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Aerotech suite 300

The **Aerotech suite 300** is a building inside Aerotech Office Park.

## Layout

This old, run-down office suite still contains a lot of the original equipment from pre-War days, in various states of disrepair. It's used by Captain Parker as an office, judging by the lock-up in the office by the entrance, full of drugs and alcohol, but is otherwise empty unless the player completes Hard Luck Blues by saving the Vault 34 dwellers trapped there. Horowitz will appear together with three other dwellers.

The offices are accessible down the side corridors, two per side, and contain desks and derelict computers. There's also a kitchen down the right-hand corner, at the northern end, apparently ransacked. Another point of interest is the Easy-locked bathroom directly opposite the entrance, where someone seems to have shot themselves and went undiscovered for decades.

## Notable loot

* Salesman Weekly: On the desk in the entrance area.
* Today's Physician: In the entrance area on the coffee table. Might clip with scenery geometry, rendering it unobtainable until it's moved by an explosion.
* Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap: On the counter in the kitchen, near the empty bottle.
* .357 Magnum revolver: In the locked ladies' room down the central hall, behind the Easy-locked room.

## Appearances

Aerotech suite 300 appears in *Fallout: New Vegas*.
Adam Tomco

“
I hate to be a bother, but it happened again. Records 48, 51, and 55 are missing. I know it was Danielson and Peruto. I know it! Those two are always messing with me, and no matter how many reports I file with the main office, they are never disciplined! Ever! You and I both know that it's because Danielson's uncle is married to Senator Calvert's daughter! Can't you stop it? Do something? I can't take this any more! This nepotism makes me sick!

”
**Adam Tomco** was the archivist at St. Aubin Medical Facility before the Great War.

## Background

Tomco was frequently being messed with by Danielson and Peruto. He would have liked to see them both fired, although he suspected that this wouldn't happen because Danielson's uncle was married to Senator Calvert's daughter.

## Appearances

Adam Tomco is mentioned only in the *Fallout 3* add-on *Point Lookout*.
Airplane Crash

**Airplane Crash** is a paper note in *Fallout 76*.

## Location

* Helvetia - on the 2nd floor of the hotel building.

## Transcript

I'm going to check out the crash site with the locals. This town is on the brink, and this could be the catalyst, regardless of whether or not there are survivors from the crash. Wait here for me, and get everything ready to move when I get back.
Agatha's dress

**Agatha's dress** is a unique outfit in *Fallout 4*.

## Background

An elegant midi dress with a low neckline. Unsuitable for wasteland travels, especially with the matching high heels. Perfect for a night at an upper class restaurant, however.

## Characteristics

This item provides the following: Charisma +3.

### Modifications

This item has the following modification slots: Lining (Unlocked by Tinker Tom of the Railroad).
Albino gatorclaw

**Gatorclaws** are creatures found in the *Fallout 4* add-on *Nuka-World*.

## Background

Gatorclaws are genetically modified crocodilians that were created centuries after the Great War by Dr. Darren McDermot, a biologist working at the Safari Adventure Replication Facility. Left ghoulified by the radioactive fallout, he sustained himself using the Nuka-Gen Replicator to clone tissue samples and grow them for food. This kind of life went on for centuries until Dr. McDermot spotted a group of scavengers wander into Safari Adventure. Knowing that that the Nuka-Gen Replicator couldn't fall into the wrong hands, McDermot became determined to create a specimen that could protect him, as well as the facility. Even after admitting that he was going against his better judgement, he spliced a few of the more dangerous tissue samples he had left in the refrigeration storage at the facility.

After a few years filled with mathematical and chemical research, he finally created something that could protect the Nuka-Gen Replicator: The gatorclaw. Unfortunately, they could not be tamed as Dr. McDermot had hoped. They were too ferocious, impossible to control. Worse yet, Dermot was injured by the gatorclaws before he could shut the replicator down, leaving it intact and creating new gatorclaws at "an alarming rate." McDermot died of his wounds and recorded a final message pleading anybody to access the cloning lab and deactivate the replicator before it was too late.

### Biology

Gatorclaws are similar to deathclaws, but originate from alligators instead of Jackson's chameleons. Like their alligator ancestors, they are semi-aquatic and can be found in the various flooded sections of the park. Being reptiles, they are poikilothermic (cold-blooded) and occasionally lounge around, laying on their bellies. However, they are still extremely ferocious and slash at any prey with the large claws attached to their muscular arms.

## Characteristics

Main article: Deathclaw (Fallout 4)
These creatures are about as tough as deathclaws and attack relentlessly, using the same animation set and special moves. They have some sense of tactics when attack: at first, they will simply lunge at their target and slash at it. If they don't immediately kill it, they will attempt to flank the target and finish them off that way.

As seen in the stats, the best weapons to tackle their thick hide are conventional, ballistic ones. Energy weapons have an additional 150 points of DR to break through. Albino gatorclaws are even more powerful variants of the base creature.

## Appearances

Gatorclaws appear in the *Fallout 4* add-on *Nuka-World*.

## References

1. ↑ Dr. McDermot journal 53L
2. ↑ Dr. McDermot journal 69H
3. ↑ Dr. McDermot journal 91W
Akers

**Specialist Akers** was a soldier of the U.S. Army and guarded the scientists and staff of the X-8 research center before the Great War.

## Background

One day, a strange creature was let loose in the X-8, and it killed Akers, and attempted to swallow him. However, the scientists described Akers as a large man, and the creature choked to death attempting to do so.

## Appearances

Specialist Akers is mentioned only in the *Fallout: New Vegas* add-on *Old World Blues*.

