-Tap the VATS button often to reveal nearby enemies, friendlies, & mines in your line of sight. -Get a gun for each type of ammo -Use shotguns sparingly, mostly on feral ghouls unless you have a surplus of ammo for them. -Be thorough, search every inch of an area before moving on or you might miss something special. -Sneak and take it slow, you never know when there might be a tripwire or a group of enemies around a corner. -Lockpicking and Hacking, take their associated perks if you want access to everywhere in the game. -Hacking, selecting bracketed entries doesn't use up guesses and removes the duds. Ex: (:;) . <> . [.,] . {*%} -The Local Leader perk, located in charisma, allows you to create supply lines. Supply lines *Links just have to create a chain, sanctuary to red rocket station to farm *supply lines share all materials (junk,aid,mods) used in crafting/building that are store in all associated workshop's workbenches -mods can be removed from weapons and armor you find and applied to any weapon or armor of the same type it was remove from. -Armor mods: Leather, Metal, Raider, Combat, & Synth armors come in 3 tiers. Base, Sturdy, Heavy. If you make a shadowed mod for a leather chest piece, you can apply it to a heavy leather chest piece even though you don't have the Rank 4 Armorer Perk.