Fallout 4 Survival Journey Day 1: Getting Started

What’s up guys and welcome to my first every gamer log post wherein I’ll try to write all my journey in a game. For the first episode of my gamer log, I’ll be playing Fallout 4. So, I finally picked up this game on steam with all the DLC. Well, I don’t really want to play an unfinished game that’s why I’ve waited for all the DLC’s to be release before I play it.

So now that I have a copy of Fallout 4 + all DLC’s, I’m going to record all my journey and in the end, I’ll give my verdict whether I enjoy the game or not. A little warning though, there’s a bunch of spoilers that you might see in my Fallout 4 gamer log series, so view it at your own discretion.

How will I play Fallout 4?

I got all the DLC and I want to get the whole Fallout 4 experience. I want to experience the feeling of really surviving in a post-apocalyptic world so I chose to play in “Survival” difficulty. But before I jump into the game, I have done a little research on what will I be facing in the survival difficulty and the fallout wikia has all the info I need.

So basically in Survival:

GAMEPLAY

GAMEPLAY	NORMAL	SURVIVAL
Saving	Manual, quicksaving and autosaves are available.	Manual, quicksaving and almost all autosaves are disabled.
Fast travel	Fast travel is available.	Fast travel is disabled.
Locations of interest	Easy detection of locations of interest.	Detection of locations of interest are significantly reduced.
Location repopulation rate	Repopulate after 7 or 20 (for "[Cleared]") in-game days.	Repopulate after 35 or 80 in-game days.
Experience gain	Normal rate.	Enemies yield 2x experience.
Available perks	Adrenaline perk not readily available.	Adrenaline perk is given.
Wellness	Not subject to Exhaustion, Hunger, or Thirst deprivation.	The Sole survivor is challenged to stay hydrated, fed and rested.
Fatigue	Not subject to Fatigue.	Subject to Fatigue.
Illness & antibiotics	Not subject to illness.	Antibiotics are needed to heal illness.
Healing Radiation	1. No negative side effects using radaway. 2. Refreshing beverage heals radiation damage up to 1000 rads.	1. Use of radaway induces Fatigue and vulnerability to illness (temporary effect). 2. Refreshing beverages heals radiation damage instantly, but only for 100 rads with no negative side effects.
Healing rates	Food, Stimpaks, and Radaway heal instantly.	Restorative items recover Hit points at a significantly reduced rate.
Crippled limbs	Crippled limbs auto-heal after combat	Crippled limbs do not auto-heal. Must be healed by a Stimpak or slept off.
Carry weight	1. Ammunition is weightless. 2. Not subjects to ill effects of Encumbrance	1. Ammunition has weight 2. Safe carry weight is significantly reduced for both Sole Survivor and companions. 3. Encumbrance induces Fatigue and eventually crippled limbs.
Companions	If knocked unconscious, Companions will get back up after combat.	If knocked unconscious, Companions will not get back up after combat. They must be healed first, or they will return to their designated settlement. Non-NPC robot companions will instead be destroyed rather than returning to a settlement.
Workshop	No limits on overall Workshop inventory capacity.	Workshop inventory capacity reduced. May affect availability of production items (food, water, etc.)

WELLNESS

THIRST	Parched	Thirsty	Mildly Dehydrated	Dehydrated	Severely Dehydrated
Effects	-1 INT	-2 INT, -1 PER	-4 INT, -1 LCK, -3 PER	-8 INT, -2 LCK, -5 PER	-10 INT, -3 LCK, -7 PER, Periodic Damage
Duration In-game (hours)	4 hours	9 hours	18 hours	30 hours	45 hours
Duration Real-time (mins)	12 mins	27 mins	54 mins	90 mins	135 mins

HUNGER

HUNGER	Peckish	Hungry	Famished	Ravenous	Starving
Effects	-1 END	-2 CHR, -1 END	-3 CHR, -4 END, -1 LCK	-5 CHR, -8 END, -2 LCK	-5 CHR, -10 END, -3 LCK, Periodic Damage
Duration In-game (hours)	6 hours	12 hours	24 hours	36 hours	64 hours
Duration Real-time (mins)	18 mins	36 mins	72 mins	108 mins	192 mins

SLEEP

SLEEP	Tired	Overtired	Weary	Exhausted	Incapacitated
Effects	-5% AP Refresh	-1 STR, -15% AP Refresh	-1 AGI, -1 LCK, -2 STR -30% AP Refresh	-2 AGI, -2 LCK, -4 STR, -50% AP Refresh, Can't Sprint	-4 AGI, -3 LCK, -6 STR, -75% AP Refresh, Can't Run
Duration In-game (hours)	27 hours	40 hours	55 hours	69 hours	82 hours
Duration Real-time (mins)	81 mins	120 mins	165 mins	207 mins	246 mins

My Character

So I’ll be going with the male character for my fallout 4 survival journey and, I’ve heard that he has a military background so, I decided to give him a rough-looking face.

What do you think?

SPECIAL POINTS ALLOCATIONS and PERKS

At the beginning also, you’ll be allocating points in your S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

I have no idea yet on what’s the best perks in the game for survival difficulty but I’m going to distribute more on luck and agility. Don’t worry as I’ll give a clearer picture about this one, once I finally get the hang of this game and once I have a good amount of experience playing survival mode.

Gamer log Day 1:

Actually, there's not much to tell in here as I assume that many of you know the story of Fallout 4 already and for those who don't, then you can just watch the video below later. My first day involves creating my character and going back home (Sanctuary Hills) right after the nuclear devastation.

Some of the highlights in this episode are:

The big Kaboom! Man that mushroom cloud looks so glorious!

Vault 111. Wherein me and my family got frozen! Yeah! We're just bunch of turkey stacked on a fridge, waiting to be serve in holiday.

Giant roaches! So I assume first that everything I see outside are humongous, just like these roaches.

This bald guy and a person who is on a hazmat suit. Hmm. I think this bald guy is the main antagonist of Fallout 4 or, he maybe a part of a bigger organization. And why the f**k would they want my son?!

The Pipboy. Nothing to discuss here. We all know what the pipboy does.

Post-apocalytic Sanctuary Hills. Tip: There's a lot to loot in Sanctuary. Just check out the video below for the location. I don't know if I missed a spot so please do comment if you know a location that I missed.

And Codsworth.

If you want to check out my day 1 adventure, then go watch the video below. And I hope you'll come back next time for part 2 of my Fallout 4 Survival Journey. Thanks and see you next time!