Fallout/Walkthrough

Textual Notes

 * COC: Acronym for Children of the Cathedral
 * BOS: Acronym for the Brotherhood of Steel

Playing Fallout
Some things in the manual might not seem very clear; this section is designed to give you a concise breakdown of the various actions that you can perform. There's also a breakdown of the various difficulty levels as well.


 * Difficulty levels
 * If you choose the game difficulty level to easy, you will receive a 20% bonus to non-combat related skills. If you set it to hard, you'll receive a 10% penalty to non-combat related skills.
 * If you choose the combat difficulty at wimpy, you will receive a bonus to your accuracy and the enemies will receive a penalty. If you change the difficulty to rough, you'll receive a penalty and the enemy will get a bonus and will perform many more critical hits.


 * Interface
 * The hex-shaped cursor icon is used to show movement.
 * The arrow (standard) cursor icon is used for most other functions.
 * The 'INV' button is used to access your inventory.
 * The red button beside 'Skilldex' is used to use your secondary skills.
 * The button below 'INV' is used to bring the main menu.
 * The red button above 'INV' is used to change your item slots.


 * Moving: When the cursor is a hexagonal-shaped structure, that means you can move your character. Hold shift to run around instead of walking. You can right-click to change the cursor.
 * If you want to go to the world map, you have to go on the red grid in an area. If you want to access another area of a city or building, you have to go to the green grid or climb stairs/ride elevators.


 * Examining your surroundings: Right-click the mouse to change the hexagonal-shaped structure to an arrow-shaped cursor. Move the cursor to the object you want to examine. Hold the left mouse button and choose the binoculars to examine an object or a critter.


 * Talking to critters: Simply click the character that you want to talk to you. You should have the arrow-shaped cursor icon to talk to the character.


 * Using items: To use an item on an object, hold the cursor (standard cursor) over an object and click on the wallet (or like object). You'll see your inventory. Click on the item that you want to use on the object.
 * Another way is putting the item in one of your item slots. Click on the item and move the crosshair on the object you want to use the item on.


 * Using skills: To use a skill on an object or a critter, click the red button that reads 'Skilldex.' Choose the skill that you want to use. Use the crosshair to target the object or critter that will be the target of a given skill. Some, like Sneak, don't have a target; instead, a message box pops up on the lower left, telling you that your character is sneaking.
 * Another way is holding the left mouse button on the character (mouse cursor is standard cursor) and clicking on the face and then choosing the skill.


 * Activating an item (flares, motion sensors, etc.): Put the item in your item slot and click on it to activate it. Another method is accessing your inventory and holding the left mouse button on the item that you want to activate. Choose the hand that's open to activate the item.
 * If you want to use flares, first activate them, and then drop them. Ditto with dynamite/plastic explosives.


 * Changing weapon modes (target/burst/reload): Right-click on the weapon when it is in your active weapon slot. The mode will change. (e.g., the 10mm will change from single to aimed [has bullseye] and then to reload.)


 * Entering Combat Mode: If you hit 'A' on the keyboard, you will enter combat mode. You can walk around without people noticing (at the expense of your action points). This is useful near the end of the game.

Using lockpicks, electronic lockpicks, first-aid kits, the doctor's bag, and the tool increase lockpick, first-aid, doctor, and repair skills by 25%, respectively.

While stealing, it is a good idea to steal while sneaking. Also, steal from behind the character and don't worry about stealing particularly large items.

Pay attention to the screen on your bottom-left. It tells you lots of information about what's going on in the game.

If you're examining dead bodies and you examine a body that's in a pile of other dead bodies, there will be arrows beneath the body picture in the inventory screen. Bodies will be easier to search if you set the violence level really low.

Walkthrough

 * NOTE: See the Appendix for Quest Notes.

What is the time limit to bring back the water chip?
150 days, or an additional 100 days for the water caravan.

Where is the water chip?
It's in Vault 12, which is in Bakersfield, more commonly known as Necropolis.

Do I have to get the water chip to beat the game?
No. Even if you do get the water chip, the game doesn't end immediately. You have to destroy the mutant threats.

How many ways are there of destroying the mutant threats?
Several. Cowboy (aka kill everything that moves) and stealth approaches work.

How can I get stuff back from NPC's like Ian or Tycho?
Use the steal option. It's just like trading with them.

Dates & timelines
This section tells you how long it will take (in game time) to complete the major (required) quests.


 * You must find the Water Chip in 150 days before your vault runs out of water.


 * If you destroy the mutant threats in 150 days, you will not need to find the water chip.


 * There is a 500 day time limit to destroy both mutant threats. (They are the Vats and the Cathedral.) The time limit starts at the beginning of the game.


 * If you get the water caravan to deliver water to your vault, then the time limit is shortened by 100 days to destroy the mutant threats.


 * With version 1.1, the time limit to find the Water Chip will still remain, but the 500 and 400 day time limits will be removed and be replaced with a 13-year time limit. I think that this applies to Fallout v.1.2 (European release) as well.

Preface
This walkthrough goes through a pretty quick game. You won't get the water chip, but will destroy the mutants with about 75 days remaining. Sections for getting the water chip are included, so you can get it.

This is the route that the walkthrough goes through:
 * Vault 13
 * Shady Sands
 * Vault 15
 * Shady Sands (to get the Tandi quest)
 * Raiders (free Tandi)
 * Shady Sands (return Tandi)
 * Raiders (kill them)
 * Junktown
 * Hub
 * Brotherhood
 * Glow (if you couldn't pick the locks))
 * Brotherhood (Power Armor)
 * Hub (kill the raiders)
 * Brotherhood (reward for killing raideers)
 * Military Base
 * Brotherhood (tell Maxson that there iis a threat to the military base even though you have blown it up. You'll get 1500 exp.)
 * Cathedral

This is the route that you should follow if you want to do everything:
 * Same as above, up to the Brotherhood with Power Armor
 * Necropolis (get water chip, fix the pump, kill mutants)
 * Vault 13 (finish extra sidequests andd return the water chip)
 * Hub (kill the raiders that are holding the Brotherhood initiate)
 * Brotherhood (reward, any operations)
 * LA Boneyards
 * Cathedral
 * Military Base

And yes, it covers primarily good quests but has 4 evil quests, one that is needed to bust this gang, two for money/experience/important items, and one purely for items.

There are also three variations: Highest Karma, Truly Evil, and Pacifist.

Patches
There are three versions of Fallout available. Fallout v.1.0 is the initial North American release, v.1.1 is the patched North American release, and v.1.2 is the European release. It is recommended that you use either version 1.1 or 1.2. Version 1.2 doesn't have children.

Vault 13

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) The Caves
 * 2) The Vault itself (Entrance, Living Quarters, Command Center)


 * Notable Characters
 * Various Vault Dwellers
 * 1) Several rats
 * 2) Overseer of the Vault
 * 3) Theresa, leader of the rebel faction
 * 4) Lyle, concerned Vault dweller
 * 5) Cindy, concerned Vault dweller
 * 6) The water thief
 * 7) Guard at the armory


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) 24 AP 10 mm bullets
 * 2) Knife
 * 3) Shotgun and 40 shells
 * 4) 10mm JHP ammo
 * 5) Stimpacks, first aid kit, mentats
 * 6) Flares


 * Notes
 * 1) Examine the corpse and take the ammo and the knife.
 * 2) Kill all 20 cave rats without your gun.
 * 3) Speak with Theresa and calm the rebel faction.
 * 4) Catch the water thief.
 * 5) Use the Vault learning terminals to gain experience.
 * 6) Get weapons/equipment from the Overseer, armory, and the water storage room.

The corpse is on your right. Examine it, and take everything in the corpse's remains (24 10mm AP ammo and a knife). There are 20 rats in the Vault Cave; they are quite easy to kill. Kill them with a knife, or even better, brass knuckles. You don't have to kill all of them, but 500 xp comes in pretty handy. After you've wasted them, exit Vault 13.

Leave the Vault entrance, and head on to Vault 15. Travel for a day, and go back to Vault 13. You can get lots of weapons and quite a bit of experience if you do the sidequests there. Alternatively, you can skip the area and head for Vault 15. If you do go to Vault 13, go at 8:00 in the morning and save the water thief quest for last. Most of the vault dwellers will refuse to talk to you during that time.

To get the extra weapons, go to the command center (third floor) and keep on telling the overseer that you haven't found the water chip. When he says 'Please...tell me that you have found the chip...' tell him that you'll need weapons to complete the quest. He'll give you some 10mm JHP ammo and two stimpacks. Also, go into the armory (room with guard)and talk to the guard. Tell him which people have access, then tell him 'sounds like people who only have need can go in.' Afterwards, tell him that you have need. He'll unlock the door for you, and you can get a shotgun and 40 shells alongside with lots of ammo.

You can also go into the water storage room, also on the third floor, for a first aid kit, stimpacks, and some mentats. On the first floor locker (near the big vault door), there are some flares that you can take.

On the third floor, in the library (westernmost room), there are two learning terminals that you can use. One is near the entrance, to its right; the other terminal is on the northern end of the library. Use the science skill on both of the terminals to gain a total of 700 xp, 350 on each terminal.

Go on the second floor and on the north-west end there is a red-haired vault dweller whose name is Theresa. Speak with her, tell her that your journey is going on well. She'll start to say that the Overseer is paranoid, and you'll have to tell her that the Overseer is trying to protect the Vault dwellers. She'll agree and you'll receive 750 experience. Note that it requires good speech and intelligence. An alternate method is finding out about a rebel meeting, attending it, and killing the rebels, but I haven't tried it yet.

Go to the south end of the second floor, and speak with Lyle and Cindy. Lyle is directly to the south of Theresa, and Cindy is the redhead on the southeast. They will both tell you about the water thief. Save, and enter the third floor. (Actually, Lyle tells you indirectly while Cindy will tell you about it.)

If you can't get them to tell you about the water thief, rest up till 8:00 A.M. and then head to the third floor. Talk to the water guard and ask him how is he doing. He'll tell you about the water thief then.

Go and hide in a corner on the third floor and wait until midnight. A Vault dweller will come up from the elevator. Don't talk to him, and observe his actions. After he enters the storage room and leaves, talk to him and tell him that you are looking for the water thief. Threaten him if he resists, and search him. You'll get 1000 experience.


 * NOTE: There is no way of solving the water thief quest if you didn't get any leads from the water guard or Lyle or Cindy. I tried and the Water Thief doesn't show up.

Now you'll want to head towards Vault 15. You'll see a city enclosed in a green circle on the map; stop at the city.

Shady Sands
Rough map Town hall \          \---Farm Area / Bhramin pastures
 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Town Hall
 * 2) Farm and Brahmin Pen
 * 3) Radscorpion Caves


 * Notable Characters
 * Shady Sands townsfolk
 * Shady Sands guards
 * 1) Seth, the leader of the guards
 * 2) Ian, an NPC who you can pick up
 * 3) Aradesh, the leader of Shady Sands
 * 4) Katrina, gate greeter
 * 5) Tandi, daughter of Aradesh
 * 6) Razlo, doctor of Shady Sands
 * 7) Curtis, a farmer
 * 8) Jarvis, Seth's brother


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Rope
 * 2) 2 cartridges of .223 FMJ bullets and 20 bee-bees
 * 3) Sledgehammer
 * 4) Scout book
 * 5) 5 stimpacks
 * 6) First Aid guide
 * 7) 2 Radscorpion tails
 * 8) First-aid kit and Doctor's Bag


 * Notes
 * 1) Stop here instead of going to Vault 15. (It's the green circle.)
 * 2) Talk to the main characters in the city.
 * 3) Recruit Ian into your ranks.
 * 4) Solve the agriculture problem.
 * 5) Solve the Radscorpion problem.
 * 6) Help Razlo make the Radscorpion antidote.
 * 7) Heal Jarvis, one of the guard's brothers.
 * 8) Steal whatever is in the bookcases.

In the middle of your journey to Vault 15, you'll see a green circle on the map. The name of the small community is Shady Sands, and it is a good idea that you stop there.

When you enter Shady Sands, you will see a woman and a man guarding the entrance to the town. Speak with the woman (Katrina), and choose the dialogue option " Please help me..." Ask everything that is offered, and you can get 250 xp for doing so.

Go talk to Seth, the guard. Introduce yourself to him, and then go to the building to the right of him. Talk to the guards, and they might tell you to get out (don't). In the bookcase to the north side of the guardhouse, there are some ammunition, .223 caliber and some for BB guns. Take it, as it will give you something to sell. Open the curtain on the east side and you'll see a man in a leather jacket and some blue jeans. Talk to him, and then talk to him again. Ask for help, and he'll join you for free if you have 9 charisma and a high speech skill (otherwise, it costs about $100 to  get him). His name is Ian, and he comes in pretty handy. You will also get an additional 100 xp. (Another way is 'giving him a piece of the action' instead, and he'll join you for free. I didn't try this myself, since I  thought my reputation with Ian would go down. However, it doesn't.)

Go to the building that is south of the guard house. Enter it, and there will be a robed figure standing in the corner. The person who is wearing the robes is Aradesh. Speak with him, and tell him that you're from a Vault to the west and that you'll help the community get rid of the radscorpions for  free.

