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Complete overhaul of the Vanilla Perk Tree, Charisma challenges, V.A.T.S., and more! Over a dozen new full perks, mastery perks, and overall reblance of the perk tree.
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Thorgosh's Perk Overhaul and More
Did you feel like the Vanilla Perk Tree was a little bloated? To enjoy certain aspects of the game did you feel like your early/mid-game build was sidelined or pigeonholed? I did... But I fixed it! This is a complete overhaul of the Vanilla Perk Tree that bled over to Overhaul a few other things. Well originally it was a few things… now it’s quite a bit! (I shall be the next t3nd0!!! xD ) Under-the-hood changes include: Charisma Challenge Overhaul, Chem Overhaul, Cooking and Food Overhaul, V.A.T.S. adjustments, and more!
Table of Contents
-[001] What does this mod do? (And Changelog)
-[002] New Perks you say?
-[003] ...and what else?
-[004] Future Plans
-[005] Incompatibilities
-[006] Reviews, thanks, stuff
-[001] What does this mod do?
This mod overhauls the Vanilla Perk Tree by combining similar Perks and then replacing the now available Perks with awesome new Perks! I did this to allow players to enjoy more of the game regardless of their character build, but give the game more of an overall RPG feel. When crafting new perks and looking at the current system I found I was able to address some of the issues I had with the game. Charisma challenges didn't seem to scale in a way that made sense, you start with too high an accuracy in V.A.T.S., and Crits are fun! So I fixed all of that, too! There are some changes here and there, and we'll detail all these things in a bit, but that's the long and the short of it.
(Note: Best used on new playthrough. It won't make much sense for your Sniper who had NightPerson to now have Slayer which boosts melee Crit Chance. If you have a Perk I've disabled, you probably just lost a point. Or use one of the many “Respec” mods out there)
When starting a new character the best and MOST BALANCED build is to put all of your stats to 3. This ensures that with Bobbleheads you will have access to every Perk given a high enough level (Which is stupid high FYI.). Now that you’ve established a baseline, distribute the rest of your points, but don’t raise anything higher than 6. This balances the progression towards Perks that aren’t in your immediate build (When you see how I overhauled the SPECIAL Training Perks you will understand.).
v 1.0-1.7 - Base mod. Had to fix the Level up menu. Fixed small inconsistencies within the mod. Initial balances.
v 2.0 - 2.6 - Base changes to Chems introduced NukaWorld Patch
v 3.0-3.x - Cooking and Chem total Overhaul. Balance changes for them.
v 4.0-5.x - Check “Future Plans” Section.
-[002] New Perks you say?
Soooooooooooo many new perks! S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Training has been overhauled. You gain +1 to the Stat on odd ranks (+2 at Rank 9) and something specific to that S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute on even ranks. (IMPORTANT- This means you will only gain +6 to each SPECIAL so it is possible to lock yourself out of high rank perks! Without collecting Bobbleheads you require at least a 4 in a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat to gain access to all 10 Perks by the end of the game.) Mastery Perks have been added as the Rank 2 of the Level 1 stills. These become available at level 50 and you can only take one. These are akin to t3nd0's Focus or Mastery Perks from PerkusMaximus. All Level 1 Skills are now only 1 Rank (Plus the Mastery, but that’s just because I can’t add a +100% new Perk) and are "firmware upgrades" (just the title of the Perk, not like an item or anything) to your Pip-Boy... and they're pretty awesome for the most part. Levels 2 and 3 have 5 ranks, 4-6 have 4 ranks, and 7-10 have 3 ranks. There are a few exceptions. Let's just get into it!
Strength-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 STR, Rank 9 +2 STR.
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +25 Carry Weight and +5% Bashing Damage
V.A.B.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Butcher Software) (Broken Icon)
-If you can butcher a cow, you can butcher a person! Gain +5% melee damage, gain +5% damage to animals, and gain the ability to decapitate your enemies.
Mastery - +25% Melee Damage and +15% Crit with Melee Attacks
Martial Artist- (Uses Iron Fist Icon)
-Black belt skills! Your melee attacks do +5% damage.
-Your melee attacks now do +12% damage. Melee attacks have a 10% chance to disarm your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +22% damage. Melee attacks have a 25% chance to disarm your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +35% damage. Melee Critical hits will cripple your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +50% damage. Melee Critical hits will paralyze your opponent.
Toughness- (Uses Adamantium Skeleton Icon)
-Is it from pumping iron or iron bones? Who cares?!? You gain +5 Armor.
-You now gain +12 Armor.
-You now gain +22 Armor.
-You now gain +35 Armor.
-You now gain +50 Armor.
Blacksmith - (Uses Armorer Icon)
-Bring me steel! You gain access to Rank 1 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Armor.
-You gain access to Rank 2 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Energy Resist.
-You gain access to Rank 3 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Armor and Energy Resist.
-You gain access to Rank 4 armor mods. You also gain +10 Armor and Energy Resist.
Basher -
-Get up close and personal! Gun bashing does +20% damage. Bayoneted weapons have a 25% chance to cripple when bashing, non-bayoneted weapons have a 10% chance.
-Gun bashing now does +60% damage and gains +15% Critical hit chance.
-Gun bashing now does +120% damage, and bayoneted weapons deal +15% damage.
-Gun bashing does +200% damage. Bayoneted weapons have +10% Critical hit chance.
Powerful Presence - (Uses Toughness Icon)
-Intimidation never hurt anyone! You gain a +5% chance to succeed in dialogue checks.
-You now have a +10% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and targets are easier to pacify with Intimidation.
-You now have a +15% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and targets are even easier to pacify with Intimidation.
-You now have a +20% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and barter prices are 10% better.
Bum Rush - (Uses Pain Train Icon)
-Use these new skills to smash Kefka! You gain +50% V.A.T.S. melee distance when not sneaking.
-You now gain +125% V.A.T.S. melee distance while not sneaking, and you gain up to +10% damage depending on how far you travel.
-You now gain +200% V.A.T.S. melee distance while not sneaking and +100% while sneaking, and you gain up to +25% damage depending on how far you travel.
Sturdy Build - (Uses Steady Aim Icon)
-You make everything seem tiny! You suffer -10% weapon spread when hip-firing and can throw grenades 50% further.
-You now suffer -25% weapon spread when hip-firing, and worn armor weighs 20% less.
-You now suffer -45% weapon spread when hip-firing, and worn armor weighs 50% less.
Big Leagues -
-Swing for the fences! Your melee attacks hit all targets in front of you and deal +5% damage.
-You now deal +10% damage and gain 5% Armor Penetration with melee attacks
-You now deal +25% damage and gain 15% Armor Penetration with melee attacks
Slayer - (Uses Night Person Icon)
-Kill. It. All! When your Health drops below 25%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage Resistance and have +20% Critical hit chance with melee weapons while the effect lasts.
-You now gain +40 Damage Resistance and have +50% Critical Hit chance with melee attacks while Slayer is in effect.
-You now gain +60 Damage Resistance while Slayer is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.
Perception-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 PER, Rank 9 +2 PER
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +2.5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and +10% Sneak chance
V.A.W.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Weakness Scouter) (Uses Awareness Icon)
-It’s over 9000! You can view a target's specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S. and your attacks gain 5% Armor penetration.
Mastery - +50% damage with non-automatic weapons and gain detect life while crouching indoors.
