Fusion cores...

[Gnomalome]

...where are they?! I'm level 12 and have only gotten two the entire game. I left my power armor in wherever the distress signal is coming from. It doesn't matter where it is, I've abandoned it because I wasn't going to slowly crawl my way back to sanctuary. None of the vendors are selling fusion cores for some reason. It's making questing really difficult . I died about 20 times questing in vault 75.

[Wulfward]

The Fusion Core can be good farmed in Boston, on roofs, in basement there are some running generators, there you can loot 1. As far I think, the cores respawn after some ingame time.

[Shadow♥]

in diamond city they sell the fusion cores......ive seen 5 at a time there.

[Jeremy]

Eh, I really don't like the fusion core system, so I just use console commands to add lots to my inventory. You may call it cheating, and it kind of is, but it makes the game better for me. Running out of fusion cores is just a unneeded hassle imo.

[Count Smashula]

- The scrounger perk (requires luck 2) can give you lots of fusion cores together with other ammo types, especially at rank 3..
- They can be found in various places, both in fusion reactors and pre-placed misc. locations.
- The weapons vendor in the blimp usually sells them, and they become more available from other weapon vendors when you level up.

- When it comes to power armor, they consume more fusion cores when you use action points (sprinting, vats, holding breath with scopes, using the jet pack etc.). Just stick to jogging early on until you have a decent amount of fusion cores.
- Nuclear physicist (requires 9 intelligence) is great since it significantly increases the duration of fusion cores.
- You can get the 2nd best power armor in the game by doing the main quest until the blimp shows up. When you reach around level 30, you can find the strongest power armor randomly on the power armor frames around the commonwealth.

- I am intentionally vague because this game is best played with minimal spoilers. If you really want, I can give you some more specific instructions.

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Gameplayer4885:

- The scrounger perk (requires luck 2) can give you lots of fusion cores together with other ammo types, especially at rank 3..
- They can be found in various places, both in fusion reactors and pre-placed misc. locations.
- The weapons vendor in the blimp usually sells them, and they become more available from other weapon vendors when you level up.

- When it comes to power armor, they consume more fusion cores when you use action points (sprinting, vats, holding breath with scopes, using the jet pack etc.). Just stick to jogging early on until you have a decent amount of fusion cores.
- Nuclear physicist (requires 9 intelligence) is great since it significantly increases the duration of fusion cores.
- You can get the 2nd best power armor in the game by doing the main quest until the blimp shows up. When you reach around level 30, you can find the strongest power armor randomly on the power armor frames around the commonwealth.

- I am intentionally vague because this game is best played with minimal spoilers. If you really want, I can give you some more specific instructions.

Thank you!! This was all very helpful, and I appreciate the no-spoilers consideration :)

[Migz - DH]

I didn't use PAs due to low numbers of fusion cores early on, but by the time I found a full X-01 set in my mid-level-20s, I had over 30. I've been using PAs since almost all of the time, and I've never dropped below 30 fusion cores. Had 49 earlier tonight. I'm level 51 now.

So, yes, fusion cores seem deliberately rare early on, but after awhile, you should find them all over the place.

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by agapewirejewelry:

in diamond city they sell the fusion cores......ive seen 5 at a time there.

I keep trying to get to diamond city, but continue to do side quests haha. I guess this gives more fuel to ignore the other quests.

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

I didn't use PAs due to low numbers of fusion cores early on, but by the time I found a full X-01 set in my mid-level-20s, I had over 30. I've been using PAs since almost all of the time, and I've never dropped below 30 fusion cores. Had 49 earlier tonight. I'm level 51 now.

So, yes, fusion cores seem deliberately rare early on, but after awhile, you should find them all over the place.

What are PAs?

[Migz - DH]

Power Armors

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Two-Pock Shacker:

Eh, I really don't like the fusion core system, so I just use console commands to add lots to my inventory. You may call it cheating, and it kind of is, but it makes the game better for me. Running out of fusion cores is just a unneeded hassle imo.

Ha, I learned that I hate any type of cheats by playing sims. Cheating makes games boring for me, but if it helped you, that's good :)

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Migz - DH:

Power Armors

Makes sense haha. Thank you.

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Wulfward:

The Fusion Core can be good farmed in Boston, on roofs, in basement there are some running generators, there you can loot 1. As far I think, the cores respawn after some ingame time.

So if I fast travel back to the museum of freedom, there should be another one there?

[Migz - DH]

np.

Imo, have fun not being overpowered for awhile. Before long, you'll be able to use PAs all of the time, and a lot of the difficulty goes away.

[Saph]

Originally posted by Two-Pock Shacker:

Eh, I really don't like the fusion core system, so I just use console commands to add lots to my inventory. You may call it cheating, and it kind of is, but it makes the game better for me. Running out of fusion cores is just a unneeded hassle imo.

So long as you're not relying heavily on a gattling laser I'd say that's fair. Though not idea why most would when there are many better weapons in terms of DPS and versatility.

As for the OP, as people have said already you can buy them in stores. With the Scrounger perk you also have more luck finding them in containers. In my experience I always get 4 when I find them that way. Other than that, just keep an eye out for fusion generators (the things you pull cores out of.) You'll mostly find them in powered buildings and ruins.

Edit: Oh and robots! How could I forget robots? Killing Sentry bots and Assaultrons seems to yield the highest amount of cores. If you have Automatron you'll likely get one or two from higher level random Rust Devil patrols.

[Gnomalome]

Originally posted by Gnomalome:

Originally posted by Wulfward:

The Fusion Core can be good farmed in Boston, on roofs, in basement there are some running generators, there you can loot 1. As far I think, the cores respawn after some ingame time.

So if I fast travel back to the museum of freedom, there should be another one there?

Just tried fast traveling to the museum. The answer is no :(