Need advice on playing game

[Blues Man]

Long time Fallout 3 & 4 player.
In this game, at level 12 I had nearly 1000 caps and a big stack of stimpacks.
Now at level 15 I have no money, no stimpacks. Can't find stimpacks now. Been buying them.
Any suggestions on how to turn this back around again?

[Phantom]

Start with aiming for this

More intelligence = 3.03% more exp per point = faster and faster and faster leveling = more points to spend


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Mutations are easy to obtain, dont bother till you can lock them down with starched genes level 2

The underarmour is the highest +int, you can buy them from players pretty easily... easy 10% bonus exp per kill

Backpack is something to work towards, but that is the best mod... gotta grind this out yourself, but if you aim for it and not others you'll easily get it

Don't skimp the defensive perks they make you neigh on unkillable... only the ones I've listed are even remotely worth taking for those

Armour goal is ANYTHING with unyielding, +15 special is a massive boost to your stats... plus an easy 45% more exp per kill


Then go for

+SPECIAL legendary perk cards to get your int to base 20 (15 + 5 extra)

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Main goal here is to get that base int up, more int = more exp = faster leveling


While working towards

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You will want ideally secret service armour (jetpack accessible)

Unyielding prefix, + intelligent major, and any minor but those are preferred... even any 2* legs and arms anything with uny +1int are wins... that jetpack is super nice for mobility

30 bonus special isn't necessary you can get taking one for the team in place of something

Explosive is only good if you have one obviously...


SOMETIME along the way you are going to want food...

Cranberry Relish +Massive exp (=12 points of int worth)
Gourd Soup +Large Perception (+7.5 easy to make, helps vats accuracy)
Brain Bombs +Massive Intelligence (11.25 points)
Company Tea +Massive AP regen (37.5 = 8 pieces of powered armour = instant ap regen after cooldown)
Blight Soup +Massive crit (~187% I'd have to look now that its been buffed)
Tato juice +Large ap (+37.5? also helps ap regen)
Steeped Fern Flower Tea +Large str (+7.5, carry weight buff of 37.5 pounds)

You are also going to want to figure out and grind down on berry mentats... I can produce 2000-4000 in an hour (depends on if things are in a bountiful harvest season)... they give +5 int (15% exp per kill) each

You are going to want to FIND live and love 3 in bulk (trade with players) 100 caps or less is a good price to buy them... gives you an hour of +50% buff from food

You should also snatch any intelligence or leadership bobbleheads you find

some booze helps (biv's drinks) to give bonus damage to weapons