Choose Small Guns (early survival), Repair (maintains gear and prevents jams), and Medicine (makes your Stimpaks highly effective). 🎖️ Best Early Perks
Take Educated . It grants extra skill points every single time you level up.
Start with 9 Intelligence. This maximizes your skill points per level up right from the beginning. fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition
Keep Charisma at 1. Speech can easily be leveled up manually without wasting precious S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points.
Never drink or sell Nuka-Cola or Nuka-Cola Quantum. Save them for the Nuka-Cola Challenge quest later. Choose Small Guns (early survival), Repair (maintains gear
Skip perks like Swift Learner or Daddy's Boy/Girl . Skill points and XP are incredibly easy to earn as the game progresses. 🗺️ Capital Wasteland Survival Tips
Take Comprehension . This doubles the skill points you receive from reading found skill books. Start with 9 Intelligence
Defuse the bomb rather than blowing it up. Saving Megaton gives you access to a safe home, merchants, and a central quest hub.