Go to the south until you reach the wall. Now go to the building on the west, and you will see a doctor named Razlo. Discuss the Radscorpion problem with him, too. Now head on eastward, and go to the green translucent area. You will go to the farms of Shady Sands (by the way, Green areas are to navigate through different areas of the town).

Speak with the farmer in the farm in the southern area. (he may be hard to see because he is by crops). His name is Curtis. If you have good science skill, you can teach the farmer new agricultural skills. (Be sure to tell him about Crop Rotation.) Also, raid all of the shelves and floors of the buildings to the north and east of the farm...there are lots of nice things there. (Scout Handbook, ropes, even a sledgehammer)

Go back to the town hall area of Shady Sands. Go to Razlo's house again, and steal whatever is in the bookcase. If his wife (or Razlo) catches you, go and use the 'sneak' skill and try again. After you have looted Razlo's house, go to the deserted building north and take the scout handbook, and then go to Aradesh's house. Open the curtains that lead to the bedroom. The room on the far left (or your characters) right has a bookcase with a knife and a stimpack.

After you've looted the area, go talk to Seth again. Tell him that you want to go to the Radscorpion caves. When you enter the caves, begin searching for the Radscorpions. Kill them with your 10mm, since you're probably too weak to fight them all single-handedly. There are 9 of them, and are worth 110 xp each. You'll also get 500 xp for solving the problem.

Alternatively, you can use some dynamite to finish them off. There is a portion of the cave wall that seems weak. Plant the explosives there, and watch it fall down. This prevents the radscorpions from entering the town. I decided to kill them for the hell of it, and plus you get more xp and have a chance of making the Radscorpion cure. (BTW, the explosives are found in Vault 15, which you'll encounter later).

If you go decide and kill them (or even one), examine one radscorpion corpse and take the tail part of the radscorpion. Give it to Razlo to make the radscorpion antidote. You'll get 250 xp for that. Be sure to scout out the caves also. You can find 10mm ammo scattered around the first radscorpions that you'll kill and a stimpack near the bones in the area with four radscorpions.

Behind Razlo and past the curtain is a man lying on the floor. Use the antidote on him, and get 400 xp. Your karma will also go up. Also, be sure to talk to Aradesh that you've solved the radscorpion problem.

After you've finished doing everything that's listed above, try to find one rope. You'll need it for Vault 15. Seth has one that you can barter for, and there is another one in the farm.

Vault 15

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Shack entrance
 * 2) Vault Caves and Entrance
 * 3) Living Quarters
 * 4) Command Center


 * Notable Characters
 * 1) Lots of rats
 * 2) The Greater Mole Rat (actually there are two)


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Stimpacks and a First-Aid kit
 * 2) Leather Jacket
 * 3) MP9 Sub-machine gun and Hunting Rifle
 * 4) Whatever ammo you can find
 * 5) Dynamite
 * 6) Frag grenades
 * 7) Another piece of rope


 * Notes
 * 1) Kill all of the rats in the area.
 * 2) Get the Leather Jacket, the 10mm SMG, the Dynamite, and the 2 grenades on the upper levels.
 * 3) Get to the Vault Command Center.

When you enter the vault area, you'll notice a small shack in the middle of nowhere. Enter it, and you'll see a manhole. Go down the manhole to enter the Vault 15 cavern.

There's not much to tell about here in this area. Probably the most troublesome thing is the Lesser Mole Rat, and even he is quite easy to kill. Either attack him unarmed or with the pistol.

The primary goal of this level is to go to the command center and try to go to the hallway that leads to the main computer and the overseer pedestal. The passageway is blocked, and you'll get a message saying that the water chip is nowhere to be found. You'll get 500 xp for your efforts. (Okay, so no water chip. Still, you should scour the area just because of the xp, the SMG, and the leather jacket.)

When you enter the vault, kill all of the rats and get the flares from the locker in the first hallway and some healing items from the locker in the eastern hospital room. To get to the second floor, you need a rope. Use it on the elevator, and you can climb up to reach the living quarters of the vault. Kill the rats in the second floor and enter the room with the locker, which contains a Leather Jacket and some rope. In the northern half, there is some FMJ ammo and in one room's bathroom (the southwestern room) there is a Hunting Rifle (it's hard to see...it blends in with the floor). Use the rope on the elevator on the right-hand side and enter the command center.

Once when you enter the command center, there will be a mole rat guarding the area. Kill him. Go to the southern area, and then go to the eastern side, which is covered with rocks. Once you reach the area, you will get a message saying that the water chip cannot be found. You'll get 500 xp.* On the third level in the armory (the room above the passage which leads  to the command center; in other words, the room with lockers), there are  two frag grenades and a stick of dynamite, a crowbar, and a Sub-Machine gun. In addition, there is some ammo in the eastern rooms, as well as a first aid book in the library, and some more ammo in a locker in the library. After you've plundered the abandoned Vault for any usable items and have killed the rats, head back to Shady Sands.


 * Note by Eric Wills: You can receive 200 experience for finding the source of the rat infestation. The source can be found in the conference room, just north of the room where the SMG is.

Shady Sands (again)

 * Notes
 * 1) Save Tandi from the Raiders.

When you first go to Shady Sands (assuming it is your second time), talk to Seth and Aradesh. You'll find out that Tandi, the daughter of Aradesh, is missing. You'll have to free her from the Raiders.

When you talk to Aradesh, he'll give you a spear. If you want more stuff (two stimpacks actually), you can talk to Razlo and tell him that many people, including yourself, are looking for Tandi. He'll give you two stimpacks. Afterwards, head for the Raider Camp.

Kahn Raider Camp
Rough map Building

Tents
 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Several tents
 * 2) The main building


 * Notable Characters
 * 1) Garl, the Raider leader
 * 2) A very terrifed Tandi


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) See second section of Raiders, located below


 * Notes
 * 1) Free Tandi from the Raiders. Do this by either killing the raiders or lockpicking the door and then killing the raiders (if they attack you).
 * 2) If you've freed Tandi in a diplomatic manner, go back to the camp after you've brought her back to Shady Sands and kill everyone there.

When you enter the area, do not talk to any of the raiders yet, except for Garl, their leader. Just avoid them and enter the main building. If a raider talks to you, try to bullshit them by saying that you have something to do with Garl, or you're leaving soon.

Garl is the guy in the metal armor. Talk to him, and try to get Tandi back. You can wrestle him, barter for her release, talk him out of it, or the straight and forward approach, kill him. Not every option is available for every character (of course, the latter one is). Return to Shady Sands to return her home. If you don't, then she'll be just another NPC.

If you decide to fight Garl hand to hand, he'll hand you his Desert Eagle and his metal armor if you win. It is quite easy to win; even the starting character Natalia can win.


 * NOTE: If you're male, are wearing leather armor, and have high charisma and intelligence (former important) then Garl will think that you're his father. Adds some neat conversation options.

Go back to Shady Sands, and talk to Seth and Aradesh.


 * NOTE: If you choose to kill all of the raiders, you won't get any quest experience for freeing Tandi - in the game, this is considered a risky maneuver, as it is a bit early to face the raiders in combat. Mind you, it is possible, and isn't too hard with Ian on your side.

Shady Sands (yet again)

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) See above listing for Shady Sands


 * Notable Characters
 * 1) See above listing for Shady Sands


 * Notes
 * 1) Talk to Seth and Aradesh.
 * 2) Get the reward from Aradesh for freeing Tandi.

When you enter Shady Sands, talk to Seth and Aradesh. You'll get a reward of $800 dollars, get some xp, and your karma will shoot up. If you've missed a quest in Shady Sands, do it and go back to the Raider camp.

Kahn Raider Camp (again)

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) See above listing for Khan Raider Camp


 * Notable Characters
 * Various Desert Raiders
 * 1) Garl, Raider Leader
 * 2) Petrox, a tough desert raider
 * 3) Tolya, another tough desert raider
 * 4) Diana, a tough she-desert raider
 * 5) Gwen, Garl's assistant
 * 6) The two slaves


 * Notes
 * 1) Kill everyone except for the two slaves housed in the main building.
 * 2) Swipe Garl's Metal Armor, the Desert Eagles and Leather Armors.
 * 3) Get the Shotgun and 40 shells from the refrigerator and the desk.
 * 4) Acquire as many leather armors as you can from the raiders.
 * 5) Get the lockpicks from the refrigator.


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) 4-6 Desert Eagle .44's
 * 2) 5-10 10mm pistols
 * 3) 10-15 Leather Armors
 * 4) 1 Metal Armor
 * 5) 2 Molotov Cocktails
 * 6) Lots of ammunition
 * 7) Stimpacks and drugs

When you enter the raider camp, have your gun (by now you should have a SMG or a shotgun), and make sure that Ian has a gun (probably the 10mm pistol). Kill all the raiders, and don't hesitate giving Ian some stimpacks so he can heal himself.

Don't be afraid to burst at the raiders. Just make sure Ian isn't in the way. Make sure you kill Garl, the main Raider, preferably using the burst mode on the SMG. Steal Garl's metal armor, and you'll have fairly good defense early on into the game (normally, you would be buying this at  Beth's or Jake's weapon store in the Hub). If you have the shotgun from Vault 13, that one works well also. That way, you can give the SMG to Ian.

After you kill everyone in the large room in the main Raider building, you'll free two slaves. 200 xp for you. Also, be sure to raid the fridge in the building; it has lockpicks, which you should take if you don't have any.

Take all the guns, the ammo, and the stimpacks. You'll need them, and you can sell the guns you found here in the Hub for combat armor and some heavy weapons. The extra armors that you can get are good for trading stuff at the Hub and possibly the Boneyards if you choose to go there. Head south to Junktown to continue your journey.

It is a good idea to give the Ian the .44 Desert Eagle and all the ammo right now. He'll make a good shot with it.

Junktown
Rough map Casino | Crash house / Killian's store |      |    Entrance
 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Entrance
 * 2) Crash House and Killian's store
 * 3) Casino and Skum Pitt Bar


 * Notable Characters
 * Junktown Guards
 * 1) Lars, the leader of the guards
 * 2) Killan, mayor of Junktown
 * 3) Doc Morbid, doctor of Junktown
 * 4) Tycho, another NPC that you can pick up
 * 5) Gizmo, crook and casino owner; wants Killian dead
 * 6) Neal, Skum Pitt owner
 * 7) Marcelles, Crash House owner
 * 8) Sinthia, Crash House customer who gets held hostage by a raider
 * 9) Vinnie, leader of the Skulz, wears a leather jacket
 * 10) Phil, Junktown dweller who has dog problem
 * 11) Dogmeat, dog who is annoying Phil; joins you
 * 12) Ismarc, singer at the Skum Pitt
 * 13) Saul, a Junktown boxer
 * 14) Trish, the waitress at the Skum Pitt


 * Stuff to get (and as a reward)
 * 1) Hunting Rifle
 * 2) Mauser 9mm
 * 3) Rewards - Choose either:
 * 4) * Shotgun with shells (if you haven't gotten it yet)
 * 5) * Stimpacks (preferred option)


 * Stuff to barter for
 * 1) Stimpacks


 * Notes
 * 1) Meet up with Killian, and kill Kenji, the assassin that the casino owner has sent.
 * 2) Meet Gizmo (the casino owner) instead and kill Killian. Crosses out other quests, though. (This info is not included in this FAQ.) If you do decide to kill him, you'll end up killing the innocents and guards who inhabit Junktown.
 * 3) Lockpick Killian's safe.
 * 4) Help Lars bust the Skulz gang. Alternatively, you can do this yourself, but the latter option takes a long time.
 * 5) Save Sinthia from the crazed raider.
 * 6) Recruit Tycho and Dogmeat in your ranks.
 * 7) Straighten the deal out with Saul and his girlfriend.
 * 8) Optionally kill Doc Morbid and his guards.

When you enter the town, be at all costs unarmed and enter at daytime. Junktown takes the law very seriously.

There is a guard whose name is Kalnor who is guarding the entrance to Junktown. If you have high charisma and speech skill, try to bullshit him around, saying that you have to enter  the city now. Otherwise, you have to enter at 6:00 A.M. (It really doesn't matter; all the businesses are closed at 6:00 A.M anyway. You can go in, and rest until 8:00 A.M) Also, speak with Lars, the sergeant of the Junktown guards.

Go to the Crash House area, and enter Killian's store. Talk to him, say that you're new, and be on the friendly side. After the conversation, an assassin pops out and tries to kill Killian. Help kill the assassin. After the assassin is dead, Killian will speak to you, and agree to help him bust Gizmo (specifically why Gizmo wants Killian dead). Talk to Killian again and engage in a conversation about Junktown, and then ask about other towns. Be sure to ask about Necropolis.

Equip the tape recorder in your active item slot. Go to the Casino area, and talk to Gizmo. He's the gigantic fat guy sitting in the chair, way up north in the building. Talk to him. Tell him his assassination failed, and that you'll do the job. But ask him why he wants him dead, and then say that he will be dead before sundown. After that ordeal, go talk to Killian. Tell him that you have the confession, and he will offer you three things: A shotgun and 100 shells, a suit of Leather Armor, or a  Doctor's Bag. Take the shotgun, and say you want to help kill Gizmo.

