Fallout 4: Best Character Build for Survival Mode (Survival Build Guide 2017)

[@jazz1000b]

A really underrated perk for survival is aquaboy, it helps you travel through rivers (which is faster) and avoid enemy's when going from location to location.

[@Kapooka98]

100% trueee

[@mme.veronica735]

I just travel underwater with power armour.

[@ipulledthepinnowwhat6334]

That's cheating.

[@medmightdie6545]

I pulled the pin now what? If it’s in the game as a perk, it’s not cheating. Just a life hack or exploit if you wanna consider it that.

[@jamesk4277]

Kinda like a navy seal build

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

Wow. So much that can be said on builds - particularly with survival. Consider the differences between Survival and Very Hard to begin with. VH turns enemies into HP sponges, so damage is king (as you are also a sponge in time). In Survival you do more damage, but so do they (making everyone less sponge). Ammo has weight. You can carry less. Saving requires a bed. Food, water, and disease are minor concerns, as once you get into the habit of eating/drinking to heal and thinking of those, rather than stimpaks, as healing they are not a big deal. Thus, with weapon choice, Melee (which is king in VH, as it allows for the most damage) is much more difficult in Survival. Heavy Weapons are also not a good choice due to weapon + ammo weight, thought the Gatling Laser is the one possible exception. Unarmed is just the weaker version of Melee that you take when you want more challenge. Commando is also great in VH, but the ammo weight becomes an issue in Survival, but it is doable and would likely be best for a Power Armor build where you have more weight and more durability (and won't be using VATs or Sniping). Rifleman is good in either (which is why it is so common). Handguns are BAD in VH, hitting a wall where they just struggle to do enough damage and burning more ammo than Commando builds. In Survival, however, they are VERY viable with a VATs/Crit build. So, for Survival, your best builds will be Rifleman builds (sniping), Pistol builds (VATs/Crit), and Commando builds (Power Armor). The best build in the game (Junkie) does not do well in Survival where there are additional stat penalties and farming for Junkie weapons is much more difficult to do. As for SPECIAL, if you are going the Commando/Power Armor route (which is what I will do, since that is the build VPG seems to want), then you will want vastly different things than he leans you towards. Strength - you will eventually want this at 10. Sure, you can wait since the Power Armor is doing 10 for you with carrying stuff, but there are Perks you will want up to the top. Pain Train is a great way to conserve ammo from scub enemies (Radroaches, Hatchlings, Spawns, and even swarms of Ghouls - though the higher level ones will survive). Rooted's defensive boost is great when you are standing and shooting at an enemy or waiting for a head to peak out while others are taking pot shots at you. The hip fire perk helps with aim and damage. 3 to start, however, is fine. Perception - two choices here. You can put it at 1 and ignore it, never using VATs and keeping Cait or a Robot with you to pick locks. Or, you can eventually work it up to 4 and pick your own locks. If you are going Commando, however, start at 4 - that way you can get an much XP from locks in the early game as you can and for Demolition for your Spray-n-Pray/Kiloton weapons. Endurance - dude. If you are going to tank, even in Power Armor, in survival then you want MAX Endurance - especially since it is often debuffed by effects. You even discuss "Life Giver" when that Perk's only long term value is the regeneration compared to another point in Endurance that adds HP PER LEVEL and is retroactive. Thus, it doesn't have to start at 10, but every point maxes the game noticeably easier by even mid levels. Also, if you like the regen of Life Giver, the regen of Solar Powered is much better since in the same three ranks you also regen Rads and get boosts to S and E (better still, get the magazine in the Mayor Shelter and have all three). Getting to the point where you can tank a molotov and then a frag grenade makes the game much less frustrating on Survival. Charisma - depends. You will need some, either to get Lone Wanderer if you plan to ignore companions or in the late game when you have "loved and left" them all for their perks or to get the perk that protect you from their damage so that you can arm them better with legendary weapons that make them useful (explosive, wounding, etc - things you don't want to be damaged by). Companions are useful - particularly early on, since they can be used as infinite carry weight by dropping stuff and telling them to pick it up. If you are planning to do your leveling through early game settlement building, then you will want it to start very high to fill your settlements with slaves to work the glue fields and junk stations. Being able to build crafting stations and link your settlements, however, is VERY useful. Even if you leave your settlements unpopulated (so they don't get attacked), they are sources not just of beds and unlimited clean water (build a sink or water fountain), but access points to 100% of your junk stored in any linked settlement for crafting, upgrading, and fixing. Even without people and beacons you can trap Brahmin as well, making them Fertilizer producers - meaning you can make tons of jet everytime you visit one of your settlements. Intelligence - obviously, maxed out, as that should be done for any build. Faster leveling alone makes it worth while. Power Armor only confirms it. The only build that doesn't need Science or Gun Nut to mod the best weapons is unarmed (Rocket Bats mean even Melee needs Science). This is a good one to take to base 12. Start at 10, drink a Gwinett's beer from the table behind the second house with bloatflies in Sanctuary, then pick up the SPECIAL book and put it into the debuffed Intelligence for a base of 11. The Bobble will take that to 12. That 12 can be 14 with the right PA helmet and for a low cost in weight you can have an Usanka Hat, Road Goggles, and a Lab Coat to have max Intelligence for when you are crafting (not worth having a full legendary armor set in Intelligence, since it would be heavy and you don't need the DR when crafting and it doesn't stack when in PA). I normally don't suggest "stuff" perks, since caps are common and they don't add power, but Scrapper lets you tear down loot profitably at stations inside of dungeons - good for weight, but really good for the components you need to keep high end Power Armor in good repair. Agility - you will need 2 for Commando. If you are PA and not using VATs, then that is all you will ever need. The faster reloads are nice, but not worth the massive investment it would take to get them. Luck - again, if you are not using VATs, then Bloody Mess is all you will ever need. S3, P4, E5, C3, I10, A2, L1 (E1, C7 is fine if you plan to spend more time building early settlements up). If you are going for early settlements to build up XP, run down to the Concord Speakeasy, grab the Camera, talk to Carla, then run back, letting you flip Dogmeat for Cogsworth (who is a beast in the early game), get a regular merchant to show up, and start recruiting in Sanctuary. If you are going for early Power Armor, then you can run up the river to the Junkyard (get the magazine for free Hot Rod paint), activate the Sentry Bot, wait for it to kill the Molerats that pop up, then self-destruct the bot. You get a Fusion Core from the box next to the bot and two more from the bot's corpse. Then, you can grab the frame and whatever armor is on it between the Junkyard and Listening Station Olivia. With a rank of hacker you can get to the frames on the trains down the hill by Tenpines and between the Drumline Diner and Corvega. If you don't have a full suit of T45 set by then, there is one in the North end of the pond past the Molerat Mound junkyard and South of the Graveyard with the Turret Control holotape. OR, you can use Jet to get from the top of the Concord Church to the top of Museum and strip that frame. If you just take the armor (leave the frame), you can use more Jet to get back to the Church roof or control your descent and you won't mess up the Museum's quest later on. The one over Greygarden should be full T51 by the time you get there. T60 is everywhere once the BoS show up, or you can steal the suit off the frame at the end of the racetrack at the Atom Cat's garage. Plenty of guides on where to get full X01 later on. The "sweet spot" in the game will be when you have the BoS to give you vertibird rides while also being able to beam into the institute from anywhere. Let's you get back, unload your loot, then return to CIT to either hop over to Hangman's Alley or call in a bird for a ride. Siding with the BoS gives you access to some legendary T60 pieces (stay out of Cambridge Labs until a high level to make sure it is also T60 as it can spawn lower). Siding AGAINST the BoS (can be done with any of the other 3 factions) gets you the most Fusion Cores - as BoS Paladins are the most likely to carry Gatling Lasers and so drop Cores in their loot (PA doesn't drop cores, though you can pickpocket them). The Minutemen and Railroad will keep vertibirds. The Institute will keep teleporting. You can ONLY have both in the mid-game. These matter more with a PA build, since just running around everywhere is a waste of Fusion Cores - and while common and cheap, Fusion Cores are to heavy to carry around endless amounts (make a stash in every settlement for extra ammo and cores).

