Fallout 4: Best and Ultimate Ranged/Assault Robot or Automatron Companion Build

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Hey guys. So I finally got around to building some robots and automatrons and I think I've got the Ultimate Ranged/Assault Build for your Automatrons.
As always, if you liked this video leave a like and let me know what you think of my Best Automatron Build in Fallout 4!

[@furiosa1203]

thank you, now codsworth looks like he came from hell.

[@plaguemarine1111]

Michaela Drabbant I laughed too hard....

[@pvtwildwolf5958]

I made my codsworth into a robobrain with sentry arms and laser hands

[@abstract0014]

@@pvtwildwolf5958 lol

[@lobiseja3517]

Mine too 🥵

[@Zenniter]

I made my codsworth a sentry bot with a assaultron laser head

[@thegeneralscall]

I had a very, very similar build but went with a heavy flamer instead of one of the gatling lasers. Found the flamers to be a bit in-accurate, but there's something glorious about watching hell-fire fall onto the enemy and seeing the land burn. And that's what's important, making a robot that you can look at and say "I love you (insert robot name)"

[@tekknorat]

Name the robot "3000"

[@cralix2782]

Yes

[@anthonyturner1451]

if power armor was real you could choke a deathclaw. power armors was meant to replace tanks. WTF

[@spartanwar1185]

Not if he tears you from your power armor first.

[@samael5323]

Anthony Turner I would've agreed if you said that about something your size maybe A deathclaw is about 2 times the size of you

[@nhedan]

I never thought I'd see a comment that UNDERestimates Deathclaws. They're stupid strong. The shit they can do to you in power armor they could probably do to you in a tank.

[@Jacob-xp3ls]

Anthony Turner yes, but the armor was Pre-War. The "Deathclaw" was non-existent, and or even thought about.

[@ultra-nationalistodst8085]

But hydraulics can be up to 1000 times stronger than organic muscles

[@ChumpVice]

Not sure if anyone cares six years later, but an advantage to the Mr. Handy thruster is you can set the three arms to melee weapons, giving you three Voltaic armor slots for more energy damage (for a total of four with the thruster armor). Hilariously, the Protectron Automatic Lasers hit pretty damn hard too, and are surprisingly accurate (also req. Science 1). What's more, you can put armour on Protectron hands (not voltaic though, I think). So for just Science 1 and Armourer 3, you can still make a robot that has incredible armour and hits pretty damn hard with energy weapons.

[@mybolzitch7043]

I made a maxed out sentry and named him tiny

[@mr.platinum967]

Now if you could only take a single lesson on economics

[@bruhmoment4758]

+John Smith true

[@wendywilson6609]

Big Smokegg

[@taqiyelmaadi8152]

NAME HIME PEICHLE RIECH

[@JWest_3]

Great name

[@GeorgeCowsert]

Just a heads up to anyone scrolling by, but a Mr Handy with sentry arms makes for a great base for any type of build. Mr Handy bots are fast and have a long engagement range, which benefit several builds. The only real downside is that special heads, like the assaultron laser or robobrain, aren't available.

[@lordtempest2199]

Codsworth sir I think he dead. Noo I sent him move right there ( gattling laser and mini gun ) sir weress the the body ?

[@oxos_pass]

boooooo

[@zoetaylor399]

I don't know why but automatron is prob my fave DLC or like Far Harbour

[@bravolima3730]

Doin another play through I found that using mr handy thruster, Nuka mascot arms, the brain head and body used with nuka-cherry throwers are incredible and I watched mine clear a building of supermutants.

[@oxos_pass]

lesss go

[@FleckB0y]

my robot with a sentry torso rarely overheats

[@dave.station935]

Harry Fleck I know! I've never seen him over heat, just seen some smoke come out and that's it.

[@cydneydevlin3735]

I didn't even know it could happen, mine has never done it, that I've seen at least.

[@guyguyga1]

@TheDB_Army Your robot is probably using assaultron legs or something. He won't overheat unless he's on sentry legs. He'll simply emit tons of steam if he has a sentry torso and non sentry legs.

[@penguinsrockrgr8yt216]

@TheDB_Army thank you for your complaint us at Robco are taking your issue very seriously transferring to a human operator: (Indian accent) Hello my name is Muhammad I need your social security number wait I mean yes smoke should not happen and we recommend turning in your bot to get your bot repaired

[@homieenvy]

I just use mostly assultron parts with dual Gatling laser guns, with a sentry bot head, and a mix of hydraulic and voltic armors.

