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As Overseer of a Vault-TecFallout Shelter, your top priority is increasing the well-being and population of your Vault. It is a little difficult for Vault Dwellers to find love in the dark, damp subterranean tunnels of a Vault-Tec shelter, but not impossible. If you want to increase your Vault’s population, you will need to match-make for your Dwellers, oversee their pregnancies, and ensure the safety of their babies.
There’s more to babymaking than meets the eye, and if you’re not sure how to grow your Vault-Tec family, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about babymaking in Fallout Shelter.
How To Make A Baby In Fallout Shelter
You canstarthaving babies in your Vault from thebeginning of the game.All you need isbed spacein your Vault, a willingmale and femaleVault Dweller, andsurvivable Vault conditions.
If you want to expand your Vault’s family, thefirst stepis to find a pair of lovebirds. You will needone male Dweller and one female Dwellerto start a family.
you may use theStats tabin your right-hand menu bar to checkhow manymale, female, child, or pregnant Dwellers you have and their status. The stats book willlook like a wallet.
Once you have selected the two Dwellers you want to pair together,drag them to any Living Quartersroom with open space.
TheS.P.E.C.I.A.L.stat associated with Living Quarters is a Dweller’sCharisma score.
The breeding pool of Vault Dwellers isdeterminedby the Dwellers who areassigned to a Living Quartersspace.Non-pregnant femaleDwellers andall male Dwellersin the Living Quarters are consideredeligiblecandidates for babymaking.
After some time, the Dwellers who are assigned to the Living Quarters willstart up conversationsand eventuallyflirtwith each other. You can tell how compatible a Dweller is with another Dweller in the Living Quarters byreading the banterabove their heads.
Dwellers who are hitting it off tend to respond to each other withmore flirtatiousdialogue, but Dwellers who aren’t compatible, won’t even bother flirting. Pay attention, and you might learn a pick-up line or two.
Anearly questin the game rewards25 Capsfor successfullydelivering a babyin your Vault.
Once your Dwellers have chosen a suitable partner, the couple willstart dancingwith each other, and theflirting will increase. After some time and a good long samba session, the Dwellers willretreat to the backof the Living Quarters for a little more privacy.
You will hear asound cuethat signals when two Dwellers are getting their groove on.
A series offloating smiley faceswill float at the back of the Living Quarters when the two Dwellers are getting busy. Once they’ve had their fun, they will come back out into the main living space, and thefemale Dweller will be pregnant.
Pregnant Dwellers willall look the same. There isno physical variationin a pregnant Dweller’s appearance to determine which stage of their pregnancy they are in. They willimmediatelylook nine months pregnant upon conceiving.
How Long Is Pregnancy In Fallout Shelter?
The three trimesters of pregnancy for a human in the real world, equate tothree hours of real-world timein-game. All pregnant Dwellers will give birth to their babiesthree hours after conceiving.
The onlyexceptionto how long a Dweller gestates is dependent upon theVault spaces remaining.Your Dwellers can get pregnantat any time, but they will only give birth to their babies when there isan empty Vault bedfor their baby to occupy.
If your Dweller gets pregnant while there is space in your Vault, but Vault space fills up before the baby is born, your Dweller willstay pregnantuntil another Dweller hasdied, Living Quarters areupgraded,or youbuild more Living Quarters.
When your Dweller is ready to give birth agreen baby symbolwill appear above her. You will also hear asound cue of a baby cooing.
Click on the baby symbol, and a cute littlemini-Dwellerwill emerge from theback roomof the Living Quarters
Once your Dweller gives birth, you’ll have a brand new Dweller to add to your Vault. Yourformerly-pregnant Dwellerwill immediately be able toget pregnant againafter giving birth.
After your new Vault Dwellers are born, you will be able toname them.you’re able to change any Dweller’s name at any time by selecting or double-clicking their names on theOverseer’s Clipboardor when opening their stat screen.
you may check the aging progress of a child Dweller byclicking on them. There is aprogress barat the top right of their character screen.
