Summary
Fallout Shelterdebuted in 2015, drawing loose inspiration from the lore established in otherFalloutgames. Unlike its RPG predecessors, this game focuses on colony building. The game is designed to be a casual title, and is accessible for free on both mobile and desktop platforms.
Questing is one of the main gameplay loops inFallout Shelter, alongside sending vault dwellers out to fightwasteland creaturesand gather loot. Equipping vault dwellers with suitable gear is crucial for successfully completing quests, and this includes making sure they are wearing the right outfit.
Intelligence: 2
Luck: 2
Good outfits for quests inFallout Shelterwill have balanced stats, as, unless the player knows exactly what will be encountered during the quest, it is important to make sure every eventuality is catered for. TheEulogy Jones' Suitis a good example of an outfit with flat stats, all of which are useful for quests. For example, luck helps with lootingmore junk and caps.
The outfit is based on the suit worn by Eulogy Jones inFallout 3, and any player lucky enough to get the Eulogy Jones legendaryvaultdweller inFallout Shelterwill receive this outfit as their default equipment. It can also be pulled from lunchboxes. Sure, it isn’t an end game outfit, but it is usable until the player has something better available to them.
Intelligence: 1
With its low crafting costs and beneficial range of stat bonuses, theConfessor Cromwell’s Ragsoutfit is a good choice for equipping vault dwellers who are being sent on a quest. There aremuch better outfits, but none of these other options will be available until a later game stage when the player can craft them.
This outfit can also be pulled from lunchboxes, but any player who is lucky enough to get the legendary vault dweller Confessor Cromwell will get this outfit at the same time, as it is his default outfit.
Charisma: 2
This is the standard outfit that the legendary vault dweller Scribe Rothchild comes equipped with, and this is one of the ways to get this outfit. It is also quite cheap to craft, or can be earned as a lunchbox reward.
Much like the other outfits mentioned above,Scribe Rothchild’s Robeis quite easy to obtain, which is probably quite obvious from the fairly low stat bonuses. However, the flat bonuses cover multiple stats, which is ideal in early game questing. More advanced outfits that will be covered in the following sections are better though, but much harder to obtain.
Luck: 3
Tri-fold Flag: 3
Lucy’s Vault Suit should be instantly recognizable to players ofFallout Shelterwho have seen theFalloutTV show. And just as Lucy is on her own quest, players using this outfit for their vault dwellers will be equipped for any eventuality on a quest.
With decent boosts to perception, endurance and luck, three important stats for questing,Lucy’s Vault Suitis probably the easiest outfit to acquire for quests without needing to complete one or more multi-stage series of quests. Indeed, the top three questing outfits on this list are all quest rewards, which is something of a chicken-and-egg situation. Pereception, endurance and luck suit detective style quests, as with no combat bonuses it is not well suited to quests that have more than a couple of combat encounters.
Intelligence: 4
Luck: 4
TheDetective Outfitis a unique legendary outfit that is given as a quest reward for completing the “The Bigsby Brown Case” quest inFallout Shelter. It is one of the top outfits in the game, and is extremely useful for outfitting vault dwellers beforesending them out into the wastelandon quests.
Although this outfit doesn’t take the top slot, it should be said that the top three entries on this list are pretty much interchangeable. One benefit of the Detective Outfit is that it is easier to acquire than the last two entries on this list. With a perception, luck and intelligence bonus, this is arguably the best questing outfit for encounters that require finding hidden items or detection.
Famine’s Vestmentswaps the agility bonus found on Death’s Jacket for an intelligence bonus, making it more suitable for quests that require detection or uncovering hiden secrets. Both are excellent options. However, they are both quest rewards for completing the entire “Horsemen of the Post-Apocalypse” quest series, meaning the player can only get one of them.
With its great stat bonuses, all of which are useful for questing inFallout Shelter, any vault dweller equipped with Famine’s Vestment is going to be ready to tackle any encounter, be that combat, conversation or detection.
Agility: 4
Death’s Jacketis another of the unique outfits that is given as a quest reward for completing the entire “Horsemen of the Post-Apocalypse” quest series. Any of the outfits that are given to the player at the end of this quest are excellent for questing. It will help with combat, survivability and looting caps, junk, andresources.
Death’s Jacket takes top spot on this list for swapping the intelligence bonus for an agility bonus, making it slightly better for combat. However, both Death’s Jacket and Famine’s Vestment from the previous entry could take top position, as they are both almost perfect for questing inFallout Shelter. Especially if combined with alegendary petsuitable for questing as well.
