

Also, if you are not on the new Survival difficulty, the 4th point in this perk allows you to fast travel while over-encumbered.

This way you can carry 97 pounds quite early in the game. And then buy the Mule I sub-skill for another +15. From strength 2 to 4 you get roughly +20 inventory limit increase just from the level-ups. In the early game your best bet is to get to 4 strength quickly by fighting a lot with melee weapons.

There’s also a Mule II skill that gives +20 pounds (strength level 8) and Mule III that gives +24 pounds (strength level 12). Unlocking the strength skill “Mule” gives another +15 pounds weight increase for your inventory! You can buy this in the strength skill tree after reaching 4 strength. You can check this in the pause menu > player > strength. Every time you fight/defeat enemies in melee combat you get a little bit of XP towards this stat.
