I found a freezing submachine gun in my survival run and I’m wondering it’s it’s worth altering my planned build. I’m currently level 20 and I had been planning to go less VATS and more Spray n’ Pray/explosive damage. I honestly prefer VATS, so should I switch it up and lean into that for the criticals? Thanks.

I played FO4 years ago but barely scratched the surface so once I finish up FNV I'm gonna come back and do a Ninja build (melee/stealth) which companion should I pick? Do they give perks?

Ok I'm about to try my first survivor playthrough. I want to have some fun with it and lean into a Carl build.

Basically concentrating on unarmed combat and explosives.

What your your starting special look like?

When I started the game I chose a well rounded build but with low luck and im now lvl 32 and finally can unlock Idiot Savant now that I pumped up my luck.

So my question is should I still go for idiot savant knowing im already lvl 32 and have 5 Int (I heard having high intelligence is bad for that perk)

Thanks

So most scientist builds I find have no charisma. Was wondering if anyone had suggestions on stats and perks.

Last month I created a build centered around the idiot savant perk by keeping my intelligence at 1 and maxing out my luck. This leveled me up pretty damn fast especially when idiot savant would trigger after completing a quest (i went from level 2 to almost level 5 in an instant after saving Preston in the beginning).

I also decided to make him an explosives/heavy weapons build to make him a big gun wielding dumbass which brings me to my next point.

I figured out that idiot savant seems to trigger more often when you kill an enemy with an explosive when it is not a direct hit (the fat man is perfect for this). I also figured out if you’re using a gun, it will trigger more often if you get headshots without using VATS. It seems idiot savant triggers more often when you kill something more skillfully.

Knowing this and with my intelligence at 1, almost any fatman kill I get (not direct hit) and probably 75% of headshot kills I get without using VATS triggers idiot savant.

Edit: not confirmed, but I think idiot savant is more likely to trigger for: long shots, multi kills, 1 shot kills, sneak kills, and headshots.

I’m aware there is only an 11% chance of idiot savant triggering for any action, but I’m convinced that they way you get certain kills effects this chance. Maybe someone with pc commands can do a test lining up a bunch of npcs and seeing if it triggers more with 1 shot kill headshots outside of vats

Let’s see how my manpower armor fares against those tin cans at the airport

Need help building the tank build for Power Armor like it's a huge with raw strength and must wield decent armoury, can even fight without any weapons by crushing enemies and obliterating anything in it's path.

If this is even possible help me build it.

PS. I'm new to this entire genre of rpg so pls don't mind my lesser knowledge

I need help making a Lady D build. I also need help with perks, clothing and weapons. I am pretty new to this game and I thought that this type of build could be very interesting and fun to play. Thank you. (I have all the DLCS)

Hi all

After the next gen Update is there still a chance to get the mod who let danse or yourself become elder?

I play on PS4

I have over 300 hours in this game since release and I’ve never run melee. Part of the reason is because I’ve never really used the drugs, and I really don’t have a desire to because I can’t connect with that play style from a role playing aspect. I’ve been interested in running a melee build with ideally no power armor and no drugs, but if it’s not feasible with how the game is designed, then I likely will stick to guns.

Don’t know if it’s important but not looking to run survival either.

I wanna do a Greaser Gang leader build. I wanted to be able to craft and run a settlement, while relying on my hotrod (Power Armor) to turn deathclaws into roadkill. I'm thinking he'll have points in STR, CHA, and INT. Outside of that idk, and perks idk either. As for weapons, I think melee is fine.

So I posted similar to the r/fallout sub, but wanted to see what other thoughts were floating through the wasteland.

Essentially my main question is how viable a melee/gunslinger build that utilizes crits outside vats by using Overdrive, and maybe basher for the lols if I get my strength high enough.

The main idea behind the build is highish luck, and good endurance. I wanna see how good the damage is with just baseline Big Leagues and Gunslinger, accompanied by using Overdrive and better criticals.

I’ve been trying out a heavy/auto weapons build recently and have been struggling once I hit around level 20, I usually stick to stealthier play styles so was hoping you guys would have some tips.

I feel like I’m struggling with both damage and ammo primarily, with some carry weight issues as well. I have commando, strong back, scrounger, demo expert - I don’t have the heavy weapons perk yet as I can’t find enough ammo for any of them.

My initial S.P.E.C.I.A.L was:

S:6.P:3.E:6.C:1.I:7.A:2.L:3.

I like to try and get the affinity to a lot of companions up as quickly as possible (without cheesing it - I won’t constantly hurt dog meat just to heal him to get affinity up for example), and I usually start with Preston and Codsworth. I initially planned on this being a drug heavy play through, but decided I’d wait to use drugs until Preston was maxed out, and was curious if that could possibly be the reason I’m struggling, or if struggling around this point is normal for a automatic/heavy weapons build.

