Fort Atlas

Fort Atlas is a location in the Savage Divide region of Appalachia, formerly known as ATLAS Observatory. Once the site of an advanced military science project, the observatory lay dormant for years following the Great War, inhabited by hostile robots. In 2103, the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force set up base at the observatory, renaming it Fort Atlas, with the help of Russell Dorsey.
==Background==
===Pre-War===
Serving as an astronomical research laboratory, ATLAS was a military project on weather modification. Scientists worked here to advance the ATLAS Program, or "Atmospheric Terraforming Laser Accelerator System" before the Great War.
===Post-War===
In 2103, Lucky Lou scavenged several automated turrets from the observatory for use in attempting to commit suicide and avoid turning feral after becoming a ghoul from absorbing too much radiation.Carleton Mine terminal entries; Lou's engineering log, Turrets Later that year, Russell Dorsey established a campsite near the facility's entrance and, with the assistance of his utility Protectrons, began constructing a framework around the structure. This included various elevated platforms, a medical tent, a landing pad, and deliberately sealing the observatory's interior due to the hostile robots that still roamed within.Back in a bit 
In 2103, Russell Dorsey collaborated with the Vault Dwellers of Vault 76 to construct a base for the incoming Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force, using the observatory as their construction site. Upon arrival, the Brotherhood renamed the facility to Fort Atlas, converting it into its current appearance.Vault Dweller: "Fort Atlas?"Russell Dorsey: "Yep. The Brotherhood renamed it when they turned it into their new headquarters here."(Russell Dorsey's dialogue) By 2104, the Brotherhood have fully moved into Fort Atlas, but disputes between Rahmani and Shin culminate in where one of them either leaves the group or is killed for not conforming to the other's ideologies, leaving the survivor to command the Brotherhood from that point on.
==Layout==
===Exterior===
The observatory caps the crest of a hill along Route 63 east of Monongah. There are three entrances to the building. The exterior of the building has been re-inhabited by Russell Dorsey and several Brotherhood initiates and hopefuls. 
Various platforms now provide easy access to higher parts of the structure. Near the eastern entrance, an armor workbench, weapons workbench, and power armor station can be found alongside a stash box. A small medical tent lies above the southern entrance, and a small residential tent has been assembled to the south.
===Interior===
The building is a multi-level structure, with border rooms encircling a vaulted central room, that houses the telescope, which extends vertically for all of the levels. The ground level floor provides the main entrance to the structure, with an office on the right and a dining / recreation area downstairs. A glowing laser barrier initially prevents entrance to the remainder of the building until the player character applies for entry into the Brotherhood ranks. 
The large central room has a workshop and armories in an eastern border room. This room contains two armories behind heavy metal mesh cages each with a power armor suit and weapons. However, they are not accessible. The room includes weapon, tinker, chemistry, and armor workstations as well as a stash box. A barracks with a shower facility is located in the western border room. There are two stairs in the central room at the laser barrier leading to an upstairs area with Paladin Rahmani on one side and Scribe Valdez on the other.
A door off the Paladin's area opens onto the top of a stairwell. Going down to the bottom leads to a kitchen and bathrooms where there are two orphans, Maximo and Marcia Leone. The middle of the stairwell opens into the workshop and armory room off the main floor. To the east in the central room is a door leading down to the substructure.
====ATLAS substructure====
The substructure is a basement with three levels, internally accessible via a flight of stairs. The top level appears to be the same level as the main floor of the overall building, but that top level is accessible only by going upstairs inside the sub-structure. The lowest level is the first reached via the story line, but the player character will explore further to meet early quest objectives. The lowest and middle levels have solid floors while the top level is a catwalk and doors around an open area surrounding the telescope. There are a total of three workbenches on the middle level of the basement, two for weapons and one for armor.