[@LukeT390]

Nice video, just recently found your channel and subscribed, you make very good fallout 4 guides and weapon reviews, keep it up :)

[@SCP--dt2hf]

Codsworth with legs is a cursed image

[@TheUrb1tch]

very well put together video, great vid!

[@howtoavoidswords2079]

looks good mate i would love to see more

[@CKshouta]

I use sentry bot torso because 1. usually engagements aren't long enough to make bots overheat 2. You get to pack launchers that are hard to break , or fatmans that can break but usually got the job done once it fires. I also use robobrain tracks because it is actually the fastest chassis, for some reason thrusters don't make bots go sanic, instead they float like butterflies.

[@LordOmnissiah]

Now that nuka-world is out could you do a video examining the new robot parts? I'm curious to see if any of them holds any advantages over what was already available for the various builds.

[@Drew_Thompson]

This need to be updated.

[@AlecsiPodCamera]

Hey, VinylicPumaGaming. Did you make the resistance field misc torso mod on purpose instead of the regeneration field? I don’t think you talked about it in the video.

[@rickybaird8826]

Phenomenal video. Thank you. You also kinda sound like Oxhorn.

[@spartanwar1185]

5:56 Holy shit! I just got a Mechassault flashback right there.. And god damn it was good! (Seeing the robot run like that reminded me of the shape and style that the Mechs would move in)

[@Schneeregen_]

I would recommend a Mr.Handy torso and head for the extra voltaic piece and longer range

[@rickvillanueva7345]

I noticed that the guns do break but if you "reset" them (Knock them down while they are companion) the weapons will respawn on them.

[@supervillain2361]

This looks badass.

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

Difficulty DOESN'T affect companions!!! They always do 1 to 1 damage, regardless of difficulty.

[@Soulslayer612]

Full voltaic (hydraulic where necessary) sentry with the Ahab head plus double Gatling lasers and missile shoulder pods= much firey death. I call him Ahab-2.

[@adamxei9073]

I hate how the action points double at stamina in Fallout 4 it implies that the Pip-Boy is leaching energy from its user. Exiting V.A.T.S. feels like you just ran a marathon,Fallout 4's Pip-Boy is not good for your health.

[@Ludovicus1769]

You have to thing about the precision you have to have to shoot someone so precisely, it can actually easily very exhausting. Not to mention, that the gun might be heavy, meaning that you’ll be even more exhausted.

[@edmartin875]

Sounds like you like to sprint. I run around in sneak mode, so I never sprint anywhere. I want my action points available for fighting.

[@tinaherr3856]

It's a gameplay thing, not a lore thing. Like how pausing or reloading the game isn't canon

[@prosp9483]

So if i'm a sneak build should i invest in lone wanderer or these armourer perks for the automatron

[@RosemaryCemetery]

I made a pretty standard sentry bot and named it sarge mk II for my minuteman build

[@wiggy009]

The mesmotron attack is beast

[@FleshFort]

'pvt. jangles' I love it

[@NishikiGG]

One thing I'd like to note about you saying normal gatling lasers breaking due to a glitch. That's not true. What happens is each robot part acts as a limb, so the equivalent of having a crippled arm will disable it during combat unless stimpacked. The same thing can happen with legs, etc. The thing is though, there's no way to stim a bot unless it's fully been downed (that I know of at least), but if it is downed, use a repair kit on it and the arms will continue to work. (Maybe having them hold a kit would work similar to human companions stimming themselves)

[@ksg-wg7wu]

totaly agree Exept the sentry head

[@GeorgeCowsert]

To answer your question as to whether the parts are supposed to break, they are. Dismemberment is a part of the game, and enemies can do it to non unique allies. Thing is, it's much rarer, unless it's a robot. Usually, the regular NPCs are mostly immune to dismemberment unless the player does it themselves, but robots have the breaking mechanic on unstable weapons. As such, they are treated like power armor with durability. Sad thing is, there's no way to access the durability.

[@Trifler500]

Yeah the "unstable" modifier makes it so that the weapon can break just from firing (2% chance per shot according to the BetterItemDescriptions mod). Regular weapons will all break if they take too much damage, but will not break from firing. The high rate of fire of the gatling laser and minigun is what makes them break much more frequently than unstable armor. It's not just the weapons that break from taking too much damage. Each armor piece and each limb has its own hit points, which are separate from the overall hit points. The armor will break off before the limb takes damage. Unstable armor has a 2% chance to break each time it gets hit, regardless of its HP. However, when it doesn't get hit, there's no chance of breakage, and even when it does, it's not getting hit at anywhere near the rate that the minigun fires.

