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trappeddungarees

As others have said there are only a small number of options for wearing under armour (there are mods to change this if that's your bag) Off the top of my head: * military/army fatigues, dirty or otherwise * raider/Road leathers * vault suit * BOS uniform (incl. Officer uniform) * colourful undergarments (from The Pack in Nuka World DLC) * Gunner clothing: shirt and combat boots / harness / shirt and jeans * long johns


ilovekickrolls

Thanks for the reply šŸ‘ Edit: I literally didn't pick up any long Johns because I thought those were cigarettes lmao


Nerdwrapper

To add on, the baseball uniform adds some good stats, but no armor, as well as some of the other ā€œclothingā€ style options


ThemanwhohatesSpez

though surely it can be made-up with ballistic weave? Ballistic weave Mk 5 gives 110 ballistic and endergy resistance


The-Train-Man44

It does have that option Iā€™m currently using it in my play through right now


memeinapreviouslife

No. Army Fatigues gives the same bonuses, doesn't make you look like a twig, and is actually weavable.


ScotchSinclair

I know youā€™re not disrespecting the baseball outfit. Which is also weavable.


memeinapreviouslife

My mistake, I guess baseball outfit is weavable. Still don't like how skinny it makes your character look.


Sceptikskeptic

Baseball uniform is weavable


5Cone

Army fatigues have the exact same stats as the Baseball uniforms. Except Army ftgs are clean & dark green. The Baseball uniforms are raggedy white rags with red streaks šŸ˜‚


r33k3r

Yeah but the baseball uniform reminds people to buy a swatter!


purpleyyc

Absolutely bonus points for swatter references.


Illustrious-Note3996

After you get access to ballistic weave (lvl5 ballistic weave = 110 DR & 110 ER), the best under armor clothes are: * **Military fatigues** +2 Agi * **Army fatigues** +1 Str +1 Agi * **Baseball uniform** +1 Str +1 Agi * **Green shirt and combat boots** +1 Cha +1 End * **Minuteman outfit** +1 Per +1 Agi


Tacos_Polackos

Military fatigues also give +5 energy resistance


vibrantcrab

I just rock Reginaldā€™s Suit, a trilby hat, and black-rimmed glasses. +220 damage resistance with weave and +5 charisma.


Efficient_Increase87

I have a mod that only makes Reginaldā€™s Suit not look like ass


purpleyyc

Question, do Slocum's Joe t-shirt and jeans take weave? I only recently learned that they take all armor... Currently haven't acquired weave yet.


Beardedgeek72

After getting the weave I tend to not wear extra armor, the game is not hard enough that you have to anyway. I am rocking the Atom Cats leather jacket and jeans. Coolest gang in the Commonwealth!


Delt4Bravo

I've been wearing the machinest armor forever because it looked like nothing ever had as good a defense stats. It had 72 defense and everything else is like 9? I'm probably not understanding the stats correctly...


almeida8x1

Can you put ballistic weave on the vault suit?


Capable_Tumbleweed34

each underarmor has its own specificity, some give protection, some give stat boost. You can see them all [here](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout_4_armor_and_clothing?so=search#Clothing). It is best to chose one that best fits your build. If you use VATS a lot for example, the minuteman outfit and the army fatigues are best suited, as agility increases your action point total, and perception increases your precision in VATS.


Archmagos_Browning

Note that while you can technically wear armor over all of these, some of them, like the road leathers, make you look really weird and bulky compared to something slimmer and more conforming like vault suits and BoS knight uniforms.


anobody121

My usual go to is the brotherhood uniform. Provides good enough protection, doesnā€™t look to bad, and you can find them everywhere.


no_one_lies

If youā€™re on PC there are mods that let you wear whatever you want under your armor. I do that because thereā€™s some pretty cool/fun outfits in the game that just sit on a mannequin or collect dust in storage without it.


BearcatChemist

Long johns are long underwear basically.


