Challenges

It Was a Good Day

It Was a Good Day is a challenge and status effect added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

With the Wild Wasteland trait selected, the Player must have a Proletariat Assault Rifle (or variant thereof) in their inventory and go an entire day without using it.

Effects

Grants +10% experience boost for 12 hours upon completion (same as the Well Rested bonus).

Behind the Scenes

  • This effect is a reference to the lyrics, “Today I didn't even have to use my AK / I gotta say it was a good day,” from the 1993 song of the same name by American rapper Ice Cube.
It Was a Good Day
TaskEnd the day without using a Proletariat Assault Rifle
RequirementsWild Wasteland
Effects+10% Experience Points for 12 hours
RepeatableYes

A SLAP in the Face

A SLAP in the Face is a random non-repeatable event added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

With the Wild Wasteland trait selected, and a Luck of 3 or less, every time the Player fires a Single Shot .50 MG Rifle, there is a 5% chance that the weapon will randomly blow up.

Effects

Instantly breaks the weapon and cripples the Player's head.

Behind the Scenes

  • This event references a viral incident that befell a firearms YouTuber in April 2021, wherein firing a faulty .50 SLAP round caused his Serbu RN-50 rifle to explode in his face. He was injured but ultimately survived.
A SLAP in the Face
RequirementsWild Wasteland
EffectsBroken weapon and crippled head
RepeatableNo

Indian Love Call

Indian Love Call is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

With the Wild Wasteland trait selected, kill all aliens in the Mojave Wasteland using the Ghetto Blaster.

Rewards

Grants 50 XP.

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to the 1996 film Mars Attacks!, where the titular song plays a prominent role.
Indian Love Call
RequirementsWild Wasteland
Rewards50 XP
RepeatableNo

It's My Party

Upcoming It's My Party is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

With the Wild Wasteland trait selected, get exposed to Tear Gas five times.

Rewards

Grants 50 XP.

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to the lyrics, “It's my party and I'll cry if I want to / You would cry too if it happened to you,” from the 1963 song of the same name by American singer Lesley Gore.
It's My Party
RequirementsWild Wasteland
Rewards50 XP
RepeatableNo

Open to Experimentation

Open to Experimentation is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Rewards

Grants 500 XP.

Open to Experimentation – You're not afraid to try new things! Having familiarized yourself with a whole host of experimental weapons, you now do 10% more damage when using them.

Open to Experimentation
Open to Experimentation
RequirementsNone
Rewards+10% Damage with Dr. Quarton's experimental weapons
RepeatableNo

Back to the 80s

Back to the 80s is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Rewards

Grants 500 XP.

Back to the 80s – Greed is good! You can now carry 10% more weight, and bartering for items costs 10% less.

Back to the 80s
Back to the 80s
RequirementsNone
Rewards+10% Carry Weight
-10% buy price
RepeatableNo

Merciful Soul

Merciful Soul is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Rewards

Grants 100 XP and 100 Karma.

Merciful Soul – You wouldn't hurt a fly! You gained some Karma, and enemies are now 10% less likely to land critical hits on you.

Merciful Soul
Merciful Soul
RequirementsNone
Rewards100 Karma
-10% enemy crit chance
RepeatableNo

Silent But Deadly

Silent But Deadly is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Rewards

Grants 500 XP.

Silent But Deadly – It's hard to defend against attacks that you don't see coming! Your Sneak has increased, and your integrally-suppressed firearms now do 10% more critical hit damage.

Silent But Deadly
Silent But Deadly
RequirementsNone
Rewards+10 Sneak
+10% crit Damage with integrally-suppressed firearms
RepeatableNo

Snake Eater

Snake Eater is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Kill 1,000 enemies using Boss-level weapons.

Rewards

Snake Eater – You're not afraid to eat questionable things in order to survive! Your Survival has increased, and you now take 10% less radiation when consuming irradiated food and drink.

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to the Metal Gear Solid videogame franchise.
Snake Eater
Snake Eater
RequirementsNone
Rewards+10 Survival
-10% radiation from food and drink
RepeatableNo

The One Free Man

The One Free Man is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Kill 299 enemies using the Crowbar, while wearing a Radiation Suit or Advanced Radiation Suit.

Rewards

The One Free Man – The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. You now have a 10% higher critical hit chance when using certain weapons befitting of a mute bespectacled theoretical physicist.

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to the Half-Life videogame franchise, and its arsenal of weapons.
The One Free Man
The One Free Man
RequirementsCrowbar
Radiation Suit
or Advanced Radiation Suit
Rewards+10% crit chance with perk-relevant weapons
RepeatableNo

Fully Licensed

Fully Licensed is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Kill 700 people using the Secret Police Pistol, while wearing a tuxedo.

Rewards

Fully Licensed – A lifetime of slugging martinis and bedding women with sexually-suggestive names has increased your Charisma, and made you 10% less likely to become addicted to chems and alcohol.

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to James Bond's signature weapon and outift, and his famous license to kill.
Fully Licensed
Fully Licensed
RequirementsSecret Police Pistol
Formal Wear
Rewards+1 Charisma
-10% addiction chance
RepeatableNo

UNLIMITED POWAH!

UNLIMITED POWAH! is a challenge added by the NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack.

Requirements

Execute 66 Brotherhood of Steel members using the Blitzenfaust.

Rewards

UNLIMITED POWAH! – Now that you're intimately familiar with using the Blitzenfaust, you've discovered a way to recharge drained energy cells when firing it.

  • Once the perk has been earned, every time the Blitzenfaust is fired, there is a 50% chance that any drained energy cells in the player's inventory will be replaced with a fully-charged bulk version (beginning with Small Energy Cells, followed by Electron Charge Packs, then finally by Microfusion Cells).

Behind the Scenes

  • This challenge is a reference to the meme of Emperor Palpatine's hammy delivery of the line, “Unlimited power!” when using Force lightning for the first time in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
UNLIMITED POWAH!
UNLIMITED POWAH!
RequirementsBlitzenfaust
RewardsRecharge drained energy cells
RepeatableNo