Marksman- (Uses Rifleman Icon)
-Keep your distance long and your kill-count high! You deal +5% damage with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +10% damage and have +50% range with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +15% damage and gain 10% Armor Penetration with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +20% damage and gain 25% Armor Penetration with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +25% damage and gain a 15% chance to stagger with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
Sneak- (Uses Pickpocket Icon)
-Become whisper, become shadow! You are 5% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +10% chance to pickpocket. You can also place live grenades on opponents.
-You are now 12% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +25% chance to pickpocket. You no longer trigger floor-based traps.
-You are now 22% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +45% chance to pickpocket. You no longer trigger enemy mines.
-You are now 35% harder to detect while sneaking and have +70% chance to pickpocket. Running no longer adversely affects stealth.
-You are now 50% harder to detect while sneaking and have +100% chance to pickpocket. You can now pickpocket equipped items.
Gun Nut -
-2nd Amendment Rights in the 23rd Century! You gain access to Rank 1 gun mods and deal +5% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 2 gun mods and now deal +10% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 3 gun mods and now deal +15% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods and now deal +20% damage with ballistic weapons.
Lockpick - (CAN BE PATCHED BACK TO VANILLA (minus the unbreakable Lockpick thing... just a 3 Rank Investment))
-Locks only keep honest people out. You don't look honest! You can pick Novice locks.
-You can pick Advanced locks.
-You can pick Expert locks.
-You can pick Master locks.
Scrounger -
-Search check! Find more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted (the distance increases with each rank).
-You find even more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted at a further distance.
-You find EVEN more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted at an even further distance.
-There is a chance to gain ammo when firing the last round in your clip. Items with favorited components are highlighted at an EVEN further distance.
Sniper - (Uses Steady Aim Icon)
-It's all about focus! Non-automatic rifles cost -5% Action Points in V.A.T.S., and you can hold your breath 30% longer when aiming with scopes.
-Non-automatic rifles now cost -15% Action Points in V.A.T.S., and can hold your breath 75% longer when aiming with scopes.
-Non-automatic rifles now cost -30% Action Points in V.A.T.S and you now have +15% chance to headshot in V.A.T.S.
Scout - (Uses Sneak Icon)
-Preparation is the key to success! While out of combat, you gain +5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and move 10% faster while sneaking.
-While out of combat, you now gain +12% chance to hit in V.A.T.S., move 25% faster while sneaking, and 5% faster when not sneaking.
-While out of combat, you now gain +20% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and move 15% faster when not sneaking.
Mister Sandman -
-The element of surprise! You can instantly kill a sleeping person. You gain +50% extra damage on ranged and +100% on melee sneak attacks.
-You now deal +100% extra damage with ranged and +250% with melee sneak attacks. Your silenced weapons do an additional +20% sneak attack damage.
-You now deal +150% extra damage with ranged and +400% with melee sneak attacks. Your silenced weapons do an additional +50% sneak attack damage.
Penetrator -
-There's no place to hide! In V.A.T.S. you can target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover, but you suffer -80% accuracy.
-In V.A.T.S. when you target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover you suffer -50% accuracy.
-In V.A.T.S. when you target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover you suffer -10% accuracy.
Endurance-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 END, Rank 9 +2 END
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +5 Rad Resist and +20 HP
V.A.S.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Solar System) (Uses Solar Powered Icon)
Mastery - +25 Damage Resist normally, +50 Damage Resist while above 75% HP, +100 Damage Resist while below 25% HP
-Your Pip-Boy charges with solar energy! During the day you heal .5% of your maximum Health per second. At night you gain Night Vision while sneaking.
Heavy Gunner- (Minigun = Cryolator, Flamer, Miniguns - Heavy Ordinance = All other Heavy Guns)
-Big guns for big damage! You deal +5% damage with heavy guns.
-Your heavy guns now deal +10% damage and have +25% range.
-Your heavy guns deal +15% damage. You gain +25% Explosives Range, and miniguns have +15% Armor Penetration.
-Your heavy guns deal +20% damage. Miniguns have -20% weapon spread while hip-firing. Heavy Ordinance has a 15% chance to knockdown your opponent.
-Your heavy guns deal +25% damage. Miniguns have 5% chance to cripple their target. Heavy Ordinance has a 25% chance to cripple its target.
Rad Resistant-
-Exposure to the Wasteland has made you more resilient! You gain +5 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +12 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +22 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +35 Radiation Resistance.
-You now gain +50 Radiation Resistance.
Life Giver -
-Feed the Commonwealth with five boxes of InstaMash and two fish! You can cook Rank 1 recipes. You gain food effects even while hungry, and buffs from food last 25% longer.
-You can cook Rank 2 recipes, and buffs from food last 50% longer.
-You can cook Rank 3 recipes, and buffs from food last 75% longer.
-You can cook Rank 4 recipes. Food buffs have +100% effectiveness and duration.
Strong Back -
VANILLA
Cannibal -
-Functions the same, however Rank 3 Ghoulish (Ferals become friendly occasionally) is smashed between Ranks 2 and 3.
Aquaboy/girl -
-Water is your ally! You gain +10% swim speed, and you gain +25 Armor and Energy Resistance while swimming.
-You become totally undetectable while submerged.
-You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater.
Lead Liver - (Uses Lead Belly Icon)
-Your early twenties prepared you for this! You cannot be addicted to alcohol.
-Alcohol effects have +100% duration and Gwinnett Beer’s secondary effect is doubled.
-You gain +50 Carry Weight while under the effects of alcohol.
Major League Doper - (Uses Chem Resistant Icon)
-No one is THIS good naturally! You have a 25% chance to resist Chem addiction, and if you do become addicted you only suffer 50% of the effect.
-You now have a 50% chance to resist Chem addiction. Buffout Chems now add 100 Max Health, and Psycho Chems have their Damage Reduction effect increased to -25%.
-You now have a 75% chance to resist Chem addiction, and Hard Chem effects have +50% duration.
Rooted -
-You're part tree! While standing still you gain +10 Damage Resistance, your melee attacks deal +20% damage, and you suffer -40% incoming stagger.
-While standing still you now gain +25 Damage Resistance, your melee attacks deal +50% damage, and you suffer no incoming stagger.
-While standing still you have +50 Damage Resistance, and you may automatically disarm enemies that use melee weapons against you.
Charisma-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 CHA, Rank 9 +2 CHA
Ranks 2/4/6/8 Companions do +5% damage, +5% chance to succeed in Charisma Challenges.
V.A.P.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Productivity Software) (Broken Icon)
-Let Vault-Tec do the heavy lifting when it comes to resource management! You can set up supply lines between settlements, and barter prices are 5% better. (Also needed to build Shops in Settlements, but that’s it! Benches require appropriate Perks.)
-Mastery - +100% Companion Damage +2500 Cap Invest
Attack Dog-
-Man's best friend! Dogmeat can hold an enemy, giving you a +4% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S.
-When Dogmeat holds an enemy you now gain a +10% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. Dogmeat now has a 5% chance to disarm opponents.
-When Dogmeat holds an enemy you now gain a +25% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. Dogmeat now has a 15% chance to disarm opponents.
-Dogmeat gains a 15% Critical hit chance.
-When your dog holds an enemy, there's a chance he'll cause them to bleed or cripple the limb he's biting.
Lone Wanderer-
-Who needs friends, anyway? Right!?! When adventuring without a companion you take -5% damage and gain +25 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion you take -15% damage and gain +50 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion you take -30% damage and gain +100 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion, you do +10% damage.