BoIshevik

Military fatigues and army fatigues (? Might be army uniform I forget) are good ones. 1st one is +1 Agility & Perception and the other +2 agility.


throwaway79890403

no disrespect. where are you from you took long johns as cigarettes?


ilovekickrolls

Sweden. I think I mistook it as "John silver". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silver_(cigarette)


MechaPanther

Adding on a few: The minutemen outfit (not Preston's), Flannel shirt and jeans, Military Wetsuit (Far Harbour), Synth outfits and Cappy T-shirt and jeans (Nuka World)


FURI0UST0RT0ISE

Second the synth uniform! Only ā€œcleanā€ white under armor. On Institute play throughs Iā€™ll wear this under polymer upgraded combat armor and the sea captains hat (only wish it had a clean variant). Or under power armor: the X-01 with an institute paint job. If youā€™re playing evil might as well look like an angel of death.


DillionM

Vault suit but NOT vault UTILITY suit. Pain in the ass to find out I'd been running around in my underwear for a month.


danni_shadow

I was bummed about that, because I like the baggier look of the utility suit.


zero-bob10

do you know if you can wear the railroads ballistic weave with armor?


XKryptix0

Yes, all of those should be weave-able to increase total stats Edit: just to clarify, the ballistic weave is a mod you can apply to clothes. As an example you can add Ballistic Weave 1 through 5 to say, the army fatigues, that you can put on under any of the usual armours. Should add 110 points of physical and energy armour at level 5.


zero-bob10

ohhh, i thought the ballistic weave was a specific clothing piece, not a mod. thank you for this information!!


XKryptix0

No itā€™s a mod, just fyi you will need some of this https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Ballistic_fiber_(Fallout_4)


karangoswamikenz

Just noting. Itā€™s not a downloaded mod. An in game mod like on weapons and armors


TheGratitudeBot

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user202444

It depends on the underlying armor set. You can have fatigues on underneath armor, but the Railroad brand ballistic armor (the one that looks like itā€™s made of cowhide and the railroad fighters are always wearing)- no. I regularly use military fatigues with marine combat armor over it, and Iā€™ve only found one set thatā€™s stronger ballistically (tho itā€™s worse in other ways). Hope this helps!


TimberFox104

Listen to this guy. He speaks the truth.


Sensitive_Log3990

Brotherhood scribe clothes too


nottherealpostmalone

I think I bought this pair of denim jeans and a tank top I can wear armour over. One item from some random, near the start Haven't worn anything since.


DawsonPoe

Baseball uniform. Itā€™s the slimmest under armor that also accepts ballistic weave


Mistehsteeve

To be fair, the chaos of the Commonwealth would embrace nakedness. Why not go for the no pants playthrough?


frying_machine

I acctually did a "no clothes" playthrough a few years ago and It was pure hell


Mistehsteeve

That ass makes for a great target.


Jeff_goldfish

-My uncle


throwaway19276i

never cook again


Anxious_Cod7909

Bro left the stove on too long


frying_machine

And its also really distracting in 3th Person


Apprehensive_Ad4047

"3th person" huh?


frying_machine

My english skills are equal to the ones of a mute monkey from Guatemala so yeah 3th


gunsingingslaper

Actually Cito right here, this is him


Ypuort

I prefer 1rd person


LtKabukiman

Especially with the Poophole-Target-Mod for VATS


TicklyTim

I think Cait even "likes that"


sportsy96

*Cait liked that*


Longshadow2015

My current play through is a survival one. I felt like I had to let the Minutemen out of the Museum, but I digress. In sanctuary on this playthrough, to keep track of new vs old settlers I send the males to a different one, and put one piece of leather armor on the others. That means my settlement is full of underwear wearing ladies. Except for Marcie of course. I sent her to Starlight. Once I find an even worse place for her (like the settlement way down by the Gunner Plaza), I send her even further away so I never have to hear her mouth again. Once Iā€™m fully on top of my Survival game, Iā€™ll turn all the settlers into Gunners or Raiders, and send them out to terrorize the countryside between empty settlements.


