The Foundry

The Foundry is a location in the Industrial district of the Pitt.
==Background==
The Foundry is a large factory and warehouse that used to produce steel products before the Great War.A Vault Dweller: "What is the Foundry?"Hex: "The Foundry is -- was -- what it sounds like. A metal foundry. Before the War it made steel products. After the War, it became a Union base. The home of the Local 42. That is, until Bloody Thursday, when we lost it to the Fanatics. Now it's a Fanatic base, a fortress they're using to wipe us out, bit by bit."(Hex's dialogue) In July 2077, the Pittsburgh Union Steel Company owner, Mr. Mackeson, demanded a tripling of production. The steel workers had been having trouble making the previous quota, but this large of an increase seemed like it was doomed to lead to a strike, which would be the company's first strike in twenty years.The Foundry terminal entries; Foreman's terminal, 7/31/77 In the following September, Mr. Mackeson came down in person to see "what the fuss was all about" and was met with harsh verbal attacks by the workers. The company foreman Hal Caldwell had to call in Protectrons to prevent the situation from escalating. However, at this time, Mr. Mackeson responded that the situation "was out of his hands," as the government required more output for the war effort.The Foundry terminal entries; Foreman's terminal, 9/19/77
By early October, Hal Caldwell, the Union, and Mr. Mackeson reached an agreement - to avoid a repeat of the labor wars down south in Beckley and Welch, Mr. Mackeson would "pull some clever accounting" to make it seem as though production had tripled. In exchange, the workers would do all they could to "squeeze just a little bit more out of everyone."The Foundry terminal entries; Foreman's terminal, 10/01/77
After the Great War, it was occupied by the Pittsburgh Union. The Union used the Foundry to manufacture parts and equipment after restoring the factory to full working order.The Foundry terminal entries; Union new hire terminal, Our Foundry Due to disturbing reports from the lower levels and exterior of the Foundry, the Union management asked workers to pair up in the more dangerous sectors and suspended night work until the Strikers could investigate further.The Foundry terminal entries; Union new hire terminal, A note to all members Only much later did a striker named Pat Gerber descend into the dark underground areas of the Foundry to investigate further, where he encountered increasing radiation levels the further down he wentStriker's log 03: Lion's den until finally encountering a trog, which strangely only stared at him as neither fought. Eventually, the trog ran off and Pat attempted to return to the surface, but found himself disliking light and feeling cold without the radiation of the lower levels, possibly transforming into a trog himself.Striker's log 04: Failure
Some years prior to 2104, the Foundry was taken by the Fanatics on a day known as Bloody Thursday. Bloody Thursday is said to be the largest defeat the Union has ever received. Fortunately for the Union, the Fanatics have little idea how to really work the Foundry; instead of steel, they have been producing chemical weapons from a makeshift lab in the hopper room.Industrial District terminal entries; Hex's terminal, The plan The Fanatics are also hoarding stolen supplies from the Union inside the Foundry.A Vault Dweller: "Tell me more about the stolen supplies."Wicker: "The Fanatics are always looking for ways to make our lives hell. Stealing our stuff is a favorite tactic. They have control over most of the city now, so none of our caravans or storehouses are truly safe. That means we lose supplies to their daily raids all the time. One of our storehouses got hit recently. We know the raiders are keeping what they stole inside the Foundry, but we don't have the means to recover them. If you could get those supplies back for us, it would mean a lot."(Wicker's dialogue)
The factory's vast amount of resources, such as steel, is attractive to both the Fanatics and the Union because its machines and products could prove to be a turning point in the local civil war.
==Layout==
==Notable loot==
* Striker's log 03: Lion's den - Holotape, in The Fire Pit section, against a wall near a Unioner corpse.
* Striker's log 04: Failure - Holotape, in The Belts section on the edge of a table.
* Chemist's orders - Note, in the chemists' section, on a white table across from the testing vat pipe.
* Don't worry - Note, in The Belts area, next to a skeleton and sleeping bag in an office niche.
* Double dealings - Note, in The Belts area.
* Fanatic manhunter's note - Note.
* Fanatic thief's note - Note, in the chemists' section.
* Forgive me - Note.
* Hellcat contract - Note, on the counter of a makeshift kitchenette in the transition area between the Fire Pit and Tunnel sections.
* New shipment: heads up - Note, in the shipping warehouse area.
* Scrapbot recovery log - Note, in the Twin Cauldrons area.
* Union missive - Note, on a red console in an office niche.
* Scavenger's journal - Note, on a cabinet near the northern door of the northeast elevated office in the Warehouse area.
