Over a decade after it’s release,Fallout: New Vegasremains one of the franchise’s most popular games. Due to the popularity of the successfulFalloutTV show, players are visiting the Mojave Wasteland once again.
Many of the gameplay mechanics will be familiar to fans of the series, with it even having a hardcore mode with hunger and thirst management that players ofFallout 76will be used to.Chems and alcohol can be consumed by your player character, which has the unfortunate drawback of gaining addictions. Here are the ways you cancure the courier of addictions inFallout: New Vegas.
Addictions in Fallout: New Vegas Explained
In every game in theFalloutfranchise your character can consume alcohol and chems, which give you temporary buffs like more strength or damage resistance. If the courier uses too many of these consumables, however, there is a chance they will become addicted.
Every individual chem and alcoholic beverage has a unique addiction tied to it, all of which will inflict debuffs on your character. you may check the effects menu in the status tab on your Pip-Boy to see what side effects you’ve picked up. You can consume more of the specific alcohol/chem you’re addicted to and temporarily remove the withdrawal effects until they run out.
How To Cure Addiction in Fallout: New Vegas
Visit a Wasteland Doctor
The most obvious way to kick your habits is by visiting one of the many doctors in the Mojave Wasteland. Visit one and tell them about the addiction, thenpay a fee in capsand all addictions will be removed. There are a few medical professionals you’re able to visit:
Take a Fixer
A Fixer is a consumable item that can be found and bought in the Mojave. The description says that they only temporarily remove addiction, but this is false, as they will completely remove addictions and give the courier nausea effects for a short time. Keep an eye out for them whenexploring the Mojave Wasteland, but there are a few known locations for this item:
Acquire the Logan’s Loophole Trait
Logan’s Loophole is a special trait you may select as you create your character. This trait will verify you never get addicted to chems/alcohol and their effects last twice as long. It also caps you atlevel 30instead of 50, drasticallyreducing your perks and skills.
