Talk:Megaton/Archive 1

Blowing up megaton in Broken Steel
Can anybody tell me what happens if i decide to blow up megaton and then continue with the broken steel add-on? will the side quest to go to megaton still be there or will the location on the side quest be different? Reconmarine

It is not possible. You can only destroy the airfield or the citadel (which will make the bos hostile.) --Odypus 22:18, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * He's refering to the bomb so it is possible, but anyway yes the megaton side quests will not avalible anymore. - RASICTalk 23:34, December 27, 2009 (UTC)

RE:Reach the platform above Lucas Simms' house?
There is a door in Lucas' roof.

Reach the platform above Lucas Simms' house?
Can the aircraft above Lucas Simms' house be reached (I'm using the 360 version). I can see several platforms connecting to his house. Is it possible to access it within the game (if someone with the PC version has been up there, I'd be interested to know what they find)?
 * You can reach it without cheats via a hatch located on the top floor of his house in the ceiling. DragonJTS 14:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Bartender looks like a ghoul?
http://fallout.bethsoft.com/images/art/fallout3screens/fanscreens/megatonbar.jpg
 * Seems like he is one. This is probably Moriarty's Saloon. Ausir 21:54, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That's Gob, and yes he's a ghoul. --DemonDog 04:57, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Beached aircraft carrier?
There are two errors in that phrase. First, it's an aircraft carrier. Second, that's Rivet City, not Megaton. If someone in-game says something about Megaton being built with aircraft carrier bits, I haven't seen it yet. 199.8.68.25 21:18, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

I've seen something about it being built from aircraft parts from a nearby airfield, which has long now been covered by the ravages of the wasteland. i remember hearing "well, the parts were there, may as well use them" but I'm not entirely sure. 71.225.197.82 01:39, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Absolutely correct. Not coincidentally, Dulles International Airport is a short way to the west of where Megaton would be, if you compare maps. --Nick East 03:39, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

The elderly lady wandering around megaton tells you this story. These are parts of airplanes, which 'fell out of the sky when the bombs detonated'. She also mentions the now covered airstrip where they found the parts. I don't remember her name (but she is listed here as Manya), but her husband's name is Nathan. I haven't changed the article so far. Oh and im also a little bitch that edits pages without permission, seriously fuck me in my tight little anus. 92.226.139.208 12:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

yeah the crater was actually made by a falling plane, and Megaton was built using parts from a nearby air field, this and much more from Manya ```` Dang, I wish the (Airfield) was used for a quest or even if it existed I would be happy Dubbs

Brahmin Tipping!
One of the old easter eggs is back! In sneak mode, click on the brahmin in town and with a mighty two handed push you'll knock it down!72.137.233.222 19:03, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

BAM!

random raider attack
Ive noticed this completely at random but,sometimes raiders show up,kill deputy weld and invade megaton,strangely enough,the first time this happened to me,i had jericho as a follower,i killed a raider when a headshot and jericho turned around and killed me with a single shot from the blackhawk,the second time jericho just stood there and got killed,the third time it happened only jericho,lucas simms,billy creel and moriarty bothered to fight,andy stahl also tried but he stood on a landmine*poor sod* Werewolfhell 21:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Getting a closer look at the nuke explosion?
Say one were savvy with the console, they could activate the remote detonator with the console with the camera in place somewhere around Megaton. I doubt there is a really detailed destruction animation of the town, but it would still be cool to view the explosion from some different angles.
 * All you'd have to do is check the GECK. Find the trigger for the event, then paste trigger into the console. --Nux Matrix 02:30, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, since tennpenny tower is so far away, their might not even be an explosion at megaton. It's likely just an explosion on the edge of the tennpy tower cell, that triggers a change in megaton's cell DragonJTS 15:54, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Then take a look at this. The guy is halfway between Megaton and Tenpenny Tower when the nuke goes off.--Amitakartok 19:56, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I checked with the G.E.C.K. and sadly this is not a real explosion, it can be seen only in one angle, and no, megaton does not explode apart. it just removed from the game and replaced with a new instance. --Silverdust 18:29, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Mist after blowing up Megaton
Will this mist ever go away? If not, that's enough reason not to blow it up right there. You can always get bad karma elsewhere. Dcruze 12:07, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No, the mist is there for good. though it's fairly localized. DragonJTS 13:58, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * What's so bad about the mist? In my opinion, it adds atmosphere to the game. It also functions as a possible reference to Stephen King's The Mist, what with the various creatures engulfed in it and what-not. BrenMan 94 17:21, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

