Strength should be the focus if you’re planning on building a melee character, or a heavy weapons specialist – after all, who doesn’t enjoy a good rocket launcher every so often? The amount of Strength you have affects how hard you hit, as well as how much you can carry. You can unlock Perks in any order you like, provided you’ve got the base stat high enough. You can also use the points you get when you level up to increase your stats if there’s a certain Perk you want to get, or you can increase a stat for free by finding the Vault Boy Bobblehead for it hidden out in the Commonwealth. 10 Perks for each of the seven stats = 70 perks in total, but most of the perks can also be increased in rank to gain even greater benefits.Įach perk is gated by how many points you have in the related stat, so, for example, the final Strength related Perk can only be unlocked if you already have 10 points of Strength.

You can purchase perks each time you level up (dinging a new level gives you one point to spend each time). In Fallout 4 each of these stats also has 10 Perks related to it, which are unique abilities designed to give you the edge out in a post-apocalyptic world. When you first create your character you have to distribute your skill points between seven different stats: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck, and whoever at Bethesda first came up with the SPECIAL acronym should have at least got a free load of drinks at the pub. This guide breaks down the stats that go into a Fallout 4 character and what kind of perks go with them, so you know what to invest in when you’re making your very own vengeful defrosted parent.

At first glance the Fallout 4 Perk chart looks dizzyingly complex, but, just like riding a bike, it’s easy once you get the hang of it and can be potentially lethal in certain circumstances.

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