* Warden's note - Note.
==Appearances==
The Foundry appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
Craig Bernardo was the level designer on the Foundry, building the location, writing notes and directing the environment art team. Bernardo also worked on the Industrial district exterior.Craig Bernando - Fallout 76: Expeditions: The Pitt Lead environment artist Andrew Collins also worked extensively on the Foundry interior.Fallout 76: The PITT, Foundry Interior
==Gallery==
F76TP Foundry Room.jpg
FO76TP The Foundry (Coolant canisters stockpile).jpg|Coolant canisters stockpile
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic Power Armor Heavy).jpg|Fanatic conqueror
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatics Chemist).jpg|Fanatic сhemist
FO76TP The Foundry (001).jpg|
FO76TP The Foundry (002).jpg|Furnace
FO76TP The Foundry (003).jpg|Chem vats
FO76TP The Foundry (testing vat).jpg|Testing vat
FO76TP The Foundry (uw 01).jpg|Union worker
FO76TP The Foundry (004).jpg|Forgive me - Note
FO76TP The Foundry (005).jpg|Chem Lab sign
===Union supply crates (6)===
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 1).jpg|Canal area. South end of the room, behind the vat with the fire vents.
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 2).jpg|Chem Lab area. Upstairs, in the blue metal building, on the South side of the room.
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 3).jpg|Fire Pit area. Behind the three pipes, on the North side of the room.
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 4).jpg|The Belts area. On the same floor level as the conveyor belts, in the blue metal office building, on the North side of the room. 
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 5).jpg|Twin Cauldrons area. Upstairs, in the blue metal office, on the North side of the room.
FO76TP The Foundry (Union Supply Crates 6).jpg|Warehouse area. Inside the blue shipping container on the right.
===Fanatic quest safes (10)===
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Fire Pit).jpg|Fanatic safe in Fire Pit area. Upstairs, next to the lockers, in the blue metal office building, on the east end of the room.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Warehouse 1).jpg|Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Upstairs, in the blue metal office building, on the East side of the room. Look for the conveyor belts on the floor as indicators.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Warehouse 2).jpg|Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Inside the solo green shipping container.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Warehouse 3).jpg|Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Upstairs, in the kitchen, in the far corner, near the stoves.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Tunnel 1).jpg|Fanatic safe in Tunnel area. Upstairs in the blue metal office building, on the north end of the tunnel, just past the upside down train carriage.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Twin Cauldrons 1).jpg|Fanatic safe in Twin Cauldrons. Inside the blue metal office building, on the ground floor, with the white machine against the back wall.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Canal 1).jpg|In Canal area.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in Chem Lab 1).jpg|In Chem Lab area.
FO76TP The Foundry (Fanatic safe in The Belts 1).jpg|In the Belts area. Upstairs in the blue metal building on the West side of the room
===Steel ingots (15)===
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot map).jpg|Steel ingot map
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 01).jpg|In Train tunnel area. Steel ingot on the top left far corner of the train carriage 
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 03).jpg|In Train tunnel area. Steel ingot in the upstairs blue metal offices. At the end of the Train tunnel area.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 07).jpg|In Canal area. On a metal shelf, next to a weapons workbench and a chainsaw spawn.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 02).jpg|In Canal area on a metal bridge.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 05).jpg|In the small room between the Chem Lab and the Canal.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 04).jpg|In Chem Lab area.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 09).jpg|In the Belts area, under the ramp, on top of the metal reel.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 06).jpg|In the Belts area. Upstairs, at the very top, on the roof of the blue metal office building, on the West side of the area.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 10).jpg|In Warehouse area, in the kitchen, on the bench, in the corner.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 11).jpg|In Warehouse area, on the metal shelf, opposite the white machine.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 08).jpg|In Twin Cauldrons area. Downstairs on a metal shelf, on the South side of the room, next to one of the large green goo vats.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 12).jpg|In Twin Cauldrons area. On top of some metal crates.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 13).jpg|In Chem Lab area. The steel ingot is next to the fusion generator, behind the yellow diagnosis machine, tucked against the wall.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 14).jpg|In Fire Pit area. In the blue metal building on the West side of the room, near one of the green goo vats, on the cabinet.
FO76TP The Foundry (Steel ingot 15).jpg|In Warehouse area, in the grey shipping container. 
==See also==
* Industrial
* The Trench
* The Sanctum
==External links==
* Overview map
==References==
Non-game
Category:Expeditions: The Pitt locations
Category:Locations
Category:Fallout 76 locations
ru:Завод (Expeditions: The Pitt)