The best armor in Fallout 4 probably isn't the one that first comes to mind. If you combine fabric armor with ballistic fabric, you create better protection than power armor can ever give you. You can find the location for ballistic tissue for the best armor here.
The best armor in Fallout 4… is a cloth mod
Of course, there are a number of unique pieces of armor that you can buy from vendors or that are occasionally dropped by enemies. However, if you're pursuing a goal instead of hoping to have a nice drop at some point, we want you Show the fastest way to the best armor mod.
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What is meant is ballistic tissues, which you can use as a mod on a variety of outfits and clothing items made of fabric. This includes clothing under armor pieces, complete outfits as well as a manageable number of headgear and hats.
Mod SR ER RR required rank Ballistic Weave 30 30 0 None Ballistic Weave Mk II 45 45 0 Quartermaster I Ballistic Weave Mk III 65 65 0 Quartermaster II Ballistic Weave Mk IV 90 90 0 Quartermaster III Ballistic Weave Mk V 110 110 0 Quartermaster IV
Yes, you read that right: With the highest rank in the strength perk “Quartier” you get a piece of fabric 110 damage and energy resistance. So the best armor is not far away.
Find ballistic tissue
You get the mod from inventor Tom, for which you have to complete several quests in the Railroad. We'll tell you what you have to do until you learn the blueprint for the ballistic tissue:
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Find the Railroad and complete the main quests up to the mission in which PAM gives you the quest “Jackpot” gives. Afterwards you can talk to Tinkerer Tom at the Railroad headquarters. Talk to him about the cache and he will tell you about “ballistic tissue” updates. At this point the blueprint will be unlocked.
You can now use the mod at an armor workbench. Tinkerer Tom now also has several items of clothing in the trade window that already have the mod.
You need several parts to build the mod. The quickest way to find out how to get the following crafting ingredients is in our scrap guide: ballistic fiber, glue, fiberglass.
You can upgrade this clothing to the best armor
Not every outfit or piece of clothing has what it takes to be the best or strongest armor. In our list you will find all the clothes that can be modded and also offer space for armor parts.
clothing
Free armor slots
Army Uniform All Military Uniform All Minutemen Outfit All Baseball Uniform All Green Shirt and Combat Boots All Blue Dress Arms Denim Dress Arms Green Dress Arms Pink Dress Arms Pink Dress Arms Red Dress Arms Sequin Dress Arms Summer Shorts Arms and Legs Atom Cats Jacket and Jeans legs
In addition to the variants of dresses listed here, Of course, the mod also works on its dirty counterparts. If you use these combinations, you can wander through the game world much more freely.