The Well-rounded Travellerįor all of the dangers you'll face in The Commonwealth, spreading your perks evenly across all the attributes is a reliable way to sand off the merciless world's rough edges. Technically, you can just stockpile perk points until your levels are high enough to unlock those advanced perks, but you'd be missing out on other growth opportunities in other attributes along the way.
The requirements for the advanced versions of any perk are gate-kept by level requirements. Its benefits aren't as immediate as other attributes, but Luck-based perks like Idiot Savant and Better Criticals are just as useful in the long run.įallout 4 discourages you from focusing solely on one attribute at a time. If you want a greater challenge (aside from playing Fallout 4 at a harder difficulty setting), focus instead on Luck. Since you start the game with 21 points to spend (plus an additional point for the "You're SPECIAL!" book under Shaun's crib), you can raise any attribute to 10 and unlock the basic version of all 10 perks before the game begins in earnest.īeing an early master at Strength or Endurance will make you ready for the initial outdoor hazards and hostiles of The Commonwealth.
If you're the compulsive type who wants to be the master of one attribute as soon as possible, Fallout 4 offers that possibility, within reason. Our adventurer types below can nudge you in the right direction, depending on which side of your personality you'd like to unleash. The Vault-Tec SPECIAL chart includes summaries of each perk, so carving your own path isn't especially difficult. After spending untold hours in Fallout 4's post-apocalyptic world, we've got handle on how certain perks will benefit specific gaming personality types. It's thoughtfully designed in ways that provide flexibility to accommodate a wide array of play styles. The Perks progression system in Fallout 4 is complex, but it isn't complicated. Others use games as an outlet to become someone completely different than their real life persona. Some recreate themselves in a virtual world. Be sure to check out Polygon's full guide to Fallout 4 for tips, tricks and help.Įvery video game with a skill tree is a mirror of a player's personality. Fallout 4's perks are just the beginning.