Four of the vendors in the game sell one Power Armour Frame each. Once you buy the Power Armour Frame they have available, they will not restock. Rowdy (Atom Cats garage), Arturo Rodriguez (Diamond City), KL-E-0 (Goodneighbor), and Proctor Teagan (the Prydwen) However, it is possible to get infinite Power Armour Frames. All you need to do is find a location with a respawning enemy who uses Power Armour (e.g. https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Revere_Beach_station ), and make the NPC exit the Power Armour before you kill them (e.g, pickpocketing their Power Core, or shooting it with a weapon to destroy the Power Core without killing the NPC) However, this usually leaves the Power Armour Frame marked as owned by the NPC — despite their death — meaning that, every time you climb into the Power Armour, https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/286292/how-do-i-un-steal-power-armor , which may prevent your Settlers from using them.

In Fallout 4 it is a bad idea to leave power armor at a location where it can be accessed by other NPCs. Both in your settlements and in the open world power armor can be taken by idling NPCs or worse, hostile NPCs. This can occur regardless of whether your armor is left free-standing or attached to a power armor station. There is a way to safely abandon power armor though. Remove the fusion core. A fusion core is required to operate a set of power armor and (almost all) NPCs do not spawn with one in their inventory. If you store your power armor here, or anywhere else, you can rest assured that it will not be stolen as long as you remove the armor's fusion core. Edit to address comments: Some searching on the internet suggests that power armor frames do not ever depsawn, and alleged instances of it despawning are actually instances of the frame being stolen by NPCs. With that said, people seem to think the exterior cells (such as Diamond City) reset after 30 days in game time, causing dropped items to disappear. If you visit more frequently than that there will be 0 risk of any changes of any items left behind. The power armor shouldn't despawn regardless, but visiting once a month is an easy way to restart the cell reset clock and alleviate such fears.

The article you had linked in your comment sort of alludes to this from a lore standpoint, but is also reflected in the game's data as well. Super mutants are actually considered genderless, so they would not be impacted by the Black Widow perk. Black Widow only works against enemies of the opposite gender. So, the enemy type has to have a gender set in the game files for this bonus to apply, https://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/2575445628469807671/ . Humans and non-feral ghouls (as well as gen 3 synths, https://www.reddit.com/r/fo4/comments/46xmn8/does_the_game_distinguish_between_synth_and_human/ ) are the NPCs that would have a gender applied in the game files, and thus would be applicable for Black Widow bonuses. Other NPC types (Feral ghouls, super mutants, wasteland creatures, gen 1/2 synths) would not have the gender attribute set, so no bonus would apply.

In Fallout 4, enemy levels scale with the player. However, the enemy level for your game is determined when you https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/242891/enemy-difficulty-scaling-in-fallout-4 . If you have already encountered Father Gabe, you can just level up for a little (or find better weapons and gear) and then return to the area, at which point he should still be the same level he was when you first met him, and therefore easier to dispatch. There also is https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Gabe_(Fallout_4)#Other_interactions to pacify him. Note that you shouldn't turn this around and quickly access absolutely every area possible for an easy time, as this will negatively affect your game in the long run. Higher level enemies give more XP, which you need to level up to higher levels yourself.

The https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctuary mentions this being a bug that makes the mission impossible to complete, so unfortunately the only fix is reloading the last save game you made before starting that mission. Two tips: in general: save your game regularly, for example before starting a new quest (this applies to all Fallout games: sometimes there are bugs and sometimes you want to try for a different outcome) apparently the chance of this bug popping up can be reduced by having all necessary materials before starting the quest.

They can be found in the Fallout4 - Interface.ba2 archive file, in the /Strings folder. There you can find .STRINGS, .DLSTRINGS, and .ILSTRINGS files for all supported languages. You can use https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/17061 or an equivalent to extract them. BSA Browser for Skyrim, and likely other Bethesda games, works perfectly fine, in case you already have any other installed. You can use https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/134?tab=files&file_id=267836 to read the .STRINGS files: (And that randomly selected string already displays an inconsistency: the perk is called 'Cap Collector', but the description reads 'Caps Collector". Typical Bethesda.)

