best professional killers do.

Added bonus. It means that when you walk into any casino, shortly before you use that 10 L to clean them out, you will look dam good doing it.

Thank you, but I was thinking about using another armour.

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by Amanoob105:

If you're (even joking about) going that route you may as well just wear the fanciest suit you can find so you can look good as you do it, like all the best professional killers do.

Added bonus. It means that when you walk into any casino, shortly before you use that 10 L to clean them out, you will look dam good doing it.

Thank you, but I was thinking about using another armour.

You could always do what I do and take both (I like to add in a bit of RP). If I'm expecting to be shot at, I wear the armor option.
If I'm not expecting to get shot at, I look dam good.

But I would agree that there are far better options for a sniper character than power armor if we're talking practicality and stat boosts.

[woody]

Originally posted by Amanoob105:

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Thank you, but I was thinking about using another armour.

You could always do what I do and take both (I like to add in a bit of RP). If I'm expecting to be shot at, I wear the armor option.
If I'm not expecting to get shot at, I look dam good.

But I would agree that there are far better options for a sniper character than power armor if we're talking practicality and stat boosts.

Ok, what are some recommended armor pieces then?

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by 𝕸𝖗 𝖂𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞:

Originally posted by Amanoob105:

You could always do what I do and take both (I like to add in a bit of RP). If I'm expecting to be shot at, I wear the armor option.
If I'm not expecting to get shot at, I look dam good.

But I would agree that there are far better options for a sniper character than power armor if we're talking practicality and stat boosts.

Ok, what are some recommended armor pieces then?

Well top of the pile is still the Stealth suit MK2, not a lot's topping that.

Leaning more to the early game.
Typically, hats over helms. While the latter could protect your head, the former has options that make it far easier to spot the enemies that would seek to harm it in the first place (though there are some exceptions).
I'd stick at the top of the recommended list however, the 1st Recon beret. You get it as a quest reward in Novac, adds to the perception but also the crit chance.

I don't suppose you took the Four Eyed trait at character creation? If you had then glasses become a recommended item for the +2 to P (and lucky shades are back on the menu as they now give a +3). If not, then you didn't need to read that.

The Sheriff's duster can be a decent early game option. Doesn't offer much (of any) protection, but the +5 to guns is a nice touch in the early game when stats have yet to reach their max.

There's not a great deal of medium or light armors that just scream "NEED!", before you could get your hands on the stealth suit.
Lonesome Road has a few interesting offerings and any that give a boost to stealth can help you avoid being found while you line up shots.
But mostly it comes down to a case of ways to lower overall character weight.
If you're trying to snipe then there's going to be a lot of trying to keep enemies at range, and moving about to find the best sniping spot. Both of which are easier when you don't have a big ol' suit of heavy armor on you. Even if some can boost STR.
That said, if you think it looks cool then that is that line of logic firmly trumped as far as I'm concerned.