“You hack just a little faster.”— In-game description
Melee Hacker is a challenge perk in Fallout: New Vegas.
Challenge requirements
This perk is rewarded after completing a series of challenges: first, the Up Close kill challenge (kill 50 enemies with melee weapons), which unlocks the Up Closer kill challenge (kill 75 enemies with melee weapons). After "Up Closer", complete the I Can Do It One Handed damage challenge (inflict 10,000 points of damage with one-handed melee weapons) as well as Two Hands are Better than One (inflict 10,000 points of damage with two-handed melee weapons). These two each grant a rank of the perk depending on which is finished first.
Effects
Gaining this perk grants a permanent increase to melee attack speed, increased with each rank completed:
- +5% Melee attack speed
- +10% Melee attack speed
Notes
- The perk pairs well with Slayer and Ain't Like That Now.
- Like most kill challenges, progress for the first two challenges is tracked cumulatively, i.e. completing Up Close means one only has to kill another 25 enemies to complete Up Closer.
- The description on the Pip-Boy for "I Can Do It One Handed" mistakenly says 'kill' enemies with one handed melee weapons instead of 'do/inflict damage' like the other challenges of this type.
