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Fallout 4
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The Tinkerer is a crafter built in Fallout 4. You can construct your weapons and armor for any task. However, this is resource-intensive, and you will spend half the time looking for the necessary parts.
A key part of being a Tinkerer is using your settlement available in Fallout 4. You will first need to pick a good location for your settlement. From there, you will need the various stations to build weapons, armor, salvage, and create other items.
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Best S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Abilities & Perks For a Tinkerer Build
Rather than pure combat, your main focus should be crafting and gathering in Fallout 4. This means more focus on stats and choices while out of the action, typically exploring or plain downtime. This may include getting good deals with the best merchants.
SPECIAL Distribution
Stat | Amount | Function |
|---|---|---|
Strength | 6 | Carrying Capacity, Melee Damage |
Perception | 3 | Improves VATS |
Endurance | 3 | Total Hitpoints |
Charisma | 8 | Settlement size, merchant discounts |
Intelligence | 7 | Hacking, Experience gain rate |
Agility | 1 | Action Points, Pickpocket |
Luck | 1 | Critical Hit |
Your player character has 28 SPECIAL points to distribute during character creation. But, reading Shaun’s copy of “You’re SPECIAL” during the intro of Fallout 4 will grant a 29th bonus point. This book is found under the dresser inside Shaun’s bedroom.
Crafting Perks
Perk | Ranks | Function |
|---|---|---|
Blacksmith | 3 | Create melee weapon mods. |
Gun Nut | 4 | Create ranged weapon mods. |
Armorer | 4 | Create armor mods. |
Local Leader | 2 | You can build shared stores and workstations between settlements. |
Gathering Perks
Perk | Ranks | Function |
|---|---|---|
Fortune Finder | 4 | Find extra caps in containers, and enemies explode into a shower of caps. |
Locksmith | 4 | Pick master level locks, and your pins never break. |
Scrapper | 2 | Salvage common and rare items from weapons and armor. |
Cap Collector | 3 | Lowers shop prices and allows investing caps in shops. |
Best Weapons & Armor For a Tinkerer Build
With high intelligence and strength, you can switch between energy guns and strong melee weapons. You will want decent armor for all the skulking you’ll be doing. Having at least one or more suits of Power Armor in Fallout 4 will be useful.
Weapons
Weapon | Range | Ammo/Damage | Special Effects |
|---|---|---|---|
Old Faithful | Ranged | Fusion Cells | Does double damage to enemies with full health |
Virgil’s Rifle | Ranged | Fusion Cells | 50% extra damage against Super Mutants |
Wazer Rifle | Ranged | Fusion Cells | Unlimited Ammo |
Experiment 18-A | Ranged | Plasma Cartridge | 25% faster firing rate and reload speed |
Cryolater | Ranged | Cryo Cell | Freezes enemies |
General Chao’s Revenge | Melee | Bladed | 50% bonus damage against robots |
Grognak’s Axe | Melee | Bladed | 50% chance to stagger |
Big Jim | Melee | Blunt | 20% chance of crippling legs |
Fence Buster (Far Harbor DLC) | Melee | Blunt | Ignores 30% of resistances |
Armor
Armor | Total Damage Resistance | Total Energy Resistance | Weight | Special Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
X-01 Power Armor | 1220 | 790 | 92 | Bonus hitpoints and radiation resistance |
Heavy Synth Armor | 103 | 120 | 57 | None |
Heavy Robot Armor (Automation DLC) | 141 | 91 | 79 | None |
Inquisitor Marine Armor (Far Harbor DLC) | 139 | 140 | 81 | 50 radiation resistance |
Destroyer’s Armor | 66 | 66 | 25 | Increases movement speed, adds Charisma and Intelligence, further reduces damage when sprinting |
- Franchise
- Fallout
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- November 10, 2015
- Developer(s)
- Bethesda
- Publisher(s)
- Bethesda
- Genre(s)
- RPG , Action
- Engine
- Creation
- ESRB
- M FOR MATURE: BLOOD AND GORE, INTENSE VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, USE OF DRUGS
- How Long To Beat
- 27 Hours
- X|S Enhanced
- No
- File Size Xbox Series
- 51 GB (December 2023)
- Metascore
- 87
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
- Gaming
- Fallout 4
- PC Games
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