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Perception
"Perception affects your awareness of nearby enemies, your ability to detect stealthy movement, and your weapon accuracy in V.A.T.S."

Perception is a statistic in Fallout 76 (FO76). Stats are attributes in the game that determine the player's capacity or ability. Improving stat values will improve the player's ability with Weapons, Armor and more. The game returns to its SPECIAL stats system reminiscent of the previous Fallout games. See Perks for further information.

Perception Information

Perception affects a number of gameplay factors in the game. Firstly, the perception statistic directly affects the range of detection of the player. So the detection of Enemies, NPCs and other players would be directly reliant on this attribute.

Second, when using the V.A.T.S system, the chances of a success is affected by Perception.

Thirdly, in lockpicking, pickpocketing and theft perception is the statistic that determines if the detection roll would fail or succeed.

 Perception affects your awareness of nearby enemies, your ability to detect stealthy movement, and your weapon accuracy in V.A.T.S. If you employ V.A.T.S. on a regular basis, and you accrue additional Perception Points, there is a much greater chance of hitting your enemies. A higher Perception also reveals detected threats - which appear as red dots on your compass - at a greater distance.

Ways to increase Perception

• Mentats provides a temporary boost of perception
• Some Equipment like sunglasses can provide a small perception boost while equipped.
• Bobblehead: Perception
• Bufftats
• Orange Mentats
• Psychotats
• X-cell
• U.S. Covert Operations Manual Vol.1
• U.S. Covert Operations Manual Vol.2
• Night Person

Table Effects of Perception on Related Variable per Level

Notes and trivia about Perception

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All Perception Perks in Fallout 76

Fallout 76 Perception Perks are perks specialized to the Perception Stat. This provides massive bonuses for values that revolve around resource harvesting, looting, rifles, pistols, and thrown weapons, and have the following perks to reflect such.

In addition to the usual stat boost, some perks also provide unique capabilities.

 

Perception Perks

Perk	SPECIAL Stat	Effect
Concentrated Fire  Req: Lvl 2 & Perception	Perception	: V.A.T.S. now targets limbs. Focus fire to gain accuracy and damage per shot. : V.A.T.S. targets limbs. Focus fire to gain more accuracy and damage per shot. : V.A.T.S. targets limbs. Focus fire to gain high accuracy and damage per shot.
Butcher's Bounty  Req: Lvl 3 & Perception	Perception	: 40% chance to find an extra meat when you "Search" an animal corpse. : 60% chance to find an extra meat when you "Search" an animal corpse. : 80% chance to find an extra meat when you "Search" an animal corpse.
Green Thumb  Req: Lvl 4 & Perception	Perception	: Reap twice as much when harvesting flora.
Picklock  Req: Lvl 5 & Perception	Perception	: Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
Crack Shot  Req: Lvl 7 & Perception	Perception	: All pistols now have 10% more range and accuracy when sighted. : All pistols now have 20% more range and even more accuracy when sighted. : All pistols now have 30% more range and much better accuracy when sighted.
Rifleman  Req: Lvl 8 & Perception	Perception	: Your non-automatic rifles now do +10% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +15% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +20% damage.
Skeet Shooter  Req: Lvl 10 & Perception	Perception	: Your shotguns have improved accuracy and spread. : Your shotguns have even better accuracy and spread. : Your shotguns have excellent accuracy and spread.
Pannapictagraphist  Req: Lvl 12 & Perception	Perception	: You hear directional audio when in range of a Magazine.
Exterminator  Req: Lvl 14 & Perception	Perception	: Your attacks ignore 25% armor of any insect : Your attacks ignore 50% armor of any insect : Your attacks ignore 75% armor of any insect
Commando  Req: Lvl 15 & Perception	Perception	: Basic combat training means automatic rifles do +10% damage. : Basic combat training means automatic rifles do +15% damage. : Basic combat training means automatic rifles do +20% damage.
Percepti-bobble  Req: Lvl 16 & Perception	Perception	: You hear directional audio when in range of a Bobblehead
Ground Pounder  Req: Lvl 18 & Perception	Perception	: Automatic rifles now reload 10% faster and have better hip fire accuracy. : Automatic rifles now reload 20% faster and have even better hip fire accuracy. : Automatic rifles now reload 30% faster and have excellent hip fire accuracy.
Expert Picklock  Req: Lvl 19 & Perception	Perception	: Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
Expert Rifleman  Req: Lvl 20 & Perception	Perception	: Your non-automatic rifles now do +10% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +15% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +20% damage.
Fortune Finder  Req: Lvl 22 & Perception	Perception	: You hear directional audio when in range of a Caps Stash.
Night Person  Req: Lvl 24 & Perception	Perception	: Gain +1 Intelligence and +1 Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. : Gain +2 Intelligence and +2 Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. : Gain +3 Intelligence and +3 Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Expert Commando  Req: Lvl 25 & Perception	Perception	: Your automatic rifles now do +10% damage. : Your automatic rifles now do +15% damage. : Your automatic rifles now do +20% damage.
Awareness  Req: Lvl 27 & Perception	Perception	: You can view a target's specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S.
Sniper  Req: Lvl 28 & Perception	Perception	: Gain improved control and hold your breath 50% longer while aiming scopes. : Gain improved control and hold your breath 60% longer while aiming scopes. : Gain improved control and hold your breath 75% longer while aiming scopes.
Tank Killer  Req: Lvl 30 & Perception	Perception	: Your rifles ignore 12% armor and have a 3% chance of stagger. : Your rifles ignore 24% armor and have a 6% chance of stagger. : Your rifles ignore 36% armor and have a 9% chance of stagger.
Refractor  Req: Lvl 32 & Perception	Perception	:  Gain +10 Energy Resistance. : Gain +20 Energy Resistance. : Gain +30 Energy Resistance. : Gain +40 Energy Resistance.
Glow Sight  Req: Lvl 33 & Perception	Perception	:  Deal +20% damage to glowing enemies. : Deal +40% damage to glowing enemies. : Deal +60% damage to glowing enemies.
Grenadier  Req: Lvl 35 & Perception	Perception	:  Your explosives detonate with a 50% larger radius. : Your explosives detonate with twice the radius.
Long Shot  Req: Lvl 37 & Perception	Perception	: Your rifles have 10% more range and more accuracy when sighted. : Your rifles have 20% more range and even more accuracy when sighted. : Your rifles have 30% more range and excellent accuracy when sighted.
Fire in the Hole  Req: Lvl 38 & Perception	Perception	: See a throwing arc when tossing thrown weapons, and they fly 15% further. : See a throwing arc when tossing thrown weapons, and they fly 30% further. : See a throwing arc when tossing thrown weapons, and they fly 50% further.
Master Picklock  Req: Lvl 40 & Perception	Perception	: Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
Master Rifleman  Req: Lvl 42 & Perception	Perception	:  Your non-automatic rifles now do +10% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +15% damage. : Your non-automatic rifles now do +20% damage.
Master Commando  Req: Lvl 45 & Perception	Perception	:  Your automatic rifles now do +10% damage. : Your automatic rifles now do +15% damage. : Your automatic rifles now do +20% damage.
Night Eyes  Req: Lvl 50 & Perception	Perception	: Gain Night Vision while sneaking between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Penetrator  Req: Lvl ?? & Perception	Perception	: No V.A.T.S accuracy penalty vs. enemy body parts blocked by cover.