Many of the dwellers, weapons, outfits, and pets are featured from other Fallout games, most noticeably Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. Vault dwellers can also be acquired with additional levels, attributes, outfits and weapons if acquired through lunchboxes or exploring the wasteland. SPECIAL attributes can also be boosted with SPECIAL rooms such as classrooms or armories. attributes and are most commonly set between 1 and 3. All dwellers have their own individual S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Whenever a dweller levels up a number of caps are gained equal to their new level. Basic dwellers start at Level 1 and can be upgraded up to Level 50 through working, preventing hazards and scavenging.

To increase the vault dweller population, one can wait for them to show up at random, mate two dwellers, get them from lunchboxes, or produce a radio studio.Įach dweller will spawn with only a vault jumpsuit and their fists for a weapon. Vault dwellers are an essential part of the game and are required for: operating production rooms, reproducing, protecting the vault from raider and deathclaw attacks and scavenging the wasteland.

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