Holotape Setting: Clothing Perks: Buffs & SPECIAL/Buffs Only/None
MCM Setting: Armor Buffs to keep while in PowerArmor
What it does: All Resistances, damage effects, and most legendary buffs, together with SPECIAL buffs, supplied by your Armor will be restored when you enter PA.
Note: Non-buff effects such as chameleon, Jetpack, night vision etc won't be restored as they not a buff but an effect.
Also for this to work the mod must see your stats before and after PA entry. This is either: Core insertion and PA entry, OR PA exit and PA entry. This works seamlessly if you enable Auto Core eject (default), otherwise you will need to exit and re-enter PA to get the effects. Your choice.

Holotape setting: Remove Armor on PA Entry: Auto/Headgear only/Always/Just headgear/Always but keep buffs/Never
MCM Setting: Realism (what Outer Armor is removed when entering PA)
What it does: For Realism your Headgear (and if you play on survival, or have Strong Back Perk, your outer Armor as well) will be unequiped as you enter the PowerArmor, and re-equipped on exit. After all, it could not possibly fit inside that confined PowerArmor suit! If your PowerArmor does not have a helmet (Like Danse) then your headgear will stay on.
Note: For this to work you MUST do Core insertion (so only works if no Core is in the PA initially). This works seamlessly if you enable Auto Core eject (default), otherwise I would not enable this.

Holotape Setting: PA AutoEntry: On/Off
MCM Setting: Automatic Entry to PowerArmor after you insert Fusion Core
What it does: Basically activates (E) the power armor for you after you insert the Power Core. Makes entry one step.
Note: If you disable this, or fast travel/enter combat before entering the PA, you have 15s to enter the PA before the Core will eject and any removed clothing will be re-equipped (so you can later redo the PA entry sequence without problems).

Holotape Setting: Remove Fusion Core on Exit: On/Off
MCM Setting: Fusion Core is ejected (returned to your Inventory) on PA Exit
What it does: The Core will be returned to your Inventory on Exit. No more Settlers/Raiders stealing your PowerArmor.
Note: I would not disable this as most of the functionality requires the Core insertion event. Use a 'quick PA entry' & 'no pathing' mod if you want to speed up PA entry.

Holotape Setting: PA Helmet Equipped: In Combat/On Exit/Except in Dialogue/Always/Disabled
MCM Setting: Automatically equip/remove PowerArmor Helmet
What it does: Your PowerArmor Helmet will automatically be equipped only when you are in Combat (Weapon Drawn). Why hide your character's face all the time? When removed, your original Headgear/glasses/etc will be re-equipped.
Note: If your PowerArmor does not have a helmet then your headgear will stay on. Similarly if you remove your PowerArmor Helmet (via Pipboy) your normal Headgear will re-equip.
To keep the Helmet equipped so you can use it's light, Long press the Pipboy button. Long press again to revert to auto helmet equip mode.

Holotape Setting: Core Preference: Least Drained but > 15%/Least Drained First/Most Drained First/Off
MCM Setting: Swap Fusion Core in PA frame for a Used Core with at least this charge
What it does: The game puts a FULL fusion Core into the frame when you use E. This option will replace that with a partially used one from your inventory (so you don't end up with lots of partially used Cores over time).
Note: You can disable this if you prefer to select the Core via R when you are doing core insertion. This just makes it quicker.
See the Bugs section about Core issues (due to game bug).

Holotape Setting: Companion Effects: Headgear Only/Same as Player/Disabled
MCM Setting: Companions in PowerArmor have
What it does: Companions PA helmet is equiped only in Combat (so you can see their faces too) otherwise their normal headgear is equpped.
Note: The full Armor handling for Companions (same as player setting) has limited use and requires them to not be in PA when the mod is started, and then they need to be instructed to enter PA (similar to player needing to insert the core for correct operation).

MCM Settings: Core Drain, JetPack AP Drain, Core Drain Per AP used, Core Drain while running, Core power level Alarm Threshold
What it does: Allows you to reduce the drain of various actions while in PA down to zero (or any % in between).
Note: Requires F4SE and only available in MCM (as sliders don't exist in Holotapes).

This mod does not change anything to do with PowerArmor (it is an ability on the player, not the PowerArmor) so should work with any PA Mods.
You may get problems with mods that:

• Replaces the fusion core entirely, or how it works.
• Taking over Helmet switching will be an issue.
• Any Mod that takes over Entry/Exit to the PowerArmor will break it (or replaces the PA frame)
• Mods that change your stats when you enter/exit PA will definitely cause issues
• Mods that change Entry/Exit sounds are fine, but if the exit sound is cut short you will need to extend the Core removal delay
  

       To do this enter the Console (~) and type "Set PAUP_CoreRemoveDelay to 5.0" (or whatever minimum delay works for you),
       OR set this in the MCM.

Because the way CarryWeight works (particularly in Survival mode), the mod needs to remove your armor on entry to get a better idea of the buffs from it ("Remove Armor on PA Entry: But keep buffs") For this reason Auto now defaults to this on Survival mode (or if you have Strong Back Perk).

Some Armor Magic effects can't be restored when in PA - currently Chameleon (invisibility) and Flying (without a PA Jetpack).

