The core problem with the Vanilla Perks in FO4, is that Bethesda decided to drop the skill system, which means that a lot of the perks end up just doing the job of skills, which makes them boring. A lot of mods out there try to fix this by adding back the skill system. True Perks takes a slightly different approach- what if all the perks were actually worthy of being called "Perks"?

This overhaul is specifically balanced for more difficult playthroughs. I recommend you at least run a mod that restricts loot, my personal recommendation (that I made a patch for) is Lunar Fallout Overhaul, but it should work alongside any mod that reduces loot, and increases difficulty slightly. This isn't a requirement, but a lot of the perk changes are meant to complement a lower loot game.

Better Perks, Better Tree
-Generally, perks that are for specialized builds now have higher special requirements and have been consolidated, but things like Local Leader, Lone Wanderer, and ranged weapon perks have low requirements. Every single perk has been touched, tweaked or moved.
-Perks that are universally useful, but not really required for a build, e.g. fortune finder, scrounger, have generally have higher requirements. Rank 10 perks are generally now niche perks for specific playstyles that utilize having that special maxed out, rather than just good perks that everyone will want (e.g., Sniper).
-Crafting Perks are all rank 4, you won't be crafting off a dump stat
-Perks now require increasing specials for each rank (e.g., gunslinger 1 requires agility 1, gunslinger 2 requires agility 2, etc).
- Special training now maxes out at starting stat + 9, but requires 7 levels per rank to be able to train.

Weapon Proficiency Damage Perks
The first rank of all weapon damage perks now grants you a scaling bonus, based on your level.

Melee Weapons
Bladed weapons (swords, knives, etc) now gain bonus damage from Agility, instead of strength, and you gain proficiency with them from the Backstab perk, instead of Big Leagues. Melee weapon damage scaling decreases at higher levels.

The Perks!

Strength


Perception


Endurance


Charisma


Intelligence


Agility


Luck


Mind Wipe
Chem, available as a rare purchase from Vendors that will allow you to respec the perks from this mod. It will respec special training perks, but not allow you to respec your specials.

Note- that this mod is not compatible with any other respec mod.

Thanks to Mindwipe by Kittytail for the outline of respec script and the open permissions.It's been rewritten to work with True Perks, and to fix various shortcomings.

Minigames
The base mod includes an option to bypass the hacking minigame completely with Mentats ("Use Mentats" activator is available on terminals you have the perk requirements to hack. This option bypasses the minigame, at the expense of 1 Mentats).

I recommend grabbing the Locky Bastard expansion module, for similiar options to bypass the lock picking minigame.

Compatibility
-Anything that modifies perks will probably be incompatible. This also touches a bunch of game settings, a few levelled lists, and some recipes. When in doubt, check for conflicts in fo4edit.
- This overhauls game settings for Sneaking, Lockpicking, and Hacking, you don't need other mods that touch thods, and without a patch they will conflict.

FAQ
Q: Is this compatible with VAFS
A: No, it needs Patching.

Q: Will you make a VAFS patch?
A: No, I don't use VAFS, but feel free to jump in my discord if you want to try and have questions.

Q: How do I take a special over 10
A: Put points in it, they've been uncapped.

Q: Why are my perk icons white / strength training
A: This is caused by a mod conflict, you have something modifying perks after this mod. That mod is moving the perk back to it's original place, and leaving nothing in the perk poster, which results in a filler icon.

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