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The amount of radiation you are exposed to is reduced by this percentage. Radiation Resistance can be modified by the type of armor worn, and anti-radiation chems.

— Fallout In-game description

Radiation Resistance is a derived statistic in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout Tactics.

It reduces radiation damage by a percentage.

## Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout TacticsEdit

$\text{Initial level}=\text{Endurance}\times2$

• fnv The space suit increases Radiation Resistance +40% while worn.

### NotesEdit

• Average characters will have a 10% radiation resistance.
• The Fast Metabolism trait sets initial radiation resistance to 0.
• The Rad Resistance perk increases radiation resistance by 15% per rank. (10% per rank in FO1)
• The Vault City Inoculations perk increases radiation resistance by 10%.
• Rad-X temporarily increases radiation resistance by 50%. Half of it is lost after 24 hours, with resistance returning to its original value after another 24 hours.
• In Fallout, Radiation Resistance can go as high as 100%, which is needed to survive The Glow. In Fallout 2, it is capped at 95%, in Fallout: New Vegas, however, it is capped at 85%.

## Fallout 3Edit

$\text{Initial level }%=(\text{Endurance}-1)\times2$

Example: A starting Endurance of 5.

$(5-1)\times2=8\%$

### NotesEdit

• In Fallout 3, Radiation Resistance is capped at 85%.

## Fallout 4Edit

Radiation resistance works similar to the other games, but is more crucial because radiation damage itself is much more dangerous than previous titles, lowering your maximum health by 1 percent for every 10 Rads absorbed. Resistance is not gained from Endurance any longer, but now appears on much more equipment, such as vault jumpsuits and gas masks.

Notable resistance effects are still present on radiation suits, now called a Hazmat suit, as well as all forms of Power Armor, which can be modified to offer even more protection, wearing either of these essentially renders the wearer immune to background radiation.

One dose of Rad-X is no longer an incredibly potent, easy-to-use form of protection, only offering 100 Rad Resistance. However, multiple doses can be taken, each one stacking for the duration.

100 Rad Resistance appears to reduce radiation damage to about half, possibly meaning that for every 1 unit of Resistance, 1% more damage is needed for the same effect. Further testing is needed.