So, i havent played Fallout in years, gotten back into it, for the first time, i think, i have gotten the BoS to help me assault Mariposa, I know it will be tough, i dismissed my companions because they wont wear the Power Armor i give them, and i dont want them to die, so it'll just be me in my Hardened Power Armor, with a Turbo Plasma Rifle (I am going to go grab it before going) and 3 Paladins, are the Paladins helpful in any way or do they all die? Can i give them stimpacks? I want to know before going to Mariposa.

Ah damn i meant to put this is series discussion, need a move.

As I recall...


Its totally possible to enter the base with a level 1 character BTW, though he won't have the hitpoints to walk through the forcefields; and the shock will sometimes be fatal; but its doable, and you can do it without turning the supermutants hostile.

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What? How useless i already killed all the guys at the gates no problem, I need them for further assault, Ian Tycho and Katja wont equip power armor so i cant use them... DAMN is there anyway to do it with ample help? Oh and I killed the watershed muties for Set and the gate guards were auto-hostile an i killed 3 patrols, so yeah, i dont think i can enter safely

Yeah the BOS guys are a bit of a letdown. However if you have the turbo plasma rifle (and know how to use it) and hardened power armor you shouldn't really need help. Just remember to hit the mutants with rocket launchers first and plasma weapons second. They're the only real threats. Miniguns and laser weapons aren't going to hurt you barring an unlucky critical. Flamers can cause some damage but the mutants with miniguns will usually end up cutting them down via friendly fire before they can reach you.

Got a Radio? You might be able to get them to stand down from red alert...

I kinda... used it... to prank call... heh...

Then Drop 2x Psycho and charge!!!!!!

Ima grab the turbo plasma rifle and go for it, aim for the eyes, take out rocketeers and plasmafags first, thanks guys!

Okay after fighting my way up the tower (Died twice wearing Hardened Power Armor) to kill Morpheus, which is bettr HPA or Tesla Armor?

The only advantage that the Tesla Armor have to offer that is consider greater than the Hardened Power Armor is better Resistance from plasma and electrical damage (which I assume there isn't that many foes with that kind of damage); other than that, the Hardened Power Armor is superior in every other way.

I am kinda afraid of Super Mutants with plasma rifles taking me out, but Hardened has pretty okay Plasma resistance...

Is there any user-made patches or anything that lets companions equip different armor than their own?
I want Katja in the Tesla Armor with that .223 pistol i gave her.

If you have the Alien Blaster, it's a cakewalk.

I finished it, nuked the Master, killed Lou, and blew up the Vats, got out of there with a shiny new Gatling Laser, but somehow, even though i destroyed them, the super mutant army destroyed the FoTA and the Hub.