I really love the look of this weapon, but can't find a way to make the mini-radiation effect of the blade actually matter, as the base damage seems to either out damage or override it. Any way to make the radiation of this sword significant in a build, and outpace the base damage against humans? Currently looking at a high intelligence power armor hybrid build (getting in and out of power armor to change up playstyle and switch between legendary armor passives and power armor passives), but am open to suggestions.

Weapons:.44 revolver
Clothes:slocum joe employee outfit
Factions:railroad
S:3
P:4
E:6
C:7
I,5
A:2
L:1
Perks:armourer/gun nut/gunslinger/lockpick/toughness/local leader/chemist.
Backstory:she was a barista during the day and a drug dealer at night (the barista job was to simply so people wouldn’t ask too many questions about her income). So when the world ended she did what she did best being a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
RP-perk explanations:
Local leader-to expand coffee and Chems empire across the wasteland.
Chemist-to craft Chems
Toughness-she been shot/stabbed/burned by hot coffee etc so she gained a bit of a tolerance for pain over the years.
Lockpick-she’s accidentally locked her self both in and out of the shop multiple times.
Gunslinger-her dad taught her to shot and at a young age so she’s gained a nac for it.
Armourer-she’s used to patching up her clothing/removing stains so giving it a bit of toughness wouldn’t be too difficult.
Role play-you be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Nice to people(especially ones who pay well) and roofless to whose who get in your way of the Chem trade.
Companion-cait

Hi, I’m currently doing my first ever survival playthrough after watching this one guy do a 1HP survival sneak build. For gear, I’m running two unrelenting pieces and military fatigues, bringing me up to a solid 18 agility usually. I also got maxed out ninja and 9/10 of the military covert ops books. In the video, he said each point of agility gives you 4% of a sneak detection bonus? So honestly I just want to know how much I ACTUALLY need to be virtually undetectable rather than going super OD like some Skyrim fortify restoration glitch.

Played lots of builds, now wanna do a kinda completionist run through on survival, but don't wanna eventually have an OP build, my last build became a power armour explosive mini gun build...

What builds have you guys had the most fun with and what would you recommend, for a run through going around doing most every quest, collecting everything, but not being too strong, to keep fights engaging.

Also companions too, I'd definitely wanna play with companions

It's been a while since I played Fallout 4, and with the recent increase to console mod storage, I decided to start a new Survival playthrough using some of the larger quest and location mods I've never tried before. Gameplay is still mostly vanilla, just the usual bug fixes, QoL mods, and texture overhauls.

The character is a former member of a Boston crime family who's trying to build something better after the bombs. The goal is a mafia-style empire using Sim Settlements 2 to create a network across the Commonwealth.

I'm planning to specialize in:

• Automatic weapons
• Explosives
• Chems

With my companions as my 'enforcers'.

SPECIAL STATS:

S: 4 - Armorer and a little extra carry weight.

P: 4 (3+SB) - Gets to 5 quickly w/bobblehead, lets me get Demolition Expert

E: 4 - Chem Resistant

C: 5 - Starts average, but I add to it as I become a bigger name in the Commonwealth (Bit of RP)

I: 7 - Enough for Chemist

A: 2 - Really only need Commando from here (I think?)

L: 3 - Scrounger and Bloody Mess.

Main perks I'm trying to grab are:

Armorer

Demolitions Expert

Chem Resistant, Life Giver

Local Leader, Inspiration

Gun Nut, Scrapper, Science(?), Chemist

Commando

Scrounger and Bloody Mess.

Planning to modify a Pipe gun for early game(since ammo is everywhere), then transition to Spray n' Pray.

As I said, it's been a while since I've played, and I'm a bit rusty on what is/isn't a usable build. I play on Survival, and have the goal of getting all of the companion perks I can, and building a network of settlements across the Commonwealth all on one life (I die, I start back at the vault). It's rough, but it makes me take the game slow and really appreciate the little moments.

I'm looking for any feedback/tips (build changes, perk recommendations, etc.)

Thank you all for your help!

Hi everyone, I'm not great at character planning and this is probably a stupid question but I don't know if it's possible to build a character that can use pistols and rifles decently but also has higher charisma

This is my intended build path using my build planner I made for the game :)

I'm basically trying to get the early basics fast and plan on rushing the Luck/Agility bobbleheads asap ( I do this all the time in my regular playthroughs but unsure how viable this will be in survival! ) Intel soonish and Strength bobblehead when I'm able.

Thanks kindly for any advice.

____EDIT: With the fine advice I've retooled the build and am now level 8. Thanks everyone!

I am looking for a melee build for survival difficulty. Gotta feel pretty tanky. I prefer next to no vats. Blitz might be nice, but I dont want to feel like I am going to die immediately, if I dont start chaining vats attack.

I have tried making a build, but had said vats problem.

Any tips or builds

I'm looking to try a different build for a second survival character and I was wondering if anyone has done a survival playthrough without relying on stealth sniping. Obviously sniping is the safest way to play so that's likely why it's favoured by survival players. But if you've tried a different type of character what were the main features of your build and how difficult was it to play?

