Fallout New Vegas good class builds?

[csgo legend]

I recently just got the game fallout new vegas (Not on steam) and I love the game same with fallout 3. But I just don't ever like my builds by lvl 8 they are usually terrible and always getting destroyed. Does anybody have some builds they liked? I would just like to see what works for some people and see if it works for me.
Thanks!

[Tambam]

Eh....just do whatever you feel is good, but do NOT branch out into too many things early. Just pick a few things you want to specalize in and go for them.

You'll be fine whatever you do pretty much.

[csgo legend]

Originally posted by DANTE20XX:

Eh....just do whatever you feel is good, but do NOT branch out into too many things early. Just pick a few things you want to specalize in and go for them.

You'll be fine whatever you do pretty much.

In Morrowind,Oblivion and Skyrim I loved to rob houses,shops and stuff like that. But I noticed that there arn't as many places to rob as the elderscrolls series. So I don't find the sneak ability as usefull is it me not finding good places to rob or the game?

[Hope Estheim]

The way I go is a peaceful person but arm enough to defend myself. Speech, medicine, barter is a good trait if you are going peaceful, because speech can get you access to places. Medicine help heal damage, while barter get lower prices in stores.

[Woobie :3]

I usually tag Guns/Energy Weapons, Survival (maybe Medicine if you like that), Speech/Barter. Some others I like are Sneak (usually for combat and assassinations) and Repair.

[Mauno]

Originally posted by Chief Wahoo McDaniels:

I recently just got the game fallout new vegas (Not on steam)

On console?

Just asking, hm.

[YouDieNow]

Guns, Sneak, Repair are my 3 tags. I always put my Charisma to 1 as speech challenges are the least of my worries in the beginning of the game (if you do happen to find yourself in a speech challenge early, you can always use magazines, as well as clothes that boost your speech, as well as supplimenting them with Chems.) Strength 4 str (once you take the Weapons Handling perk which reduces all str requirements for weapons by 2, you'll be able to utilize almost every gun you come across without any aim penalties, with the exception of the heaviest. Don't forget, you can always buy Implants from the NV Medical Clinic as well although they are quite expensive), Endurance I usually keep at 5, while the rest going into Perception, Agility, Luck, and Intelligence.

This SPECIAL build has a few focuses in mind. Primary combat focus is Guns. Early, you'll use 9mms, 10mms, .22s, and 5.56s, and .308s. (That entails Pistols, and small caliber rifles such as Varmint Rifle, Hunting Rifle, Sniper Rifle, and my favorite early game gun to give you a ridiculous edge, the Rat Slayer.) Above average Perception allows you to spot the Red on your radar much earlier allow you to approach the situation from the best possible strategic angle, while being able to make sure you have a path to escape if things go south. Agility is self-explanitory. It allows you to have more AP, thus allowing you to quickly unleash VATS when the situation calls for it. There are some decent perks to allow for some pretty nice carnage (Grim Reaper, Commando/Gunslinger, Sniper, few others) with AP usage. Ingelligence is perhaps one of my most important SPECIAL, as it allows you to gather many more skill points down the line, with a lot of helpful intelligence related perks that come up to help with your time scavenging in the Wasteland. Luck, I always keep at 8 for one reason, and one reason only - Casinos (Once you get Naughty Nightware and Lucky Shades, you'll reach 10 luck, with or without an Implant.) Luck, besides determining your critical chance and bit of stat bonuses on the side, has a key role in how comfortably you will proceed in your playthrough. Once you reach Casinos, (and you will very shortly after starting) whether it is in Freeside at the Wrangler, or the various venues on the Strip, head STRAIGHT for the Black Jack table. This is the easiest way to earn caps in the game, by far, and will undoubtedly prepare you for any challenge in the future, Make a save before starting this, as you will need to reload quite a few times to get banned from each Casino for reaching the Cap payout limit. With high luck, you'll almost always receive a 2 card combination that adds to between 8 and 11, as well as have a much higher chance of receiving cards after you hit that get you to 21 (or as close to it). I've done this extensively with the different Luck values, and you'll see a SIGNIFICANT change in the chance for winning from 1 Luck versus 10. (10 almost guarantees that you can go 4 - 5 bets in a row and win consistently, allowing for very minimal reloads.) Always save after each round of winnings though, because you never know when you'll lose, and you want to keep as much of the winnings as possible. With this strategy, even before you get a few quests in, you'll be travelling around in Casino Comp armor, lugging around an Inventory full of caps, chems, stims, ammo, and guns.

