First of all, download the following skills: “Melee”, “Medicine”, “Stealth”.

Medicine - with a high skill value, stimpaks heal more strongly, and chemistry lasts longer - it is necessary to download it because you will receive a lot of damage with your fists by flying into enemies.

Melee weapons - the higher the skill value, the more damage melee weapons produce - upgrade first.
Take from the perks: “Baseball Player”, “Diamond Skeleton”, “Accelerated Metabolism”.

Perks
Accelerated metabolism - stimpaks restore 20% more health.

Diamond Skeleton - Your limbs take 50% less damage.

Baseball player - melee weapon skill increases by 5. Take all three ranks!!!

It is also worth setting Luck to the highest value - crits will fall out very often, and "Endurance", "Dexterity" and "Strength" to 8.

You should also look for a few things:

Stamina Bobblehead – Deathclaw Lair.(Stamina +1)
Medicine Bobblehead - Vault 101. Stands on my father's desk. (Medicine +10)
Stealth Bobblehead – In the Yao-Gai tunnels, in the Yao-Gai Lair. (Stealth +10)
Edged Weapon Bobblehead – Dunwich Building. Poisoned Dungeons (Melee +10)
Best weapon:
"Shish kebab"
"Qinwei's Electric Sword"

Stormtrooper (Light Weapon)

Upgrade skills first: “Light weapons”, “Repair”

Light Weapons - Assault, means he uses traditional firearms. The higher the skill, the greater the firearm damage.

Repair - the weapon will often break down, it will have to be repaired, the higher the skill, the better you can repair it

Perks:
From the perks we take: “Massive Fire”, “Commando”, “Accuracy”, “Freeloader”, “Critical Damage”.
Critical damage - a critical hit deals 50% more damage.
Massive fire - in V.A.T.S. With each new shot in the same places, accuracy increases.
Accuracy - probability of landing a crit. damage increases, which is equivalent to an additional 5 Luck points.

Also set “Perception” and “Luck” to 8
Among the armor, any is suitable, except for light ones with a small SU

Perception Bobblehead - Dave's Republic. At Dave's Museum. (Perception +1)
Good Luck Bobblehead - Arlington Cemetery North. Arlington House (Right as you go down to the basement). (Luck+1)
Agility Bobblehead - Greener Pastures Junkyard. Office. (Dexterity +1)

Best weapon:
SC "Guanlong"
10mm PP "Ultra" Sydney

Reduce only Strength and Endurance to 4, and increase everything else to 6 - 7, as you wish.

You need to develop Stealth (greater chance of causing critical damage)
Eloquence (for better completion of quests) optional.
Science, Repair (everything for hacking).

Commando (increases the damage of two-handed weapons).
Accuracy, Sniper, Critical Damage, Massive Fire (same as Commando).
Thief, Gun Fanatic, Silent Run at will.
Sometimes we do intense training.

Best Weapon:
10mm PP "Ultra" Sydney
Rifle "Victoria"
Gauss gun

Armor:
Chinese stealth suit: +15 to stealth and +20 to stealth while sitting

Laser weapons

Endurance" and "Strength" should be set to 10 with dolls.

Power Bobblehead - In Megaton. House of Lucas Sims.(Strength +1)
Good Luck Bobblehead - Arlington Cemetery North. Arlington House (Right as you go down to the basement). (Luck+1)
Perception Bobblehead - Dave's Republic. At Dave's Museum. (Perception +1).
Stamina Bobblehead – Lair of the Deathclaws. (Stamina +1).

Perks:
"Cyborg", "Freeloader", "Treasure Hunter"

Freeloader - in boxes with ammo you will find much more ammo than without the perk.
Treasure hunter - you will find much more caps than without the perk.
Cyborg - energy weapon +25, chemical and radiation resistance by 15%

Skills: "Energy weapons", "Repair"

Repair - the weapon will often break down and will have to be repaired; the higher the skill, the better you can repair it.
Energy weapons - the higher the skill value, the higher the damage the energy weapon produces

Best weapon:
Gauss rifle
Tesla gun
Atomic spray

Armor:
T-51b Insulated Power Armor
T-51b power armor
Ashura Power Armor

A very expensive leveling style, it requires a lot of caps (That’s why the “Treasure Hunter” perk is for) for cartridges, repairs and the energy weapon itself, because This rarely happens in the Wasteland. Set “Endurance” and “Strength” to 10, because you will have to wear power armor - it looks beautiful with energy weapons and power armor gives bonuses to energy weapons

In Fallout 3, the character does not have the “Sniper” ability, familiar to fans of Fallout 2. But by combining basic characteristics and skills, we can create a very effective hero who will hit all the monsters of the Wasteland not in the eyebrow, but in the eye.

