The strength screen on the Vit-o-Matic.
“You know, I tried to measure my Charisma on a Vit-o-Matic Vigor Tester once. The machine burst into flames.”— Mr. New Vegas
The Vit-o-matic Vigor Tester is a world object in Fallout: New Vegas, found in Doc Mitchell's house in Goodsprings.
Characteristics
It is used by the player at the beginning of the game, during the quest Ain't That a Kick in the Head, to choose their SPECIAL stats. Its base ID is 00104C0A.
SPECIAL according to the Vit-o-Matic
| Rank | Strength | Perception | Endurance | Charisma | Intelligence | Agility | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wet Noodle | Deaf Bat | Basically Dead | Misanthrope | Sub-Brick | Walking Disaster | 13 Pitch-Black Cats |
| 2 | Beached Jellyfish | Senile Mole | Crumbly | Old Hermit | Vegetable | Accident Prone | Broken Gypsy Mirror |
| 3 | Doughy Baby | Squinting Newt | Do Not Bend | Creepy Undertaker | Cretin | Oaf | Sickly Albatross |
| 4 | Lightweight | Unsuspecting Trout | Handle With Care | Peevish Librarian | Knuckle Head | Butterfingers | Spilled Salt |
| 5 | Average Joe | Wary Trout | Stain-Resistant | Substitute Teacher | Knowledgeable | Under Control | Coin Flip |
| 6 | Barrel Chested | Alert Coyote | Hardy | Cheery Salesman | Gifted | Catlike | Stacked Deck |
| 7 | Beach Bully | Big-Eyed Tiger | Tough-as-nails | Diplomat | Smartypants | Knife Thrower | Lucky 7 |
| 8 | Circus Strongman | Monocled Falcon | Flame Retardant | Movie Star | Know-It-All | Knife Catcher | Leprechaun's Foot |
| 9 | Doomsday Pecs | Sniper Hawk | Bullet Proof | Casanova | Genius | Acrobatic Marvel | 21-Leaf Clover |
| 10 | Hercules' Bigger Cousin | Eagle with Telescope | Unstoppable | Cult Leader | Omniscient | Walks on Water | Two-Headed Coin Flip |
Appearances
The Vit-o-matic Vigor Tester appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the scenes
The Vit-o-matic Vigor Tester was designed by Eric Fenstermaker.
Bugs
When using the Vigor Tester, clicking on the up/down arrows to increase or decrease a statistic, or the left/right arrows to shift between statistics, may not work. If this happens, it may be that the game thinks that the arrow is somewhere else, in which case clicking elsewhere on the screen will produce the desired result. Another workaround is to use your keyboard's arrow keys (NOT the W, A, S, D keys) to increase/decrease statistics and shift between statistics.
