Power Armor Malfunctions

[Thingamajig]

Hey all.

I've been using a variety of different power armor overhaul mods to enhance my game, from "Assembly required" to a variety of others, alongside my own little tweaks and changes. Ive gotten so used to these mods that they are now a necessity - after all, in vanilla, power armor is so readily available it makes "Raider" variations redundant, alongside all the other cool "Regular" light, meduim and heavy sets you can get in the game. Bethesda really need to work on their pacing/balancing if they're going to create such a diverse open world. Thankfully, with great mods such as this, raider power armor is now easily available and repaired, with the more sophisticated variants a rarity.

There is something else power armor lacks too (At least as a panalty) - power armor malfunction.

Let me elaborate on what i mean:

It would be pretty good if there was a higher penalty for badly damaged or neglected armor, from periodically letting off steam (Like those sentry bots do) That cloud the users vision, to outright disobeying the user such as movements the player/npc didn't command, or firing off rounds because an arm segment went into red territory.

 

picture this scenario:

Player/NPC has a damaged torso, in red status. The power armor then starts to signify a fault through steam let off and engaging jetbacks or swinging the user from side to side at random intivals.

Or a leg segment gets damaged, causing the npc/player to move backwards or forwards without command.

Or an arm segment goes red, randomly letting off rounds without prompting.

Now this may all sound like an annoyance to you, and thats the point - i feel as though something mechanical and complex like power armor aught to come with more penalties should it get significantly harmed or neglected. Enhancing the appeal of non-power armor alternatives such as the combat/raider armor, etc. because right now, in vanilla, you literally leave the vault and get a fully kitted power armor setup, making everything else utterly pointless. Well done Bethesda.

Another big demand that hasn't been satisfied yet is the ability to have a "Night vision" mod in the light segment of modding power armor. why on earth this hasn't been requested before is beyond me.

Edited April 8, 2017 by Thingamajig