Go back to the Junktown entrance, speak with Lars, and tell him that you are ready to kill Gizmo. You will be instantly transported to his office. Gizmo will fire at Killian, Lars will fire at Gizmo's assistant Izo, Izo will attack you, and you should attack Gizmo. You'll get heaps of xp for the fight.

Rest until the evening, and enter the Skum Pitt, a bar on the north-east side of the casino area. Speak with Tycho (discription says he has a gas mask) and tell him to join your group. After you get Tycho, speak with Neal, the bar owner. Moments later, a Skulz ganger will attack the Skum Pitt's bartender. Neal, the owner of the bartender, will blow the Skulz ganger who attacked the bartender away. You can pick up a leather armor from the dead ganger to trade later.


 * NOTE: It is possible for Tycho to teach you survival skills. Ask about his trip from Nevada to California and how did he survive the dangers. Also, Tycho will only join you if you've accepted the quest to kill Gizmo for Killian.


 * NOTE: If you want to kill the two Skulz punkers, talk to the Skulz whose description reads "a man with filed teeth." He'll probably attack you.

There is a guy wearing a cap a bit to the north of Tycho. His name is Ismarc; tell him that you like his singing, and ask if he has been to other places. Ask for directions to the Boneyards (or Adytum) as well as the Brotherhood of Steel and the Hub if you haven't done so. Save, and go to the Crash House.

Go to the Crash House and rent a room for one night. Say that you want to sleep until the morning. After you wake up, a raider is holding a hotel customer hostage. Save the game, enter the room, and attempt to talk to the Raider. Keep assuring him that you have his trust, and he'll let Sinthia go. You'll get 1000 xp. If the raider won't gain your trust, then you'll have to give him $100 or so, which generally works for all characters.


 * NOTE: It isn't a good idea to save between the conversation. Once, I gained his trust, saved the game, and after I talked to him, he blew Sinthia away.

Now, go back to the casino area, and back to the Skum Pitt. There is a door on the right side that is unlocked; enter the bar from there, and steal the item that looks like a trophy. It is an urn that holds the ashes of Neal's late wife. It is on the large desk where Neal usually is during the evening hours.

After you steal Neal's urn, go back to Gizmo's casino and go to the room where he normally is. Take the iguana-on-a-stick from his desk and head to the southeast corner of Junktown in the casino area. You should see a man (Phil) being terrorized by a dog (through dialogue; Phil also has a woman in leather armor to his left). You can talk to the man and he'll ask you to take the dog away. Use the iguana-on-a-stick on the dog and he'll join you. Another way is walking towards him with the leather jacket on and he'll come and join you.

Go back to the Crash House, and enter through the doorway at the back. Speak with the Skulz in the leather jacket, tell him you have the urn, and then say that you'll wait to kill Neal later.

Head back to the entrance, speak with Lars, and tell him about the Skulz, and offer to kill them. You'll be transported to the bar, and you'll have to kill the Skulz with the help of a few Junktown guards. (There is this one female Skulz that sometimes runs away, and killing her might be the hardest  thing.) After the fight, save the game, enter the Crash House area, and rest  until morning. Go to Killian's store and open the door that is normally locked. Use the lockpicks on his safe, and after you pick the lock, you'll get 500 experience. Killian won't care even if he is standing next to you.

Go to Lars you'll get 500 experience for killing the rest of the Skulz. After you've killed them, return Neal's urn. If you want, you can go to the Casino area and go to the boxing ring. Speak with Saul, the boxer wearing the leather armor. Keep on talking about Junktown, and if you get the option, ask about Trish. You can straighten some things out between them. Be sure to tell Saul about Trish's views on his boxing; this helps their relationship and you'll receive 250 experience.


 * NOTE: There is a nonviolent way to disband the Skulz (albeit much longer). You will need extremely high intelligence in order to complete the quest.
 * You probably have noticed a female Skulz member standing outside of the entrance of their hideout. Her name is Sherry. Talk to her twice, and when you talk to her for the second time, ask her about her hobbies and interests, and then convince her to leave the Skulz. Wait a week later and then get her to accuse the Skulz for the various crimes that they have committed. Tell Lars to break up the gang. However, you won't get the chance to fight them.

Before your way out, you can go and kill Doc Morbid and his guards without agitating the cops. You'll get some experience, and you can get lots of stuff from his dead guards and his lockers. You might need to lockpick the lockers to open them. Unfortunately, these killings lower karma. Now that you have finished with Junktown, head for the Hub.


 * NOTE: You can engage in a money extortion scheme between Doc Morbid and an entrepreneur in the Hub. To do this, head to Doc Morbid's office, and then, go to the basement. Talk to the midget standing beside the ice chest. Tell him that his boss sent you, and then tell him that you're here to get the body parts. Tell him that you're leaving afterwards. Leave Junktown for the Hub.
 * At the Hub, go to the downtown area, and talk to Iguana Bob. Tell him that you know that he buys human parts from Doc Morbid, and afterwards ask him about his secret ingredients (alternatively you can scream out that his prime choice cuts are made out of people). He'll tell you to quiet down, but counter that by threatening to turn him into the cops or by directly blackmailing him (the former choice also leads to blackmail). You can get up to $200 / 5 days initially, but you can increase your payment to a much higher amount (this is dependent on your speech skill; in addition, each time you demand a raise, your karma will drop down by two points).

The Hub
Rough map Entrance |     |    / Merchant centerOld Town /      |  /        | Heights    | |      Water Merchants / COC Hospital
 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Entrance
 * 2) Merchant Center
 * 3) Old Town
 * 4) Heights
 * 5) Water Merchants
 * 6) The Underground


 * Notable Characters
 * Police guards (dressed in metal armmor and combat armor)
 * Guards for the Far Go Traders, Deckker, Hightower, and Jain
 * Caravan Drivers/Guards
 * Townsfolk
 * Skags (only in Old Town)
 * 1) Decker, the criminal leader
 * 2) Kane, Decker's assistant
 * 3) Beth, gun shop owner, likes to gossip around
 * 4) Butch, owns Far Go Traders
 * 5) Rutger, Butch's assistant
 * 6) Demetre, owns Crimson Caravan
 * 7) Keri, Demetre's assistant, has sex with you if you're male
 * 8) Sheriff Justin Greene, keeps the law; he'll be on your side when you kill Decker
 * 9) Deputy Fry, police officer in the entrance of the Hub
 * 10) Loxley, leader of the Thieves' Circle
 * 11) Jasmine, Loxley's assistant
 * 12) Jake, heavy weapons merchant
 * 13) Vance, drug dealer at old town
 * 14) Hightower, owns water merchants, quite rich
 * 15) Jain, Children of the Cathedral priestess
 * 16) Harold, the old mutant at Old Town, has seen Deathclaw
 * 17) Slappy, crazed uncle of Beth, knows where Deathclaw is
 * 18) Irwin, his house has been taken over by raiders
 * 19) Mitch, owns the General Store (or All-In-One store)
 * 20) Mrs. Stapleton, Librarian
 * 21) Lorenzo, loan shark, owns Friendly Lending Company


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Cathedral Robes (probably THE most important item)
 * 2) Chemicals in Cathedral Armory, most notably the super stim, other stimpacks, RadX's, RadAway's, and any Psychos you get plus the Hunting Rifle
 * 3) Hightower's Necklace
 * 4) Any stimpacks or guns found off of Hightower's and Jain's guards
 * 5) Spiked Knuckles     (later - see Hub Revisited)
 * 6) .223 Pistol         (ditto)


 * Stuff to buy
 * 1) Combat Shotgun
 * 2) Sniper Rifle
 * 3) Combat Armor
 * 4) Books if your small guns, science, outdoorsman, and repair skills are below 75%. Beware that they can get very expensive.
 * 5) 10+ Stimpacks
 * 6) Ammunition (be sure that you have something like 200 rounds for the shotgun, 50 for the sniper, and loads of 10mm JHP for the SMG if you like spraying bullets)


 * Stuff to sell
 * 1) Your leather jacket and your 10mm Pistols for the books
 * 2) Your leather armors, metal armor, and shotgun for combat shotgun and/or sniper rifle
 * 3) Your Desert Eagles for stimpacks, extra books, extra ammo
 * 4) Your SMG and maybe a Desert Eagle for the 14 mm Pistol
 * 5) Your .44 JHP / FMJ ammo, extra armors, first-aid kit and doctors bag for either very large weapons and / or an extra two pairs of dynamite if you can't get the robes (lockpick the door). Also useful for buying the books.
 * 6) Your SMG and its 10mm ammo after the brawl with Decker


 * Notes
 * 1) Enter unarmed, and do not enter combat.
 * 2) Gossip around and buy items from the General Store, books from the librarian, small arms from Beth, heavy weapons from Jake, and drugs from Vance, the drug dealer.
 * 3) Solve the caravan problem and kill both the deathclaw and the mutant.
 * 4) Kill Darren Hightower, the eccentric rich person and steal his wife's necklace.
 * 5) Kill Priestess Jain and her minions.
 * 6) Turn Decker into the cops. (Post-Brotherhood).
 * 7) Go to the Thieves' Circle in Old Town, and get the lockpicks and electronic lockpicks.
 * 8) Help Irwin by killing the raiders that have invaded his home.
 * 9) Rescue the lost Brotherhood initiate (Post-Brotherhood).
 * 10) Optionally work the caravan routes. Details below.

When you enter the Hub, you'll see 4 caravans. Further down south, there are a couple of buildings, and several armed policemen. Head south to the merchant market (or downtown, as it is called on the town map). Enter the FLC building and kill off Lorenzo and his guards (a better way is getting a loan from him and then killing him afterwards). Loot his body and his lockers to get lots of cash.

Afterwards, continue going east until you go to a new area, Old Town. Go east, past the abandoned warehouse, and enter the building directly to its right. Talk to Jake, the guy wearing Metal Armor. Ask him about radiation and then buy a combat armor, a combat shotgun and a sniper rifle along with their respective ammunition plus some .44 FMJ ammo. (Trade in your old old leather armors, metal armor, all desert eagles (except for one), shotguns, etc. for the items.) Give Ian the Desert Eagle and the ammo and give Tycho the sniper rifle. Keep the combat shotgun for yourself and then put on the combat armor. After you have equipped yourself, head eastward until you get to a warehouse that has guards and a man wearing a leather jacket standing in the center. Talk to him and buy two RadX's, one RadAway, and some stimpacks using any excess inventory that you might have. Head back to the merchant market.

First off, it is time to help Irwin. Irwin is in a dilapidated shack to the southern end of the merchant market. Talk to him and offer to kill the raiders in his home. Kill all of the raiders and optionally raid their corpses. After you've done so, head back to the merchant market and talk to Irwin and tell him that the raiders are dead. He'll give you a .223 Pistol.


 * NOTE: You'll need high karma to complete the quest. To be on the safe side, it is a good idea to have a karma of 18 or higher.

Now it is time to pacify the FLC. Their bulding is on the southwestern end of the merchant market. Go in the building and talk to the loan shark, Lorenzo. Ask to borrow some money. After you borrow the money, kill him and his guards. Afterwards, lockpick his safe and get all the loot.

Go to the eastern end towards the Far Go Traders. Talk to the man in leather armor and accept the job to find the missing caravans. Afterwards, talk to Butch. Accept the job from Butch, and then head towards the gun store in the central quadrant of the merchant maket. Talk to Beth and ask her about the Deathclaw. Keep on asking about it until she tells you that Harold has seen it and that her uncle Slappy mumbles about it sometimes.

Now it's time to go to Old Town. Head towards the eastern side of the merchant market to go there. When you go to old town, head eastward and go to the building to the northern side (it has guards in it). Talk to Jake, and trade all of your excess leather armors for a combat shotgun, combat armor, a sniper rifle, and some .223 FMJ ammo (and some stimpacks as well). Give the sniper and the .223 FMJ ammo to Tycho. Also while you're in Old Town, head to the central building occupied by some skags (the building has two rooms, one huge one and a little one with a stairwell leading to the basement). Go down the stairwell.

You'll enter the hideout for the Thieves' Circle. Lockpick all of the doors using your lockpicks. After you get in, talk to the man in the leather jacket (he's to the south). Accept the job to find Hightower's necklace. On your way out, talk to Jasmine, the woman in the leather armor standing beside the doorway. She'll give you another set of lockpicks as well as some flares and a nuke-a-cola.

Go to the south of Old Town and enter the building with the man in the green shirt walking around. Talk to him and ask him about the Deathclaw. (He's Slappy.) He'll send you to Harold, the mutant. Give Harold $5 and ask him about the Deathclaw. Go back and talk to Slappy and ask him to take you to the Deathclaw caverns.

When you go in the cavern, you'll automatically get 800 xp. Head to the east, and then south until you reach the Deathclaw. Kill the Deathclaw by using targeted shots to his eyes using the .223 Pistol. After the deathclaw has been killed, kill the dying super mutant at the end of the cavern. Get his radio (if you don't have one) and his holodisc. Be sure to read the holodisc. Afterwards, head back to the merchant market. Enter the Far Go Traders building and tell Rutger and Butch that the mutants were casuing the caravan disappearances. If they don't buy it, tell them that you killed the Deathclaw and that you have evidence that it was the mutants.

