Lore:
Before the Institute had advanced gen-3 Synths to do their delicate surface tasks they had to send real humans above ground to conduct research by hand, and to protect such agents they developed the The Institute Expeditionary Suit (IEX). The IEX suit is the pinnacle of wasteland utility, providing armor and resistances against the harsh wastelands.

Details:
The base outfit itself is enough to completely neutralize minor radiation hazards from shallow water, and when worn with all items of the set provides near total immunity to radiation on par with industrial hazmat suits. A special context menu that can be accessed by equipping the outfit while in pip-boy mode will allow you to swap outfit styles anywhere any time, without the need for an armor bench.

The IEX mask acts as an advanced gasmask, light source, and is a platform for advanced tech modules, which can help an Institute agent navigate the less friendly elements of the wasteland. In addition the mask can be attached to the base outfit's belt when not being worn.

XBOX link: https://bethesda.net/en/mods/fallout4/mod-detail/4060176



-The outfit is not added to any leveled lists, it can only be found in hand placed locations or crafted.
-Console search "IEX" to get the loadorder unique IDs.

Lore friendly Static Locations:

IEX Outfit:
When equipped through the pipboy a context menu will allow you to change outfit style anywhere in the wasteland, the context menu requires that there be only one IEX outfit in your inventoryor it will not display properly.

-Undershirt Toggle: Enable / Disabled
--This option only matters on outfit styles that have an open jacket or no jacket.
-Belt style: Default / Kellogg
-Mask on Belt Toggle: Disabled / Automatic
--This feature will equip the IEX mask to the belt of the outfit when not being worn.
--When enabled, this adds an extra option to pick the glass color for the mask on the belt.
--REQUIRES that you have only a single IEX outfit in your inventory, this is a technical limitation of the script, similar to the context menu.
--The mask on belt will use the outfit's current skin.
-Armpatch
--This is the only factional marking on the entire outfit, and it can be swapped independently of the skin
-Outfit style:
---NOTE: Open Jacket and No Jacket styles disable the set bonus.
--Default
--Kellogg, This is what Kellogg wears in the cutscenes
--Loose, Loose shoulder straps
--Loose No Jacket, visible undershirt
--Loose Open Jacket, visible undershirt
--No Jacket, visible undershirt
--Open Jacket, visible undershirt


IEX Mask:
-Headlamp color: Blue/Green/Orange/Purple/Red/Teal/White
-Mask Glass Color: Black/Blue/Gold/Purple/Red
--Each color also has a more opaque version
-Module: Modules are high tech (Science!) mods that add unique bonuses
---Hacking Enhancer - Gain 2 hacking guesses
---Human Highlight HUD - Humans are highlighted while in aim mode. Ignores Synth infiltrators, Coursers, Ghouls, and Institute Staff. Drains AP.
---Lock-on Routine - Each shot on the same limb in VATS has 5% increased accuracy.
---Occlusion Counter Measures - Target occluded bodyparts in VATS with lowered accuracy.
---Gadget: Predictive Extremity Targeting - Damage delt to limbs is increased by 25%.
---Recon Visor: Recon tracking on all weapons while in aim mode.
---Situational Awareness Enhancer - Temporary time slow effect when going in to aim mode. Costs 30 AP.
---Vital Point Recursion - Gain Crit charge 20% faster.
---Rebreather - Allows underwater breathing.

Skins:
--Skins provide no functionality or bonuses, they are purely cosmetic.
--The free Skin pack from Gumroad enables full resolution for all the skins.
--Although they have factional names, skins do not have any faction markings.
-14 total skins: the first 3 lore friendly skins are 2k with the Nexus Download
--Classic Institute (Blue-Grey)
--Modern Institute (White-Red)
--Synth Retention (White-Black)
--Autumn (Brown-Orange)
--BoS (Grey-Orange)
--Desert (Tan-White)
--Enclave (Tan-Black)
--Enforcer (Black-Blue)
--Gunner (Green)
--Medical (White-Blue)
--Minutemen (Blue)
--Olive (Green-Brown)
--Outcast (Black-Red)
--Railroad (Black-Grey)



This mod is feature complete from the Nexus download, it's mechanics are fully functional. However I have also made available a 'skin pack' through Gumroad for free at gumroad.com/niero

-Every part of the mod is completely free
-The Nexus download is fully functional with 2k resolution for the three lore-friendly skins (Classic, Modern, and SRB).
-The extra skins in the Nexus download use low-res placeholders to give you a preview and keep file size down.
-The Gumroad download is "pay what you want", with a minimum of 0.00 USD.
-Meaning that every part of this mod is still free. No charges are required anywhere, and if you do choose to pay it is still considered a donation.
-There is a second texture download that ups the resolution all of the skins including the three base skins to 4k resolution.
-You do not need to give gumroad a real email address to access the download.



Q: Is this paid mods?
A: No, every part of the mod is still free. The fully functional mod is free right here on the Nexus, just like mods have always been. Gumroad considers anything with a zero minimum price a donation, which means even if you choose to pay for the pack you are still just donating.

Q: What is in the download at Gumroad?
A: Texture files pre-packed into a BA2. Installing the 2k or 4k pack is as simple as dropping the " - textures.ba2" in your fallout4/data folder.

Q: Do I need a Gumroad account?
A: Nope, Gumroad remembers what you've downloaded based on the email you give it. If you want to download something again later but don't remember the link you can make an account with the same email and it will show up at gumroad.com/library. Because the content is free you do not need to give Gumroad a real email address, the download link is provided on-site.

Q: Why do this if everything to do with the mod is free anyway?
A: Several reasons: This keeps the filesize down so people can get the mod quickly. People who don't care about the extra skins don't have to download an extra Gig of content. Gumroad also offers an uncapped bandwidth limit for all users (Nexus caps at 1024 kb/s for non-premium accounts), which is ideal for huge files like the 4k texture pack. This also streamlines donations for the folks that don't want to deal with paypal.




Version notes:


v0.90b
-This update requires that you un-equip all parts of the outfit before updating.
-Fixed underwater breathing.
-If you updated while wearing the outfit you may have an offset water breathing stat
--To fix this:
---Remove all parts of the outfit
---If you have the aqua boy/girl perk:
----in console type 'player.setav 2f6 1'
---If you DONT have aqua boy/girl perk
----in console type 'player.setav 2f6 0'


v0.90a
-Release


-This update requires that you un-equip all parts of the outfit before updating.
-Fixed underwater breathing.
-If you updated while wearing the outfit you may have an offset water breathing stat
--To fix this:
---Remove all parts of the outfit
---If you have the aqua boy/girl perk:
----in console type 'player.setav 2f6 1'
---If you DONT have aqua boy/girl perk
----in console type 'player.setav 2f6 0'


Manual Installation:
1. Download the Main Nexus archive
2. Unpack all files within the Nexus archive to *Steam*/Fallout4/Data
3. Download a skinpack off gumroad.
4. Place the " - Textures.ba2" file in *Steam*/Fallout4/Data
6. Activate the mod with your mod manager of choice, or use the in-game mod list