Pipboy Armor Workbench Fix for Pip-Boy Flashlight

Nexus Mods


[Pip-Boy Flashlight (Pipboy - Power Armor - Lamp Overhaul)](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10840) by [akkalat85](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/4817563) overrides the vanilla Pip-Boy record (*ARMO:00021B3B*).   
  
The [most downloaded version (5.0.2)](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10840?tab=files&file_id=65415) of said mod was uploaded on July 2016, and is missing a keyword (*KYWD:0024A0B8*) and an attach parent slot (*KYWD:0024A0B9*) from the current Fallout 4 version.  
  
As a result, the player Pip-Boy will not show up on armor workbenches, thus locking out any modifications (usually skins) on it.  
  
Some Pip-Boy mods, like [Pip-Boy 2000 Mk VI](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/43287) by [neeher](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/1490203), do not touch the vanilla record *00021B3B*, so any new skins introduced by such mods are effectively blocked from showing up.  
  
  
  
This quick fix utilizes [RobCo Patcher](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/69798) by [Zzyxzz](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/8515543) to add back KYWD:0024A0B8 and KYWD:0024A0B9 to ARMO:00021B3B. I also updated the display name from *Pipboy* to *Pip-Boy* because why the hell not.  
  
It works only when you have both **RobCo Patcher 2.8.0+**\* *and* **Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp** active.  
  
There are no new plugins, only an .ini containing one string. Load order won’t matter, install/uninstall at any point.  
  
\*I’m testing it on 3.2.2. You should use the newest version in any case.  
  
  
  
The pipboy shown in the banner image comes from [Pride Mod 2023 - Trans Solidarity edition](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/71746) by [Elianora](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/3231858), which is currently trending on Hot Mods and conveniently has screenshots containing a good view of a pipboy skin.  
  
The before/after screenshots were taken with the [FallUI series](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/articles/3041) by [m8r98a4f2](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/13457320) and the [ECO](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/67679)+[LEO](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/66900)+[NEO](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/65761) series by [DankRafft](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/users/2547580), among others. In case anyone’s wondering.  


Fixes the problem of Pip-Boy Flashlight 5.0.2 blocking player pipboy from showing in armor workbenches. Requires RobCo Patcher 2.8.0+.

Pipboy Armor Workbench Fix for Pip-Boy Flashlight 5.0.2

Sources

Nexus Mods