Now, with your money, you can stop at the General Store to buy some books and some anti-radiation drugs. Buy a tool and get some RadX and preferably some RadAway.

There is also a library in the merchant center that has an unlimited supply of books. Unfortunately, the prices are very high. You can get science books, repair manuals, gun magazines, etc. there. It is better to buy the books from the General Store shopkeeper. However, the latter doesn't have an unlimited supply. The books can raise science, outdoorsman, first aid, and repair skills up to 91%. You need to raise Science to about 80%, while Repair at 45% is okay. (Actually, you don't need to, but it is a good idea to.)

You can also go to the Crimson Caravan (its on the northwest side of the merchant center). You can loot the desk and get lots of powerful drugs. If you're male and want to have sex with his assistant, talk to Demetre (he's the guy with the leather jacket and the white undershirt). Accept the job offer, and he'll send you to Keri, who is on the left room of the Crimson Caravan building. Talk to Keri and tell her that you're interested in her. She'll give you three buffouts.


 * NOTE: You'll need seven Charisma to screw Keri.

Afterwards, go back to the merchant center. There is a bar called the Maltese Falcon on the west side. When you enter, you'll see a man whose name is Kane (he is guarding the southern door). Talk to him, and ask to be taken to Decker for jobs.

When you are taken to Decker, he'll give you the quest to kill Darren Hightower. He will offer what is standard Hub pay: $500 up front for accepting it, $2000 for finishing the job.

Darren Hightower is a rich guy who is head of the water merchants. He has his own guards and mansion. The Heights, the area in which he lives in, is located to the west of the merchant center. Go through there, and kill all inhabitants there. They won't give you too much trouble, since you have at least the metal armor and the shotgun that you have gotten from Junktown. Kill everyone and disarm the traps and lockpick the footlocker in the building that Hightower is in. Steal the expensive necklace in the locker, and DO NOT SELL OR TRADE IT AT ALL COSTS!!! You'll need the necklace to get the electronic lockpicks, which in turn are needed to get the powered  armor quickly. (You might need some regular lockpicks to open the locker; if you don't, skim on down until you see Thieves' Circle. If you have them,  you can use them right now.)

Go back to the Maltese Falcon and talk to Kane. You'll be taken back to Decker, and he'll give you the $2000. Next, he wants Jain, a COC (Children of the Cathedral) preist dead. This may seem a bit odd, but it is imperative that you do this!!!

Go down south in the merchant center, and go to the water merchant's area. You'll see a building with radiation signs on a red flag. Enter it. There is a child there; annoy her a bit about the flower (don't buy it from her). Ask her about the holy flame, Lasher, etc. You might have to do this about three or four times to get her to leave. (Why get her to leave? The entire Hub will be against you if you attack her.) A good idea is leaving Ian and Tycho in the merchant center (tell them that they can leave, but then talk to them again to get them back). Ian killed the kid once.

After you get the child to leave, there is a woman in purple robes (Jain). Save before talking with her (fairly interesting conversation paths). You can also say what you want to her, since the objective is to kill her (My favorite was when I was pretending to be a COC member and at some point on, telling her that her "cups were overflowing with enlightment." :) Afterwards, just kill Jain and her guards. Two of them have Desert Eagles and are a bit on the hard side, but don't have much armor. You should easily win with metal armor.


 * NOTE: Apparently, if you kill the Master, Jain is free from the Master's control.

More importantly, there is a locked door to the northwest corner of the building. Hone your lockpicking skill here; try about three or four times to get the door unlocked. If your lockpicking skills aren't good, come here after you go to the Thieves' Circle (see below).

The room contains many things, including armor, stimpacks, drugs, a rifle, and some purple COC robes. Take the COC robes. Even though they are pitiful when it comes to arming yourself, the robes serve an entirely different purpose, which you'll find out. In other words, PLEASE KEEP THEM!!!!!!!!

Go back to the merchant center, and go to the police department. Talk to the cop in metal armor, and tell him that Decker told you to kill Jain or the Hightowers. The cop will get mad, and he'll ask you to help lead the assassination of Decker. He'll offer you again what is standard Hub pay: $300 up front, $1000 for completing the job. The details of the fight are below. You'll also get a boost to your karma and a lot of experience.

When you are ready, prepare yourself for a good fight. Decker has got Kane and a few other cronies with him. They all have some strong melee weapon and are all clothed in some type of armor. Luckily, you've got two cops and Ian and Tycho on your side. But be ready...both of your NPCs are liable to death. If you are not equipped in combat armor, then you might be too. Have at least a shotgun ready, and have about 10 stimpacks to be on the safe side. After you've killed Decker, talk to Justin Greene to get your salary. Now it's time to go to the Thieves' Circle to return Hightower's necklace to Loxley. Go there.

Speak with Loxley again and give him the necklace. He'll direct you to Jasmine, who will then give you the electronic lock picks as well as lots of money. More experience for you.

Leave Old Town, and go to the Brotherhood. If you do not know the location, it is on the left of the Hub, past the mountains. Save if you do not know, find it, reload the game, and go to the location (it won't be on the map,  but you should know the area in which it is located. It will appear on the  world map as an unknown location.)

Caravan Notes
The Hub, of course, is a big merchant trading center. It is only natural to find caravan companies there who want to hire extra guards. It is a good idea to take a caravan to Necropolis, Brotherhood of Steel, or the Boneyards if you don't know where the cities are located. Here is a list of the two caravans:


 * Crimson Caravan: Their pay is $600, and they leave on the 3rd and the 17th of every month. They go to the Brotherhood of Steel, Junktown, Necropolis, and the Boneyards. The company travels on dangerous routes, so it is a good idea to have something like a combat shotgun and metal armor ready. If you return to the Hub with them, you get an extra $600. To get the job, talk to Demetre, accept the job, and then to Keri.
 * Far Go Traders: Their pay is $400, and they leave on 8th, 18th, and 28th of every month. They go to the Brotherhood of Steel, Junktown, and the Boneyards. The company travels on safe routes, so you don't really need much combat gear - probably metal armor and a shotgun max. If you return to the Hub with them, you'll get an extra $400. To get the job, talk to Rutger, accept the job, and then talk to the caravan driver in the left side of the Far Go Traders building.
 * Water Merchants: Their pay is $200, and they leave on the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th of every month. They go to the Boneyards and Junktown. The company travels on extremely safe routes, so having combat gear isn't always necessary. Like the other caravans, you can go to the Hub with the company for an extra $200. To get the job, talk to the caravan leader in the Water Merchants building, accept the job, and then talk to the caravan driver who is standing outside of the building with the brahmin.

The Water Chip
If you're pressed for time (i.e., you don't have the water chip and time is about to run out), you can buy one hundred days' worth of water sent to Vault 13 for $2000 from the water merchants. Even though this move gives you experience, the mutants will be able to locate Vault 13 faster. You'll only have 400 days to destroy the mutant threats, opposed to 500 if you don't get the chip. I think the 1.1 patch removes both of the dates, but the 500 day limit will be removed with the patch.

If you want to find the water chip, go to Necropolis (with your combat armor) and get the water chip after you accept the quest to get a special item from the Glow. Instead of going to the Glow, go to Necropolis first and get the water chip (optionally return it to Vault 13), and then go to the Glow and back to the Brotherhood.

Brotherhood of Steel

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Entrance
 * 2) Building (Levels 1-4)
 * 3) * Armory & Training rooms (Level 1)
 * 4) * Medical area and initiate's rooms (which includes your room) (Level 2)
 * 5) * Library and Armor / Weapon mechanics, Knight's Quarters (Level 3)
 * 6) * Governing council and Elder area (Level 4)


 * Notable Characters
 * Brotherhood Guards (in Power Armor))
 * Brotherhood Initiates
 * Scribes (in light purple robes)
 * Brotherhood Elders (in blue robes)
 * 1) Cabbot, initiate and front door guard
 * 2) Darrell, front door and only guard wearing airtight helmet to Power Armor
 * 3) Jennifer, a paladin who is standing guard at the entrance on Level 1 (Level 1)
 * 4) Rhombus, head paladin (Level 1)
 * 5) Talus, Rhombus' second-in-command(Level 1)
 * 6) Michael, quartermaster, fills out orders from stockroom (Level 1)
 * 7) Thomas, Talus's premier student
 * 8) Medical Doctor (Level 2)
 * 9) Jerry, your roommate (Level 2)
 * 10) Vree, head scribe (Level 3)
 * 11) Sophia, teaches initiates Brotherhood history (Level 3)
 * 12) Kyle, Power Armor mechanic (Level 3)
 * 13) General Maxson, the high elder (Level 4)
 * 14) Mathia, Maxson's personal guard (Level 4)


 * Notes
 * 1) Attempt to pick the Brotherhood entrance with your electronic lockpicks.
 * 2) Get 'Ruins of the Ancient Order' quest from Cabbot. (if you couldn't pick the lock to the entrance with electronic lockpicks)
 * 3) Get the quest to free the Brotherhood initiate in the Hub.
 * 4) Watch the training where Talus is. You'll get a bonus to your melee and unarmed skills plus receive 500 experience.
 * 5) Speak with Vree about mutants and ask her for the computer course. Also, get the holodisc and read it.
 * 6) Speak with Kyle and get the systolic motivator from Michael or Rhombus for the Power Armor.
 * 7) Repair the Power Armor.

When you enter the Brotherhood, you'll notice two guards in really neat armor. This is Power Armor.

Speak with Cabbot, the guard on the left. Ask about joining the Brotherhood, and he'll give you the quest to find the 'Ruins of the Ancient Order', or the Glow. Ask Darrell for directions to the Glow and other general questions about the Brotherhood.


 * NOTE: If your character has extremely low intelligence (3 or less) Darrell will give you a free RadX pill.

Use the electronic picks on the front door. If it doesn't open, try several times. (It is a good idea to have 65% skill. I got it open after several tries.) When it does, run right through to enter the building. (BTW, enter the building in a heartbeat because the door will be locked on subsequent  visits and you can enter directly through the first floor, and plus, the  guards in the interior of the Brotherhood bunker will think that you've  completed the quest.)

In the building, you have to speak with Talus. Go on the hallway to the right of the screen, and proceed to the room to the south at the end of the hall (the one with the bunch of recruits in combat armors). Talus is the only one in the room with power armor. Speak with him, and ask him about weapons. He'll fill out three scripts of any ammunition you want, plus a suit of Brotherhood Combat Armor. (Not as good as the power armor, but certainly not the worst.) Speak with Talus again, and ask for more  weapons. He'll hesitate, but beg him and he'll give you the quest to free the lost Brotherhood initiate. (BTW, you'll need high karma to be given the quest. Also, don't tell him that you'll climb the world's largest mountain - you won't be given the quest.) Also wwatch the training going on; you'll get a bonus to your unarmed/melee skills and some experience.


 * NOTE: There's a storage room with a door that's locked; it's a bit to the north of the training room (where Talus is). Don't try to open the door with or without lockpicks; the guards will come and attack you and you will have to kill all of the Brotherhood members.

Time to get yourself Power Armor. Go on the third level, and go to the room on the bottom right. (It should have a broken suit of power armor and two people in combat armors.) Speak to the person by the dismantled Power  Armor (that's Kyle.) Ask him why this suit is broken, and he'll send you  back up to get a systolic motivator. Save the game.

Go back to the first level, and speak with Michael (the guy in combat armor above the room with Talus). Ask him about the systolic motivator, and tell him that "ordinance needs it or it will be my ass." Michael will believe you, and will give you the motivator. (Only works with characters who have high speech skill and/or high charisma.) If you tell him that you need it for the broken Power Armor, tough luck - he'll hesitate. You can also beg him, and he'll give one to you.

If your speech skill sucks, go in the room with one person in power armor. That is Rhombus, the leader of the Paladins. When you go in, sneak in the locker and get the systolic motivator. Rhombus will catch you, but beg him to let you go. He'll say that he will forget about this moment. (Don't bother him again; he will expel you from the Brotherhood.)

After you have gotten the part, go speak with Kyle again. He'll soldier it in, but the suit needs repairing. (75% Repair, high luck, or 50% repair with tools does the trick.) After you repair it, the suit will be on the  floor. Pick it up and equip it! (Power Armor weighs 85 pounds, so you may have to drop your  armor and weapons, or put them in your Brotherhood room  on level 2.)

If your repair skill sucks, read the manual that goes along with the Power Armor. If it still isn't 75%, then you'll have to get the quest to find the missing initiate from Talus, and then ask for the Power Armor. Repeated tries with a low skill and a tool have also worked.

Go to Vree on the third level. Ask her about technical information, and then as her what is causing the mutations. Ask her why she says what she says and then ask her for proof. Afterwards, ask her how to read a holodisc and she will offer you a computer course. She'll give you a holodisc about the mutant autopsies and the course will increase your science skill by 15%. Read the holodisc, and do not give it away AT ALL COSTS! Leave the Brotherhood, and go to the Hub. (If you're having difficulty getting the disc, you might be able to steal it from her - she has two copies.)

BTW, if you're radiated or need healing, go the doctor on the second floor to heal yourself.


