Prepare Yourself and Your Inventory
Nuka-World will take players to a brand new location. Like in the previous Fallout 4 expansions, a new location tends to mean a whole mess of new junk to pick up. You’ll find collectibles, weapons, armor, baubles, and materials that will serve a greater purpose as part of your inventory than they ever could hope to serve just laying on the ground. With that in mind, you’ll want to do some spring cleaning before setting out. That means removing any useless weapons, consumables, clothing, and Junk that you don’t want to carry. It will take you about an hour before you find your first real resting spot where you can keep your belongings, so you don’t want to be bogged down as soon as you hit the huge theme park.
Another way to prepare is to make sure that you mod the weapons that you do end up keeping. You’ll be facing a lot of irradiated creatures as well as armored raiders, so you’ll want to get rid of any guns that deal primarily radiation damage. Energy will prove to be useful, as will explosive (which is useful against just about anything). If you’re feeling extra sadistic, a flamethrower to deal with bandits in close quarters isn’t a bad idea either, although you can probably save that space for newer discoveries in the park.
When it comes to perks, build up your strength and weapons skills. You’re pretty much landlocked for the rest of the adventure, and humans will be your primary quarry, so keep that in mind. Any gear or perks that will help you with radiation and energy damage is a plus so go for it. You’ll want to be able to handle large firefights as well. The design of the park means you’ll constantly be flanked so damage resistance, as well as steady shooting are a must.
Nuka-World flips the experience on its head by making this mostly about humans vs. humans. It would normally mean an easy affair, but these aren’t your average raiders. They’re intelligent, and they’re in very large groups, so prepare accordingly. Also, remember that you have their same weaknesses and the enemy raiders will undoubtedly be aware of that fact.
