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Fallout: New Vegasholds a special position in the franchise for a lot of fans.
Everyone remembers their first trip to Quarry Junction.
It can be daunting to start out the game, especially coming from newer entries in the series.
Here’s a solid starting build for a courier that can conquer the Mojave.
Lots of them havehidden secondary effects that you’re free to’t directly seethe numbers on.
The game starts you with five in everything andfive extra points to allocate.
The other way to look at it is having 33 points and a minimum of one in each attribute.
This build focuses onmaximising four attributes: intelligence, endurance, agility, and perception.
SPECIAL
Starting Value
Impact
Strength
Six
Strength is situational.
It is vital for melee builds but has limited use elsewhere.
Having a six in strength unlocksthe stonewall perk, whichprevents knockdown effects that can easily stunlock the courier.
Perception
Perception increases the range at which enemies will be detected and added to your compass.
Alow perception will have you being frequently ambushedas you only detect enemies once they start hitting you.
Endurance
Nine
Endurance not only gives youmore HPbut also lets youinstall implants from Doctor Usanagi in New Vegas.
These implants givepermanent bonuses to your SPECIAL attributesas well as unique perks such as passive healing.
Consider each point of endurance to also be an investment towards your other stats later on.
An endurance of nine lets you obtain all implants.
Charisma
One
Charisma does very little directly for your character.
Its main use is that itapplies a hidden modifier to damage and armour for companions.
Agility
Eight
Agility affects howquickly you perform certain animations, such as unsheathing weapons or reloading.
This makes agility always relevant, alongside it unlocking useful feats later on.
Luck
Luck has minimal impact on normal gameplay but lets you quickly make money at the casinos.
Tag skills in New Vegas are less important than in other games of the series.
Medicine Or Survival
Is hard mode enabled?
Both skills give youaccess to healing and crafting recipesthat’ll be useful throughout the game.
Survival mode changes the equation of whether medicine or survival is the better skill.
it’s possible for you to pick two traits during character creation.
The Old World Blues DLC allows the courier to repick later.
The bonus points given here let you start with most of your key attributes near their maximum.
Once you reach the city outskirts you’ll be able to fullyupgrade them at Doctor Usanagi’s medical clinic.
You’ll want toget the intelligence implant early, as it does not give skill points retroactively.
