Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.)

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Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.) is a gameplay mechanic in the Fallout series that lets players pause or slow time to target specific enemy body parts with percentage-based hit chances.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf combat system feature ⓘ
gameplay mechanic ⓘ
targeting system ⓘ
allowsAction called shots to specific limbs ⓘ
queued attacks on multiple body parts ⓘ
targeting enemy arms ⓘ
targeting enemy head ⓘ
targeting enemy legs ⓘ
targeting enemy torso ⓘ
targeting enemy weapons ⓘ
alsoKnownAs V.A.T.S. ⓘ
VATS ⓘ
appearsIn Fallout 3 ⓘ
Fallout 4 ⓘ
Fallout 76 ⓘ
Fallout series ⓘ
Fallout: New Vegas ⓘ
designGoal bridge between real-time and turn-based combat ⓘ
evoke classic Fallout turn-based combat feel ⓘ
gameDeveloper Bethesda Game Studios ⓘ
gamePublisher Bethesda Softworks ⓘ
influencedBy distance to target ⓘ
player Luck stat ⓘ
player Perception stat ⓘ
target movement ⓘ
weapon accuracy ⓘ
weapon skill ⓘ
introducedInGame Fallout 3 ⓘ
inUniverseCreator Vault-Tec Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Vault-Tec
mechanicType time manipulation mechanic ⓘ
turn-based aiming overlay ⓘ
notableChangeIn Fallout 4 real-time integration ⓘ
Fallout 76 real-time integration ⓘ
primaryFunction assisted targeting of enemies ⓘ
display of percentage-based hit chances ⓘ
selection of specific enemy body parts ⓘ
resourceAbbreviation AP ⓘ
setInUniverse Fallout universe ⓘ
supportsPlatform PC ⓘ
PlayStation consoles ⓘ
linked to: PlayStation

Xbox consoles ⓘ
linked to: Xbox
timeEffect pauses time in Fallout 3 ⓘ
pauses time in Fallout: New Vegas ⓘ
slows time in Fallout 4 ⓘ
slows time in Fallout 76 ⓘ
uiElement Action Points cost display ⓘ
overlay of highlighted body parts ⓘ
percentage hit chance display ⓘ
usesResource Action Points ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vault-Tec → inUniverseTechnology → Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.) ⓘ
Fallout 3 → feature → V.A.T.S. targeting system ⓘ
linked to: Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.)
Fallout 76 → hasFeature → V.A.T.S. targeting system ⓘ
linked to: Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.)
Fallout: New Vegas → usesSystem → V.A.T.S. ⓘ
linked to: Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.)
Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System → alsoKnownAs → V.A.T.S. ⓘ
linked to: Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.)