Vault 8

Vault 8 is a Vault located in the post-War settlement of Vault City .
==Background==
Vault 8 was a control Vault that was intended to open and re-colonize the surface 10 years after being sealed.Fallout Bible p.11: "VAULT SYSTEMVault 8: A control Vault, intended to open and re-colonize the surface after 10 years. Vault City is the result. Unfortunately." The Vault was designed to house a hundred or so people. Vault-Tec, to ensure a bright future for the Vault inhabitants, planned to have two G.E.C.K.s located in Vault 8. Due to logistical errors by the government, Vault 8 received a shipment with hundreds of water chips meant for Vault 13, which as a result received an additional G.E.C.K.The Chosen One: "{166}{}{I'm looking for a Garden of Eden Creation Kit.}"McClure: "{169}{}{A GECK? As I understand it, we only had one. I read that it lasted a long time but it broke down a number of years before I was even born. We were supposed to have two...}"The Chosen One: "{170}{}{Supposed to?}"McClure: "{171}{}{... but apparently the old government messed up the shipments and we received a shipment that was meant to go to a Vault number... thirteen, I think it was. They probably received our other GECK.}"The Chosen One: "{172}{}{What was in the shipment that was meant for Vault 13?}"McClure: "{176}{}{Water Chips, a hundred or so. I don't know why they sent so many... we have never needed to replace ours. We have had the same water chip since the day our people lived underground in the Vault.}"The Chosen One: "{177}{}{What happened to the GECK that broke down?}"McClure: "{181}{}{It was disassembled, and its parts were used for other applications.}"(McClure's dialogue)
===Establishing Vault City===
In 2091, 14 years after the Great War, the Vault received the all-clear signal and the overseer ordered the opening of the Vault doors.Vault City central computer's information: "{238}{}{According to the archives, there is no GECK currently in stock at Vault City's Amenities Office. The people of Vault City seem to have used the only one they had to help establish the place when they came to the surface.}""{239}{}{Scroll through the remaining information.}""{240}{}{From what you can make out in the archives, two GECKs were part of every Vault's standard inventory package. Only one was shipped to Vault 8, however.}""{241}{}{Cross-reference the GECK shipment information.}""{244}{}{Due to a shipping error, it appears Vault 8 received a box of surplus water chips intended for another Vault. The other Vault most likely received Vault 8's second GECK.}"Fallout Bible p.23: "Fallout Bible 02091: Vault 8 opens, and they use their GECK to create fertile ground for their city. This eventually becomes Vault City." While many citizens were responsible for monitoring the surface sensors,The Chosen One: "{205}{}{How did you know when to leave the vault? I heard the vaults were isolated from the outside world.}"Joanne Lynette: "{216}{lyn020}{What you heard was incorrect. Our archives are quite clear: our vault received the all-clear signal two years after being sealed.}"The Chosen One: "{217}{}{The "all-clear" signal? From where?}"Joanne Lynette: "{223}{lyn021}{Why... from surface monitors, I suppose. I am certain there were sensors monitoring the environment. How else would the Overseer have known when it was safe to leave?}"The Chosen One: "{225}{}{So... the order to leave the vault came from the Overseer?}"Joanne Lynette: "{234}{lyn023}{Yes... at least, that's what I remember from the archives. However, I am certain many Citizens were responsible for monitoring the surface sensors.}"The Chosen One: "{224}{}{Do these monitors still exist? Can I see them?}"Joanne Lynette: "{229}{lyn022}{Quite likely they were disassembled and used as upgrades for other systems.}"(Joanne Lynette's dialogue) the "all-clear" signal was sent by the Enclave,Fallout Bible p.34-35: "Fallout Bible 47. When the bombs dropped, all communication between the vaults where severed, so if their was no way to communicate with the vaults how did the Enclave send a massage to Vault 13 telling the people its time to go?Communication between Vaults was never in place (it might ruin the experiments), but communication with the government/Enclave/Vault-Tec was a different story... they needed some way of monitoring the vaults.The Enclave, having access to the Vault-Tec construction plans (not too surprising, considering the fact that the Vaults were funded by the government) had a way of monitoring events taking place within the Vaults... not only could they access their computers and systems remotely, (including PIPBoys and the personal logs of the Vault Dwellers), but the early Overseers of most of the Vaults knew of the ties to the government, and it was part of their duties to download information on the citizens and the Vault into an computer archive that the government could easily access." as well as detection from radiation sensors on the surface.Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.251: "In 2091, the all-clear signal rang through Vault-Tec's communication network, in response to reports from radiation sensors on the surface. The first vaults to reopen were Vault 8, and the original Los Angeles demo vault. They formed the cores of Vault City and Adytum, respectively, and life in the Wasteland began in earnest."
