Implants

Implants are specialized microchips designed to augment your capabilities. They can boost your damage resistances, increase your maximum hit points, or allow your SPECIAL stats to exceed their initial values.

For a full list of content that has a chance to drop implants, see the loot table.

Installation

A picture showing some of the implants

Implants can be installed by:

• Dr. Fung in San Francisco
• Doc Jubilee in NCR
• Doctors in faction settlements (if they are enabled in the current patch)

Each implant installation requires you to provide:

• 100,000 units of local currency
• The implant to be installed

Limits

• Your character must be level 30+ to install implants.

• SPECIAL implants are limited to 6 per character.
• Combat implants are limited to 5 per character.

• For every 4 points of Charisma, your character can install one additional SPECIAL implant. This can give you up to 5 additional SPECIAL implant slots if your Charisma is 20. Increasing your Charisma past 20 does not unlock additional SPECIAL implant slots.
• For every 10 points of Charisma, your character can install one additional combat implant. This can give you up to 2 additional combat implant slots at 20 points of Charisma. Increasing your Charisma past 20 does not unlock additional combat implant slots.

• Wreckers are able to install three additional SPECIAL implants.

• Cyborgs have a base limit of 15 SPECIAL and 12 combat implants; Charisma doesn't affect this limit but instead increases combat implants' tier 3 effectiveness.

Effect tiering

Every combat implant starts with its tier 1 effect.

Unlocking tier 2 requires the installation of another copy of the same implant.

Tier 3 is Cyborg-exclusive and requires a total of 3 copies of the same implant to be installed.

Recovering implants

To recover your implants, reroll your character. This will place the implants back in your inventory alongside free installation tokens.

Cyborgs are able to uninstall their implants without rerolling by using the ~cmd command.

SPECIAL implants

SPECIAL values cannot exceed 20. Using a SPECIAL implant on a character that already has 20 points of its corresponding stat will do nothing. Characters with the Gifted trait are an exception to this rule as the trait doubles the SPECIAL limit, allowing the stats to go all the way up to 40.

Note: Intelligence gained from implants does not contribute to skill points on level up.

	Name	Effects	Crafting requirements	Required materials
	Hypertrophy Accelerator	+1 Strength	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	2 x Glowstone 1 x Luxite 1 x Atomium 1 x Implant Core
	Optics Enhancer	+1 Perception	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	1 x Atomium 1 x Voltrium 1 x Plasmanite 1 x Nucleocite 1 x Implant Core
	Nociception Regulator	+1 Endurance	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	1 x Nucleocite 2 x Coal 1 x Voltrium 1 x Implant Core
	Empathy Synthesizer	+1 Charisma	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	2 x Plasmanite 1 x Glowstone 1 x Luxite 1 x Implant Core
	Logic Co-Processor	+1 Intelligence	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	1 x Coal 1 x Nucleocite 1 x Atomium 1 x Plasmanite 1 x Implant Core
	Reflex Booster	+1 Agility	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	1 x Voltrium 1 x Atomium 1 x Coal 1 x Plasmanite 1 x Implant Core
	Probability Calculator	+1 Luck	Crafting 150% Level 250 Adv. Workbench	2 x Luxite 1 x Glowstone 1 x Voltrium 1 x Implant Core

Combat implants

	Name	Tier 1 (requires 30 lvl)	Tier 2 (requires 40 lvl)	Tier 3 (requires Cyborg perk)
	Dermal Module	+1 normal / explosive DT +4% normal / explosive DR	+1 normal / explosive DT +4 normal / explosive DT cap +4% normal / explosive DR	+4% normal / explosive DR -1 enemy critical roll for each point of Charisma -20 sneak detection for every 5 points of Charisma
	Phoenix Module	+1 fire / laser / plasma DT +4% fire / laser / plasma DR	+1 fire / laser / plasma DT +4% fire / laser / plasma DR +10% Slow power, Slow duration extended by 5 seconds	+4% fire / laser / plasma DR +3% fire damage for each Charisma -10% critical power for every 5 points of Charisma
	Aggressive Module	15% lower target critical resistance	15% lower target critical resistance +25% accuracy	15% lower target critical resistance +3 base critical roll for each point of Charisma -30 hit points for every 5 points of Charisma
	Dragon Module	+5% critical chance	+5% critical chance +1 action point	+5% critical chance +1% stronger critical effects for each point of Charisma -4% to all DRs for every 5 points of Charisma
	Claw Module	+0.25 AP Regen	+0.25 AP Regen +1 damage per bullet	+0.25 AP Regen +1% damage for each point of Charisma -5 lethal damage for every 5 points of Charisma
	Tiger Module	+10 melee damage	+10 melee damage +10% movement speed	+10 melee damage Melee critical hits are upgraded by 1 tier +1 melee damage for each point of Charisma (or +2 if you're a Bruiser) -1 Luck for every 5 points of Charisma
	Tactical Module	FoV extended by 11 hexes	FoV extended by 11 hexes Replication timeout reduced by 15 seconds	Field of View extended by 11 hexes +1 Motion Sensor range for each point of Charisma -25 AP Regen for every 5 points of Charisma
	Nemean Module	+4% HP	+4% HP +15 healing rate	+4% HP +0.5% Damage Protection for each point of Charisma Your critical hits are downgraded by 1 tier for every 5 points of Charisma
	EMP Shield	+30% EMP resistance	+30% EMP resistance +20% to your damage multiplier	+30% EMP resistance 0.5% chance to gain immunity for 0.5s when hit (similar to Vigor Boost)

Relic implants

• Limited to 1 per character because they change your role.

