as far as damage output - I have one gun with a 25% faster reload perk. At the bench I added a faster reload mod and couple that with some perks and my silenced sniper rifle is almost like a semi automatic. They will feel the pain after a few hits. And if they don't feel it right away, I back up some to give em some more.
My character is total stealth. He actually has been running around in the Raganok outfit. (+ 10 on all resistances plus 2 strength). You can not equip the Raganok outfit with any chest armor but you can equip with leg and arms armor. All accessories are either muffled or stealth. In the dark I am almost invisible. And if the enemy is at a distance they can't see me once I stop moving. Of course certain weapons will one hit me, sooooo, don't get hit.
I can not begin to tell you how exciting it is when a suicide mutant soldier spots me and I have to get up from my squat position and try to run away.
Beeb, Beeb, Beeb.
My keyboard fingers are fumbling to stand and run.
The mutant is running towards me saying ironically "Only one of us is going to get out of this alive and it's not going to be you"
I finally get my fingers moving.
BOOM - the super mutant was right - I died (of course he did too but I did not live to see it)
One time I was high up in an inaccessible building and the suicide mutant spoted me. Beeb, Beeb, Beeb. He couldn't do a thing to me so he blew up a passing trader instead. It was kinda funny.
On one mission I scouted out for the suicide mutant and thought I either killed him or chased him away (poor post mop up procedures). I entered the mission building and did what I had to do but when I came out of the building . . .
The super mutant was only 3 or 4 steps away.
HE RAN UP TO ME AND SPIKED THE NUKE RIGHT AT MY FEET.
TOUCHDOWN??????