Inherited Stats
Just like in the real world, your baby Dwellers willinherit their parents' skillsand abilities. If you breed two Dwellers withhigh Charisma scores,their child will have a higherinherited Charisma score.
Levelsare also inherited. If you breed together two high-level Dwellers, their child will be born with aboosted level.
To get the most out of your Vault, tryencouragingDwellers with particularlyhigh statsto have a baby with each other. Over time, you’ll end up with Dwellers who arespecialized for certain jobsaround the Vault.
You are more likely to breed new Dwellers with high Charisma than other stats, asCharisma is the determining S.P.E.C.I.A.L.stat for conception success.
Your Vault Dwellers will alsopass down their appearanceto their children. If you dislike how a child looks, you canchangetheir appearance in theBarbershoponce they have reached adulthood.
Restrictions
As we all know, pregnancy isn’t all fun and rainbows; the same is true for your Vault Dwellers. Dweller pregnancies will all be uneventful, but there arerestrictionsto what pregnant Dwellers can do.
Pregnant Dwellers are considered precious commodities in the Vault. As such, your pregnant Dwellerswon’t be allowedto headinto the Wastelandorsolve Vault Emergencies.
You can still drag and drop pregnant Dwellers into rooms with active emergencies, but they’ll just run around screaming uselessly. To spare your eardrums and your Dwellers' stress level, we recommendleaving pregnant Dwellers in safer areas.
Once a Dweller has given birth, she will be able to return to dangerous activities likeWasteland exploration, combat, and solving emergencies. Children cannotdo any of these dangerous activities until they arefully grown.
However,pregnant Dwellerscan still beassigned to roomsin the Vault and perform their duties — even if they are the only Dwellers in a room.Children, on the other hand,cannot be assigned to any room or jobuntil they have reached adulthood.
Another major restriction you will encounter is that, unlike other activities and room skills, youcannot speed up a Dweller’s pregnancyor the rate at which two Dwellers reproduce. There isno ‘Rush’ buttonon the Living Quarters or pregnant individuals.
Children and Pregnant Dwellers also haveitem use restrictions.While you can equip clothing and weaponry for pregnant Dwellers, youwon’t be able to seeeither in action. Your pregnant dweller will stillreceive the stat benefitsfrom their clothes.
Youcannotequip clothing, pets, or weapons forchild Dwellers.
Tips For Babymaking
Babymaking may seem intuitive, but there are a few ways you can createeven better Vault Dwellers.
Prioritize Dwellers With High Stats
Since children inherit their parents' S.P.E.C.I.A.L. scores, it’s best toplan your breeding pairsaccordingly. You are more likely to create children with higher, specialized stats if youbreed together two Dwellers with higher stats.
If you know you needmore Dwellerswho excel inPerception, place two Dwellers withhigh Perception statsin the Living Quarters. Their offspring aremore likely to inherita higher Perception stat as a result.
Try toisolate your breeding pairsin the Living Quarters to ensure your child Dwellers areonly inheriting the desired traits.
Dwellers withhigher Charismawill bemore successfulat seducing other Dwellers than Dwellers with lower Charisma.
Since children also inherit their parents' levels, it’s a good idea to breed togetherhigh-level Dwellers. The resulting baby will be of a higher level, too.
Use Clothing To Boost Charisma
If you want toboost the compatibilityof your Vault Dwellers, the best way to do so is byequipping them with clothingitems thatimprove their Charismascores. Dwellers with higher Charisma aremore likely to attracta partner (or multiple partners!).
Childrenwill notinherit stat levels that their parentsgained from clothing.
Train Your Dwellers
Youcan’t guarantee what statsyour Dwellers have, as most of them haverandomly generatedstats upon arriving at your Vault, but you’re able to improve a Vault Dwellers' stats bysending them to training rooms.
By using specialized training rooms toimprove your Vault Dwellers' stats,you can pick and choose which dwellers are most equipped for which jobs.
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Having specialized Dwellers is especially useful when you are trying to breed more Dwellers. You want topair Dwellers with the most attractive statstogether if you want to end up with the most useful children.
