Forum:Anyone max out all skills at 100?

Smkingjoker 20:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Last night I got to level 19 and have everything at 100 except Energy weapons. I used no perks that gave skill points, found all bobble heads except energy weapons, and have only competed five missions in total. I wanted to get all 100's before going through the bulk of the main mission and before doing all misc. missions. I maxed intellengence at 10, got the educated and comprehension perks early on, and have read about 180 (something like that) or so books. Anyone else max everything out? --Greensborohill 14:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

I can't figure out how to post on this thing. I heard you should only focus on certain skills cuz you can't max out all, how did you manage to max them all out?? Are you playing pc, ps3, or xbox 360 version Smkingjoker 20:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Why can't you max out your skills? There are 13 skills. This means 1300 skill points. You start with 40 SPECIAL points. Putting 9 in Luck gives 45 skill points (+5 to all 13 skills), 9 in Int (+18 to three skills), 8 in Perception (+16 to three skills), leaves 14 points for the others. With a Strength of 1 (+2 to one skill) and 13 distributed amongst the remaining (+8 to four skills, +10 to another two) and you start off with 201 skill points. You get 45 points from your initial 3 tags. So 246 before leaving Vault 101. You get the Int bobblehead as early as possible (Before level 2). For level 2, you get 19 points (9 Int). For all levels thereafter, you get 20 points from Int alone. That's 360 points. Total of 625 points thus far. You get all the other bobbleheads. That's +2 to all skills from all the SPECIAL ones (didn't count the Int boost before) for another 26 points. Then the skill bobbleheads for +10 to every skill - 130 points, so 781 so far. Make sure you get the Perception boost from the Those! quest. +6 skill points. 787. The Educated perk as early as possible gives 48 skill points. 835. There are 325 skill points in the gameworld, and the Comprehension feat means they're worth 650 skill points. 1485. All this without any perks that boost skills, or even something like the Shady Hat that gives a bonus to a stat and a skill. Really, by the time you hit level 20, if you're thorough, you should be maxing out your most commonly used skills, and at good ratings for the others. --DarkJeff 21:00, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bah, I multiplied wrong. 9 in Luck is 65 skill points (13x5=65, duh). So that's 1505 skill points I've accounted for. --DarkJeff 21:01, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


 * DarkJeff - one (minor) note here: You cannot possibly get the Intelligence Bobblehead before level 2, because you get level 2 upon leaving the vault. I wouldn't put 9 in Luck to start, no more than 8, because you can get the Lucky 8 ball which is a permanent +1 as long as you have it.  Snicker 01:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

That was a lot to take in but i think i got the general idea. I guess the guide I read said that theres only enough skill points in the game to max out a select number of skilss, maybe 4 or 5, but I guess the overall thing is to find all the bobbleheads and use the perks that give you extra skill points. I also heard if you choose the perk that gives you a skill point for every book read you can get a whole bunch of extra points, as there are a lot of books you come across during the game. What is the best way to upgrade your SPECIALs? Smkingjoker 22:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

On another note, is there anyything I should do to get the most out of the game, as in not following the main quest for awhile and completing side quests or whatever else will get you the most out of the game before it ends. Smkingjoker 22:16, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd complete a few side quests, first. Like, do everything in Megaton first - branching out as you're directed to, because getting to GNR is a pain at low levels. Snicker 01:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

you can make all your skills in the game maxed easy if you take the Comprehension perk which gives 2 points from skill books instead of 1 and since there are 25 books for each skill in the game that's 50 skill points right there. in Bethesda Ruins West a flamer raider spawns every 3 days with a Big guns book on her and at shalebridge in the Shaletunnals every 3 days Ant researcher respawns with a big book of science.


 * It's actually NOT a good idea to max all of your skills, otherwise, when the level cap is raised, you may not be able to advance your character (unless they fix that bug). Snicker 20:56, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * They did fix that bug. Also, you only need 4 intelligence to get 100 in everything, because it is the requirement for Comprehension. Educated and any of the other perks that give skill points aren't necessary either.

Maxing your skills isn't hard, what's hard is hunting down every last book and living with 40 base points in small guns and repair for months (in-game) instead of maxing them by lvl 6. AshRandom (Talk)

Its relatively easy to max out all skills when you start off on 9 Intelegence and take the Educated perk early on, My page has a guide on how to max out all skills, plan S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points and perks.--Brandon.367 00:58, 17 April 2009 (UTC)Brandon.367