Strength also affects the Melee skill and allows you to wield weapons with strength requirements effectively.

With a starting strength of 5 your carry weight would be 200. Your carry weight is 150 + (Strength * 10). In New Vegas strength modifies Melee Damage, Carry Weight, and Melee weapons. Well we know what they are, but what do they do? The other guides (Especially that “Hardcore” guide) are out of date or contain incorrect (un-optimised) information. This is an updated guide that lays out the SPECIAL stats, traits, perks to look out for based on build, and general new game information. This is a guide on basic character creation that gives a semi optimised build and examples for different gun based playstyles.