Ballistic Weave

Fallout 4 armor mod
Ballistic Weave
Information
Value	20
Value	20
Weight	0.5
Weight	0.5
Effects	Increases or adds defensive stats to clothing items.
Modifies	Most clothing
Editor ID	miscmod_mod_armor_Railroad_ClothingArmor
Form ID	0020DE42

“But the creme de la creme is ballistic polymer weave. Light weight, serious stopping power, and it looks just like normal clothing.”— Tinker Tom

Ballistic Weave is an armor mod that allows improved defensive stats to certain clothing items, including outfits, clothing that can be worn under armor and a small number of hats.

This crafting ability can be learned from Tinker Tom after performing certain quests for the Railroad faction. Once this skill is learned, one can upgrade any applicable clothing item at an Armor Workbench.

Obtaining the skill

Progress through the initial Railroad faction quests until P.A.M. offers a series of minor Jackpot missions to secure DIA caches. These only become available after completing Boston After Dark and Mercer Safehouse.

After completing the first or second jackpot mission, Drummer Boy will tell the Sole Survivor that they need to speak to Tinker Tom, who will inform them about the Ballistic Fiber technology found in the DIA cache. At this point, the Ballistic Weave is unlocked at any armor workbench and Tom will sell some armored gear of his own.

Upgrade chart

Mod	Form ID	Damage Resist	Description	Armorer Perk Required	Adhesive	Ballistic Fiber	Fiberglass
Ballistic Weave	0020DE42	30 30	Improves Damage and Energy Resistance.	None	4	8	6
Ballistic Weave MkII	0022DC82	45 45	Improves Damage and Energy Resistance.	Rank 1	5	9	7
Ballistic Weave MkIII	0022DC83	65 65	Improves Damage and Energy Resistance.	Rank 2	6	10	8
Ballistic Weave MkIV	0022DC84	90 90	Improves Damage and Energy Resistance.	Rank 3	7	11	9
Ballistic Weave MkV	0022DC85	110 110	Improves Damage and Energy Resistance.	Rank 4	8	12	10
Institute Killer Weave	00226714	20 20	Grants 10% bonus damage against Institute members and synths.	None

Upgradable clothing

The following is a list of all clothing that can be upgraded, and if the item can either be worn underneath armor pieces or as a hat.

