Mentats

Mentats are pre-war chems created by Med-Tek. These red pills increase memory related functions and speed up other mental processes. They are, of course, highly addictive.

Mentats appear in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

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Fallout 3
Mentats return in Fallout 3, though their effects have been slightly altered to provide greater boosts to Intelligence and Perception, while omitting the increase to Charisma. They are particularly useful if the player only needs a small addition to a skill. Because Mentats boost both Intelligence and Perception, the player can gain a temporary boost to Medicine, Repair, Science, Explosives, Lockpick, and Energy Weapons skills, provided that the associated attribute is not already at 10. Mentats can be real lifesavers when encountering locks or terminals which require slightly higher skills to unlock.

Additionally, in The National Archives, specially-flavored Mentats were given to anyone who won a trivia contest regarding the Declaration of Independence. This contest still exists in electronic form for the player to try.

The bonus flavors of Mentats provide +5 boost to a single S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute:
 * Berry Mentats grant a +5 to Intelligence
 * Orange Mentats grant a +5 to Perception
 * Grape Mentats grant a +5 to Charisma