 * Character Upgrade Notes
 * The doctor on the second floor can inncrease any of your main skills (except for charisma or luck) by one for lots of money. The operations last up to three weeks, so it's a good idea to get the water chip before completing the operations. Here's a table on how much each operation costs:

The Hub (revisited)

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) See on earlier Hub section


 * Notable characters
 * 1) See above


 * Notes
 * 1) Free the Brotherhood initiate
 * 2) Complete any previous quests that you haven't completed

Now that you have your hands on some good old power armor (erm, Brotherhood for those without luck and repair), can complete many quests now.

Now, even with your power armor on or not, first thing is to go to Old Town. There is a shack with some guards. Kill all of the guards with a shotgun or combat shotgun. Be prepared for a good fight: Ian and Tycho both need good arms. (Before the fight, you can sell all of the leather armors, the metal armor, the Desert Eagles and their ammo, and the 10 mm  pistols for some good weaponry. For instance, I bought a combat shotgun for myself and a sniper rifle for Tycho with just the leather armors. I gave  the SMG I got from Vault 15 to Ian. You can also sell your old shotgun for  some ammo.) To kill the guards, talk to one of them. You'll enter combat immediately. If you feel real high & mighty, you can go up close and personal with the combat shotgun and burst them to pieces. (Note that burst takes 3 shells, but is one bitch to avoid... use it whenever you can give the shots to the opponent "Up Close & Personal." )

Talk to the man in the green shirt (use the lockpicks). After you've picked the lock, speak with him and tell him that you're an initiate. He'll thank you and leave. Save before going to the Brotherhood. (BTW, it's a good idea to re-supply for ammunition and chemicals before you leave.)

Brotherhood of Steel (revisited)

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) See above section on Brotherhood


 * Notable Characters
 * 1) See above section on Brotherhood


 * Notes
 * 1) Get reward for freeing the Brotherhood initiate.
 * 2) Get the quest to scout the northern area for Maxson.

Go to the first level and speak with Talus. Tell him that you have finsihed the quest, and ask him for your reward. Pick whatever you want. (Choose Power Armor if you don't have it.)

Go to the fourth level, speak with Maxson, and talk to him about the war, mutants, etc. and offer to scout the area to the north for free. If have not done so yet, ask for some weapons. Go back to Level 3 and ask Vree about the mutants and get the holodisc if you haven't done so.

Go to the outside Brotherhood entrance and save the game. Leave the area, scout to the northwest, and enter the area enclosed in the green circle. This is the Military Base.

Military Base

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Entrance
 * 2) Military Base
 * 3) * Level 1, computer building, small barracks
 * 4) * Level 2, armory
 * 5) Fortress
 * 6) * Level 3, holding pens
 * 7) * Level 4, vats and lieutenant's quarters


 * Notable characters
 * Super Mutant Guards
 * Nightkin (outside the base)
 * Children of the Cathedral techniciaans
 * 1) Mutant guards, BS them by saying that you are either a special mutant or that you're with the Cathedral.
 * 2) Flip, large mutant
 * 3) Krupper, another large mutant
 * 4) The Lieutenant of the mutant armies


 * Stuff to get
 * 1)  Key to arm nuke in the Cathedral


 * Notes
 * 1) Fake out the mutants with the radio distress signal.
 * 2) Either infiltrate the base with the robes, or be high and mighty, taking out everything out with the "cowboy" approach.
 * 3) Hack the computers and disable the security systems.
 * 4) Blow up the base, of course. (With the correct security code)


 * NOTE: If you want 1500 experience points for scouting out the base, head back to the Brotherhood after you find it or destroy it. If you do destroy it, you will lose your chance to obtain three crack assault paladins.
 * To get the three assault paladins, first speak with Maxson about the rumors about a future war. Offer to scout the north for free. You can also get a free weapon from Mathia as well. Before you leave the Brotherhood for the Military Base, speak with one of the elders, and offer to scout the area to the northwest.
 * Go to the Military Base and come back to the Brotherhood. Talk to Maxson, and tell him that being on the defensive isn't a good strategy. You'll be buzzed into a Brotherhood Elder meeting, and you will be offered three crack assault paladins who will help you clear the mutants standing guard outside of the base. You'll receive an extra 1500 experience for getting the paladins.

James Bond approach
When you enter the military base, save the game.

For this mission, don your Power Armor and take out any weapon in your active weapon slot. Equip your radio in your active slot. Walk your way up, and the guard will catch you. Tell him that you are either a special mutant or you are a member of the Cathedral. He'll believe you. (This works with characters that have relatively high speech skill.)

Now, use your radio to draw off three of the four guards. Here is the complete conversation: (you'll also get 1500 xp for drawing them off if you succeed)


 * Radio: Command to patrol, command to patrol. What is your status? Over.
 * You: Command, we are under attack by a large group of armed humans.
 * Request assistance. Over.


 * Radio: Understood, patrol. What are your coordinates?
 * You: 4 miles, south-southwest.
 * Radio: Understood, patrol. We are sending reinforcements.

Alternatively, you can use the radio and tell the radio operator the dialogue "help...heavy attackers...coordinates 10...argh!" line and the mutants will get drawn off.

3 of the 4 mutants will get drawn off. The one by the door stays. Talk to him, and tell him that you are a special mutant for the master. He'll believe you.

There is a locked door in front of the mutant. Use your electronic lock picks. Save the game. If the picks don't work, then go behind the mutant and steal all of his stimpacks and his holodisk. Read the holodisk to find out the code to the door and enter.

If the mutant catches you stealing, then load the game and keep on trying. If it still doesn't work after several tries, then you will have to kill the mutant in less than three turns. That way, the base won't get alerted. A good method is getting in front of him and bursting him with the combat shotgun (or another burst weapon).

Open the door which you just lockpicked. When you enter, you'll see two forcefields. You can pass through them, but will take damage (7-15 with the Power Armor, 18-25 with the robes). You will have to go to the computer complex on the right. (There is a mutant with a rocket launcher guarding the complex.) BS him again. If this sounds too confusing, here is an ASCII map:

-> --Alternate route to right computer complex ^           | To left complex    ^            |   | |        |-|   |-|   <- <-               |       |     |   |=|    |      |      *| -- Computer complex, console description is    |   | |    |      |    ---|    plain old "computer" instead of "mach iv    |   | |    |      |       |    computer" |  | |    |      |       |    |   | |   |       |    |---    | e |-| f |       |    |       e-forcefield emmiter, disabled except e           |       f-red forcefield, passable, causes damage, --       --         caannot be disabled Entrance I hoped this clarified things. If you still have problems, save the game, and scout the area.
 * |   |         foor when the base is under alert

Now for the left computer complex...

If you follow the ASCII map above, the passageways that lead to the north take you to the left computer complex. (Again, there might be forcefields blocking your path.) You'll see some Mach IV computers, and another one  whose description reads "computer." Use the science skill, and disable the sensors. You can also try to modify pest control and movement security options for the base, but I left them blank. Actually, you don't have to mess with it in the first place.

There is an outlet to exit the left computer complex on the left side. There will be two robobrains guarding the area (they aren't hostile, so don't worry.) Go in the elevator, and head to level 2, the main armory. You can still BS the guards in the level with Power Armor. This level is essentially a supply depot; you can loot all of the lockers on this level. After you are finished raiding this level, go back into the elevator, and enter level 3.

As soon as you enter level 3, put on the COC robes immediately. Leave the area, and go to the right (or your character's left). There should be a big mutant walking to the elevator (knows that someone is there.) Since you  have the robes on, he'll just think you are another COC tech, and you will  be ignored completely. Head on south, and there should be a super mutant that is guarding the holding chamber. He'll talk to you, ask him what is the place, and then thank him. Go onto level 4. If you are unsure where everything is, here is a rough ASCII map:

Elevator |  |---                      |    --    |                  |       |    |       |

...                          - branches out to elevator that goes to vats |  |      (out of order) | *     - *=mutant that guards holding area |  |          --- |   |          | Holding | Areas   |  /\ - elevator to fourth level |--| When you enter level 4, you should get 2000 xp for just going this far without annoying the guards. Go to the left, and go straight up until you enter the room with all of the computers (control room). There should be a COC tech in Purple Robes guarding the area. He'll surrender, and so will his comrades.


 * NOTE: If you want an extra 1000 experience and a minigun, ammo, and stimpacks, use 'Repair' (1st) and 'Science' (2nd) on the robot near the elevator. He is supposed to blow up the forcefield emitter that leads to the Vats.

There is a computer in the northeast quadrant whose description should say "Vats Control Computer" or something like that. Use the computer, and go into the Security Codes option. There should be some key codes. Select one of the following codes:*


 * 67209-5574-7805564 (270 second silent self-destruct sequence)
 * 31914-1041-1251514 (300 second silent self-destruct sequence)
 * the code on the bottom is recommended.


 * NOTE: I was reading WhiteChocobo666's Evil FAQ, and his listed a different code. If yours lists different codes, leave the system, save, and experiment.

If you select the first one of the ones listed in the game, you have to haul ass in 60 seconds. If you select the last one, it means instant death to you and the base. If you select the middle one, that will set the base on alert.(And the mutants will be after you...if you want to finish them  off, don your power armor, pop whatever drugs you have, heal to full  health, etc...)

After you select the code, run to the elevator. Dash to the elevator on the northwest corner on the third level, and descend down to the first level. Put on your Power Armor, and get the hell out of the base. BS the mutant guarding the entryway, and go to the world map area. You should see the video that shows the base being blown up.

For the final required mission, head towards the Cathedral. It is two square units south of the Boneyards.


 * If you're going to get the key to arm the nuke in the Cathedral, head to the east until you see a large mutant with a COC tech on his side. Enter Sneak mode and put the lockpicks in your active item slot. Walk towards the edge of the wall and lockpick the locker. Take the key to arm the nuke (it looks different). Afterwards, sneak out of the room again, towards the edge of the wall. Once your character starts to walk to the west you can stop sneaking. You might need relatively high sneak skill to do this; I was successful with 60%. Having a Stealth Boy also helps.

Cowboy approach
Be sure that you have killed Dogmeat and have told your NPC's that you want them to leave. And when you start to attack the mutants in the base, the entire base will be under alert - everything that moves will probably attack you (save for the NPC's). You have been warned.

Use the radio and draw off the three of the four mutants. Go behind the remaining mutant and try to kill him in under three turns. Snipers and the .223 pistol have worked well. After you pacify the mutant, look at his body and take the holodisc and the radio. Read the holodisc. Get your NPC's and enter the base. Kill every mutant on the first level. After the mutants have been killed, go to the computer on the east corner. Hack into it, disable the forcefields, and use the radio on the computer. This sets up remote control.

Go to the field computer, hack into it, and set the 'Pest' setting to 'Large Pests.' That way, the robots will attack the mutants.

At the last level, there is a robot that is called Mr. Handy. You can repair him and use the 'Science' skill on him and he'll blow up the forcefield that goes to the vats. Kill the mutants and the COC techs. In the footlocker in the room next to the elevator, there are two plastic  explosives. Take them.

Also on the last level, there is the lieutenant of the Super Mutants. He has 250 hit points, a gatling laser, and two guards with gatling lasers and rocket launchers. He is fairly difficult, but if you use the .223 pistol (or a strong weapon) at the eyes, he'll be dead in about six hits. (Alternate methods: go up to him and attack him. His guards have rocket launchers and gatling lasers, so those attacks will hurt the lieutenant as  well.) After the guards and the lieutenant are dead, lockpick the locker next to the dead guards. Take the key.

Go to the computer area (the room whose force field was blown up by Mr. Handy). Use the 'Science' skill on the Vats control computer and access it. Save the game. Access the computer again, and once you have found desired code, make a run for the exit. Be sure that every creature is dead on Levels I, III, and IV.

Go to the third level, and use the radio to toggle the forcefields. If the radio won't work, then use the explosives that you brought earlier. Escape from the base.

For the final required mission, head towards the Cathedral. It is two square units south of the Boneyards.

