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Surviving inFallout Shelteris anything but easy, but with some careful planning, you can have a Vault filled with happy Dwellers. It’s an overseer’s dream to have smooth sailing throughout the nuclear wasteland struggles, but maybe you’ve grown tired of complacent Vault Dwellers who’ve lost their sense of danger.
Survival mode is intense, and it truly captures the essence of the unforgiving wasteland. If you want a challenge in Fallout Shelter, this is for you. We’ll break down how Survival mode works and how to enable it so that you can demonstrate your skill at surviving the wasteland’s dangers in your Vault.
How To Access Survival Mode
If life in the wasteland has been too easy for you,a new challengeis just the way to shake things up. Survival mode isan optional difficultyyou can select, and it willtest your abilities to be a capable overseerof a new Vault.
You canonly select Survival mode by creating a new vault. When prompted to select a Vault number,check the boxabove the numbers where it says “Survival Mode.”
Only experienced Overseers should attempt Survival mode! Once this difficulty is selected,it cannot be changedlater.
What’s Different In Survival Mode
Survival mode makesliving in a vault more challenging. Right away, you’ll notice that each of the Dwellers from the wasteland comesequipped with a BB Gunto defend themselves, rather than entering your Vault unarmed.
Severalfeatures are differentwhen playing in Survival, as the wasteland is a cruel and unforgiving place. You’ll find that:
With this in mind, we havea few tips to help you succeedin Survival mode.
Tips For Surviving
As punishing as Survival mode is, there areways to build a healthy vaultwithout sacrificing too much. It’s aboutplanning for the long future ahead, and making it easier for future generations of Vault Dwellers.
In Survival mode, it’s aboutquality over quantity. Dwellers who aren’t very SPECIAL will become a burden, so it’s important to eithertrain them to be betteror breed Vault Dwellers capable of surviving on their own.