or maybe it's not a reference and it's a shitload of dust, etc. that was kicked by the explosion? 71.57.77.186 01:38, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Why is the mist even there? Anywhere else there was a nuke, there's just your bog-standard wasteland dust and no big dust like at megaton.--Pratstercs 18:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, considering that the other bombs went off 200 years earlier, it's obvious that the dust would've settled. Megaton's nuke is only recent. RudiganRex 00:34, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

This is ASH not dust.Vault 815 07:15, February 13, 2010 (UTC)

History
The closest airforce base is Andrews Airforce Base.

Also for those people who live in dc, south of the Lincoln memorial is an air port, that dose not exist in Fallout 3. yet was constructed in 1944. that air port is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. it could be the reason it is not there is because it was taken apart and moved to megaton.

I guess its simply not existing. Fallout 3 is an other version of our future. The culture stayed in that one of the 40s for example. Maybe the Airport was never built or got destroyed. --Odypus 22:22, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Trivia
Removed "Trivia" section. It was, in entirety, "The bomb in the center of Megaton may have been a result of a Chinese bombing run. The reason the bomb didn't explode upon impact is unknown, probably mechanical failure."

Seems kind of obvious, and stated elsewhere. --Captain192 01:32, 12 March 2009 (UTC)Captain192
 * Agree with the removal. Seems like speculation anyways. 68.49.187.181 01:35, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

house bed glitch help?
I tried the workaround of sleeping in my bed to no avail. it only left an annoying autosave of me stuck in the bed. are there any other workarounds because its my level twenty stuck behind the bed and i really want to get out--Glewis 19:53, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If your not palying the PC version you'll have to reload an earlier save. 207.164.136.6 19:56, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * dang, oh well.....that character can never be played again =/--Glewis 20:15, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Hopefully this will teach you to keep a few saves per character. ;) BrenMan 94 17:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Inspiration for Megaton's name
I was wondering if Bethesda could have named Megaton after the unit named megaton that shows the energy output of and explosive that is usually used to show the power of nuclear weapons. I was wondering if anyone else thought that this could be the case, I read about megaton the unit here
 * Captain OBVIOUS strikes again! That Furry Bastard 11:00, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Alright geez sorry it wasn't in any trivia section or anything and I was just trying to help
 * OMG. Nice eye, super sleuth. and something else I noticed. The series is called fallout, and fallout is residual radiation from nuclear detonations. ZOMG! Seriously, though, it wasn't in the trivia section because it's bloody obvious. DragonJTS 13:57, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Just because your on the internet dosn't mean you have to be rude and act like dicks cut him some slack. P.S. I do understand that call a person a dick is a bannable offense please don't bother to inform me just do it. (Rifts Juicer 15:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC))
 * Gabriel's Internet Anonimity Theory states it does mean we have to be rude and act like dicks. 207.164.136.6 15:33, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Vault Tec Logo?
On the bomb you can see a logo that looks eerily similar to the Vault Tec Logo. But to be fair, it isn't dead-on exact. If it is supposed to be Vault Tec's branding, and I think that's the case, that would mean Vault tec had it's own ordinance launched on US targets. Maybe that implies they were selling to China's Military too, or maybe they just planned to nuke the US all the long, or any number of things. Didn't want to mess with the article though because I'm sure somebody has mentioned this somewhere else on the site.

Screenshot?

That link should be me pointing the reticule by it.

