Surviving fat man direct hit

[Simpson3k]

I was wondering if you can surfive a direct hit by a fat man with maxing out endurance and all available damage reduction perks only.

[Meadows]

probably.

[Simpson3k]

Well was thinking about to someday make a strenght, endurance maxed char only, focusing fully on melee both specials offer all needed perks i for that think. Might even be a good choice for an idiot savant build..no gun nut needed..so no int needed. Still fighting a nuke runner mutant..in melee...uhh..What damage does a nuke..energy and radiation i think..any physical damage?

[Rambo First Blunt]

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

I was wondering if you can surfive a direct hit by a fat man with maxing out endurance and all available damage reduction perks only.

I took a leg shot and barely survived , it wasn't a direct hit though, but it destroyed both of my power armor legs.

[Simpson3k]

Originally posted by Rambo First Blunt:

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

I was wondering if you can surfive a direct hit by a fat man with maxing out endurance and all available damage reduction perks only.

I did barely , it wasn't a direct hit though, but it destroyed both of my power armor legs.

ouch..PA has 1000+ or something..lol sorry for asking..perks bring something like 50 to each damage category i think.

[Atma]

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

Well was thinking about to someday make a strenght, endurance maxed char only, focusing fully on melee both specials offer all needed perks i for that think. Might even be a good choice for an idiot savant build..no gun nut needed..so no int needed. Still fighting a nuke runner mutant..in melee...uhh..What damage does a nuke..energy and radiation i think..any physical damage?

Honestly, the nuke runners are SO MUCH EASIER as a melee build than w/ guns.

Let them get close, swing, watch them die. Just that easy.

VATS them if you aren't great at timing your attack right when they run up on you (can take some getting used to), and they pretty much fall over.

Melee builds have more damage bonuses than ranged builds. Heck, one perk gives you a 50% damage bonus whenever you're standing still, which absolutely works in VATS.

Anything a gun can kill, a hammer will kill faster, provided that you're close enough to hit them w/ it.

...which is honestly pretty easy if you use your sprint or take Ninja.

[Simpson3k]

I think there is even a perk that increases melee range or something.

[jouertue]

more than plain perk DR could make the difference having the armor modded to absorb explosions

[jouertue]

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

I think there is even a perk that increases melee range or something.

blitz in agility tree. totally op

[cdf323]

I just survived on by a raider. She was a poor shot. :)

[Awen]

You can. I found wearing power armor, shooting up on medex, and having the rooted perk and the tough perk made me JUST barely survive a mini nuke.

[Simpson3k]

Perhaps mines are a good way to finish nuke mutants. If one walks right at you..drop a mine and walks backwards...

[Xyberviri]

the Fatman does like 450 damage

You might be able to get away with a direct hit if you max endurance.

You can take the Toughness which increases your damage resistance. You can also take Adamantium Skeleton which should prevent limb amputation.

You can take life giver which gives you +60 points of health and a slow health regeneration.

Stack ontop of that Rad Resitsance to descrease the damage you take, then also get Ghoulish which lets radiation heal you.

Then get into a X01 power armor and spec it for radiation resitance.

Iv'e had a fat man go off near me but not a direct aimed character hit.

There is a reason they whistle, when you hear it, run.

Originally posted by Simpson3k:

ouch..PA has 1000+ or something..lol sorry for asking..perks bring something like 50 to each damage category i think.

All togethere they have like 1000 points, the legs are like 250-450 depending on the variant.

[Urizen]

two words. Power Armor.

[Shrapnel]

two more:
difficulty level

[Kameraden]

Explosive resistance items likely would help a lot. Being they reduce damage based on 15% stack that together with your natural DR and ya...