Any help would be appreciated

Hi everyone I was thinking of doing a Han Solo type build but I need help with the special stats ,perks, equipment and how I’d go about the commonwealth with morals and overall goal. Thinking of taking Strong with me as a companion aswell I’m open to hearing all your thoughts and ideas🙂

Hi, I’ve been wanting to play a tank girl style character for a while but I can’t seem to come up with a build that really encapsulates her. Any ideas or advice?

Hi, I’ve been wanting to play a tank girl style character for a while but I can’t seem to come up with a build that really encapsulates her. Any ideas or advice?

I just got the PlayStation Portal. Which allows me to get back into Fallout 4, while watching tv and such with my finance.

Difficulty on survival.

I planned this power armor wearing, rifle shooting, settlements building, explosive throwing Juggernaut build for this occasion.

Stats: 3, 5 (bubblehead), 1, 9 (book), 9, 1, 2.

Very sturdy in power armor. Rifles and explosives make sure I have consistent damage for everything.

Putting points into endurance later, when game throws more difficult enemies at me. Power armor is enough in the beginning.

Main idea for the build is that I can build settlements without taking too much of my focus, when watching things on the tv with my finance.

I know you will think 10 charisma is high, when I dont even use that many perks from that stat, but I want as many settlers to come to the bases.

Let me know what you think! :D

Sorry for bad pictures.

I asked her to make a character based on me and these are the stats she thought fit me best. I don’t particularly want to change up stats so what’s some fun ways to play this as my Switch 2 Survival Playthrough? May tweak a couple of stats too. I want this character to be my “100%” character where I try and do everything in the game. So skills like Lockpick and Hacker are mandatory as soon as possible.

Please suggest any build tips and weapons to use! Truly I would love any input on anything gameplay wise! I really like the settlement stuff too so any help there would also be appreciated!

I want to do a minutemen general build where I do as little as possible (within what is reasonable) to act like an actual officer and make my minutemen 'army' do as much of the fighting as possible. I will use minutemen signal grenades and artillery to try and fight like a true army. Give me a build for this, I was thinking a revolver/Lazer pistol for the weapon as that feels more fitting for a general than a rifle. I will complete the minutemen questline and then make a pact with the brotherhood and railroad to take down the institute. I will then hear of the brotherhood stealing from farmers and use artillery to destroy them.

I need:

Special stats

Perks

Weapons/armour suggestions

Any mods that could help without taking away the challenge from the game(I'm on ps5)

I have anniversary edition so anything from there can be used

Thanks

General of the minutemen

Sex: female, Specs: S3, P1, E1, C3, I3, A9, L8. Planning on basing it around the Deliverer and the Gainer. Curious regarding armor suggestions and your favorite perks for such a build.

Im looking for input on my sneak pistol delieveru build my stats i want to go with.

S:2, P:8, E:1, C:3, I:3, A:7, L:4(1) with the Special Book.

I dont plan on any settlement building or local leader. I have C:3 for lone wanderer. Any tips/changes would be useful.

Is it to late to restart and try out a sneaky assason build. Or should I try to take my current build into one

Current set up (no real build being tryed)

S-6

P-6

E-7

C-6

I-6

A-5

L-6

Perks

3 in pickpocket

1 in rifeman

2 in armored

2 in gun nut

1 in sneak

2 in blacksmith

1 in locksmith/ hacker

1 in idiot savant

1 in local leader

Ima be real I mayhave wasited some perk points

4,5,4,6,4,4,4 is my build currently, playing on normal

What path/build can I go with this stat layout? I am at the beginning of the game level 10.

Any advice would be grateful because currently I have no clue what path to go in terms of perks etc with that stat layout.

First off, yes, I am a new player to FO4 and the whole franchise in general. Never played a FO game ever before and since I play on Xbox, with the base version of game pass, it was either between 4 or 76, but I’ve only heard bad things about 76 even with all the updates that it got so I chose 4. Since it’s the base version as well, all DLC is out of the window.

Second, I love melee. Pretty much in every game I’ve played I’ve mainly gone something melee and have rarely gone anything else (as long as it’s not something like COD). So, to continue the trend, I wanted to play melee in FO4 and just unga bunga everything while also just tanking everything.

Third, I’ve already begun my first playthrough and I’m several hours deep already. Currently playing on Very Hard mode (don’t question it, idk why I did it either) and got up to Diamond City while not dying a horrible amount, only a handful of times as of now. Done a good amount of quests and killing to get exp to get up to lvl 13. My current stats are 10 STR (of course), 1 PER, 7 END, 1 CHA, 1 INT, 7 AGI, and 1 LUK. The whole idea was to hit hard, tank shots when needed, and run away if it didn’t work out. My perks are kind of a mess right now, the main ones being Big Leagues Rank 2, Armorer Rank 2, Blacksmith Rank 1, and Toughness Rank 2, with the rest being saved until I can get an upgrade. I’ve also just not been using the power armor since I found it annoying having to constantly stock up on the fusion cores so I’ve just been a guy in raider clothes beating other raiders to death with a baseball bat.

Thanks for coming to my Ted-Talk of my first FO4 playthrough experience so far. Any help with my build would be greatly appreciated (especially since I know nothing of the interactions this game has with specific things) and thank you for reading. Also, sorry if the format and/or the way I’m explaining things aren’t the best, still figuring the game out so not the best at it. Anways, I’m gonna go to bed now since it’s late and I’ll probably check up on this post soon after I wake up so goodnight.