Cooldowns
Cooldowns are special timeouts that prevent a player's character from performing specific actions. Current cooldown timeouts can be seen in bottom-right part of the screen by default, or in the Pip-Boy's Status page.
Major Cooldowns
- Gathering cooldown - has been removed.
- Replication cooldown - delays respawn after death for 60 seconds. If you died from a triggered explosive in your inventory, replication cooldown becomes 8 minutes.
- Exit game cooldown - 3 minutes timeout before character disappears after logging out from game. Note that your character will not disappear if you log out inside an unguarded mine.
- Battle cooldown - prevents your character from running away outside a map while being hit in Real-Time Combat.
- Crafting cooldown - has been removed.
- Weakened cooldown - has been removed.
Skills with Cooldowns
- Steal - may be shortened with the Master Thief support perk.
- Lockpick
- Repair
- Doctor
- First Aid - may be shortened with the Medic perk.
Doctor/First Aid skill Cooldowns:
<50% - always 180 seconds
50% - 180s
75% - 165s
100% - 150s
125% - 135s
150% - 120s
175% - 105s
200% - 90s.