[@anklemonitor]

I'm sure this comment is very interesting but maybe try shortening future comments.

[@chuyvega9603]

Who cares he is helping. If most people really cared the would take the time to read the comment.

[@gies1714]

Why type all this

[@CrazyBeardedGamer]

don't_drink_bleach because he's goddamn awesome.

[@Ongoingwhy]

I agree with the points on Endurance and Charisma. Endurance should be maxed while there's no point in putting points into Charisma over 6. Caps? Persuasion checks? You should have boat loads of caps even without putting in any effort by level 50. If you really care about persuasion checks, use grape mentats and alcohol. There's no persuasion checks that even matter in Fallout 4 at any rate. Heck, even maxing Strength would be more beneficial for the carry weight alone.

[@thels5217]

Survival Mode is so much fun in Fallout 4.

[@lordgrugr1126]

In skyrim too

[@Frohoth]

I was struggling when playing new character in survival mode, then I got explosive shotgun and it became easy all of a sudden.

[@sanemaniac7416]

Arta Explosive Combat Shotgun is basically godhood in this game.

[@samuelsebastiandemsky1743]

I killed legendary radroach, and it droped human slayer 10 mm pistol, and it became Easy all of sudden

[@SkullQueen_Chloe]

Power of the explodie shotty

[@nullnull637]

@@CaptComical in the normal modes it's good *if* you have very high charisma and sell everything to afgord the endless amounts of .45 you need

[@dakelong6047]

I got a wounding pipe gun and made it into a silenced sniper with rapid (non auto) receiver. It was op late game too.

[@seanlyons8901]

Hey Puma, I've been watching you for a decent enough time now, and your one of my favourite youtuber's, especially when it comes to these kind of factual videos helping people out. Keep up the good work!

[@biostemm]

In survival mode, I find being able to build work benches at settlements, craft firearms, craft armor, craft medicine, and be able to walk without setting off traps/mines, to be essential. I also like lifegiver, as it'll allow you to top off your health, without needing to eat or drink anything. Oh, and the scrapper or scavenger perk are great - you get more components out of less weight.

[@demomanchaos]

There is only one optimal Bethesda Build no matter the game, and it is the crafting stealth sniper.that steals everything that isn't nailed down.

[@vadenummela9353]

demomanchaos stealth sniper is all fun and games until you need to move indoors. Also stealing on survival mode is way too risky since if a freaking bloatfly sees you steal a plastic spoon, diamond city goes after your ass.

[@demomanchaos]

Indoors is a lot easier to sneak in actually, since you have more to hide behind and less angles you can be seen from. It also means you can clear certain zones to ensure you aren't going to have someone walk up behind you. In Skyrim it is near impossible to do outdoor stealth because the AI gets X-Ray and thermal vision while outside (and MGS1 guard vision indoors), so indoor stealth is even better there.

[@vadenummela9353]

demomanchaos indoors the enemies hear exactly the spot you shoot from, outdoors you have lots more places to move to and angles to shoot from when they eventually see you somehow if youre using a long scope. Or are you using pistols outside?

[@92ladderley]

Just keep a shotgun as a backup, sorted.

