I guess it's time for those construction workers again!
With the new TV show out (and really good), Fallout 4 has received a new
next-gen update! I decided this was a good time to start a new game, as I played through the Nuka-World and Far Harbour DLC last year but as my existing high-level character. The first thing I discovered on starting a new game is that the update doesn't fix all bugs, as my game crashed immediately after leaving for the vault due to a very old bug with the weapon debris setting.
Anyway I've chosen to do this playthrough as Curious Jeff, a ghoul. After surviving the bombs and the disaster of vault 111, Jeff messed about with a nearby sentry bot on leaving the vault and accidentally detonated the fusion core. Instead of killing him, the explosion turned him into a rad-resistant and permanently pissed off ghoul.
You can't actually play as a ghoul in Fallout 4, so I've done the next best thing and installed a mod the blocks all rads. I would've liked it if it still allowed rads to heal with the Ghoulish perk, but I haven't found a mod that can do that yet. Being able to walk into the most irradiated areas of the map with no issues is pretty helpful. I also don't have any of the negative effects of being a ghoul, apart from having low intelligence.
I'm not bothering with the story and instead I've been tracking down the Wasteland Survival Guide magazines, not sure what I'll do after that. I decided to completely avoid armour, which is making it more difficult. Being able to chow down on any irradiated meat or water is helping in that respect.