9 Things You Should NOT Do in Fallout 4

There are a lot of things you can do in a Fallout game, but equally as important are the things you shouldn’t be doing. Here’s our guide to the 9 Things You Should NOT Do in Fallout 4.
From the amazing soundtrack, the various builds, the myriad crafting opportunities, and the joys of settlement building, there are always reasons to come back to the Fallout series. With the new TV show just getting released, we’re refreshing our old guides to make sure everything is modern for the upcoming 2024 updates to next-gen consoles.
00:00 Intro
00:22 Don’t Waste Your Fusion Cores Early On
00:56 Don’t (Necessarily) Max Out Any Attributes
01:27 Don't Hurry and Forget to Save
01:54 Don't Waste Your Precious Super Ammunition
02:13 Don’t Forget That Water Is Bad
02:39 Don’t Explore With Your Pockets Full
03:11 Don’t Leave Anything Behind
03:44 Don’t Travel Alone (Most of the Time)
04:28 Don’t Forget Where Your Power Armor Is
04:48 More Fallout 4 Tips!
For more on Fallout 4, check out our Wiki guide at www.ign.com/wikis/fallout-4/
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[@zfenty]

as someone with 1000+ hours in fallout 4. do what ever you want and save often

[@Kefka.]

Love FO4, fave Beth style game because of the addition of settlements.

[@omgness14]

Sleep Often* survival players lol

[@-thesalemcrow-5941]

Quicksave is always handy

[@MrEnglishproductions]

yea, pretty lame telling people there are things they "should not do" in a roleplaying game

[@BusinessMan1619]

2800+ FO4 hours here. Agreed.

[@thezombiedude100]

Who else is revisiting Fallout because of the show?

[@stalwart-trial8]

Me

[@champkiker638]

Yes sir

[@cbeaulac]

Yup, reinstalled fallout 4, installed a story wealth Mod pack 👌

[@ares12351]

Never left

[@omgness14]

April 24 is almost here 🔥

[@gamingwithmrgvil3511]

1 ignore Preston Garvey 2 put Mama Murphy's chair in the river. 3 plant a melon next to the chair and assign Preston to farm it so he isn't anywhere near you to assign you any thankless jobs. 4 never turn on radio freedom. 5 Just wander around and do whatever you want.

[@hopiegould]

Wth 😂

[@abdulalibux1416]

Bro..your comment was more useful then the video. Tnx.

[@_jadori_175]

This is my first time playing. Thansk for the tips. Super excited!

[@ryanballard7217]

Wisdom

[@tubeTreasurer]

You can in fact leave Preston in the museum all together. He even has a line for that case which he throws at your back when you leave. If you plan on joining a faction that might kill the minuteman in the end, this is the most humane option.

[@tocheck8]

One thing to note if you leave power armor at a settlement make sure you take out the power core if not settlers will hop in them

[@vibecheck6622]

Gotta take the keys out of the car lmao

[@jeremiahmcarthur4410]

This. Definitely this.

[@MCastleberry1980]

Learned that the hard way during a raider attack and one hopped in my armor lol Started taking the power cores out and putting a turret next to my armor stations after that.

[@_jadori_175]

Sorry, im new to this game. Thanks for the tips. Ill be screen saving these tips!!

[@VigilanteAgumon]

Passing merchants like Trashcan Carla can still steal them if they have a fusion core in their inventory.

[@UberNeuman]

Another settlement needs your help. Another settlement needs your help. Another settlement needs your help.

[@GuyJustChillin]

Let me mark it on your map

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

At least it isn’t raining ☔️

[@Ironbat92]

I'm getting PTSD flashbacks of Minutemen.

[@jahinmahbub8237]

use the minuteman squads mod. yo hire a squad of minutemen, and they take care of that radiant quest for you.

[@VinozyGaming]

damnit garvey

[@Painfulsigh]

When hacking, instead of running out of tries, get to your last one and back out. Your tries will reset so you can keep trying.

[@Tijuanabill]

Does that save any actual time though? You are only locked out for 10s, and you lose the chance at your last guess, by leaving it early. If you average out the lost chances at getting right, versus doing the minigame over and over, I'm not sure that method does save any actual time.

[@Painfulsigh]

@@Tijuanabill Yes it does save time. Wait 10s and maybe fail or retry right now and maybe fail, but with 3 more tries.

[@Painfulsigh]

Plus, would you rather stand around doing nothing if you fail or engage with the game you are playing?