[@navdog6912]

A supressed overseers guardian with either .308 or max .45 damage, along with a deliverer is all that a stealth sniper needs

[@spinelessman815]

Would appreciate if this got pinned to make it easier since this is second result for "Fo4 survival builds" Full list of the perks I heard and the SPECIAL stats as well as what weapons he recommends. Starting special stats S: 3 P: 4 Allows Riflemen and demolition expert(if you want it) E: 2 C: 5(max asap) I: 9 A: 2 L: 3 Late Game Special stats S:6 Don't go past for gun builds P:5 Don't go past E:4 Don't go past(vid says you won't need more than 4) C:11 I:11 Allows you to get more exp as well as multiple perks useful for power armor. A:2+ Vid doesn't recommend going past 8 L:3+ Vid recommends going to 9 if you use vats a lot. If you don't, don't boost Luck. Perks Gun Nut Armorer Lead Belly Strong Back Heavy Gunner Life giver Chem resistance(probably won't need unless using chems to rais END.) Lone wanderer Cap collecter Lady killer/Black widow Power Armor Vid recommends power armor for the facts that it ways nothing while equipped, has really good defense stats, and some of the mods/customizations are useful. Recommended Power Armor Mods Calibrated Shocks Motion Assisted Servos with Military Paint(boosts strength by 3) Recommended Power Armor Overboss torso(better than T-51 and T-45 when upgraded and lower repair costs) DOES NOT RECOMMEND X-01 OR OTHER POWER ARMORS SIMILAR TO X-01 UNLESS RICH Weapons Vid recommends weapons compatible with riflemen perk Recommended Handmade Rifle (Nuka-World) Radium Rifle(Far Harbor) Combat Rifle(Base game) Vid recommends sticking to gatling laser and such if you get Heavy Gunner. Legendary Never Ending laser at university point Righteous authority Heavy weapons Final Judgement(Inst. Ending) Aeturnis(Nuka-World)(Fun Fact: It's named Aeturnis for the fact that it literally never needs to be reloaded due to a glitch, meaning it never needs a new fusion core) :)

[@bradenjohnson6325]

You can also craft a decontamination arch in your settlements to remove all radiation without negative side effects. I know it's 2021 but I did not realize it until I picked up the game again and was slowly going through the settlement build menu

[@Swectorious]

Same, realised it like 2-3 weeks ago

[@SonbiTal]

After about 900 hours The one skill I always go back to is Idiot savant, it makes the early levels fly by, and on my current run with 2 int 9 luck I was level 20 before I got to Diamond City, and on Survival, level 25-30 ish you start being able to take a couple of hits without dying. Armorer, Local leader and either Rifleman or Gunslinger in the early game with Sneak, No stress.

[@oceDubzi]

900 hours jesus bro

[@SonbiTal]

@@oceDubzi That comment was 3 years ago .. wanna know what my hour count is at now? :D

[@Swectorious]

@@SonbiTal Go for it man

[@KrzychuYea]

@@SonbiTal So what is it now bro?

[@Inkzy_]

@@SonbiTal whatcha at now?

[@LetsGoBowlingNiko]

Using Fat Man and rocket launcher in Survival is possible, provided you max out Strong Back to rank 4 so that you can run and don't get crippled when over encumbered carrying tons of mini-nuke and rocket ammo. It's a pretty huge investment but definitely pays off in higher levels. Of course it is necessary to either have Rifleman and Gunslinger as a starting point before moving into investing Strong Back and Heavy Gunner. My recommendation is pretty much designed for a high level character who has already fully adjusted to rifle or pistol combat and wanted to switch to using heavy weapons.

[@Griezz]

Here's a fact about Charisma: except for perks, there is absolutely no reason to invest in the Charisma stat. You see, with a bit of digging around, you should be able to get the Summer Shorts, some Fashionable Glasses and, say, a Pompadour Wig. The Shorts will allow you also wear 4 Sharp pieces of armor. Together, that's 8 points just from gear; if you drink a beer, then you're almost guaranteed to pass even a red Speech check. If you pop a Grape Mentat on top of that, then you're at the vendor discount cap... all with a natural Charisma of 1. Now, as I said, there's still the matter of perks, and you do need the higher CHA if you want to run supply routes; however, if you are only concerned about speech checks and caps, then don't bother.

[@michaelweiske702]

Sorry for being late, but Charisma also governs one very important thing: Settlements. The amount of settlers you get per settlement is equal to your charisma level. If you are wearing charisma enhancing items or drinking beer, that gives a chance of getting more settlers, but not more than the enhanced level provides. Settlers let you make supply lines, provide food, make stores, et cetera, very useful for any play through I believe.

[@sympunny8636]

@@michaelweiske702 see the thing is, even with a charisma of 1, you can have 11 settlers, now if you artificially boost the charisma through chems/clothing etc. you can have many more, without even putting a point into charisma, easily over 20. Now if you want 30, you might struggle without points into charisma, but 30 settlers is a lot and if you want that many it's normally more of a personal preference rather than for a large in-game benefit. Now, don't get me wrong, i like playing with fairly high charisma, mainly because i love making death arenas and commanding settlers and trapped animals to fight to the death for my own amusement, but as the first guy said, apart from perks, charisma is boosted so easily there's no real need for it, grape mentats alone boosts cha by +5,

[@ceasarsalazar5940]

@@michaelweiske702 If you use the Automatron radiant quest, you can theoretically have no limit to the amount of settlers you can get.

[@michaelweiske702]

@@ceasarsalazar5940 if by that you mean making more robots, then that is true. However, robots are stuck at a happiness of 50, which will decrease your average settler happiness and make the settlement less efficient.

[@ceasarsalazar5940]

@@michaelweiske702 That's not what I was referring to. There's a radiant quest that is accessible once you complete automaton where you are sent to seek out the mechanist's rogue robots. There's a high chance on these quests to find a wandering settler that was being attacked by the robots. You can recruite that settler regardless of your charisma or how many settlers there are at the settlement you send them too. It's quite time consuming, but you can theoretically have an infinite amount of settlers using this method.

[@vadenummela9353]

Brotherhood build is best for survival. Free power armor, vertibirds, best companion in game early. Later, free jetpack, full set of legendary t60 with automatron dlc. Charged Gatlin laser and legendary t60 is best for combat.

[@juicesauce5672]

Well the Minutemen gives you tons of settlements, which is useful for survival. Also, Railroad gives you Ballistic Weave, as you can get very protective low weight gear, useful for stealth.