-When adventuring without a companion, you do +25% damage.
Cap Collector -
-You've mastered the art of the deal! Your barter prices are 3% better. You can invest 100 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 8% better. You can now invest 300 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 15% better. You can now invest 600 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 25% better. You can now invest 1000 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
Black Widow/Lady Killer -
-(x) suffer +5% damage in combat, and are 5% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(x) suffer +15% damage in combat, and are 15% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(x) suffer +35% damage in combat, and are 35% easier to persuade in dialogue.
Cherchez La Femme/Confirmed Bachelor - (Uses Party Boy/Girl Icon) (Gay/Bisexual Counterpart to BW/LK)
-(y) suffer +5% damage in combat, and are 5% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(y) suffer +15% damage in combat, and are 15% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(y) suffer +35% damage in combat, and are 35% easier to persuade in dialogue.
Inspirational -
-Switched Rank 1 and 3 Bonus
Animal Friend/Wasteland Whisperer/Intimidation -
VANILLA
Intelligence-
Training - Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 INT, Rank 9 +2 INT
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +5 Energy Resist and +25% Fusion Core duration
V.A.N.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Navigation System)
-Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S. while outside of combat. While in combat you gain +5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S.
-Mastery - +50% Laser, Plasma, and Cryo damage. +25% XP
Medicinal Chemistry- (Uses Medic Icon)
-You are the doctor in the house! You can now make Stimpaks and RadAway at Chem Stations. They now heal +20% of your total HP. Chems have +10% duration.
-You can create more Chems at the Chem Station. Stimpaks and RadAway now heal +40% of your total health. Chems now have +25% duration.
-You can create even more Chems at the Chem Station. Stimpaks and RadAway now heal +60% of your total health. Chems now have +45% duration.
-Stimpaks and RadAway restore your total HP. Chems have +70% duration.
-Stimpaks and RadAway work much more quickly. Chems have +100% duration.
Refractor-
-You must be part mirror! You gain +5 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +12 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +22 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +35 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +50 Energy Resistance.
Science -
VANILLA
Hacker - (CAN BE PATCHED BACK TO VANILLA!!!!)
-Firewall? More like cakewalk! You can hack Novice terminals. (No Lockout timer anymore)
-You can hack Advanced terminals.
-You can hack Expert terminals.
-You can hack Master terminals.
Scrapper -
-Ranks 1 and 2 are the same. 3 and 4 add +50% scrapped goods.
True Mentat - (Uses Chemist Icon)
-It is by will alone that you set your mind in motion! You gain a +5% chance to succeed in dialogue checks and cannot be addicted to Casual Chems.
-You now have +10% success chance in dialogue checks and 5% better barter prices. Casual Chems have +50% duration.
-You now have +15% success chance in dialogue checks and better barter prices. Casual chems have +100% duration.
Robotics Expert -
VANILLA
(I highly suggest using Ranged Robitics Expert - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14456/? Load after my mod)
Nuclear Physicist -
Took away the Fusion Core Aspect but added Pain Train’s effects and smashed ‘em here. Didn’t make sense to get in a suit that gave you 11 Flat Strength when you obviously have a base stat of 10 Strength to take the perk.
Nerd Rage -
-Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 25%, time slows and you gain +10 Damage Resistance and do +10% damage while the effect lasts.
-You now gain +20 Damage Resistance and do +20% damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. You also gain +20% chance to hit in V.A.T.S.
-You now gain +30 Damage Resistance and do +30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.
Agility-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 AGI, Rank 9 +2 AGI
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +10 AP -5% weapon spread while hip-firing
V.A.R.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Reloading System) (Uses Quick Hands Icon)
-Vault-Tec can help with that pesky empty clip problem! Reload 25% faster and reloading cost -50% Action Points in V.A.T.S.
-Mastery - +50% automatic weapon damage. When under 30% HP slow time, take -90% weapon spread while hip-firing, double your crit with automatic weapons
Commando-
-Always put your gun in "Full PEW" when readying your weapon! You deal +5% damage with automatic pistols and rifles.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +10% damage and have +20% range.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +15% damage and suffer -10% weapon spread when hip-firing.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +20% damage and suffer -25% weapon spread when hip-firing.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +25% damage and gain a 5% chance to stagger their target.
Moving Target-
-They can't hurt what they can't hit! You gain +5 Damage Resistance and +5 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +12 Damage Resistance and +12 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +22 Damage Resistance and +22 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +35 Damage Resistance and +35 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +50 Damage Resistance and +50 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
Demolitions Expert -
-The bigger the boom, the better! You can craft explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +10% damage, and grenades gain a throwing arc.
-You can craft Rank 2 explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +25% damage, and you take -25% damage from explosives.
-You can craft Rank 3 explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +45% damage and affect a +25% larger area.
-You can craft Rank 4 explosives. Your explosives now do +70% damage, and mines and grenades shot in V.A.T.S. explode for +100% damage, too.
Action Boy/Girl
-There's no time to waste! Your Action Points regenerate 10% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 25% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 50% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 75% faster.
Fleet of Foot - (Uses Blitz Icon)
-...and all that! Sprinting cost -10% Action Points.
-Sprinting cost -25% Action Points, and you now take -25% falling damage.
-Sprinting now cost -50% Action Points, and you move 5% faster.
-Sprinting now cost -75% Action Points, and you now sprint 10% faster.
Ninja Reflexes - (Uses Ninja Icon)
- You flow like water! Attacks in V.A.T.S. consume -5% Action Points.
-Attacks in V.A.T.S. now consume -15% Action Points.
-Attacks in V.A.T.S. now consume -30% Action Points.
Quickdraw - (Uses Gunslinger Icon)
-Did you shoot five or six shots? You don't know! You have a 5% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
-You have a 15% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
-You have a 25% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
Concentrated Fire -
-Stay focused! In V.A.T.S. every attack on the same body part gains +5% accuracy.
-Every attack on the same body part in V.A.T.S. now gains +10% accuracy and +5% damage.
-Every attack on the same body part in V.A.T.S. now gains +15% accuracy and +15% damage.
Gun Fu -
-The gun kata treats the gun as a total weapon! Do +15% damage to your second V.A.T.S. and +25% damage to your third target and beyond.
-In V.A.T.S. you do +50% damage to your fourth target and beyond.
-In V.A.T.S. you instantly do a Critical Hit against your fifth target and beyond.
Luck-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 LUK, Rank 9 +2 LUK
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +10% chance to hit/succeed in V.A.T.S./dialogue
V.A.M.S.- (Vault-Tec Assigned Mysterious Stranger) (Uses Mysterious Stranger Icon)
-Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares?!? Vault-Tec's own Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency...
-Mastery - +10 Damage, Damage Resist, VATS, Crit, Dialogue, XP
Fortune Finder-
-Vanilla up until last point which increases chance to rain caps
Bloody Mess-
-Go for the eyes, you! Go for the eyes! You gain +3% bonus damage, and enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste.
-You now inflict +8% damage in combat.
-You now inflict +13% damage in combat.
-You now inflict +20% damage in combat.
-When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate.
“Never Lucky” - (Uses Ghoulish Icon)
-World's blown away, spouse is dead, son is gone-- but you're alive! Even if you get shot a lot, at least it misses the important stuff! You suffer -5% damage.
-You now suffer -12% damage.
-You now suffer -20% damage.