[@SCP--dt2hf]

Or be like me and install a mod so you can repair parts

[@burski23]

Codsworth ftw

[@phoniexcrow6520]

Id load mine up with the sentry bot chess piece for missle and nuke usage with the assault tron head piece and along with either a galling laser or cryolator and a powerful melee weapon.

[@yellowbananago]

Thank you

[@sethnewport1187]

This would go great with your melee robot because the melee would go in kill some and the ranged would give fire support

[@streamspoart2671]

Light bleep voice so match to space monkey head armor, now i have super badass robot monkey

[@crook5]

Now I wish you could have a robobrain using guns like skynet in fallout 2

[@JazzRules216]

Mr handy eye has just as much range as robobrain and Mr handy legs can have just as much as sentry legs with the handy arms

[@jaek__]

Yellow man, yeah but those lie to you.

[@waters.of.oblivion]

Nice. My version is named Lieutenant Steele.

[@keljodkupusa7724]

My robot with an unstabel gatling laser never breaks

[@_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-]

isn't the mr handy torso + eye better for long engagements?

[@supervillain2361]

You should do a more updated version of the best Fallout 4 weapons.

[@chaintheultima8716]

Make a list of robots you can build to defend settlements please.

[@ultrablueslime8216]

I just have a bunch of incomplete robots sitting in graygarden but lately built my own police bot design.

[@gumbo34]

7 years late but does the perk “heavy gunner” affect the damage of this robot? because it’s damage stays at 68 for me and doesn’t increase with the space monkey helm

[@johnirby8847]

It's the armor doing +energy

[@dannybruce4513]

Has the robots been nerfed? I did this build and it said his attack was 75'ish or so and also his health was also lower than his.

[@masterchief8402]

Hey VinylicPuma I heard that you can make a Scout Walker from Star Wars and a make a Big Daddy from Bioshock

[@Bothrops_Asper_89]

This is the big daddy recipe: Robobrain head w/ cyclops helmet Sentry torso with cruel front plate and actuated back plate (no rockets) Sentry right and left arms with hydraulic armor Right drill arm, left spike launcher (with hydraulic armor addition) Protectron legs with hydraulic armor. Dark bleep voice Brown paint

[@devastatheseeker9967]

I'd say sentry torso would be better because you can put the launchers on the back

[@Pittbull-cr2cy]

I sort of did the same thing but it has the Mr handy thruster

[@rosembergarias50]

What do you think of the the rank wheels with a sentry body arms and a brain full max . sniper one hand and gatling laser gun

[@rosembergarias50]

tank*

[@chris0the0hyena]

i kept my robot pretty simple. i went with all assaultron stuff with factory armor just for the aesthetic. with a minigun on one hand and a blade on the other. really the only way i would ever pas up the assaultron laser head is for the deathclaw sentry head.

[@gerwaanhartfield7261]

Can't stop the spirits when they need you

[@ThinkOfTheSkye]

Hey puma, can you remake this using the new nuka world stuff

[@poorlydrawnwaluigi4262]

This build is good, but have you tried using the reaper helm? It allows your shots to have a chance to instantly kill any target, I used the same build but using the reaper helm and it killed a mirelurk queen by itself in 5 seconds!

[@poorlydrawnwaluigi4262]

With how many bullets it shoots so quickly, at least one will activate the decapitation effect and kill a deathclaw in less than a second.

[@poorlydrawnwaluigi4262]

+Mikey Clarke he also killed 2 behemoths in 2 seconds!

[@serafinvalencia2618]

Same with the carnage helm except the carnage helm makes them explode instantly killing them these are the 2 most op helmets

[@sadchihuahua6271]

I kinda added the assaultron head laser still pretty OP

[@cash2995]

Ok help me out do the unstable Gatling lazer and mini gun break so u have to build it again or do they come back after the battle faze?

[@Ricardo_Rick]

it comes back (sorry for the late answer)

[@YourBoyNobody530]

My version of this has the robobrain treads, and the sentry bot torso.

[@MyLobotomyFailed]

I'm gonna get this DLC I'll try out a maxed out assoultron and sentry

[@mouldedstrawberry5670]

Where do you find all the voltaic peices

[@broskie9362]

Is this better than the melee one?

