Fallout London difficulty tips and tricks

Fallout London’s difficulty has taken many players by surprise. The lack of power armor and seemingly hard-to-find weapons pose a real challenge for players. It’s a noticeable challenge that some fans love, while others aren’t too enamored with just how tough it is to thrive in post-apocalyptic London. No matter what side of the fence you are on, here are some recommendations and tips to navigate Fallout London’s difficulty.

Fallout London meant to be challenging. Unlike how Fallout 4 plays, you are limited from the get-go, whether that’s access to Settlements, weapons, and armor. It’s all by design and it’s recommend that you embrace this challenge and adapt to make the most of the game.

Some areas are deliberately designed to be harder, including a few early-game areas with strong enemies. The best advice is to save often. Try to experiment with the enemies you are fighting in different regions. If you come to an area where enemies are particularly tough, tick off a few side quests and fight easier enemies then return when you have better gear.

Settlements

There are a few early-game settlements. Some of the easiest to find are those on London Bridge or the Airport. You’ll find London Bridge organically via the main story while the Airport is found more naturally through exploration near Vagabond. You can also get the Covent Gardens settlement if you go west of the Monument during the main story. Alternatively, the Lambeth settlement near the Imperial War Museum offers an early-game safe haven.

Weapons and armor

As for weapons and armour, you can obtain these for completing quest chains, especially named variants that offer huge power spikes. Most of these quests are fairly straightforward to complete and don’t pose too much of a challenge. It’s also worth picking up side quests, which tend to lead to legendary enemies that drops special items, including weapons and armor.

We have a guide on securing early-game weapons. We recommend the Musket pistol for its very high damage, making it a good early-game boss-killing weapon. It also chunks robot enemies, which are notoriously hard to kill due to their armor. You can find these around the Naval College and HMS Belfast, for example. Other semi-auto rifles are wroth getting as well along with pistols and named weapons, such as the Ferryman’s quest weapon reward.

Crafting

Though you can trade with bleed tickets and safe crack to get items or ammo, crafting is a much more reliable alternative. You’ll find crafting benches in main story areas but you can also build them in settlements. Memorise the materials needed to upgrade your guns and craft ammo for your favourite weapons to make the process easier.