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Build Advice
Forget Fallout 2. Builds in this game are different.
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Authors Henry
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Build Advice: Traits
Build Advice: Perks
Build Advice: Starting Explorer
Build Advice: Universal Soldier
Build Advice: True Sniper
Build Advice: Fast Puncher
Build Advice: Crit Boxer
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SPECIAL

STRENGTH

The Strength requirement for weapons is often ignored in this game. That's because the penalty is easily offset by a higher gun skill, and any character can eventually get their weapon skill to 300 since there is no level cap. A sniper might intend to use a Laser Rifle, which has a ST requirement of 6. But experienced players will usually choose ST 1, even though they will suffer a 100-point penalty to Hit Chance. They simply keep leveling, and raise their Energy Weapons skill 100 points here and effectively get 4 SPECIAL points that way. Those points are needed in Luck anyway, for all snipers. Extreme snipers will get maximum gun skill, and benefit from a ST implant. Some use Buffout too, and a few even use Psycho.

Main Points:

  • ST 5 for standard explorers to allow the Adrenaline Rush perk
  • ST 6 if you want to get the Stonewall perk
  • Low ST does have Hit Chance penalty but this is offset by higher weapon skill (no level cap)
  • ST 1 for true snipers is not uncommon
  • ST 10 is considered overkill even for a miner since Drugs are easily obtainable
  • ST 7 is more standard for mining characters, who then get ST 10 from using both Buffout and Psycho
  • ST 9 for the fastest miner who uses Jet, and Buffout and Psycho for ST 10

PERCEPTION

High Perception is mandatory on a sniper, but for most general explorers, any lower PE works fine. Even PE 1 is okay on a non-sniper PvE explorer. There are some advantages to a PE 1 character:

  • Suffers no CH penalty from using Psycho and/or [[beer]
  • Is dropped into random encounters very close to NPCs, which is convenient for leveling
  • Suffers no CH penalty from using Weak Healing Powders which he can crafted on the fly while leveling

ENDURANCE

Endurance is always 10. The competition between players forces a high priority on Hit Points, so any characters with lower than 10 are truly anomalous.

CHARISMA

Charisma is generally always 1 in this game. Exceptions include:

  • A leader character whose intention is to travel with large parties on the map
  • Enough CH to meet some quest or dialogue requirement, of which there are few
  • A character intended to get 4 Companion followers, which is the maximum.

Even with CH 1, most character can get 2 companion followers, or 3 with Good Natured. If you do want to recruit and lead companion followers though, avoid the Loner trait.

INTELLIGENCE

A high Intelligence is rarely needed in this game, mainly since there is no level cap. IN 4 allows you to get most PvE quests and enables some dialogue options, but Mentats can fix that too. Exceptions include:

  • IN 6 to get Swift Learner on a leveling character
  • IN 10 combined with the Dismantler perk, is said to yield the most resources from Sciencing items

AGILITY

A high Agility is important for all characters. As you likely know, AG directly effects how many AP you have. Now consider this: however many AP you have, it recharges to full from zero in the exact same time as everyone else's AP recharges to full from zero. Let that sink in. That means if you have 6 AP and your opponent has 12 AP, and you both burst each other using 6 AP each, then the following applies:

  • First, he can burst you again immediately
  • Second, while you recharged 6 AP to burst again, he recharged 12 AP and can burst you twice again!

Thus AP is effectively your character's speed. For this reason, the veteran players here rarely register AG below 8. Here are a few hints about that:

  • AG 8 usually means it's planned for an AG implant and forever use of Nuka-Cola for AG 10
  • AG 9 usually means it's planned for an AG implant, and to use both Buffout and Nuka-Cola for AG 10
  • AG 9 might also mean it's planned for no AG implant, but to use only Nuka-Cola only and skip Buffout
  • AG 10 probably means it's not planned for an AG implant at all, or likely any Buffout or Nuka-Cola.

The target AG is always 10. If you're just starting out as an all-round explorer, it is advised to register AG 10. Implants are tough to get, and their extremely high value likely means you will want to only implant extreme combat characters later anyway. Your lead-in character will usually not need them.