With the help of their G.E.C.K., the inhabitants established a city outside of the Vault.The Chosen One: "{273}{}{Speaking of the GECK, do you have another one that I could have?}"Joanne Lynette: "{314}{lyn039}{I'm sorry, but we used ours to start Vault City. I do not believe there were any spares, but you could check the Acquisitions Office. It is located by the entrance to our vault.}"(Joanne Lynette's dialogue) The city relies on a reactor that controls its ability to expand.The Chosen One: "{201}{}{And?}"Gordon: "{210}{}{Without more power Vault City will burn out their reactor within 15 years. If Gecko’s reactor isn’t repaired, we won’t last half that time. Without medical technology, all of us Ghouls are going to die off in the next 20 years, anyway. Everyone loses if Vault City and Gecko don’t cooperate.}"(Gordon's dialogue)Vault City central computer's information: "{229}{}{Call up the reports on Vault City's power generator. }""{231}{}{According to the output reports, it looks like Gordon was correct. Vault City's generator is already approaching its limit. Without a new power supply, Vault City will be unable to expand.}"
In 2241, the Vault is primarily used for storage and providing medical services, with Martin looking after the equipment in the command center on the lower levelThe Chosen One: "{144}{}{What is it you do here?}"Martin: "{147}{}{(Just keep an eye on things in storage down here. Make sure all the doors stay locked.)}"(Martin's dialogue) and Doctor Troy providing medical services to the citizens of Vault City on the upper level.The Chosen One: "{122}{}{What is it you do here?}"Doctor Troy: "{136}{}{I am Vault City's primary physician. I take care of all the Citizens within Vault City and do my best to keep everyone healthy.}"(Doctor Troy's dialogue)
==Layout==
===Level One===
Beyond the outer blast doors and a long steel corridor lies a Seal'N'Safe Model 343 Vault door, together with an airlock and security door. Doctor Troy is located here and can treat crippled limbs and radiation poisoning. He is a key figure in two quests, delivering a sample of Jet to him and making an antidote for Jet. Should the Chosen One become a Captain of the Guard, Marcus can be treated by Doctor Troy and all the ammunition stuck in his body removed. 
Assisting Doctor Troy is a nurse named Phyllis who can provide some insight into how Vault City functions. Those who possess the magic 8-ball can access the emergency medical dispenser in the hall, for a super stimpak and two regular stimpaks.
===Level Two===
Level two is currently used only as storage. The rooms are filled with crates and abandoned equipment, though most doors have stuck power couplings or are locked. Vault City stores its supply of uranium ore for their nuclear power plant, as well as any other goods they trade with the outside. Spare water chips, originally intended for Vault 13, are located here.
===Level Three===
This level is divided into two distinct halves by a red security door. There is a meeting room, library, and computer core. At an intersection lies a storeroom, where all the Vault's basic supplies are kept in lockers.
The second part, the actual command center, is separated by a security door with a bright red light, beyond which lies the security station with the Vault's armory. Just beyond is the main control room, where the central computer and primary control stations for the Vault are together with the water processing computer. Last is the overseer's chamber, where his hydraulic pedestal and control seat is located.
==Related quests==
* Deliver a sample of Jet to Dr. Troy
* Find some endorphin blockers to make a cure for Jet
* See Phyllis
==Notes==
* Martin sings to himself, and the Chosen One can compliment him on his singing for a small Karma bonus or deride him for the opposite.
* The Vault-Tec elevator decal has a spelling mistake, saying Vaul Tek.
==Appearances==
Vault 8 appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* The location is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.Fallout Bible p.11: "VAULT SYSTEMIt was intended that while the player was reading the Vault 8 records in Fallout 2, he could discover a classified file (opened with a successful Science skill roll) which explained that Vault 8 was a "control Vault," designed to hold 1000 people and to open on time. This file was intended to foreshadow the discovery of the true and sinister purpose of the Vaults."Fallout Bible p.23: "TIMELINE REPAIR: SECOND STRIKE2091: Vault 8 opens, and they use their GECK to create fertile ground for their city. This eventually becomes Vault City."
* Vault 8 was to play a major role in the canceled Fallout movie, having been destroyed and the current home of a character named Max.Fallout film treatment, Sections 15, 16, 17, and 30
* The carvings that flank the Vault door are from the real-world 1933 Chicago World's Fair, titled "Atomic Energy."Chicago Art Deco Twitter
==Gallery==
BBoS Vault 8.png|Big Book of Science, level 2
FAB Vault 8 Level 3.png|First Aid Book, level 3
Scout Handbook Vault 8 LQ.png|Scout Handbook, living quarters
Cat's Paw Vault 8.png|Cat's Paw
==References==
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