T-45, T-51 and X01 power armors

[Magnus]

Hi! I have several parts of three different power armors, T-45, T-51 and X01. Is there any point in keeping parts of T-45 or T-51 once I have X01, or should I just sell them?

Thanks in advance!

[AbsynthMinded]

Only for art or leaving them around for companions and settlers to use

[Gordon Freeman]

I Keep all my power armor .

[DouglasGrave]

It depends on your priorities. If you want to show them off as collection, you obviously want all different kinds. If you want to use certain paint jobs for their bonuses, you may also need some of each, since some paint jobs are only available for certain types of power armour. If you hate collecting resources to keep your power armour in good condition (or the power armour you have a companion wear), you may also prefer using the earlier types, since they have lower resource requirements for repair. And I guess if you like hurting melee attackers with welded rebar, it's only available for raider power armour

But if having the highest overall defense is your only concern, then you obviously want to use the power armour that offers it, and that's the X01.

[Gordon Freeman]

Originally posted by Gordon Freeman:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/350542683187773255/ I Keep all my power armor .

sorry for the bad link .

[ice]

defense rating for companions doesn't mean that much I've found, honestly once I put them in power armor of any kind they almost never go down

main thing that sets the x-01 to other armors apart is they have the highest durability, which means your companion can take more of a beating before they break and have to lug around a heavy part instead of junk to scrap

[Valhalla Awaits]

Originally posted by Ozelot:

defense rating for companions doesn't mean that much I've found, honestly once I put them in power armor of any kind they almost never go down

main thing that sets the x-01 to other armors apart is they have the highest durability, which means your companion can take more of a beating before they break and have to lug around a heavy part instead of junk to scrap

Keep in mind that broken power armor pieces (any with 0 durability left) have no weight whatsoever. The developers did this to prevent you from becomming overencumbered as your power armor breaks. (Only way for that to happen now is if your power armor legs have the increased weight bonus, and they break.)

[ice]

Originally posted by Valhalla Awaits:

Originally posted by Ozelot:

defense rating for companions doesn't mean that much I've found, honestly once I put them in power armor of any kind they almost never go down

main thing that sets the x-01 to other armors apart is they have the highest durability, which means your companion can take more of a beating before they break and have to lug around a heavy part instead of junk to scrap

Keep in mind that broken power armor pieces (any with 0 durability left) have no weight whatsoever. The developers did this to prevent you from becomming overencumbered as your power armor breaks. (Only way for that to happen now is if your power armor legs have the increased weight bonus, and they break.)

if your companion is holding it I think the weight counts, but I guess you could pick it up from their inventory yourself? I didn't really think of that

actually I just realized what is going on, if you equip companions with calibrated shocks leg armor once it breaks they lose part of their carry weight bonus, I'm assuming motion-assisted servos on torso armor has the same dilemma but I hardly ever see torso armor break even on companions who just bask in enemy fire

[Gordon Freeman]

I run mods , and sometimes I will run around with three or four companions in unbreakable power armor and a nice xo1 for myself .

[Shameless Instigator]

Wearing T-51 over X-01 just cause its T-51

[Sythil]

T-45 is so cheap to repair, I find that one best for daily use.

[Tavman (4)]

Start a collection...

[Jedia Kyrol]

Originally posted by Valhalla Awaits:

Originally posted by Ozelot:

defense rating for companions doesn't mean that much I've found, honestly once I put them in power armor of any kind they almost never go down

main thing that sets the x-01 to other armors apart is they have the highest durability, which means your companion can take more of a beating before they break and have to lug around a heavy part instead of junk to scrap

Keep in mind that broken power armor pieces (any with 0 durability left) have no weight whatsoever. The developers did this to prevent you from becomming overencumbered as your power armor breaks. (Only way for that to happen now is if your power armor legs have the increased weight bonus, and they break.)

I've noticed the reverse...power armor parts have no weight UNTIL they break...then suddenly you are 60lbs heavier.

[GM Pax]

Originally posted by Magnus:

Hi! I have several parts of three different power armors, T-45, T-51 and X01. Is there any point in keeping parts of T-45 or T-51 once I have X01, or should I just sell them?

Maybe spend some time (and resources) setting up a sort of "Trophy Hall", using the Power Armor Display Stand things from the Vault-Tec Workshop DLC especially.

Show off various outfits and armor sets you've collected, various weapons, and old Power Armors. Especially the ones with rare paint-schemes (the two Vim schemes from Far Harbor, and the Nuka Quantum X01 armor from Nuka World, for example).

:)

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Remember that T51, T60 and X01 all have unique legendary variants. So there's certainly a case to be made for keeping one of each.

That said, I point out that T51 and T45 grant comparable damage resistance (Despite their AR being significantly lower, few weapons are high enough damage for the gap to matter) while also being much easier to maintain. (Steel and Circuitry versus Steel, Aluminum, Plastic and Copper)

In that same breath, X01 and T60 also has a lot more health so they don't get blasted off as easily.

It's a kind of trade-off effect, which is one of the bits of Mechanical Nuance I think Bethesda never gets credit for. Similar to how Glass Versus Daedric worked in Morrowind. (Glass was extremely light, extremely Fragile but almost as powerful as Daedric/Ebony which was resiliant but heavy)

[LAZERFACE]

I keep all my spare power armor in a foot locker and just save them. I like to collect suits and decorate my bases with suits. I paint um and crap. I use power armor for rooftop and high rise stuff, and also wear it building tall settlements.