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Fallout 4is full of monstrous creatures, and there’s no more monstrous creature than a giant, slimy lizard. Gulpers are enormous mutated salamanders that have grown many times their size and become far more aggressive than their generally sedate forebears. What’s more, Gulpers have a lot of health and can deal a lot of damage to unarmored wanderers.
You’ll generally want to avoid Gulpers wherever possible as the larger varieties are essentially The Island’s equivalent ofDeathclaws. But if you’re unfortunate enough to encounter a Gulper during your time in Far Harbor, here’s how you can defeat it.
Gulper General Information
Gulpers are large,mutated salamandersthat will attack the player on sight. They come in several varieties, but most havelarge hit-point poolsanddeal significant damage. Gulpers will attack with their claws and jaws, and can also charge you to bash you with their snouts. Larger Gulpers, such as the Gulper Devourer, can throw cars at the player with their head or tails.
Most Gulpers can be found wanderingaround freshwater locationsonThe Island. Some hang upside down in trees or on streetlamps to ambush you as you walk underneath.
You canharvest Gulper Innards from Gulpersafter they’re defeated and some random junk items, possibly hinting at the voracious appetites of these creatures. Gulper Innards can beused to create Gulper Slurry, a food item that grants 10 seconds of invisibility (similar to Stealth Boys).
Gulper Slurry Recipe
Varieties of Gulper
Gulpers come in five different varieties. Gulpers are allresistant to poison and energy damageandimmune to radiation effects. All Gulpers can onlydeal damage in meleewith the player, except for larger Gulpers thatcan throw objects.
Gulper Newt
The smallest Gulper type, Gulper Newts aregenerally weak and easy to spotthanks to their lighter coloration. Treat these Gulpers as you would most other trash mobs.
Young Gulper
Young Gulpers are slightly larger and darker than Gulper Newts. They also havemore hit points and deal more damagethan Gulper Newts.
Adult Gulper
Adult Gulpers are larger still and havedark skin that blends in well with their surroundings. They’re also more likely to hang from trees and ambush you as you walk past.
Glowing Gulper
These Gulpers are the same as Adult Gulpers butdeal additional radiation damagewhen they strike. Glowing Gulpers are easily identified by theirglowing green hue.
Gulper Devourer
The largest and strongest variety of Gulper, Gulper Devourers are the equivalent of Deathclaws. They’reextremely dangerous, able tothrow large objectsat the player such as cars, and canknock you off your featwith powerful blows.
Where To Find Gulpers
Gulpers can be found all overThe Island(exclusive to the Far Harbor DLC), but they’re typically foundnear fresh water in marshy locations. They are especially common at the following locations:
National Park Campground has several hillssurrounding the marsh that make it a littleeasier to spot Gulpersroaming around. Try using a scope to spot them.
How To Fight Gulpers
All Gulpers willinitiate combat by charging at youand performing a snout attack. Follow-up attacks will bestrikes with their claws and teeth. Larger Gulpers (such as the Gulper Devourer) canthrow large objects at youlike cars and boulders.
Because most Gulpers deal exclusively melee damage,the best way to fight a Gulper is to spot it early and shoot it from far away. This can be easier said than done, however, as most Gulpers are well-camouflaged and some will even hide in trees and streetlamps.
Try to avoid traveling through swamps at night. Gulpers are very hard to spot at night in a foggy swamp, making it easy for them to ambush you. If you have to travel at night,have a night vision scope equippedfor your weapon.
Gulpers are resistant to poison, energy, and radiation damage, so stick with a powerful gun that deals regular physical damage.A sniper rifle,revolver, or similar weapon is ideal.
Once you’ve spotted a Gulper,immediately start crouching to avoid drawing its attention. Try tosneak attack the Gulper from as far away as possible using a silenced weapon. This way, the Gulper won’t know where it’s being attacked from, and you can hit it with multiple shots.
Aim for the Gulper’s soft underbellyor its headfor maximum damage. Gulper heads can be difficult to identify, so use VATS where possible.
If a Gulper spots you, immediately begin back-pedalingto give yourself more shooting time. Gulpers will charge at incredible speed, souse VATS to pump out as many rounds as possiblebefore it can close. If you find yourselfin a meleewith a Gulper Devourer, turn tail and run.
Very few builds can survive a boxing match with a Gulper Devourer. There’s no shame in retreating and using strategy to defeat a Gulper. Where all else fails,rocket launchers can be very effective.