-You now suffer -30% damage.
Idiot Savant-Ricochet
VANILLA (Just switch Critical Banker and Better Criticals)
-[003] ...and what else?
Under the hood changes
-I re-introduced non-V.A.T.S. crits. You have +1% chance to Crit per Luck and another +1% on melee weapons per Strength. Automatics have their Crit chance quartered (i.e. 20 Luck = 20% Crit, but 5% with automatics). I also lowered the rate you gain Crit in V.A.T.S. slightly to compensate.
-I nerfed Chance to Hit in V.A.T.S. by ~25% and increased range modifiers by ~25% as well. This is balanced by giving you plenty of opportunities throughout the Perk tree to increase this value or increase your range with certain weapons.
-(This part can be removed through a patch file) You can’t just walk up and hack a computer or pick a lock like Terminator Salvation’s epic hacking USB stick. You have to be trained in it. The minigames are also slightly more difficult as there is not too big a reprecussion for failure. I highly recommend Hacking101. Lockpicking101, and LockyBastard to run along side these changes.
-Charisma challenges have been completely overhauled. You gain +12.5/7/5% chance to pass Easy/Medium/Hard challenges per point of Charisma. The buffs to Charisma Challenges you get through the Perk tree are flat across all ranks. So if you have +15% chance to succeed in dialogue and only 4 charisma you have 4*(12.5/7/5) + 15 = 65/43/35% chance to succeed in Easy/Medium/Hard challenges. This new system should allow for plenty of chance to fail, but a more graceful transition as you level your character up, regardless of build.
Other Major Overhaul
-Chems and Cooking have also been overhauled. I didn’t like basic combo drugs and I always feel cooking falls short. Let’s start with Chems.
Chems have now been split up into different categories: Alcohol, Medical, Casual, and Hard.
Alcohol is buffed by Lead Liver in the Endurance Tree. Alcohol mainly buffs STR. Beer has a 5% addiction rate and Hard Liquor has a 15% addiction rate.
Medical Chems include MedX, RadX, and various Blood Packs. They are buffed through Medical Chemistry in the INT Tree. This is also how you learn to Craft Chems. MedX has a 10% addiction rate.
Casual Chems include various Mentats and Day Tripper. They have the smallest buff and addiction effect of the tradition chems and have a 5% addiction rate. Specialized Mentats have a 15% addiction rate.
Hard Chems include everything else, and are buffed by Major League Doper in the END Tree. These have had the most changes. Buffout now revolves less around STR and more around END effects. Clamex and DaddyO buff Lockpicking and Hacking respectively. These have a 15% addiction rate. Specialized Versions of Buffout, Jet, and Psycho can now be crafted. These include:
Buffout - Buffmax, ROIDS! , Steady
Psycho - Overdrive, Fury, Catseye
Jet- Jet Fuel, Super Jet, Ultra Jet
These have a 35% addiction rate and have specialized effects. Any duplicate effects will obviously dispel… so use the stronger chems last!
Cooking has also been completely Overhauled. To cook higher level meat you need LifeGiver Rank 1. To make basic meals and soups you need Rank 2. For more advanced meals you need Rank 3. And to make feasts that buff your companions you need Rank 4.
The higher level the meat the bigger the buff. The more work you put into the dish the longer the buff lasts, or you may even combine a couple of buffs into one dish.
Baked Goods and Egg dishes are now a thing. So much other cool food stuff!
-[004] Future Plans (v. 4.0 - 5.x)
-I want to make the base mods work like NukaWorld with the two Perk Requirements… I think It leads to a more stable flow to gameplay and upgrading your character and their weapon.
-I want to add more to the cooking
-I want to add more to the late game as more mods come out to lengthen the enemy encounters to higher levels
-I want to change the way HP scale throughout the game.
-[005] Incompatibilities
Obviously anything that changes any perks. Perks in the Perk Tree, the Player Perk, most Companion Perks, and Perks assigned to the Player (so any mod that changes the “Player” or any of the companion npc files as well, not as many as you’d think).
Anything that changes V.A.T.S. numbers (slow down time or damage taken changes can are fine, just not Perception/Range/Gun multipliers)
Changes to Cooking or Chems will also be incompatible. I had compatibility patches up for a couple of these overhauls, but can no longer support them due to how much I have altered the base system.
Modifiers to out of VATS crits, buffs to VATS, Power Armor effect, or Charisma Challenges can lead to obvious balance issues, as I have worked to balance all of these things within the mod. Furthermore depending on how the MA went about providing these changes there could be compatibility issues as well.
Be sure to download the patches you need for the DLC you have. Some mods will have patches, too. I will list them below.
Not technically incompatible, but could make some things weird and other things make you slightly overpowered: Mojave/Wasteland Imports. I ran this for a long time, but the MA’s most recent update has provided a few more clashes with my Overhaul and my game than I can currently fix properly.
Currently Patched:
Hacking 101 - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15033/?
Lockpicking 101 - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15024/?
Locky Bastard - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13380/?
Valdacil's Item Sorting - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3877/?
Customizable Needs and Realistic Aide Side Effects - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13124/?
Pipe Weapon Overhaul - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7556/?
Suggested Load Order and Baseline for Awesome Playthrough
Fallout.esm
DLC.esm
UFO4Patch.esm
MergedVIS.esm (I suggest Merging your VIS to save on plugin space)
Guns, Settlements, and Such
Hacking101.esm
Lockpicking101.esm
LockyBastard.esm
CN+RASE.esm
Thorgosh’s Perk… .esm
PipeWeaponRedux.esm
Ranged Robitics Expert - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14456/?
Patches that aren’t for TPOM
(TPOM Merged - I suggest Merging your TPOM patches until I can figure out how to do so easily for you guys, be sure to overwrite any files covered by TPOM VIS and a different patch with the other patch. Otherwise it’s not doing any patching lol)
TPOM DLCs.esm
TPOM VIS.esm
TPOM RASE
TPOM Hacking.esm
TPOM Ultimate Lockpicking.esm
TPOM PWO.esm
-[005] Reviews, thanks, stuff
Reviews - “I worked really freakin’ hard on this. It’s pretty much the coolest thing I’ve done… or played (that I’ve had a hand in)” - Me
“I just wanted to say thanks for your mod. One of my favorites and can't wait to see what you do in [the] future.”
“Basically, what I'm saying is, I really like the vanilla game and [that it] explored a lot of interesting builds, but your mod has made a lot of the less interesting perks more interesting, or swapped them for entirely new, better perks, and that's diversified what I do even more, and I'm always looking for excuses to play the game again in a slightly different way. Thank you.”
<Space Reserved for video reviews, just message me, or leave a comment if you would like to showcase>
<Space Reserved for Gopher, Brodual, MXR, AlChestBreach, maybe even Oxhorn> ;)
Thanks - I’d like to thank my girlfriend for not leaving me this last couple of months while I stared at a screen going “Now what does this value do?” and encouraging me to see the project through. My friends have also been super supportive- Thanks! I’d like to thank Blind Guardian and Nobuo Uematsu for giving me hours worth of music to listen to. I’d also like to thank Pepsi and craft beer. Oh, and Bethesda is pretty dope for making this game.
