Fallout 4 is out, and you can play it RIGHT NOW! How exciting is that? However, now that people can finally play Fallout 4, they are probably wondering how to make the best and strongest gear possible to dominate the Wasteland. Thanks to this crafting guide, you now have all the components, perks, and other information you need to get that awesome item.

Power Armor Crafting Tips

Character Tips

So you want to be as badass as you possibly can out in the Wastelands, eh? Good choice. There are tons of dangerous creatures, Supermutants, dangers of radiation, and other enemies who all want to see you dead. Might as well make yourself into a living tank with Power Armor.

First off, since this is a character build with multiple options, you should have points scattered across several stats. If you want to craft the best Power Armor though, you'll need points in Strength and Intelligence. This is definitely the most tricky crafting option, as you are required to have three perks.

From here, you'll definitely want to focus first on the Science! perk. This will unlock access to many early Power Armor mods. There are four levels to Science!, so make sure you keep adding points to the perk when they become available. Keep leveling up and adding to your skills until you have a high enough Strength to get the Armorer and Blacksmith perks. You'll also need all four ranks in Armorer and all three ranks in Blacksmith to unlock all of the best Power Armor mods and upgrades.

Between Armorer and Blacksmith, you should probably focus more on Armoroer. For one, there are four ranks in it instead of the three in Blacksmith. For two, Armorer seems to be more of a requirement than Blacksmith when it comes to crafting the better upgrades. You'll still need to max out both perks to be able to craft everything.

Item Tips

Now that your character is all ready to craft, make sure you have the right components and supplies. Along with a base Power Armor suit such as the one given to you by the Minutemen near the start of Fallout 4, you'll also need the individual pieces of Power Armor, like the leg pieces or the helmet, to modify. You'll also need other supplies like adhesives, aluminum, and screws. The metal and gears and things are all pretty easy to come across in various toys, buckets, and other things like that. The real trick is getting enough adhesives.

ADHESIVES CRAFTING TUTORIAL

If you can't find enough Wonderglue or Duct tape around the Wasteland, you can still craft adhesives. First, get plenty of Tatos, Corn, and Mutfruit. From there, stock up on as much purified water as you can find. If you can't find any, you can cook three dirty waters to make one purified water.

Once you have Tatos, Corn, Mutfruit and Purified Water, go to a cooking station and make Vegetable Starch. This will give you a whopping 5 adhesives to craft with.

From there, just follow the spreadsheet below. All craftable armor mods can be found, along with their properties, what they need to get made, and the weight and cost of each mod.

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Fusion Core Locations

Of course, your Power Armor is useless unless you have the batteries for it. Don't worry, we have a growing list of Fusion Core locations to ensure your Power Armor never runs out of juice.

The following list are locations where the iDigi staff discovered Fusion Cores. We realized it's no fun if we spell it out for you (Fallout 4 is a game about exploration, after all) so enjoy poking around these locations until you come across the coveted Fusion Cores. Don’t forget, once you earn some caps you can buy Fusion Cores from most vendors, too. But nothing beats the price of free, or the treasure hunt style fun you’ll have looting these locales.

Fallout 4 Fusion Core Locations

Kellogg’s House - 4 Fusion Cores. This is part of the main storyline. After completing Jewel Of The Commonwealth (3rd quest) head to the Valentine detective agency in Diamond City. There, Nick’s assistant will give you a quest to find him (Unlikely Valentine) and Nick will give the quest Getting A Clue. This gains you access to Kellogg’s house.

Fort Hagen Basement - 1 Fusion Core

Starlight Drive-In - 1 Fusion Core (locked back room)

Castle Armory Tunnels - 1 Fusion Core

USAF Satellite Station Olivia - 1 Fusion Core

Basement of Weston Water Treatment Plant - 4 Fusion Cores

Greenetech Genetics - 2 Fusion Cores

Hardware Town - 4 Fusion Cores

Recon Bunker Theta - 2 Fusion Cores

National Guard Training Yard - 7 Fusion Cores

College Metro - 5 Fusion Cores (Locked in an Advanced Lock chest)

Wreck Of Skylanes Flight 1981 - 5 Fusion Cores

Super Duper Mart Basement - 1 Fusion Core

There are obviously many, many more Fusion Core locations to be found in Fallout 4 but this is what we came up with after a week of review time (along with some contributions from readers). Don’t be afraid to use your power armor either. Too often the iDigi staff members left the suits parked in Sanctuary or Red Rocket and only used them for big important missions. With this guide you’ve got plenty of battery life to go around and the caps you earn scavenging these locations will pay for plenty more Fusion Cores.

Find a stash of Fusion Cores that we missed? Let us know in the comments!

So what do you think? Are you now prepared to go be the ultimate tank in your Power Armor in Fallout 4? Do you think you'll instead try a different style of playing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.