Your explosives now do 75% more damage and affect a larger area. It seems you can hold grenades for a long while. Now that you know the perks and stats you need to have, the next important thing to familiarise yourself with is the best automatic weapons in Fallout 4. Location: The Bobblehead can be found in the Longneck Lukowski's Cannery (sector III). Local Leader (CHA 6 - Rank 2) The Sims is part of Fallout now, as long as you want to play it.
As the Sole Survivor, you can build Settlements at various sites around the Commonwealth, usually after completing a Quest. The Explosives skill governs the ability to use all mines, grenades and Explosives skill based weapons (excluding missiles and mini nukes - see Big Guns). And how long you have before fallout arrives depends on these three things. I wouldn't focus on melee and explosives only.