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Fallout 4

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189 item & ability references10 guidesBethesda Game StudiosPC edition · Nov 9, 2015

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Weapon perk

Rifleman

Rifleman improves attacks with non-automatic rifles. Higher ranks add armor penetration and a chance to cripple a limb, making its progression relevant to characters built around this weapon category.

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Weapon perk

Gunslinger

Gunslinger improves non-automatic pistol damage. Ranks add range, then chances to disarm or cripple, so it supports pistol-focused combat without applying to automatic pistols.

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Weapon perk

Commando

Commando raises automatic weapon damage and later improves hip-fire accuracy and adds a chance to stagger. Its effects support automatic fire rather than non-automatic weapons.

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Weapon perk

Big Leagues

Big Leagues increases melee weapon damage. Later ranks can disarm, hit multiple targets in front, or cripple an opponent, making it a distinct choice for melee combat.

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Crafting access

Gun Nut

Gun Nut unlocks access to progressively higher ranks of gun modifications. It is a progression choice for players who want to craft gun upgrades at available workbenches.

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Crafting access

Armorer

Armorer opens progressively higher ranks of armor modifications. It matters when you want to craft armor upgrades, though the supplied chart does not detail individual mods or their components.

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Crafting access

Science!

Science! grants access to ranks of high-tech modifications. The chart establishes an upgrade path, but does not enumerate supported equipment, individual mod effects, or material costs.

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Crafting materials

Scrapper

Scrapper lets you salvage components from scrapped weapons and armor. Its later rank adds rare components and highlights items containing favorited components, supporting targeted material gathering.

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V.A.T.S. perk

Concentrated Fire

Concentrated Fire rewards repeated V.A.T.S. attacks on the same body part with increasing accuracy. Its highest listed rank also adds damage to those attacks.

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V.A.T.S. perk

Critical Banker

Critical Banker lets you store critical hits for later V.A.T.S. use. Higher ranks increase the number stored, and a later rank can provide a chance to save an extra critical.

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References & guide scope

A focused perk progression reference for weapon damage, equipment modification access, crafting materials, and V.A.T.S. choices. Rank and level details follow the supplied perk chart sources; no patch-specific or current-meta claims are made.

Detailed perk claims rely on the supplied perk chart passages; Steam metadata is used only to identify the game and its general systems.
The chart pages do not consistently specify a game patch or edition. Rank and level details are reported as supplied and are not presented as verified for the latest build.
No supplied source passage enumerates specific equipment modification effects or component prices, so this guide covers access and salvage mechanics without asserting mod costs or comparative value.

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Fallout 4

Equipment & progression guides

Rifleman

Gunslinger

Commando

Big Leagues

Gun Nut

Armorer

Science!

Scrapper

Concentrated Fire

Critical Banker

References & guide scope

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