Some playthrough strategies I follow each time are the following.
- I generally get my 3 tagged skills to approximately 50 before working on other skills.
- Lockpick is the very next skill I allocate points into, as getting it to 25 is crucial for looting early game lockers, cabinets, ammo boxes, and certain doors. And as a bonus, free exp never hurt from making a bit of caps.
- Boone and ED-E are my 2 choice companions for my journey throughout the game. I haven't found any other combination as pontent. ED-E allows you to extend your Perception range on your radar to pick up Reds MUCH further (almost to the point where you can't physically see them on your screen, but they appear on your HUD, while Boone has incredible Range support, so much that he can solo engage enemies and take down a good number of them before I even have to fire a shot.
- As much as people don't like to take the Karma loss, if you can find a Travelling Merchant early on, I normally kill one for his outfit (Hat + Clothes). Both give a +5 Barter Bonus, which is a big deal, as any extra caps you acculumate will allow you to be better prepared for supplies, information, or even bribery, if the situation calls for it.
- The story quest should be the least of your worries until you get yourself set up for the long haul. There is plenty more to do than just get to the end.. That's not what Fallout is meant for.

[mintedGhost]

I like a guns/speech/sneak build.

[Tambam]

Originally posted by Chief Wahoo McDaniels:

Originally posted by DANTE20XX:

Eh....just do whatever you feel is good, but do NOT branch out into too many things early. Just pick a few things you want to specalize in and go for them.

You'll be fine whatever you do pretty much.

In Morrowind,Oblivion and Skyrim I loved to rob houses,shops and stuff like that. But I noticed that there arn't as many places to rob as the elderscrolls series. So I don't find the sneak ability as usefull is it me not finding good places to rob or the game?

You can plant explosives on people instead of robbing houses! I mean you have to remember what the world is like...nobody is gonna have anything expensive and worth stealing in a place like that - most things you can just find.

Sneak is mainly for killing stuff. You get an automatic crit when you sneak attack (like in Elder Scrolls).

[zZMILEY]

I'm an experienced gamer and I love FONV and have been playing it for years. Listen to my recommendations and make the appropriate changes to fit your setting and i guarantee you will have a good time! This is easy. Fallout New vegas uses C++ programming and the damage algorithm is very simple! I've gotten this game down to a science, you basically choose your build of Guns, Melee or Energy. Melee is extremely OP and Energy weps are a lot better than guns, when it comes to SPECIAL do not waste points in luck, or charisma, and all perks you choose should be DMG oriented. Skill point distribution should be focused on your wep build, speech, medicine, and then possibly sneak. Use a 3 piece diagram when you build or character, which means you focus primarily on 3 skills. don't over exert your skills till you get to a high level. Follow that and you should pwn.
And one fun build id recommend is Explosives with 10 points of Luck, NOW THAT IS FUN!
Ive beaten the game over 5 times all on very hard difficulties, and if you are looking for a really good time, change the difficulty to very hard and try adding perks, not ones that necessarily change the game play, but add to it. For example, confirmed bachelor is cool! but you wouldn't waste a perk on it, adding it in through your ~ command is easy and now you just have more detail, it wont change the game majorly,, that's how i play. THIS GAME IS AWESOME!

