Yeah, INT boosting clothing will make you level faster (lab coat and there's a unique pair of specs that add +2)
They won't carry over to power armor though, your clothing/armor along with any defenses or legendary effects all get turned off when you enter the armor...
If you're wearing a full set up with 200 armor and you climb into an empty power armor frame your defense drops to about 50, which is what the frame gives you...
You have to treat it like a separate character almost...institute paint gives an INT bonus and chems all work fine when wearing power armor...
Yeah, INT boosting clothing will make you level faster (lab coat and there's a unique pair of specs that add +2)
They won't carry over to power armor though, your clothing/armor along with any defenses or legendary effects all get turned off when you enter the armor...
If you're wearing a full set up with 200 armor and you climb into an empty power armor frame your defense drops to about 50, which is what the frame gives you...
You have to treat it like a separate character almost...institute paint gives an INT bonus and chems all work fine when wearing power armor...