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About This Guide

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.

Mini-FAQ

Q1: What is the time limit to bring back the water chip?
A1: 150 days, or an additional 100 days for the water caravan.

Q2: Where is the water chip?
A2: It's in Vault 12, which is in Bakersfield, more commonly known
    as Necropolis.

Q3: Do I have to get the water chip to beat the game?
A3: No. Even if you do get the water chip, the game doesn't end
    immediately. You have to destroy the mutant threats.

Q4: How many ways are there of destroying the mutant threats?
A4: Several. Cowboy (aka kill everything that moves) and stealth 
    approaches work.

Q5: How can I get stuff back from NPC's like Ian or Tycho?
A5: 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 ddays 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 desttroy 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 delivver 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 ffind 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 ppump, kill mutants)
- Vault 13 (finish extra sidequests andd return the water chip)
- Hub (kill the raiders that are holdinng the Brotherhood initate)
- 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 (also in the tech FAQ)
------- 
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
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
-   Various Vault Dwellers

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.

Details

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
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
-   Shady Sands townsfolk
-   Shady Sands guards

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.

Details

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.

Details
-------  
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.

* One of the FAQ readers, Eric Wills, has told me that 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.

Details

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.

Details

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.

Details

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
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
-   Various Desert Raiders

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

Details

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
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
-   Junktown Guards

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

Details

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 center------------Old 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
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
-   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)

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.

Important note on the Hub

The Hub has many quests, and they can be done in any order. Here is a
list on the preferable route:
- Jake for the weapons/armor at Old Towwn. Be sure you buy the rocket
  launcher, all of the explosive rockets, combat armor from that guy.
- Mitch (general store, north of FLC buuilding) for 2 RadX's and 2
  RadAways.
- Kill the FLC.
- Decker for quests to kill Jain and Hiightower.
- Kill Decker for the Hub police.
- Irwin for .223 Pistol
- Butch for the caravan quest.
- Loxley for the electronic lockpicks
- Brotherhood of Steel for Power Armor,, Vree's tape, weapons
  and optionally Glow quest if you couldn't pick the lock.

In the walkthrough, this is how it is covered:
- Kill FLC
- Get .223 Pistol
- Start caravan quest
- Jake for weapons/armor
- Finish the first part of the Thieves'' Guild
- Finish caravan quest
- Get Decker's jobs and finish them
- Loxley for electronic lockpicks
- Kill Decker for the Hub police
- Brotherhood/Glow
- Brotherhood (give Cabbot the Glow hollodisc)
- Hub (missing Brotherhood initiate)

NOTE: Do not complete the Thieves' Guild quest before you attempt 
      Decker's quests. In other words, do Decker's quests first
      before attempting the Thieves' Guild quest. The Guild doesn't
      want Hightower dead, but Decker does. If you do accept their
      quest, then Kane will not hand out your payment for killing
      the Hightowers.

In addition, if you have high steal skill, you can go and steal the
guards' weapons, ammo, and stimpacks. There is a guard in metal armor
who has an assault rifle that you can steal, and a couple more who
have combat knives. But then again, you have all of those weapons from
the Raiders that you can trade for better weapons.

Information for the caravans is below the walkthrough.

Details

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

Notable Characters
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)
-   Brotherhood Guards (in Power Armor))
-   Brotherhood Initiates
-   Scribes (in light purple robes)
-   Brotherhood Elders (in blue robes)

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.

Details

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.)

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Okay, so your lockpick skill sucks and the electronic picks don't work.
You'll just have to go to the Glow. Go to the Hub, and barter for two 
RadX's and a rope. Leave the Hub and go to the Glow. Right before you 
are about to enter it, use the RadX's.

When you enter the Glow, there is a huge crater in the middle of the
screen. On the edge of the crater, there is a metal bar. Use the ropes
on the bar, and descend down. Go south, make a right, and then head on
north until you get to the room with the dead Brotherhood soldier in
Power Armor. Examine his body and get the tapes. Leave the Glow and
head for the Brotherhood.

