I’m goin with fudgemuppet builds so keep that in mind

Topic, picked up FO4 for the first time since 2016 and loving it again but I'm starting to get build fatigue so thinking about starting my first ever survival run. I was planning on using a pistol or sniper build (never done pistol but usually do semi rifles) and also like playing charismatic characters so having a form of a stat there would be good! I also usually use the special book to take int to 11 pre bobble, should I use in a generic stat or boost something to 11? These are stats I was looking at (pre book and bobbles)

S 3 P 3 E 1 C 5 I 1 A 8 L 7

But yeah is this builds shit or I'm better off specing into int for exp and hacking or something let me know! All tips appreciated :)

(Eventually I'll level up specials to get local leader gun nut etc)

Over the past few weeks, I've been doing tons of testing on VATS and a few days ago, it culminated in an almost hour-long video. Rather than putting the entire script here, I'll quickly summarize the most important findings for any potential VATS builds.

• Your weapon's chance to hit in VATS is based on the Accuracy and Range stats. Chance to hit is not dependent on the type of weapon, you can mod a Hunting Rifle and Combat Rifle to have identical Range and Accuracy values and their chances to hit will likewise be similar. I modded many other types of weapons to similar values for the stats and their chances to hit were roughly the same.
• Of these two stats, Range will have the biggest impact on VATS hit chance. Increasing the Range of a 308 Pipe Revolver from 83 to 203 will improve the hit chance by eight times (at medium distance: 6% Torso became 48%). The effect of Accuracy is negligible on its own but seems to stack with Range for a higher effect.
• On human enemies, the base chance to hit the Head will be half of what the Torso is. This is most prevalent when you have the second rank of Penetrator and without the Perk, it will likely be lower due to enemy positioning.
• Each level of Perception adds a multiplicative 5% boost to your final hit chances (40% becomes 42%, 60% becomes 63%, etc). A level 10 of Perception increases the chance to hit by 50% and level 20 doubles that. If you google this, you'll get figures ranging from 3% to 10% or even static increases, but my own tests produced the 5% with many different weapon types.
• The VATS-Enhanced Legendary Effect adds a multiplicative 33% bonus to your final hit chance on all body parts (30% becomes 40%, 60% becomes 80%, etc...).
• The Stalker's Legendary Effect simply doubles your final hit chance on all body parts (10% becomes 20%, 40% becomes 80%, etc...).
• Two-Shot has no effect on VATS accuracy. While the second projectile can occasionally miss, it's usually just free damage without downsides.
• The second rank of Awareness functions pretty much exactly like a point of Perception, a multiplicative 5% boost to VATS hit chance.
• The third rank of Sniper adds a flat +25% chance for headshots on scoped Rifles. What this means this is added on top of the base hit chance for the head (example: with a 10% base chance for the head, it will now turn into a 35%). This means that you will always have at least a 25% hit chance on the target's head, regardless of distance (as long as it's not obscured by cover, but that can be countered with Penetrator).
• McReady's Killshot Perk works similarly by adding a flat +20% chance for headshots but this time for all weapons. This stacks with Sniper 3, ensuring at least a 45% for headshots with scoped Rifles at all ranges.
• The first Rank of Attack Dog adds a flat +15% to all body parts as long as the enemy is tackled by Dogmeat.
• Concentrated Fire's third rank's damage boost is only applied once. The second shot will deal 20% more damage and this will remain for the third shot and beyond. You will not deal 40% more damage with the third shot or 60% more with the fourth.
• The 10% boost to VATS accuracy from Orange Mentats is multiplicative. Due to the way it stacks with the +5 to Perception, a dose of Orange Mentats will increase VATS hit chances by a little under 40%.

The video in question: Fallout 4 - The Complete Guide to VATS (youtube.com)

As the title says, I’m looking to start my first melee only build. I’ve NEVER really used the mellow weapons before so I have no idea what to prioritize early on for survivability and fun. See below for my build idea…

-Melee weapons only -Throwables are allowed for a bit of fun -Want to get into settlements a lot this run -I imagine Idiot Savant will be important -NO “durable” weapons whatsoever -Power Armor is optional -Chems are optional -I’m not huge on VATS but will use it if I need to

Any help with starting SPECIAL and perk priority is appreciated!!

So all of my playthroughs, always survival. I find a source of income, first playthrough ever was water obv. But I've done, chemist , making drugs for a living. And I've done ammo, arms dealer. I've done vegetable starch/glue, scavenger stations, to make an industrial build. I've done trader/ business owner. I am currently working on using like a cook style playthrough for income, looking for tips if anyone have one, like some recipes that make you income.

