[quote=“Thwap, post:12034, topic:42”]Bear in mind that, despite the name, in reality the Power Armor Interface CBM only reduces the energy consumption of power armor. It doesn’t actually supply it with energy. You’ll still need a UPS for that.
The rationale, presumably, is that the bionic is supplementing the drain on the UPS with bionic power. However even when you have the Internal UPS CBM, and your power armor is thus consuming bionic power directly, it’s still more efficient to turn the interface bionic on.[/quote]
Thank you for making that clear. I’ve wondered about that almost since I first started playing. Actually getting a full set of power armor (especially with the hauling frame) is so rare I just hadn’t bothered figuring it out.
How does the Power Armor Mk II CBM fit into this? Even more efficient, I assume? What if you run them both at once?
In strictly vanilla Cata, the Giant Frogs that spawn all over swamps are the only truly reliable large sources of meat and untainted fat. They’re my prey of choice when making pemmican and preparing other non-perishables for winter.[/quote]
The giant slugs and giant crayfish can also provide some noticeable amounts.
Tainted tallow is MUCH easier to get that tallow/lard/fat, and it can replace tallow in almost all non-food applications - I highly recommend doing that.
