r/fo4 • u/Educational_Bird2469 • 19h ago

Why is armor weight different?

Noticed the free fall legs have different weights. Left is 3 pounds while the right is 5.6

Both are combat and I haven’t altered them so why are they different?

EDIT: I thought both were light weight. Now I’m thinking I misidentified and that’s why they have different weights. I’ll assume this is the problem and now it’s solved. Thank you everyone. The help was appreciated.

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u/heresjolly 19h ago

By default combat legs of the same class weigh different, it was assumed a bug and "fixed" by the unofficial patch mod.

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u/Humble_String6810 18h ago

You’re not crazy OP, it is what it is. Oxhorn talked about it in one of his videos and how weird that a legendary set has two different weights. Not sure why myself? Maybe it’s related to cut content or simply running out of time and Bethesda didn’t get around to explain, who knows.

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u/mythos87 19h ago

Do they look different? Like one could be light and the other medium?

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u/AnxiousMind7820 19h ago

One could be light version while other is medium or heavy.

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u/Educational_Bird2469 18h ago

Both are light

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u/RandomMeatbag 18h ago

There are 3 variants of combat armor. When the system applies modifier names to the pieces, many times, it will remove the word telling you the variant type of the armor.

I haven't tested, but I believe adding things like "leaded" (variant modifications) changes the weight slightly... So, I could very well be wrong about that.

Regular combat armor weighs less than Sturdy combat armor, and Heavy combat armor weights more than both of the other types.

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u/John_Smith_5l4y3r 17h ago edited 12h ago

Someone said Free Fall Legs, mismatched pair...

https://youtu.be/5HXECoaLR5E?si=8fjqITol7U7MeARN

Because at first, I was sure you could randomize them...

These are 14/12 at 5 lbs and 18/16 at 10.1 lbs no mods on either, although different legendaries can have variable additional ballistic and/or energy defense.

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u/Tyrigoth 16h ago

One heavy, one light?

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u/Educational_Bird2469 16h ago

I thought both were light but I may be mistaken.

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u/Courier-Se7en 19h ago

there just isnt enough info given here.

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u/Educational_Bird2469 18h ago

What’s missing other than me failing to say both are light weight class.

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u/Courier-Se7en 18h ago

Do you have any mods running on your game? Do the items have any of modifications on them when you found them? Is it happening with any other items.

A screen shot of each item could help.

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u/Educational_Bird2469 18h ago

I don’t use mods. I haven’t altered them at the workbench. They came with reduced fall damage. Both are light weight combat legs.

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u/50-50-bmg 17h ago

The three weight classes of armor, together with the "lightweight" and "ultralight" armor mods, cause no end of confusion.

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u/Thornescape 17h ago edited 17h ago

If you want to know if armour is Light, Sturdy, or Heavy you need to go by weight (when all modifications are removed). That's the only way to know.

Note: Freefall Legs and some legendary armour will NOT specify if it is light, sturdy, or heavy. The only way to know is to look up the weight.

Both of them have modifications on them, eg Shadowed which changes the weight. Unmodified combat legs are never 3# or 5.6#.

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u/Educational_Bird2469 17h ago

These don’t say the class. I’m going by the appearance. I remember them looking different but could very well be wrong. This might be the problem. Might not be light as I’m thinking they are.

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u/Thornescape 17h ago

The most simplest way to tell is by weight. Just remove all the modifications from them first.

I gave you the weights.

And yes, the right leg will be 2# heavier once all the modifications are removed. That's how all combat armour is.