[@ce2341]

Or just hack the right way and look for the completed brackets hiding in the lines? It takes like 20 seconds and youre guaranteed to get the right code lmao

[@Painfulsigh]

@@ce2341 No crap. So your "tip" is "just play the the game". Thats a big brain tip.

[@imperialguard2541]

The first thing you should NOT do in Fallout 4: Help another settlement

[@jahinmahbub8237]

use the minuteman squads mod. yo hire a squad of minutemen, and they take care of that radiant quest for you.

[@Tijuanabill]

Why is that people hate the radial minutemen quests, but not the radial quests from other factions? Neither has to be done immediately, with the exception of settler kidnappings. But even those are only time gated, after you talked to the settlement.

[@MarbleThumbs]

It's funny that the Fallout hype train is back up and running, but Starfield is practically dead, I'm not complaining.

[@Midtierman]

Starfield is wayyyy to empty. It can be zen for a bit but that's about it

[@thisguy533]

Sad but true

[@kabanzai]

Honestly, It wouldn't be dead if they just added proper quests and new instances . XD They didn't learn from 76

[@OriginXSeeker]

Quick save is OP. Use it everytime.

[@maxjulian7920]

Every time and twice before a red speech check

[@Darkdiver28]

That’s nothing compared to a Stalker veteran

[@Bayofthe91st]

Not unless you are in the modded game, it could become your nightmare

[@xxabulletxx]

u guys even know what OP means? lol

[@midnight347]

You can't quick save on survival. It amazes me the noobs who don't play this game on survival which is how it's meant to be played. It's a TOTALLY better experience overall.

[@IanPeon]

The Fusion Core advice is mostly sound, but if you plan on doing a high intelligence + Power Armor build from the start, you can unlock the Nuclear Physicist perk as early as you want to, which dramatically increases how long your Cores will last, and it's not that hard to find more along the way. This is a fun build, give it a try!

[@Orosian5]

Nyeh, if you want to do Power Armor early on, just sprint minimally and don't use VATS. There's also the Scrounger perk which soon piles on the Cores.

[@bombthezoms]

Also fusion cores count as ammo so the ammo finder works with it once found 5 fusion cores in an ammo box

[@TheSleyar]

number 10: not every settlement needs help

[@jahinmahbub8237]

use the minuteman squads mod. yo hire a squad of minutemen, and they take care of that radiant quest for you.

[@ahmadhussain6443]

Lmfao🤣🤣🤣

[@DeptalJexus]

number 11: don't play like a lore accurate war criminal

[@BusinessMan1619]

The resurgence of new FO4 videos because of the Amazon show and upcoming game update is nice to see.

[@DaHALOSHOCK]

As someone with over 3000+ hours in Fallout 4 i can easily say Fusion Cores are Everywhere in the starting region and if you want more just get the ammo finder perk and look in ammo boxes they can spawn in groups of four.

[@Ch0senJuan]

Weird flex

[@ANDR0iD]

They can also be recharded right?

[@pskihq92]

​@@ANDR0iD in fo76

[@midnight347]

​@@ANDR0iDno but when they get almost out of juice like 1 or 2 get out of your power armor and physically remove it and install a new one. You can sell the mostly used core for the same price as any other core. It's a great exploit

[@emilianokro9226]

​@@midnight347thanks bro

[@bryanar4134]

Those settlements are not going to save themselves, time to put on the vault suit, get dogmeat and into the wasteland once more, even after 9 years.

[@rera1386]

The world needs you again

[@lou1958]

I'm surprised you didn't mention to never leave your power core in unattended power armor when you're going to be away for a bit.

[@marconihimself]

"Save every hour or so" More like every 2 minutes if you wish to avoid freezes in boston.

[@ilyamacintosh303]

Damn ign you missed your video release schedule by 9 years

[@meircyn12]

They were working on a schedule of one tip per year

[@EJ4strings]

next gen upgrade for the game is next week. It's smart of them to redo this now.

[@jbrou123]

@@EJ4strings That and there are many new players because of the Fallout series on Amazon Prime.

[@MarkQuinn2k7]

What year is this?

[@johannesssssssss]

2015

[@WahidunNoor]

Lmao

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

2077

[@Stillhovering]

Cyberpunk

[@UberNeuman]

Many years have passed. They stole your son and he became a bastard. Use the Cryolator on him.

[@MOFH89]

I’ve never met a general who get ordered around as much as a vault dweller

[@thatzaliasguy]

100% better than Starfield.