[@shanic1411]

Toe Nail Well the settlements are a good thing, its just a pain in the ass to babysit then, and you can get the ballistic weave and then just ditch the railroad

[@vadenummela9353]

my whole t60 set is legendary, i dont need x01. Also saying brotherhood is looters/worse than raiders/assholes is shortsighted. Theyre the only faction capable of stabilizing the commonwealth. Most settlements are useless, you can keep some with 0 population as like little bases. you dont need minutemen for getting settlements. Also ballistic weave is useless since it doesnt effect under power armor and can only be applied to quite useless clothes(except military fatigues).

[@shanic1411]

Valtteri Nummela Lets play/vlog The tesla t60 are the only legendary pieces worth using and only because if you use energy weapons, since all the other pieces have low tier legendary effects, honestly i think it's a better idea to use quantum x01 for that super fast ap regen, The Brotherhood with Maxon as elder is unpredictable, they have the means to protect the Commonwealth, but they could also just loot it and go back to the citadel, remember that the brotherhood has never been the good guys (exept in FO3), i think that you being the minutemens general or the Institutes director (cleaning it of it's evil), and also ballistic weave was made so that stealth characters had something to keep them alive, it was not made for power armor users.

[@vadenummela9353]

Shanic 14 the BOS legendary t60 pieces, legs and helmet, give AP refresh and reflect 10% melee dmg. I dont see how thats not a good legendary set, also the armor ratings on both are as % small difference, t60 also is cheaper to repair and upgrade. Regarding BOS good/bad in fallout 4 they are a considerable good faction compared to institute. The brotherhood is the best faction for survival. Ballistic weave = 0 on survival since you should be always in power armor. Next most useful thing would be institutes teleport ability but it too is insignificant compared to vertibird flights. Using known settlement location you can practically fly anywhere in the commonwealth. Too bad you cant be airdropped in power armor from vertibirds tho.

[@ShacolateClown]

1. When Vault Tec enters at your door. Get 10 int. Just use the remaining for something else. But before leaving the vault change your SPECIALs in what you want. I recommend getting 5 luck for idiot savant. After meeting Codsworth and passing the charisma check i was already level 2. And used that lvl up for Idiot Savant and got really lucky with it.

[@djuraster]

Kids always think that speed running the game is the most important thing.

[@RyItar]

When i wanted to play on survival i asked friend that plays survival a lot about some build advice so he said that solo sneak rifle build is the best.So me being me i went for high END high CHA,commando build with companion.Was quite harsh at start but later game was very fun for me.

[@billcox8870]

When I start any place you including survival I go for a 10 in endurance. I get the solar-powered perks as soon as they are possible. Rank two allows the flushing out of RADS in sunlight. Rank three restores health. I like life giver as well for restoring health outside of combat.

[@billcox8870]

Build a water fountain or sink at any settlement that you have. you will be able to fill your bottles with purified water even if you don't have a water purifier. I started with 10 endurance and the three main perks I was concentrating on were solar powered, armor and gunnut. Armor is especially useful as soon as you can get ballistic weave for clothing. That will give you a massive advantage by having ballistic weave Army fatigues and trilby hat. Solar powered will eventually regenerate hit points in sunlight and flush out RADS.

[@michaelng3722]

It would be great if you could provide a list for each perk you should take at each level until you reach level 50. Maybe a future video?

[@Astrixsmgaming]

Fudgemuppet

[@Ryan-nh3dt]

I'm currently working through my first survival playthrough and never before have I wanted a good suit of PA but I definitely do now

[@michaelw6277]

Man..... my build couldn't be any more different. High perception, high agility, high luck; pistol + VATS. I lucked into an instigating plasma gun relatively early and it one shots Super Mutant Behemoths without needing to use a critical, and it isn't even maxed out. I appreciate what you're going for though. Run and gun in power armor with fully automatic weapons is super fun, but so is using stealth to sneak up to a large group of enemies, Blitz in VATS with a melee weapon, then switching to a powerful pistol to quickly gun down everything around you. Add in Penetrator and Concentrated Fire for exploding enemy power armor users and Sentry Bots and you're in for a good time. Can't do this without being willing to spend a lot of upgrade points on SPECIAL, but I find that I don't really even need armor by level 35; just run around naked slaughtering everything.

[@mrirrelevent2485]

I pretty much do the same except I take one point from strength and take the 1 point from endurance and put them into luck so you can grab idiot savant. Still worth it with high intelligence. Strength bobble head isn't too hard to grab earlyish.

[@gizmo2683]

As a guy who played survival many times and beat the game on survival the specail stats he just showed are bad a solid build dumps ethir 10 points into intelgiance or endurance and the other one gets 6 you need 3 charisma for lone wandrer and 6 streangh for carry weaight you get the boblehead for precaption and then try to rush for the ovearsears guardian from there do whatever you like its preety much free game ofcurse all this time you shoul use power armor

[@jarretslatten7169]

I've really enjoyed s stealth sniper build using the anti material rifle (creators club) im only level 27 right now I haven't started the dlc yet haven't even dropped kellog just grinding through side quests to level up its definitely a bit of a glass cannon build but I keep a single shot rocket launcher with 2 rockets to keep for enemies bunched together a 44 magnum as a close range last resort and either dogmeat or McCready for the lone wander and to get his companion perk for now I plan on siding with the brotherhood of steel ( I typical side with them on my normal play throughs because I love power armor) this is my first build not using power armor ever

[@flute136]

I was thinking of doing s-4 p-1 e-5 c-6 i-5 a-7 l-2. It allows getting every settlement perks and adamantium skeleton after bobblehead and a level up. Also antibiotics crafting after bobble head and level up.

[@ZombieATAT]

Thanks. I pretty much agree with most of this. Although, I don't put anything in endurance in fallout 4, it's pretty much waste of skill points. I've never understood the appeal of life giver, even after dozens of plays of each fallout I have never purchased it to date. If you manage engagements effectively you are left with one shot mechanisms as you state, eliminating life giver's benefits.