• Dying outside of events carries the risk of dropping your relic implant; in PvP, the chance is 20%; in PvE, the chance is 10%

• The installation process of the Relic Implant is simplified compared to other implants: you just use the item to install it

• To uninstall your relic implant, use the ~relic command

• If you lose your relic implant, there will be a global message to really rub it in. Both the killer and the victim will be announced

• A short version of your relic implant's name will be displayed next to your character class on mouse hover

	Name	Effects
	Omni-Core Implant	+10 SPECIAL implant slots Changes your role to Specialist
	Warlord Enhancement	Increases all base Combat Implants stats by 50% +2 Combat Implant limit Changes your role to Semi-tank
	Aegis Amplifier	+30% DR penetration protection Changes your role to Tank
	Annihilator Matrix	+30% DR penetration Changes your role to Damage Dealer
	Swiftstrike Augmentation	Reduces the AP cost of attacking by 1 Increases AP Regen by 20% Changes your role to Shooter
	Shadow Veil Implant	+200 Stealth +3 Ghost range Hides you from Motion Sensors Changes your role to Sneaker

Warlord Enhancement table

The table below lists combat implants with their stats modified by the Warlord Enhancement relic implant's effect.

	Name	Tier 1 (requires 30 lvl)	Tier 2 (requires 40 lvl)	Tier 3 (requires Cyborg perk)
	Dermal Module	+1 normal / explosive DT +6% normal / explosive DR	+1 normal / explosive DT +4 normal / explosive DT cap +6% normal / explosive DR	+6% normal / explosive DR -1 enemy critical roll for each point of Charisma -20 sneak detection for every 5 points of Charisma
	Phoenix Module	+1 fire / laser / plasma DT +6% fire / laser / plasma DR	+1 fire / laser / plasma DT +6% fire / laser / plasma DR +10% Slow power, Slow duration extended by 5 seconds	+6% fire / laser / plasma DR +2% fire damage for each point of Charisma -10% critical power for every 5 points of Charisma
	Aggressive Module	24% lower target critical resistance	24% lower target critical resistance +25% accuracy	24% lower target critical resistance +3 base critical roll for each point of Charisma -30 hit points for every 5 points of Charisma
	Dragon Module	+8% critical chance	+8% critical chance +1 action point	+8% critical chance +1% stronger critical effects for each point of Charisma -4% to all DRs for every 5 points of Charisma
	Claw Module	+0.38 AP Regen	+0.38 AP Regen +1 damage per bullet	+0.38 AP Regen +1% damage for each point of Charisma -5 lethal damage for every 5 points of Charisma
	Tiger Module	+15 melee damage	+15 melee damage +10% movement speed	+15 melee damage Melee critical hits are upgraded by 1 tier +1 melee damage for each point of Charisma (or +2 if you're a Bruiser) -1 Luck for every 5 points of Charisma
	Tactical Module	FoV extended by 17 hexes	FoV extended by 17 hexes Replication timeout reduced by 15 seconds	FoV extended by 17 hexes +1 Motion Sensor range for each point of Charisma -25 AP Regen for every 5 points of Charisma
	Nemean Module	+15% HP	+15% HP +15 healing rate	+15% HP +0.5% Damage Protection for each point of Charisma Your critical hits are downgraded by 1 tier for every 5 points of Charisma
	EMP Shield	+60% EMP resistance	+60% EMP resistance +30% to your damage multiplier	+60% EMP resistance 0.5% chance per point of Charisma to gain immunity for 0.5s when hit (similar to Vigor Boost)

Examples and explanations

A 50 lvl sniper character

• Installs 6 luck implants, which uses up all the SPECIAL implant slots (6/6)
• Installs 2 dragon implants, the first provides +4% extra critical chance, the second provides +4% critical chance and 5 extra dmg per attack, for a total of +8% extra critical chance and 5 extra damage per attack (the character is now at 2/5 combat implant limit)
• Installs 2 aggressive implants for a total of +10% extra crit roll and +25% extra accuracy (reaching 4/5 combat implant limit)
• Also decides to install the nemean armor implant for +20 extra hp. Normally, a character could then install a second nemean armor implant, but the combat implant limit has already been reached after the first (the character is now at 5/5 combat implant limit)

A 100 lvl sniper from the previous example takes the Cyborg class perk and

• has their implant installation limits adjusted accordingly
• Is now able to install any combination of 6 additional SPECIAL implants up to a total of 12. They could, for example, install 3 perception implants and 3 additional luck implants, putting them at 12/12 SPECIAL implant limit
• Installs a third aggressive implant for a total of +15% extra crit roll, +25% accuracy, and 50% penetration of all target defensive rolls (putting them at 6/10 combat implant limit)
• Installs a second and third nemean armor implant, second one giving them another +20 hp and +15 healing rate, third one giving them +20 hp and -5 healing rate cd, for a total of +60 hp, +15 healing rate, and -5 healing rate cd (the character is now at 8/10 combat implant limit)
• Installs 2 tactical implants for 10 extra FoV and 15 seconds shorter replication timeout (putting them at 10/10 combat implant limit)