how often do you guys actually use chems

[null]

i feel like i've never touched any chem other than rad-x (once or twice), radaway, and stimpaks

[Machika]

If I did not use console commands to increase my carryweight I probably would use alcohol and chems to increase strength.

[Pakratjr]

Many, many playthroughs over many characters over the years and never anything other than stims and radaway.

[Simple Kind of Man]

Originally posted by Machika:

If I did not use console commands to increase my carryweight I probably would use alcohol and chems to increase strength.

i mean i would never need to heal if i just took no dmg and forget all that pesky walking just fly.....

[socialmediaaddress3]

Originally posted by null:

i feel like i've never touched any chem other than rad-x (once or twice), radaway, and stimpaks

Same here.
They can be a real boost.
but I usually just level up more and then do the quests for same effect.
I sometimes give them to my settle ment guards though to use in a pinch. (I have a mod that ensures they use them. vanilla NPCs I am not sure they use anything but stimpacks and even those only sometimes.)

[worm_master]

occasionally, for Rambo style game play, Minigun Jet, Med-X, Psycho, Buffout, 98% of the time 'm drug an booze free.

Except if u decide to join cait, b4 her "Crisis" she loves it when u pop every chem under the sun, u can gain max affinity very quickly. After her "crisis" she disapproves of u popin pills,

[JonExx]

I tried most (not all) of them once, just to see what they would do.
During these "tests" I got three instant addictions, that took me a while to get cured. :D
Now I am using only Stimpacks and Rad-Away.
But as I am playing survival, I don't use them very often, really.

[Snowcrash000]

Same here, I only use Rad X and Rad Away somewhat regularly and I almost never use Stimpacks either. I've used Med X and Psycho once or twice, but that's pretty much it. Since I don't use VATS, I've been thinking that maybe I should use Jet more, but I don't wanna get addicted.

[null]

neat to see a good amnt of ppl here saying the reason they dont take chems is because of the addiction mechanic, the second i learned you can get addicted to chems i just never bothered to use them lol

[mikk011]

My characters use food buffs or cures as a first resort, but have no qualms about buffout or psycho or whatever when necessary. I do make sure I have the food items or detox meds to treat addiction in the field.

edit: in terms of "often", not very. I mostly don't get in situations where I need them.

[SlasH]

Using quite a lot especially against tough enemies e.g. to boost speed, hitpoints etc.

[B-o-B]

Every other heavy fight. No power armour so a gals gotta have something

[ZLKKM]

Literally all the time? Stimpaks, rad-x, rad-away, psycho, jet, buffout, psychobuff... and various items to cure addictions. Maybe I'm just noob lol but it helps a lot, especially jet it tough fights. Surprised with these comments. I was a huge drug addict in 3 and New Vegas too.

[null]

makes sense for newer players/no power armor characters tbh, i prefer use power armor whenever i can so heavy fights dont feel like too big of a deal

[Xenon The Noble]

SS uses Jet two times; when attacking the Forged (the door to where Jerk Finch is), and attacking the BOS on main deck of the Pigwhen after ruthlessly murdering the mad cyborg

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3214797734

Like Nancy Reagan said, "Just say no to drugs" or you get a drug rehab place named after you like "Betty Ford".

[NuclearSnail]

Never