Fallout 4: Intelligence Perk

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Intelligence is a measure of your overall mental acuity, and affects the number of Experience Points earned.

V.A.N.S.

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V.A.N.S. - Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S. (1 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 1	Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S.

Medic

Medic - Stimpaks now restore 60% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 60% of radiation. (4 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 2	Is there a doctor in the house? Stimpaks restore 40% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 40% of radiation.
2	INT 2	Stimpaks restore 60% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 60% of radiation.
3	INT 2	Stimpaks restore 80% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 80% of radiation.
4	INT 2	Stimpaks and RadAway restore all lost health and radiation, and work much more quickly.

Gun Nut

Gun Nut - Shoot first, kill first, with access to base level and Rank 1 gun mods. (4 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 3	You gain access to base level and Rank 1 gun mods.
2	INT 3 / LVL 10	You gain access to Rank 2 gun mods.
3	INT 3 / LVL 25	You gain access to Rank 3 gun mods.
4	INT 3 / LVL 39	You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods.

Hacker

Hacker - Knowledge of cutting-edge computer encryption allows you to hack Advanced terminals. (4 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 4	Knowledge of cutting-edge computer encryption allows you to hack Advanced terminals.
2	INT 4	You can hack Expert terminals.
3	INT 4	You can hack Master terminals.
4	INT 4	When hacking, you never get locked out of a terminal when things go wrong.

Scrapper

Scrapper - Waste not, want not! You can salvage uncommon components like screws, aluminum, and copper when scrapping weapons and armor. (2 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 5	Waste not, want not! You can salvage uncommon components like screws, aluminum, and copper when scrapping weapons and armor.
2	INT 5	You can salvage rare components like circuitry, nuclear material, and fiber optics when scrapping weapons and armor. Items with favorited components are highlighted.

Science!

Science! - Take full advantage of advanced technology with access to base level and Rank 1 high-tech mods. (4 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 6	Take full advantage of advanced technology with access to base level and Rank 1 high-tech mods.
2	INT 6 / LVL 17	You gain access to Rank 2 high-tech mods.
3	INT 6 / LVL 23	You gain access to Rank 3 high-tech mods.
4	INT 6 / LVL 41	You gain access to Rank 4 high-tech mods.

Chemist

Chemist - Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out. (4 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 7	Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out.
2	INT 7 / LVL 16	Any chems you take now last twice as long.
3	INT 7 / LVL 32	Any chems you take now last an additional 150% longer.
4	INT 7 / LVL 45	Any chems you take now last an additional 200% longer.

Robotics Expert

Robotics Expert - Machines will always serve humans, if you have anything to say about it. Hack a robot, and gain a chance to power it on or off, or initiate a self-destruct. (3 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 8	Machines will always serve humans, if you have anything to say about it. Hack a robot, and gain a chance to power it on or off, or initiate a self-destruct.
2	INT 8 / LVL 19	When you successfully hack a robot, you can incite it to attack.
3	INT 8 / LVL 44	When you successfully hack a robot, you can give it specific commands.

Nuclear Physicist

Nuclear Physicist - You've learned to split the atom... and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer. (3 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 9	You've learned to split the atom... and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer.
2	INT 9 / LVL 14	Radiation weapons now do double damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 50% longer.
3	INT 9 / LVL 26	Fusion Cores can be ejected from Power Armor like devastating grenades and Fusion Cores last twice as long.

Nerd Rage

Nerd Rage - Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage Resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts. (3 Ranks)

Rank	Requirements	Description
1	INT 10	Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts.
2	INT 10 / LVL 31	You now gain 30 more Damage Resistance and do 30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect.
3	INT 10 / LVL 50	You now gain 40 more Damage Resistance and do 40% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health.

Fallout 4

November 10, 2015

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