Perception

Perception
Wasteland
Modifies	Allows to inspect the environment more closely
Governed by	IQ (WL1)
SP cost	1
Wasteland 2
Modifies	Allows the detection of hidden caches, traps, and the like
SP cost	1: 2 SP 2: 4 SP 3: 6 SP 4: 10 SP 5: 14 SP 6: 18 SP 7: 24 SP 8: 30 SP 9: 36 SP 10: 44 SP
Wasteland 3
Modifies	Allows the detection of hidden digsites, traps, and the like
Fountain of Dreams
Modifies	Allows to inspect the environment more closely

Perception is a skill in Wasteland, Wasteland 2 and Fountain of Dreams, and a passive skill in Wasteland 3.

Overview

Wasteland

Helps the character find concealed items and notice when things are out of the ordinary. High Perception makes the smallest detail obvious: the locked drawer under the desk, or the crease in the wall that indicates the presence of a secret door. You'll always want someone with a high Perception score in your party unless you think poverty is ennobling.

Wasteland 2

The ability to notice what others miss. The Perception skill is used to highlight objects of interest in the wasteland. Selecting the skill will search the area around you. Hovering your cursor over an item will also trigger a check.

Perks

• Level 3: Tactical Positioning
• Level 6: Dowsing

Wasteland 3

Unlike the predecessor Perception now is a passive skill detecting everything hidden, if possible, around the character.

Fountain of Dreams

Allows you to pay attention to small details. The developers did not devote much time to this skill, so it has almost no effect on the passage.

Ways to increase

Wasteland

• Walk along the east-west hallway between the two fields in the Agricultural Center (behind the Sales Booth. Your skill will automatically level up as you spot the fruit showering down on you.
• Walk over the bed in the Workshop in Highpool.
• Walk along the skylights on the roof of Ugly's HQ in Quartz.
• Walk through minefields in Las Vegas.

Wasteland 3

There are several ways to increase Perception in Wasteland 3.

Character system

• Up to +10 from Sneaky Shit skill.
• Up to +6 from Awareness attribute.
• +1 from Minesweeper perk from Explosives skill.

Helmets

• +10 from Mysterious Mask (spoiler warning).
• +2 from Elite Pre-War Helmet ^CHD
• +1 from Pre-War Helmet ^CHD
• +1 from Scout Helmet

Trinkets

• +4 from Optical Spectrometer
• +2 from Monocle

Fountain of Dreams

• You will be able to find an AK47 under Irwin DeSoto's bed. It also requires high Strength.

Wasteland skills Combat skills 3 IQ Brawling · Clip Pistol · Knife Fight · Pugilism · Rifle 6 IQ Knife Throw 9 IQ Assault Rifle · AT Weapon · SMG 13 IQ Demolitions 23 IQ Energy Weapon General skills 3 IQ Climb · Swim 6 IQ Perception 10 IQ Picklock · Silent Move · Acrobat · Gamble 11 IQ Combat Shooting · Confidence 12 IQ Sleight of Hand 13 IQ Forgery 14 IQ Alarm Disarm · Bureaucracy 15 IQ Bomb Disarm · Medic · Safecrack 16 IQ Cryptology 17 IQ Metallurgy 19 IQ Helicopter Pilot 20 IQ Electronics · Toaster Repair 21 IQ Doctor 22 IQ Clone Tech 24 IQ Cyborg Tech

Wasteland 2 skills Combat skills Assault Rifles · Bladed Weapons · Blunt Weapons · Brawling · Energy Weapons · Handguns · Heavy Weapons · Shotguns · Sniper Rifles · Submachine Guns Knowledge skills Alarm Disarming · Computer Science · Demolitions · Field Medic · Lockpicking · Mechanical Repair · Safecracking · Surgeon · Toaster Repair General skills Animal Whisperer · Brute Force · Barter · Hard Ass · Kiss Ass · Leadership · Outdoorsman · Perception · Smart Ass · Weaponsmithing Special skills Southwestern Folklore · Combat Shooting

Wasteland 3 derived stats Combat Action Points · Chance to Hit · Chance to Evade · Combat Initiative · Combat Speed · Constitution (CON per Level) · Critical Chance · Leadership Radius Non-combat Experience Bonus · Skill Points per Level · Perception