Open up your ~ and type in player.addperk (inset number alpha code here)
NukaChemist 00165AE6
HandLoader 0016581B
JuryRigging 00165815
VigilantRecycler 00165816
PackRat 0014609B
TravelLight 00146096
ConfirmedBachelor 001361B4
CherchezLaFemme 001361B3 (for girl players)
LadyKiller 00094EB9
Explorer 00031DE5
Educated 00031DD8
SwiftLearner 00031DD3
Scrounger 00031DAA
LivingAnatomy 00146099
LongHaul 00146098

This may seem "cheap" but the majority of these are just in game add ons, Perks that would never normally be selected.
I also noticed that caps always seem to be a problem and you can't buy cool ♥♥♥♥!
So thats right, i add caps too, just so i can buy the stuff i want, and i only add a small amount to get me started. ENJOY!!!

player.additem 0000000f 100000

[Mauno]

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

I'm an experienced gamer and I love FONV and have been playing it for years. Listen to my recommendations and make the appropriate changes to fit your setting and i guarantee you will have a good time! This is easy. Fallout New vegas uses C++ programming and the damage algorithm is very simple! I've gotten this game down to a science

Riiiiiiiiight.

The damage formula is actually fairly complex, but fortunately, this being a video game, the computer does that for us. The programming language has nothing whatsoever to do with it, you're just spouting nonsense.

edit: scratch that, I had the entire damage formula here, but whatever.

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

and all perks you choose should be DMG oriented.

In a game that encourages non-violent approach to certain (most, in fact) situations?

But then you say

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

For example, confirmed bachelor is cool! but you wouldn't waste a perk on it

Confirmed Bachelor is a 10% damage increase against men.

That's pretty significant, especially for the type of mass murderer character you seem to enjoy.

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

Skill point distribution should be focused on your wep build, speech, medicine, and then possibly sneak.

Why?

Survival is far better than Medicine for healing. If you're going to do the science thing, you should pick the most efficient skills, yo.

What about Repair, Lockpick and Barter? Undeniably some of the most useful skills in the game.

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

I focus primarily on 3 skills. don't over exert your skills till you get to a high level.

Anyone with half a neuron and 10 minutes of experience with RPGs knows this. Specialization is good, that's common sense.

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

NukaChemist 00165AE6
HandLoader 0016581B
JuryRigging 00165815
VigilantRecycler 00165816
PackRat 0014609B
TravelLight 00146096
ConfirmedBachelor 001361B4
CherchezLaFemme 001361B3 (for girl players)
LadyKiller 00094EB9
Explorer 00031DE5
Educated 00031DD8
SwiftLearner 00031DD3
Scrounger 00031DAA
LivingAnatomy 00146099
LongHaul 00146098

This may seem "cheap" but the majority of these are just in game add ons, Perks that would never normally be selected.

Jury Rigging, Hand Loader and Educated are some of the absolute best perks in the game.

Confirmed Bachelor (and the other variants) are all decent too; a 10% damage increase is pretty good for a perk with no requirements.

Pack Rat is brilliant for scavenging, Vigilant Recycler is excellent for EW builds if GRA is installed.

The rest aren't as good (or are absolutely ♥♥♥♥, like Swift Learner), but I don't see a reason to add them by cheating.

[Vita, Mortis, Careo]

Originally posted by Mauno:

Jury Rigging, Hand Loader and Educated are some of the absolute best perks in the game.

Confirmed Bachelor (and the other variants) are all decent too; a 10% damage increase is pretty good for a perk with no requirements.

Pack Rat is brilliant for scavenging, Vigilant Recycler is excellent for EW builds if GRA is installed.

The rest aren't as good (or are absolutely ♥♥♥♥, like Swift Learner), but I don't see a reason to add them by cheating.

Jury Rigging is a fantasic perk. There is no end to the usefulness of being able to repair your weapon on the fly with the weapon of the guy you just shot down. And jury rigging is a must-have for anyone using guns (which in fact are not terrible).

[Mauno]

In fact, it's so damn good it's almost a cheat.

It makes you hundreds of thousands of caps and totally negates the item degradation mechanic.

[Luxia]

i agree with that guy

[csgo legend]

Originally posted by Mauno:

Originally posted by Chief Wahoo McDaniels:

I recently just got the game fallout new vegas (Not on steam)

On console?

Just asking, hm.

No I got non steam version for pc

[pannicatack]

Originally posted by Tigger the bloody ghost:

when it comes to SPECIAL do not waste points in luck, or charisma, and all perks you choose should be DMG oriented.

What if I want to roleplay as a guy who doesn't like murdering stuff? Or what if I want to score at the casino?