[@Lstead15]

1000%

[@themajestyofthenightsky9436]

10000%

[@Midtierman]

16 times the quality

[@marcushailey8498]

One thing they didn't tell you: Don't leave your power armor suits at a full settlement. Settlers will use em. My last playthrough 2 of my suits were missing and only found 1 settler with it on. The other armor was customized😢.

[@SabbathSaint]

Gotta remove the power core when leaving them at your settlements , only way to prevent them from acquiring them

[@lewis19r]

That’s actually pretty cool

[@MazDanRX795]

Did one of your settlers steal it? Lol

[@jayedson3408]

Settlers can't get on the roof of Red Rocket. Just leave em up there. But also always remove fusion cores lol.

[@sternencolonel7328]

uhh "don't travel alone" yeah about that, get used to you companion blocking your line of sight, its extra fun when using any kid of grenade

[@idonegotold]

get the cannibal perk as soon as possible so you're ready to eat your son when you find him

[@georgeblair3894]

Damn that's dark. Funny as Hades, but still dark.

[@HattaTHEZulZILLA86]

Power Armor... NEVER leave the "keys" in your "car".

[@Thatdeal79]

If you have power armor out in the open at your settlement never leave fusion cores in them. If enemies show up settlers or raiders with jump in if the fusion core is left in. & if they die inside you cannot retrieve the frame.

[@ben426]

Don't rob Trashcan Carla.

[@marlonquintana3466]

She's a synth

[@TasukuMuncha]

@@marlonquintana3466 She's not a synth but an institute informer, her role is basically direct you to diamond city

[@H4L0GUY117]

9 things you shouldn't do in general, 1 of which is taking ign reviews seriously

[@AnvilMAn603]

yes travel alone, lone wanderer is better then dealing with them getting in the way and breaking stealth

[@MikeTXBC]

Also, when leaving your power armor somewhere, make sure you remove the core after exiting the suit. If you don't, any NPC can potentially climb in and use the suit, so you could come back to find a drained and damaged suit, or not find it at all if the NPC left it somewhere else.

[@theheath8400]

Most people here are probably playing for the first time due to the show while I’m here after nearly 30 runs 😂

[@Ch0senJuan]

Weird flex

[@HoboTango]

@@Ch0senJuanwhat’s weird is this guy thinks he’s the only one who played Fallout before the show. He must have made a very low I.Q character.

[@tocheck8]

Another thing to note is when hacking you can cycle through the letters and numbers until you find a bracketed group when you click on them they can eliminate Duds and even give you a try reset

[@Prestongarvey173]

At least it's s not raining

[@AstarionWifey]

Oh no not you

[@jahinmahbub8237]

outstanding

[@devanman7920]

Its Fallout 4. Do whatever you want. Unlike other Fallout games it doesn't actually matter.

[@silliousbillious3847]

Save every hour more like every 5 min

[@future69nn55]

After every fight🤙

[@Stezuss]

As a fallout veteran 100% almost all the games just enjoy it fr the first time listen to everything do everything get into the world and only watch vids if you have to try and do it urslef you will feel so much more rewarded enjoy ur adventure in the waist.

[@BrobaFettEE3]

The fusion core tip is hilarious, they're literally everywhere. Just about every location has at least one. 🤣

[@PoconoGamerWorld]

And you can buy them!

[@jefframirez-tt8zm]

She said in the beginning of the game it's hard to find

[@mikey6633]

People be making jokes, but not realizing the Fallout 4 update comes out in a week lol

[@rera1386]

😤🔥

[@henrysanchez7977]

Well done tutorial, if you drop items on ground Dog meat will pick up on command even if it is past encumbrance weight, human companions do same, just place items in corpse or container and they will continue picking up with no speed penalty :)

[@Krapik]

don't leave the fusion cores in power armour near any friendly NPC 😂

[@johngyemullings4001]

It's always your friends that steal your stuff 🤣

[@dalerobertson3740]

Who woulda thought, that almost 10 years after its release, a TV series would skyrocket the popularity of fallout all over again. A testament to the creators that they’ve renewed peoples interest. Maybe this will be the push Bethesda needs to start working on fallout 5 ahead of schedule. Clearly there is interest and demand…

[@CaporalAPC]

2:19 this girl choose the second deadliest pond of the game to show her argument. Just take waterboy and take out those radioactive barrels and you will be fine

[@hillbillykoi5534]

Start off with 10 CHA and INT. Can easily build up other stats as you level and save the bobbleheads and SPECIAL book.

[@ArkOnline2023]

Excellent Video, The 3rd thing, Saving. Ive had 5000 hrs in Fo4, and Using a Mission location image as the save screen, really helps, with timeline restoration. If it goes south.