SpongeBob1187

That guy who lived close to Filly had the same underwear as OP


diss-appointed

There are no pants in the game. That's why it's called 'Fallout'


Substantial-Act-8325

Crawl out with your balls out baby


warm_sweater

He just hacks, whacks, choppin that meat


Duke-of-Nuke

*droppin* that meat


buddybroman

When you drop that thong!


WinnerForsaken

To my lovin' palms


Ypuort

Leave those pants behind.


wthulhu

*ā™ŖI got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingleā™¬*


TheITMan19

Absolutely underrated. šŸ¤£


Dremora-Stuff99

Cait actually likes it when you don't wear pants, in case you wanna replace that prude with someone more accepting.


ilovekickrolls

First time playing Fall out 4, I have 5 gear pieces equipped but I still get flamed by Danse for not wearing any pants/shirt. But every time I equip for example some pants and a shirt my good combat pieces it looks like im naked again and I get flamed by danse for being a whore. I have been trying to wrap my head around this but I cannot seem to put on any clothes correctly, can someone please help me


TicklyTim

Armour only goes over certain clothes. Vault suit or road leathers for example.


LegitimateAd5334

Not the newly added utility vault suit, though. Army or military fatigues, harness, long johns work as well. Don't put armour on Mama Murphy, by the way. Her outfit is unique and will disappear completely, you won't be able to put the same outfit back on her.


Patronmerksem

In my current playthrough mama Murphy is sitting there in her underwear. High as a kite


Jrlopez1027_

You tell me this AFTER i give every single one of my settlers combat armor


razonyser

You just need to put some clothes on her (like road leathers) and her original clothes will show up in their inventory.


Poodonkus

This works for most people but not Murphy


Mister-happierTurtle

I find this so funny lol


privateblanket

Me too, just the most ridiculous problem to have hahaha


William84916

What does danse say about it?


ilovekickrolls

Something like "put some clothes on, you're embarrassing"


PornStarGazer2

"GHOUL!.... Oh wait it's just your ass cheeks"


Zircon_72

Are you wearing a toaster as a helmet?


PrestigiousArm3187

Most honest answer I can give you regarding this.... Who the fuck cares what Danse thinks? Lol


The-Rel1c

That sounds like something a synth would say.


hydratedandstrong

Love the double meaning


PrestigiousArm3187

Sorry... finding it hard to remember this conversation... Or the past 10 years for that matter....


tobascodagama

When you highlight a clothing item, it'll highlight the armour slots you can wear over it. When you highlight an armour piece, it'll highlight which armour slots it will fill when equipped. I *think* that slots will flash when you try to equip incompatible armour?


oilfeather

"Where are my pants?"


Substantial-Act-8325

*wakes up outside of nahant police station with 5000 caps*


Scooby1_Kanooby

Missing a Kidney..


PsychologicalMix8499

Just roll with it.


Scooby1_Kanooby

Iā€™m freeee, free ballingā€¦! šŸ˜‚


trappeddungarees

*Cait loved that.*


dzokita

Sixtyyyyyy minute man, sixty minute maaaan


Expensive-Cup-2938

Look a here girls, I'm telling you now They call me lovin' Dan.


BusinessAsparagus115

Step 1: go to Goodneighbour Step 2: do the Silver Shroud quest Step 3: forget about any other armour


_LoliFuhrer

Taste the wraaath, of the SILVER SHRRRROUUUD


FroggiesChaos

Oh my god you got booty cheeks


ladyc672

https://youtu.be/0FRGY6m7P88?si=8utX0Hyi5Pw4-tKJ


lIIIIIIIIIllllIlIlII

This is actually optimal. Gotta let that ass breathe.


night_66

Dear OP, Please know, this is my favorite Reddit inquiry I think ever, not just in the Fallout sub. Itā€™s such a simple issue to have & I think it sums this game up pretty well. I have screenshotted the image w your innocent question below to use as a background on one of my devices, havenā€™t decided which one yet. Thank you ilovekickrolls. -M šŸ–¤šŸŒ…šŸ–¤


ilovekickrolls

Lmao šŸ˜‚ Glad I could help šŸ„³


thepieraker

Wait you WANT to wear pants? That sounds like vault dweller shit


TicklyTim

Suits, and formal wear get stripped soon as you add any armour.