In Fallout 76, https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Squirrel_(Fallout_76) actually exist: Look at those cute lil' critters, don't you just want to hug them? And when you do manage to find it in your heart to kill them, you receive Squirrel Bits: Image taken from https://youtu.be/lPwTOGe7ft8?t=25 The wiki's also usually phrase it as if Squirrel Bits are actually squirrel meat (FO4: "These minced bits of squirrel", https://fallout-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Squirrel_bits ; and, of course, for the bits from FO76: "The raw, uncooked meat from the corpse of a squirrel" https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Squirrel_bits_(Fallout_76) Nevertheless, the inclusion of squirrels in Fallout 76 might have simply been a tongue-in-cheek reference (it's not clear if the game's completely canon, as that would implicate a few problems), and since the wiki's are written by fans they are not always correct. Like with the https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Iguana_bits_(Fallout)#Notes , some of them could still be of "a more nefarious source" In case you find the exclusion of squirrels problematic, there is a mod for FO4 to solve that for you: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/20027

According to this https://fallout-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Combat_knife_(Fallout_4) , on a sub-note: The design mimics the KA-BAR knife of the USMC, designed for combat and utility.

This is the default https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_mapping for objects so that they 'reflect' outside scenery, hence the reason they 'follow' the player. It is the same one as used for the 'reflection' of the buggy water puddles, and objects like the scopes of guns. I guess the reason for this being an outside scenery is that these objects are likely to be used more frequently outside. The cubemap file is called mipblur_DefaultOutside1.dds (this .dds graphics filetype can be decompressed by the GPU [more info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectDraw_Surface ], and is therefor preferable over other graphic image files). The file can be found in Fallout 4's Data folder, in the file Fallout4 - Textures1.ba2. This file has a folder hierarchy (similar to the loose files in the folder structure in 'Fallout 4/Data'), and the cubemaps are located in 'Textures\Shared\Cubemaps'. This is the file as opened in Photoshop: And this is the file after some transforming, to make it look how cubemaps are supposed to look: While the image may have elements of Concord or similar towns in the Commonwealth, it is more likely a collage of different views: if you follow the lines of the different sides of the 'cube', you can clearly see blurred edges, strange transitions, and implausible geometry (the patch of grass in the center image is a good example). In all likelihood the different sides are different screenshots from the (early) game photoshopped together.

To the very best of my knowledge (based on having played it routinely since it came out), noise is not modeled realistically in fallout 4. Instead, you have a radius in which you can be heard and identified as an enemy. This radius is governed by whether you're sneaking or walking, whether you're sprinting or even moving. It isn't affected by ambient objects like generators or radios, and indeed, the sound can pass through walls as well. Interestingly, it's apparently confirmed that your pipboy radio doesn't affect your ability to sneak at all. Apparently the Sole Survivor has wireless earbuds for their radio and holotape playbacks.

https://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/396331/163757 from the game files. See that answer for the details. I found this larger image, originally sourced from https://www.seekpng.com/ima/u2q8r5r5t4q8o0u2/ . I've circled the words that I was able to make out: A higher contrast image can be seen https://i.imgur.com/zndsHKt.png . I'm pretty confident in the following: Black Circle: Fresh Red Circle: Drive Purple Circle: In Green Circle: Dairy As for the brown circle, I think it might be either an expiration or packaging date, possibly saying "May 1" and then the rest looks like the letters "LK". I originally though LK might be Roman numerals for the year part of the date, but "K" doesn't exist in Roman numerals. Alternatively, I can also see it saying "May Milk", which perhaps is the "company" that produced and packaged the milk, but no Fallout lore I've found has any reference to this name. https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/396274/what-does-the-embossed-text-say-on-the-empty-milk-bottle-in-fallout-4/396278?noredirect=1#comment556500_396278 , it's been said that it looks like "Hay Milk", which in the dairy industry, would denote that the milk came from cows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymilk . Some https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/396274/what-does-the-embossed-text-say-on-the-empty-milk-bottle-in-fallout-4/396278#comment556514_396278 pointed out "Raw Milk" and this seems to be what the text is https://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/396331/163757 From some research, seems drive-in dairies were kind of like convenience stores of the 1940s and 1950s, which would suit the Fallout time period/theme (prior to the world being destroyed that is). One real life example I found was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockview_Farms . Their https://www.rockviewfarms.com/rockview-history/ even shows pictures of what their drive-in dairies were like. So, "Fresh Drive In Dairy" makes sense to me to be written on the bottle as a slogan of some sort. As for the rest of the words, it's way too small/blurry to make out. The part above the brown circle I can make out a capitalized "A", making me think is could say "Grade A" for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_A_milk .