LUCK

Max Luck 10 is very important for snipers. When deciding what Luck your characters will have, consider which perks he will have. Some are crit-related, so high Luck is usually important. However, some builds make use of a more "sure thing" with crits, which is effective even with low Luck. Consider the options and know there are sometimes situations when the engine rolls against Luck more than once related to a single action. Depending on his role, your Luck 1 character might function just fine for a whole season. But a leg-shot specialist sniper, for example, will only be optimal with Luck 10.

Optional Traits

Fast Metabolism

Fast Metabolism is not popular. It cuts your drug duration in half to 15 minutes. Since most all serious characters use some drugs, this is highly inconvenient.

  • PLUS: Speeds up Healing Rate
  • MINUS: Cuts drug duration in half

Bruiser

Very few people use this Trait anymore because it slows you down too much. The +4 to ST can be obtained by using Buffout.

  • PLUS: Bonus to HtH damage, and +4 to ST
  • MINUS: -2 AP! Ouch!

Small Frame

Almost every single hard-core PvP fighter in this game has Small Frame.

  • PLUS: +1 to Agility, thus you get one extra SPECIAL point for something else, like Luck maybe.
  • MINUS: Lowered Carry Weight, which simply doesn't matter much at all in most PvP fights.

One Hander

Very few people use One Hander because the benefit is so minor considering a character only needs a higher gun skill to get more Hit Chance, and NOT Having this Trait means no restriction on what gun you use.

  • PLUS: 20% boost to Hit Chance when using a one-handed weapon. Big deal.
  • MINUS: 40% penalty to Hit Chance when using two-handed weapons. Forget this one!

Finesse

  • PLUS:
  • MINUS:

Kamikaze

  • PLUS:
  • MINUS:

Heavy Handed

Heavy Handed is an awesome Trait for a pugilist. When combined with ST 10 and a Mega Power Fist, a fist-fighter will have amazing successes knocking down enemies. Opponents have to spend AP to stand up. Meanwhile, you knock them down again. Not the best choice for doing crits, but then again a knockdown is a crit. This Trait works the same even on a low Luck character.

  • PLUS: +2 to Unarmed damage, and you have a 'high chance to knock down your your opponents.
  • MINUS: -20 to Critical Hit tables

Fast Shot

  • PLUS: +5 damage to your attacks, and 1 less AP to single-shot guns and use Throwing.
  • MINUS: Unable to do any targeted attacks. So you cannot "aim eyes" or "aim head" etc

Bloody Mess

More violent death animations, and that is all.

Jinxed

Jinxed is a weird one. You cause more crit fails, but some of them are yours! Who wants a character prone to critical failures? Still, with a unique plan, you could run him through an enemy Town Control and maybe cause them some trouble. A Jinxed Sneak scout? Maybe...

Good Natured

Even with Charisma 1, Good Natured is perfect for anyone who wants 3 or 4 companion followers, instead of only 1 or 2.

Chem Reliant

At first you'd think this is bad. But the truth is, many characters have this Trait because it doubles the length of time your drugs work. Drugs are cheap, but it's far more convenient to have a whole hour on a round of drugs and not have to worry about carrying another round with you into combat. The addictions are permanent, but so what? That doesn't matter when you're logged out, and you're not going to play your Chem Reliant character without using another round of drugs anyway.

  • PLUS:
  • MINUS:

Chem Resistant

  • PLUS:
  • MINUS:

Bonehead

Bonehead gives you better crit hit resistance. It does not reduce the chance your enemy has to do a crit on you, but it reduces that crit hit's affect on you. This benefit stacks with the Man of Steel perk. A lot of PvP fighters have this Trait.

  • PLUS: 10% boost to cri hit resistance (stacks with Man of Steel).
  • MINUS: -1 Intelligence so you lose a SPECIAL point, which is balanced with more levels.

Skilled

Skilled looked good in Fallout 2, but it's not good in this game, mainly since Perks are so importantm and nearly everyone else will have 8 of them. You cannot afford to have 25% less perks than your enemies in a game this brutal, and expect to remain combat-competitive. Plus, there is no leveling cap so more Skill Points are always available.

  • PLUS: 2 more Skill Points per level - big deal - seriously do not get this Trait
  • MINUS: You only get 6 perks instead of 8!

Loner

Loner is one of the important elements of a leveling build, leading to a Reroll.

  • PLUS: +10% XP whenever XP is earned
  • MINUS: Cannot have followers
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