## References

1. ↑ X-8 Observatory Terminal & X-8 Kennel Terminal, Shipping Department: Please Advise
Alan (Fallout 3)

“
I don't think I've met you yet. The name's Alan. What did you want?

”
**Alan** is the newest member of the Family in *Fallout 3*.

## Background

One of the most recent additions to the Family, 22-year-old Alan was ambushed by slavers and taken to market in Paradise Falls. He escaped, but sustained a potentially mortal wound. He wandered south, and collapsed not far from Meresti Station, where Vance discovered him. Currently he does not participate in the hematophagy rituals, because he is still learning the ways from Vance. Even so, Meresti is his home now and is the only place that will let him stay with his problems.

## Interactions with the player character

### Quests

* Blood Ties: Alan is sent to Arefu as a guard if the player brokes an agreement between The Family and the town's inhabitants.

## Notes

* If killed, Alan will spawn in Arefu as a corpse per quest completion.

## Notable quotes

* "Right now I call this place home. The only home that's ever let me stay with my... problems." (Alan regarding Meresti.)
* "Well, anyone that Vance takes in because of their special problems can be part of the Family." (Alan regarding the Family.)

## References

1. ↑ The Lone Wanderer: *"I'm looking for Ian West. Have you seen him?"*
Alan: *"I don't have any authority here. I'm pretty new myself. Justin's been trying to talk to Ian; make him feel better. Maybe you should speak to him."*
(Alan's dialogue (Fallout 3))
2. ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.59: *"**Alan***
*One of the most recent additions to the Family, 22-year-old Alan was ambushed by slavers and taken to market in Paradise Falls. He escaped but sustained a potentially mortal wound. He wandered south and collapsed not far from Meresti Station, where Vance discovered him. Currently he does not participate in the Hematophagy rituals, because he is still learning the was from Vance."*
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
3. ↑ The Lone Wanderer: *"Please, help me understand your Laws."*
Alan: *"Oh wait... Vance told me I was supposed to say something special when asked that... from his teachings. Oh, right! The Third Law is ""Feed not for pleasure; partake only to nourish. This is our dignity."" Whew... almost forgot it again."*
(Alan's dialogue (Fallout 3))
4. ↑ The Lone Wanderer: *"Tell me about the Family."*
Alan: *"Well, anyone that Vance takes in because of their special problems can be part of the Family."*
(Alan's dialogue (Fallout 3))
5. ↑ The Lone Wanderer: *"What is this place?"*
Alan: *"Right now I call this place home. The only home that's ever let me stay with my... problems."*
(Alan's dialogue (Fallout 3))
Alex

**Alex** may refer to:

Character
* Alex - cut character from *Fallout*
* Alex Dargon - scientist from *Fallout 3*
* Alex Keller - mentioned only character from *Fallout 3*
* Alex Richards - doctor at Camp Forlorn Hope in *Fallout: New Vegas*

Real-life people
* Alex Mendoza - voice actor for *Fallout: New Vegas*
* Alex Rocco - voice actor for Big Sal in *Fallout: New Vegas*
* Alex Souder - a Quality Assurance Tester for *Fallout 3*
* Alex Tran - a Quality Assurance Tester for *Fallout 3*
* Alex Agnew - Quality Assurance tester who worked for Bethesda Softworks on *Fallout 3*
* Alex Lifschitz - Production intern who worked on *Fallout: New Vegas*
Albert Einstein

**Albert Einstein** (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a theoretical physicist.

## Background

Widely regarded as one of the most intelligent people in the history of mankind, Einstein developed the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics, both of which are pillars of the world of modern physics. Even after the Great War, he is still well known for a pre-War figure and is still attributed for his great intelligence.

## Appearances

Albert Einstein is mentioned in *Fallout* and *Fallout 2*.
Alaya

**Alaya** is the female chieftain of the Twin Mothers tribe in 2253.

## Background

Alaya is the female leader of the Twin Mothers tribe. It is her duty to create and enforce laws, to settle disputes, and act as the speaker of the goddess of her people. Although young, she is wise beyond her years. She is level headed and takes the time to think any situation through to several conclusions. She then chooses what she feels is best for her people, but within the guidelines of the goddess she serves.

Alaya is a devout follower of the goddess Diana. She believes that Diana is a benign power who wants nothing but the best for her people. With that in mind, she often seeks the guidance of the goddess when enacting new laws or settling a particularly difficult dispute. Recently, however, the goddess has stopped speaking to her which has Alaya deeply worried. She has spent a lot of time trying to decide if she, or her people, have somehow angered the goddess to the point that she abandoned them.

## Relationships

Alaya is currently unwed but betrothed to Eldron, her male counterpart. She and Eldron both refuse to consummate their union without the blessing of the goddess. Until they can solve the reason behind Diana's disappearance, they are remaining celibate.

## Appearances

Alaya was going to appear in *Van Buren*, the canceled *Fallout 3* by Black Isle Studios.
Advanced Research/J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG

Overview**J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG**Van Buren

**Advanced Research** is a perk in *Van Buren* (the cancelled *Fallout 3* by Black Isle) and J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game.

## *J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG*

You might not know much about the guns and armor mouth-breathing grunts use, but you sure as hell know how to manufacture energy weapons, railguns, and power armor. You have +5 to your skill when making qualifying equipment. Requires a Science Lab.
Aerotech tent

**Aerotech tent** is a location located at the Aerotech Office Park, near the NCR Sharecropper Farms.

## Layout

This tent was set up to provide a space for the refugees at the camp and its staff and volunteers. There are ten beds that can be freely used, however, the medical supplies on the shelves are off-limits to all but the staff.

