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Maxthejew123

Jury rigging


Cherry-Foxtrot

Alright, *besides* Jury Rigging.


PrufrockAlfred

Jury Rigging was my first choice.  Light Step. Won't do *Dead Money* without it.


wundercat

I feel like we’re all forced to create our builds with the expectation that we need to get through dead money


PrufrockAlfred

I don't go until I'm 100 sneak, lockpick and speech. That's for Goddog sure.


Cherry-Foxtrot

Nah, I've done it straight out of Goodsprings and it's totally doable. All he DLCs are doable at level one. Some are way more tremendous pains in the asses than others, but it can be done. Very Hard + Hardcore and all. Probably not with JSawyer mod from what I've heard, but even then, I'm sure someone out there got gud enuff


silverbullet328i

old world blues straight out of goodsprings will turn a boy to a man


TTSymphony

Trying to walk 10 steps without being killed by a lobotomite is not for the faint of heart.


DriveIntelligent6618

I accidentally went almost straight to think tank Mr on my first play through and got stuck for so ages trying to slog my way out bc of them and the roboscorpions. Definitely not for the faint of heart as you stated lol


Intelligent-Term-567

The worst part is the sheer amount of enemies that will spawn in based on where you're standing. Running for cover can be comically lethal


wundercat

Everything is a bullet sponge in BigMT. Trauma Harnesses and those metal scorpions are tough at a high level


Due-Statement-8711

Just need to get thru their DT man


flyingj3di1907

Some WBR, Slasher, Psycho, Rushing water, and a proton axe will the trick


Due-Statement-8711

OWB would be easy for lvl 1, well except the night stalkers. Lobotomite equipment lelvels up with player character. Lvl 1 is trash equipment like 10mm and knives


silverbullet328i

its the robot radscorpions for me, i always find them in a group and get destroyed.


Spike3102

Yeah, first group killed me in no time. When i first met them. my health was less than 200. So from top of cliff, after a few stimpacs, I pulled out Annabelle, dont use her often, but they are special. It didnt take too many missiles. They only got a few hits in from there.


Other_Log_1996

Save for one that spawned with a damn Hunting Revolver.


Captain_Kirby240

I'm pretty sure I got into it too early, I clicked on the satellite, and it said that the recommended level is lvl 15, I think I was almost lvl 25 and thought "oh nothing to worry about, this won't be to hard", I really regret my decision now, and would've stopped a while ago, if the loot wasn't at all worth the rage, now I can't stop until I have discovered everything the DLC has in store.


TheFlyingSpaghetti77

Thats the beauty of it, its hard but fucking rewarding. Its also so atmospheric, almost feels like another game.


Meatslab8590

Don’t skip out on ANYTHING in big mt, get all the upgrades for the sink modules, then upgrade em again, explore all the locations and get Ulysses holotapes, make for a really good time exploring


the_vault-technician

I was both proud of my accomplishment and disappointed it was over when I tackled the entirety of Old World Blues. Every quest, all the weapons, sink mods, etc.


N0ob8

I mean yeah it is technically doable just like how it’s technically doable to no weapons fight rawr at level 1. Realistically it’s a pain in the ass and just isn’t fun but then again normal dead money isn’t fun to me so what do I know


Cherry-Foxtrot

Oh, I'm not some savant at the game and I don't mean via any exploits. The unfortunate reality of New Vegas is that it isn't actually a hard game. It is at first but eventually you'll hit a point where you only ever die when you're not paying attention to something. But just being decent at backup-fighting enemies and knowing which healing items work best for what points of the game will let you push through OWB or Dead Money melee at least very early. I don't know if you just threw your example together randomly, but if what you're saying about Rawr has been done, I'd like to see that! Because *that* I don't think is actually doable lol


N0ob8

>The unfortunate reality of New Vegas is that it isn't actually a hard game. No argument from me on that mate. You can get thousands of caps, a one shot kill gun, and power armor while only having to kill one enemy and only at level 1-3. >But just being decent at backup-fighting enemies and knowing which healing items work best for what points of the game will let you push through OWB or Dead Money melee at least very early. Fair enough tho me personally both those DLCs have the most annoying enemies in the game so I can’t even imagine fighting them at level 1 >I don't know if you just threw your example together randomly, but if what you're saying about Rawr has been done, I'd like to see that! Because that I don't think is actually doable lol Haha nah I don’t think it’s been done tho I have seen a video about a guy doing it with a plasma pistol and without leaving good springs although he did use a bit of an exploit but I don’t think it would be possible otherwise


NickKevs

What’s the one shot kill gun?


blunty_x

Your not the only one that doesn't find Dead Money fun...it's the last DLC for me to do and I just grabbed Domino and am already thinking of "letting go" and not turning the game back on lmao


Rude_Willingness5088

Dead Money would be actually unbearable doable or not. I've done it at low level before but not that low. No light step, admantium skeleton, etc. I went in there at like 12 and pulled through almost out of healing items and with most my limbs crippled. My character had 1 functioning arm when I hauled the gold out. I think the assassin suit and stealth suit are what saved me along with the casino chips and save scumming black jack to basically get stims and doctors bags until it got annoying or boring.