[@Spider-Man2ForTheGameCube]

Sentry Arms not apering as an option

[@rennoib]

Sincerely, the best damage going alone, with 11 strong + good meele weapon + full stealth I managed to kill huge enemies in one hit or some more using VATS, but still be useless in those situations where you can't hide. Also when you want some else to do the job, it's a great build.

[@stevieb2197]

Nice! I've seen lots of videos claiming to have the best robot builds but they all seem sub-par compared to this one, look at how fast that mythic deathclaw died!

[@VinylicPumaGaming]

+StevieB219 I think my melee build is better. The problem with Gatling lasers is enemies shoot them.

[@stevieb2197]

+VinylicPumaGaming I'll check it out

[@josephbaker6571]

FULL STOP. I just walked in to a camp of super mutant warlords /overlords. My new build wiped them out, including legendaries, in seconds. I have a bot named "Hangman" for hangman's alley of course... So I figured what the hell, the reaper helm perk fits the name. Set up the bot, took 'em for a spin and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! You want to take out Mythic Deathclaws??? Try a half dozen Mythic Deathclaws. LOL - No Joke!!! Sentry head REAPER HELM - this helm is insane!!! Chose it over carnage because sifting through the gibbs sucks. Assaultron Torso - because Robobrain torso looks like straight shit. Front and Rear Voltaic Frames Left and Right Sentry Arms Left and Right Voltaic Frame on arms Left and Right hand Gatling Lasers Assaultron legs Mid Hydraulic Frame - for a defense boost Left and Right Leg Voltaic Frames. Anything, and I mean - ANYTHING will be decapitated in a blink due to the rapid hits and associated chance to decapitate.

[@Agent-qb8em]

thx

[@atomicdog71]

I know all this is really old, but I just picked up the game a short time back. It appears it still holds true, this build wrecks anything I've came across so far. I didn't want to construct another bot, so I converted Ada to this build. She's an absolute beast. She kills it, I loot it. Excellent info.

[@bruh-mc5ep]

@@atomicdog71 I did the same with my Ada, she's an absolute tank lol

[@bruh-mc5ep]

@@atomicdog71 you still playing ?

[@atomicdog71]

@@bruh-mc5ep Absolutely. I'm late to the game, but I really enjoy it. I do all the quests and killing, the wife takes over for the settlement building. We both have a good time playing it.

[@josephbaker6571]

Just noticed that your robot companion shares benefits of your perks... Added a point to heavy weapons - the robot Gatling laser damage went up with it. Is this known about?

[@VinylicPumaGaming]

+Joseph Baker I think I may have noticed this at the time. I tried to make my melee automatron on my Rifleman character and the damage isn't quite as high.

[@benfields4549]

i used the sentry bot torso so my robot can have the back turrets the rest of my robot build is similar to yours

[@Zammle]

When I equip the voltic armor the energy damage doesn't increase. It stays at 78. I have dual Gatling lasers and full voltic armor but the damage is still 78. I even have the space monkey equipped. Tried this on Curie, Codsworths, and an automotron. I even went into different loading areas :/

[@jasonreynolds1413]

Zammle I think you need to level up your big gun perk to make the laser do more damage Because leveling up any of your guns perks means it makes like enemy's weapons strong as yours like for example a pistol if you level your perk for your pistols it makes the enemy's pistols get stronger to so it's probably that just gotta level up your big gun perk to make it do more damage

[@TinyGoHomes]

I’ve been using nuke cherry launchers on a rocket body for speed.

[@chrisg4997]

Lol, the mini nukes are worth the over heat of the sentry body lol

[@blue_bunny9985]

I used the the asoltron laser head for the laser

[@Druduz]

Where i can find the space monkey helmet??

[@theodoregolovner1847]

I use this though instead of 2 laser gattling I use one a a heavy flamer gun

[@jasonparo2099]

It's the terminator aghaaaaagh-ARNALD

[@rustyjones7908]

I just think it's funny watching old videos before it was commonly known that difficulty doesn't affect anyone but the player (it applies and invisible debuff to the player that increases damage taken and reduces damage dealt). I.e., npcs treat the difficulty as "normal" at all times. I didn't know that either 6 years ago so no shade towards Puma here.

[@beastwarsFTW]

My Codsworth is just an upgraded Mr. Handy with Sentry bot arms for eyes.

