Perplexed by the entire armor system...could you pls advise? And a Gen in game mod question.

[Moraelin]

Well, yes, realistically you'd expect to need a crane, given the thickness of the plates. On the other hand, IN GAME the PA pieces actually ain't that heavy. In fact, they're pretty much on par with heavy combat armour.

 

The piezonucleic T51 PA chest, which I use as a reference just because I just got out of that lab on this playthrough, weighs... 24 pounds. Which means about 11 kilos off the top of the head, for us Stormcloaks... err... non-Imperials. That's it. I'm pretty out of shape these days, but I'm pretty sure I'd have no problem lifting 24 pounds. (Why, with a bit of a warm up, I bet I could even manage a whole 30 pounds :wink:)

[robhartman9]

I can lift and carry a manhole cover but definitely not 6 of them. I'm thinking the engine hoist is for replacing frame components like jacking and blocking a car to replace the shocks. The game does not require maintenance of the most essential parts that make the frame move but the graphic makes sense if you were a mechanic that serviced power armor on the go.