The Vault-Tec Population Management System https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Overseer%27s_Most_Wanted#Notes , so that wouldn't have helped you anyway. No real https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Codsworth#Bugs that involve Codsworth getting lost seem to exist. The only one that might be interesting is: Codsworth may sometimes stay in one place when dismissed to a settlement (even if outside the building boundary), and rarely move around or perform tasks except to fight hostile enemies. But since you already revisited Station Olivia, this probably doesn't apply to your situation. What I can suggest is that, assuming the buildable bounds of settlements are the same as those for dismissed companions, to keep looking around Sanctuary, as there is quite a lot of ground to cover: source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/comments/3tfav2/sanctuary_hills_map_for_planning_base_building/ Check behind and inside the houses, https://www.reddit.com/r/fo4/comments/3s8ffw/comment/cyjwmkd , and https://www.reddit.com/r/fo4/comments/3s8ffw/comment/cxf0543 . In case you're thinking of just ringing https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bell#Notes : Companions, including inactive potential companions, ignore the sound of the bell. In case you're on PC, you can also use console commands: prid 0001ca7d to select Codsworth; moveto player to teleport Codsworth to you. To enable the console commands while in Survival mode, you can either use a mod like https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/12794/? , or follow the following steps (command from https://www.reddit.com/r/fo4/comments/5rb40b/psa_console_command_to_reactivate_survival_mode/ , additional steps from https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/4061865-survival-mode-console-enabler/page-11#entry60014366 Disable survival mode; Run all the console commands you need; Run a command that will allow you to re-enable survival mode: cgf "Game.IncrementStat" "Survival Denied" -1; Go to settings and re-enable Survival mode

By increasing the contrast, we can see that the name is actually "Mayers" or "Moyers": Considering that Fallout 4 is set 210 years later, that Vault 111 was the only Vault we know of that experimented on cryogenic sleep, and that you're the only survivor of Vault 111 (aside from Shaun, your child), it's highly likely that the Mayers/Moyers probably either died long before Fallout 4 started (ignoring the introduction 210 years ago) or have since become Ghouls. With that in mind, I've been searching for both names, and nothing came up. The only match I got was a https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Meyers , but this is clearly neither the same person nor the same name. Thus I believe the evidence (or lack thereof) indicates that the Mayers/Moyers probably never existed aside from that one note.

Follow-up: I gave up and punted. After trying upgrading to Windows 11, reinstalling DirectX 12, multiple version of drivers and validating OpenGL, none of which helped, I backed everything up and reinstalled Windows from scratch. This seems to have done the trick. Thank you to everyone! I really appreciate your suggestions. Plus now I know a lot more for next time. Yay? And to anyone having the same issue who came here looking for help, sorry. "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." - Ripley

You cannot transfer your weapon's legendary effects from one gun to another but you can transfer weapon mods from one weapon to another. While using a weapon workbench select your Suppressed Hardened 10mm Pistol and replace/craft all of the weapon mods with the default mods. This would require building a standard muzzle, standard sights, standard magazine, standard barrel, standard grip and a standard receiver onto the pistol. The mods that were previously on the gun like the Suppressed Muzzle mod and the Automatic Hardened Receiver are not be destroyed, instead it will be stored as a physical item in your inventory. Next, select your Instigating 10mm pistol and attach the weapon mods to the pistol. The overall effect is the same, but it's done by putting the weapon mods on the legendary gun rather than putting the legendary effect on an already-modified gun.

