Now that you have been able to help fix Three Dogs little broadcasting issue and the Galaxy News Radio is available in the greater part of the Washington wastelands, you can finally get back to your real mission of chasing after Dad. And your next stop: Rivet City.
After a spectacular fight against a Super Mutant Behemoth, the Lyons’ Pride will accompany you inside The Galaxy News Radio Building, home of Three Dog and the central operating site for the revolutionary radio station. But you are not here to ask for autographs, you want some answers Three-Dog seems to be the man with the knowledge of where your father has gone .
This is one of the longest quests in the game, but it also has some of the most humorous and information packed events you will ever come across. Most importantly, it is also one that nets the most earnings in terms of loot and rewards. Start it out by talking to Moira Brown at the Craterside Supply store in Megaton (she runs it) and she will ask you for help in researching data for her book. Tell her that you will help her and the quest begins.
Once you are out of the vault, the first place you should head out to is Megaton –that giant towering dome of junk. There will be a ruined town just to your left, but you can ignore that for now. Anyway, Megaton is a sleepy little town of wasteland survivors protected by the polite and dutiful Deputy Weld (a Mr. Protectron robot) in front and a sniper from above.
There is a giant bomb in the middle of Megaton and someone has to take of it.
Finding this quest is easy, either by talking to Lucas Simms upon first entering Megaton or through Mr. Burke at Moriarty’s Saloon. Like many other quests in the game, your decisions in this matter will heavily dictate your gameplay throughout the game. This quest requires that players have at least 25 explosives skill in order to interact with the Megaton bomb (if you have a slightly lower skill, using drugs will help).
There are two ways to solve this issue, one is by disarming the bomb, which makes everyone happy (except for Mr. Burke) and result in you attaining plenty of positive karma, the gratitude of Megaton’s dwellers an most importantly, a home to call your own.
Conquering the Wasteland
Taking on the entirety of Fallout 3 can be quite a daunting experience; it is a massive game with so many elements at work that trying to keep up with it all can easily drown a new player with the stats, quests, missions, numbers and factors. To top it all off, there is one major over-arching storyline that propels the world and its characters forward. So what’s a vault dweller to do?
Here is our mini guide to all the main quests and missions that surround Fallout 3. There are plenty of other things to do in between, but if you want to know the main story and how to get past the major obstacles of the game, read along to have a good idea of what is in store for you. The list of guides below covers all the events following the tutorial stages. For those who want to read about the tutorial portion of the game which happen prior to the events of “Escape!”, please refer to the Tutorial Stage guide.
You wake up to the sight of Amata, the daughter of the overseer and also, your childhood friend. Sadly, this is not a friendly wake-up call. Amata is bringing some serious news; your father has left the vault, and in order to prevent anyone from following him, the Overseer has decided that anyone associated to him be caught and executed. His assistant, Jonas, is already dead – beaten by the guards. Unless you make it out of the vault, the same fate will fall upon you.
She hands you a 10mm pistol, some ammo and instructions on what to do. As dire as the situation may sound, there is no reason to panic. At this point, the game will be providing you with a clear path to follow and challenges that can be easily overcome.
Welcome to Fallout 3! Before you step into the game, Bethesda’s developers have developed quite an interesting tutorial method. The game will present you with flashbacks detailing the birth and growth of your character from an infant and into a young adult. The process is divided into three main stages which culminate in an epic conclusion that triggers the official start of the game.
The first thing players get to do is to create their character’s appearance, gender and name. These decisions do not directly affect any in-game events. Appearance and name are simply there for the benefit of players, while gender (aside from being a player preference) also determines if NPCs will refer to you as a he or a she. After which, players get to start the first three quests of the game.