Did you feel like the Vanilla Perk Tree was a little bloated? To enjoy certain aspects of the game did you feel like your early/mid-game build was sidelined or pigeonholed? I did... But I fixed it! This is a complete overhaul of the Vanilla Perk Tree that bled over to Overhaul a few other things. Well originally it was a few things… now it’s quite a bit! (I shall be the next t3nd0!!! xD ) Under-the-hood changes include: Charisma Challenge Overhaul, Chem Overhaul, Cooking and Food Overhaul, V.A.T.S. adjustments, and more!
Table of Contents
-[001] What does this mod do? (And Changelog)
-[002] New Perks you say?
-[003] ...and what else?
-[004] Future Plans
-[005] Incompatibilities
-[006] Reviews, thanks, stuff
-[001] What does this mod do?
This mod overhauls the Vanilla Perk Tree by combining similar Perks and then replacing the now available Perks with awesome new Perks! I did this to allow players to enjoy more of the game regardless of their character build, but give the game more of an overall RPG feel. When crafting new perks and looking at the current system I found I was able to address some of the issues I had with the game. Charisma challenges didn't seem to scale in a way that made sense, you start with too high an accuracy in V.A.T.S., and Crits are fun! So I fixed all of that, too! There are some changes here and there, and we'll detail all these things in a bit, but that's the long and the short of it.
(Note: Best used on new playthrough. It won't make much sense for your Sniper who had NightPerson to now have Slayer which boosts melee Crit Chance. If you have a Perk I've disabled, you probably just lost a point. Or use one of the many “Respec” mods out there)
When starting a new character the best and MOST BALANCED build is to put all of your stats to 3. This ensures that with Bobbleheads you will have access to every Perk given a high enough level (Which is stupid high FYI.). Now that you’ve established a baseline, distribute the rest of your points, but don’t raise anything higher than 6. This balances the progression towards Perks that aren’t in your immediate build (When you see how I overhauled the SPECIAL Training Perks you will understand.).
v 1.0-1.7 - Base mod. Had to fix the Level up menu. Fixed small inconsistencies within the mod. Initial balances.
v 2.0 - 2.6 - Base changes to Chems introduced NukaWorld Patch
v 3.0-3.x - Cooking and Chem total Overhaul. Balance changes for them.
v 4.0-5.x - Check “Future Plans” Section.
-[002] New Perks you say?
Soooooooooooo many new perks! S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Training has been overhauled. You gain +1 to the Stat on odd ranks (+2 at Rank 9) and something specific to that S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute on even ranks. (IMPORTANT- This means you will only gain +6 to each SPECIAL so it is possible to lock yourself out of high rank perks! Without collecting Bobbleheads you require at least a 4 in a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat to gain access to all 10 Perks by the end of the game.) Mastery Perks have been added as the Rank 2 of the Level 1 stills. These become available at level 50 and you can only take one. These are akin to t3nd0's Focus or Mastery Perks from PerkusMaximus. All Level 1 Skills are now only 1 Rank (Plus the Mastery, but that’s just because I can’t add a +100% new Perk) and are "firmware upgrades" (just the title of the Perk, not like an item or anything) to your Pip-Boy... and they're pretty awesome for the most part. Levels 2 and 3 have 5 ranks, 4-6 have 4 ranks, and 7-10 have 3 ranks. There are a few exceptions. Let's just get into it!
Strength-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 STR, Rank 9 +2 STR.
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +25 Carry Weight and +5% Bashing Damage
V.A.B.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Butcher Software) (Broken Icon)
-If you can butcher a cow, you can butcher a person! Gain +5% melee damage, gain +5% damage to animals, and gain the ability to decapitate your enemies.
Mastery - +25% Melee Damage and +15% Crit with Melee Attacks
Martial Artist- (Uses Iron Fist Icon)
-Black belt skills! Your melee attacks do +5% damage.
-Your melee attacks now do +12% damage. Melee attacks have a 10% chance to disarm your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +22% damage. Melee attacks have a 25% chance to disarm your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +35% damage. Melee Critical hits will cripple your opponent.
-Your melee attacks now do +50% damage. Melee Critical hits will paralyze your opponent.
Toughness- (Uses Adamantium Skeleton Icon)
-Is it from pumping iron or iron bones? Who cares?!? You gain +5 Armor.
-You now gain +12 Armor.
-You now gain +22 Armor.
-You now gain +35 Armor.
-You now gain +50 Armor.
Blacksmith - (Uses Armorer Icon)
-Bring me steel! You gain access to Rank 1 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Armor.
-You gain access to Rank 2 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Energy Resist.
-You gain access to Rank 3 armor and melee weapon mods. You also gain +5 Armor and Energy Resist.
-You gain access to Rank 4 armor mods. You also gain +10 Armor and Energy Resist.
Basher -
-Get up close and personal! Gun bashing does +20% damage. Bayoneted weapons have a 25% chance to cripple when bashing, non-bayoneted weapons have a 10% chance.
-Gun bashing now does +60% damage and gains +15% Critical hit chance.
-Gun bashing now does +120% damage, and bayoneted weapons deal +15% damage.
-Gun bashing does +200% damage. Bayoneted weapons have +10% Critical hit chance.
Powerful Presence - (Uses Toughness Icon)
-Intimidation never hurt anyone! You gain a +5% chance to succeed in dialogue checks.
-You now have a +10% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and targets are easier to pacify with Intimidation.
-You now have a +15% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and targets are even easier to pacify with Intimidation.
-You now have a +20% chance to succeed in dialogue checks, and barter prices are 10% better.
Bum Rush - (Uses Pain Train Icon)
-Use these new skills to smash Kefka! You gain +50% V.A.T.S. melee distance when not sneaking.
-You now gain +125% V.A.T.S. melee distance while not sneaking, and you gain up to +10% damage depending on how far you travel.
-You now gain +200% V.A.T.S. melee distance while not sneaking and +100% while sneaking, and you gain up to +25% damage depending on how far you travel.
Sturdy Build - (Uses Steady Aim Icon)
-You make everything seem tiny! You suffer -10% weapon spread when hip-firing and can throw grenades 50% further.
-You now suffer -25% weapon spread when hip-firing, and worn armor weighs 20% less.
-You now suffer -45% weapon spread when hip-firing, and worn armor weighs 50% less.
Big Leagues -
-Swing for the fences! Your melee attacks hit all targets in front of you and deal +5% damage.
-You now deal +10% damage and gain 5% Armor Penetration with melee attacks
-You now deal +25% damage and gain 15% Armor Penetration with melee attacks
Slayer - (Uses Night Person Icon)
-Kill. It. All! When your Health drops below 25%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage Resistance and have +20% Critical hit chance with melee weapons while the effect lasts.
-You now gain +40 Damage Resistance and have +50% Critical Hit chance with melee attacks while Slayer is in effect.
-You now gain +60 Damage Resistance while Slayer is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.
Perception-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 PER, Rank 9 +2 PER
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +2.5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and +10% Sneak chance
V.A.W.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Weakness Scouter) (Uses Awareness Icon)
-It’s over 9000! You can view a target's specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S. and your attacks gain 5% Armor penetration.
Mastery - +50% damage with non-automatic weapons and gain detect life while crouching indoors.
Marksman- (Uses Rifleman Icon)
-Keep your distance long and your kill-count high! You deal +5% damage with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +10% damage and have +50% range with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +15% damage and gain 10% Armor Penetration with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +20% damage and gain 25% Armor Penetration with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
-You deal +25% damage and gain a 15% chance to stagger with non-automatic pistols and rifles.