To minimize impact this mod only collects your current 'Clothed' stats when you insert the power core, or on Exit from the PowerArmor.
If you choose to disable Auto Entry then you have 40s from then to get into the PA before this collected info becomes invalid (a warning box will be shown telling you this mod is not working). If this happens just Exit and immediately re-enter your PowerArmor.
Also if you disable Auto Entry then you can't use all the Armor/Headgear unequip functions (as they happen at this point).

If you just want to add a Power Core to a PA Frame (that you don't want to enter) then temporarily turn AutoEntry off.

Warning: If you disable "Remove Fusion Core on Exit" then entering with a Fusion Core already inserted will make the "Clothing Perks" part of this mod not work - so you should either disable it (Clothing Perks: None), manually remove the fusion core before entry, or exit PA and immediatly re-enter it.
Also the auto-equip of headgear (when your PA Helmet unequips) will not work until you manually equip your headgear (with your PA Helm unequipped).

The Core is switched to one matching your requirements after you enter the PowerArmor, so there is no point using R to transfer a specific one to the PA. Just use E (activate) to enter as the full Core it loads will be returned to your inventory and replaced by a used one.
The default choice is "Used core with most charge but >15%". You can change this via the Settings holotape (most full,most empty, or off completely), or MCM (where you have a slider to select the minimum %charge).

Warning: If you select a "minimum charge level" (MCM) lower than your "low power" alarm threshold (normally 15%), or "most empty" (Holotape), you may immediately get a low power alarm (with message "Core Empty - Press [E] to exit") continuously...

As it is not possible to tell what SPECIAL buffs come from just the clothing (e.g. Perception can be increased by Companions), a compromise was made: In PowerArmor your SPECIAL stats will be set to at least their non-PA values (i.e. no worse than out of PowerArmor).
This means you may miss the extra buff from PowerArmor Paint if you get the same buff from clothing, unfortunately.

If you think it is "un-immersive" to get Charisma etc. SPECIAL buffs from clothing no-one can see, you can disable this in the settings.

Similarly I make the assumption that all your resistances (Legendary and basic) come from your clothes. This works ok as long as you don't have a mod which puts extra base stats on the unclothed Player or their Race (I haven't seen any that do).

All environmental Perks (such as "Solar Powered") are unaffected by this mod and continue to work in or out of PowerArmor, but exotic effects (like Chameleon from clothes) won't work still.

If you are playing on "Auto" in Survival mode, or you have set "Unequip Armor" to "Always" in the Holotape, then before you enter PA your outer Armor will be unequipped. For this to work properly the Mod forces you into 3rd person during the unequip (as this is unreliable in 1st person - thanks Bethesda!), so the camera may jump around a bit.

Similarly your Headgear will always be unequipped when in Power Armor, but re-equipped if your PA Helmet is off. An unfortunate requirement as there is no other way to allow you to freely add/remove your PowerArmor helmet without it doubling the Headgear buffs (and you don't want to cheat!). The good bit is when you remove the PA Helmet this mod automatically re-equips your Headgear (with all its perks)!

The mod will automatically keep your PowerArmor helmet off until you enter Combat (actually when you Draw you Weapon). You need to enter a PA with a helmet for this to work (obviously). At this time I do not auto-equip the helmet for any other reason (such as radiation) so you need to Draw your weapon to gain full Rad resist.

To keep the Helmet equipped so you can use it's light, Long press the Pipboy button. Long press again to revert to auto helmet equip mode.

This mod also fixes the issue where unequipping the Helmet while in PA leaves it in your Inventory when you Exit (and you can only re-attach it at a PowerArmor Station).

There is no problem resuming a game saved while in PA, however, if you get a warning message about your savegame when you exit the PA it means your savegame is corrupt (not by this mod) and you should go back to a previous save. Read up about the "Canary save file monitor" to learn about this Bethesda bug.

Companions default to just the Helmet handling (equip in combat). If you want more then enable it in the Holotape and most of the effects will apply to your current companions using PowerArmor. The differences are no Power Core handling (as they don't touch it) so the mod effects start when you order them into the PA. I personally just use the Helmet handling for Companions as the full functions have little real effect on their stats. As long as their PA has a Helmet (or they have one in their Inventory) the mod will work.

A single Spell (Ability) does all the work, and I add it to Player/Current Companions via a hidden quest. This quest has no code or stages so will not cause savegame issues if the mod is removed.

The source is included if you want to modify this mod Just don't republish/distribute any variant without my permission.

- The switching between 1st/3rd person ( on entry and exit)  are outside my control.
- The core selection process involves moving Cores between your Inventory and the PA Frame. Some Cores can be deleted by the game if (say) the original Core REFR is replaced by a mod like HardCore - even though they are in your inventory. Such cores will stay in your inventory until 'moved' (or dropped), then they will 'dissappear'. If these cores vanish during the Core selection I will replace them with Full Cores, otherwise they are unuseable. This may be unexpected!
- Some combinations of Holotape settings are non-optimal (e.g. Headgear switching requires AutoEntry).
- There is nasty Game bug you might hit though: Accessing a Companions inventory and equip/unequip any of their clothing/weapons will disable the mod for that NPC until the game is restarted, you fast travel, they re-enter PA. See the Article attached for more details. This is a Bethesda bug (happens without this mod). Note: Does not effect the Player.