23:48 - Discussion about how Intellince now affects the speed at which you level up, and how it might possibly be worth to start with high intelligence (TL DW: we can't know if it's worth it till we know how the math works).Many A True Nerd has since completed Fallout 4 once and begun his second playthrough with a focus on a 'No Guns' ruleset. At the time of this interview, Many A True Nerd was in the middle of his first playthrough of Fallout 4. 21:05 - Generalist (recommended for a first play) - SPECIAL: 3 / 4 / 5 / 4 / 6 / 3 / 3 This part of the interview is going to largely focus on Fallout 4.or possibly 4 / 1 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 6 / 10, depending on what the top level Luck perks turn out to be. 00:00 - Introduction and discussion about the new system (TL DW: we only get 21 points to distribute, we have to do it wisely).
You might know Many A True Nerd for his 'You Only Live Once' (no healing whatsoever) playthroughs of NV and FO4 (if you don't, they're well worth watching, and he'll hopefully be making one for FO4 eventually) in any case, here's his guide (based on current knowledge) on how to allocate your SPECIAL points at the start of the game depending on how you intend to play: