Hey everyone, I recently returned to Fallout 76 after a couple of years away and noticed some major differences. When I logged in, a message mentioned that some of my perk cards were removed from my S.P.E.C.I.A.L. setup. Now, when I’m in my Power Armor, my carry capacity is up to 479, which is higher than before, but my actual weight is through the roof at 858. Previously, I had all my gear sorted and was comfortably below 250. I can’t even sprint in Power Armor now! Can anyone help me figure out how to lower this weight without losing my carry capacity?
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You should definitely review your perk cards. Some crucial ones got moved to different categories, like Starched Genes now being in Endurance. Make sure to check what you have equipped right now and look through your inventory for any heavy items that could be inflating your weight.
Thanks for the advice, everyone! I didn’t realize my perks could move around like that. I’ll make sure to go through them again and look more closely at what I’ve got.
Try sorting your inventory by weight. You might have some heavy armor pieces or loads of items like food or ammo. Since they reshuffled the perk cards, it might’ve deactivated some that affected your weight. Remember, Power Armor disables your backpack perks, including things like Deep Pocketed.
It sounds like you lost your backpack mods and any weight reduction mods that were on your Power Armor. That’s a big factor. You might want to double-check your gear to see what’s missing or deactivated now that you’ve been away for a while.
Yeah, I get that. But I had zero issues with my carry weight in Power Armor before I took my break. How did it jump to the 800s out of nowhere?
Have you checked if you still have the perk cards that decrease the weight of your gear, like armor and ammo? That could be the reason why your active weight skyrocketed. It’s important to stay on top of those perks, especially with the recent changes they made.
Exactly! OP mentioned their max carry capacity went up, but their effective weight went up too. They might have lost some key perks that they didn’t realize.
For sure! I expected all my backpack perks to be gone when I entered PA. I made sure to equip calibrated shocks for extra carry capacity, and they should still be active.