Friend of the Night - Is It Worth It?

Friend of the Night is a type of Regular Perk in Fallout New Vegas. See if Friend of the Night is worth getting, how to get it, its effects, as well as its ID and how to get Friend of the Night through Console Command.

Is Friend of the Night Worth It?

No, It Does Not Work Properly

Friend of the Night, already a niche perk, is further rendered useless since it does not work as intended. During the night, Friend of the Night only changes the screen to a tint of blue, helping only a little but at the cost of making the visibility unpleasant.

As an alternative to night vision, you can get the Ratslayer for its night vision scope or increase the game's brightness!

How to Get Friend of the Night Perk

Reach Lv. 2

You can get Friend of the Night after reaching Lv. 2.

Leveling up quickly can be done by exploiting the Goodsprings side quest, getting the “Well Rested” bonus, and doing other side quests among others.

EXP Farming Guide:
How to Level Up Fast

Have Perception 6

To get Friend of the Night, you also need to have Perception 6.

You can increase a SPECIAL stat by getting the Intense Training Perk once you reach Level 2 or by buying an implant from Dr. Usanagi.

Best Starting SPECIAL Stats
and SPECIAL Explained

Have Sneak 30

Make sure you also have Sneak 30 in order to obtain Friend of the Night.

You can increase your skills using Skill Books or by equipping certain armor.

Best Starting Skills and List of Skills

Friend of the Night Perk ID

00165118

Friend of the Night can be given to and removed from your character using the console command shown above.

Friend of the Night Perk Effect

Increased Visibility In the Dark

Having Friend of the Night as a perk lets your eyes adapt to low-light conditions.

Fallout New Vegas Related Guides

Best Perks and List of Perks

All Regular Perks

All Challenge Perks

All Implant Perks

All Unarmed Perks