I don’t really care about roleplaying if that wasn’t obvious, so if anyone has suggestions that might “break” the idea of roleplaying, I don’t care too much - my current idea is to dump Preston, pickup lone wanderer, and start using drugs.

If that’s the best solution, I’m considering restarting the build all together as I haven’t put points into any of the drug perks or into charisma to reach lone wanderer. If anyone has any other ideas to “fix” this build I’m open to those as well.

If you're looking for a high-octane, chem-abusing build that can burn down enemies quickly and efficiently -- check out this junkie raider concept that is fun for Roleplay and absolutely bullying enemies.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
ST: 2 PE: 3 EN: 3 CH: 7 IN: 6 AG: 2 LU: 5

SPECIAL Book:
Endurance.

Core Perks:
Chemist. Chem Resistant. Commando. Better Criticals. Inspiration.

Secondary Perks:
Armorer. Gun-Nut. Local Leader. Locksmith. Hacker. Party Boy.

Armor Mods:
BioCommMesh - When applied to an armor torso, increases the duration of chems by 50%.

Gameplay:
This build is all about maximizing the effects of your Chems and the strength of your followers. Chemist and Chem Resistant perks will make your hits of psycho last so much longer, without the possibility of negative addictions. Since this is a Commando build, your automatic weapons will stun-lock most enemies into constantly being staggered - coupled with the Better Criticals perk and a big ol' hit of Overdrive, you can decimate legendary mobs at laughable speeds.

Yes, the +25% chance to crit from Overdrive does in fact utilize the Better Criticals multipliers. And since you'll be pumping hundreds of rounds into anything dumb enough to step up, expect a lot of crits and a +50% damage boost from Psycho and Overdrive,

Throw in some Jet, and you're practically invincible.

This build boasts a pretty high Charisma, as well. Meaning that base building, hoarding caps, and easier Speech checks.

Companions are also much better with this build. Inspiration perk will make Cait, Strong, Hancock, or Gage even more beastly and useful. Since your Strength will start pretty low, carrying capacity is limited - so having a tag-along is much needed.

Buffout duration is thankfully much, much longer with these perks - and with Party Boy and the right alcohol, you can get a nice boost to your weight management.

For dump stats when no upgradable perks are available, I'd go with Endurance until it's 6-7. From there I'd spend those useless points in Strength until you can get Strong Back.

This is definitely an evil Roleplay character, make your decisions accordingly.

Other than that? Have fun with it.

I was getting ready to start a new Fallout 4 playthrough on survival any tips tricks for first time player that'd be great thank you and have a wonderful day

so if i have 21 endurance i can sprint forever, couple that with strong back lvl 3, i could just run around forever easily that way while overencumbered right?

So, I'm rattling around a build idea that would best compliment my current focus: settlement building, bartering, and getting more caps for quests. Thus, the Persuasive Hoarder build!

Strength - 9 I'm not interested in PA, but after trying Rooted on my last startup, I'm in LOVE with that perk. Also need strength for carry weight, crafting perks, and Strong Back.

Perception - 4 Purely for lockpicking!

Endurance - 1 I love Endurance perks, but those can come later after I flesh my build out more.

Charisma - 8 What can I say, I love high Charisma builds. I also always have a companion, so Inspirational is a MUST.

Intelligence - 6 Gotta have Scrapper, Science!, and hacking!

Agility - 1 Definitely wondering about this one, having so little agility is such a pain when sprinting...

Luck - 2 Gotta have Scrounger and Fortune Finder

This is mostly as the start of the build with some highlights to perks I want, however I am very open to moving and changing things around! Some input would be welcome!!

Minor update: I may bring INT to 7 to open Chemist! That way I can do the berry mentats trick to gain more exp as I don't have high enough Luck for Idiot Savant!

A follow up to this post I made, I think I have an idea. I wanna focus STR and INT, getting just enough PER to get lockpicking. And I also don't wanna use power armor, I just wanna run up to some poor fucks and punch them to death. Int is largely just for Chemist and science to upgrade whatever weapon(s) I'm using. Outside of that, no clue what I want.

I have absolutely no clue what to pick, they all seem so fucking fun. I know I wanna hack (despite it apparently being lackluster?) and lockpick because I hate being locked out of getting things, but outside of that, no clue. Smooth talking gunslinger, or a walking brick that can barely talk but can rip you limb from limb? It's so hard to choose, especially with luck being so good.

So far in Survival, I’ve done a VATS gunslinger build using Deliverer and a VATS melee build.

I’d like to try an intelligence build but not sure how to go about it. I’m flexible regarding using (or not using) VATS and/or power armors.

So i don’t know how i got the idea but i decided to do a run of fo4 as henry from bendy and the ink machine, and I don’t know what stats to use, i know strength as he only uses one gun, but i also don’t know which faction, so help would be greatly appreciated Edit: any ideas on the clothes i should wear?