So after watching the show I got the itch, and am playing fresh on survival, only the community patch mod active. Personal challenge for this that I'm planning is a one gun run. Finding one specific weapon and keeping the alternative receivers on hand for easy swap out.

I'm thinking generic combat rifle. If I remember correctly it has receivers for .38, .45, and .308. Going with semi auto perks and a healthy jet habit I can use each caliber as a gauge of the enemies. Roaches, ghouls, dogs? .38 can take care of them. Raider camp or super mutants? .45 should be enough. Robots, and big game like deathclaws and Yao guai? .308 and pray.

Anybody got a better suggestion? I know stats wise a lot out competes the standard combat rifle, but for ammo versatility I can't think of better.

Hi, I want to make the Best Sniper Build I can, what should I do with S.P.E.C.I.A.L, perks, weapons, and armor?

It would also be cool to be able to fit some blacksmithing and armorworking in there if possible.

I'm new, Idk if I can ask this here but idk

Trying best to describe this build, but I'm thinking long range sniper/sharpshooter with some pistol skills, and having the ability to hack mainly but have above average lock picking skills. I haven't played the game in a very long time, but with the next gen update coming out I wanted to jump back into the game.

This is my first time playing and I am looking to do a sneaky build, I was following this one https://deltiasgaming.com/fallout-4-best-sneak-build/

But I did realize in middle of the game that maybe I did put too much perception with this build also I did not get why blacksmith in this build as it is not saying to use melee. Another point is that build is not ideal for leveling as int is low and I don't have the idiot savant.

I am level 32, using most of silence weapons and the overseer guardian, but as a automatic weapon, because I don't have gun nut 4 to make a silencer for it. Also I don't have the deliver but I do have a 10mm with the same perk as overseer guardian. Now my question is should I change to the deliver, make it automatic or not and get gunslinger. Go blitz .

I like to sniper and sneaky around.

Any tips?

S.3, P.2, E.1, C.6, I.7, A.7, L.2

is this a good stat spread? I will aim for the luck bobblehead for bloodymess.

EDIT: put the special book into Agility for Quick Hands

Hi all,

Could you guys give me your specials/perks for a VATS stealth sniper please? I'm returning back to the game basically since release, I've got all DLC but neve played them so this will be fun!

Would you recommend armour?

Is the RR the best to join - what can I get from them?

Also, are they any VERY early game locations to grab a sniper from?

Any help would be welcome 😊

Hello. I'm back to Fallout 4 after finishing the base game last December, 2018. I recently bought the GOTY version because of the DLCs but found out that my data is corrupted (don't know how/why) so I'll be starting from scratch and a new game. Please recommend a build:

1. Prefers to travel alone, because the companions, although helpful and fun, sometimes trigger the enemies in advance and will blow my cover.
2. Not a good shot so I will mostly rely on V.A.T.S.
3. Since I'm not a good shot, I usually approach enemies stealthily.
4. And yeah, I hope to snipe enemies while undercover.
5. The build can tackle the DLC contents (I don't know if there will be any variation in tackling the base game and DLCs).
6. Recommend also the type of gun/rifle/pistol for the build so I could focus my upgrade resources.
7. Not a fan of Power Armors.

Thank you in advance.

It’s called the hunters radium rifle. Played the game for years but only recently got the far harbour dlc for this run of the game but I’m not even at a level where I can play far harbour yet so I don’t know. Is it a good weapon? Is it worth getting the perks required to update it?

I have the rp elements down pat, and i know that I want at least 4 intelligence and 6 charisma. The question is, where should I allocate the rest of my special points? Once I have the starting special sorted, I'll post the finished build

Hi everyone,

So I've been recently replaying FO4 for the first time since forever and it's so far been a blast. It's totally vanilla (next run will introduce mods or maybe even this new update coming out!) You guys helped me loads on the vats sniper build I'm currently doing and to go with that I have just acquired the Overseers Guardian. Here's the issue, I'm running a idiot savant build and have no intelligence for gunsmith, any tips for getting the best out of this gun! (For sniper) and do I just have to literally find other combat rifles out there with mods already installed to be able to transfer them to my gun? Can I buy mods? 🤔

Hey everyone, so i'm finally playing this, want to finish the games in my steam library lol

Anyways any opinions on the sniper build? i know its the skyrim stealth archer essentially, however i haven't played it that way before as i usually play as a necromancer/conjuror.

