One of the most horrifying things you’ll encounter as a newcomer toFallout 76is being perpetually over-encumbered. While it’s tempting to pick up every item you come across, your stash is limited to 2000 pounds, and that will get filled up more quickly than you expect. So, what items are useful to pick up as a low-level character inFallout 76?
Items to repair your gear in Fallout 76
Of utmost importance will be those items that you’re able to scrap for components to repair your weapons and armor. Up until level 15, you’ll first use Wood, Leather, or Raider Armor and eventually Metal. For the most part, your weapons will likely be a pipe pistol/rifle, regular pistol/rifle, a melee weapon, and maybe a laser pistol/rifle.
All these items requireAdhesiveto repair, and it will be your most valuable junk item for a while. Keep an eye out for any form of Duct Tape, Wonderglue, Handmade Glue, and Vegetable Starch. Grab it all up.
Steelis your second most important junk item, as it’s used to repair most of the gear you’ll be sporting through your teens and beyond. It can easily be found from a range of items, so you’ll likely never find yourself running short. However, some items have a better weight-to-yield ratio and are more plentiful.
The items listed below include the variations you’ll come across in post-nuke Appalachia. For example, both Wonderglue and Sealed Wonderglue yield Adhesive. The lists are also not exhaustive; these are the items you’ll encounter most often while wandering around. Bold lettering indicates a junk item that yields multiple useful components.
Other junk you’ll want to hold onto are Screws, Cloth, Rubber, and Leather for armor repairs; Lead for some melee weapons like pipes; Copper if you’re using pipe pistols/rifles; Springs for your shotgun and laser pistol/rifle; and Crystal, Plastic, andCircuitry for your laser weaponsas well.
For weapon repairs
What else should I keep in Fallout 76 as a lower level player?
Generally, you want to keep around 100 each of these important junk items, and you’ll be fine keeping 50 of everything else. Any excess can be sold. Also note that other than Aluminum and Lead, bulking doesn’t decrease the weight of your items. You will need to bulk items, which requires Plastic, to sell them to vendors, though.
Similarly, you don’t have to hold onto every meat, flower, and plant that you come across. Use it to make food for the experience, then sell most of it to a vendor. Much of it will spoil anyway.InFallout 76,you will happen upon enough Nuka-Cola, Sugar Bombs, Canned Dog Food, and other such goodies to keep your hunger and thirst satiated.Grilled Radstagis also a good dish to keep on hand for its carry-weight boost. For extra security, carry a small pile of anySoupand someTea, and you’ll be good to go.
You likewise don’t need to hold onto every healing item or chem that you find. Carry a handful of RadAway along with 15-20 Stimpaks, and keep a similar amount in your stash. Through level 20 or so, you won’t be getting hurt that much, even if you wander into areas you probably shouldn’t, and most of the radiation you take will come from eating/drinking.
Now that you’ve cleaned up your backpack and stash, you can go back to merrily picking up everything you see.