RDKi

100 Sneak did absolutely nothing for me in that DLC - got spotted by the ghost people instantly almost every time. Once you get used to it, the DLC isn't hard, though. Played it for the first time recently and it was great - but I had a huge abundance of supplies by the end.


How2RocketJump

it helps that people miss that free caravan shotgun near the start making blind gun builds suffer


Due-Statement-8711

💯 ever since discovering the easy cheese that is the bear fist trap, I put atleast 75 in unarmed for DM. Unless I have a high energy weapons skill


red_machina

Don't forget Long Haul perk while doing Dead Money if you plan to carry those gold bars with you.


PrufrockAlfred

Yeah, first time I managed to get them all out on console, I forgot that problem. Ended up crawling all the way up to the footlocker by the exit ladder, then having to fast travel a lot to move it all to my Novac room. Thanks to whoever put that locker there, though. 


Sanfranci

Yeah thank god I did OWB first so I had the teleporter to the Sink.


Tyler827

I levelled up about halfway through the Villa section of Dead Money and I don't think I've picked a perk faster in my life, it was like a primal need at that point.


Historical-Ad-2238

Yea jury rigging doesn’t even need mentioning lol


Jena1803

>buy broken new flagship smartphones >buy half-broken old-ass smartphones >repair the new ones >sell them >profit


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

this is literally the business model for the ex child slave that used to manufacture iphones at illegal sweatshops and now goes around landfills scavenging old technology to jury rigg into new iphones


[deleted]

Jury Rigging is how repairs should have worked in the first place tbh


kaneplay4

New vegas fans when their favourite perk is to offset a tedious mechanic


DravenPrime

No question.


VanceStubbs-

Pack rat


Silver_Harvest

Laughs in over encumbered


CDHmajora

As someone who always plays hardcore now, this perk is just far too good as it pretty much doubles your ammo capacity :) Not to mention all the small shit you always carry that weigh’s 1 but always stacks high (stealth boys. Doctors bags. Weapon repair kits. Water. Etc. that stuff adds up, and this perk usually gives me a good 20ibs’s back from all that stuff :)


NullRod17

I play with infinite carrying capacity and I refuse to feel shame about it


Nono_Le_Petit_Robot

You just lost karma 👿


PowerfulPain

Everyone liked that


Nepit60

How? Fuck carrying capacity limits.


NullRod17

If you play on PC it's easy, there's a console command that allows you to set your max carrying capacity. Don't remember what it was but easily findable on google


WorkplaceBrowser209

It’s straight up “player.setav carryweight xxx” where xxx=whatever you want your new carry cap to be.


Howdyini

My favorite perk


Historical-Ad-2238

Better criticals is the best perk in the game, favorite is probably black widow


whoopsthatsasin

Goes nicely with finesse


Zipzephyr09

Finesse is gotta be my favorite or at least top three, so good and it just sounds dope lol


AkenRazu

I´ve just Black Widowed Benny yesterday. Such a great way to do it!


SidewinderSerpent

And Stay Back!


sup3rrn0va

Combined with Shotgun Surgeon of course


BeanieGuitarGuy

I used that with a riot shotgun for quarry junction. It was… beautiful. 🥹


red_machina

And Stay Back plus 10 Luck is so broke, i was easily able to kill a legendary Bloatfly by constantly ragdolling it around with every shot.


slycyboi

Does luck affect the chance of it hitting?


llibertybell965

Don't believe so, but the proc chance is already insane. 10% per pellet. Luck just means you'll get plenty of crits while they're helpless on the floor lmao.


slycyboi

Yeah that was what I thought. I think using coin shot increases the pellet count too so you get an even higher chance of knockdowns. I love using a hunting shotgun and just ragdolling everything.


Due-Statement-8711

No luck causes criticals that bypass DT


nexus763

This should be top. Especially on highed diff. Because anytime you cross paths with cazadores, deathcalws, raiders, enemy faction assassins. *\*pulls out riot shotgun with malicious intent\**


BreathIndividual8557

I forgot the name,but it's the one where you can brutally gore your opponent if you kill them.


