Forum:Maxed Special

Maxed SPECIAL
With the release of the Old World Blues DLC and the introduction of the Early Bird and Claustrophobia traits, it is possible to create a character that has all SPECIAL at 10 for 6 hours each day (6a.m. - 12p.m.). The 40 points initially available need to be supplemented by 30 additional points to max all seven SPECIAL; 10 points are available from Intense Training, 7 points are available from implants, 7 points are available from Claustrophobia and 14 points are available from the Early Bird trait. This gives players some options in how to get and allocate their points - however in order to actually get 14 points from Early Bird all SPECIAL must be no higher than 8, which reduces the points potentially available from levelling up, which requires an INT of 10 from level 1 to receive the maximum points.

Another way to achieve max SPECIAL is to have a specific character build. When you begin Fallout: New Vegas distribute all of your SPECIAL points to S:1 P:1 E:9 C:9 I:9 A:3 L:8. Choose the Small Frame trait to increase your agility to 4. Grab the pre-war hat from the hat stand inside Doc Mitchell's house near the front door and put it on to increase your perception to 2. Grab the pair of reading glasses on the counter across from the bed you were in at the begining of the game. Choose all ten ranks of Intense Training and distribute all ten SPECIAL points like so, S:1 P:6 E:9 C:9 I:9 A:9 L:8. Choose the Nerd Rage! perk to increase your strength to 10 when you're below 50% health. Achieve a "Liked" reputation with Caesar's Legion, so Lucius can give you the key to the Caesar's Legion safehouse. Inside the safehouse retrieve the Lucky Shades. Purchase all of the SPECIAL implants from Doctor Usanagi to increase your SPECIAL to S:2 P:7 E:10 C:10 I:10 A:10 L:9. Complete Old World Blues and choose both the Small Frame and Four Eyes traits. Put on the Lucky Shades and the pre-war hat or any other headwear with a perception bonus you so choose, to increase your perception and luck to 10. You can keep your health below 50% and choose perks like Toughness, Ferocious Loyalty, and/or any other perks that will help you to survive, so you can have all of your SPECIAL at 10 whenever your health is below 50% or have all of your SPECIAL at 10, except strength which will either be 3 or 4 with either the Spineless or Reinforced Spine perks respectively, whenever your health is above 50%. Basically, you can wear whatever you want and you don't have to take temporary boosts like chems if you choose not to. As long as you're wearing the Lucky Shades and any type of headwear that has a perception bonus and you're below 50% health, you will always have max SPECIAL.