Fallout London Permadeath
Hi. For the past few months I’ve been attempting Fallout London under Permadeath rules (as soon as I die I restart the game) suffice it to say, it’s very very annoying. The furthest I’ve got is to level 31 to act 2 where you have to get the signatures. Got the Hackney one (that was surprisingly easy as I already had the stats and the ingredients to cure Pete peacefully with Manchester Mike- I even did it before I got to Islington lol) in my other play throughs I get to any level between 14-21 between crossing the Thames and going to the Isle of Dogs to talk to Lazarus. The things that always get me are mines or Naval Walkers or one shot kills from legendary enemies (super super frustrating) despite having sneak 3 and 6+ perception
My SPECIAL is 4,5,9,5,8,4,1 (I use the +7 points for Special mod because why not) then I take hoarder and gifted to up my carry weight and SPECIAL +1. I then spend the first 15-16 levels XP farming and clearing hostile NPCs in Bromley before completing the Lands of the Seraph quest. I usually farm XP in the Shard/London Bridge tutorial until level 3, then hanging with the Vagabonds and completing the DIY store quest and the 2 Syd quests, along with the radio/IODS spy quest. I then clear Bromley and sort out the Dryads at Biggin Hill, before finding the Thamesfolk and Archie- as well as completing a few side quests and clearing other groups of NPCs around the Greenwich/Bromely/Deptford area. I usually level up Rifleman and get locksmith 1 as the chest in the lorry by the Swan and Mitre has crude rifles you can mod with silencers and scopes to snipe. I usually use it on Jack Tars at the Naval Academy and Cutty Sark to get extra XP and clear the boat out for the Thames Folk. By level 16 I cross the Thames. But I always seem to come unstuck there; be it by Naval Walkers that come out of nowhere or an enemy setting off a mine near me (sneak 3 means I don’t set off mines)
Does anyone have any advice for Permadeath runs or has anyone tried it and succeeded? If so can you offer advice?
TL/DR- Been doing FOLON Permadeath, mainly XP farming and completing side quests, usually get taken out by mines and Naval Walkers. Can you offer advice on how to do it more effectively?