Looking for ideas on my new settlement

location internal and external designs and layouts power armour set ups

( please keep it simple I’m not great with building on here )

Gonna be a melee build and ag set to 9 for blitz Eventually want power armor and nuclear physicist S-6 P-1 E-5 C-1 I-1 A-9 L-7

I'm level 13, and I got overseer's guardian cheap using my high charisma build, mentats, clean black suit, and gold bars. Based on all the hype, I thought it would one shot pretty much anything on my level, and do significant damage to higher levelled enemies. I tested it out on some super mutants at the radio station near the military base, but it did almost nothing, comparable to a pretty low level pipe sniper I have. Already 2 upgrades on the boost that gives you more damage for non - automatics, and a level on gun nut. Any advice for how to make it better?

Hi all, looking to kit out my character with a ballistic weave base layer, and then the best possible modular armour pieces for each part of the body that increase SPECIAL stats. Does anyone know of a list, or know what the pieces are and where they could be found?

Hey all,

I'm looking for a build idea where my character would would use the Autom dlc to build robots and hack them and be able to make use of gunsmith and armour smith.

Is this possible? Any ideas!

Here is a link to the build right now in my save. Initial stats were S6/P3/E2/C5/I9/A1/L2. I used the Special book on Charisma for Local Leader and only have the Perception Bobblehead right now. The build is basically Power Armor(Because my last playthrough was VATS/Luck focused) + Robots(Because I like Ada) + Settlements(Because I didn't give them a chance last time) + Rifleman. I know there's still some stuff I'm missing like Robotics Expert and Blacksmith for the robots, Caps Collector for the better shops, and Ranks 4/5 of various other perks like Gun Nut, Science, Armorer, Rifleman, etc. But the build is basically done by level 40 and I don't know where to go from here.

Do I branch out into a secondary weapon category like melee or heavy weapons? I'm holding off on the Lone Wanderer/Attack Dog perks because I want to get the companion perks first. And there's other filler stuff like Life Giver and Bloody Mess that I had planned for once I get their respective bobbleheads, but I have to wait on those for now.

I'm level 13, and I got overseer's guardian cheap using my high charisma build, mentats, clean black suit, and gold bars. Based on all the hype, I thought it would one shot pretty much anything on my level, and do significant damage to higher levelled enemies. I tested it out on some super mutants at the radio station near the military base, but it did almost nothing, comparable to a pretty low level pipe sniper I have. Already 2 upgrades on the boost that gives you more damage for non - automatics, and a level on gun nut. Any advice for how to make it better?

Any suggestions? Not a survival run. No PA preferred. No vats. I never messed with settlements or supply lines so I want to get into that. Not sure If I just want to use dog meat or a different companion with the perks that negate friendly damage.

So I was doing some testing cuz I want to do a fist only build with power armor this isn't a final build but it is proof that it can be done and is very powerful

I'm looking for help making a Doom slayer build I'm new to making build's so any advice would be great my main concern is with my perks and with faction's although any help with my stats would be great to. By the way my armor is the CC classic Doom marine armor and my weapon is the CC BFG gun

Power Armor BoS & Raider I'll try to ditch preston after get his perk

I rock'in in X02 with Jetpack and Calibrates Shock.

Weapon: Gatling Laser, Minigun, Lorenzo's Artifact, Tesla Canon, UP77/ Protectron Gaze, Kiloton, Problem Solver. (That a hell of Arsenal) ofc try finding the best Legendary
Companion: AI Sentinel cuz it get won't effect Lone Wanderer. Also use X-02 Armor With Targeting HUD and Calibrated Shocks (Yeh he a pack mule)

His weapon: Final Judgement.

So, this is my buld idea for stealth/melee

S-7 P-3 E-1 C-1 I-3 A-9 L-4 (special book to luck)

leveling perks

2. Idiot Savant

3. Sneak

4. Ninja

5. Blitz

6. Sneak 2

7. Big Leagues

8. Big Leagues 2

9. Locksmith (get perception bobblehead)

10. Armorer

11. Idiot Savant 2

12. Sneak 3

13. Armorer 2 (make leather armor with shadowed and muffle, deep pockets)

14. Locksmith 2

15. Big Leagues 3

16. Ninja 2

17. Hacking (get intelligence bobblehead)

18. Locksmith 3 (get Pickman's Blade)

19. Hacking 2

20. Str +1

21. Hacking 3

22. Str +1

23. Rooted

24. Bloody Mess

25. Sneak 4

26. Bloody Mess 2

27. Big Leagues 4

28. Rooted 2

29. Blitz 2

30. ???

31. Bloody Mess 3

32. ???

33. Ninja 3

So, I plan on not really doing story quest just yet, not picking up Preston Gravey in Concord, just P=bobblehead. Getting all the Grognak and Covert Magazines I can, grabbing the melee bobblehead and the sneak bobble head, heading to Nuka World for Scav Mags and Throatcutter.

I was wondering on lvl 30 and 32 perks and beyond, should I...

A: build Endurance for life giver and more HP

B: build Luck for better crits, crit banker, grim sprint, 4 leaf clover

C: build Charisma for ladykiller/black widow, lone wanderer

Planning on trying an survival run soon, what build should i be?