[@anklemonitor]

The only time you should increase Endurance is when you have literally nothing else to spend it on because it backfills health so if you are at level 50 you will get a much bigger increase then if you were at level 10.

[@ZombieATAT]

drrilez1206 I actually did max the Endurance attribute once. I have a character that I collected all bobblehards with. Thing is I restricted myself from picking up each one until the attribute was at 10. The skills are the big let down not the attribute, agreed. The only skill I consider essential is Intelligence. I even started my survival character with max Int and high charisma, despite endless "pro" builds advising stacking End. Do you also add bizarre personal challenges when you replay?

[@dedyarief996]

I had so much struggle on my first survival playthrough, but i got spray and pray and literaly wreck everything lol Then on my second survival playthrough i play as gunslinger build and it suprisingly more fun and much easier, cuz gunslinger build works perfectly with heavy vats gameplay also the ammo (10mm, 38, 45, 308) are everywhere

[@HyperPotato0888]

Where is the old wideo openin "Welcome to vicly puma and vincly puma gaming"

[@sulsty1628]

Builds like these are strange on survival is usually melee power armor or sneak sniper/deliverer

[@joshuarudd4722]

I'm going with either a blitz melee sneak build or a pistol build. Or a combination of both since the sneak damage will be very useful for the deliverer to get those pesky enemies that cower out of reach

[@iantran5740]

I would actually get a combat sniper. Probs the best rifle in the game. Long range, and probs out damages the hunting rifle

[@justmestillme2579]

Get the right hat, clothes and glasses and you can get a +4 charisma boost. Just put them on before talking to people.

[@stadusunids]

I started as stealth but now I'm on a full suit of military painted X-01 Mk.VI AND dropped a double projectile .50 sniper rifle AND a Gauss Rifle with the deliverer's legendary effect. This game is done.

[@agamenmmon7210]

Michel Victor Idk doesn't beat instigating gauss rifle

[@sanemaniac7416]

Doesnt come close to explosive anything.

[@shookmusic3277]

i go 1/2/10/3/9/3/1 with plans to level up str for strong back and agility for blitz rounding it out. and also 2 more points in charisma then bobblehead for local leader. bottlecap finder in 1 luck is the best perk in the game

[@karlchristie1856]

Don't forget the perception bobblehead is on the desk in the museum in Concord!

[@wilomica]

This all makes sense to me. I have a lot of CC content though. By level 20 I have a lot of cool stuff if I do it right. With CC you can make your character any way you want. You have a thing for each build. As they kept giving stuff out for free or 50% off it was cheap. However Str needs to be higher, bashing and Steady aim are a must for a commando build. Also never go over 10 as the extra point is not giving you enough to be worth it IMO. Luck and Int are the most important. Per should be but the game doesn't work like that so yeah dump it. Also END, and agility. If I was making the game the perks would be very different in order but it's Bethesda so Vinyl makes sense. As I love luck I switch the Cha and Luck values. Whichever one you prefer is up to the player but you don't need high CHA and Luck IMO Agility, the one time I use V.A.T.S. a lot is if I take commando. Then you really need Luck as I find the recoil on full auto impossible to use. So Critical Banker, etc from Luck along with the agility perks are needed. Mind you that's one build out a whole lot.

[@soundwave-superior7372]

Another thing you should do is add rad scrubbers to the T-51 Helmet to remove Rad damage from eating/drinking consumables. I’m gonna do a V.A.T.S and Power armour build, I get good defence and I try to be as accurate as possible with Vats sense i suck at hitting the target.

[@Hect0r89]

Thanks for keeping the game alive dude I still play it a lot also I will probably get the game of the year edition for the ps4

[@modvind]

Scarecrowlives1 Crane don't, really. It's bot worth it. Instead spend your money well, and buy Fallout 1, 2 and New Vegas

[@gaiseric_sk7262]

@@modvind fuck off you maggot

[@slish438]

I really dont think damage is an issue is survival. I'd say avoid it until around level 50 when you've build every other aspect of your character. Defence upgrades are by far the best way to go.

[@BedfastHealer78]

If you're worried about caps, can't you just build a super melon farm, get Lucy Abernathy to buy your melons at 5 caps a piece, and just never settlement Abernathy Farm? (because doing that will stop Lucy from buying your melons) Then, if you just continue to sleep for 24 hours and continue to get new settlers to work for you, you can produce as many melons as you want and get caps by the thousands with as big of a place as Sanctuary is. Buy all the meds/ammo/weapons/armor you need and then just build scrappers to produce scrap. It'll probably take 2 or more hours, but if you're playing survival mode then that's nothing for starting off rich.

[@djuraster]

watching Major Slack and posing here as a smartass? shameless

[@vaultboi9571]

>Power armour build >best survival build Pick one

[@anklemonitor]

I would add Heavy Gunner Build to that list.

[@Mrsmitty416]

I swear the game on survival likes to play with you hard. Went to roof top terrace (garden) knew about the level deathclaw, hey heres a leveled deathclaw, but wait!!! There's more here is a legendary aswell 0.0

[@THERHINO8624]

I believe a companion is a must, If you romance them every time you sleep you get extra buffs, the xp buf is amazing on survival as you are constantly gaing xp through travelling. I'm level 67 and only just heading to the glowing sea to find virgil

[@agamenmmon7210]

THERHINO8624 You could just max their affinity, leave them at a settlement, then sleep whenever you come back; no need for companions after you max them. Besides, they're just meat shields, whereasfore the benefits of lone wanderer are SUPAH useful

[@THERHINO8624]

you don't always make it back to your main settlement (I have a network of places to sleep) and I think having cait to do all your lock picking is helpful as well. Also seeing as you can only really carry a few weapons and little ammo kitting your companion out with a good weapon helps, cait has a full auto staggering assault rifle and ballistic weave hat and fatigues. Add the full 3 points in inspiration perk and you've got someone who can really look after you in a situation where you're over run or jumped

[@bo9607]

I don’t have this game anymore but I still love it

[@badtrip801]

Perception an charisma is a number 1 from the get go ... that way you can pass all of your dialogue stuff and not lose out on anything... and another thing I noticed is everybody runs around in their power armor all the time.. I rarely use my power armor unless I need the jetpack...with my western revolver which shoots an additional projectile....things a beast, along with tha sneak perk...no chems I can 1 shot a level 220 super mutant

[@nstorm2415]

im planing to put a lvl 60 cap and make a heavy weapons and melee build with power armor on survival. Ive been playing without using power armor and more seak and after 500 hour i want a new style of game.