[@ramireza6904]

Played every Fallout to death, Fallout 4 is imo by far the best. While New Vegas clearly have more skillschecks and deeper roleplay mechanics, Fallout 4 is (at least for me) the best Fallout, at least since the added fantastic survival mode.1200+ Hours and counting!

[@Ch0senJuan]

Weird flex

[@ramireza6904]

@@Ch0senJuan Go back to your fetish-game

[@bluiii]

My wife does not like video games at all but the show and a video on KZbin from best to worst vaults in the fallout franchise got her playing Fallout 4. We did it boys!!! GGs

[@_yikestrada]

Do the scrap+build=xp when you get to sanctuary.

[@gigel743]

It feels surreal to see this game get this much attention all of the sudden once again

[@themajestyofthenightsky9436]

Give us Fallout 5 Todd, let starfield alone..

[@rera1386]

Yes!!!

[@ForYouItsCJ]

„You are Special Books“ like show me another one u can find in the wasteland.

[@kevinhardy8997]

Important: You can take Cait’s clothes off by unequipping her clothes.

[@MrXreuf]

Amen

[@jimboheesyy]

If fusion cores are the main thing to worry about your playin the game wrong. Up your Luck stat to 3-4 before leaving the vault and get the ammo perk. Find fusion cores in ammo containers

[@mediaproductionfilms3665]

IGN really riding the hype train for the show by reheating content from 9 years ago...

[@ZombieAppetite]

And it worked. Here we are engaging.

[@Lstead15]

Anyone else getting ready for another play thru on 4/25? LFG!!!!

[@xavieribarra5502]

Dont step on mines, don’t get shot, any other obvious tips ?

[@user-ky6fr9gd1d]

Don't scrap your tools or sell them to vendors. Sell them to the maintainable guys in vault 88. Always remove cores when you leave power armor so your suit doesn't get stolen. Companions can use power armor with no core so take advantage of that perk.

[@AzaleaLuna]

An important thing left out of this video is that many companions also give you quests personal to them and they will give you a perk when you have reached 100 affinity with them. It's totally worth collecting the companions.

[@sanctusversatile3221]

You forgot the most useful tip to carry extra junk. Ask your companion to pick up things for you with the interact command, that way you will have infinite carry weight with them, just don't trade directly with your companions.

[@jamescustard896]

When your fusion core gets low exit the power armor and transfer the drained core out and insert a new fusion core. Then you can sell the used collection to the vendors for a decent price :)

[@sitd0wnins3ct39]

As someone with 10.000 hours in fallout just left click your mouse to shoot

[@Lordmaniax357]

Remove fusion cores from power armor when you leave it around anyone. Hard to get back when it's stolen during an attack.

[@lixnix2018]

Fusion cores are easy to get once the brotherhood arrives and well ammo and skill books / anything can be scraped and replaced and by doing that duplicated.

[@mmoney9362]

I’ve been playing FO4/Div2/skyrim/Witcher3 in rotation since each one hit the market.

[@jupiteroptimusmaximus4527]

The one thing that nobody will probably ever tell you is do not move the preset bodies of the dog or the raider on the other side of the bridge from sanctuary. If those two bodies disappear your game will corrupt !

[@yorkyork82]

Don’t go for power armor before Lv 28 because power armor at every location will not respawn and some of them are levelled frames. Otherwise, you need to wait for random sale of X01 from atom cats shop if you don’t have dlc.

[@alexandersen9182]

Just started and I'm going to do all the things in this video

[@TrashPanda-2112]

Dont get to invested in mods. Play the base game. Get some basic qol and graphics mods. Then stick with it. If you spend all your time in the mod list your gonna miss out on the game.

[@RossBoyd97]

F4SE, see through scopes are a must

[@systembeard6959]

Wait, fallout 4 was released 9 years ago???

[@Omnislashcloud]

Yes the TV show has given the games a new lease on life.

[@Big-AL6789]

Also, for that last tip, TAKE OUT YOUR FUSION CORE! Otherwise, settlers will use it and potentially lose armor if damaged

[@bombthezoms]

Ignore everyone saying to not help settlements they refresh loot in an area and can be a great way to farm resources from certain locations yes it respawns loot thats not in containers not only that they give you loads of exp

[@TheDrunkenJedi1]

TIPS FOR FALLOUT - Save every 5 mins. Your welcome.

[@gmurilorosa]

😂😂😂

[@NHT2]

This is the truth.

