San Francisco

"Many Contrasts"
San Francisco is a city in New California. After the Great War, its population consists mostly of the Shi, who are the descendants of the crew of a Chinese submarine that crashed there, and of the members of a religious cult known as the Hubologists. 
==Background==
Even pre-War, San Francisco was considered a "weird" city.Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.218: "You're here to find a ship that you can use to travel to the distant Enclave. That's the only way you'll ever be able to rescue your Tribe. You'll leave more than your heart here if you're not careful. San Francisco was hit hard by nukes, but it didn't kill the city. Instead it just mutated it into something a bit weirder. You'll have to make your way past an oddly revived Chinatown, post-nuke punks, and a bizarre group of cultists called Hubologists. Hmm, maybe San Francisco hasn't changed all that much." It was also evidently hit hard during the Great War, as much of the city is a ruin. The city was re-founded after the war by Chinese submariners that drifted into the San Francisco harbor after their submarine, the Shih-huang-ti, suffered system failure from the atomic war. The Shi climbed out and began rebuilding the city with what few survivors they had, scrapping their beached submarine to create their Steel Palace.The Chosen One: "{175}{}{Tell me about this place.}"Fung: "{178}{}{You have come to the right person. Would you like long history or short?}"The Chosen One: "{180}{}{Short.}"Fung: "{182}{}{Our people landed here on the submarine Shih-huang-ti, when the missiles exploded over the world. With the aid of a cult, we, the Shi, rebuilt San Francisco. That is the short version.}"The Chosen One: "{183}{}{How about the long version?}"Fung: "{186}{}{The long version is this: We are here because our people are the descendants of the crew of a nuclear submarine, called the Shih-huang-ti. When the missiles fell in the Great Deluge, the systems aboard the submarine failed and we drifted in the dark for many days.}"Fung: "{188}{}{At last, we drifted ashore. We found ourselves near the ruins of San Francisco. Most of the city was devastated in the war. We had to recreate society based on the few survivors who had crept back to the city.}"Fung: "{190}{}{We rebuilt with what we could find, and we have scientists and technology the world must envy. We are rebuilding civilization, but not as that horrid Master creature did.}"(Fung's dialogue)The Chosen One: "{128}{}{What's the history of the place?}"Ken Lee: "{149}{}{We were the survivors from the wreck of a submarine. When we ran aground, we stripped the metal from the submarine to create the Palace. Some do not believe this.}"The Chosen One: "{150}{}{Hm. It sounds almost as if you're berating someone.}"Ken Lee: "{178}{}{Berating someone? Any fool who had done their research can see that the very basis of Shi-town is the wreckage of this submarine. It seems fruitless to argue with those who would say there is no submarine.}"The Chosen One: "{179}{}{That's very even-tempered of you.}"Ken Lee: "{180}{}{It certainly is. And I deal with these people on a daily basis. Alas!}"(Fckenlee.msg)
Over the next 150 years, San Francisco rose into a hub of technology. The Shi descendants are currently working on a project that will change the world, while the local cult, the Hubologists, are also working on a project, though theirs is more centered on leaving this world rather than changing it.The Chosen One: "{123}{}{Tell me about the place.}"Mai Da Chiang: "{125}{}{We have lived here for years, but we did not always live here. Dr. Fung knows the complete history. I'll bet what you're looking for is what we do now.}"The Chosen One: "{126}{}{Yep.}"Mai Da Chiang: "{128}{}{Now, we are mainly fishermen and scientists. Our fishermen catch fish. Our scientists are working on a project that they say will change the world.}"The Chosen One: "{129}{}{Change the world how?}"Mai Da Chiang: "{133}{}{I do not know. They keep their secrets to themselves.}"The Chosen One: "{134}{}{I see. What else is happening in town?}"Mai Da Chiang: "{137}{}{We have two rivals of martial arts in town. They are Lo Pan, a lover of self, and the Dragon, who loves others. It is said that whoever wins will determine the future of martial arts.}"The Chosen One: "{138}{}{I see. Anything else in town?}"Mai Da Chiang: "{141}{}{There is a gang of vagrants who have moved onto the Poseidon Oil tanker on the wharf. There were monsters living inside it, but the vagrants have sealed them into the lower hull. Though they are outsiders, we are grateful to the drifters for this task.}"(Fcgunmer.msg) In addition to these opposing factions, it is said that two opposing fighters in San Francisco, the Dragon, who loves others, and Lo Pan, who loves himself, will determine the future of martial arts. Another useful Shi is Lao Chou who seems to know everything that's happening in San Francisco.
