Medic Archive

Hi all,

I really need the input of expert medics/docs to solve my problem. I'm currently 2-1-4-4 and running out of skill points. I'm now trying to optimise my medical skills. To do that, I really need to know how helpfull first aid is. Of course I know it adds to the amount you can heal with a stimpack, but the question is : How much ?

Ihave to be able to heal myself for decent amounts (400-500 would do fine), and being able to craft my own stims would be a real plus.

I know that I won't be able to produce super-stims like docs, so the real question is : With first aid 4, how much would a stim B (with a 200 base heal for example) heal ?

I guess-timate that first aid somehow acts like a percentage bonus to your base heal, but I need numbers (a formula would be a gift from the gods) to make my decision. Please share your experience, and give me a hand

PS : To get first aid 3 and 4, I will have to surrender some skills, that's why I can't make these tests by myself... :-/

First Aid adds a percentage equal to your Treat skill. If the skill mod is +50 you get 50% added to whatever you heal for. So if a Stimpack heals 100 damage, level 4 would heal for 150 damage.

As far as surrendering skills, surrender all the Pharmacology skills you took. A backup Medic should look something like 4-1-1-4. Really, if you can take the irritating Treatment Speed, don't worry about it. And Medicine Use only comes into real play after Stimpack B's. But since you're just a Medic you don't need to worry about anything higher than Stimpack B's.