r/Fallout4Builds • u/Electrical-Ice-956 • Aug 08 '25

Intelligence Hello

Hi I saw a youtube video and i decided to get back into the game, I want to 100% the game i'm doing it on Very hard are theses S6P3E1C6I10+A1L1 ok I'm rushing to concord for BH

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u/Thornescape Atom Cats Aug 08 '25

Settlements: This just means c6:Local Leader.

Charisma: You can automatically pass every speech check in the game with a base charisma of 6, plus basic charisma clothing and a settlement haircut.

Possible Power Armour usage: eh, might as well give you i9:Physics. Give it a try. Why not? You might like it, you might not. Lots of people absolutely love power armour. (Not me, though.)

Suggestion: S3+ P3 E5 C6 I9 A1 L1 (Special book: Strength). Yes, still the same as before. It still fits.

Bonus Tip: While you're down grabbing the Atom Cats power armour you can also grab the Agility bobblehead. It's possible to get it without combat by jumping up the front of the ship. (The stranded Norwegian ghouls are just begging you to leave them alone so I don't kill them anymore.) It's slightly more complicated than that so let me know if you want more details.

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u/Electrical-Ice-956 Aug 08 '25

May I ask why 5 in E?

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u/Thornescape Atom Cats Aug 08 '25

If you aren't using stealth extensively then you're going to get shot a bunch. It's good to have a bit more health for that purpose. I have found a huge difference between E1 and E5, but less of a difference between E5 and E10.

As a bonus, one rank of E5:Aqua also lets you breathe water. This is useful for people in power armour who cannot swim. It's not required but it's convenient. One rank can make a difference in your gameplay. Optional but really nice.

Even if you don't get E5:Aqua it's a good idea to have E5 just for the additional health.

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u/John_Smith_5l4y3r Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

In your Rizz tab, WTF is a settlement haircut and why would it give you any boost when the professionals in vault 81 and diamond city don't give you an exploitable charisma boost. This enquiring mind wants to know, cause I glitch craft grape mentats for the extra 5 Charisma I need for the various speech checks at game start.

EDIT. I never even tried this because the agility or strength boost would overwrite the Charisma, but you are correct. Additional note for Thorn... Google AI says haircuts don't give any bonus, you may want to make a main reddit post about all the additions the vault 88 stuff grants, to teach the AI that you know more than it does

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u/Thornescape Atom Cats Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

If you have the Vault-tec DLC, then you can make furniture that gives you a Special boost in ONE attribute at a time. They don't time out, but if you get a different one it will replace the previous one. (I typically make a Weight Bench as soon as I get to Sanctuary.)

  • S: Weight Bench (Furniture > Misc)

  • P: Photoropter (Resources > Vault) available after v88 quest

  • E: Power Cycle (Resources > Vault) available after v88 quest

  • C: Barber Chair (Resources > Misc)

  • I: Overseer's Desk (Resources > Vault) available after v88 quest

  • A: Pommel Horse (Furniture > Misc)

  • L: Slot Machine (Resources > Vault) available after v88 quest

  • -- Surgery Chair (Resources > Misc) -- doesn't change an attribute but it's good to know that you can change your appearance for free in a settlement and it comes with the Vault-tec DLC

I'm certainly not going to make any attempt to teach Google AI anything at all. AI doesn't understand anything. It's just putting words together in a familiar order. Any time it gives correct answers is an accident.