[@hoshyro]

Power armors are probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen,plus I mainly use them sooo...

[@ETKninja]

the best way for survival in fallout 4 is a power armour stealth rifleman build, silenced overseers guardian with a scope in .45 for sniping, silenced kiliton radium rifle in .45 for closer fighting and a melee weapon such as kremvh's tooth for that up close and personal. no heavy weapons at all and both weapons in .45 as its the best damage per pound in weight and relatively cheap.

[@shanic1411]

ETKninja I consider that you are better in a vats built with aeternus since it has infinite ammo and shoots about 9-15 shots per vats volley

[@ETKninja]

Shanic 14 i disagree only because of roleplaying, yes its good but i like doing nuka world last and on my survival character i sided with the railroad and minutemen therefore getting the aeternus early game is impossible considering i got to level 100 before even completing far harbor and by that stage you can kill everyone with a baseball bat lol

[@shanic1411]

ETKninja It's okay, you can play your fallout however you like, I was just sharing my experience with the game, also once you get to lvl 60+ you get pretty op and the game is basicly won on any dificulty

[@ETKninja]

Shanic 14 yeah true and with high intelligence and playing the game right you get there pretty quickly lol

[@sanemaniac7416]

What happens if you run out of 45 ammo? Leeroy Jenkins with Kremvhs tooth?

[@Swectorious]

This is a bit overblown, and so are some of the comments as well. Survival is actually quite easy - just do the following (stats includes "You're special"): STR: 2 (3 w/ bobblehead - can get decently early) - for ballistic weave (not even needed that much given our high endurance) PER: 4 (5 w/ bobblehead - get super early easily) - for demolition expert END: 9 (10 w/ bobblehead - get later in the game) - for tankiness (Aquaboy will allow us to travel easier and faster during the first levels, Adamantium Skeleton makes you tankier, and Ghoulish allows you not to carry food around, while Solar Powered is nice later game) CHA: 9 (10 w/ bobblehead and 11 w/ 'Minutement outfit' or similar - can get bobblehead mid game) - High charisma is fun, and 11 allows you to pass all speech checks INT: 2 (3 w/ bobblehead- can get quite early) - for upgrading weapons AGI: 1 (2 w/ bobblehead - which you can get very early if you have aquaboy and just swim to the area and grab it, which can be done without fighting) - For Commando (we use automatic weapons) LCK: 2 (3 w/ bobblehead - which you get in conjunction with AGI bobblehead) - for SCROUNGER as your first perk and bloody mess some levels later - Main weapon (close and long-range combat): Overseer's guardian - Secondary weapon (mainly for multiple enemies at once): Spray N' Pray Try this build and you will dominate the Commonwealth the second you get either of the two first weapons (you get enough money for at least one of them from "Diamond City Blues"). Because of Scrounger and Fortune finder, you will easily have enough money to buy .45 ammo assuming you sell all the ammo you loot as well.

[@matthewcooper3456]

Did he just fly through a satellite???😂

[@konman7366]

Every video it feels like the space in the beginning of the video gets longer and longer

[@brandono.454]

9 and 10 perception perks are the best for me! And I just put my companion in power armor. I can't imagine using lone wolf as Companions have infinite carry weight...

[@ahycb]

LOL you do the same thing I do while riding in the vertibird, shoot exploding cars. I have played through all 4 endings and all DLC's. My main PC is the general of the MM so I killed off the raiders in NW DLC. I recently got the itch to play FO4 again and went with a bad PC that will go with the raiders in NW. I used console to start the PC at the required level to go to NW and I installed a mod that drastically reduced the loot in the CW. You would think after 200 years everything would of been looted pretty well. Anyways it has been a very fun play-through so far and I recommend it to anyone trying to play-through FO4 again.

[@chasestephens8662]

yeah great video I'm lvl 113 at this game so survival mode is seriously easy but I always love watching ur videos their great

[@Lu22H]

Chase Stephens jesus brag much

[@chasestephens8662]

+Luc- Hart- no I have no life that's what I'm saying

[@RicoTheExMongolianSlave]

Chase Stephens im lv 157 No i dont have a life

[@HntikPlays]

Dude survival mode is easy on lvl 30+, getting food and water and paying a doctor is just so easy.

[@chasestephens8662]

+David Ryder nice

[@neildunham2328]

my best overall defense perks are refractor, toughness and rad resistance

[@outlawchevy2990]

Thank you man this guide was perfect thank you p.s. try a build I made, you are hobo armed with food and a pipe wrench, nothing else try to beat the game with railroad because of balistic weave, and you can't wear any body clothing or armor, only hats and glasses

[@shanic1411]

OUTLAW CHEVY You could gain the ballistic weave and then just ditch the railroad

[@caitlinspry6278]

I did one survival and that was the first play, but second time I didn't bother after a quest that gotten harder.

[@wiggy009]

I recommend starting with 10 intelligence so then he could drink alcohol and then get the special book and give it too intelligence making it 11 then you can get it to 12 with boble head

[@arkadiuszjandylewski152]

Fast experience is not that important, because you will also meet stronger enemies when you level up.

[@spicymilkshake6600]

Wiggy Clips You'd level up fast af, good idea.