Sneak- (Uses Pickpocket Icon)
-Become whisper, become shadow! You are 5% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +10% chance to pickpocket. You can also place live grenades on opponents.
-You are now 12% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +25% chance to pickpocket. You no longer trigger floor-based traps.
-You are now 22% harder to detect while sneaking and have a +45% chance to pickpocket. You no longer trigger enemy mines.
-You are now 35% harder to detect while sneaking and have +70% chance to pickpocket. Running no longer adversely affects stealth.
-You are now 50% harder to detect while sneaking and have +100% chance to pickpocket. You can now pickpocket equipped items.
Gun Nut -
-2nd Amendment Rights in the 23rd Century! You gain access to Rank 1 gun mods and deal +5% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 2 gun mods and now deal +10% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 3 gun mods and now deal +15% damage with ballistic weapons.
-You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods and now deal +20% damage with ballistic weapons.
Lockpick - (CAN BE PATCHED BACK TO VANILLA (minus the unbreakable Lockpick thing... just a 3 Rank Investment))
-Locks only keep honest people out. You don't look honest! You can pick Novice locks.
-You can pick Advanced locks.
-You can pick Expert locks.
-You can pick Master locks.
Scrounger -
-Search check! Find more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted (the distance increases with each rank).
-You find even more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted at a further distance.
-You find EVEN more ammunition in containers. Items with favorited components are highlighted at an even further distance.
-There is a chance to gain ammo when firing the last round in your clip. Items with favorited components are highlighted at an EVEN further distance.
Sniper - (Uses Steady Aim Icon)
-It's all about focus! Non-automatic rifles cost -5% Action Points in V.A.T.S., and you can hold your breath 30% longer when aiming with scopes.
-Non-automatic rifles now cost -15% Action Points in V.A.T.S., and can hold your breath 75% longer when aiming with scopes.
-Non-automatic rifles now cost -30% Action Points in V.A.T.S and you now have +15% chance to headshot in V.A.T.S.
Scout - (Uses Sneak Icon)
-Preparation is the key to success! While out of combat, you gain +5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and move 10% faster while sneaking.
-While out of combat, you now gain +12% chance to hit in V.A.T.S., move 25% faster while sneaking, and 5% faster when not sneaking.
-While out of combat, you now gain +20% chance to hit in V.A.T.S. and move 15% faster when not sneaking.
Mister Sandman -
-The element of surprise! You can instantly kill a sleeping person. You gain +50% extra damage on ranged and +100% on melee sneak attacks.
-You now deal +100% extra damage with ranged and +250% with melee sneak attacks. Your silenced weapons do an additional +20% sneak attack damage.
-You now deal +150% extra damage with ranged and +400% with melee sneak attacks. Your silenced weapons do an additional +50% sneak attack damage.
Penetrator -
-There's no place to hide! In V.A.T.S. you can target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover, but you suffer -80% accuracy.
-In V.A.T.S. when you target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover you suffer -50% accuracy.
-In V.A.T.S. when you target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover you suffer -10% accuracy.
Endurance-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 END, Rank 9 +2 END
Ranks 2/4/6/8 +5 Rad Resist and +20 HP
V.A.S.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Solar System) (Uses Solar Powered Icon)
Mastery - +25 Damage Resist normally, +50 Damage Resist while above 75% HP, +100 Damage Resist while below 25% HP
-Your Pip-Boy charges with solar energy! During the day you heal .5% of your maximum Health per second. At night you gain Night Vision while sneaking.
Heavy Gunner- (Minigun = Cryolator, Flamer, Miniguns - Heavy Ordinance = All other Heavy Guns)
-Big guns for big damage! You deal +5% damage with heavy guns.
-Your heavy guns now deal +10% damage and have +25% range.
-Your heavy guns deal +15% damage. You gain +25% Explosives Range, and miniguns have +15% Armor Penetration.
-Your heavy guns deal +20% damage. Miniguns have -20% weapon spread while hip-firing. Heavy Ordinance has a 15% chance to knockdown your opponent.
-Your heavy guns deal +25% damage. Miniguns have 5% chance to cripple their target. Heavy Ordinance has a 25% chance to cripple its target.
Rad Resistant-
-Exposure to the Wasteland has made you more resilient! You gain +5 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +12 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +22 Radiation Resistance
-You now gain +35 Radiation Resistance.
-You now gain +50 Radiation Resistance.
Life Giver -
-Feed the Commonwealth with five boxes of InstaMash and two fish! You can cook Rank 1 recipes. You gain food effects even while hungry, and buffs from food last 25% longer.
-You can cook Rank 2 recipes, and buffs from food last 50% longer.
-You can cook Rank 3 recipes, and buffs from food last 75% longer.
-You can cook Rank 4 recipes. Food buffs have +100% effectiveness and duration.
Strong Back -
VANILLA
Cannibal -
-Functions the same, however Rank 3 Ghoulish (Ferals become friendly occasionally) is smashed between Ranks 2 and 3.
Aquaboy/girl -
-Water is your ally! You gain +10% swim speed, and you gain +25 Armor and Energy Resistance while swimming.
-You become totally undetectable while submerged.
-You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater.
Lead Liver - (Uses Lead Belly Icon)
-Your early twenties prepared you for this! You cannot be addicted to alcohol.
-Alcohol effects have +100% duration and Gwinnett Beer’s secondary effect is doubled.
-You gain +50 Carry Weight while under the effects of alcohol.
Major League Doper - (Uses Chem Resistant Icon)
-No one is THIS good naturally! You have a 25% chance to resist Chem addiction, and if you do become addicted you only suffer 50% of the effect.
-You now have a 50% chance to resist Chem addiction. Buffout Chems now add 100 Max Health, and Psycho Chems have their Damage Reduction effect increased to -25%.
-You now have a 75% chance to resist Chem addiction, and Hard Chem effects have +50% duration.
Rooted -
-You're part tree! While standing still you gain +10 Damage Resistance, your melee attacks deal +20% damage, and you suffer -40% incoming stagger.
-While standing still you now gain +25 Damage Resistance, your melee attacks deal +50% damage, and you suffer no incoming stagger.
-While standing still you have +50 Damage Resistance, and you may automatically disarm enemies that use melee weapons against you.
Charisma-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 CHA, Rank 9 +2 CHA
Ranks 2/4/6/8 Companions do +5% damage, +5% chance to succeed in Charisma Challenges.
V.A.P.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Productivity Software) (Broken Icon)
-Let Vault-Tec do the heavy lifting when it comes to resource management! You can set up supply lines between settlements, and barter prices are 5% better. (Also needed to build Shops in Settlements, but that’s it! Benches require appropriate Perks.)
-Mastery - +100% Companion Damage +2500 Cap Invest
Attack Dog-
-Man's best friend! Dogmeat can hold an enemy, giving you a +4% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S.
-When Dogmeat holds an enemy you now gain a +10% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. Dogmeat now has a 5% chance to disarm opponents.
-When Dogmeat holds an enemy you now gain a +25% chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. Dogmeat now has a 15% chance to disarm opponents.
-Dogmeat gains a 15% Critical hit chance.
-When your dog holds an enemy, there's a chance he'll cause them to bleed or cripple the limb he's biting.
Lone Wanderer-
-Who needs friends, anyway? Right!?! When adventuring without a companion you take -5% damage and gain +25 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion you take -15% damage and gain +50 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion you take -30% damage and gain +100 carry weight.
-When adventuring without a companion, you do +10% damage.