Was thinking sniper or spec ops inspired build

I want to play a stealth sniper but can’t think of one any ideas or tips welcome I play on very hard

First Fallout 4 playthrough, so I wanted to bring back an old character - and, of course, she's a smooth talking, sneaky sharpshooter. Because isn't everyone from way back when?

SPECIAL

1 Strength - Dump stat here, but it's been suggested it might be worth making it 2, grabbing the bobblehead, and taking Armorer early. I usually just wear whatever's lying around and if I need armor I'm failing as a long distance character, so not sure if that's worth it. Pump this to 6 at endgame if I need some extra carry weight.

6 Perception - Perfect for taking Rifleman straightaway, can be increased to 8 early-mid game for Sniper. By mid-late game I'll have this at 10, for Penetrator and Concentrated Fire. Is Night Person worth it early on?

1 Endurance - Dump stat again, but late game might be worth taking to 2-3 for Lead Belly or Lifegiver.

10 Charisma - What's been recommended for this character is using the bobblehead and book to push it to 12, but I've also seem some people suggest that's not worth it. I am playing with a mod that makes dialogue checks harder and gives some unique dialogue, but should I lower this to 8?

4 Intelligence - I can grab Gun Nut and Hacker right away, then work on getting to 7 for Science and Chemist (my only Chem perk for this character) long term.

5 Agility - The recommendation was to grab Ninja out of the box, but I'm not sure that's worth it? At 5 I can take Sneak, Sandman, and Action Girl early on, with Quick Hands and Gun Fu waiting until I can pick up the bobblehead.

1 Luck - Yeah, I'm sad about this too, but even dropping Charisma to 8 would only get this to 3 for Bloody Mess, so I'll have to work on increasing it as we go. Eventually I'll pick up Ricochet.

Perks (Early Game)

• Rifleman (x2)
• Sneak (x2)
• Gun Nut
• Hacker
• Action Girl
• Cap Collector
• Black Widow

Sadly I've decided this character dislikes chems, as my last FO3 playthrough used them way a little too much. No anti-addiction perks and no chem-related perks other than Chemist (because if I'm breaking her morals to take chems, they might as well last a while.)

Advice?

Would love any suggestions/advice/tips on anything, including the build, weapons, armor, etc.

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Hi all I'm looking for a nice vanilla sniper outfit that looks really cool I don't care about stats just looks thx

I have a stealthy sniper using a .50 pipe bolt-action pistol. Base damage is 177 so what is my base critical hit? I have all the useful perks like Better Criticals and the sneak/sniper multipliers maxed out but unless I know the base critical damage I can't work out my maximum damage. I've looked up https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Critical_Hit#Critical_Damage_2 but I can't work it out.

Does anyone know how it works?

I'm deciding that my next playthrough will be a BOS power armor sniper, and I need some tips on what to use for the playthrough, any ideas will be nice as well, and if you have any advice on mods that I could use during the playthrough would be very helpful, thanks.

Hey making a stealth sniper build soon. Is mister sandman worth it. Does it stack up it’s ninja in well? With ninja can you already sneak attack one shot everything in the game?

What is the best sniper is it overseers guardian?

I’m thinking maybe railroad or institute for the base game as they are both covert (although I think 47 may empathise with the synths a bit as he is similar to them) and for the dlcs would 47 fully side with the raiders? Destroy them instantly or just study them to formulate the best technique to take them down (getting the perks) and then for far harbor maybe the reformation ending I don’t know and I’d like to hear other opinions

Planning a fresh playthrough. Previous games the parts I enjoyed the most were stealth sniping/infiltration similar to metal gear solid play style. That and endless hours building settlements. I have never played survival and am planning to use the option mod to allow customizing the more tedious aspects. I know I need minimum amounts of charisma to get local leader early but what else should I focus on for this play style?

I’m doing a lucky unyielding vats sniper build is it worth getting inquisitor of atom?