Clothing	Free Armor Slots	Effect
Agatha's Dress	Head	Charisma +3
Architect's Winter Jacket	Head	Perception +1
Armored Nuka-Cola Outfit	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 15 2 2
Armored Nuka-Cola Quantum Outfit	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 15 2 2
Army Fatigues	All	Strength +1 Agility +1
Atom Cats Jacket and Jeans	Head and Legs	Luck +2
Baseball Uniform	All	Strength +1 Agility +1
Bathrobe	Head	Charisma +2
Battered Fedora	Hat	Luck +1
Black Vest and Slacks	Head	Endurance +2
Cabot's Lab Coat	Head	Intelligence +1
Captain Cosmos Space Suit	Head	750
Casual Outfit	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1
Checkered Shirt and Slacks	Head	Charisma +2
Child of Atom Rags (all variants)	Head	Endurance +2
Chinese Stealth Armor	None	60 Stealth field when crouched
Clean Blue Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Clean Grey Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Clean Striped Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Clean Tan Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Courser Uniform	Head	Perception +1 Endurance +1 30 15 15
De-Capitalist Unfinished Helmet	Helmet	Charisma +1 1 15
Detective Coat	Head	14 27 Robot Damage reduced by 15%
Dirty Army Fatigues	All	Strength +1 Agility +1
Dirty Black Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Dirty Blue Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Dirty Grey Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Dirty Postman Uniform	Head	Endurance +1
Dirty Striped Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Dirty Tan Suit	Head	Charisma +2
Dirty Trench Coat	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
DJ's Outfit	Head	Charisma +1 Intelligence +1 Perception +1
Faded Trench Coat	Head	Perception +2
Farmhand Clothes	Head	Endurance +2
Father's Lab Coat	Head	Intelligence +2
Fatigues	Head	Agility +1
Feathered Dress	Head	Charisma +2
Felt Hat	Hat	Charisma +1
Geneva's Ensemble	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1
Graphic T-shirts	Head, Arms and Chest	1 Charisma +2
Greaser Jacket and Jeans	Head and Legs	Luck +2
Green Rag Hat	Hat	10
Green Shirt and Combat Boots	All	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
Hooded Rags	None	Endurance +2
Hunter's Long Coat	Head	2
Institute Renegade Outfit	Head	Perception +1 50
Jack O' Lantern Mask	Helmet	Charisma +1 5
Lab Coat	Head	Intelligence +2
Laundered Blue Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Laundered Cream Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Laundered Denim Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Laundered Green Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Laundered Loungewear	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
Laundered Pink Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Laundered Rose Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Legend of the Harbor	Head	Perception +2 Mirelurk/Bug Damage reduced by 15%
Longshoreman Outfit	Head	10
Lorenzo's Suit	Head	Charisma +2
MacCready's Duster	Head	Agility +1
Magician's Tuxedo	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 12 17
Maxson's Battlecoat	Head	Perception +1 50
Mechanic Jumpsuit	Head	Intelligence +1 Perception +1
Mechanist's Armor	Head	Endurance +1 72 72 Robot Damage reduced by 15%
Mercenary Outfit	Head	Varies
Military Fatigues	All	Agility +2 5
Minuteman Outfit	All	Perception +1 Agility +1
Morgan's Space Suit	None	5 50 1000
Newsboy Cap	Hat	Charisma +1
Nuka-Cola T-Shirt & Cargo Pants	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 2 2 2
Nuka-Cola T-Shirt & Leather Pants	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 2 2 2
Nuka-Cola Vest & Jeans	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 5 2 2
Nuka-World Jumpsuit	Head	Perception +1 Intelligence +1 2 5
Padded Blue Jacket	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
Pastor's Vestments	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
Patched Three-Piece Suit	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1
Pint-Sized Slasher Costume	None	Strength +1 Perception -1 Reduces detection from moving and 15% faster
Postman Uniform	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1
Ratty Skirt	Head	Charisma +2
Red Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Red Frock Coat	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1
Reginald's Suit	Head	Charisma +3
Red Leather Trench Coat	Head	Charisma +1
Rex's suit	Head
Robes of Atom's Devoted	Head	25 5 Special radiation resistance
Santa Costume	Head	Endurance +2
Scavenger's Nuka-Cola Outfit	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1 5 2 2
Sequin Dress	Head and Arms	Charisma +2
Sexy Santa Costume	Head	Endurance +2
Shroud Outfit	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1 15 15
Silver Dress	Head	Charisma +2
Submariner Uniform	Head	Endurance +2
Summer Shorts	Head, Arms and Legs	Charisma +2
Surveyor Outfit	Head	Endurance +1 Perception +1
Suspenders and Slacks	Head	Endurance +2
Sweater Vest and Slacks	Head	Charisma +2
T-shirt and Slacks	Head	Charisma +2
Talon Company Armor	Head	30
Tattered Rags	All	Luck -1
Trilby Hat	Hat	Charisma +1
Tunnel Snakes Outfit	Head	2 30
Tuxedo	Head	Perception +1 Charisma +1
Utility Coveralls	Head	Carry Weight +5 10
Yellow Trench Coat	Head	Charisma +1 Endurance +1

Notes

• The player character must have the Armorer perk in order to apply this mod beyond the first level. Higher levels of the perk allow applying stronger versions of the mod, up to 110 Damage Resistance and 110 Energy Resistance on a single article of clothing.
• All levels of this mod require varying amounts of crafting materials.
• Learning this mod only requires doing one or more Jackpot missions for P.A.M.
• The ability to make Ballistic Weave is very useful, if not essential if playing on Survival mode as the damage one receives is mitigated by applying the mod.
• One wishing to join other factions should be able to safely learn this mod and move on, with the exception of those who have already reached "point of no return" missions with conflicting factions.
• Many, but not all, companion's base outfits (and some hats) can be upgraded with the weave. If one wants to keep a companion in their original outfit but maintain protection at higher levels, this is one of the best options.
• The strongest resistance that can be obtained on a single item is achieved by weaving the Mechanist's armor, an Automatron add-on armor set, with 182 Damage Resistance and 182 Energy Resistance. Weaving items that allow other armor slots can bring resistance levels higher than 300.

Bugs

• PC Due to the dialogue flag setting, it is possible to miss the chance of learning this mod. Drummer Boy will keep saying that Tinker Tom wanted to see the Sole Survivor but Tinker Tom will not initiate the corresponding dialogue. Console command SetStage 5BC93 260 will fix this.
  • One may also get this mod without doing P.A.M.'s mission with the following console commands:
    Set RailroadClothingArmorModAvailable to 1
    Set RailroadClothingArmor_ChanceNone to 0
• PC Playstation 4 Acquiring the weave may become impossible if one has already finished the game with the Minutemen.
• PC Playstation 4 The clean black suit is supposed to be moddable, but is currently bugged in-game and prevents the player character from upgrading it on an armor workbench; the only solution for this is to use console commands. Tinker Tom may occasionally sell armored clean black suits, but these will only have the first level of Ballistic Weave and cannot be upgraded further.

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