What skills to train What abilities to choose Where to invest and where to save experience points What tactics to use in different conditions

Alone in the field? Warrior!

When we leave Vault 101, our life in the Wasteland is just beginning. We ourselves do not yet know how we will behave, who we will become - the “Last Hope” or the “Scourge of Humanity”, whether we will gather a large company or go alone; We will run to the attack shouting “Hurray!” or we’d prefer to stab you in the back, on the sly. Nevertheless, it is worth thinking about this already at the moment when our eyes first see the slanting rays of the sun breaking through the “gate” at the entrance to the shelter.

Please note that karma does not depend on your combat specialty - you can be equally effective in battle against evil or good characters. The choice of travel companions, weapons and style of behavior in battle is another matter. You can inflict critical damage on an enemy from the first shot with a second or third level character armed with a 10 mm pistol, if you sneak up unnoticed. Therefore, we will immediately decide that we are not taking travel companions. None, not even a dog.

There are at least three reasons to play through the game alone. The first is that companions are eager to fight, barely noticing the enemy, and completely cancel out attempts to be invisible, the result is that the chance to inflict critical damage is missed. Secondly, they have become of little use as “trucks”. With a home in Megaton or Tenpenny Tower, we may no longer carry all the trophies with us. Third - they are mortal, they are wounded. The absence of travel companions will save both steampacks and your nerves.

What are snipers made of?

Even the know-it-all Three Dog knows nothing about us until the minute when the multi-ton door closes behind us with a roar and a grinding sound. At this moment, it is as if we will experience a “rebirth”; no matter what we are at home, a completely different person will come out. In other words, we will be able to change the basic characteristics of the character (S.P.E.C.I.A.L.) and choose new “prize” skills. What does our sniper need? In my opinion, the most important characteristics are: perception, luck and dexterity.

The shooter must see the enemy from afar, so perception We won't save money. The initial level is six points, and during the game you can develop up to 10.

The higher dexterity, the more action points there will be in V.A.T.S. mode; the higher the “light weapons” and “stealth” skills. In general, what we need. For the entry level you will need six points.

The chance of killing an enemy with one shot depends greatly on luck character, so we start with six points, and later by all means we can increase it to ten. Two more characteristics will be useful in peaceful life: intelligence and charm.

The law of meanness states that no matter how many experience points you get when moving to a level, there are always not enough of them. High intelligence- A smart way to increase your experience. The initial level of intelligence is seven, later we will definitely raise it to 9.

Even in a post-nuclear desert, it is better to be charming and influential. So for charm Let's be generous by seven points.

The last two characteristics, it seems to me, are not important for the future sniper.

Force. Despite the fact that our character will be his own “truck,” it is better to save on this characteristic. Four units is quite enough for a start, because already in Megaton you can add one by picking up an ownerless Vault-Tec doll. And if you later really want to carry more battle trophies, Buffout and Wine will come in handy.

Endurance. Four points is enough to prevent your first steps in the Wasteland from becoming a torment.

Choosing skills

The damn dozen skills offered in Fallout 3 can be divided into three groups: key, useful and useless for the shooter. Key skills are those that influence the outcome of the battle. Useful ones will make a peaceful existence easier. Life in the Wasteland will be much more pleasant if we develop both harmoniously. Let's remember the ways in which you can increase your level of proficiency in a skill.

The simplest one is to distribute experience points after increasing your level.

You can choose three skills as “main” (Tag), this will give a one-time increase of 15 points to each.

Starting from the second level, you can choose abilities that give from 5 to 15 points to one or more skills.

"Workwear." While she is on you, some skills increase by 5-15 points.

You can find books in the ruins, just like in Fallout 2, each book you read adds 1 point to one of your skills.

Collecting Vault-Tec dolls. When you pick up another figurine, you will receive 10 points once.

It is important: It is pointless to raise even the most important skills to the 100 point cap by simply investing earned experience. It makes more sense to develop each of them to 75, and get the remaining 25 with bobbleheads, equipment, abilities and books.

According to the creators of Fallout 3, the accuracy and efficiency of shooting depend on the level of weapon proficiency, the degree of wear of the “barrel” and the ability to sneak up unnoticed. We already got acquainted with the character's skills in the guide. But which ones are the most useful for creating a sniper hero?

Stealth. The ideal position for us is a well-camouflaged shelter. Alas, we cannot prepare it in advance, so we will have to learn to blend in with our surroundings.

A good Chinese is a dead Chinese. Law of the Anchorage Cliffs.

Light weapons. The most common weapons in the Capital Wasteland are pistols, shotguns, rifles, and shotguns. You will always have plenty of ammunition and spare parts for repairs.