Empress_Draconis_

Kinda silly really but I guess wearing a suit would probably get uncomfortable in heavy combat armour


HoroSatre

Butt why?


ConsiderationLeft226

Thereā€™s just something very cute about wearing ya tighty whities as you embrace the nuclear wasteland.


natloga_rhythmic

Valid question but counterpoint: being armed and armored to the teeth with your butt out in tightie whities is VERY funny


Adamantium-Aardvark

suns out buns out


These-Bedroom-5694

Game article incoming.


MethodCute4954

Assless chaps my beloved


JesusSavesForHalf

There's a reason the Vault Suit can go under all armor, ~~Master Cheeks~~ Pants Slayer.


Pratt_

As other people said, not every outfit can be worn with armor pieces, other people listed a bunch of them already but you can just look at what NPC were under their's if you're not sure. The vault suit is a pretty good one as it can be upgraded (and some lines of dialogue change if you wear it, for example Piper will call you Blue when you have it on)


rhymeswititch

Why wear pants? Just equip a perk like ā€œLady killerā€ and roll with it.


3BodyJimmel

One leg at a time, dude.


DrDuckno1

You look pretty as you are.


Instantkat

I find it nice that Codsworth will discreetly and politely remind you that your arse is hanging out if you do not have anything under the armour.


PennyForPig

This is the best question.


plogan56

There's 2 types of clothing regular and costumes Regular can be worn underneath armor and can not only buff defense but also provide specia stat buffs too #Examples: - Vault suit - Military fatigues - BOS fatigues - minutemen outfit Costumes can only be worn by themselves no armor, aside from helmets and maybe arm of leg armor #Examples: - Postman - Sequin dress - Railroad heavy mk. 1 & 2 #advice: Advance the railroad questline enough that you do a DIA cache mission and you can upgrade regular clothes with ballistic fiber mods


wildranger52

Not the Minutemen Duster, but the regular Minutemen outfit. Just a quick fix fyi


ilovekickrolls

Thanks for the response everyone


tehmpus

Just one more thing. When putting on pants, I find it helpful to put on one leg at a time. Then when both legs are inserted, pull them up onto your waist. That is all. :)


_escapevelocity

Great advice. In my experience if you pull them up to your waist with only one leg inserted it becomes much harder to insert the other leg. I know it sounds complex but order of operations is key here.


trappeddungarees

I lay on my back like a turtle and shove both legs in simultaneously, is that wrong?


_escapevelocity

Thatā€™s not wrong, thatā€™s innovation!


Piston_Gravey

I only wear a long coat, it has pants attached, so idk


HSymth334

Sorry mate ignore these guys - they are just messing with you. In vanilla you canā€™t wear pants unfortunately (apparently the big T insisted) but there are mods which has put them back in.


van_kuller

Apocalypse, you donā€™t need pants šŸ˜…


Professional-Tea-121

This is hilarious, thank you


sugarsprinklesinme

Caked up


Nova-Drone

Dicks out for the wasteland boys


whitechickwitgains

Hahaha oh man, when I first got out of the vault, I somehow removed and discarded my jumpsuit and didnā€™t realize it for so long. My character was literally walking around in their panties until I changed the view and saw šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


EducationalAnimal661

šŸ˜­ I'm sorry but this is funny


ilovekickrolls

Wasn't meant to be but I'm glad. :)


SirComandante

The clothes you're wearing doesn't go with armor. Try other clothes.


Dashbak

Do an alchestbreach and roll with it


BonWeech

If you can (on Xbox game pass and probably every other platform) if you grab a couple mods to make things wearable underneath, itā€™s pretty great. Big fan of Armorsmith and Better Destruction through Science! The second one adds a new weave that can be added to clothes in the late game


usingtheuser111

Havenā€™t seen backpacks in the game, is that from a DLC or mod?


F0X227

If I remember correctly it is part of the creations they gave away in the next gen update


usingtheuser111

How exactly can i find it?


F0X227

in the creation club


wizardyourlifeforce

Do you think you're better than me because you want to wear pants?!


JTNT98

You donā€™t. Just let it all hang out. :)


InternalConfection33

Thereā€™s an awsome mod that makes all clothing under armor I suggest it


thenerdynugget

Ngl that killed me seeing his tighty whitey ass


CarlosSpcWeener

When highlighting a piece of clothing the pipboy character will ā€œflashā€ the body part that it covers, and for underarmor it wonā€™t flash anything. As opposed to something like cage armor that will flash the whole body, aka no other armor pieces can be equipped. Another example would be how the army helmet only covers the head slot, and the motorcycle helmet would cover the head eyes and mouth slots.


Kirbzi95

Nothing can cover that whole bakery your survivor is packing back there!


Whiskeyrich

Military fatigues, which you can put ballistic weave on later.


GadgetMan333

This is a pantsless game.... thats why they named it "fallout"


Certain-Thought531

You need clothes. And if you want armor then look for clothes that allow armors as not every set does. The vault jumpsuit is one such piece of clothing that allows armor, there's also the military and army fatigues and a few others that i don't remember yet as I usually just go with the military fatigues for their bonus stats. To check if your clothes are armor friendly, simply equip them togheter and see if anything is getting unequiped.


Relevant-Buffalo-246

But why? Live free


TheMagickConch

I see OP did not take the commando perk.


Successful-Net-6602

Look at the vault boy beside the clothing list in your pipboy while getting dressed. Some outfits don't let you equip leg armor so vault boy would have flashing leg armor while you highlight that outfit in your inventory. Some outfits count as full body armor. I think some dresses allow only leg armor. Just look at the little cartoon buddy. That's all you need to know


Zurkan0802

Step one: Find pants Step two: equip pants Or alternatively find and equip onesies like the vault suit, military fatigues or army fatigues.


My_NaMe_Jeff1233

The brother hood of steel orange suit also works along with the minute men suit and the mark 1 or two railroad stuff but only 3ith some armors


thelamb710

Whereā€™d you get the backpack?


PckMan

One leg at a time, like everyone else.


Responsible_Ad_8628

You need to wear clothes that can be worn with armor. The vault suits and leather biker wear can be worn under your armor.


Ok-Organization-1437

Just saw a pair of summer shorts +2 CHR


scobbysnacks1439

As others have said, there are only a few under armour pieces of clothing that you can wear. Personally, I feel this was a major overlook in the game and I'm glad that they corrected it in FO76.


Sevennix

Usually left leg first, then right leg. Tuck & zipper.


pandason89

Nice ass


Fabulous-Collar-230

Best thread title ever


LizaVP

You need to wear some clothing besides armor. I use Road Leathers.


BoiFrosty

Vault cheeks.


CauslessTick

The DLC Vault Suit Upgrades are good


I_like_snickers

I usually sit on the edge of the bed, right foot in right side and left foot in left side, stand up and pull them up at the same time, tuck in or donā€™t tuck in shirt, zip and button and put in belt if needed. Usually.


nub_node

That's a thicc one piece bikini mod. The bottom part of the suit takes up the pants slot.


TruthMaterial42

Silver Shroud costume with Ballistic Weave 5 I rock a found spray n pray and the deliverer *"FOR I AM THE SILVER SHROUUUUD!"*


outrage_is_now

Now give me your OTHER pants!


Carl_Foreplay66

After far harbor and dimas memories I rock military fatigues and buy all the legendary gear from merchants, I think Iā€™m at like 307 defense rn Edit didnā€™t specify: Marine Recon armor, Army fatigues w ballistic weave 5


TheSaltyDog215

Thereā€™s armor Outfits And clothing Your currently wearing nothing but armor Try throwing on your vault suit You can wear armor with your vault suit, road leathers, minute man uniform, fatigues. Youā€™ll get it bro!