The Cathedral

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) The Cathedral building
 * 2) * Morpheus' Quarters (4th floor)
 * 3) * Lasher's Quarters
 * 4) * Entrance to the Vault
 * 5) * Prayer Room
 * 6) Cathedral Vault
 * 7) * Psychers' Quarters (Level 2)
 * 8) * Prison Quarters (Level 2)
 * 9) * Cathedral Control Center (Level 3)
 * 10) * Master's Quarters (Level 3)
 * 11) * The nuclear bomb chamber (Level 4)


 * Notable Characters
 * Cathedral figureheads/techs (purplee robes)
 * Chanters of the Children of the Catthedral (brown robes)
 * Followers of the Children of the Caathedral (Ton, etc.)
 * Nightkin guards (ground and tower llevels only)
 * Super Mutant guards (vault only)
 * Mad Scientists
 * Prisoners
 * Robots
 * 1) Lasher, High Priest
 * 2) Dr. Wu, COC medic (He won't heal you.)
 * 3) Ton, mean guy (tries to seduce you if you are female)
 * 4) Francine, a devout Cathedral believer
 * 5) Morpheus, High Priest and leader of the Cathedral
 * 6) Laura, Follower spy
 * 7) Jeremiah, COC member who opens door for you
 * 8) Gideon, Psychotic nut who will give you nullifier
 * 9) Viscious, Strong mutant who guards north area
 * 10) The Master of the Super Mutants


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Red Cathedral Key (barter from Ton)
 * 2) Black Cathedral Key (kill Morpheus)
 * 3) Robes (if you still haven't got them, get them after you kill Morpheus)
 * 4) Psychic Nullifier


 * Notes
 * 1) Kill Morpheus and his nightkin guards. Alternatively, you can slaughter everyone in the Cathedral for the  'Cowboy' approach. - OR - You can skip steps 2-6 if you speak with Morpheus and  ask him to take you to the Master. Choose this option only  if you have robes and Vree's autopsy disk.
 * 2) Head on to the Cathedral Vault, and wait for approximately a minute for Jeremiah to open the door. Rush in with your robes on. - OR - Examine the bookcase directly to the left of the secret doorway (wall with irregularities). Go on the left of the bookcase and use traps on it. I got it open with two tries with 38% traps and 5 luck.
 * 3) BS the mutants that are guarding the Vault entrance that you have business to do.
 * 4) Hack into the computer on the first floor.
 * 5) Free the prisoners on Level 2.
 * 6) Speak with Gideon and ask him to 'anoint' you (he'll give you the Psychic Nullifier)
 * 7) Either...
 * 8) * Kill the Master with your gun (Cowboy)
 * 9) * If you have brought the key from the military base (and have insanely high lockpick skill), use the key to arm the nuke.
 * 10) * Talk the Master out of his plans (only if you have Vree's autopsy report and/or have read it, and have robes on.)
 * 11) Escape from the Cathedral after your confrontation with the Master.


 * NOTE: Like the Military Base, there are many ways you can blow up the Cathedral. These include two infiltration methods and of course, the cowboy method.
 * If you have spoken with Ismarc, then you should already know the location of the Boneyards. The Cathedral is to the south of the Boneyards by two square units.


 * NOTE: Many people in the Cathedral will refuse to speak with you if you have a weapon in your active weapon slot, and some might even turn hostile.


 * NOTE: Unlike the Military Base, the members of the Cathedral (first floor) won't turn hostile if you kill Morpheus and his mutant guards. The same applies if you kill mutants on the second floor and enter the third. The members do say threatening dialogue and might turn hostile towards you.
 * The Cathedral Vault is a sealed area. If you kill members on the first floor, you can enter the second and third floors without any of the mutants turning hostile towards you (provided that you have the robes on). But if you kill the Master, the entire Cathedral Vault will be under alert.

Diplomatic-Infiltration approach
Enter the Cathedral in your Power Armor. Once you get into the main prayer area, there should be a man in leather armor. Speak with him, and barter for his red cathedral key. (After that, you can call him little man or whatever...) Use the cathedral key on the locked door next to the lady in the leather jacket. After the door is unlocked, climb the stairs until you reach the fourth floor.


 * NOTE: Another way of getting the key is bartering it from Sister Francis or by asking Lasher really nicely. Also, you can lockpick the door (80% with lockpicks works).

When you reach the fourth floor, put the combat shotgun or .223 pistol in the inactive weapon slot. Open the door that goes to Morpheus' room (he is the guy in the robes), hit 'A' to go to combat, and kill him. There are three nightkin (Super Mutants) who are his guards; two are equipped with a flamethrower and one has a minigun. Dispose of his guards, and examine Morpheus' corpse and take his black Cathedral key.

Go back to the first floor, and put on your robes and equip the black Cathedral key in your active item slot. There is a locked door leading to a room with a bookcase on it; use the black cathedral key there. Enter the stairwell that leads to the basement.

When you descend down the stairwell, you will enter the Cathedral basement. There is a secret door in the basement that leads to the Cathedral vault. Here is an ASCII map showing you where the secret entrance is:

Stairs |      | |       | |       |                      b = bookcase . . .             * = bookcase with trapdoor switch.

There are two ways into the Cathedral vault. One is to wait for a minute until Jeremiah (Master's messenger) opens the door and goes up the stairs. The second way is to examine the bookcase that is directly to the left of the secret entrance. On the left of the bookcase, examine it. After your examination, use the traps skill on the bookcase. Eventually, you will find a hidden switch (I got it with two tries on 38% skill and 5 luck). Then examine it again to open the door. Rush in.
 * b
 * secret doorway
 * secret doorway
 * secret doorway

When you enter the cavern entrance to the vault, there will be several grotesque creatures, namely floaters and centaurs. They'll ignore you since you are wearing the robes.

Like Vault 13, this vault has an entrance on the north corner guarded by two super mutants. They'll stop you as you go in, but since you have your robes on, you can BS them easily. Just say that you are on important business, and give them a blessing. You'll get 750 xp.

There is a computer next to the elevator. Use science on it to find the location of the military base...(even though you know it already, it gives you 1250 xp). Enter the elevator, and go to level 2.

On Level 2, go to the room with a lone super mutant guard with some scientists. Enter the room, and go south. You'll see some trapped prisoners. Go to the terminal on the wall, use it, and the prisoners will be free. You will get 2000 xp for your efforts. (BTW, once the prisoners escape and reach the terminal, they'll be blown away...no known way to stop this.)

Go in the northwest of level 2, and enter the room on the left of the prayer room(the room with people in COC robes and two super mutants). Speak with the man with the green shirt, and ask him for a nullifier. He'll give you one, and you'll receive 1000 xp. Also, be sure to equip the nullifier in your active item slot. Go back to the elevator for level 3.

When you enter level 3, head south and take a turn (your right or your character's left). There should be a mutant walking towards you. He won't talk to you or attack, so there is no need to worry. Head towards the control area (the area with the goo-covered computers) and open the door. Go through the door, through the passageway, and you should see the master. Speak with him. Now, here is the conversation:


 * Master:So what shall it be? Do you join the Unity or do you die here?
 * Join! Die! Join! Die!


 * You:If you can prove to me that your Unity is the best course for humanity, then I will help you.
 * Master: I don't have to prove anything to you! Prove.
 * You: I can't know you represent the best future unless you prove it to me.
 * Master: Very demanding for one in your tenuous position. But I can respect your needs.
 * You: So tell me.
 * Master: The Unity will bring about the Master race...to our destiny.
 * Destiny!


 * You: That race being the mutants, of course.
 * Master: Of course. Mutants are best equipped to deal with the world...age of mutants. Mutants!
 * You: You mean to change others into mutants, as well.
 * Master: All that resist, yes...last of their race.
 * You: You've got a problem with your master plan.
 * Master: And what is that?
 * You: I happen to know that your mutants are sterile.
 * Master: Preposterous! The FEV-2 virus doesn't destroy the reproductive organs of those it mutates.
 * You: Have you talked to any of your mutants about this? (NOTE: you have read report, but do not have it)
 * Master: I believe I shall. Don't move.
 * My scientists assure me that nothing is wrong. What do you say to that?


 * You: How about a female mutant?
 * Master: Reasonable. One moment. Are you sure? What about the other females?
 * It cannot be. Be.


 * You: Sorry, your race is doomed.
 * Master: But it cannot be...failure...be.
 * You: Sorry, this isn't an option for you...race...die.
 * Master: < Last speech...choose 'done' and leave Cathedral immediately. >


 * NOTE: You'll need high intelligence to get this conversation. Eight works, six or seven might work. High speech skill is also a good idea to have. The "smooth talker" can help in this area, if your intelligence is a bit lacking.

After the conversation, run down to the elevator, down to the first level, and exit out of the Vault cavern through the secret door and basement. After you go climb the stairwell that leads to the first floor, leave the Cathedral through the entrance that takes you outside. After you get outside (with some people in leather armor and brown robes), run to the red exit. You'll see a video of the Cathedral blowing up, and the game will be over.

Diplomatic approach
This one is pretty much the same as the above. Instead, wear your robes from the outset and barter for a red key. Use the key to open the locked door, and go to Morpheus' room. Talk to Morpheus, and tell him that you have some information for the Master, namely Vault 13. Morpheus will take you to the Master. After you're there, do the same conversation approach, and after he realizes the fault with his plan, leave the Cathedral.

Cowboy approach
This method is pretty much the same as the above, but you kill everything that moves. Be sure to don your Power Armor, use stims often, and also save. Be sure to pick up heavy weapons from the dead mutants.

On Level 2, be sure to free the prisoners and get the Psychic Nullifier if you can.

Level 3 will probably be the hardest area to fight. There are several assault robots and many super mutants, each with at least 100 hit points. Then there is the Master as well. (For tips on defeating the Master, see the 'tactics' section.)

After the battle with the Master, you have to run from the Cathedral.

James Bond approach
A bit different from the traditional infiltration approach, this one goes through in the same way as the original one, except that it requires you to have the Lieutenant's key to arm the nuke. Vree's holodisc is not required.

When you have gone to the third level, head to the south and to the west, and enter the room that's full of super mutants. Use the electronic lockpicks on the door that is locked (if you don't have them, they can be found on the fourth floor of the Cathedral). After you've locked that door, lockpick the elevator door. (You can't use your picks.) Enter the elevator and go to the fourth level. When you go to the fourth level, again, you can't use your lockpicks to open the door. After you open the door, equip the key in one of your active item slots. Enter combat mode, put the key into the atomic computer, and then put on your power armor kill the two mutants. After the two mutants are dead, remove your power armor and escape from the Cathedral.


 * NOTE: You'll need good lockpick skill to complete this mission, and electronic lockpicks are highly recommended. I tried this with 80% skill, and I know for a fact that 60% and below will not work.

Necropolis

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Hotel
 * 2) Sewer System
 * 3) Town Hall
 * 4) Watershed
 * 5) Vault 12


 * Notable Characters
 * Ghouls
 * Glowing Ghouls
 * Super Mutant guards at watershed
 * Children of the Cathedral healers aat watershed
 * Rats
 * 1) The Ghoul Leader (underground), gives you quest to fix water pump
 * 2) Set, the leader of Necropolis
 * 3) Harry, stupid super mutant who is guarding the Water Shed
 * 4) The Ghoul prisoner, tells you location of Vault 12


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Junk (to fix the water pump)
 * 2) The Water Chip
 * 3) There are several dead bodies in the sewers; one has a Plasma Pistol. Yours to take, I didn't myself.


 * Notes
 * 1) Kill any ghoul/rat that wants to attack you.
 * 2) Get quest from Set to kill the mutants at the watershed.
 * 3) Find the junk parts to the water pump.
 * 4) Return to the underground Ghoul leader, tell him that you have the parts, and he will give you some repair books if your skill isn't high enough.
 * 5) Fix the water pump by using the junk parts on it.
 * 6) Free the ghoul prisoner (his cell is close to the water pump)
 * 7) Get the water chip from the command center in Vault 12.
 * 8) Kill the mutants guarding the water shed.


 * NOTE: If you enter Necropolis and there aren't any ghouls in the city, you have come there too late. The mutants have invaded Necropolis. The water chip can still be found there. You should reach Necropolis in mid to late January. The mutants take over Necropolis in the middle of February.

Necropolis is a fairly linear area (usually there is only one way to complete things). When you enter, there will be some ghouls attacking you...they have 12, 36, or 42 hit points and are easy fights if you have power or combat armor. I had no trouble attacking them unarmed.

There are some sewer holes in the hotel area; open one up and go down. Kill any rats that are in the sewer, and head northward. Be sure to examine the ghoul corpses; one has a Plasma Pistol while another one has a Cattle Prod.

When you enter the north area, talk to the ghoul leader and tell him that you will fix the water pump. Go to the southeast area, and climb the ladder there.

When you climb up the stairs, leave the shack in which you have entered and enter the large building (the one with a ghoul guard who has a spear). Enter, and at the far end, you should see three ghouls with shotguns and rifles. Talk to the one in the middle, tell him that he is intelligent, and offer to kill Harry and the fellow mutants at the watershed. Go leave the area; descend down the ladder from which you came.

Back at the sewers, go to the north area until you find the exit. There are some rats there; they are all easy fights.

At the north of the sewers, kill any rats, and climb the stairs. Again, you should be at a shack; leave the shack, and go north. You should see a super mutant next to a manhole; open the manhole, and go down. Kill all of the rats there, and in the northeast part of the sewers here, you should find some junk parts. (These are the parts needed to fix the water pump.) Climb the ladder, and there should be a large building with four mutants in  it. Save the game, and then enter the building.

There is a stupid mutant guarding the building, and his name is Harry. If you are female, Harry thinks you are pretty. Tell him that you need a big man, and he'll realize that you are a normal, and plead with him to let you go. He'll let you go.

If you are male, tell him that you're a ghoul with snazzy-looking clothes and afterwards ask him what is he doing. Harry will tell you that he is looking for normals (humans), and then assure Harry that you aren't a normal. Then tell him that you are a robot. Harry will let you go. The same procedure also works with the female character.

Of course, the alternate method is killing all of the mutants. It shouldn't be that bad with Combat Armor.

Use the parts on the water pump, and you'll receive 1500 experience. Go south and speak to the ghoul prisoner. Offer to free him. Once you have freed him, he'll tell you where the entrance to Vault 12 is (directly to  the prisoner's right or your character's left).

