Actions based on Action Points (AP) usage, such as holding breath when using scoped weapons, sprinting, utilizing V.A.T.S., or jet pack modules causes the power to drain much faster, whereas walking consumes less power and remaining stationary drains none. Each core provides roughly 20 minutes real time (or approximately 10 hours game time) of power armor use when jogging (default pace). Characteristicsįusion cores are used to power and activate suits of power armor. Īnother benefit is that cores can be set to overload, for use as improvised explosives or to deny a power armor suit to the enemy by destroying it.
The fusion core also can be hooked up to certain melee weapons via jumper cables. Standard core interfaces were developed across the board to allow for power armor frames to use cores salvaged from weapons or generators. Used by civilians to power a multitude of devices, from automobiles, to generators, the military instead used them for warfare, supplying power armor and some Gatling laser models with energy. Standardized fusion cores are a high-grade, long-term nuclear battery used for military and commercial applications before the Great War.
