Can SPECIAL stats be increased past 10?
I've been hearing some rumors from friends, mostly anecdotal indicating that skills, when gone past 10 (such as initially having 10 in one skill, then finding a bobblehead or skillbook), actually improve past 10.
I can't find any proof of this yet, and my current character right now is slightly incapable of maxing any stats soon to 10 and testing it out. So I'd like to understand if SPECIAL stats increased past 10 show any benefit?
Can SPECIAL stats be increased past 10?
Best Answer
To boost your stat past 10 with the You're S.P.E.C.I.A.L. use drugs or what have you to temporarly lower your stat below 10 then use the book on the desired stat, once the effects wear off you either be at 11 or 12 depedning if you had used the Bobblehead when you were at 10 or not.
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Can your special stats go past 10?
Not really. 10 is the highest number used for any calculations the game makes with your SPECIAL stats. But, if you have something that pushes your SPECIAL stat over 10 and then you get some debuff that gives you -1 for that stat, you'll still be at 10.Can you max out special stats Fallout 4?
You can max out your character with 10 in each SPECIAL trait provided every time you level up you simply choose the appropriate training to increase your stats (as opposed to choosing perks). Remember, there's no level cap, so you can keep on levelling and start getting other perks later.Can you increase special stats Fallout 1?
You can get a doctor in the Brotherhood to perform operations on you to raise each of your stats (except Luck and Charisma) by 1, although this is really expensive. Wearing power armor will also raise your Strength by 3. Chuck in Adytum can raise Luck by 1, Patrick the Celt's encounter can increase Charisma by 1.How do you raise special stats?
Your SPECIAL stats can be permanently raised by finding certain bobbleheads throughout the world. There are two ways to permanently increase your SPECIAL stats in Fallout 4: Finding certain bobbleheads throughout the world. Spending a perk point to raise a stat, in lieu of gaining a perk.Doc Mitchell Comments On Your 10 Point Special Stats - Fallout New Vegas
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Answer 2
I tested it with the intelligence bobblehead and was able to boost it to 11 permanently, by starting with 10 in that stat. The SPECIAL book only would boost stats that were not already at 10. So to really maximize things if you want to take the time you should start with 10 int and end and go get those 2 bobbleheads ASAP and then work your levels to boost other stats up.
To max your SPECIAL stats you need a total of 42 points over starting one of which you can get through the SPECIAL book in your house. Not seen or heard of any other books though so the soonest would be L42.
Answer 3
By first getting the desired stat to 10 then getting a drug to give it a temporary debuff you can use the You're Special! book to increase it back to 10 but then when the debuff wears off you will have 11 in that stat and then you can increase it to 12 by getting the corresponding bobblehead. and why i say do it in this order is because it is easier to find a -1 debuff than a -2. don't know exactly wich stats you can do this for as i believe you can't do this on some not sure wich ones though. afterwards you can then of course also use items and clothing to increase past this. I've heard of people able to get their charisma far enough to get 40+ settlers in a settlement.
Answer 4
It would only make sense that you can exceed stat cap since that you can exceed 10 stat base cap as if you look into Endurance the last talent "Solar Powered" increases endurance during the day by an additional 2 so if you could not exceed 10 it would become quite useless.
however i would not suggest using the bobbleheads to perma cap as it could be used to unlock talents so leave the capping to temporary buffs instead.
The Perception & Intelligence bobbleheads which are fairly easy to find
Answer 5
From what I can tell, there is no hard cap for SPECIAL. I'm playing with a mod that lets me craft You're Special! books (for 100 pre war money each), and I started with 10 intelligence. I've used 3 books (including the real one), after using a combination of alcohol and survival dehydration, and I have a base of 13 Intelligence without the bobblehead. With chems and apparel, I've gotten it as high as 21.
Answer 6
It is possible to make your special stats in Fallout 4 (and also Fallout 1-2 but thats not important right now) go higher than ten through various methods. The easiest method is through console commands, but I would recommend saving before possibly making a mistake that cant be fixed without a backup save. I don't know how far it can go without reaching the literal limit that the game has itself. Also, there are other things in Fallout 4 that can be enhanced for all characters using Fallout 4 console commands. I will not explain how to, because I don't have the time to but, I know this stuff works as long as you back things up and never save over the original backup save under any circumstances unless you like starting a new game.
Answer 7
If you want to permanently increase over 10, you will have to use S.P.E.C.I.A.L book first because it won't show up if you have it at ten already then use a bobblehead, it increases as soon as you pick it up.
Also if you didn't know special means strength, perception, endurance, charisma, intelligence, agility and luck. The seven special stats.
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