is stealth even possible(survival)?

[redy5]

Playing on survival(not sure if that matters), cannot into stealth. Perk lvl 3, muffled legs, silenced weapons, AGI 8. Whenever I try to sneak up on my target it either sees me (with hith back?) or I can only do 1 shot with ninja bonus and then they find me.
So the question - how the fcuk am I supposed to stealth this game? Maybe I forget something important?

[Ace]

you do walk slowly, right? i ask so bluntly because i didnt realise that until 5ish hours in the game... shame on me :D

by default you run so you have to hit the caps lock button to take the speed out of it

edit: having "sneak" on lv 4 eliminates the running penalty

[redy5]

Originally posted by R3aper:

you do walk slowly, right? i ask so bluntly because i didnt realise that until 5ish hours in the game... shame on me :D

by default you run so you have to hit the caps lock button to take the speed out of it

edit: having "sneak" on lv 4 eliminates the running penalty

Yes I am doing this too. But those raiders dont seem to care)

[Carton]

If you're talking about stealthing into melee range, then that is intended to be extremely difficult. You need a dedicated build, leather armor with all the stealth upgrades, a chameleon item helps, and make sure to walk slowly and stay out of line of sight. It's not something you can usually do at low levels.

[Momo The Goblin]

Get the blitz perk. Can meele from across the country

[Juzt_Lernin]

And I read something about turning your pip boy off when sneaking too.

[redy5]

Originally posted by Juzt_Lernin:

And I read something about turning your pip boy off when sneaking too.

how do you turn it off?

[Dequanacus]

Stealth is incredibly easy or incredibly difficult depending on where you're trying to hit from. You will almost never successfully sneak directly up to an enemy without a very dedicated build while you can easily get multiple supressed rifle sneak attacks as long as you're at a distance.

If you're using a rifle or pistol, just make sure to quickly move back somewhere dark if your enemies can reach your current position, otherwise, you'll easily be able to kill them all with but a single perk point in stealth. If you're using a shotty or melee weapon, you'll likely have to watch patrol patterns and wait for enemies to get close to you.

[PvtCorgi]

As someone who is currently doing this playthrough on survival, I can tell you it is very much possible to do. However, it can be extremely hard to pull of at times, which is why melee attacking from VATS while stealthed is extremely beneficial.

Also, standing completely still is usually enough for raiders and other enemies to completely bypass me despite them being in front of me. Give it a shot!

[Dequanacus]

Originally posted by Soryu Asuka redy5 Langley:

Originally posted by Juzt_Lernin:

And I read something about turning your pip boy off when sneaking too.

how do you turn it off?

I assume he means the flashlight aspect of it.

[juicy]

Originally posted by Soryu Asuka redy5 Langley:

Originally posted by Juzt_Lernin:

And I read something about turning your pip boy off when sneaking too.

how do you turn it off?

hold shift

[Codester]

You mean you use your pip boy light? That attracts enemy attention from way further away. Yeah the op just needs more levels, I just hit lv39 And with Max sneak, and most of the black ops magazines while wearing heavy combat nobody detects me.

[Codester]

Originally posted by Juiceh:

Originally posted by Soryu Asuka redy5 Langley:

how do you turn it off?

hold shift

No, it's hold tab.

[Minh Yung]

I´m playing a stealth style on survival. Here are things that affect your detection:

- Weight of your Armor
- Light in general (Pip Boy Light on / off too)
- Movement speed while sneaking (walk / run)
- Agility
- Certain Effects of Clothings

At the early levels it was quite difficult. I didn´t have the weapons to oneshot ppl or take them out from a good distance. Melee wasn´t possible at all except with a lot of luck or patience. By now (lvl 40) it´s so easy to go stealthmode since I`m having the perks and experience in how to do it. I even do it with powerarmor on and any weapons since I got used to it.

btw: its ok if they´re looking for you as long as you´re not in danger-mode. then your cover is blown

[GM Pax]

Originally posted by Soryu Asuka redy5 Langley:

Originally posted by Juzt_Lernin:

And I read something about turning your pip boy off when sneaking too.

how do you turn it off?

Not the whole pipboy - just the LIGHT. If you're using it to light up the area around you, that's kind of like waving a big neon sign saying "OVER HEEEEEERE! COME AND GEEEEEET ME!" :D

TO THE OP:

You need more Agility, for one. The higher your agility, the better your Sneaking will be.

Also, if you want to stealth, wear LIGHTER armor. Sure, the legs are muffled ... but what about your arms, and chest? Light or Ultra-light is your friend, there. Shadowed, alternately, if you're patient enough to wait for nightfall before sneaking around.

Another thought is: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. Sure, a silenced pistol is nice enough ... but a silenced RIFLE is better. For one, higher caliber bullet means more damage. For two, longer range means they're less likely to find you straight off. (You won't go straight to [DANGER] as often - it'll usually be [CAUTION] for a while.

Get a Hunting rifle or Sniper Rifle, chamber it for .50 if you have tne ammunition for that. Pop a silencer and a Long Recon Scope on it. Use the Recon Scope to find, and (automatically) MARK, every enemy in the area.

Then pick one, take your time to aim - don't forget the hold your breath - and go for a headshot. At the most, the ABSOLUTE most, take a second shot from that location.

Then MOVE MOVE MOVE MOVE ... do not sit in the same place and keep shooting, if there were any survivors in a position to see your victim die - or hear him cry out - they WILL be looking for you, and every shot you take from that same place will increase their odds of finding you. Cumulatively increase it.

So the tactic to use is "shoot-and-scoot". Before that first shot, have a couple decent "next place to go"'s picked out. Thwp, thwp, and be on your way.

Lather, rinse, and repeat as necessary. :)

[redy5]

Does it mean that if I wear only my jumpsuit I will be harder to detect?