==Inhabitants==
Exterior 	Exterior 	Exterior
Russell Dorsey 	Brotherhood initiates 	Brotherhood hopefuls
Construction Protectrons 	 	
Interior 	Interior 	Interior
Leila Rahmani (formerly; optional)	Daniel Shin (formerly; optional) 	Odessa Valdez
Marcia Leone (formerly; optional) 	Maximo Leone 	Vernon Dodge (optional)
Colin Putnam (optional) 	Marty Putnam (optional) 	Luis Ramirez
Erika Hewsen 	Norland 	Pappas
Doctor Farha (optional) 	Nellie Wright (optional) 	Doctor Jain (optional)
Brotherhood initiates 	Construction Protectrons 	
Mentioned 	Mentioned 	Mentioned
Felton Reed 	Solomon Hardy (formerly; optional)	
==Notable loot==
===Main interior===
* ATLAS research log 104 - Holotape, on the table next to Scribe Valdez's terminal.
* ATLAS research log 293 - Holotape, on the table next to Scribe Valdez's terminal.
* Knight Connors: Report - Holotape, on a bench in the western barracks room on the first floor.
===ATLAS substructure===
* ATLAS decommission reports - Notes, found throughout the bottom level of the substructure.
** The first is found on a console near the ATLAS diagnostics terminal.
** The second is found on a wooden cart near the skeleton of Isaac Hammond.
** The third is found on a metal cart along some piping, to the right after going down the stairs from the main entrance of the substructure.
* CPU - Quest item, obtained from the ATLAS data center terminal during Mother of Invention. May be in good condition, damaged, or destroyed, depending on quest choices.
* Induction coil - Quest item, obtained from the top of the central machine during Mother of Invention. May be in good condition, damaged, or destroyed, depending on quest choices.
* Ion focus - Quest item, obtained from the base of the central machine during Mother of Invention. May be in good condition, damaged, or destroyed, depending on quest choices.
* Mysterious component - Quest item, obtained from the top of the central machine after acquiring the induction coil during Mother of Invention. Always in good condition.
* Pressure gauge - Quest item, obtained from a yellow machine in a side room of the upper chambers during Mother of Invention. May be in good condition, damaged, or destroyed, depending on quest choices.
* Potential magazine - In the mine section during The Best Defense, on a shelf near the top part of a conveyor belt in the medium-sized room with the catwalk and office niche.
* Two potential recipes:
** One in the mine section, near the wall-mounted terminal and connected supply room, on a cabinet at a nearby dead end.
** One on a shelf near the westernmost tunnel girder, in the final room of the mine section.
==Notes==
* Fort Atlas is one of five locations for which the player character can select whether to spawn at the location's exterior or its interior. The other locations are The Rusty Pick, The Whitespring Resort, The Crater and Foundation.
* The location of ATLAS Observatory was renamed to Fort Atlas in patch 24, the initial release of Steel Dawn.
* If one chooses to call a nuclear strike on the location as part of the quest I Am Become Death, individuals outside of the location will don hazmat suits. Upon detonation, everyone around the exterior of the station will die except for Russell Dorsey. Weaponry outside will also be damaged and require repair.
==Appearances==
Fort Atlas appears only in Fallout 76. Formerly known as ATLAS Observatory, it was fully converted to Fort Atlas with the Steel Dawn update. It was further expanded upon in the Steel Reign update.
==Behind the scenes==
* Level designer Steve Massey selected ATLAS Observatory as the location for the incoming Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force. He was initially wary to replace ATLAS Observatory, as it was already an interesting dungeon, but he believed that the story and visuals of the observatory were fascinating enough that they deserved to be expanded upon and developed more, further stating that he was very happy with how Fort Atlas turned out.BGS_Steve on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord
* Level designer Justin Nesbit worked on areas in and around Fort Atlas, including its in-game construction during Fortifying ATLAS, as well as the ATLAS substructure interior.Justin Nesbit: Fallout 76 Steel Dawn
==Bugs==
 Upon fast traveling to Fort Atlas as of the Steel Reign update, the game may freeze, become stuck on a loading screen, and never load in. This may occur several times even after joining a new server. Continually server hopping until the game finally loads in is the only known solution.
