
Apparel and Weaponsįallout 4 allows for greater weapon and armor customization than previous games, and there is no longer a degradation system except for power armor. For each point in a stat, the same number of perks in that stat’s group is available to the player.Įach time the character levels up, the player can add an additional Perk, upgrade an already acquired Perk, or forgo Perks and instead add a level to one of their S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Each Perk requires a different value of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. The 70 Perks are divided into groups of 10 under each of the 7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Perks are no longer tied to the player’s character level or relative Skill level. There are a total of 70 Perks, each with its own mini ranking system, totaling 275 ranks.
Luck: Affects recharge rate for Critical Hits chance of finding better items.ĭeviating from the previous games in the franchise, Fallout 4 merges the Skills into the Perk system. Agility: Affects Action Points (AP) for V.A.T.S. Intelligence: Affects the amount of XP earned. Charisma: Affects persuasion during dialogue prices of items when bartering. Endurance: Affects total overall health action points (AP) drain from sprinting. Perception: Affects weapon accuracy while in V.A.T.S. Strength: Affects how much the player can carry damage dealt with melee weapons. set controls the updated Perk system, with each stat tied with a different group of Perks.Įvery time the player's character levels up, they can choose to either put an extra point into any of their stats, or pick an available Perk. Unlike the previous Fallout games, the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. The system is first introduced to the player during the opening sequence before the Great War, where a representative of Vault-Tec comes to the player's house to ask a few questions so they can reserve a spot in Vault 111. system governs many important character traits. It is a group of seven attributes that govern different aspects of the player. Gameplay S.P.E.C.I.A.L.įallout 4 brings back the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Taking place approximately 200 years after the Great War, Fallout 4 is set in post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts, now referred to as The Commonwealth.įallout 4 has no level cap and the player is able to continue playing after the main story line ends. Developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Fallout 4 is the fifth major installment in the Fallout series.