## Inhabitants

* Frank Weathers, a man down on his luck
* Bert Gunnarsson and Captain Parker will sleep in the beds at night.

## Appearances

The Aerotech tent appears in *Fallout: New Vegas*.
Albany

**Albany** was the capital city to the pre-war state New York in the Eastern Commonwealth. In 2062, Wan Yang was captured in connection to the Niagara Sabotage and to be transported to Albany for further interrogation, but escaped her captures while en route.

## Mentions

Albany is mentioned only in the *Fallout 3* add-on *Point Lookout*.

## References

1. ↑ Turtledove Detention Camp terminals; Terminal, Intelligence Report, Yang, Wan (alias)
Ailis McLafferty

**Ailis McLafferty** is the owner and head exec of the Crimson Caravan company in Hoover Dam in 2253.

## Background

She saw the order to accompany Governor Joseph Dodge to Hoover Dam as an opportunity to expand her caravan empire. She puts on a great show of support for Dodge and his efforts, but she secretly wants him to fail. If he does, then she will seize the opportunity to take over Hoover and shape it into a town that would be the envy of the wasteland.

Part of her master plan is to work both sides of the BoS/NCR war. She is currently supplying weapons and ammunition to both the Brotherhood at Maxson's Bunker and the NCR at Hoover Dam. It is her hope that the war of attrition will eventually take its toll on Dodge and he will step down. Once this happens, she plans to make a supply run to Maxson's Bunker, assassinate Devon Hill, blow up the entrance to Maxson's, therefore trapping any survivors inside, and come back to Hoover Dam as the hero who ended the war. Lofty plans, to be sure, but she has full confidence in herself to pull it off. Corporate espionage seems to be her favorite past-time.

## Appearances

Ailis McLafferty was going to appear in *Van Buren*, the canceled *Fallout 3* by Black Isle Studios. She later appeared in *Fallout: New Vegas*, though her name was changed to a more conventional "Alice".

## Sources

* Hoover Dam design document/1
* Hoover Dam design document/2
* Hoover Dam design document/4
* Hoover Dam design document/5
Alcohol raised hit points

“
Your hit points have been enhanced a little by repeated drunkeness. Quoted verbatim, error appeared in the original source

”— In-game description, *Fallout 2*
**Alcohol raised hit points** is a special perk in *Fallout 2*.

## Effects

After buying 100 shots of Alcohol-Z, the player gains +2 hit points as long as their Luck is 9.
Adapted biogel

The **adapted biogel** is a consumable item in the *Fallout 3* add-on, *Mothership Zeta*.

## Characteristics

The adapted biogel restores +50 hit points when consumed, plus an additional +10 hit points with the Fast Metabolism perk, making it the highest healing item in the game..

The adapted biogel also has the added side effect "Biochemical Anomaly", which has a 50% chance of causing one of ten additional random side effects that lasts for a period of 30 seconds. Additionally, using more than one biogel can cause more than one effect to occur at the same time, although it is not possible to stack the same effect i.e. be affected by the same random effect multiple times at once.

### Effects of Biochemical Anomaly

* +10 Max Action Points
* +5 Hit Points per second
* +2 Agility
* +2 Strength
* -10 Radiation per second
* -1 Agility
* -1 Endurance¹
* -1 Intelligence²
* -1 Perception
* +5 Radiation per second

¹ The reduced Endurance does not lower the players health, but does reduce resistances
² The lowered Intelligence does not reduce skill points when leveling

## Location

* Adapted biogel can only be obtained from Elliot Tercorien by asking him to convert any alien biogel you have. This option is available when first encountered and onwards, including after completing *This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough...*.

## Notes

* Each effect only has a 5% chance of being drawn. This means there is a 25% of obtaining a positive effect, but also that there is 25% chance of obtaining a negative one on the first use, and a 50% chance of no bonus.
Air hammer gun

The **air hammer gun** is a weapon cut from *Fallout 3*. It was first revealed when Bethesda released all concept art made by Adam Adamowicz.

## Characteristics

The gun itself is cylinder-shaped with a small round opening at the end. In some concept art it has a handle. A tube goes from the gun to a large machine strapped to the back of the carrier.

## Appearances

The air hammer gun was cut from *Fallout 3*.
Adrenaline Rush/Fallout Tactics

OverviewFallout 2**Fallout Tactics**Lionheart

**Adrenaline Rush** is a perk in *Fallout Tactics*.

## Effect

+1 to Strength when the current hit points of the character drop below 50% of their max value.

As expected, this perk is largely useless, as getting wounded should be avoided in the first place and the bonus is not nearly enough to compensate for the danger.
Aileen

“
Human solidarity, comrade.

”
**Aileen** is Jacob's wife and chemist in *Fallout 2*.

## Background

Aileen is mildly attractive, with a tough and capable look to herself. She is a capable chemist, her middle-aged hands seemingly permanently stained with chemicals she and her husband work with. Unfortunately, like her husband, she is also a human supremacist.

## Inventory

 Weapon
 Drops on death
Albino yao guai

**Albino yao guai** is a creature in *Fallout 4*.

## Background

Named by descendants of those held in Chinese internment camps before the Great War, yao guai are mutated black bears and one of the more vicious creatures of the wasteland, sporting razor sharp claws and teeth and a nasty temperament. Despite this, yao guai exhibit a gentle, familial bond toward one another when found together, and can even be domesticated.

Yao guai will attack nearly any other animals or people they encounter, including deathclaws. The mutation has greatly extended their lifespan, although practical immortality has only been achieved by ghoulified yao guai, limited to remote populations on the eastern seaboard in Point Lookout and on Mount Desert Island. Some of these yao guai are bears that have been born before the Great War.