The PMV Valdez can be found here, an aged oil tanker left sitting at the docks. Tanker vagrants have since come to call it home, but the tanker has a darker past. Some say the creatures within it, (wanamingos, floaters, and centaurs), were placed there by the Enclave to prevent the tanker from being used to get to their oil rig headquarters. This is supported by the fact that essential components needed to make use of the ship have been relocated to Navarro and Vault 13. However, it is apparent that these steps were not enough, as the Chosen One later collects the parts and uses the tanker to get to Control station Enclave.
According to the Fallout Bible, the Shi eventually went into an uneasy trading relationship with the tanker vagrants after the destruction of the Hubologists, and the two groups went on to make San Francisco a major fishing and trading center.Fallout Bible 5: "The punks on the tanker also survived, and they had a great view of the Poseidon oil rig exploding. They eventually into an uneasy trading relationship with the Shi after the destruction of the Hubologists, and the two groups went on to make San Francisco a major fishing and trading center."
==Inhabitants==
==Location==
San Francisco can be found six squares east and 24 squares south of Arroyo.
==Layout==
PMV Valdez 	 	 	 	
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Shi-town Docks	 	Golden Gate	→	Hubologist compound
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Chinatown 	Chinatown	Chinatown 	→	Steel Palace
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===Chinatown===
Also called Shi-town, a location in San Francisco. Once a suburb of the great city, it has been adopted by the descendants of the Shih-huang-ti crew, who have lived in the red brick houses ever since. In 2241, it's the heart of the city and a focal point for the Shi's internal struggles.
Notable establishments in the district include Red 888 Guns weapons shop, Lao Chou's Flying Dragon 8 general store, Dr. Fung's clinic and the gyms of Dragon and Lo Pan as well as passages to the Golden Gate, Shi-town Docks and the Steel Palace. Off the radar is a pre-War military station, currently controlled by the Brotherhood of Steel, manned by a single soldier named Matthew.
===Steel Palace===
The Steel Palace is the main base of the Shi, Chinese inhabitants of San Francisco. It is a small, reinforced structure, protected by heavily armed guards (H&K G11s and M72 Gauss rifles are common), lies the Emperor mainframe (also a relic from the submarine) that records and analyzes the history of the faction, advising Ken Lee.
===Shi Town Docks===
The docks support a population of slags as well as Shi children. It is not a terribly healthy place to live, judging by the rust-brown color of the water surrounding the ancient and corroding PMV Valdez.
===PMV Valdez===
The PMV Valdez is an old, rusted-out Poseidon Oil tanker anchored in the Shi-town Docks. It acts the headquarters for the tanker vagrants and consists of a main deck, a bridge, and a cargo hold. Notable people include captain A. Ron Meyers, information retrieval specialist Badger, and gambler Chip. Notable businesses include Jenna's general store, Cal's gun shop and the PMV Valdez bar. The only way for the Chosen One to access the Enclave Oil Rig is by riding the tanker there.
===Golden Gate===
The ESS Quetzel space shuttle lies on a cracked highway, aimed at the remnants Golden Gate bridge. Dave Handy, the resident Hubbologist tech expert, stands watch just next to the spacecraft.
===Hubologist Compound ===
The Hubologist compound is built underneath the Golden Gate, deep in its concrete foundation, and acts the headquarters for Hubologists. In the bunker, the Chosen One can find the most important people of the Hubologist sect, the AHS-7 and AHS-9, as well as Vikki Goldman and Juan Cruz, two porn stars from New Reno who are in support of the Hubologist cause.
== Factions ==
===The Shi===
For the most part, the city's population is made up of the Shi, the descendants of Chinese submarine crewmen that were beached in San Francisco shortly after the Great War. By 2242, the Shi became a major research and development house, one that stayed out of wasteland politics. They are ruled over by an emperor, but his head adviser actually handles Shi affairs.
===Hubologists===
The Hubologists, a cult focused on the pre-War "teachings" of Dick Hubbell also call the city home and have secured a pre-War USS Quetzel, which they intend to repair and use to leave Earth, by launching it using the now-ruined Golden Gate Bridge as a launch platform. The shuttle itself was found at San Francisco International Airport and was likely involved in a scrapped plan to transport Enclave personnel off-planet to escape the War.
The group promotes the idea that humans are plagued by the spirits, or 'neurodynes' of the dead. Through a 'cleansing' process offered at Hubology centers called 'alignment', members can remove these negative influences and gain greater powers.
===PMV Valdez vagrants ===
These vagrants are a diverse collective of solitary wanderers, social outcasts and survivalists from across the wasteland that immigrated to San Francisco for the tolerance and respect for secrecy there. They eventually occupied the deck of the abandoned tanker, forcing the creatures that inhabited it to remain in the holds.
