Difficulty/Fallout 3

Difficulty is a modifiable in-game setting

Overview
Fallout 3 has five difficulty settings: Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard and Very Hard. Difficulty will increase and decrease various aspects of gameplay, such as damage dealt, damage received and XP gained.

Damage Dealt
Lower difficulty increases the amount of damage dealt, while higher difficulty decreases the amount of damage dealt.

Damage Received
Lower difficulty decreases the amount of damage received, while higher difficulty increases the amount of damage received.

XP Gained
Lower difficulty decreases the amount of XP gained, while higher difficulty increases the amount of XP gained.