## Characteristics

Yao guai are typically found in solitude or with another yao guai, wandering the hills and blasted forests of the Commonwealth. Omnivorous by nature, yao guai will eat anything, and their raw strength and incredible speed allows them to hunt anything smaller than them (which includes most other creatures around the wasteland). Their tough hide also makes it difficult for attacks to penetrate and stop the charging bear.

Yao guai are a high leveled opponent, able to take lots of damage and inflict just as much. They have several high resistances that deter damage from getting through to them and can deal lots of damage in a single hit. Thankfully, one typically does not encounter more than two of these vicious creatures at the same time, but they remain a serious challenge for lower level characters.

## References

1. ↑ Fallout 4 loading screen hints: "*Originally named by the descendants of those held in Chinese internment camps before the Great War, the Yao Guai is a ferocious mutated bear.*"
2. ↑ Quercus: "*Oh, how wonderful! It's a real yao guai, descended from the American black bear.* "
3. ↑ Tenpenny Tower terminals; Exploration Database, Yao Guai
4. ↑ Scavengers' yao guai
5. ↑ Ruzka
6. ↑ Yao guai ghoul
Add-on

**Add-ons** or **expansions** (also called **expansion packs**) are content created for games that is released separately from the main game release. **Downloadable content** (**DLC**) is a specific form of add-on distributed through the internet.

## *Fallout 3*

The first game in the *Fallout* series to feature downloadable content was *Fallout 3*. It had a total of five add-on packs released:

* *Operation: Anchorage*
* *The Pitt*
* *Broken Steel*
* *Point Lookout*
* *Mothership Zeta*

## *Fallout: New Vegas*

*Fallout: New Vegas* also featured add-ons, with a total of four pre-order bonuses, four story add-ons and two items packs.

* *Dead Money*
* *Honest Hearts*
* *Old World Blues*
* *Lonesome Road*
* *Gun Runners' Arsenal*
* *Courier's Stash*

## *Fallout 4*

*Fallout 4* released six add-ons in total, half of which were story add-ons, while the other half primarily expanded on the workshop settlement feature.

* *Automatron*
* *Wasteland Workshop*
* *Far Harbor*
* *Contraptions Workshop*
* *Vault-Tec Workshop*
* *Nuka-World*

## *Fallout 76*

*Fallout 76* is expected to contain add-ons in the form of free expansions after the game's release.
Ahab

**Ahab** is unique sentry bot modified by the Rust Devils in 2287.

## Background

A heavily modified sentry bot, what Ivey calls the "ultimate death bot", Ahab is resting peacefully in his charging cradle at the hangar... But if someone disturbs it, be it through approaching the robot or removing Jezebel, they will feel his wrath. Ahab's unique skull head modification was created from the remains of the deathclaw that was responsible for killing three Rust Devils and destroying two robots during a scrapping mission to Robotics Pioneer Park.

## Interactions with the player character

### Quests

* Headhunting: Ahab will attack the player once Jezebel is removed.

## Appearances

Ahab appears only in the *Fallout 4* add-on *Automatron*.

## Trivia

* Ahab is a reference to the same one from the Bible, much like Jezebel is also a reference.

## References

1. ↑ Fort Hagen hangar terminals; Ivey's Terminal, AHAB

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Agatha Aaronholt's Diary

**Agatha Aaronholt's Diary** is a paper note in *Fallout 76*.

## Transcript

Agatha Aaronholt Diary

My 3 brothers were invoked with the public outcry when the state government invoked eminent domain to seize farmland for the construction of a lumber mill. Three of the Aaronholt sons joined the locals and tried to sabotage the mill. Their efforts failed and they were forced into hiding when law enforcement came after them.

They hid from the law for a time, but when the Vultures showed up, they stubbornly chose to fight in the hope of protecting our land. The Vultures eventually killed them. I fear the same fate for me.
Addiction

**Addictions** (also known as **cravings** and **reliances**) to a substance, or activity, means your body (or your mind) is in need of a daily dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

## Overview

When the player character chooses to over use one of many substances, they will continually rely upon them to keep the symptoms of withdrawal at bay.

### Types of addiction

¹ Only used in game files; possible bug.
² Only in modded versions.

* You can get addicted when you use too many drugs. As an addict, you suffer withdrawal symptoms only when you run out of supplies. Many substances in the Fallout games are addictive. Each chem has a chance of addiction. One of the most addictive drugs is jet.
* For Fallout 1 & 2, withdrawal effects occur after becoming addicted and going for some amount of time without using that chem. For non-jet addictions, addiction lasts 7 days from the onset of the withdrawal effects (nine days of non-use), while jet addiction lasts forever without the Jet Antidote.

## *Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics*

* In *Fallout Tactics* you can gain the Psychotic perk which makes you suffer less withdrawal from psycho.
Adamantium Skeleton/Fallout 4

OverviewFallout 3Fallout: New Vegas**Fallout 4**

“
With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your limbs only receive 50% of the damage they normally would.

”— In-game description, *Fallout 3*
**Adamantium Skeleton** is a perk in *Fallout 3*, *Fallout: New Vegas* and *Fallout 4*.

## Effects

### *Fallout 3* and *Fallout: New Vegas*

Adamantium Skeleton simply takes any sustained limb damage and halves it, making it twice as difficult for you limbs to be crippled. This perk does not affect limb damage from falling, nor does it prevent any scripted situations that cripple limbs, such as falling in the Mothership Zeta trash compactor.

### *Fallout 4*

“
With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your bones are infused with unbreakable metal, which reduces - and may even completely prevent - limb damage.

