Complete noob here but for my first build i wanted to go for a trapper build, land mines and things like that. So far im thinking Str 5 Dex 9 Agi 5 Con 3 Per 5 Will 3 Int 10.Is this good stat pick, and any suggestions on how to play this build in this game or if its even viable.
Welcome to the forum buddy, I'm also new as well but I'm close to finishing my 1st playthrough. 170 hours and counting !
I'd recommend constitution on 5 at least. The game is a bit punishing and you may die a lot. It does however, have a learning curve.
The thing about traps is that
they help a whole lot but are not enough. They are great support but you'll usually want a stronger source of damage to support yourself. Consider pairing your traps with guns, melee or throwing weapons. The idea should be to place traps, seek the enemy's attention and then let them either: stay locked on bear traps (poisonous even), get blown up with frag or high explosive (the former is better for unarmored and the latter for armored). However, this usually isn't enough because traps have limited damage output.
Traps are fantastic way to handle the worst motherfuckers in the entire game: death stalkers. If you don't have traps... damn.