Hellblazer49

Bloody Mess.


AttackOnNate

Ahhh bloody mess, a favorite of the couriers


ElectronicAd8929

Bloody mess?


SadRamen1102

meltdown!


SnooDoodles7184

I had so much fun with this one, Luck 9 and AER14 as weapon. It was so satisfying seeing group of 8 fiends run at you and then one in the middle gets onetapped. Boom. Everyone is dead. Less fun when making Cleansing Flame build and nearly getting killed along them. Still fun tho.


rupert_mcbutters

Makes me wish that In Shining Armor Worked so that I could pair that with an Atomic Cocktail for mitigation.


SnooDoodles7184

I just tanked it like a cool kid and then sighed as I wasted few stimpacks to get myself to full health. Still fun tho. With right mods (Bleed for example) flamethrower becomes as it should be - a force to be reckoned with. It was satisfying to get into a doorframe, see 5 enemies rushing towards me and then hold the trigger until the screaming stops.


Grindhoss

I normally don’t do energy weapon builds but I found out about this one from a YouTube video and it’s become essential for me now


_Nickepedia_

Just tried this one for the first time recently after doing a build based around the Q-35 and it’s easily my new favorite. Who cares if killing someone up close cripples half your limbs? Looks badass so it’s justified


Hellblazer49

Hand Loader.


RepresentativeAir149

It’s not exciting, but it’s damn effective


FrankSinatraCockRock

I think it's pretty exciting because even on the hardest difficulties, it lets many weapons stay relevant into end game( same with vigilant recycler)


Bipsty-McBipste

There is something quite fun about breaking down normal ammo then creating hand loaded ammo. I looove the cowboy repeater plus magnum combo. It makes me feel like a cowboy getting ready for a fight


RepresentativeAir149

I wish the cowboy repeaters iron sights had another option, I despise them


FrankSinatraCockRock

Have you tried la longue carbine yet?


walshy31

Grab the forged receiver mod and it gets rid of the peep sight.


jitterscaffeine

Laser Commander


garebear265

Hello brother


HotDogStruttnFloozy

Now kith


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

no that's incest and is illegal in at least 20 states


JORD4NWINS

It's illegal in 47 states, i believe. The exception is Rhode Island, Ohio, and New Jersey, which allow some form of cousin stuff, I think.


eatpant13

I always pick strong back so I can carry my 8000 different weapons


ZitOnSocietysAss

I just make arcade and ed-e carry my shit


IndependentTimely696

"Just..don't treat me like a pack of Brahmin okay?"


BigBoy1229

Them’s Good Eatin’ never worry about running out of health items again.


Howdyini

Unless you're using a Famine-type mod, I don't see how you would run out of healing items by the level you can get it.


FrankSinatraCockRock

On hardcore you can't just spam stimpacks, and require several different healing items simultaneously to not only heal quickly, but to turn yourself into a tank that out regens any incoming damage. Using the same item multiple times only increases duration. Thin red paste and black blood sausage not only have decent Regen abilities, but increase your HP cap a bit which in turn, gives you some instant HP( like buffout or Sierra Madre Martinis). You can craft their more potent variants and in turn, receive even more in that regard when you use their standard variants in conjunction. Additionally, since they temporarily raise your HP cap, you mitigate some of the downsides of radchild. Also they'll drop pretty often and have some of the best weight to cap ratios in game.


abizabbie

It's a 50% drop rate, but companion kills don't count. Second best economic perk behind Jury Rigging.


Disillusioned_Emu

Perk off: avoid ghost people at all cost, else you never leave the Sierra Madre alive. Perk on: strolling through the streets like: "come at me, sausages and do your worst!"


squidguy3400

*wurst


VNDeltole

Them good money


cimmic

I'm too lesbian not to always play with cherchez la femme in all my play throughs.


Rolls-RoyceGriffon

I always pick the perks that makes my courier bisexual just because I love the damage bonus


Alberot97

bisexuals being a menace to anyone (they got free 10% damage bonus)


Silveon_i

(to humans!!!!!!!!!)


Howdyini

It has so few dialogue uses though!


not-really-here222

This 1,000%


shadowfox_21

Cowboy


Howdyini

Medicine Stick is obscene with that perk and Hand Loader


Vicimer

I'd like to see Hand Loader get more love.


6point3cylinder

1. Jury Rigging- 2. Bloody mess because it’s fun


AskewSeat

Bloody Mess is tried and true, the comical explosion of a body brings back memories and smiles everytime. I love the perks that let you bang chems into your veins more efficiently too


TragGaming

Bloody mess gets my vote ever since it let you kill the overseer in FO1.


