'When you're coming out of the Vault, if you've decided to go right to the 10 on a stat, and lower on your other ones, you can be picking some really cool perks,' Howard said. The best thing about the system is its visual representation: All of the perks and upgrades are displayed on a Vault-Tec poster, with every node showing an animated Vault Boy demonstrating that perk. Most perks will also be upgradeable with those additional ranks included, the progression system offers 275 things to unlock. The series' Skills system is also tied into the tree, according to Howard. That means there's 70 base perks in Fallout 4 to choose from, including some familiar faces - like a perk that increases the odds of 'gibbing' your foes - and some newcomers.

The more points you have in a given stat, the 'deeper' you're able to go: If you have eight strength points, you'll be able to choose between eight of Strength's assigned perks when you level up. The perks you're able to unlock are directly tied to your SPECIAL stats - each stat has 10 perks corresponding to the 10 points you're able to allot to that stat. In Fallout 4, every time you level up you're able to unlock or upgrade a perk, giving your character new abilities and proficiencies. SPECIAL stats affect everything this time around As always, you'll distribute a pool of points between those seven statistics at the start of the game, but they'll have a much larger impact on how your character develops this time around. The biggest new piece of information was how character progression will work using the series' returning SPECIAL system - an acronym which stands for Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck. That means we didn't get any more info about the game's weapon crafting and base building mechanics, but we did learn about some other ways to kill time in Fallout 4's post-apocalyptic wasteland. The panel, which was led by game director Todd Howard - who, despite being under the weather, garnered a standing ovation upon entering the stage - gave a brief overview for a few game mechanics not touched on during Bethesda's E3 2015 presentation. Fallout 4's character upgrade system and companion interactions were just a few details to come out of the game's QuakeCon 2015 demonstration.

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