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For the similarly-named song, see Mr. Sandman. For a cross-game overview of this perk, see Mister Sandman. |
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“With the Mister Sandman perk, when you're in Sneak mode, you gain the option to silently kill any human or Ghoul while they're sleeping. And, all Mister Sandman kills earn bonus XP.”— In-game description
Mister Sandman is a perk in Fallout: New Vegas.
Effects[]
Taking this perk grants the ability to perform a silent kill on any human or non-feral ghoul NPC while they're sleeping, which rewards bonus Experience Points.
Notes[]
- A Sandman kill can be performed by going into sneak mode and "pickpocketing" the sleeping victim. The game pauses and brings up a menu with the options to "murder" or "pickpocket." When the former is used, a short murder animation follows with the character cautiously looking around and slitting the victim's throat, accompanied by a cartoony jingle.
- Mister Sandman kills give a flat 50 XP per kill. They are also affected by the Well Rested status effect and the Skilled trait.
- Mister Sandman kills garner neither Karma gain nor loss unlike in Fallout 3 (whereas Karma is lost for killing a person while detected), with the exception of killing Benny with the perk, which gains Karma.
- It is not necessary to equip a bladed melee weapon in order to perform a Mister Sandman kill. The kill animation utilizes a combat knife even if there is none in the player character's inventory.
- If an unarmed weapon is equipped when a Mister Sandman kill is performed, it will be used during the animation.
- Mister Sandman kills do not affect Reputation as long as the character is [HIDDEN] when initiating the kill sequence.
- It is possible to gain unlimited amounts of XP from sleeping children and anyone flagged as essential. When a child is chosen as the victim, the animation is played and the XP is gained, but the child does not actually die, allowing them to be immediately "murdered" again. However, this may result in various glitches, from freezing to spawning in other locations without warning.
- If the victim gets up during the animation, they will still die when it finishes.
Behind the scenes[]
The perk's name is a reference to The Chordettes 1954 song "Mr. Sandman". Although the Mister Sandman perk has existed since Fallout 3 in 2008, the song itself did not appear in any released game until Fallout 76 in 2018.
Bugs[]
It is possible that while murdering the victim, they will wake, stand up and go hostile, however, they will still die after the murdering animation is complete. It seems that when the character being killed starts attacking the murderer, no damage will actually be dealt by them. [verified]-
Ordinary characters killed by this perk may fall through the floor making it difficult to loot them before they fall.[1] [verified] - For unknown reasons, in some cases, the Mister Sandman animation will be replaced with the going-to-bed animation. As soon as the player character begins to lie in the bed, the NPC will begin to get out of the bed simultaneously. Upon lying down fully, the NPC will die and the PC will immediately return to the previous crouching position.[verified]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yLF9AxUVc, At 4:01 Benny falls from the top
