VATS melee????

[Traveler]

Does anyone you VATS for melee?

I've tried it with both auto, 2 handed and one handed weapons and it's just broken for me. I can be within range and hitting my target but if I switch to VATS the same position says 0% chance and does nothing. Is this a bug or intended?

Yes I've run the useless file verify.

[Mooman]

Sprint at targets and hit VATS just before you get to them. Doing this you'll teleport a short distance (useful for height differences) and it counts as a power attack for multiplicative damage.

It used to be a lot better with Hack and Slash as it used to hit your target for a double hit (kinda life a melee 'crit'). But now the target doesn't take any damage from it, just those nearby.

For auto melee it'll drain your AP too quickly without consumable spam.

[BumFight]

Originally posted by Mooman:

Sprint at targets and hit VATS just before you get to them. Doing this you'll teleport a short distance (useful for height differences) and it counts as a power attack for multiplicative damage.

It used to be a lot better with Hack and Slash as it used to hit your target for a double hit (kinda life a melee 'crit'). But now the target doesn't take any damage from it, just those nearby.

For auto melee it'll drain your AP too quickly without consumable spam.

sry to hijack but im playing melee myself atm and i wanted to ask, does second star 40% more power attack damage enhance melee in vats?

[Coolverine]

I just wish it were possible to target limbs and head with melee in VATS.

[Mooman]

Originally posted by BumFight:

Originally posted by Mooman:

Sprint at targets and hit VATS just before you get to them. Doing this you'll teleport a short distance (useful for height differences) and it counts as a power attack for multiplicative damage.

It used to be a lot better with Hack and Slash as it used to hit your target for a double hit (kinda life a melee 'crit'). But now the target doesn't take any damage from it, just those nearby.

For auto melee it'll drain your AP too quickly without consumable spam.

sry to hijack but im playing melee myself atm and i wanted to ask, does second star 40% more power attack damage enhance melee in vats?

Yes, but only while sprinting. A standard VATS hit isn't a power attack and there is no way to power attack in VATS (outside of auto melees default power attack).

Before a few patches ago a standard attack while sprinting was a power attack. That changed due to a bug with auto melee, effectively screwing over anyone using swing melee.

Now to power attack during a sprint you need to press the power attack button or use that VATS teleport. The VATS teleport is nice for hack and slash but as someone else mentioned it won't hit limbs like self aiming can for headshots with a double multiplactive bonus.

[BumFight]

Originally posted by Mooman:

Originally posted by BumFight:

sry to hijack but im playing melee myself atm and i wanted to ask, does second star 40% more power attack damage enhance melee in vats?

Yes, but only while sprinting. A standard VATS hit isn't a power attack and there is no way to power attack in VATS (outside of auto melees default power attack).

Before a few patches ago a standard attack while sprinting was a power attack. That changed due to a bug with auto melee, effectively screwing over anyone using swing melee.

Now to power attack during a sprint you need to press the power attack button or use that VATS teleport. The VATS teleport is nice for hack and slash but as someone else mentioned it won't hit limbs like self aiming can for headshots with a double multiplactive bonus.

rodger, thanks for the breakdown