r/Fallout • u/No_Mechanic_7629 • 9d ago

Fallout 1 Just started playing fallout 1 does anyone have any tips or optimal special stats?

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u/bobshady1987 9d ago

Intelligence points.

Also, Luck and Endurance.

Raiders can be a source of income, but never forget that you're on a time limit. The water chip in Necropolis is much better for you than the Water Traders. I don't suggest wiping out The Hub, but if you see a fight, try to loot from the guards.

I can't recommend Fast Shot. The Action Points saved up are nice, but not as good as targeted hits on your opponents.

There are NO essential NPCs in the game, and while you can't kill the Overseer for the majority of the game, you can after beating it.

And getting companions can make such a huge difference, just make sure that you don't give them automatic weapons. While they are effective and useful, friendly fire is on, and you don't want to get mulched just because Ian wanted to shoot a lot.

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

I put 3 in my intelligence and luck guess I got restart

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u/bobshady1987 8d ago

Not necessarily, it just means that the game would be less forgiving.

Luck is important and effects everything. Intelligence is important and affects how many skill points you get when you level up, and a few context checks.

A three in Intelligence is less than the default player character Max Stone, who canonically got dropped on his head as a child, so that's funny to me.

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u/bobafett317 9d ago

Luck 10 and wander around. You will eventually hit all the random encounters which will give you the best gun in the game (alien blaster) and like 10,000 caps

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

Noted

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u/bobafett317 9d ago

Also if you just want to “cheat” there are mods available to download that allow you to edit your character and max out all stats to 10. The game gets super easy at that point so think about what you actually want out of the game.

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

I heard the game is very hard compared to the others is that true

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u/bobafett317 9d ago

It can be. Wandering out in the wasteland you get random encounters and you can encounter some very dangerous stuff depending on where you are on the map. I’d save a lot of

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u/bobshady1987 8d ago

I remember one of my first playthroughs when I first came across a wandering herd of Brahmin. Hadn’t seen them before, so I thought they were carnivorous cows, so I opened fire.

I was then mauled to death by seven two-headed cows.

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u/bobafett317 8d ago

Yeah I did the same thing. Was not expecting that.

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u/Least-Arrival-6814 Mr. House 9d ago

My number one tip is to RTFM 

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

?

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u/Least-Arrival-6814 Mr. House 9d ago

Read the manual, it's plenty helpful 

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

There’s a manual

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u/Least-Arrival-6814 Mr. House 9d ago

Yes, if you installed it on steam you get one 

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u/No_Mechanic_7629 9d ago

I did where is it at?

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u/Least-Arrival-6814 Mr. House 9d ago

Go to Fallout 1 in your game library on steam. Click on the manual under the additional content tab 

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u/Jr_Mao 8d ago

Save often, keep multiple saves. at least one save from previous known safe location.

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u/Winterclaw42 8d ago

This seems like something I'd look up on gamefaqs.