Fallout 4
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"There's a settlement that needs our help! The toilet paper is rough and the poop is sticky. Go help them out."
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Father
Sr Member
So they can't help themselves by going in and killing the raiders/ghouls/super mutants themselves... but they also don't die when YOU try to kill them. Seems like they are equipped to not only help themselves but their immortality makes them suitable to rule all of Commonwealth.
So has anyone actually heard what the Institute was up to? I played BoS so I thought maybe some other side got a better explanation that warrants them being wiped out.
Being humanity's best hope by doing stuff.
Because they're different.
Paul Andrew
Master Member
I started a second character today. Went and grabbed Dogmeat right off the bat and used the item copying trick to boost my specials to 10. Rather than do an all encompassing hit every quest playthrough like I did with the first guy, I'm going to just wander around, pick up one or two companions, and mess **** up.
Paul Andrew
Master Member
The timing can be tricky, but I think you can do it with any companion. Dogmeat seems to be the easiest.
The gist of it is, you drop the SPECIAL book, take a few steps back and tell your companion to pick it up. Then you step forward and snatch it just as the companion goes to do it. It's easiest with Dogmeat because he has a distinct visual cue that tells you he's beginning the pickup animation. He will walk up to the book, stand still for a brief second and then pick it up. If you hit the pickup button while he's standing still you grab a copy of the book and then he drops a copy for you. One will be a new copy. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum. But it does get easier with practice. Can be used to copy anything, afaik, but magazines will not work at all and bobbleheads will copy but not confer any extra bonuses after picked up the second time. Mostly useful to copy expensive weapons for resale if you're low on ammo or need another power armor frame.
Also: If you max out your specials prior to picking up any bobbleheads the bobbleheads will put you over 10.
Also also: If you use alcohol or chems that drop your specials temporarily you can use the book trick to boost over 10 as well.
Example: Use a daytripper to lower your strength from 10 to 8, then use the book trick twice to boost your strength. When the daytripper wears off you will have a strength of 12. Add the strength bobblehead later on and you're at a natural 13 before any equipment or further chem boosts.
The gist of it is, you drop the SPECIAL book, take a few steps back and tell your companion to pick it up. Then you step forward and snatch it just as the companion goes to do it. It's easiest with Dogmeat because he has a distinct visual cue that tells you he's beginning the pickup animation. He will walk up to the book, stand still for a brief second and then pick it up. If you hit the pickup button while he's standing still you grab a copy of the book and then he drops a copy for you. One will be a new copy. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum. But it does get easier with practice. Can be used to copy anything, afaik, but magazines will not work at all and bobbleheads will copy but not confer any extra bonuses after picked up the second time. Mostly useful to copy expensive weapons for resale if you're low on ammo or need another power armor frame.
Also: If you max out your specials prior to picking up any bobbleheads the bobbleheads will put you over 10.
Also also: If you use alcohol or chems that drop your specials temporarily you can use the book trick to boost over 10 as well.
Example: Use a daytripper to lower your strength from 10 to 8, then use the book trick twice to boost your strength. When the daytripper wears off you will have a strength of 12. Add the strength bobblehead later on and you're at a natural 13 before any equipment or further chem boosts.
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GhostMinion
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Contec
Master Member
You can also go the the 111 vault and pick up the freeze gun with Deadmeat. Just lead him to the room were it is and tell him to search for item. He will go the the gunlocker and pick up the gun and ammo, so you don't need have master lockpick skill.
I never used it either, but I hoard stuff... I hit someone with a cryo grenade and he didn't shatter when I hit him, so after some creative language, I decided the gun probably equally sucked.
Paul Andrew
Master Member
Yeah, I did that with my first character - never did use the cryolator. Ammo too expensive, didn't even bother with it.
Father
Sr Member
I am curious how it does with larger enemies like a queen mirelurk or deathclaw.
GhostMinion
Sr Member
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Saw another quirk the other day. I have blown up the Prydwen and BoS shoot me on sight. I was bored and threw a vertibird smoke grenade. The vertibird landed behind a buildind and a marker popped up on my HUD. Checked my quests and it said to get in it. I went over and got in. They still called me sir and asked me where to go.
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