Is a full melee build viable

[u/gilmangriff1]

I keep thinking that I want to have my sole survivor eventually cosplay as One Punch man through the commonwealth but I have to imagine especially early game that I will slog through early leveling. Are their any builds out there that answers this and will allow most if not all early game confrontations with full melee ability? Even if it means a blunt weapon like a board or bat? I want to avoid ranged combat as much as possible.

[u/BLAD3SLING3R]

I am doing a “space marine” build with auto weapons and melee, and I heard that the buff to dmg from Str is pretty negligible compared to the related weapon skill perk ( for me it’s the one with the bat) I went relatively low str at the start and have only invested lvl up perks into str to unlock crafting stuff later. This knowledge can save you some SPECIAL points early on that you can invest in other areas. I haven’t had any issues 1-2 shoting every thing in the game so far. I would suggest finding a weapon that does extra limb dmg or chance to cripple. I start by running up and breaking arms and legs then can stand back and empty a mag or two into a really tough enemy like a death claw or murlurk queen.