Wasteland

The wasteland (alternatively wastes) refers to the majority of the Earth's post-nuclear environment in the Fallout universe.
==Background==
During the Great War, it took two brief hours for the nuclear warheads that were fired to change the face of the planet and affect life for many centuries to come. After the atomic fire had ceased, the surface of the Earth was very different. Millions of buildings and cities were demolished or severely damaged, with only a few exceptions. Most of the plants that had once flourished died as the Earth was changed from a diverse landscape to a barren and hot desert, radiation becoming a serious threat to what little life remained. The reset button had been pressed for humanity.
Countries such as the United States were turned into scorched wastelands filled with new dangers due to mutations in wildlife that altered many of the species. As the remnants of humanity began to spread once again, new violence was introduced in the form of differing factions. They began warring against each other in the new world, slowing the already difficult progress of the reclamation of humanity. Overall, the wasteland remains a different, radioactive landscape, where everyday life is a struggle.
==Regions==
* New California and surrounding regions in Fallout and Fallout 2.
* Capital Wasteland, the Pitt and Point Lookout in Fallout 3 and its add-ons.
* Mojave Wasteland, the Sierra Madre, Zion Canyon, Big MT, and the Divide in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons.
* The Commonwealth, the Island and Nuka-World in Fallout 4 and its add-ons.
* Appalachia and the Pitt in Fallout 76 and subsequent updates.
==Notes==
Fallout Shelter uses "the wasteland" as a generic name for its location.
==Gallery==
===Fallout===
Fo1_Wasteland_background.png| Wasteland background in Fallout
Death.jpg| A dead vault dweller in New California
===Fallout 3===
Exiting Vault 101.png| Capital Wasteland
Wasteland.jpg| Capital Wasteland concept art
Carrier m.jpg| Rivet City concept art
Art of Fallout 3 The Capitol.jpg| The Capitol Building concept art
===Fallout: New Vegas===
MojaveWasteland2.jpg| Mojave Wasteland
FNV concept art People.jpg| Mojave concept art
FNV_concept_art_Junkyard.jpg| Mojave concept art
FNV concept art Vegas Skyline.jpg| Mojave concept art
===Fallout 4===
The Commonwealth vault.png| The Commonwealth
Fallout4 E3 Wasteland.png| The Glowing Sea in the Commonwealth
Fallout4 Concept RedRocket.jpg| Commonwealth concept art
Fo4-mirelurk-concept2.png| Commonwealth concept art
===Fallout 76===
FO76 Savage Divide overlook.png| Appalachia
Ls toxicvalley.png| Toxic Valley in Appalachia
Ls mountaintopsky.png| Ash Heap in Appalachia
FO76 Faraway Watoga.png| Cranberry Bog in Appalachia
F76 The Mire 3.png| The Mire in Appalachia
CranberryBog-Art2-Fallout76.png|Cranberry Bog concept art
===Fallout Tactics/Brotherhood of Steel===
Wasteland 0040.jpg| The Belt
FOBOSWasteland.png| Jane with some of her raiders in the Texas Wasteland
===Fallout Shelter===
FoS AbandonnedHouse background.png
FoS Cave background.png
FoS Exterior Industrial background.png
FoS Historic background.png
FoS RedRocket background.png
FoS SuperMarket background.png
FoS Wasteland mountain quest.png
FoS Wasteland mountain xmas.png
FoS Wasteland sunrise sky.png
FoS Wasteland sky.png
FoS Wasteland sunset sky.png
FoS Wasteland night sky.png
==See also==
* Location
* State
Category:Fallout locations
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Category:Fallout 3 unmarked locations
Category:Fallout Tactics locations
Category:Fallout: New Vegas unmarked locations
Category:Fallout 4 unmarked locations
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Category:Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel locations
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