When you get to the Brotherhood, read the tapes for 100 experience. Talk
to Cabbot and give him the tapes. The door will be unlocked and you will
also receive 1500 experience points.

If you want more information on the Glow, skim down and read the
dedicated section for the Glow.
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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:
  - Strength    : $2000, 3 weeks
  - Perception  : $4000, 1 week
  - Endurance   : $3000, 1 week
  - Intelligence: $6000, 3 weeks ($3000 for characters with bad intelligence)
  - Agility     : $5000, 3 weeks

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

Details

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.

Details

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.

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If you want to complete the Military Base/Cathedral, this is the checklist
that you should follow:

1. Ditch your NPC's.
2. Have the COC robes and Vree's Mutant Autopsy Disk with you.
3. Have the sets of both standard and electronic lockpicks with you.
4. Don your Power Armor and put your combat shotgun in one of your item
   slots, but you shouldn't let it be in your active item slots.
*  (The above only applies for infiltration approaches)
5. Ignore number one for the cowboy military base approach. Your NPC's will
   be dead anyways. If you're intending on going to Necropolis for the
   water chip or want to complete the Boneyard level, then don't worry about
   ditching your NPC's. Or you can leave them outside and pick them up
   after you've wiped out the mutants.

-  You have to ditch the NPC's for the  infiltration approach because the
   Super Mutant guards will come and attack you if you have NPC's with
   you.
-  Simply destroying the mutant threatss will allow you to beat the game.
   You need not find the water chip!
-  You can finish the Military Base firrst or the Cathedral (either way
   is okay).
-  If you don't have the robes, go to tthe Cathedral first.
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MILITARY BASE

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

Notable characters
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
-   Super Mutant Guards
-   Nightkin (outside the base)
-   Children of the Cathedral techniciaans

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.

Details for the pseudo 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
----|         |--------    |         foor when the base is under alert
              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.

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
   |
   |-------------------
                      |
    --------------    |----
                  |       |
 <mini-armory     |       |
  below - can     |       |
  be skipped.>    |       |

                     ...
                           - 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.

Details for the 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
    - Morpheus' Quarters (4th floor)
    - Lasher's Quarters
    - Entrance to the Vault
    - Prayer Room
2)  Cathedral Vault
    - Psychers' Quarters (Level 2)
    - Prison Quarters (Level 2)
    - Cathedral Control Center (Level 3)
    - Master's Quarters (Level 3)
    - The nuclear bomb chamber (Level 4)

Notable Characters
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
-   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

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...
     a - Kill the Master with your gun (Cowboy)
     b - If you have brought the key from the military base (and have
         insanely high lockpick skill), use the key to arm the nuke.
     c - Talk the Master out of his plans (only if you have Vree's
        autopsy report and/or have read it, and have robes on.)
8)  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.

Details for the 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.   

|        |----
|           b
|           *
|            secret doorway
|-------------


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.

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.

Details for the 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.

Details for the 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.

Details for the pseudo 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.
___________________________________________________________________________
Now you have completed the game, but you want the full scope of the Fallout
world.

Below are the sections for the LA Boneyards and Necropolis if you want 
them.
___________________________________________________________________________

NECROPOLIS

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

Notable Characters
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
-   Ghouls
-   Glowing Ghouls
-   Super Mutant guards at watershed
-   Children of the Cathedral healers aat watershed
-   Rats

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.

Details

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
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
-   Regulators at Adytum
-   Blades at the downtown area
-   Followers at the library
-   Deathclaws at the warehouse
-   Gun Runners at the fortress

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.

Details

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
1)  Zax, supercomputer on Level 4.
-   Robots

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

Details

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.

VARIATIONS OF FALLOUT

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.

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:

       room            .  stairwell          * - Nicole
            |          .   to basement
        |----   *      .     
        |
        |                  ...
        |    entrance
        |-------------

  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...
    1) take the water chip and not fix the pump.
    2) 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.

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JUNKTOWN

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