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Megaton
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition guide · First major settlement after leaving the vault
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Megaton is the first major hub settlement players encounter after leaving Vault 101, constructed from aircraft scrap around an undetonated atomic bomb. The town serves as a vital base of operations where you can trade, recruit companions, heal radiation, and resolve the fate of the town's bomb. Players can choose to defuse the bomb to earn a permanent residence or rig it to explode for Mister Burke and Tenpenny.
Related quests: Wasteland Survival Guide
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Shops and people
- Moira Brown (Craterside Supply): Weapons, ammunition, medical supplies, crafting schematics, and wasteland survival gear
- Gob or Colin Moriarty (Moriarty's Saloon): Alcoholic beverages, food items, and rented beds
- Doc Church (Megaton Clinic): Medical healing, limb restoration, radiation flushing, and chem supplies
- Leo Stahl (The Brass Lantern): Food items and chem trade during his private late-night interactions
Tips
- Disarming the atomic bomb requires an Explosives skill of at least 25, which can be temporarily boosted using Mentats.
- Talk to Moira Brown early to begin the "Wasteland Survival Guide" questline, which provides substantial experience, gear, and regional map markers.
- Jericho can be recruited as a combat companion in Moriarty's Saloon if you have bad karma and 1,000 caps to spare.
Not listed for this area: enemies.
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