Stash them in a safe or footlocker or get a trusty companion to carry them for you. Learn what ingredients you need to craft each item you think might be useful and store these until your skills are at the right levels. Once your medicine level reaches 40 you can start making healing items when your explosives skill reaches 50 you can start making time bombs and when you science and survival skills pass the 50 mark you can start creating all sorts of chems and goodies at a campfire. There is a plethora of items that you can make from wasteland junk – some of which are essential for survival.

This is one of the best aspects of Fallout New Vegas. Fallout New Vegas Game Guide: Crafting items and weapons If you’ve chosen lead over energy weapons, microfusion cells are still useful for collecting and selling later. If you have collected other ammo that doesn’t fit your guns, break these down at a reloading bench and try and create more of the ammo you need for your favourite gun. It is important to learn what ammo you need for each weapon and to carry enough of it. I generally prefer handguns and rifles over heavy artillery and generally keep one handgun, one shotgun, a rifle and an assault rifle or machine gun at my disposal. However, it isn’t wise to carry more than just a few weapons at a time. There is a great arsenal of weaponry available in Fallout New Vegas.

Read Fallout New Vegas Game Guide part 1 here.

GAME GUIDE: Playing Fallout New Vegas on very hard difficulty in Hardcore mode

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