Open the door, descend down the ladder, and go down the drainage pipe. You'll be at Vault 12. There isn't much at Vault 12; kill every ghoul that attacks you, and on the third floor, the water chip is located on the only  working computer. Take it and leave. (Yessss! Now you have 12 and something years to finish the game....) Optionally kill the mutants guarding the watershed; you'll get quite some experience but the reward is slim: four  flares and four nuke-a-colas. You'll also get 2500 xp for the water chip. (At the Boneyards, there is a ghoul at the Followers' Library. Tell him that you killed the mutants, and he'll give you a flamethrower.)

After you kill the mutants and ask Set for information, he'll attempt to kill you. If you have combat armor and a combat shotgun, this fight will be pretty easy. You'll get loads of experience plus a boost to your karma.

Be sure to return the water chip to Vault 13. You'll get 7500 experience. You'll get two quests: destroy the mutant laboratory and kill the mutant leader (the Master).

LA Boneyards
Rough Map

Blades - - - Deathclaw - - - Gun Runners / |         Warehouse /  |      /  Adytum (start point) / Followers


 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Adytum, main city
 * 2) Blades
 * 3) Followers Library
 * 4) Deathclaw Warehouse
 * 5) Gun Runners


 * Notable Characters
 * Regulators at Adytum
 * Blades at the downtown area
 * Followers at the library
 * Deathclaws at the warehouse
 * Gun Runners at the fortress
 * 1) Jon Zimmerman, mayor of Adytum
 * 2) Smitty, blacksmith
 * 3) Miles, chemist
 * 4) Razor, leader of the Blades
 * 5) Nicole, leader of the Followers
 * 6) Gabriel, leader of the Gun Runners
 * 7) Zack, sells you weapons (at Gun Runners)
 * 8) Caleb, organizer of the Regulators
 * 9) Chuck, fortune-telling gypsy
 * 10) Katja, Boneyard scavenger who'll join you
 * 11) Talius, the Vault 13 citizen who is now a ghoul.
 * 12) MacRae, the guard at the Blades
 * 13) Christine, Blades member
 * 14) Michael, Blades member


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Junk from the Deathclaw
 * 2) Plasma Rifle from the Gun Runners if you feel brave enough to kill all of the mutants at the Cathedral/Military Base. It is a good idea to have decent energy weapons skill for this one.


 * Notes
 * 1) Go to Chuck's tent on the southeast. You can get your fortune told and can get a chance to raise your Luck by two points.
 * 2) Offer to help Miles fix the hydroponic farms. The equipment is at the Deathclaw warehouse, on the body of a dead merchant.
 * 3) Go to the Blades, speak with Razor, and offer to get weapons from the Gun Runners to kill the Regulators.
 * 4) Kill all of the Deathclaws in the warehouse. Go inside the deserted building, and go down the stairs. Kill the Deathclaw mother and destroy all of the eggs.
 * 5) Go to the Gun Runners and ask to speak with Gabriel. Tell Gabriel that the Deathclaws are dead and that you want to give weapons to your friends (i.e, the Blades)
 * 6) After the weapon deal is complete, assault Adytum with the Blades.
 * 7) Give the parts to Miles, who will turn you over to Smitty. Give the parts to Smitty, who will repair them, and then give the parts back to Miles.
 * 8) Go to the Followers and speak with Nicole. Ask for help in killing the Master...this is optional. You can pick Katja from there as well.


 * NOTE: If you ever talked to Talius and got the bugged Spy quest, there's no way of completing the quest (it was removed). It's not really a bug but isn't included in the game. It's not discussed in the paragraph(s) about the Followers.

When you come into the LA Boneyards, you'll start out in Adytum. Two of the Regulators (take control of Adytum) will ask you to holster your weapons. Go south, and there should be a tent next to a building. Save the game, and enter the building. Talk to Chuck, choose the last option in the conversation, and ask for advice, and thank him. Continue to ask for his advice until Chuck gets the 'Fool' tarot card. Talk to him again, ask him about his profession, and ask for more advice. He will pull out the 'Fool' tarot card again, and your Luck skill will increase by two.


 * NOTE: The Tarot readings tell you that the Military Base is to the north and that the Cathedral is to the south.

To your left (or your character's right) should be a building with a whitish wall with a man in a smock close by. (This guy's name is Miles.) Tell him that you will get the parts to fix the hydroponic farms. Head north, to the Blades.

In the Blades area, go to the north and enter the building. Speak with the lady in the leather jacket. Get the background story about the Regulators from her (how they killed Zimmerman's son) and offer to get the Blades better equipment so they can take on the Regulators. Save the game. If your fighting skills aren't up to par (not as high as 91%), you can ask MacRae, the Blade at the entrance, to teach you some fighting skills.

Head east to the deathclaw warehouse. There are two to three deathclaws, and the basement on the bottom contains the mother deathclaw and all of her eggs. You must kill all of the deathclaws and the eggs in order for the Gun Runners to give weapons to the Blades. (For more information on killing the deathclaws, please see the tactics section below.) The dead merchant should be on the northeast side of the warehouse.

After you have disposed of the deathclaws, make your way further east to the Gun Runners. Ask the guard about seeing Gabriel, the boss. He'll let you through.

When you enter the main Gun Runners building, speak with Gabriel. (He's the guy in the combat armor). Tell him that the deathclaws and the eggs are dead, and ask him to give weapons to the Blades. He'll do so. Alternatively, you can ask for lots of weapons and ammo from the Gun Runners. See below on how to kill the Regulators with this option. Either way, you'll get a big discount on their weapons if you decide to buy them.

Go back to the Blades, talk to Razor, and tell her that you are ready to take on the Regulators. Seven Blades, all clad in Combat Armor, will arrive (two are in the back). The fight will be easy, but you will have to watch out for the Regulator who has the ripper and for civilian casualties. To end the fight, (obviously) kill all of the Regulators and finally, Jon  Zimmerman. Note that the civilians will be on your side. After the fight has ended, Razor will appear at the entrance to Adytum, and she'll thank  you for your efforts.

If you get the weapons, go to Adytum and talk to Zimmerman and give him the holodisc that Razor gave you earlier. One of the Regulators should kill him; you'll have to kill all of the Regulators yourself. Civilian casualties will be quite high.


 * NOTE: There is no way to save Jon Zimmerman. He'll fight on your side initially. After all of the Regulators have been killed, he'll start to attack you. You have to kill him in order for the Blades to gain control of Adytum.

Go south and talk to Miles, who will send you to Smitty (the man with Leather Armor). Smitty will repair the parts and give them to you, and then you have to go back to Miles. Miles and Smitty now can upgrade Power Armor and Plasma Rifles. To upgrade the Power Armor, talk to Miles while wearing the armor. He'll send you to the Hub to buy some science journals so he can learn how to harden the armor. You can get the journals from Mrs. Stapleton for about $750. For Smitty to upgrade the Plasma Rifle, get one and give it to him to upgrade the original to the Turbo Plasma Rifle.

Afterwards, you should go to the Blades area and talk to MacRae. Ask him to teach you some things, and you'll receive an increase to your fighting skills. Go inside the Blades building, and talk to Michael. (He's in the western area of the first room; his description reads "an intense young man.") He'll give you five stimpacks and some money for killing the Regulators.

You can go to the Followers' library that is due west of the Blades. You can recruit another NPC whose name is Katja. She's pretty good at combat and can pick locks as well. You should also speak with Nicole (she is the woman who does not move; a bit north of Katja.) She can give you some help in destroying the Cathedral.

Downstairs, there is a ghoul who was a former citizen of Vault 13. He went to go look for the water chip, but was taken captive by the super mutants at Necropolis. Talk to him and offer to kill the Master for him. The ghoul will give you a flamethrower and 20 flamethrower cartridges. If you have killed the mutants at the watershed, he'll just give you the flamethrower.

Leave the Boneyards and go south to the Cathedral. However, the next section covered is the Glow.

The Glow

 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Crater
 * 2) Levels 1-6 (especially 5)


 * Notable Characters
 * Robots
 * 1) Zax, supercomputer on Level 4.


 * Stuff to get
 * 1) Raid every locker and every dead creature you can find. This includes:
 * 2) * Rocket Launcher (Level 4)
 * 3) * Minigun (Level 5)
 * 4) * Plasma Rifle (Level 5)
 * 5) * Combat Armor (Level 5)
 * 6) * Stealth Boy (Level 5)
 * 7) * And LOTS of other stuff. Several sniper rifles, assault rifles, etc. can be found on the dead robots.
 * 8) The yellow, red, and blue key cards.
 * 9) * The yellow keycard is found on the dead guy in Power Armor on Level One.
 * 10) * The red keycard is found on the dead body in the northeast area, with the radioactive rat on Level Two.
 * 11) * The blue keycard is found on the only dead body in Level Four.
 * 12) The four holodiscs. Read them for experience and for the fun of it.
 * 13) * The disc that the Brotherhood wants you to retrieve is on Level one, on the dead Brotherhood knight.
 * 14) * The other three discs are on Level five.


 * Notes
 * 1) Swallow two RadX's before you enter the crater and take any RadAway's that you need to zero your radiation.
 * 2) Use a rope and descend down the crater.
 * 3) Kill all of the robots that you see before you turn on the power.
 * 4) Fix the power generator on Level 6. This lets you go to Level 5.
 * 5) Raid everything - lockers, dead bodies, etc.

Right before you enter the glow, swallow two RadX's. Enter the Glow, and use the rope on the metal bar that extends out into the crater.

Go to the south; take a right, and head north to get to the Brotherhood soldier. Take the yellow key and his holodisc. Use the key on the elevator and descend down. On Level 2, your primary focus is to find the red key, which is on the lone body in the room on the northeast. Go back to the elevator, use the yellow key, and go to Level 3. Be sure to kill all of the deactivated robots -- this is probably the easiest experience that you'll get.

There isn't anything much on Level 3. Kill all of the robots and go to the northwest. Use the red keycard on this elevator. Go to Level 4.

On Level 4, on the central-west room there is a dead body with the blue keycard. Take the blue keycard and go to Zax, the supercomputer. Ask for mainframe mode and download all of the files that you can, plus you can  also chat with the computer and play chess with it to make it like you  more.

On Level 6, kill the robots, and fix the power generator. There are some repair books scattered around the Glow; use them to increase your skill. Repair the generator on Level 6. Go to the northwest corner, and use the blue keycard on the elevator. Go to Level 5.

On Level 5, kill all of the robots. After they are dead, explore the east wall lockers. They are full of goodies, and be sure to check out the rusted lockers nearby. Save, and leave the Glow. Be sure to use the keycards on the elevators. Here is a list:


 * Yellow: Elevator for Levels 1-3
 * Red: Elevator for Levels 3,4, and 6.
 * Blue: Elevator for Levels 4-6. Power must be enabled for this one.

After you leave the Glow, go back to the Brotherhood. Give Cabbot the disk that you found on Level 1. You will also receive 1500 experience.

Psycher

 * Most experience, most kills.
 * Complete the game up till you have Poower Armor, and then return the water chip to the Vault. Be sure to fix the Necropolis water pump as well.
 * After you return the water chip, compplete any extra sidequests in the Vault, and then kill everyone in Vault 13 except for the Overseer.
 * In Shady Sands throughout the Boneyarrds, do the same. Slaughter the Brotherhood if you feel high and mighty.
 * Do the 'Cowboy' approaches for the Miilitary Base and the Cathedral.

Highest Karma
If you want the highest karma possible, this is what you'll have to do:
 * Completely avoid Decker's quests. Youu can ask for a job, say something derisive, and kill him. Or you can accept the job and turn him into the cops.
 * After you get Power Armor, go to Necrropolis and kill whatever creature that comes in your path. Kill the mutants at the watershed, fix the water pump, and then get the water chip. After the mutants are dead, get the reward from Set, and then kill all of the Ghouls. This gives karma. - Go to Vault 13, and before you returnn the water chip, finish the extra quests (water thief, rebel faction).
 * Do the 'Cowboy' approach for the Cathhedral and Military Base. Kill all of the mutants. Killing FEV creatures and ghouls in general gives you karma.

Truly Evil
There aren't many evil quests in Fallout (save for Junktown), but you get your bad reputation by killing the townsfolk.


 * Vault 13
 * Kill all of the rats.


 * Shady Sands
 * Ask Katrina for help.
 * Get Ian.
 * Kill eight of the nine radscorpions. Optionally make the antidote if you get poisoned.


 * Vault 15
 * Kill all of the rats and raid the Vault.


 * Raider Camp
 * Join the Raiders. Tell Garl that you "want to kick some serious ass." He might let you in. If he doesn't, kill him. I haven't been successful on this one.


 * Junktown
 * Help Killian kill the assassin. Acceppt the quest to get evidence to kill Gizmo.
 * Go to Gizmo and offer to kill Killiann.
 * Get Tycho and Dogmeat. After you get them, kill Killian.
 * Steal Neal's urn from the Skum Pitt. Give it to the Skulz and kill Neal.
 * Afterwards, just kill everybody at Juunktown save for the Skulz and Gizmo.