”— *Fallout 4* loading screen hints
With the first rank of this perk, damage done to limbs is reduced by 30%. The second rank raises this reduction to 60%, and the third rank negates all limb damage entirely.

## Behind the scenes

This perk pays homage to Marvel Comics character Wolverine, who possesses an adamantium-laced skeleton.
Adele Dudley

**Adele Dudley** is a citizen of Coldwater in 2197.

## Background

Adele was nearly raped by Jeff Dougal, one of Guldo Sciavos bandits, but was rescued by the warrior who was asked to save her by her brother Simon Dudley.

## Inventory

 Weapon
 Carried items
 Drops on death

## Appearances

Adele Dudley appears only in *Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel*.
Alertness (GURPS)

**Alertness (GURPS)** is one of Fallout GURPS advantages. See: Fallout GURPS.

## Overview

“
A general bonus you get on any sense roll (p. 24), or when the GM
rolls against your IQ to see if you notice something. This advantage
can be combined with any or all of the acute senses. Cost: 5 points
for each +1 bonus to your roll.

”— Steve Jackson Games GURPS sources
## In *Fallout*

With the abandonment of GURPS, Alertness (GURPS) was recycled, image used for Perception, general principle used for Awareness.
Alan

**Alan** may refer to:

Characters
* Alan - a member of the Follower of the Apocalypse in *Fallout*
* Alan - a member of The Family in *Fallout 3*
* Alan Dalton - mentioned only character in *Fallout: New Vegas*

Real-world people
* Alan Nanes - developer for *Fallout 3*
* Alan Oppenheimer - Voice actor for *Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel* and *Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel*
* Alan Webb - a Quality Assurance Tester who worked on *Fallout: New Vegas*
Adrenaline/Fallout 76

OverviewFallout 4**Fallout 76**Nuclear Winter

**Adrenaline** is a perk in the Survival difficulty of *Fallout 4* and in *Fallout 76*.

## Effects

Each rank of the Adrenaline perk provides a +5% bonus to one's damage output, for a maximum of +50%, balancing out the fact that Survival difficulty makes combat significantly more lethal. The bonus to damage increases with the more kills one obtains (from hostile targets or otherwise), and appears to increase by one rank for every five kills. However, sleeping causes accumulated ranks of Adrenaline to subside at a rate of one rank per hour slept.

## References

1. ↑ Fallout 4 loading screen hints: *"In Survival, Adrenaline provides a bonus to your damage output. The higher your Adrenaline, the higher the damage bonus. Sleeping for any amount of time will lower your Adrenaline, taking your damage bonus down with it."*
Ain't That a Kick in the Head

“
You're awake. How about that.

”— Doc Mitchell
**Ain't That a Kick in the Head** is an achievement/trophy and a tutorial quest in *Fallout: New Vegas*.

## Synopsis

After being shot in the head by a man in a checkered suit, the Courier is rescued by Victor and taken to Doc Mitchell who fixes them up with a little brain surgery. To make sure the Courier is all there, Mitchell asks them to perform a few of tests.

## Walkthrough

1. Pick your name and then your appearance using the RobCo Reflectron.
2. Walk to the Vit-o-Matic Vigor Tester and pick your SPECIAL.
3. Sit on the couch in the living room and complete the psychological evaluation to pick your tag skills and traits.
4. Head out the front door to Goodsprings.

## Notes

* Depending on skills tagged, Doc Mitchell will provide the Courier with extra of certain items:

* There is no theft penalty for anything in the Doc's house during this initial quest. After leaving the house and returning, items will be marked as owned.
* Before leaving Doc Mitchell's house, the game will offer the option of playing the game in hardcore mode. The reward is an achievement/trophy and there is no in-game reward for completing the game in hardcore mode.
* If the Courier talks to the doctor again before leaving the house, they are given the option to use a Medicine or Speech check (30). If the speech check is successful then the player is rewarded with three stimpaks.

## Behind the scenes

* *Ain't That a Kick in the Head?* is the name of a popular Dean Martin song. The song is also featured on the in-game radio station Radio New Vegas and played in the casinos.

## Bugs

* PC While using the Vit-o-Matic Vigor Tester, clicking on the up/down arrows to increase or decrease a statistic, or the left/right arrows to shift between statistics, may not work. If this happens, it may be that the game thinks that the arrow is somewhere else, in which case clicking elsewhere on the screen will produce the desired result. Another workaround is to use your keyboard's arrow keys (*not* the WSAD keys) to increase/decrease statistics and shift between statistics.
* Sometimes you cannot sit on the ruined couch which makes leaving Dr.Mitchell's House impossible.
* Sometimes you will be unable to interact with the Vit-o-Matic Vigor Tester when Doc. Mitchell tells you to, requiring the player to start a brand new game.
Aiden Higgins

**Aiden Higgins** was a Vault 51 dweller who perished under ZAX's rule. A lawyer and, according to himself, the "winningest" one in the state, Higgins was reassigned to a communal living room by ZAX and reacted... Poorly to the change. In February 2078, he decided to attempt to break out of the Vault, inadvertently blowing up himself and the Vault's lounge up.

## Appearances

Aiden Higgins is mentioned only in *Fallout 76*.

