“You majored in aggressive cauterization”
Friendly Fire is a Charisma-based perk in Fallout 76.
Effects
Striking teammates with fire-based weapons (excluding Molotovs) will restore a portion of their maximum HP. Striking friendly or neutral NPCs with a molotov will restore a portion of their maximum HP.
Ranks
| Effects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Description | Form ID |
| 1 | Teammates hit by your flame weapons regenerate health briefly (no molotovs). | 003E956A |
| 2 | Teammates hit by your flame weapons regenerate more health briefly (no molotovs). | 0051ABC2 |
| 3 | Teammates hit by your flame weapons regenerate even more health briefly (no molotovs). | 0051ABC4 |
Interactions
- Healing
- Rank 1: 0.4% HP for 2 seconds (0.8% HP total)
- Rank 2: 0.8% HP for 2 seconds (1.6% HP total)
- Rank 3: 1.2% HP for 2 seconds (2.4% HP total)
- Behavior
- Attacking allied teammates with fire damage via melee or ranged attacks will proc the heal effect.
- Allied NPCs and player characters outside of a team can also receive the effect. However, only molotovs will apply it.
- Affected weapons
Friendly Fire only procs for equipped melee and ranged weapons with the WeaponTypeFireDamage keyword:[1]
- Flamer
- Shishkebab
- Baseball bat with Heated coil, Heated rocket, or Searing rocket mods.
- Bow and Compound Bow with Flaming arrows mod.
- Chainsaw with Flamer mod.
- Crossbow with Flaming frame mod.
- Crusader pistol with Pyro receiver mod.
- Pitchfork with Flamer or Barbed flaming mods.
- Plasma cutter and War glaive with Flaming blade mod.
- Power fist and Super Sledge with Heating coil mod.
- Sheepsquatch club and staff with Burning or Burning barbed mods.
- Molotov cocktail (see bugs)
Notes
- The heal effect can also restore limb condition.[verified]
- Per the perk's description, thrown explosives, such as Floater flamer grenades or Molotovs, are not intended to proc the heal effect.
Behind the scenes
Prior to update 25, Friendly Fire could only be activated by swinging a shishkebab or bashing with a flamer.
Bugs
Friendly Fire is supposed to have a HUD notification Vault Boy popup, but it is flagged to be hidden.[verified]- The Hellstorm missile launcher with Napalm payload mod will not proc the effect, despite dealing fire damage.[verified]
- Molotov cocktails are currently the only weapon which may apply the heal effect to NPCs. The thrown item must strike them prior to exploding; the fire hazard or explosion will not proc the effect.[verified]