 * Hub
 * You should get a combat shotgun and ccombat armor before doing anything. You can get them from Jake's weapon shop.
 * Complete Decker's quests, killing Higghtower and Jain. Don't kill the flower girl yet.
 * Kill Lorenzo and his guards at the Frriendly Lending Company.
 * Somewhat complete the caravan disappeearance quest. Go in the cave and kill the Deathclaw. Do not kill the mutant, and don't tell Butch that it was the mutants who were causing the caravan disappearances.
 * Get Electronic Lockpicks from the Thiieves' Guild. Kill them after you get the Electronic Lockpicks.
 * Make sure you get the robes from the locked doors in the Children of the Cathedral Building.
 * If you're male, screw Keri and get thhe buffouts. Also, be sure to take everything from Demetre's desk.


 * Brotherhood
 * Pick the doors with the Electronic Loockpicks, and get Vree's tape, complete her computer course, and get the Power Armor. Take the Glow quest if you can't get in, however.
 * If you do go to the Glow, be sure to raid it - completely. And do kill all of the robots.


 * Boneyards
 * Get your fortune told from Chuck.
 * Help the Regulators kill the Blades. (Go to the Blades and kill all of the characters there.)
 * Kill the Deathclaws. Go to the Gun Ruunners and ask for ammunition and ammo.
 * Get Katja, and then kill all of the FFollowers and the Gun Runners.


 * Cathedral
 * Kill Dogmeat and leave all of your NPPC's outside.
 * Kill Morpheus. Unfortunately, this giives karma, but you need the Black Cathedral Key.
 * Hack into the computer on Level 1 to get location of Military Base.
 * Blow it up, infiltration method is prreferred. Be sure to hack into the computer on Level I of the Vault for the location of the Military Base. Also, be sure that you kill Dogmeat.


 * Hub
 * Get all the equipment that you need aand kill everyone except for Decker. Kill the flower girl and the kid with brahmin in the entrance.


 * Junktown
 * Kill everyone that is left.


 * Shady Sands
 * Kill everyone, including the kids andd brahmin.


 * Vault 13
 * Kill Everyone except for the overseerr. Make sure that you don't talk to him; he'll kill you.


 * Brotherhood
 * If you're brave enough, slaughter theem.


 * Right outside military base
 * Steal all of Ian's, Katja's, and Tychho's stimpacks and weapons. Kill all of them.


 * Military Base
 * Blow it up, infiltration method is prreferred.

Pacifist
No kills...none at all. You'll also need a specific character. See the character section for the 'Pacifist' character. This is also the hardest one to complete.

What 'Pacifist' essentially does is preventing you from killing things by avoiding sidequests that involve death. If you get caught in a random encounter, run away if possible.


 * Vault 13
 * Strip the bones on your right. Do nott kill any of the rats.


 * Shady Sands
 * Ask Katrina for help and get Ian. Aftter you get him, steal all of his equipment and stimpacks, and also ask him for directions to the Hub and Juktown. Tell him to leave afterwards.
 * Get the Scout Handbooks, the rope, annd raid Razlo's bookcase.
 * Go to the farm and tell the farmer abbout crop rotation.


 * Junktown
 * Go to the Crash House area and save tthe game, and put your pistol in the inactive item slot. Go talk to Killian, and ask him about the other cities near Junktown. The assassin will come, and just shoot him once. After the assassin is dead, help Killian get evidence to kill Gizmo. Be sure to get the assassin's weapon.
 * Go to Gizmo's and offer to kill Killiian, with the tape recorder in the active item slot.
 * Go to Killian, give him the confessioon, ask for Leather Armor, and decline his offer to kill Gizmo. You can go and swindle him as well. (Trade four stimpacks for four of his stimpacks. Since you will probably have a better offer, this is a good way to increase your money. Do this until he runs out.)
 * Go to the Crash House and rest for onne day. When you get up, save Sinthia from the Raider.
 * Go to the Casino Area and go to the SSkum Pitt. Enter from the back entrance and steal Neal's urn. Leave the Skum Pitt, rest until the evening, and enter the bar again. Ask Tycho to join you. After he joins you, steal all of his equipment and tell him to leave. Also, speak with Ismarc and get the locations of the Boneyards, the Brotherhood, and the Hub. Speak with Neal. After you speak with Neal, one of the Skulz will attack the barmaid. Neal will kill him. After Neal kills the Skulz, speak with Trish and ask about Saul. Leave the Skum Pitt, go to the boxing area and talk to the man in the leather armor. Ask about Junktown and continue asking him  about the city until you can speak about Trish. You'll get some  experience for helping their relationship.
 * Go back to the Crash House area and rrest until the morning. Enter the Crash House through the back entrance. Talk to the Skulz in the leather jacket, tell him that you want to join, tell him that you can prove it to him that  you are tough, and tell him that you have stolen Neal's urn. Decline the  offer to kill Neal. Also, enter Killian's store and enter his private quarters and lockpick his safe. Raid it completely.
 * Go to Lars, tell him about what the SSkulz are going to do, and decline the offer to kill the Skulz. Barter for his radio and cheat him (just like what you did with Killian).


 * Hub
 * Go to the Crimson Caravan and take evverything in their desk.
 * Go to Mitch at the general store and buy one rope and one tool if you don't have one.
 * Go to Butch at the Far Go Traders, assk about the job and accept it.
 * Go to Beth, and cheat her just like wwhat you did to Killian. Ask her about the Deathclaw.
 * Go to Old Town and speak with Jake. TTrade your Leather Armor and other items for Combat Armor. Ask Jake about radiation and RadAway; he'll send you to this guy named Vance at the east end of Old Town. Buy two RadX's and two RadAway's from him.
 * Go to the Thieves' Guild, and of courrse, pick all of the locks. When you get there, speak with Loxley and accept the quest to find Hightower's necklace.
 * Go to the south end of Old Town and ttalk to Slappy. Slappy will send you to Harold. Give Harold $5 and ask him about the Deathclaw. Go back to Slappy and ask him to take you to the Deathclaw cavern. When you get there, immediately leave.
 * Go to the Crimson Caravan and take evverything from Demetre's desk and if you're male, screw Keri.
 * Leave the Hub, and go to the Brotherhhood.


 * Brotherhood
 * Get the Glow quest from Cabbot.


 * Glow
 * Right before you enter it, use your RRadX pills.
 * Use the rope on the metal ladder. Desscend down the crater. Go south, take a right, and then head north to get to the corpse with the holodisc. Read the holodisc. Optionally raid Levels 1-6 except for 5, and do not repair the power generator. Don't attack the robots, either.


 * Brotherhood
 * Give the tape to Cabbot.
 * Ask for some weapons and ammo from Taalus, and watch the training on Level 1.
 * Go to Vree on Level 3 and ask her forr her mutant autopsies report and take the computer course. Read the report about the autopsies. Also, talk to Sophia, ask about Brotherhood history, and read the holodisc that she gives you.
 * Go to Maxson on Level 4, offer to scoout the northwest for free, and ask for some weapons. Also, be sure to ask him about the Brotherhood and read his holodisc.
 * Repair the Power Armor on Level 3. Geet the systolic motivator from Michael.
 * Go to Level 2 and into your room (toppmost room). Dump all of your holodiscs and useless items except for Vree's disc into one of the lockers. Leave the Brotherhood for Necropolis.


 * Necropolis (optional)
 * Don't kill anyone. Navigate the sewerrs and offer to fix the water pump for the underground ghoul leader. Don't kill any rats, and get the parts. Once you get the parts, bullshit Harry and fix the water pump. Also, be sure that you free the ghoul prisoner. Optionally get the water chip. If you do get the chip, return it to the Vault. (You've got Power Armor or at least Brotherhood Armor, so the rats shouldn't do much damage, or any damage for that matter.)


 * Junktown/Hub (optional; on your way to Vault 13)
 * Buy some explosives from one of the mmerchants from either city.


 * Shady Sands (optional)
 * Solve the radscorpion problem by bloccking the cave. Place the dynamite as close to the weakened wall as possible (it should tell you this in the description of the wall).


 * Vault 13 (optional)
 * Do the sidequests and return the wateer chip.


 * Shady Sands (optional)
 * Get the quest to find Tandi from Araddesh and Seth.


 * Khan Raider Camp (optional)
 * Talk Garl into releasing Tandi or barrter for her release.


 * Shady Sands (optional)
 * Return Tandi to Aradesh.

room. stairwell         * - Nicole |         .   to basement |  *      .             |        |                  ...        |    entrance |-
 * Boneyards
 * Get your fortune told from Chuck.
 * Go to the Followers' Library. There aare three Children of the Cathedral robes in a room on the first floor. Here is a rough ASCII map showing you where the robes are:
 * The robes are on the south end. Also, be sure to ask Nicole about the location of the Cathedral. Don't ask for assistance, however. That complicates things a bit.
 * Go to Adytum, and go to Tyne, the merrchant. Get one plastic explosive in case. (Tyne's in the basement in Adytum; the stairwell is in a shack to the northwest of the entrance to Adytum.)
 * Partially complete the Deathclaw quesst (get the parts for Miles). It's a good idea to have Power Armor for this one. If the Deathclaw comes towards you, run away.


 * Cathedral
 * Go speak with Sister Francis or Ton aand barter for a red Cathedral pass. Use the pass to open the locked door. Put on your robes and go to the fourth floor.
 * On the fourth floor, lockpick the foootlocker and get the electronic lockpicks. Go back on the first floor and lockpick the door next to the door that you opened with the red pass. If you can't lockpick the door, then use explosives. They will open the door. And if you haven't done so, immediately put on your robes.
 * Blow up the Cathedral by talking the Master out of his plans. Be sure to get the Psychic Nullifier, free the prisoners, and hack into the computer on Level 1. Also make sure that you have at least read Vree's mutant autopsies.


 * Military Base
 * Walk around the complex in the world map until it is midnight. Then enter it.
 * Use the radio to bullshit the mutant guards. Choose the last option. After the mutants leave, use the electronic lockpicks to open the door. Enter the base.
 * On Level 1, hack into the computer annd head for Level 1 and go to Level 3. After you get in Level 3 and pass the forcefield, put on your robes. Go to Level 4.
 * On Level 4, repair Mr. Handy and bloww up the Military Base using the Infiltration Approach.

Dimwit
Playing with a character with an Intelligence less than three...and getting high on Mentats...and on perks...


 * Vault 13
 * Kill all of the rats. Wait for a day,, and go back to the Vault. Go to the water storage room and take their Mentat pills. Head for Shady Sands.


 * Shady Sands
 * Take a Mentats. Do all of the stuff tthat you would normally do, but don't read the books yet. Be sure to steal lots of money from the villagers... you'll need to. After you level up to 3, you can take the perk "Smooth Talker" if you want to have "normal" dialogue conversations.

Endings
Well, this is what I view as the ultimate spoiler.


 * Mutant armies are drawn away, they esscape to the west. Happens regardless to what you do.


 * Necropolis
 * Rediscover engineering, create new technological breakthroughs. Happens if you fix the water pump and enter Necropolis before the 88 day limit.
 * Necropolis is invaded by mutants. Happens if you...
 * take the water chip and not fix the pump.
 * enter Necropolis after the 88 day limit.


 * Boneyards (Followers)
 * Nothing. Happens if you visit them and complete the game in less than 88 days.
 * Followers are invaded by mutants. Happens if you take longer than 88 days to destroy the mutant threats.


 * Shady Sands
 * Aradesh and Tandi start the NCR. Happens if you kill the radscorpions and return Tandi after getting the quest.
 * Shady Sands falters, has bad start. Happens if you kill Aradesh.
 * Shady Sands is invaded by mutants. Happens if you take a long time to complete the game and you kill everyone there. (I'm not sure about this one.)


 * Junktown
 * Killian establishes firm control over Junktown and life is fair and safe under his law. Happens if you kill Gizmo.
 * Gizmo establishes control over Junktown, expands casino, and dies while choking on an Iguana-on-a-Stick. Happens if you kill Killian.


 * Brotherhood of Steel
 * Assist NCR in bringing technology. Happens if you join the Brotherhood.
 * Take over NCR and start the 'Steel Plague.' Happens if you kill Rhombus.


 * Hub
 * Nothing. Happens if you complete the game in less than 88 days.
 * Hub is invaded by mutants. Happens if you complete the game if you take more than 88 days to destroy the mutant threats.


 * Raiders
 * They break up with the death of Garl. Happens if you kill Garl.
 * The raiders continue to terrorize the local people. Happens if you visit the Raider camp, but in the process you don't kill Garl.


 * You
 * Your involvement with the communities is documented by future historians. However, nobody knows what happened to you.
 * What actually happens is that the Overseer kicks you out. He'll say that you know too much about the outside world and he is afraid that you will kill the other Vault dwellers.
 * If you have the trait 'Bloody Mess' or have the karmic title 'Berserker,' your character pulls out a .44 and blows the Overseer away. Alternatively, you can leave a gun in one of your item slots, and after the Overseer finishes talking, you can enter combat mode, switch to your weapon, and then blow him away.
 * Your character starts the community called Arroyo, and the overseer is court marshaled and is banished or executed, I don't know. Eventually, you'll learn that the Vaults were all a special case involving the government. This plot is finely displayed in the sequel...Fallout 2, the post nuclear adventure set 80 years ahead of Fallout.

If you don't go to a specific area, then you won't see the ending for the area.