Energy weapon. It is superior to the light one in terms of lethality, but is too rare at the beginning of the game. It makes sense to develop it only after meeting with the Enclave in the hall of the “Purity” project.

Repair. An extremely important skill already in the first stages of the game. There are a lot of weapons in the Wasteland, but they are in terrible condition and after each battle they only get worse. After each skirmish, you can quickly run “to get it fixed,” but it’s much easier to repair it yourself.

If we are not going to implement a policy of genocide manually (for those who want to destroy the population of the Wasteland, President Eden will help), then three more well-developed skills will be useful to us.

Eloquence. Even after a nuclear war, a word can be more convincing than a gun, and information is more valuable than money. It will also be useful for successfully completing several quests.

The science And Breaking. Useful for guessing passwords to the terminal for disabling turrets, opening an ammunition box, or simply satisfying a burning curiosity.

Inclinations and abilities

Careful selection of Perks is the key to developing the right character! We include in the “must take” category Commando, Accuracy, Sniper, Critical Damage, Massive fire. These abilities increase damage dealt and increase critical strike chance. Death on takeoff, as a finishing touch, will make the battle in V.A.T.S. practically independent of the number of action points.

You can invest points in developing skills without directly spending experience. Abilities such as Thief, Gun fanatic And Silent running, will save whole 70 experience points. It's worth taking the ability Educated for the sake of additional 45 points. As you can see, what we compensated with abilities is more than enough to develop an entire skill.

Ability Roboticist will also come in handy - this way we will reduce the consumption of ammunition and steam packs in battle with security robots.

The remaining four times are better to take Intense workout tightening the basic characteristics of perception and intelligence.

Dress with taste

What hats are people wearing this season?

In previous games in the series, costumes were difficult, and power armor seemed to be the height of perfection. In the world of Fallout 3, clothes are equipped with various effects, so now you have to maintain a whole wardrobe. For example, work overalls increase the Repair skill. By wearing a white robe, the hero will feel smarter, and the Science skill will increase by 5-10 points. A business suit will add weight to your words, and even casual or casual clothes from the antebellum era are useful - they increase dexterity.

As a result, the best armor is not the one that protects better, but the one that combines a high degree of protection and useful effects. Alas, power armor that thunders at every step is of little use to a sniper. But it is worth paying attention to Vault 101 armored jumpsuit And Reilly Rangers combat armor.

And if you have the Operation Anchorage add-on, don’t forget to grab Chinese stealth armor from the shelf in the bunker (defense 28, weight 20, effects: +15 stealth, stealth mode), it protects well, makes you invisible in stealth mode and can be repaired using conventional reconnaissance armor. Well, at first you can get by with an armored jumpsuit (protection 12, weight 15, effects: +5 light weapons, +5 energy weapons), which Moira will give for her help in writing the first chapter of the “Survival Guide”. The best armor, in my opinion, is the Reilly ranger combat armor (defense 39, weight 27, effects: +1 luck, + 10 light weapons, + 5 action points in V.A.T.S.).

Home! Sweet Home!

The most important thing is comfort in the apartment.
dash. But the war will not escape...

When you're not killing super mutants, you might want to get your house in order. There are all possibilities for this - in the Wasteland there are many objects that will embellish the harsh life of the inhabitants of the post-nuclear world. To get started, you should buy home interiors from Moira or the Tenpenny Tower boutique. My choice is the pre-war style, it is the most comfortable. Then, armed with the “Z” key, you can start arranging trophies. Take out the trash: empty bottles, rusty cans, remove clutter from corners, place drinks on shelves, put dirty dishes in the sink, place teddy bears on the bed, place books on the work table. For complete immersion, you can even change into a casual suit at home, and into pre-war walking clothes for a visit to a merchant. There's no benefit, but it's a role-playing game or what?

The only pity is that not all items can be hidden in your inventory: a fan or telephone will have to be carried from room to room by hand, and you will not be able to take them outside the house.

This is a bug: Some items in the game change size. A small glass, laid out from inventory, at home can grow to the size of a beer mug, and a truck with Nuka Cola, on the contrary, can decrease in size.

It was a tough fight

It's time to move on to considering combat tactics. Despite the fact that Fallout 3 remains a role-playing game and the most important factor is the correct development of the character, our success depends on at least two more - who we are fighting against and on what terrain.

The best view of the Wasteland is from a sniper position.

Open space can only be called such only conditionally. The rich relief, lavishly decorated with the remains of pre-war civilization, evokes a strong desire to stand and admire the beauty of the surviving nature. True, the picturesque “skeletons” of mansions, flooded lowlands, and rocky gorges not only delight the eye, but also make it difficult to notice the enemy in time.

