Skills – Fallout 2

Fallout 2 includes over a dozen Skills that represent how much you know about certain topics, ranging from 0 to 300%. Each time you advance a level, you receive some skill points (based on your Intelligence) that you can apply to your skills. Each skill point adds 1% to a skill level until 100% is reached, but from there each percentage point costs multiple skill points, up to six for each percentage point starting at 201%.

Certain skills can be tagged. These skills gain 20% right away, and each skill point spent on them gives double the effect of points spent on regular skills.

You can also find numerous skill books during your travels, and these books can improve First Aid, Outdoorsman, Repair, Science, and Small Guns until you advance them to 91%.

Please use the links below to learn more about the game’s skills. Also please refer to our Advice guide for some recommendations about which skills might be best for your character.