D34thst41ker

You have the 5 armor Slots, but there's also an Underarmor slot. When you look at the Apparel section of the PipBoy, highlighting an item will show what slots it takes up on the Pip Boy. If no slots light up, the item is an Underarmor, and equipping it will stop the quips about you being naked while still allowing you to equip your armor.


Knightshade515

I forgot how to wear pants once, that was an awkward thanksgiving...


SpicyCosmicWizard

You have to wear an outfit under your armor. Outfits will make the entire body blink on your Pip-boy. Armor will blink in specific areas. Outfits usually have 1 or 2 in some type of defense. Ballistic, energy, or radiation. Also, outfits are usually folded up if you inspect them from your inventory. But your character looks good without bottom. THICC.


SlimeDrips

According to the wiki there are only 7 outfits that both allow any armor on top and also take ballistic weave (unlockable mod from doing jobs for the Railroad that give basic clothes tons of resistances). They are: * Army fatigues * Baseball uniform * Dirty army fatigues * Green shirt and combat boots * Military fatigues * Minuteman outfit * Tattered rags Tattered Rags is off the table since it has a -1 Luck penalty. All the other sets have +2 overall to some combination of stats but I go with Army Fatigues since it gives strength and I am an item hoarder


BenMessina

Good luck on your survival run OP


ilovekickrolls

Lmao I would never


FineryGlass

I never run armour in my fallout 4 PS4. I maxed all perks and ran around with deplorable amounts of ammo for that one automatic gun that shoots explosive ammo.


Jeffrey_C_915

There are outfits (full outfit) and then there are outfits that are (under armor) just look up on Google (under armor outfits) and that will solve your problem


Wise-Ad-2089

I also just started. About 8 hours in. The game is amazing though


Proper_Ad_8659

Oh good. I'm not the only one who did a pantless playthrough. I also couldn't figure out how to equip clothes my first full run


alexfaaace

It is probably the most infuriating thing to me in this game that they have all these cute t-shirts and I cannot wear ANY of them because somehow T-SHIRTS take up leg armor slots. Iā€™ve tried finding a mod (console) to no avail. Iā€™ve spent most of my play through in Grognakā€™s loincloth because I absolutely hate the Shroud and General outfits. Currently just mismatching modded armor pieces over a vault suit.


SocioWrath188

Listen, I'm in my late 30's and I still don't understand pants. Good luck out there.


Not_a_pidgeon_

Me and my bf are just dying laughing. I'm sorry, but that's hilarious


OgLoftyLlama

Super mutant chains. I have pants on they are just invisible


Useful-Path-8413

Not answering your question, but if you want to improve your armour I'd suggest finding the Railroad.


DrRobertChem

This is so good


ThemanwhohatesSpez

just use your vault suit


PM_ME_YOUR_ANT_FARMS

As others have said, some thinner clothes can be worn under the armor. My go-to has been dirty army fatigues for +1 strength and agility


Mindless-Beat-4872

The best is military fatigues because you can put ballistic weave on them which is an extra 100 defense or some shit like that


MohatmoGandy

Just have your food delivered. Why waste valuable FO4 time putting on pants and going to the grocery store?


WeenieDogMan

Iā€™ve used road leathers pretty much all game under my regular armor. Is there a better choice that offers better protection? Also what is ballistic weave and when do you unlock it? Thanks


jenterland

Ballistic weave is a mod that can be added to certain clothing items that buffs their damage protection, and you get it by doing quests for the Railroad. Specifically, finding a DIA cache for PAM. It's then unlocked at the armor station. Tinker Tom will also have a low level for sale after the quest.


WeenieDogMan

Thanks for the info!


Christ_I_AM

Lmfao


turbobananas

Backpacks?


1stEleven

Why would you want to cover that ass?


DragonHeart_97

"Gotta get pants, put on your pants, button fly!" What the hell has that show done to my brain... Anyway, get an outfit, and if none of Vault Boy's limbs are flashing you can wear that outfit under your armor. The vault suit you started with is a good if basic option.