[@aaronbowie6796]

Yeah...I generally use a higher charisma so I have local leader. Then I can resupply at nearby settlements any have a nice bed to sleep at. But 11 charisma is just a bit ridiculous...just carry a business suit with you if you have to.

[@masonajmufasamurphy2496]

11 intelligence not need over top literally

[@estusenjoyer]

I'm 6 years late, but this build is perfect for a a Mr. House cosplay. High charisma, high int, and the will to rebuild humanity. Possible factions: minutemen or institute

[@DurnDurnDurn]

I love getting into really big fights and then getting picked up by the brotherhood to escape because I'm am idiot fighting higher level enemies

[@megapowerman2]

First non-vats survival build I come across! Really like the idea! But why did you put footage in the background of your charakter flying vertibird aimlessly, e.g. @ 10:29? :D

[@caitlinspry6278]

5:57 what's the Romeo and Juliet quest?? Top one if you didnt know what I meant

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

A mod.

[@spicymilkshake6600]

Could you make more Fallout 3 videos, please? This video is helpful, so thanks, but it would be nice to get more tips for Fallout 3.

[@daveh1011]

A perk list up to level 20 would be handy, then I'd give it a go!

[@maxhonig283]

Good advice though I tend to use vats cause i suck at aiming it makes me feel safer

[@YoursTruIy_]

I both love and hate survival mode in fallout 4, one it's a Bethesda game so at some point in time in the game and if you haven't saved, your game might crash and you'd get screwed over. Otherwise, I really enjoy this difficulty for the the challenge it'll give you at the start, otherwise at mid to late game it's almost a walk in the park

[@agamenmmon7210]

I agree, and on PC, there's no console commands in survival so if Preston Garvey disappears and you can't finish the story or something you can't respawn him in

[@stonarlogic3493]

So far my game has crashed twice, both times right after I saved by sleeping.

[@caseclosed7731]

I'm new to fallout -gaming in general- its been a long time I haven't played but I was a gamer when I was younger -not some much now- but I want to get back to my gamer roots and play the games I missed while being busy on some things I've never played any fallout games nor beat any, I ask my friends who's brother plays these games and asked her which fallout would her brother recommend he said fallout 4 because it was the best I'm playing it right now on survival mode -the latest version- i had some hard times to build a character and so far that I looked at this video it made the game much easier thanks and if anyone out who is a fallout player which fallout game should I get next?

[@Tomogitarist]

In my survival playthrough I always start as stealth build and raise perks in those favours. At 40+ level you can start building whatever build you want. I have points spent across all perk tree, including lvl 10 in all SPECIAL stats. I am level 120 now and I raise a perk whichever is needed and convenient at a given time. Game is a cakewalk after lvl 40. I'd recommend mod like Pilgrim to keep the game difficult even at high levels.

[@anklemonitor]

Charisma should be maxed out to 11, nope nope nope nope nope. If you want to pass speech checks just get clothing that increases your Charisma and change into it whenever you want to pass a speech check. I get putting it up to 6 maybe even 7 but Inspirational, Wasteland Whisperer and Intimidation are just not worth getting.

[@AbaiSW]

I wish borderlands 3 has the system to change weapon parts like in fallout 4, I love both games

[@WarsunGames]

I think 9 Strength is best. Get the bobblehead to max it out then get Pain Train.

[@arkadiuszjandylewski1688]

He gave 9 points to intelligence??!! WTF? I am playing hardcore survival and high intelligence will not help you at the beginning of the game.

[@arkadiuszjandylewski1688]

I maxed out perception at the beginning of the game. Because using VATS is essential in hardcore mode, where you have only one life.

[@arkadiuszjandylewski1688]

My build for hardcore survival. 1 - strength, 10 perception, 3 endurance, 1 charisma, 5 intelligence, 7 agility, 1 luck

[@blackops2god876]

Why 11 Charisma? It makes no sense because you only need 10 to pass every speech check.

[@anklemonitor]

Also why not just have a low charisma and carry charisma increasing clothes with you that you can change into when you have to.

[@MulberryNote387]

actually Ive had failed speech checks sometimes even with 10 charisma

[@sanzuriver2959]

10 Charisma can still fail hard speech checks once in a while, 11 Charisma is 100% pass all speech checks.

[@jonanas2325]

Me with my level 167 switching to survival but still lookin up a build for it

[@harveycorrales6700]

Never played fallout 4... ill still like tho

[@spicymilkshake6600]

guy person The gameplay is really fun, I recommend it.

[@modvind]

the game is a fun shooter, that's it. It has nothing to do with what Fallout stands for.

[@chasestephens8662]

+Nicolai that's way off just a shooter wow you can turn it into anything it was a good rpg with a lot of cool builds the lore was great except the main quest but im not gonna dabble into that since he hasn't played it but just a shooter that's not even close my opinion but I see where ur coming from

[@lidolf8168]

Recommend 100% great game.

[@holyshaman]

So true 1800 hours in and i know at least 25% is loading screens!!!!

[@seductivesock5032]

Does endurance, damage resistance from gear your wearing and perks become obsolete when your wearing power armour?

[@Ibethepappy]

To hell with all that other. What are you doing to ride the chopper without lagging out completely?!

[@Billy82605]

Kinda late but as soon you leave the vault you should focus on farming because you know food and people to protect you just my onion because I love settlement building and giving my people better weapons and armor but yea

[@ted.3602]

If ammo has weight now wouldn't you want more strength for extra carry weight

[@iantran5740]

But in survival, only having about 200 ammo for your guns (usually 2 guns) is all thats needed. You shouldnt horde ammo. Plus, the only reason for having strength is to carry junk

[@britneyfierce]

Charisma should absolutely not be prioritized (necessarily)

[@prestongarvey2228]

Another settlement needs our help i'll mark it on your map

[@Davylxrdgxd]

U can help a settlement for once instead of sitting in sanctuary

[@CloudyNight2156]

I noticed you had a quest that said oh spouse Where Art Thou is that a mod and if so what is the name of it cuz I'm slightly curious?

