The Pitt ( add - on ) The Pitt is the second add - on for " Fallout 3 " , developed and published by Bethesda Softworks . Release and availability . " The Pitt " was released as downloadable content on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live on March 24 , 2009 . On " The Pitt " s first release , for some players the add - on was broken and unplayable due to missing textures and freezes . It was then re - released on March 25 . It was made available for PlayStation Store on October 1 , 2009 . For Xbox 360 , download codes for Xbox Live are also available in retail . For PC , " The Pitt " is available as a disc version as part of the first " Fallout 3 Game Add - on Pack " , released on May 26 , 2009 . The pack also includes " " as well as a Vault Boy poster . Like all add - ons , " The Pitt " is included in the " Fallout 3 : Game of the Year Edition " , released on October 13 , 2009 for all platforms . For Steam users , The Pitt , along with all the other " Fallout 3 " add - ons , is available , released on July 16 , 2010 . Overview . In this add - on , the player character journeys to the industrial raider town called The Pitt , located in the remains of Pittsburgh . In contrast to " " , " The Pitt " involves a more traditional quest line with several morally ambiguous choices . The main quest involves the player character taking on the role of a slave in order to investigate rumors that the raider boss of " The Pitt " has discovered a cure for mutations that have plagued many inhabitants of The Pitt . Background . Although Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , was not hit directly by atomic bombs during the Great War , the water from the nearby Allegheny , Monongahela , and Ohio rivers soon became highly irradiated . The confluence of these three rivers yielded disastrous results and changed the area ' s inhabitants in mysterious ways over the following decades . Some 20 years before the events of " Fallout 3 " , Owyn Lyons led the Brotherhood of Steel ' s expedition to Washington , D . C . through " The Pitt " . In one night , the Brotherhood swept through and destroyed the original raider force occupying the town and rid the surrounding area of other " scum , " killing anything that put up a fight . This event is chronicled as " the Scourge " . As they cut through the raiders , the Brotherhood also saved several young children , among them Paladin Kodiak , who had not yet been mutated to the extent of " The Pitt ' s " adult inhabitants . All the rescued children were brought into the Brotherhood of Steel as initiates . Kodiak is the only remaining survivor from that group of rescued children that is still stationed at the Citadel . Story . When " The Pitt " first loads , the player will be informed of a new radio distress signal from a runaway slave from The Pitt named Wernher , who informs the Lone Wanderer that he needs help in retrieving a cure for the mutations plaguing the town developed by " The Pitt ' s " raider boss , Ashur . In order to successfully reach Ashur , the player has to give up their gear temporarily . The player then is able to familiarize themselves with a new weapon , the auto axe , and compete in a fighting arena called The Hole . " The Pitt " is accessed through an underground railroad and has its own map , separate from the Capital Wasteland ' s . The town itself consists of a large " dungeon " area ( The Mill ) , an abandoned steelyard and a settlement which is divided into two districts : Downtown , which is inhabited by slaves and Haven / Uptown , occupied by their masters , the slavers . " The Pitt " has unique vendors , and you are able to return after you complete the story .