-When adventuring without a companion, you do +25% damage.
Cap Collector -
-You've mastered the art of the deal! Your barter prices are 3% better. You can invest 100 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 8% better. You can now invest 300 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 15% better. You can now invest 600 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
-Your barter prices are now 25% better. You can now invest 1000 caps in a store to increase their buying potential.
Black Widow/Lady Killer -
-(x) suffer +5% damage in combat, and are 5% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(x) suffer +15% damage in combat, and are 15% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(x) suffer +35% damage in combat, and are 35% easier to persuade in dialogue.
Cherchez La Femme/Confirmed Bachelor - (Uses Party Boy/Girl Icon) (Gay/Bisexual Counterpart to BW/LK)
-(y) suffer +5% damage in combat, and are 5% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(y) suffer +15% damage in combat, and are 15% easier to persuade in dialogue.
-(y) suffer +35% damage in combat, and are 35% easier to persuade in dialogue.
Inspirational -
-Switched Rank 1 and 3 Bonus
Animal Friend/Wasteland Whisperer/Intimidation -
VANILLA
Intelligence-
Training - Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 INT, Rank 9 +2 INT
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +5 Energy Resist and +25% Fusion Core duration
V.A.N.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Navigation System)
-Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S. while outside of combat. While in combat you gain +5% chance to hit in V.A.T.S.
-Mastery - +50% Laser, Plasma, and Cryo damage. +25% XP
Medicinal Chemistry- (Uses Medic Icon)
-You are the doctor in the house! You can now make Stimpaks and RadAway at Chem Stations. They now heal +20% of your total HP. Chems have +10% duration.
-You can create more Chems at the Chem Station. Stimpaks and RadAway now heal +40% of your total health. Chems now have +25% duration.
-You can create even more Chems at the Chem Station. Stimpaks and RadAway now heal +60% of your total health. Chems now have +45% duration.
-Stimpaks and RadAway restore your total HP. Chems have +70% duration.
-Stimpaks and RadAway work much more quickly. Chems have +100% duration.
Refractor-
-You must be part mirror! You gain +5 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +12 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +22 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +35 Energy Resistance.
-You now gain +50 Energy Resistance.
Science -
VANILLA
Hacker - (CAN BE PATCHED BACK TO VANILLA!!!!)
-Firewall? More like cakewalk! You can hack Novice terminals. (No Lockout timer anymore)
-You can hack Advanced terminals.
-You can hack Expert terminals.
-You can hack Master terminals.
Scrapper -
-Ranks 1 and 2 are the same. 3 and 4 add +50% scrapped goods.
True Mentat - (Uses Chemist Icon)
-It is by will alone that you set your mind in motion! You gain a +5% chance to succeed in dialogue checks and cannot be addicted to Casual Chems.
-You now have +10% success chance in dialogue checks and 5% better barter prices. Casual Chems have +50% duration.
-You now have +15% success chance in dialogue checks and better barter prices. Casual chems have +100% duration.
Robotics Expert -
VANILLA
(I highly suggest using Ranged Robitics Expert - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14456/? Load after my mod)
Nuclear Physicist -
Took away the Fusion Core Aspect but added Pain Train’s effects and smashed ‘em here. Didn’t make sense to get in a suit that gave you 11 Flat Strength when you obviously have a base stat of 10 Strength to take the perk.
Nerd Rage -
-Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 25%, time slows and you gain +10 Damage Resistance and do +10% damage while the effect lasts.
-You now gain +20 Damage Resistance and do +20% damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. You also gain +20% chance to hit in V.A.T.S.
-You now gain +30 Damage Resistance and do +30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.
Agility-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 AGI, Rank 9 +2 AGI
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +10 AP -5% weapon spread while hip-firing
V.A.R.S.- (Vault-Tec Assisted Reloading System) (Uses Quick Hands Icon)
-Vault-Tec can help with that pesky empty clip problem! Reload 25% faster and reloading cost -50% Action Points in V.A.T.S.
-Mastery - +50% automatic weapon damage. When under 30% HP slow time, take -90% weapon spread while hip-firing, double your crit with automatic weapons
Commando-
-Always put your gun in "Full PEW" when readying your weapon! You deal +5% damage with automatic pistols and rifles.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +10% damage and have +20% range.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +15% damage and suffer -10% weapon spread when hip-firing.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +20% damage and suffer -25% weapon spread when hip-firing.
-Your automatic pistols and rifles now deal +25% damage and gain a 5% chance to stagger their target.
Moving Target-
-They can't hurt what they can't hit! You gain +5 Damage Resistance and +5 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +12 Damage Resistance and +12 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +22 Damage Resistance and +22 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +35 Damage Resistance and +35 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
-You now gain +50 Damage Resistance and +50 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
Demolitions Expert -
-The bigger the boom, the better! You can craft explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +10% damage, and grenades gain a throwing arc.
-You can craft Rank 2 explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +25% damage, and you take -25% damage from explosives.
-You can craft Rank 3 explosives at Chem Stations. Your explosives deal +45% damage and affect a +25% larger area.
-You can craft Rank 4 explosives. Your explosives now do +70% damage, and mines and grenades shot in V.A.T.S. explode for +100% damage, too.
Action Boy/Girl
-There's no time to waste! Your Action Points regenerate 10% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 25% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 50% faster.
-Your Action Points now regenerate 75% faster.
Fleet of Foot - (Uses Blitz Icon)
-...and all that! Sprinting cost -10% Action Points.
-Sprinting cost -25% Action Points, and you now take -25% falling damage.
-Sprinting now cost -50% Action Points, and you move 5% faster.
-Sprinting now cost -75% Action Points, and you now sprint 10% faster.
Ninja Reflexes - (Uses Ninja Icon)
- You flow like water! Attacks in V.A.T.S. consume -5% Action Points.
-Attacks in V.A.T.S. now consume -15% Action Points.
-Attacks in V.A.T.S. now consume -30% Action Points.
Quickdraw - (Uses Gunslinger Icon)
-Did you shoot five or six shots? You don't know! You have a 5% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
-You have a 15% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
-You have a 25% chance to be refunded the AP cost for an attack in V.A.T.S.
Concentrated Fire -
-Stay focused! In V.A.T.S. every attack on the same body part gains +5% accuracy.
-Every attack on the same body part in V.A.T.S. now gains +10% accuracy and +5% damage.
-Every attack on the same body part in V.A.T.S. now gains +15% accuracy and +15% damage.
Gun Fu -
-The gun kata treats the gun as a total weapon! Do +15% damage to your second V.A.T.S. and +25% damage to your third target and beyond.
-In V.A.T.S. you do +50% damage to your fourth target and beyond.
-In V.A.T.S. you instantly do a Critical Hit against your fifth target and beyond.
Luck-
Training- Ranks 1/3/5/7 +1 LUK, Rank 9 +2 LUK
Ranks 2/4/6/8 of Training Grant +10% chance to hit/succeed in V.A.T.S./dialogue
V.A.M.S.- (Vault-Tec Assigned Mysterious Stranger) (Uses Mysterious Stranger Icon)
-Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares?!? Vault-Tec's own Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency...
-Mastery - +10 Damage, Damage Resist, VATS, Crit, Dialogue, XP
Fortune Finder-
-Vanilla up until last point which increases chance to rain caps
Bloody Mess-
-Go for the eyes, you! Go for the eyes! You gain +3% bonus damage, and enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste.
