Forum:Trying to build a realistic-like hunter character

I'm trying to build a hunter type char, and was wondering what sort of gear or perks i would want. I'm planning on having survival, guns, lockpick, melee weapons, medicine and repair at a high level in the end. I'd be using reinforced leather armor, dinner bell, a fully modded hunting rifle, and a machete/knife for equipment suiting the hunter role. I would be grabbing most survival, repair, and medicine perks. Trying to stay low-tech. SPECIAL Strength:6 Perception:7 Endurance:6 Charisma:5 Agility:5 Intelligiance:4 Luck:7 Just wanted some feedback or suggestions. Oh yeah, and i'm going to be playing in hardcore. Tips994 00:55, January 10, 2011 (UTC)

I suggest taking Cass and Rex (Lupa's brain, since you're playing on Hardcore, otherwise I'd go for Violetta) as companions. Don't forget to make good use of Cass' perk and give her a nice shotgun (Dinner Bell / Riot Shotgun). I'd suggest you take Run 'n Gun, Shotgun Surgeon, Cowboy, Animal Friend, Explorer and Weapon Handling as perks. ~ YesMan

If you are playing on hardcore forget a little about medicine, what you really need is a high survival to be able to do venoms and recipes (Gecko Kebab, Desert Salad, Brahmin and Bighorn steaks are a must and very easy to do with this kind of build and Sunset Sarsaparilla heals as much as a Stimpack). Since you are wandering the wastes hunting you also don't need a very high luck, you'll need Endurance and Agility. A lot of time you will be facing enemies at medium/close range and with a higher endurance Cazadors, Bark and Radscorpions with only one gland aren't able to poison you and if they have two, the poison effect is very minimized. Since you are a hunter you will rely on rifles, so have mod most of them. Lockpick and Barter are a must. Since you will heal with food turn radiation to your favor, so pick the Lead Belly and Rad Child perks (Vault 34 with this perks and Knock-Knock + Super Slam becomes very easy). And last but not least, the Hunter, Cowboy, Strong Back, Long Haul, Pack Rat and Travel Light perks. For SPECIAL I will choose S:6 P:7  E:8  C:2  I:5  A:8  L:4 or take one point from Strength and put in Luck, if you are unconfortable with this skill being low (and later you can pick Finesse if you wish). Don't forget a hat, BTW. ;)

Also if you pick the Endurance implant you will be able to buy all implants, except one, but what you really need is the Perception, Armor and Regeneration ones. Don't forget that Dinner Bell is a little trick to be picked, so I start with a Hunting Shotgun with Chocke and Long Tube mods. If you bring companions the logical choice is Cass, ED-E and A LOT of whiskey bottles.

This are my two cents. Brfritos 08:16, January 10, 2011 (UTC)