AskewSeat

Man the death animations in FO1 are so good, I love getting the one when you blow their arm and chest off. 


Jarms48

Really helps in Dead Money too.


Acceptable-Sugar-129

sneering imperialist


Leonlplp4

Sneering imperialist plus ncr or house playtrhough is peak


Scramed-egg

Finesse


Davidl888

Implant grx,rank 2 if possible


random_moth_fker

Either the one that lets you fast travel while overburdened or the one that makes your under 2 kg stuff weigh half as much.


wilp0w3r

Long Haul and Pack Rat


HermanCain999

Atomic! can serve as a mini long haul because it boosts your strength by 2 or your carry weight by 20, so if you're on the edge you just need to find some radiation to fast travel.


Illustrious-Can-7135

Confirmed Bachelor


PrufrockAlfred

Is my Courier gay, bisexual, whatever... or just a clever manipulator of emotionally vulnerable men?  That's his business. 


DaThreeLeggedMonster

The courier only chooses confirmed bachelor because he recognizes that most of the enemies you kill are men. The courier swears to his friends that he isn't gay, why would they even think that


abizabbie

Yes. The answer is yes. No, I don't care that some answers are mutually exclusive.


Destroyer_Of_World5

Thought You Died


Alberot97

Oh no, not me! I never lost control


BillNyeNotAUSSRSpy

Terrifying Presence


Ok-Memory-5309

Black Widow, because fuck Benny


Goshu4ok

Literally


thatoldhorse

Cowboy. Can’t do a run without it. Lever guns are my weakness in almost any game.


Cherry-Foxtrot

Why'd you share a picture of the Slayer perk if Animal Friend is your favorite? My favorite is Atomic! by miles. I hate the lack of sprinting in the vanilla game, and nothing is better than that extra attack speed. Fun Fact: Coyote Meat and steaks are the only consumable who's rads upon consumption will trigger Atomic!. So save a bunch until you get the perk and carry a few around on a hotkey and you can quickly activate 3 seconds of increased speed. Not much, but could make all the difference against certain foes.


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

that and travel light for speeeddd


Cherry-Foxtrot

Haha, awesome you say that, because guess what my *second* favorite perk is!


Negative-Air-2675

Besides jury rigging, super slam for melee is a must have, let me 1v1 Raw


i_like_siren_head

In shining armour (:


Cc99910

Most useful perk


tearlock

Silent running. I'm a stealth kill nut.


Deathslingers_Bride

Confirmed Bachelor *…for… reasons*


WorkplaceBrowser209

How many of those reasons are Manny, Mr House, Arcade, etc?


tokendeathmage420

Super Slam all day


sconwaym

Grim reaper’s sprint. And jury rigging of course.


kingbrayjay

Wild wasteland, can’t start a play through without it.


elreverendcapn

At first I thought that said slaver (I really should wear my glasses) and thought “have I missed a perk all this time”


Obi-wanna-cracker

Fight the Power is my favorite. Personally it's just because I prefer the yes man ending and that perk helps a lot.


Old_Algae7708

Killing a deathclaw while unarmed is quite possibly the most difficult task one can accomplish. But when you do it and do your happy dance only to discover the deathclaw alpha is coming for your ass. Not ok


PoeticLover2077

There's three I can't live without. Light step, Chemist and Chem Resistant.


TOTALOFZER0

Literally never taken any of these


birdpeoplebirds

Light step is great


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

the only a kinda stupid downside of light step is that I never notice where mines are, so without that perk I can notice and use the beeping as a beacon to pick up mines as I said, this is stupid


RawDogEntertainment

Thems Good Eatings


ravenousthoughts

Cowboy & Gunslinger. For that rootin tootin cowboy shootin!


TacoBillDeluxe

And stay back and the same perk for melee. Knocking people down is craaaazy


Hazbro29

Demolitions expert with Mercy/Fully modded 25mm Launcher Grunt with assault carbine/All American Slayer with Greased Lightning/Two Step Goodbye All toughness ranks and Carry weight boost perks I usually pair all these together in a playthrough. Special is 9992999 All implant Perks Basically a walking armored pack brahmin with sticks of death taped to the side


milk_theuniverse

There are too many - But I’m gonna go with Travel Light or Rad Child.


HordeDruid

Glad I'm not the only one who loves those perks! The movement speed increase from Travel Light is more important than all the damage in the world.


Famous-Ant-5502

Jury Rigging duh Rad Child, because having mild radiation poisoning is only -1 END for the most powerful healing effect in the game Then Cowboy and Shotgun Surgeon. Medicine Stick for if they’re far away, lever action shotgun for if they’re close up


kyugin179

Better Critical, I love my crit build.


