How to keep Feral DOWN ? (Answered)

[Tesityr]

I'm trying out being a Ghoul and doing Melee - but if i take any performance enhancing Chems, it takes me OUT of Feral and I lose the small bonuses there

(although there is no way I'm doing 150% damage... they must've meant "+50% damage" and they type it as 'youre now doing 150%!')

I must be missing something because that means I can't use any Chems if I am going as a Feral Ghoul?

Thanks for any info, just not getting this it seems but i am a bit restarted

[LT2483]

Correct. No chems if you want to stay in ghoulserker. I think the disguise used to make you lose feral faster, but I can't find any word on that now, so I think you really do just have to not use chems.

[spoggie]

I'm playing a Feral Ghoul character.
If you inspect the chems the game tells you the percentage effect for each one.
Stimpaks 0%
Some at 1%
The Mentat range 3%
The low ones can be handy if you need to do a Season daily that requires doing critical hits.
You don't stay sane long with those.
As far as performance enhancing chems go you need to avoid them if you want the feral melee boost.
Use Mutations, foodbuffs, magazines and bobbleheads if needs be.
My Feral uses a sub-optimal autoaxe and is able to match the melee damage of my smoothskins that use a Furious Pounders autoaxe.
It's a carnivore that uses glowing meat steaks but doesn't need to.
Which means it can solo the Guardian when Feral without Furious pounders.
It's just a bit quicker if it has a steak.

[steventirey]

Originally posted by LT2483:

Correct. No chems if you want to stay in ghoulserker. I think the disguise used to make you lose feral faster, but I can't find any word on that now, so I think you really do just have to not use chems.

There were penalties for the disguise on the test server. None of them made it onto the live servers. The only downside of wearing the disguise (other than having to wear a potato sack on your head) is you are unable to wear underarmor. But that isn't a big loss.

[Dracul]

yeah have to avoid chems (except stims) right now, carnivore + mutant hound chops (Or mutton dishes if your self loathing is high enough) along with magazines and boggleheads is the way.

[Tesityr]

Ah I see, so it's the Ghoul's bonus or Chems... Thanks for the info all!