===Brotherhood of Steel===
The Brotherhood of Steel has a large outpost in San Francisco, although it is outwardly indiscernible from other Brotherhood outposts. Its distinguishing feature is an extensive basement stocked with Brotherhood technology and armaments, but otherwise, the faction maintains a low profile in San Francisco.
==Relationships with other settlements==
It is well-known city in the south, which trades fish to other cities in the wasteland.Fallout Bible 6: 5. Why such a large city like San Francisco is not so well known as Vault City? The people there didn't seem to isolate like VC citizens. I also don't understand why San Fran was avoided by caravans though there was a lot of good stuff to buy."It is actually well known (at least in the South), you just don't see the caravans from San Francisco. San Francisco trades fish to other cities in the wasteland. Mmmm, fish." During 2241, the New California Republic had no influence in San Francisco, and the Shi are quite happy to keep it that way and the Hubologists don't concern themselves with such things. 
There are few foreigners in San Francisco and newcomers are easily noticed. Due to its location in between the military base, Navarro, and a desolate expanse of wasteland, it is logical to assume that few (but well-armed) caravans traverse these paths. Remnants of the Master's army, Enclave patrols, press gangs, Hubologists, and mutated animals plague the surrounding area making it inaccessible to weak or crudely armed travelers. Lao Chou mentions the Enclave flew over San Francisco from the north and out to sea.The Chosen One: "{128}{}{I hear some flying machines brought a load of villagers down this way.}"Lao Chou: "{157}{}{They did not. They came from the north and flew over us, heading out over the sea.}"(Fclaocho.msg)
==Inhabitants==
==Related quests==
==Notes==
In the Commonwealth and Appalachia, a high value brand of cigar can be found called San Francisco Sunlights.
==Appearances==
San Francisco appears only in Fallout 2. Its aquarium is mentioned in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel. The city's Golden Gate Bridge appears in the Atomic Command game in Fallout 4, and through Kellogg's memories, as the Golden Gate is seen out of the window. It is also mentioned in Fallout 76 as part of the Patriotism Training at Camp McClintock, as well as in the update Wild Appalachia.Anne's holotape The city was also going to be mentioned in Van Buren.
==Behind the scenes==
* Designer Colin McComb worked on content including quests and dialogues in San Francisco in Fallout 2.No Mutants Allowed: Fallout Developers Profile - Colin McComb (archived)"Tell us a little about your role in the making of Fallout 2?""Oh, uh, I already answered that up above, so I could copy and paste it or just sort of wave in that general direction and hope that people haven't already glazed over. Short answer: Dialogues and quests related to Broken Hills and San Francisco." He described the development process for San Francisco in particular as being "pretty rushed."Colin McComb on Twitter: "I was responsible for most of the writing for both places, with lore assists and ideas from various quarters. Matt's the major BoS presence because the area was pretty rushed; he might have been based on lead Matt Norton, though I don't recall precisely. /1"
* In the canceled Van Buren project, San Francisco was going to be mentioned. Shortly after the destruction of Control Station Enclave, survivors from the Navarro base and elsewhere turned the majority of their remaining nuclear arsenal against the port city, wiping it off the map under the assumption that the inhabitants had been the ones who nuked the oil rig and assassinated the President of the Enclave. This would have also served their greater goal of wiping the slate clean.Why did NCR ask the player/Courier to bring the package to the Divide? - Chris Avellone on Obsidian forums (archived):Giantevilhead: "Did the Enclave intentionally activate the package and leave it for NCR to find when they fled Navarro?"Chris Avellone: "Giantevilhead: To answer the Enclave question, that's unknown. In the 1st iteration of Van Buren, history was the Enclave nuked the hell out of San Francisco, assuming that the destruction of the oil rig was caused by attackers from that city (and also a way to clean the slate there)."
* Originally, Fallout: New Vegas was going to feature a line of dialogue referencing this, stating that San Francisco had been destroyed since the events of Fallout 2. Bethesda asked for Obsidian to remove this line, however, so that the city could be used as a potential future location for the series.The History of Bethesda Game Studios, Noclip, 1:09:41:Danny O'Dwyer: "Emil's design doc focusing on a New York-based Fallout was one idea that the leads were floating around. They could place this game anywhere, in fact at one stage they had asked Obsidian to remove a line in New Vegas about San Francisco being totally wiped off the map. They wanted the Bay Area to at least be an option for future games."
==Bugs==
 Pressing 5 at the San Francisco map will bring the Chosen One to a location with an "UNUSED ART" room - shuttle interior. Attempting to examine certain things will allow the player character only to see a shuttle wall. There is no way to exit out of this area other than using an earlier save.
==Gallery==
Golden Gate Bridge.png|The Golden Gate from Kellogg's memories
Fo2PP Assets 21.png|Location in the 1998 press pack
San Francisco town map.jpg|San Francisco map
==References==
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