## References

1. ↑ Vault 51 terminals: "*Aiden Higgins, 02/21/2078*"
2. ↑ Vault 51 terminals: "*Stephen Burnett, 02/27/2078*"
Albino radtoad

**Albino radtoad** is a creature in *Fallout 76*.

## Background

Main article: Radtoads (Fallout 76)
Twisted by the Appalachian nuclear fallout, the toads of West Virginia got big and vicious. Radtoads use their elongated tongues to ambush prey at a distance, with the multiple working eyes providing excellent peripheral vision. If attacked, they unleash clouds of poison gas from the twisted parotoid glands and send out swarms of their own offspring to harass opponents.<ref>Fallout 76 loading screen hints

## Characteristics

Main article: Radtoads (Fallout 76)
Radtoads are a hopping nightmare of eyes, trifurcated tongues, and exploding eggs. The best way to deal with them is to stay at a considerable distance and use its low mobility against it. Their low speed also makes them particularly vulnerable to sneak attacks, as they can't locate the attacker as easily as other creatures.

### Drops

* Radtoad leg and eggs
* Ammunition and junk
Alexus

**Alexus** is a Legion decanus found at Techatticup mine in *Fallout: New Vegas*.

## Background

Part of the strike force that took Nelson away from the NCR, Alexus was tasked with raids on the NCR positions along the Colorado River, while Dead Sea reinforced the town against NCR positions at Nelson. Alexus recently succeeded in taking a squad of troopers hostage and is currently at the mine, trying to determine what to do with them.

## Interactions with the player character

### Quests

* Anywhere I Wander: Alexus carries the key to the storage areas where the troopers are kept.

## Behind the scenes

* Alexus has the same face as Dead Sea and Gabban.
* Legionary Alexus has a fair number of blank dialogue topics where the player would talk to him about freeing the hostages/letting the player kill one of them. He has the rare honour of not only having 10 charisma but also being present on one of the playing cards in the collector's edition of the game. It's clear he was considered an important character at one stage, so it's bizarre that in the final game he has no unique dialogue at all and is in fact completely useless. The official strategy guide was written at a point before Alexus' dialogue was removed and claims the player is able to try and "reason with him" with regards to the prisoners. One line of Alexus' cut dialogue is visible on his playing card from the Collectors edition of the game. Other remaining prompts are:
* "I just wandered in here." (The Courier)
* "I'm here about the hostages." (The Courier)
* "Can you let them go?" (The Courier)
* "I'll be going now." (The Courier)
* "I want one of their heads." (The Courier)

## Gallery

* Body shot
* Dead Sea and Alexus playing card

## Appearances

Alexus appears only in *Fallout: New Vegas*.
Albino radstag (Fallout 76)

**Albino radstag** is a creature in *Fallout 76*.

## Background

Main article: Radstags (Fallout 76)
The radstag is a mockery of the graceful, noble stag species that once inhabited the forests of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Whatever beauty and elegance it once possessed was replaced by hideous mutations, most notably two heads like the brahmin, along with a pair of vestigial hoofed limbs protruding from its chest. Radstags typically avoid confrontation while grazing on the Appalachia's grasses and shrubberies, preferring to flee any predators threatening them. However, when backed into a corner or otherwise forced to fight, it will stand its ground and use its horns to devastating effect.

Many populations of radstags are fundamentally flawed and permanently damaged by the mutations they suffered. Appalachia, like Mount Desert Island nearly two centuries later, is home to erratic and devolved radstag herds, which have lost all of their fur, with skin hardened by radiation and exposure to the fog into leather. Contrary to what one may expect, the degenerative mutations actually increase their resilience and ferocity, despite gaping holes in their bodies and malformed horns.

## Characteristics

Main article: Radstags (Fallout 76)
The radstag is primarily a prey creature. It's quite fast and resilient, requiring a bit of precision when hunting. Doing so is well worth it, as this creature drops radstag meat and a radstag hide on death, the former of which is a very useful ingredient for making steaks that increase carry weight.

### Drops

* Radstag meat and hide
* Minor ammunition

## References

1. ↑ Fallout 4 loading screen hints: *"The hideously mutated, two-headed Radstag is a pathetic creature that will likely run at the first sign of contact. But if forced to fight, it can prove a deadly opponent."*
2. ↑ Devolved and erratic radstags
Aeternus

The **Aeternus** is a unique weapon in the *Fallout 4* add-on *Nuka-World*.

## Background

A rotary laser cannon boasting four independent AER9 barrel assemblies, the Gatling laser is intended for suppression and elimination of the heaviest and most durable targets. Due to the excessive power consumption, this model of the Gatling is powered by a fusion core, granting 500 units of energy - more than enough to annihilate any foe.

## Characteristics

Unlike its smaller cousins, the laser rifle and laser pistol, the Gatling laser requires a great deal more power at a higher rate of consumption to maintain its rate of fire. As such, the heavy weapon is fueled by the same fusion cores that drive infantry power armor. The *Aeternus* is unique in that it has the Endless trait by default, requiring no reloads.

## Modifications

### Barrel

-75% attack rate
+3% iron sight transition

## Locations

* Nuka-Town USA: Received from the Rogue Knight fought in the Gauntlet.

## Behind the scenes

In Latin, "aeternus" translates to "forever".
Alan (Fallout)

**Alan** is a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse around 2161.

## Background

Once an aspiring guard, Alan has retired to studying philosophy after a humiliating defeat in close combat. He rarely leaves the library, focusing on his study.

## Inventory

 Weapon
 Carried items
 Drops on death

## Appearances

Alan (Fallout) was cut from *Fallout*, though his dialogue file can still be found in master.dat.
Alarm clock (Fallout 4)

The **alarm clock** is a junk item in *Fallout 4*.

## Characteristics

This atomic clock manufactured by Atom Time may keep precise time and wake the owner up, but it also provides two aluminum, one glass, one nuclear material and one spring when broken down.

