15 Fallout Shelter Tips, Tricks, Cheats & Strategies

15 Fallout Shelter Tips, Tricks, Cheats & Strategies

Here are the most important Fallout Shelter tips and tricks to level up faster, get more dwellers and unlock new building types. We’ll also explain how to get fee Caps and Lunchboxes just by playing Fallout Shelter with a purpose. Finally, we look at what you need to know about Fallout Shelter Hacks and Cheats.

Fallout Shelter is a new iPhone and iPad game that lets users build and manage a vault from the popular Fallout game. This is not Fallout 4 for the iPhone and there is no tie in with stats or in-game bonuses for the Fallout 4 release date later this year. The Fallout Shelter Android release date is finally here.

Fallout Shelter is free to play with the option to spend up to $19.99 on in app purchases that deliver items, caps, resources and new dwellers. You can play this game without spending any real money, and this is easier if you use the Fallout Shelter tips below.



What you need to know about Fallout Shelter hacks and the Fallout Shelter tips to get more dwellers and resources,.

There is no one right way to play Fallout Shelter. You can manage your vault as you see fit, but with these tricks you will be able to add more dwellers and unlock added rooms faster that will make your dwellers happier and add to their skills.

Here are the Fallout Shelter Tips you need to build a bigger shelter, attract more dwellers and prepare for raiders and Radroaches.

Build with a Purpose


As you start to build, think about the layout of your vault.

It’s not until after you build a few rooms that the game tells you the biggest secret in where to place your rooms. If you build two rooms next to each other they join and offer better performance.

You can also place three of a room next to each other to link up those, but you don’t get as much of a bonus across the board when you do this.

As you plan where to build, make sure you leave room to connect your rooms to one of the same type.

If you build two rooms next door and they don’t link, you will need to make sure they are upgraded to the same level.  Keep in mind that adding rooms requires more electricity output.

Place Dwellers in the Right Rooms



Make sure dwellers go in the right rooms.



When you start bringing dwellers into the your vault, you will need to make sure they are in the right rooms. This boosts production and will keep them happy. Tap on any dweller to see their attributes and what they are best at. Each room does best with a specific attribute.

Rather than try to remember the specials that help each room, you can just zoom in to the room to see which special does best there. The Small letter in a circle shows you which special attribute will boost production.

You can also drag the dweller from room to room to see where they will fit best. The letter and a positive or negative number will show on-screen when you do this. Drop them in the right room for better production.

If you add someone with luck to a room it will increase the chance of success on a Rush.

Upgrade Your Rooms



Upgrade for better output.

You don’t need to build a sprawling underground vault right away. You can also upgrade rooms to increase output and storage. This will help you meet the needs of your growing population without the need to constantly add a new power or water station.

Tap on a room and then on the upgrade arrow in the upper right to upgrade. This will show you the cost and the increased output and storage. Adding a second room that combines to make one bigger is a better idea in some cases, so you’ll have to decide when to upgrade and when to expand.


Keep Everyone Happy


Happy dwellers mean better output.

One of your tasks as the overseer is to keep the dwellers happy. This increases output, which makes the game easier overall. You can see your overall happiness score on the face in the upper left of the screen.

You can also tap on an individual dweller to see their happiness. You can manage happiness by keeping resources above the minimum, placing dwellers into a job they like and by giving them breaks in lounges or in the living quarters.

Place an unhappy dweller in the living quarters with one of the opposite sex and eventually they will have sex. This results in 100% happiness for both characters and the woman is at 100% happiness for the length of the pregnancy.

Rush with Caution


A failed rush can mean roaches or fire.

You can rush any production to meet the immediate needs of the vault, but there is a risk. When you tap on Rush you’ll see how likely an accident is. This can mean Radroaches or a fire that will hamper production and hurt your dwellers.

Use this option when you need it, but be aware that it can backfire and slow you down in the long run.

You should attempt to bring in dwellers with high Luck power to rooms you need to rush often as this will increase your chances for success.

Equip Dwellers Correctly

As you play you will get new outfits and weapons. Before you send a dweller out to explore, you should give them a weapon and an outfit that increases their powers.

Weapons also come in handy when guarding the vault door from raiders and dealing with Radroaches.

The clothing can add to special skills, making a dweller more productive in a specific room. Make sure you put these to use.

Send Dwellers Exploring


Send well equipped dwellers out to explore.
You can send dwellers exploring to find items, gain XP and earn caps. Equip a dweller with a weapon and an outfit that adds endurance. If you can send an explorer with high endurance, the outcome is more favorable. You can also send other dwellers out to increase happiness as some will prefer exploration to working a water plant.

Use the Medbay and Science Lab to create stimpacks and radaways to equip your explorer with for better success in the wastelands.

Check on your explorers often and make sure you call them back in time so they don’t die. Once you get the production up and running and have enough weapons one good strategy is to keep a few dwellers exploring at a time.

Get More Dwellers




Be careful a baby boom doesn’t drain resources.
There are three main ways to get more dwellers. The first is to invite those in who show up randomly at your door. The second is to put a man and a woman in the living quarters and wait for them to make a baby. The third is to create a radio station that can call in dwellers who hear your messages.

Make sure you don’t have a baby boom that cripples resources. When I started I tried to grow my population fast and ended up with three kids who can’t work or explore, but need food and water. Space kids out some and don’t attempt to grow to fast or your resources will falter.



Build for the Future


Sometimes you need to plan ahead with your building goals.
While playing I find myself with an excess of caps when I don’t have an immediate need, but there are things to do.

If you don’t need more rooms to drain your electricity you can build an elevator so that you have a new floor ready to go. Another option is to clear out rocks that are in the way of your other building areas.

When you finally do place buildings leave room to match up at least two of the same type next to each other for bonuses.

Free Fallout Shelter Caps and Lunchboxes




complete goals for free caps and free Fallout Shelter lunchboxes.


You can earn free Fallout Shelter caps and free lunchboxes full of items, gear and resources just by playing the current objectives.

Tap the radio and then the small award looking icon to see your current objectives. Some only offer free caps as a reward, but others will deliver a free lunchbox stuffed with good items.

Check these often and claim them as soon as you earn a reward so that you can start working towards the next one.

Strengthen Vault Door & Add Guards

Eventually raiders will attack to steal resources and kill your dwellers. When you have 500 caps to spare, upgrade the vault door and as you gain weapons you can equip a few dwellers to guard the door and take the raiders on without waiting for them to break into other areas.

Upgrade the door to prevent attacks from succeeding.

Bring Dwellers Back from the Dead


Use caps to revive a dead dweller.
If you lose a dweller to death by raider, exploration or accident, you can bring them back from the dead to help you out again. You need to spend caps to do this, but it is worth it for higher level dwellers with special skills you need.


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