How to improve VATS weapon accuracy

What are the different options to improve weapon accuracy. And is it in all the cases capped at 95%?

1 Answer

Your VATS accuracy with ranged weapons depends on:

Your character's Perception stat (which means it is improved indirectly by anything which raises Perception)
Weapon accuracy stat
Weapon range stat (higher means less accuracy loss at larger distances)
Any equipment which explicitly gives a bonus to VATS accuracy. You can sometimes find such items as random drops from rare enemies with a ★ behind their name.
Any perks which give you an explicit bonus to VATS accuracy in certain situations:
- Awareness 2 (5% accuracy)
- Sniper 3 (25% accuracy for headshots with a non-automatic scoped rifle)
- Penetrator 2 (no accuracy penalty for cover)
- Concentrated Fire 1-3 (+10%/+15%/+20% accuracy for repeated shots)
- Attack Dog 1 (accuracy bonus while your dog is holding the enemy)
- Killshot (20% accuracy bonus for headshots) - this is a bonus perk obtained by maxing the relationship score with the companion character MacCready.

The 95% cap is a lie. Even though the UI never shows more than 95% accuracy, you can gain enough VATS accuracy that you never miss a shot.