Question regarding to radiation and healing

[PitifulMeerKat]

Is radiation suppose to heal both Health and Glow?

[steventirey]

All Ghouls heal from radiation, so yes. And Glow is nothing more than an accumulation of radiation.

While we never see them do it in Fallout 76, Glowing Ones are able to release a burst of radiation that can even revive a fallen ghoul.

[LT2483]

When you're a ghoul, radiation will heal health. Unless you're at max health, in which case it will build up glow.

[PitifulMeerKat]

Originally posted by steventirey:

All Ghouls heal from radiation, so yes. And Glow is nothing more than an accumulation of radiation.

While we never see them do it in Fallout 76, Glowing Ones are able to release a burst of radiation that can even revive a fallen ghoul.

So if radiation does heal the ghoul, why does consuming toxic goo which gives 198+ Rads gives out small amount of health?
Or am i doing something wrong?

[Arndell]

Originally posted by PitifulMeerKat:

Originally posted by steventirey:

All Ghouls heal from radiation, so yes. And Glow is nothing more than an accumulation of radiation.

While we never see them do it in Fallout 76, Glowing Ones are able to release a burst of radiation that can even revive a fallen ghoul.

So if radiation does heal the ghoul, why does consuming toxic goo which gives 198+ Rads gives out small amount of health?
Or am i doing something wrong?

You're not wrong, it seems to be bugged, radiation only heals glow meter not actual health, you need to raise your health with stimpacks before you can eat goo for glow gains, or just monitor your glow closer and try and make sure it doesn't drop off so you can keep restoring it fast with goo.

Before the ghoul update I was playing ghoulish and was already using toxic goo to heal my health.

Actual ghouls don't seem to get any standard health regen from rads, or at least it's just +1 hp no matter what the source is, a bit of glowing meat or a toxic goo will still only be what looks like 1% on your normal hp pool.


I'm not sure if that's intended or not, but seeing as the ghoulish perk does let it regen your hp, i'm leaning towards it being a bug that it only heals glow.

[PitifulMeerKat]

Originally posted by Arndell:

Originally posted by PitifulMeerKat:

So if radiation does heal the ghoul, why does consuming toxic goo which gives 198+ Rads gives out small amount of health?
Or am i doing something wrong?

You're not wrong, it seems to be bugged, radiation only heals glow meter not actual health, you need to raise your health with stimpacks before you can eat goo for glow gains, or just monitor your glow closer and try and make sure it doesn't drop off so you can keep restoring it fast with goo.

Before the ghoul update I was playing ghoulish and was already using toxic goo to heal my health.

Actual ghouls don't seem to get any standard health regen from rads, or at least it's just +1 hp no matter what the source is, a bit of glowing meat or a toxic goo will still only be what looks like 1% on your normal hp pool.


I'm not sure if that's intended or not, but seeing as the ghoulish perk does let it regen your hp, i'm leaning towards it being a bug that it only heals glow.

Hopefully that's the case, kinda of a bummer that some rad items doesn't heal the ghoul as much.

[lockwoodx]

Originally posted by steventirey:

While we never see them do it in Fallout 76, Glowing Ones are able to release a burst of radiation that can even revive a fallen ghoul.

I've seen it but super rare. The glowing ghoul outside of Freddy's house of Fears sometimes does a revive if he's the only one left.