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Fallout New Vegas
Perception Explained and Console Command
Perception is one of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to see how to increase and decrease Perception using console command, what it does, how to increase Perception, all Perception levels and their effects, as well as all Perception-based skills and perks.
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What Does Perception Do?
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Affects the Energy Weapons, Lockpicking, and Explosive Skills
Investing in Perception gives the Courier more skill points for energy weapons, lockpicking, and explosives. Given your enhanced senses, you know where and when to aim at anything in your field of awareness!
Increases Enemy Detection Range
Like a third sense, having high Perception allows you to detect an enemy's presence farther away. This additional range lets you easily plan out your movement and attacks, so investing in your Perception if you plan on doing a stealth build is paramount.
Unlocks Precision Perks
With high Perception, you can access perks that favor a playstyle surrounding V.A.T.S. and stealth. Perks such as Better Criticals and The Professional make the Courier's criticals more potent!
How to Increase Perception
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Buy Implants to Permanently Increase Perception
You can permanently increase your Perception by buying the Optics Enhancer implants from Dr. Usanagi at the New Vegas Medical Center.
It costs around 3,000 - 4,000 caps, so make sure you have enough before you employ her help.
Money Farming Guide
How to Get Caps Fast
Wear Armor to Temporarily Increase Perception
If you don't have the right amount of bottle caps yet, you can rely on a variety of armor to temporarily increase your Perception.
Here is a list of armor that you can equip to increase your Perception temporarily.
Gain Perks to Temporarily Increase Perception
Aside from the one-time permanent increase in Perception that the Intense Training perk can give, there are other perks that you can get to temporarily increase your Perception.
| Perk | How to Get | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Night Person | Lv. Req.: Lv. 10 | ＋2 on Intelligence and Perception From 6 PM to 6 AM |
Perception Console Command
Increase Perception Command
| Format | player.modav Perception [value you want to add to your Perception] |
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| Example | player.modav Perception 3 |
You can use the command above to permanently increase your Perception in the game.
Simply hit the tilde (~) button on your keyboard to open the console. Then, type the command above and the value you want to add to your Perception.
Decrease Perception Command
| Format | player.modav Perception -[value you want to subtract to your Perception] |
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| Example | player.modav Perception -1 |
Likewise, you can decrease your Perception using the same command. Just make sure that the value you add at the end is negative.
Perception Levels
Levels and Skill Modifiers
| Lv. | Name | Skill Modifiers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deaf Bat | Energy Weapons +2, Explosives +2, Lockpick +2 |
| 2 | Senile Mole | Energy Weapons +4, Explosives +4, Lockpick +4 |
| 3 | Squinting Newt | Energy Weapons +6, Explosives +6, Lockpick +6 |
| 4 | Unsuspecting Trout | Energy Weapons +8, Explosives +8, Lockpick +8 |
| 5 | Wary Trout | Energy Weapons +10, Explosives +10, Lockpick +10 |
| 6 | Alert Coyote | Energy Weapons +12, Explosives +12, Lockpick +12 |
| 7 | Big-eyed Tiger | Energy Weapons +14, Explosives +14, Lockpick +14 |
| 8 | Monocled Falcon | Energy Weapons +16, Explosives +16, Lockpick +16 |
| 9 | Sniper Hawk | Energy Weapons +18, Explosives +18, Lockpick +18 |
| 10 | Eagle with Telescope | Energy Weapons +20, Explosives +20, Lockpick +20 |
Perception-Based Skills and Perks
All Perception-Based Perks
| Perk | SPECIAL Req. | Lv. Req. | Effect |
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| Friend of the Night | Perception 6 | Lv. 2 | Increased Visibility In the Dark |
| Sniper | Agility 6,Perception 6 | Lv. 12 | ＋25% Chance to Hit Target's Head in V.A.T.S. |
| Light Step | Perception 6,Agility 6 | Lv. 14 | Mines and Floort Traps Will Not Set Off |
| Better Criticals | Perception 6,Luck 6 | Lv. 16 | ＋50% Damage With Critical Hits |
| Infiltrator | Perception 7 | Lv. 18 | Extra Attempt to Pick a Broken Lock |
All Perception-Based Skills
| Skill | Benefits |
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 Energy Weapons
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Effectiveness of Energy Weapons |
 Explosives
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Effectiveness of Explosives |
 Lockpick
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Picklock difficult doors |
Best Starting Skills and List of Skills
Fallout New Vegas Related Guides
Best Starting SPECIAL Stats and
SPECIAL Explained
All SPECIAL Attributes
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 Strength |
 Perception |
 Endurance |
 Charisma |
 Intelligence |
 Agility |
 Luck |
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