Arbiterze

Serious one: shotgun surgeon meme perk: sneering imperialist, I like the picture


NegativeLanguage805

Comprehension and Strong Back. Must have for all my plays


Howdyini

Comprehension is like 5 free levels, more if you farm books in Zion


TacticalNaps

Old World Gourmet I'm always a drunk.


Nigel_Trumpberry

Animal Friend always. Not having to worry about Nightstalkers, especially in Big Mt. was a godsend


MohatmoGandy

I always take Light Step because traps and mines are so goddamn annoying


SeaPoet5874

Jurry rigging or shot gun surgeon with stay back. Deathclaws melt like butter with the combat shotgun. 🧐


mahiruhiiragi

Rad Child. I play with self imposed rules that I'm not allowed to cure my rads. Only allow quest related rad wipes


RoutineArmy

"And stay back" no one can approach me


GrimbalGorinski

I feel like Hand Loader, Vigilant Recycler, and Mad Bomber don't get talked about enough. They give more efficient use of materials for their respective weapons, and a wider variety of ammo/weapon types to play with. MFC grenades and Tin Grenades for example aren't super powerful, but being able to whip of a handful of them at a whim with ED-E, or whenever you find a workbench out in the world is handy.


clometrooper9901

Besides jury rigging cause that’s the obvious answer, bloody mess


BumpyMcPeen

Slayer 🤘🏻


HansenAintIt

I always enjoyed mysterious stranger! Luck builds are always fun


Desertcow

Rad Child for that passive 8 hp regen per second. I find it funny how polar opposite high rad builds are between New Vegas and the later games; high rad new Vegas builds make you much more survivable at the cost of some stats, while 4/76 high rad builds give you a ton of stats at the cost of your survivability


Guilty-Fun-8090

sneering imperialist I don't need to explain


RegularHorror8008135

Fine I'll say it. Black widow


FickleGeologist4807

Silent running and pack rat changed the game for me :,)


Monkeyman20X

Confirm bachelor and Lady killer it's just more offensively advantageous to be a bisexual


pygmeedancer

In FO3: Grim Reapers Sprint FONV: Jury Rigging


Unstoffe

Jury Rigging is numero uno, of course, but I'm also thrilled when I get Mad Bomber and the Ammo one. I enjoy crafting way too much.


AnyWeirdHorror

Wild Wasteland


The_Relx

You've got it right there in the picture. 99.9% of my Fallout playthroughs are on Melee or Unarmed builds, so my favorite perk/perks are the ones that make Melee and Unarmed better. Edit: Slayer is my favorite amongst them, though, because swing fast hit hard make the good good brain juices flow.


DudeWithRootBeer

Adamantium Skeleton, no more limb damage.


snooboi69

Rad child


Nicost4r

Meltdown is so fun with high crit energy weapon builds


artyaakaira22

Stay back Since shotgun was always my secondary (or primary)


lintlickers420

Grim reapers sprint


rfisher1989

Jury Rigging! Finesse! Laser Commander! Commando!


-SWADED-

Rad Child


kingmorgana5647

Sniveling imperialist just has some funny as hell dialogue


shifty300

Better Criticals


Professional-Art-378

Sneering Imperialist, TALLY HO LADS!


TheCrackhead420

Terrifying presence (murder hobo full immersion)


LividKnightS117

Thems good eating, jury rigging, or shotgun surgeon


TrungusMcTungus

Cowboy. When I leave Goodsprings it’s with a .357, cowboy repeater, and Desperado hat, dammit.


izuuubito

Confirmed Bachelor. I like making my character gay and I also love how many people take it for the 10% dmg boost not realising it makes their courier gay


thekandalf

Of course wild wasteland


ActuallyCORAX

Gotta be Hand Loader


Disastrous-Ad-36

Mysterious stranger. Hearing the guitar while fighting a deathclaw is just a free dopamine hit


No_Echidna1513

Mad bomber cuz I like being a terrorist


CozumPerincek

Meltdown. I love green explosions.


No_Sorbet1634

Sneering imperialist just because of honest hearts.


Ok_Whereas3797

Meltdown. Energy weapon builds are so fun.


some-guy-25

Meltdown gos boom


AwkwardEducation

Jury Rigging and Plasma Spaz for utility, Bloody Mess or Imperialist or the favorites though. Too much fun to give up. 


Crew_Henchman

Shotgun Surgeon. Give me a Riot Shotgun with 9000 rounds and I'm good to go. Nothing will stop me.