[@gavinator8018]

Why go with the assaultron legs and not the sentry. I understand that the assaultron legs are a bit faster, but if this is a ranged build, which it is, speed does not really matter as long as the robot can engage an enemy near you.

[@BKOBatista]

Just a simple question, what ripper were you using in this gameplay?

[@VinylicPumaGaming]

+Bruno Kenzo Extended ripper that adds bleed.

[@jesuswislar8581]

+VinylicPumaGaming do you still dupe modded weapons for borderlands 2 on xbox 360?

[@MyLobotomyFailed]

VinylicPumaGaming I might get this DLC sentry looks cool tho

[@dubuyajay9964]

You know, between this and your melee bot video, you could make a decent hybrid bot. Just build this one, give it a robobrain head for range boost and replace one arm with the assaultron arm from your melee build to make a bot lethal both at range and up close.

[@LynnieFleegleJr]

Would like the assultron head because if the Lazer attack as a 3ed attack option plus if the 2 main weapon become unusable. #BuckNasty88MD approved content.

[@jackgibson16]

Private jangles is the best name ever

[@wiggy009]

Sentry with robobrain is the way to go

[@waterdoggo4998]

Tip:this is best for killing weaker opponents,a shishkebab using assaultron is a stronger automatron(with voltaic armor) and is perfect for one vs one,while this assaultron is better at multiple opponents.

[@gakr8493]

Codsworth is actually good for once

[@harterstone3279]

How to get sentry arms?

[@birdman8956]

how about a ranged and melee robot

[@jordananderson8634]

It won't let me customize my robots chest

[@glennschultz9971]

Is there any mod maker still making mods for ps4 fallout 4

[@nagah2778]

For distance energy weaposn robot you can take the Mr Handy torso and reactor to have 3 Mr handy arms and stack the voltaïc parts to boost your damage. Nice video!

[@waelboutari8625]

why mine does 68 damage while yours does 122? Is it smthn in the perks I have to posses?

[@johnirby8847]

Heavy weapons perk

[@AcquiredCents]

I didn't know ow you could change Codsworth. Guess who's surpringly tough btw? Curie. I gave her balling weave hat/army body and good armor she takes 8 shots form my sniper rifle. That's sick. She also kills stuff super fast with an automatic combat rifle, I don't use automatic so I tried with her, she does about 1/4 what I do. Well it depends on weapon too.. I'm using Old Reliable (Two Shot) for now, it keeps up with Last Minute. Almost lol.. I realized that it's not necessary to have her carrying 400 pounds lol. It might save a trip or two yes on survival that helped.. but 300 is FINE

[@adamm1117]

Anyone not getting the 122: you gotta level up the big gun perk

[@pallegantzhorn3742]

well armorer is kinda essential i think, u will need lvl 4 to get max ballistic weave, wich is definetly essential

[@MrSuvvri]

essential if you want easy mode

[@pallegantzhorn3742]

well i suppose if u want it the hard way, u can go with out the weave! its a perk

[@homerunsans2433]

Puma put both these robots to fight to see who's the best!!!

[@TheCowPuncher963]

Can you build a robot that is ranged,melee and lots of health

[@TheCowPuncher963]

Just realized thats what the video was

[@The_Obsessed]

I called mine the baron of hell

[@bigbukkilla1850]

Interesting but ill stick with max sentry bot

[@joshthekiller7885]

I put one ranged and one melee weapon

[@hannymcfee]

Josh TheKiller gosh I forgot the password to that account.And Glory For The Minuteman!

[@weboi_]

I somehow made a robot that literally one shots everything I’m pretty sure it has to do with the doom helm from the rust devils or it’s a glitch not sure

[@weboi_]

It’s super op I brought it to nuka world and he one shorted the nukalurk queen

[@weboi_]

But I’ve had some problems with essential npcs like I wallbreached into the shop place on the prydwen to steal some stuff but I got caught and he oneshotted the essential npcs so now they’re walking anatomy models and I’m never going to the prydwen again

[@weboi_]

Also had issues with open season quest because he shoots once and pops off all the limbs of anything he hits but it’s a bit of a problem with protected npcs long story short had to find all the bosses heads in a huge pile of gore and hit it with a baseball bat

[@kaiserslavaniaashur1623]

I have a companion mod That gives me 3 spaces dogmeat human and robot since ada some time sregisters Asa human i Can have 2 robots one heavy and one fast example tank is sentry and fast is assultron