Okay, my character has 10 Strength no matter which I have. He also has more than enough hotkeyed Stimpaks to heal any crippled limbs. So, what should I choose, the +1 DT from Reinforced Spine or the lack or a crippled torso with Spineless?

I use the reinforced spine on my guy, it's annoying to be fixing all my crippled limbs all the time.

The spine is good for low-STR characters cause it helps meet weapon requirements.

If you have 10 STR though? Wtf get the artificial one. A crippled torso is like the worst possible place to get crippled because you stagger if your crippled torso gets shot, making accessing your Pipboy a real issue if you're under heavy fire.

Like I said, I also have tonnes of Stimpaks to heal crippled limbs/health, and since they're hotkeyed there's no need to access the Pip-boy Still, thanks for voicing your tips.

Edit: I'll add that they're hotkeyed into the first post too.

Well, you still don't want to just hotkey them cause then you waste, they don't heal your limbs as much unless you go to the "Status" page or I think that's what it was on your pipboy.

True, although I could use one to remove the crippled effect then go to the Pip-boy Even though the torso gets crippled the most, I'm leaning more to the Reinforced Spine simply due to how many Stimpaks I have (which means I won't have to worry about wasting them as much, since I can always visit the Sierra Madre vending machine for more).

Before: Strength 6 & Weapon Handling

Now: Strength 8 & Weapon Handling , so i can use CZ57 Avenger

So, Reinforced Spine :celebration:

Thanks! That's the reason I want to do an NCR playthrough; the Quartermaster has a lot of 5mm ammo for my miniguns (which are always running out :/ )

On an unrelated note, does anyone know what happened to the avatars under our names? I've been messing about with the settings and can't seem to find anything.

They seems to be qa qa, that's all i know

Thanks; I found something saying we need to change photos to avatars or something, but that's it.

Anyway, I've chosen Reinforced Spine since I can handle getting crippled quite easily, and +1DT is +1DT after all!

Like the opener of this post, I have 10 strength. So I wanted to make myself as human as possible, therefore I took back my spine, heart and brain. I don't trust all this new-age gobbeldigook!
And maybe, in Lonesome Roads, there might be some EMP thingy that messes up the eletrical compenents inside you! Wouldn't want that!

Two problems with your idea
1: Some of the technology still remains in your body Hense the perks you recieve for keeping your real organs
2: If Pulse grenades and mines don't deal extra damage because of your implants why would they do so in The Lonesome Road.


He could also hotkey doctors bags as those completely restore all limbs on non-hardcoe.

I have the Eye For Eye perk so the +2 Str is better for me than a torso that cannot be crippled.