## Locations

Alarm clocks are typically found on end tables in the bedrooms of abandoned houses and apartments.
Advanced Research

**Advanced Research** is a perk in *Van Buren* (the cancelled *Fallout 3* by Black Isle) and J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game.

## *J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG*

You might not know much about the guns and armor mouth-breathing grunts use, but you sure as hell know how to manufacture energy weapons, railguns, and power armor. You have +5 to your skill when making qualifying equipment. Requires a Science Lab.
Adamantium Skeleton/Fallout 3

Overview**Fallout 3**Fallout: New VegasFallout 4

“
With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your limbs only receive 50% of the damage they normally would.

”— In-game description, *Fallout 3*
**Adamantium Skeleton** is a perk in *Fallout 3*, *Fallout: New Vegas* and *Fallout 4*.

## Effects

### *Fallout 3* and *Fallout: New Vegas*

Adamantium Skeleton simply takes any sustained limb damage and halves it, making it twice as difficult for you limbs to be crippled. This perk does not affect limb damage from falling, nor does it prevent any scripted situations that cripple limbs, such as falling in the Mothership Zeta trash compactor.

### *Fallout 4*

“
With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your bones are infused with unbreakable metal, which reduces - and may even completely prevent - limb damage.

”— *Fallout 4* loading screen hints
With the first rank of this perk, damage done to limbs is reduced by 30%. The second rank raises this reduction to 60%, and the third rank negates all limb damage entirely.

## Behind the scenes

This perk pays homage to Marvel Comics character Wolverine, who possesses an adamantium-laced skeleton.
Adhesive

“
Adhesive is rare, and used to create nearly every mod.

”— *Fallout 4* loading screen hints
**Adhesive** is a crafting material in *Fallout 4*.

## Background

Adhesives are substances used to bind two or more materials together, and are used heavily in the modification of weapons and armor.

## Locations

* For junk items that contain adhesive, see items with adhesive.
* Apart from junk, vendors will sometimes sell entire shipments of adhesive in bulk packagings, 25 or 50 units.
* Vegetable starch can be made at any cooking station and produces 5 adhesive in exchange for 1 purified water, 3 corn, 3 mutfruit and 3 tatos.

## Note

* The adhesive component item shares the same bottle-like model as acid, antiseptic, fertilizer, and oil.
Advanced Research/Van Buren

OverviewJ.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG**Van Buren**

**Advanced Research** is a perk in *Van Buren* (the cancelled *Fallout 3* by Black Isle) and J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game.

## *J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG*

You might not know much about the guns and armor mouth-breathing grunts use, but you sure as hell know how to manufacture energy weapons, railguns, and power armor. You have +5 to your skill when making qualifying equipment. Requires a Science Lab.
A birthday poem

"**A Birthday Poem**" is a poem given to the player by Beatrice Armstrong on their 10th birthday. It is the first note that the player will acquire in *Fallout 3*.

## Transcript

Gray walls, impenetrable steel.

Suffocation! Condemnation!

Little hands groping in subterranean uncertainty.

Mommy? Daddy? Am I dead?

Nay! Nay! Reborn into purifying fluorescence!

A face emerges, strong and male.

Father to me? Father to all!

Overseeing our lives, our eternities.

Harshness of discipline. Harshness of love.

Obedience my savior!

Larva to pupa, pupa to worker.

Buzz, buzz! One with the steel honeycomb.

10 lies within the 101, significant at last.

Till gray seeps from walls to hair, to soul.

Then, eternal slumber, the sweet sleep of incineration.
Aldwin Morley

“
They're closing in! How did they find out? What did we miss? I thought we'd covered our tracks, but there must be something we'd forgotten. The security logs were completely erased, the inventory files were rewritten... that only leaves Doctor Morley! That bastard! He approached us saying he wanted to crack The Conspiracy wide open, and all the while he was playing us like fools! He just wanted to expose us, to bring us out into the open so they could eliminate us! Well, it's not going to work! They'll never find us and they'll never get their hands on the item!

”— Reid Underwood
Doctor **Aldwin Morley** is a character mentioned in the *Fallout 3* add-on *Mothership Zeta*.

## Background

Doctor Morley was the head developer of the MPLX Novasurge plasma pistol and was trying to reduce its weight and ammunition consumption while making it stronger. Incidentally, Dr. Morley was also involved in Quaere Verum's attempt to expose the vast conspiracy of America's Enclave, posing as a double-agent and allowing the group to steal the Novasurge prototype before prompting Enclave agents to exterminate the group.

## Mentions

Aldwin Morley is mentioned only in the *Fallout 3* add-on *Mothership Zeta*.

## References

1. ↑ MPLX "Novasurge" prototype plasma pistol
2. ↑ Reid Underwood's terminal
Addictol (Fallout 76)

“
As rare as it is powerful, Addictol completely cures its user of all addictions.

”— *Fallout 76* loading screen
**Addictol** is a consumable in *Fallout 76*.

## Background

A powerful anti-addiction drug, Addictol is an effective pre-War medicine that works both physically and psychologically to remove both the symptoms of drug abuse and the craving. However, it does not prevent relapse, especially in cases of long-term drug abuse (eg. Cait). It generally takes a few hours to work and has a number of side-effects, including nausea.

## Characteristics

In game terms, Addictol instantly cures its user of any and all current addictions, perfect for removing addictions on the go. The downside is that its cost makes it a more expensive alternative to visiting a wasteland doctor.

## Locations

* Occasionally found in chem coolers. Unlike many other chems, it cannot be crafted at a chemistry station.