[@hamzak6437]

Fusion cores arent a scarce resource because you will end the game with a heap of them as you try to be frugal And regret will set in

[@rohannvanzyl1585]

2:43...it's also incredible how badly you need a couple of stimpaks 🤨😅

[@SantanaJrrWithlove]

The story and the next gen update fallout 4 is all I’ve been playing since the update lol, never beat it or got that far so the playthrough is almost new I’m having a lot of fun.

[@keltarking]

About companions... no. All they *ever* do is get in front of whatever I'm aiming at and block doorways. But, Dogmeat seems to be the least annoying.

[@thepolacek]

1:47 “Impordent?” What does this mean?

[@wyattdias7787]

My game my choice

[@Facefully.]

Walk through downtown Boston without the game crashing? You should really try it. Anyone?

[@azalago]

Reminds me of walking through Freeside in Fallout NV. And the game crashing.

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

Yes totally. Game crashed 4 times. Deleted it as a result. Just downloaded again due to the newly released TV show which is exemplary, mainly due to its adherence to Fallout 4 Canon. 😊 Will stay away from downtown Boston 😆

[@shawnmcvey7789]

I've never had an issue with this on a PS4 Pro and with a healthy amount of mods too. Xenoverse 2 is the only game I've ever had crash.

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

@@shawnmcvey7789 Bethesda have admitted on social media that Fallout 4 is prone to crashing & this is certainly the experience of the gaming community. Myself included.

[@jeffreyjones7681]

Never had a crash on Xbox one

[@RenatoG1848]

#10 Avoid Preston Garvey as much as you can

[@thedigital1]

After all these years, after investing 1000s of hours and beating the game like 10 times, now you tell me!! Thanks IGN 😒

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

#1 does not apply if you are in survival mode. There are only two possible builds in survival mode: stealth and power armor. That's it. Regular armor is useless, especially if it doesn't have a legendary effect.

[@stonedasfudge5947]

Revisiting for the update 4/25/2024

[@blvckvstvr1833]

Crazy how fallout 4 look way better then 76

[@JC-wn3ig]

16x the detail

[@GameWithBo]

It’s your play through! Do what you want!

[@robbyrob9903]

Fallout will always be my favorite game and I'm glad its getting the flowers it deserves ❤️‍🔥

[@mikediesel9259]

Fallout 4 with FPS boost on Series X is sooo buttery smooth.

[@uncannyresemblence8918]

Fusion cores are a rare resource > has 20+ cores by level 12 because pickpocketing

[@catsadilla324]

Fallout 4 was brutally received years ago! This game is amazing and underrated!

[@TylerMBuller12]

Nah it's pretty mid and a downgrade in many aspects compared to 3 and new vegas.

[@MrXreuf]

​@@TylerMBuller12Not really.

[@adamdavidsoddities8573]

I've done many runs with Fo4.

[@catsadilla324]

@@TylerMBuller12 feral ghoul!

[@LordBlobster]

i'm restarting fallout new vegas for the season 2 of the show

[@Maulbert]

1. Don't agree to lead the Minutemen, unless you want to be drowned in radiant quests.

[@Painfulsigh]

Dont seek out power armors until you are a higher level. They scale by level. That special armor you want from a guide will be better when you are level 25 instead of trying to find it at level 5.

[@josephcote6120]

Don't let fusion cores go to zero. Even a core down to 1% still sells at a vendor the same price as a full one.

[@ervinmendizabal9122]

Why is the main point of interest (Boston) unplayable?

[@ryaneganaus]

10. Don’t walk around with an almost empty health bar lol

[@monsterking1973]

Can’t wait for the upgrade next week

[@iRivasTV]

What's the upgrade?

[@jahinmahbub8237]

yes , and break every mod known to man kind

[@bombanade]

Wont going offline and seeing updates to manual initialization fix that until the mods (least those still maintained and updated regularly) get patched?

[@bombanade]

*setting*

[@jeanmeza8767]

0:32. Me hearing this after finding 7 fusion cores in one chest " 🖐😝🤚"

[@sunnythecrayfish1834]

I’ve only played survival mode. Requires different tips

[@damienkidd4347]

Only revisiting for the next gen upgrade for the ps5

[@hanzosiku]

My best part of Fallout4 was nuking a super mutant with a mini nuke in vars

[@MicheladaPapi]

Don’t run with the power suit unless necessary, it drains the fusion core exponentially fast

[@SoIcey531]

By pass the first part with a chemistry station mod 🤷🏽‍♂️ Iykyk 🤣