Thinking i'm doing ok. Haven't played an RPG where it doesn't lay everything out for you in a while.
I've got FO2 as well which i'll be playing afterwards.
With the traits like strength and intelligence, you don't put these up yourself when your level up? Are these put up automatically when you level up.
I know about levelling up the skills like small guns and big guns.
Your SPECIAL (strength perception etc) stats don't change as you level unless you choose certain perks ( like perception + 1 etc but think they only in FO2) or if you find certain places/events that level them for you (won't spoil how) but mostly they stay the same or rise by 1 throughout the game.