r4y30n Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I was pretty depressed that the Chinese stealth armor from New Vegas didn't make it to FO4. It seems the stealth boy module for power armor was supposed to replace it but it seems a poor substitute. Seeing the game mechanics they put in FO4 and this cool video of a soft exoskeleton (https://youtu.be/aeDm5yFYt10?t=34), however, I started wondering what could be done with a fan-made version... The idea behind the re-imagined Hei Gui would be, in a sense, light power armor designed to boost the wearer's stealth and mobility rather than toughness and outright strength; it's a submarine rather than a battleship. The suit would be far lighter than power armor and thus able to be carried in inventory and equipped like any other outfit but heavy enough to discourage lugging it around. Like power armor it would use fusion cores though in this case the suit would only add enough strength to carry its own weight and add a bit of melee damage. Combined with the lack of weight the power drain would be pretty much zero while running around. Sprinting would use a bit of power because it would boost your speed like with the over-driven servos mod. The big power drain (and balancing factor) would be the cloaking device. Like the Stealth Boy gadget you can run around freely while invisible so long as you're crouched however the power drain will be proportional to your speed with the max being about the same as sprinting in power armor. As such, you can't stay invisible forever but you do have a lot more versatility in how you use it compared to the Stealth Boy gadget and PA mod. As for the other features... A headlamp would be silly so perhaps it should come standard with night vision on the same button instead. Rad resistance should be comparable to power armor though damage/energy resistance should be far less, maybe around combat armor levels, to encourage you to stay out of the field of fire. Power armor helmet mods should all apply. Being able to scale buildings might be cool however you'd need a more covert method than a jet pack... Press and hold super jump, maybe? As for aesthetics I think it should have less of a Power Rangers vibe than the original. Maybe more like the Korean nanosuits from the original Crysis? http://orig12.deviantart.net/fa97/f/2014/128/f/2/korean_nanosuit_by_bigtank7-d7hm5pn.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malakengago Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I would endorse this mod right now if it existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4y30n Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Right? We need more stealth gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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