The Crater

The Crater is a location in the Toxic Valley region of Appalachia. Prior to 2103, the location was known as the crashed space station. 
==Background==
Built upon the wreckage of the Valiant-1 space station, the Crater is the largest raider settlement in Appalachia.Davenport: "The Crater settlement was built from the wreckage of an old space station that crashed to Earth not far from here. The Raiders who live there are a violent group where the strongest rule, and they've claimed Appalachia as their turf."(Davenport's dialogue) It was constructed by Caleb Fisher and his crew,Axel: "Ain't got a clue. Fisher and his crew put this place together. The only hard labor I do is raiding settlers."(Axel's dialogue) who, like many others, joined up with the surviving Diehards as they made their way back to the region.Fallout 76 Wastelanders loading screens: "When the Diehards Raider gang returned to Appalachia, they settled in the area of the crashed space station and named their new home the Crater." Crater maintains several crop fields, which supply the raiders with a steady food reserve.Davenport: "You might have spotted the crop fields near the Crater. Those crops help to provide the Raiders with a steady supply of food. Should the crops fail, the Raiders would be forced to seek other food sources, and a violent clash with Foundation would likely follow. Being forewarned of such a development is vitally important."(Davenport's dialogue)
==Layout==
The Crater is located in a large, shallow crater near the northeastern edge of the Toxic Valley. The space station appears to have fallen from orbit at a high velocity, devastating the surrounding area. The bulk of the station remains embedded upright in the center of the crater, with fragments scattered around it.
By 2103, the location has been turned into a raider settlement, adding scaffolding, amenities, and other decorations typical of raider architecture. The Crater Core is located in the center of the spaceship and has been turned into the raiders' headquarters. Most of the raider team for the Vault 79 raid can be found here with the leader of the raiders, Meg Groberg, a former member of the Diehards, one of the original five factions of Raiders in Appalachia before they were either killed or chased out of Appalachia by the Scorched Plague.
==Inhabitants==
The Crater - Exterior 	The Crater - Exterior 	The Crater - Exterior
Ae-Ri 	Axel 	Creed
Kiyomi 	Molly 	Munch
Raf 	Rocksy 	Wren
Raiders x23 	 	
The Core 	The Core 	The Core
Barb 	Caleb Fisher 	Gail
Johnny Weston 	Lev 	Meg Groberg
Ra-Ra 	Surge 	Lou (after Cheating Death)
Mortimer (after Secrets Revealed) 	Weasel (after Secrets Revealed)1	Raider punk (optional; before recruiting)Note: if Raider punk has already been recruited (via dialogue in the Crater Core or his random encounter) and has had his radio built at a C.A.M.P., he will no longer appear at the Crater Core.
Raiders x? 	 	
The Crater war room 	The Crater war room 	The Crater war room
Burke 	Pierce 	Sheena
Marcia Leone (optional; after Missing Persons)	 	
Mentioned 	Mentioned 	Mentioned
Aldridge 	 	
On rotation 	On rotation 	On rotation
Minerva 	Tommy Ten-Toes 	
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==Notable loot==
* Untitled poem - Note, in an outhouse near a raider cabin on a promontory in the hills south of the station ruins.
* A whale of a tale - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
* The Great War - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
* The Nova Orbital station - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
* Meg sucks - Holotape, in a footlocker, on the southeast side of The Crater, near the sleeping bag in the middle.
* The Foundation plan - Holotape, in a small room on a makeshift table.
* Homecoming - Holotape, on the back seat of the yellow school bus.
* Lou's goodbye note - Note, on a table in Lou's room in the Core, only during Cheating Death.
* Raider power armor chassis - On the second floor of the raider cabin.
* Flight data recorder - On a metal shelf in the raider cabin on a hill southeast of the fast travel point.
* Potential recipe - On a metal shelf in the raider cabin.
==Quests==
===Daily quests===
* Daily: The Importance of Communication
* Daily: Retirement Plan
* Daily: Photo Opportunity
==Notes==
* The Crater 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, Foundation and Fort Atlas.
* As of patch 1.3.1.26, yao guai and Scorched no longer spawn in the settlement.
* As of patch 1.4.0.20, fast traveling to the Crater is free of charge.
==Appearances==
The Crater appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* Lead artist Nathan Purkeypile designed much of the Crater's layout, lighting and cluttering.Nate Purkeypile on Twitter: "Various settlements I have made on the Fallout series over time. / Also, to clarify, I did the layout, lighting and cluttering. So not just the world art side of things. I enjoy thinking about how a city is laid out and functions. Designers handled the actual NPCs, quests and dialogue."ArtStation - Portfolio, Nathan Purkeypile
* According to level designer Steve Massey, the crashed space station was selected as the site of the Raiders' settlement as the team had always wanted to do more with the space station since the game's initial release.BGS_Steve on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord
==Gallery==
FO76 The Crater Evening.png|Overview
FO76 The Crater Afternoon.png
FO76 WL Crater.png|Promotional image
FO76 Wastelanders E3 Crater.png|E3 Promotion
FO76WL Salute.jpg|Saluting Raf at his shop
FO76 Misc lox 7.png|Signage at Ae-Ri's shop
FO76 Misc lox 13.png|Some fun artwork
FO76 081120 Yellow bungalow.png|Munch's yellow bungalow
FO76WL The Crater Musical Band.png|Raiders play music every afternoon in front of Molly's liquor store
File:76 WL Crater whale bones.png
==References==
Crater
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Category:Crater Raiders
es:Estación espacial estrellada
fr:Station spatiale écrasée
ru:Кратер (Wastelanders)
zh:大坑洞