Enclosed spaces include surviving buildings, service tunnels, subways, and caves. Here you will find darkened corridors, narrow or wide, straight or winding. In the metro, the path is sometimes blocked by carriages or fortifications of local inhabitants, the narrow passages between which are literally crammed with traps.

Mixed type is spaces limited on several sides. A striking example is the streets, sandwiched between the walls of inaccessible high-rise buildings and cluttered with stationary nuclear vehicles.

In open areas there is freedom for a sniper. A high perception indicator allows you to notice an unsuspecting enemy from afar, then it’s a matter of technique - to sit down, take out a rifle and command yourself: “Fire!” Rocky hills scattered here and there are another great place to set up a firing point. When there are several enemies, for example an Enclave squad or a gang of raiders, a shot will give away your location. Then it’s enough to crawl behind the stones and wait until the commotion subsides.

Case from practice: One day before dawn I set out from Andale to the Nuka-Cola plant. Descending from the hill, I noticed movement below - it was a detachment of Enclave soldiers under the leadership of an officer doing morning exercises - 300 push-ups in full combat gear! In the optical sight of my Victoria, for a moment, I glimpsed the arrogantly raised visor of my cap. A second later the officer fell. I was ready to crawl behind the nearest stone, but it seemed that the physical trainers didn’t even notice the loss. Next was the private on the far right. His comrades continued to exercise as if nothing had happened. Maybe they thought the person was just tired? In any case, they didn't have long to think.

We hide and shoot - mean, but effective.

In an enclosed space, unless it is a long straight subway tunnel, it is better not to rely on “shooting from afar.” A location with a lot of hiding places, rooms and dark corners is more conducive to playing hide and seek. After all, it is usually full of opponents, and you don’t want them to get involved in a shootout with the whole company? First, let's turn off the radio and listen - the noise will tell us much more than the red marks on the compass. Having determined the location of the enemy, we carefully look out from behind the cover. If he's far enough away, we'll get his attention. Just remember to hide immediately after you shout “peek-a-boo.” Let's bring him closer and send him to the forefathers with a burst to the head.

This tactic is good against super mutants, raiders and Talon mercenaries. But it is completely ineffective against wild ghouls; these creatures, if they notice you once, will not lose sight of you. In battles against security robots and Mr. Brave models, it is better not to count on a short skirmish. Here, the “queue-hide-wait-sneak-queue” method will be effective, and so on until the bitter end.

On a note: It seems that super mutants, robots and raiders also love the game of hide and seek, however, they have forgotten the rules a little. Instead of saying “whoever didn’t hide, it’s not my fault,” they mumble something like “come out, you coward, stop hiding.”

Unlike closed and open spaces, in mixed terrain it is difficult to use one tactic; you will have to combine them. Once you've dealt with the Talon Company mercenaries or the Regulators, take a breath, collect your loot, and look around. Are there any more enemies nearby? Is there a Pulovski Hideout nearby? Are there a lot of pre-war vehicles on the street? If there is a group of super mutants and a Pulovski nearby, then you have an excellent opportunity to play hide and seek - mutants do not know how to open the door of the shelter booth.

It is more pleasant to observe a nuclear mushroom from a distance.

It is better to destroy the labyrinth of pre-war machines in advance, along with the enemy, who is probably hiding in its wilds. One of the most unpleasant situations in the game is when a well-aimed shot from a super mutant aiming at you hits a former masterpiece of the automotive industry. The explosion, of course, will be beautiful, but this will not compensate for the overexpenditure of stimpacks on your treatment.

The most common opponents in the ruins of the city are super mutants. Greenskins rarely travel alone, more often in pairs (a lightly armed infantryman and a thug with a board in his hands) or in threes (one giant with a machine gun or rocket launcher). If you encounter a heavily armed mutant, it is better not to mutilate his limbs, but to shoot at the weapon in V.A.T.S. mode. Mutants will not pick up broken weapons and will not be able to use them against you.

On a note: The best radio in these parts is the one that is turned off. Only in complete silence can you hear how the Wasteland talks about itself: the whistle of the wind, the rustle of grass, the echo of explosions, the crackle of a Geiger counter and a scattering of machine gun fire. Idyll... If only super mutants' jokes were funny...

To summarize, I would like to note that the sniper’s path is not for those who prefer difficulties. After all, following these tips, you will raise an invincible hero, who will be very comfortable to play as. For those who like to complicate life in the Capital Wasteland, I would recommend installing several modifications. We will definitely talk about them in the next issues of the magazine. Stay with us!

What skills to train
Which abilities to choose
Where to invest and where to save experience points
What tactics to use in different conditions