==Gallery==
===Exterior===
FO76 Highway 63 street sign.png|Approaching on Highway 63
FO76SD Fort Atlas 10.png|Dorsey's tent
FO76SD Fort Atlas 11.png|Landing pad, defenses and a turret
FO76SD Fort Atlas upper tent.png|Tent on the upper level of the exterior
FO76SD Fort Atlas dome closeup.png|Close-up of the dome
FO76 Send em back to Lost Hills.png|Entrance, after being nuked
FO76 Hopeful that hazmat suit can withstand a nuke.png|Training in a hazmat suit
FO76 Immortal Dorsey.png|Dorsey and nuke-proof clipboard
FO76 Fort Atlas Nuke Background.png|Frontal view of Fort Atlas with a blast zone on the background
Steel Dawn promo art.jpg|Steel Dawn keyart
FO76 Steel Dawn Art.jpg|Steel Dawn artwork
===Interior===
FO76 Atlas interior 1.png|First floor, from afar
FO76SD Fort Atlas 02.png|First floor, closer view
FO76SD Fort Atlas 03.png|Brotherhood insignia
FO76SD Fort Atlas 06.png|First floor, workstations
FO76SD Fort Atlas 07.png|First floor, barracks
FO76SD Fort Atlas 08.png|First floor, bathrooms
Fort Atlas Armory.jpg|First floor, armory
FO76SD Fort Atlas 09.png|Brotherhood flag
FO76 Atlas interior 2.png|Walkways, looking up
FO76 Atlas interior 3.png|Stairway to second level
FO76SD Fort Atlas 04.png|Second floor, command center
FO76SD Fort Atlas 05.png|Second floor, research area
FO76SD Fort Atlas (ATLAS Research Logs).png|ATLAS research log 104, ATLAS research log 293, and Scribe Valdez's terminal
FO76SD Fort Atlas (Knight Connors Report).png|Knight Connors: Report
FO76 atlas chronicsonictonic01.jpg|Scribe Valdez
FO76 atlas chronicsonictonic02.jpg|Paladin Rahmani
FO76 atlas chronicsonictonic03.jpg|Initiate Dodge
FO76 atlas chronicsonictonic04.jpg|Knight Shin
===ATLAS substructure===
ls_fortatlasdungeon01.png|Loading screen
FO76SD ATLAS substructure central machine.png|Central machine
FO76SD Fort Atlas (Ion focus).jpg|Ion focuser
FO76SD Fort Atlas (Pressure gauge).jpg|Pressure gauge
FO76SD Fort Atlas (Invention Central Terminal).jpg|ATLAS data center terminal
FO76SD Fort Atlas (release valve).jpg|Release valve
FO76SD Fort Atlas (Scribe Valdez near Isaac Hammond).jpg|Scene near Isaac Hammond's skeleton
FO76SD Fort Atlas (mysterious component).jpg|Ultracite energy source (aka the mysterious component) that powers ATLAS
FO76SD Fort Atlas (ATLAS security 1).jpg|Atlas guard
FO76SD ATLAS decommission reports (01).jpg|ATLAS decommission report #01
FO76SD ATLAS decommission reports (02).jpg|ATLAS decommission report #02
FO76SD ATLAS decommission reports (03).jpg|ATLAS decommission report #03
====Mine section====
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 01.png|Mine entrance (only available during and after The Best Defense)
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 02.png|First area
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 03.png|Waterfall
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 04.png|Second area, with office niche
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 05.png|Tracks leading downward
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 06.png|Supply room entrance
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 07.png|Locked supply room
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 09.png|Final chamber
FO76SD ATLAS substructure mines final.png|Final chamber, alternative view
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 10.png|Elevator
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 12.png|Bed and shelves
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 11.png|Tunnel girder
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 15.png|Tunnel girder
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 13.png|Tunnel girder
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 08.png|Potential recipe spawn, just past supply room
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 14.png|Potential recipe spawn, near west girder
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 16.png|Side cave
FO76SD Fort Atlas substructure 17.png|After using the elevator
==References==
Non-game
 
Category:Instanced locations
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