How do profits work?
At each profit card you will find a description of it – this way you will find out what the benefits of every perk. However, in order to receive perk bonuses, you must first activate the perk. In other words, you must assign the card to the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute. (i.e. Strength, Intelligence, Luck and so on)
Look at the picture above. The upper part of the screen contains cards that are currently in use (i.e. their properties affect your character) and the lower part of the screen contains cards that are not currently in use. Each Perk is marked in advance to which attribute it belongs, so if you want to activate it, the game will automatically assign it to the corresponding S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute.
There are, however, some restrictions on the use of perks. Each perk has a numeric value, which is printed in the top left corner of the card. Each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute can only handle a certain number of profits, and precisely – the total value of selected profit cards cannot exceed the value of a given attribute.
For example, if your character has a Strength on level 3, you can assign perk cards to the Strength attribute with a total value of less than or equal to 3. For example, these can be three cards with each card having a value of 1 or one more powerful card with a value of 3.
Some perk cards can be combined to get one card for better bonuses. It’s easy to see which cards can be upgraded – just look at the description of the card to see if there is more than one star. If there are two stars, it means that the card can be upgraded to a maximum of level 2. (if three stars, to level 3 and so on) Any upgrade of the card increases its value, which requires a more developed S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute.
The second limit on the use of profit cards is your character’s level. Some perks can only be used once the required character level has been reached. It is also worth knowing that you can change the perk cards at any time during the game.