-You now inflict +8% damage in combat.
-You now inflict +13% damage in combat.
-You now inflict +20% damage in combat.
-When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate.
“Never Lucky” - (Uses Ghoulish Icon)
-World's blown away, spouse is dead, son is gone-- but you're alive! Even if you get shot a lot, at least it misses the important stuff! You suffer -5% damage.
-You now suffer -12% damage.
-You now suffer -20% damage.
-You now suffer -30% damage.
Idiot Savant-Ricochet
VANILLA (Just switch Critical Banker and Better Criticals)
-[003] ...and what else?
Under the hood changes
-I re-introduced non-V.A.T.S. crits. You have +1% chance to Crit per Luck and another +1% on melee weapons per Strength. Automatics have their Crit chance quartered (i.e. 20 Luck = 20% Crit, but 5% with automatics). I also lowered the rate you gain Crit in V.A.T.S. slightly to compensate.
-I nerfed Chance to Hit in V.A.T.S. by ~25% and increased range modifiers by ~25% as well. This is balanced by giving you plenty of opportunities throughout the Perk tree to increase this value or increase your range with certain weapons.
-(This part can be removed through a patch file) You can’t just walk up and hack a computer or pick a lock like Terminator Salvation’s epic hacking USB stick. You have to be trained in it. The minigames are also slightly more difficult as there is not too big a reprecussion for failure. I highly recommend Hacking101. Lockpicking101, and LockyBastard to run along side these changes.
-Charisma challenges have been completely overhauled. You gain +12.5/7/5% chance to pass Easy/Medium/Hard challenges per point of Charisma. The buffs to Charisma Challenges you get through the Perk tree are flat across all ranks. So if you have +15% chance to succeed in dialogue and only 4 charisma you have 4*(12.5/7/5) + 15 = 65/43/35% chance to succeed in Easy/Medium/Hard challenges. This new system should allow for plenty of chance to fail, but a more graceful transition as you level your character up, regardless of build.
Other Major Overhaul
-Chems and Cooking have also been overhauled. I didn’t like basic combo drugs and I always feel cooking falls short. Let’s start with Chems.
Chems have now been split up into different categories: Alcohol, Medical, Casual, and Hard.
Alcohol is buffed by Lead Liver in the Endurance Tree. Alcohol mainly buffs STR. Beer has a 5% addiction rate and Hard Liquor has a 15% addiction rate.
Medical Chems include MedX, RadX, and various Blood Packs. They are buffed through Medical Chemistry in the INT Tree. This is also how you learn to Craft Chems. MedX has a 10% addiction rate.
Casual Chems include various Mentats and Day Tripper. They have the smallest buff and addiction effect of the tradition chems and have a 5% addiction rate. Specialized Mentats have a 15% addiction rate.
Hard Chems include everything else, and are buffed by Major League Doper in the END Tree. These have had the most changes. Buffout now revolves less around STR and more around END effects. Clamex and DaddyO buff Lockpicking and Hacking respectively. These have a 15% addiction rate. Specialized Versions of Buffout, Jet, and Psycho can now be crafted. These include:
Buffout - Buffmax, ROIDS! , Steady
Psycho - Overdrive, Fury, Catseye
Jet- Jet Fuel, Super Jet, Ultra Jet
These have a 35% addiction rate and have specialized effects. Any duplicate effects will obviously dispel… so use the stronger chems last!
Cooking has also been completely Overhauled. To cook higher level meat you need LifeGiver Rank 1. To make basic meals and soups you need Rank 2. For more advanced meals you need Rank 3. And to make feasts that buff your companions you need Rank 4.
The higher level the meat the bigger the buff. The more work you put into the dish the longer the buff lasts, or you may even combine a couple of buffs into one dish.
Baked Goods and Egg dishes are now a thing. So much other cool food stuff!
-[004] Future Plans (v. 4.0 - 5.x)
-I want to make the base mods work like NukaWorld with the two Perk Requirements… I think It leads to a more stable flow to gameplay and upgrading your character and their weapon.
-I want to add more to the cooking
-I want to add more to the late game as more mods come out to lengthen the enemy encounters to higher levels
-I want to change the way HP scale throughout the game.
-[005] Incompatibilities
Obviously anything that changes any perks. Perks in the Perk Tree, the Player Perk, most Companion Perks, and Perks assigned to the Player (so any mod that changes the “Player” or any of the companion npc files as well, not as many as you’d think).
Anything that changes V.A.T.S. numbers (slow down time or damage taken changes can are fine, just not Perception/Range/Gun multipliers)
Changes to Cooking or Chems will also be incompatible. I had compatibility patches up for a couple of these overhauls, but can no longer support them due to how much I have altered the base system.
Modifiers to out of VATS crits, buffs to VATS, Power Armor effect, or Charisma Challenges can lead to obvious balance issues, as I have worked to balance all of these things within the mod. Furthermore depending on how the MA went about providing these changes there could be compatibility issues as well.
Be sure to download the patches you need for the DLC you have. Some mods will have patches, too. I will list them below.
Not technically incompatible, but could make some things weird and other things make you slightly overpowered: Mojave/Wasteland Imports. I ran this for a long time, but the MA’s most recent update has provided a few more clashes with my Overhaul and my game than I can currently fix properly.
Currently Patched:
Hacking 101 - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15033/?
Lockpicking 101 - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/15024/?
Locky Bastard - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13380/?
Valdacil's Item Sorting - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3877/?
Customizable Needs and Realistic Aide Side Effects - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/13124/?
Pipe Weapon Overhaul - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/7556/?
Suggested Load Order and Baseline for Awesome Playthrough
Fallout.esm
DLC.esm
UFO4Patch.esm
MergedVIS.esm (I suggest Merging your VIS to save on plugin space)
Guns, Settlements, and Such
Hacking101.esm
Lockpicking101.esm
LockyBastard.esm
CN+RASE.esm
Thorgosh’s Perk… .esm
PipeWeaponRedux.esm
Ranged Robitics Expert - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/14456/?
Patches that aren’t for TPOM
(TPOM Merged - I suggest Merging your TPOM patches until I can figure out how to do so easily for you guys, be sure to overwrite any files covered by TPOM VIS and a different patch with the other patch. Otherwise it’s not doing any patching lol)
TPOM DLCs.esm
TPOM VIS.esm
TPOM RASE
TPOM Hacking.esm
TPOM Ultimate Lockpicking.esm
TPOM PWO.esm
-[005] Reviews, thanks, stuff
Reviews - “I worked really freakin’ hard on this. It’s pretty much the coolest thing I’ve done… or played (that I’ve had a hand in)” - Me
“I just wanted to say thanks for your mod. One of my favorites and can't wait to see what you do in [the] future.”
“Basically, what I'm saying is, I really like the vanilla game and [that it] explored a lot of interesting builds, but your mod has made a lot of the less interesting perks more interesting, or swapped them for entirely new, better perks, and that's diversified what I do even more, and I'm always looking for excuses to play the game again in a slightly different way. Thank you.”
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Thanks - I’d like to thank my girlfriend for not leaving me this last couple of months while I stared at a screen going “Now what does this value do?” and encouraging me to see the project through. My friends have also been super supportive- Thanks! I’d like to thank Blind Guardian and Nobuo Uematsu for giving me hours worth of music to listen to. I’d also like to thank Pepsi and craft beer. Oh, and Bethesda is pretty dope for making this game.