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Ghoulvolution - Glow Meter Explained
When you become a Ghoul, your Food and Drink meters disappear and are replaced by the Feral Meter. However, food and drink buffs still function as usual.
For example, If you have the Herbivore mutation, you’ll still receive the Strength buff from Steeped Fern Flower Tea, and if you have the Carnivore mutation, you’ll still get the Melee Damage bonus from Tasty Mutant Hound Stew.
In the game's backend, your Food and Drink levels are permanently set to 0 (starving). Because of this, perk cards like Rejuvenated and armor effects such as Overeater's are disabled.
The Feral Meter has 7,200 points and drains at a rate of 1 point per second, meaning it takes 120 minutes (2 hours) to go from Full (Wonderful) to Empty (Feral).
To keep your Feral Meter full, you need to consume chems, as different chems replenish the meter by varying amounts. A full list of chems and their effects can be found [here].
Once you complete the Ghoul questline, your stats and perk cards may be disorganized, so having chems on hand is a good idea. Psycho is a strong choice to help balance your build while you get everything sorted.
Note:
The Healing Factor mutation does not affect the percentage of Feral gained from chems.
Equipping Class Freak does not affect the rate at which the Feral Meter drains.
Feral Meter brackets and buffs
The Feral meter will start to turn red, the more Feral you go.
Wonderful - 100% to 76%
+3 Strength
+3 Endurance
+30 Max HP
Normal - 75% to 51%
+15 Max HP
Odd - 50% to 26%
-1 Endurance
-5 Max AP
Losing It - 25% to 1%
-3 Endurance
-15 Max HP
-10 Max AP
Feral - 0%
+150% Melee Damage
-5 Endurance
-30 Max HP
-99 Charisma
-20 Max AP
-300% Hip-fire Gun Accuracy & Range V.A.T.S. Accuracy
Feral Perk Cards
Action Diet
SPECIAL:
Legendary Perk Card
Perk Card Description
With each kill, this perk restores your health and refills your Feral Meter, reducing your feral state while replenishing your standard health bar.
Rank 1:Â On kills, restore 2 HPÂ and fill your Feral Meter by 2%Â (90 points).
Rank 2:Â On kills, restore 4 HPÂ and fill your Feral Meter by 3%Â (120 points).
Rank 3:Â On kills, restore 6 HPÂ and fill your Feral Meter by 4%Â (150 points).
Rank 4:Â On kills, restore 8 HPÂ and fill your Feral Meter by 5%Â (180 points).
Note:Â
Your Feral Meter has a total of 7200 points.
This perk does NOT refill your Glow Meter—it only restores your normal HP.
Card Rank and Cost:
1/2/3/4 - 50/100/150 Perk Coins
Level unlocks
Level 50
Calculator
Not Required
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Feral Rage
SPECIAL:
Legendary Perk Card
Perk Card Description
When Feral, all Glow perk abilities cost less Glow.
Rank 1:Â When Feral, all perk cards that use Glow will consume 20% less Glow.
Rank 2:Â When Feral, all perk cards that use Glow will consume 30% less Glow.
Rank 3:Â When Feral, all perk cards that use Glow will consume 40% less Glow.
Rank 4:Â When Feral, all perk cards that use Glow will consume 50% less Glow.
Note:Â
Your Feral Meter must be empty/at 0% for this perk card to activate.
Below are the penalties for being in a Feral state, so keep that in mind when deciding if this perk card is right for you and your build:
Feral Meter: 0% (Starving/Empty)
+150% Melee Damage
-5 Endurance
-30 Max HP
-99 Charisma
-20 Max AP
-300% Hip-fire Gun Accuracy & V.A.T.S. Accuracy & Range
Card Rank and Cost:
1/2/3/4 - 50/100/150 Perk Coins
Level unlocks
Level 50
Calculator
Not Required
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Chem Diet
SPECIAL:
Endurance
Perk Card Description
Chems are more effective at reducing how feral you are.
Rank 1 – Chems are 25% more effective at reducing how feral you are.
Rank 2 – Chems are 50% more effective at reducing how feral you are.
Rank 3 – Chems are 75% more effective at reducing how feral you are.
Effect Details: This perk increases how much a chem fills the Feral Meter by. For example, with rounded values from the Pip-Boy:
Chem | Base | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
Daddy-O | 10% | 13% | 15% | 18% |
Glowing Blood Pack | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Card Rank and Cost:
1/2/3
Level unlocks:
Level 55
Calculator
Not Required
Ghoulvolution - Chems List for Feral Meter
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Feral Presence
SPECIAL:
Charisma
Perk Card Description
While Feral, reduce your target's damage output after you attack for 5 seconds.
Rank 1 – While Feral, reduce your target’s damage output by 15% after you attack, for 5 seconds.
Rank 2 – While Feral, reduce your target’s damage output by 30% after you attack, for 5 seconds.
Feral Meter must be empty (0%/Full Feral) for this perk card to activate.
Card Rank and Cost:
1/2
Level unlocks:
Level 80
Calculator
Not Required
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Moral Support
SPECIAL:
Charisma
Perk Card Description
When on a team, you become feral 50% slower.
Rank 1:Â While on a public or private team, the rate at which your Feral Meter drains is slowed by 50%.
Base:
The Feral Meter has 7,200 points.
It drains at 1 point per second.
It takes 120 minutes (2 hours) to go from Full (Wonderful) to Empty (Feral).
With Moral Support Perk Card equipped:
The Feral Meter has 7,200 points.
It drains at 0.5 points per second.
It takes 240 minutes (4 hours) to go from Full (Wonderful) to Empty (Feral).
Notes:
The perk requires at least one other teammate to activate. Being on a public team alone does not trigger the effect.
The perk does not check for player type, meaning it activates whether your teammates are ghouls or humans.
Card Rank and Cost:
1
Level unlocks
Level 70
Calculator
Not Required
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