[@anthonymanz9355]

Smart man 11 in charisma and intelligence the best stats

[@trickedsyco4571]

Bro I thought the vertibird was gonna crash into the satellite and screamed ohh shit

[@jalaljumari2789]

What perks do you recommend for this build bro?

[@ScoutSniper1990]

S - 3 P - 3 E- 4 (5 special book) for aqua boy. C - 3 (Lone Wanderer) I - 5 A - 5 L - 5

[@thelonewanderervault1115]

Still watched ! 👀🦻🏼👍👋

[@josephsolis7939]

Beautiful as ever puma

[@dominiksoukal]

Pls make F:NV

[@charlescourtwright2229]

for fallout new vegas survival, go stealth sniper, high endurance, high luck, decent strength and perception, good weapons are christines cos, comes suppressed and with scope and the light in the darkness one of the highest dmg pistols, or explosive build, explosive build is op

[@LinkVsShadowNeo]

You should do a new fallout 4 play through but with challenges like many a true nerd

[@Marcy2200]

So handguns and gunslinger are a no go? I thought because of their low carry weight they would be decent.

[@regret9423]

They are fine

[@joeeckersley957]

Bit late but in the early game spec into gunnut and gunslinger and the 10mm pistol will be popping brains like nothing

[@togglefire3537]

Well it must be nice to have a no clip helicopter

[@Caboose_1337]

Vertibird going through satellite dishes, so UNIMMERSIVE.

[@blacknwhiteanimateanimatio519]

Every time I try doing survival, I always get to diamond city, then quit because I get diseases, rads, and everything bad happens. Holy shit survival is annoying

[@iantran5740]

Cap collector is the biggest perk u can grt. It qllows u to literally buy ur way out of bad situwtions. Plus, having danse with a minigun or gwtling laser is the best thing, just use him to fight for u while u snipe

[@chrisn5388]

1:28 THE TARBERRY

[@TheIronDrengin]

Great build. Thank you for sharing

[@jonnydreaden7228]

All I play is survival. My dude is super sneaky. And can snipe. Can't win in a fire fight for crap

[@dylanzen9850]

Jonny Dreaden I play like you too(u got a instagating guass rifle) and to address your problem get a Melee robot and make it stay while sniping but when shit hits the fan the robot could kick-ass or just get the justice shotgun

[@jonnydreaden7228]

I only use three weapons. The deliverer, pickmans blade, and a 50. Cal pipe rifle. I have all shadow armor and only go out at night. I'm basically impossible to detect in the dark. I've ran into supermutants and they haven't found me😂😂😂

[@jonnydreaden7228]

David Ryder but it works

[@jonnydreaden7228]

David Ryder I use it for long range kills. I got it because its light, silent, and it does 50-73 damage. So I don't care about it being shit

[@RogerCook-dj4ye]

O was struggling then game got super easy. Blitz from 30-50 from Nuka world dlc. Come back to the commonwealth and I’m fighting for my life trying to get to goodneighbor. Idk what it is but I’m back to being weak af.

[@mr.anderson3369]

I nearly never wear power armor, even in survival mode

[@dennisgoulden735]

Same but I still love collecting 😁

[@Armant.]

Good because power armor is completely shit in survival mode - wearing power armor means that instead being 1-hit for any powerfull attacks (like deathclaw attack or close combat shotgun fire) you will be 2-hited. Also there is no fast-travel option in survival mode so you have to use fusion cores for travelling into quest zone and going back - in many situations that means 2 additional fusion cores just for travel. Even without a single fight and without using sprint moving from Sanctuary to Boston will consume +/- 60% of fusion core. Spending 1500 caps on fusion cores for a mission thats gives you 100-300 caps reward? No, thx. Also this build is shit as hell too. Low endurance means low HP pool so you are still a possible 1-hit even in your precious power armor. No agility and luck means no VATS-defence and emergency critical shots - I want to see how this build works when 2-3 radscorpions attacks you from underground...

[@joeeckersley957]

@@Armant. if you ally with the brotherhood and go on the prydwyn, you can steal power cores infinitely out of the knights. So at first power armour is a no go but if you are going for big weapons it is useful to have power armour

[@arkadiuszjandylewski152]

I would definitely not go with these recommendations. Charisma 10 on survival? Worst idea I heard in my life.

[@modvind]

English much?

[@LetsGoBowlingNiko]

Arkadiusz Jan Dylewski Charisma is necessary to pass difficult speech checks and improve prices when buying something from a trader in Diamond City or Goodneighbor, because re-looting a dungeon takes quite a while to reload and fill in survival mode and most likely you need to buy materials if you are building settlements. But that's just me.

[@aaronbowie6796]

I use 6 for local leader...but 10? Are you insane or just stupid...

[@nathanwatts8426]

Arkadiusz Jan Dylewski Passing speech checks isn't hard if you take grape mentats before starting conversations

[@intothelean2930]

This is just my experience I'm not speaking for others. Charisma 10 int 10 str 4 to start has better long term results if your building settlements up as you go and not rushing through the story line- you start out weak AF but in the long run you will get to max level everything faster. starting out with standard combat builds will make the early and mid game much easier but will be harder if you want to go past end game and max out the character. from what i can tell the eaisier the start the more of a pita it turns into once you get into end game. starting off with max int and charisma end up with you being rich af by level 20 ish and being able to throw money at all your problems.

[@ironstar183]

Old faithful from Arturo is waayyy better than righteous authority

[@cosmiccowboy9358]

Charisma 10 terrible idea this is a very specific playstyle build and overall not very good just my opinion

[@DanielPennybaker]

Cosmic cowboy I was thinking the same thing. At least get the supply lines perk but other than that I’d focus on something else.

[@Reach1335]

Just keep couple pounds of cloths, put 3 into it for Lone Wanderer, to start

[@robonurcob2584]

Only 4 Endurance is kinda crazy for Survival