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Level 6 Perks
Fallout: New Vegas

Level 6 Perks

Unlock powerful Level 6 perks in fallout new vegas like Bloody Mess (5% extra damage) and Demolition Expert (20% explosive damage).

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Unlock powerful Level 6 perks in fallout new vegas like Bloody Mess (5% extra damage) and Demolition Expert (20% explosive damage).

Bloody Mess

Requirements: Level 6

Walkthrough
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    Characters and creatures you kill will often explode into a red, gut-ridden, eyeball-strewn paste.
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    You’ll do 5% extra damage with all weapons.
Tips
  • The 5% damage boost is significant as it applies to all weapons, unlike other damage perks that are weapon or enemy specific.

Demolition Expert

Requirements: Level 6, Explosives 50

Walkthrough
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    Each rank of this perk increases the damage of all your explosive weapons by an additional 20%.
Tips
  • This perk is highly effective if you utilize Explosives as a significant part of your build.

Ferocious Loyalty

Requirements: Level 6, Charisma 6

Walkthrough
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    When your Health drops below 50%, your companions temporarily gain much greater resistance to damage.
Tips
  • This perk relies on companions and requires you to be below 50% health for its effect to trigger.
  • Requires 6 points in Charisma, which may be considered a waste of S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points by some builds.

Fortune Finder

Requirements: Level 6, Luck 5

Walkthrough
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    You will find considerably more Nuka-Cola caps in containers than you normally would.
Tips
  • This perk helps increase your Nuka-Cola cap income, which can be supplemented by selling looted items.

Gunslinger

Requirements: Level 6

Walkthrough
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    While using a pistol or similar one-handed weapon, your accuracy in V.A.T.S. is significantly increased.
Tips
  • Recommended if you plan to use one-handed ranged weapons and V.A.T.S.

Hand Loader

Requirements: Level 6, Repair 70

Walkthrough
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    You are more likely to recover ammo cases and hulls when using guns.
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    All hand load recipes are unlocked at the Reloading Bench.
Tips
  • Unlocks hand load ammo recipes, which can provide damage boosts and other effects. Examples include .308 rounds, 50mg rounds, and 45-50 Gov’t rounds.
  • Some hand load recipes require significantly higher Repair scores (e.g., .45-70 Gov’t requires 90 Repair, .50MG Match requires 100 Repair).
  • Using magazines and wearing a Utility Jumpsuit can help reach the required Repair scores.
  • You may take a loss on ammo when breaking it down and converting it to hand loads.

Lead Belly

Requirements: Level 6, Endurance 5 or Survival 40

Walkthrough
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    You take 50% less radiation every time you drink from an irradiated water source.
Tips
  • Generally considered unnecessary due to the availability of clean water and Rad-curing methods.

Mad Bomber

Requirements: Level 6, Explosives 45, Repair 45

Walkthrough
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    Special Explosives recipes are unlocked for use at Workbenches.
Tips
  • Allows crafting of various grenade types, including Nuka-Grenades and grenades made from Microfusion Cells.

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