## References

1. ↑ The Sole Survivor: *"What's Addictol? How does it work?"*
Rachel: *""*
(Rachel's dialogue)
Rachel: *""*

Robert DeLuca: *"I want to get clean."*

Rachel: *""*

Robert DeLuca: *"Is it going to hurt?"*

Rachel: *""*

Robert DeLuca: *"Thanks for being honest."*

(Rachel's and Robert DeLuca's dialogue)
Alien squid food

The **alien squid food** is a consumable item in the *Fallout 3* add-on, *Mothership Zeta*.

## Characteristics

It is a strange alien squid-like creature that is used by the aliens as a food source. Alien squid food replenishes a very minor amount of health, so it is seemingly a "poor" consumable to regain lost health, when compared to other health restoration consumable items. However, since the food is weightless, a huge amount can be carried without fear of being weighed down.

## Locations

* Alien squid food can commonly be found on tables throughout all sectors of Mothership *Zeta*.
* It can also be found on aliens and alien workers.

## Notes

* The food sanitizer does not increase the amount of health given by this item.
Adrenaline Rush/Fallout 2

Overview**Fallout 2**Fallout TacticsLionheart

“
With this Perk, you gain +1 to your Strength when you drop below 1/2 of your max hit points.

”— *Fallout 2* description
**Adrenaline Rush** is a perk in *Fallout 2*.

## Effect

+1 to Strength when the current hit points of the character drop below 50% of their max value.

As expected, this perk is largely useless, as getting wounded should be avoided in the first place and the bonus is not nearly enough to compensate for the danger.
Alcohol addiction

“
You boozed your brain out of your head once too often and now your body is craving for more... and more... and more... well done! You got yourself addicted.

”
**Alcohol addiction** is an addiction in *Fallout 3*, *Fallout: New Vegas* and *Fallout Tactics*, and a cut addiction in *Fallout* and *Fallout 2*.

## *Fallout* and *Fallout 2*

“
You have a problem with alcohol. Actually, you have many problems with your drinking habits.

”— *Fallout* and *Fallout 2* description
This functionality was not implemented in *Fallout* and *Fallout 2*. Although the proper art and descriptions exist, the addiction itself is not defined and cannot be obtained.

## *Fallout Tactics*

It functions correctly in the game. Penalties are -1 to Agility and Charisma.

## *Fallout 3*

Becoming addicted confers a -1 penalty to Agility and Charisma.

* Broken Steel Party Boy perk (level 28) removes negative effects of addiction.
* Alcohol addiction can be removed by visiting a doctor or using My First Laboratory in the player's house.

## *Fallout: New Vegas*

Addictions brings a -1 penalty to Agility and Charisma.

* Negative effects of Alcohol addiction are negated by the Whiskey Rose perk. The addiction is not removed, however.
* Like in *Fallout 3*, doctors can remove alcohol addiction
* Fixer removes addiction.

## Known alcoholics

* Bill Ronte
* Ellen DeLoria
* Elmo
* Tech Sergeant Reyes
* Rose of Sharon Cassidy
* Tammy Hargrave
* Father Tully
Agility Training

**Agility Training** is a perk that can be unlocked by the Sole Survivor in *Fallout 4*.

## Effects

“
Agility is a measure of your overall finesse and reflexes. It affects the number of Action Points in V.A.T.S. and your ability to sneak. Now you instantly gain 1 point!

”— In-game description
For each rank taken in the Agility Training perk tree, the Sole Survivor will gain access to a 1 extra point in Agility. Agility Training can be taken a total of 10 times, making this a 10-ranked perk.

### Notes

As each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skill can only be set to 1, at minimum, taking Agility Training 10 times is a waste, as no S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat can be raised above 10.

## References

1. ↑ Todd Howard talks about the Perk Table
Adrenaline Rush

**Overview**Fallout 2Fallout TacticsLionheart

**Adrenaline Rush** is a perk in *Fallout 2*, *Fallout Tactics* and *Lionheart*.

## Effects

A simple flat bonus to a single SPECIAL stat... Requiring the player character to be half-dead. Recycled in *Fallout 3* and *Fallout: New Vegas* into Nerd Rage!

*Lionheart* gives a more meaningful bonus, to Agilty, evasion, and melee damage the closer the character was to death.
A Brain's Best Friend

**A Brain's Best Friend** is a side quest in the *Fallout: New Vegas* add-on, *Old World Blues*.

## Synopsis

Before he became a think tank, Dr. Borous's only friend was his dog Gabe, but even Gabe was not exempt from scientific experimentation.

## Walkthrough

1. Talk to Dr. Borous in The Think Tank.
2. Go to Higgs Village and pick up Gabe's bowl behind House #103, which used to be Dr. Borous' house.
3. Kill or escape from Gabe in the X-8 research center in the Residential Test Facility.
4. Return to Dr. Borous and give him Gabe's bowl.

## Notes

* Gabe's corpse explodes about 10 seconds after death - in theory, at least. The Think Tank and Mobius dally quite a bit when providing the countdown.
* You can still loot Gabe after the explosion.
* This quest can be started before talking to Dr. Borous by picking up Gabe's bowl while in Higgs Village.
* If the player suggests to Dr. Klein that he consult his colleagues when confronting the Think Tank near the end of the add-on's main quest line, completing this quest and causing Dr. Borous to feel guilty over Gabe will incline him to vouch for the player.
* If Dr. Borous was caused to feel guilty over the treatment of Gabe by using Speech of 45 or the Animal Friend perk, the player may return every 24 hours and ask Dr. Borous about torturing creatures. Dr. Borous will insist it is research and give the Courier assorted items dropped from dead cazadors and/or night stalkers.

## Behind the scenes

* The quest name is derived from the common nickname for the domestic dog: "man's best friend".