It doesn't work because it's actually a hidden quest that you "completed". Before you do any of this, do a full save, not a quick save. Since this is a "vanilla" quest (part of the base game), futzing around with it can sometimes have unintended bad consequences. The quest id we're targetting is "caravanbase". You can see the stages by running the command ShowQuestStages caravanbase. (sqs is shorthand for ShowQuestStages if you find yourself doing this a lot.) The quest can be reset entirely using the resetquest caravanbase command. So: sqs caravanbase resetquest caravanbase My current playthrough is in survival so I can't verify, but the above is from my notes from a previous playthrough when I did the same thing and regretted it. Some googling brought up this reddit thread which has some additional commands if the above doesn't work. However I've followed this set of commands in several playthroughs and they've always worked a charm. I can't say how mods might affect this, though -- I don't play with mods.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Power_to_the_People_(Vault-Tec_Workshop) This bug is usually caused by obtaining the Vault-Tec prototypes note that unlocks the settlement happiness items. This note is carried by Valery Barstow and can be looted from her corpse. Alternatively, it can be obtained by using the scrapall command on the workshop, in which it will be added. Retrieving this note from the workshop will immediately break the quest as if you obtained it by killing Barstow. To fix this, the following console commands may be used: Set DLC06RecipeUnlockSlotMachineExperimental to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockSlotMachine to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockSodaStationExperimental to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockSodaStation to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockPhoropterExperimental to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockPhoropter to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockPowerbikeExperimental to 0 Set DLC06RecipeUnlockPowerbike to 1 This should enable the Prototype Powerbike in the Special listing while removing the final products from the Resources > Vault-Tec menu. Check the Vault : Resources tab first. If the quest is running, it should still be in Special. After completing the quest, the Power Cycle 1000 can be mass produced. It is located on the Vault tab under Resources. Resurrect the overseer. setstage DLC06MQ02 200 (possibly the wrong quest or the wrong stage. All of this is unverified. '200' is stage 2 of https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Better_Living_Underground) Do the quests.

The armor does not appear to exist within Fallout 4, and was likely fan-made for the sake of the image. Per Nolonar's comment and Google Reverse Image Searching, the screenshot appears to be taking from this Youtube video. Various comments on the video state that the is not within the game User: I wish the armor in the thumb nail was actually in the game and User: what is the armor hes wearing in the thumb nail? Response: it's not actually armor

The Jetpack mod is only available via crafting at a Power Armor Station, and requires "Science! Rank 4". You can still obtain one without that perk, according to Fallout wiki: T-60 variant can be obtained as a reward for completing the quest A New Dawn. However, Jetpack mods are craftable only for T-45, T-51, T-60 and X-01 series. So I don't think it's compatible with Overboss armour, here's a list of torso mods for Raider Power Armor.

It sounds like you have not progressed the final Brotherhood quest "The Nuclear Option". After entering the teleporter relay inside the Institute, you are teleported to the top of the Mass Fusion Building, the one you jumped off of. In order to continue the quest and beat the game, you must press the large red button indicated by a quest marker to detonate the explosives in the Institute. After that, a cinematic video plays and the main quest is over. You are most likely unable to fast travel because the game still considers you to be on top of the Mass Fusion Building in based on the quest stage. Option 1 The optimal way to fix this would be to return to the building and complete the quest. If you are playing on PC, you are able to use the in-game console and cheat your way back there. Simply press the ~ on your keyboard to bring up the console, then type in MassFusionExt02and press enter. This ought to bring you to the place where you can progress quest and fix your fast travel issue. Option 2 If this does not work or you are not playing on PC, then you will be unable to complete the quest unless you find some way to return to the Mass Fusion Building. Otherwise, your best bet will be to re-load a saved game made before being teleported to the building. Simply select LOAD from the main menu of the game and select an appropriate save. You will lose any progress you made after falling off the building, but this way you will be able to complete the game. If neither of these options work, it is likely that your save data is corrupt or the game itself has bugged out.