That's definitely not a ChiCom air force roundel, I'd place my wager on it being a Vault-Tec logo.
 * You're both idiots. Vault-Tec built Vaults, they did not have their own ordnance. It's a production stamp/serial label/w|e. That Furry Bastard 09:20, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should read the article here on Vault-Tec Industries before calling people idiots. The first thing Under 'History' (as of when I wrote this) says that they were a major military contractor.
 * You're a complete moron. Military contractor means he was doing things for the military, not stockpiling nuclear weapons or launching them. That Furry Bastard 13:06, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I never said Vault Tec launched it, just that they made nuclear bombs and planned on them being used. If the US or China shot a Vault Tec nuke into America is a great plot twist either way. I think the Megaton nuke was a defective Vault Tec bomb, that Vault Tec is totally evil, and that they knew world-ending war was required to get people in all those huge expensive vaults they built (Each designed to run vast evil social experiments). If you think me moronic and they were all innocent, I have zero problem with that. But I say they knew what was coming all the long, had some kind of hand in it, and *that* is a cool enough theory to be noted on this site somewhere.
 * No, it's not. I checked the texture (under architecture/megaton) and it's definitely not a Vault-Tec. Vault-Tec built Vaults and survival equipment, not nukes. To assume so is completely and utterly stupid. That Furry Bastard 19:10, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I still think it looks similar enough to the Vault-Tec corporate logo to warrant speculation. After all, the details of the Great War itself are left ambiguous, and one could posit a conspiracy on the part of parties like the Enclave or Vault-Tec.
 * Vault-Tec selling Nukes to the enemy would make some sense, as it would get people into their Vaults, get them more money (from the Vault AND the Nuke).--Pratstercs 16:11, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

You are wrong the Vault Tec logo looks similar but diffrent. http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs41/f/2009/005/1/1/Vault_Tec_wallpaper_by_BaronOfEvil.jpg This is it.--Odypus 22:23, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I think it looks incredibly like the vault tech logo and it woulsd make sense for vault tec to make and distribute atomic bombs.

with the nuclear war beginning they would be able to shove more people into the vault.

Finding lost NPC's if you have not installed any patches yet, moved from article
Kingclyde 21:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)kingclyde
 * Before the patch mentioned below was released, sometimes you may have found that characters were missing, and their corpses were nowhere to be found. On the Xbox 360 version, those characters can be found providing they are not dead. To find them, go into Lucas Simm's house and go into the hatch that goes to the piece of the plane on top of his house. From there, go up the stairs and toward the balcony facing toward the center of Megaton. You might want to tell any partners, including Dogmeat, to stay put here. It is also a good idea to save before attempting each jump in this sequence. Jump on the railing on the right, then turn around facing the plane. Then, jump on the left side of the plane. It does not look like there is a safe place to land, but there is. (You should land on a pipe jutting out) Once you get there, walk around a bit on the side of the plane and keep trying to jump to the top. (Try jumping at the first window) You can go right through the little fence on the top of the plane. Be careful not to fall in the hole in the middle of it when you do get to the top. Next, go in front of the turbine, face it, then run toward it and jump slightly to the right of it. You should land on a higher elevation. Now walk toward the back of the plane, where the wall around Megaton is. When you get to the edge of the tail, save so you can just load back up and try again if you miss. Also, you should make sure you have full health before you attempt this jump. Now jump off the tail of the plane and over the wall and if you got it, you should be on the other side of the wall. Now you want to walk slightly north of where Springvale School would be on your world map. The best way to do this is to set a marker on Springvale School on your world map, and keep checking your map to make sure you are walking toward it. Eventually, you should see all the missing characters standing right next to each other. In my file, before the patch, I found Lucas Simms, Colin Moriarty, Billy Creel, and Walter. After the patch, only Lucas Simms was brought back within the walls of Megaton.

Prior airport.
Having lived in the area, the airport referred to is most likely Regan National, given its proximity to the river surrounding DC. I obviously don't know if this is verifiable or of any real consequence, but I just thought I'd point it out. Clarinet Hawk (talk · contributions) 21:45, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Kind of Odd
I was walking around megaton a while ago and heard someone yelling. I go to investigate and find that that people outside the megaton gate (Wled, Stockholm, and two genric settlers) were trying to get the water caravans to give them more water. Two BOS soldiers are leaning agianst some trees, (I think they were guarding the caravan). WEll there was a speech check on one of them that, if uscceded, gave megaton more water. I failed it and proceeded to see all the previous people mentioned massacred by the BOS. I obviously have Broken Steel Backspace-Yao-Guai 17:51, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Poor Stockholm
This has to be the wierdest thing I've ever seen in Fallout 3. Several times I have already seen enemies like Giant Ants and Raiders attack near the area and that's normal but the one thing I saw wasn't. I can't recall what level I was at but it was near the cap without Broken Steel and I just dealt with a few Raiders and was looking for Lucky Harith and he was trying to attack something up on the sniper's perch as was my follower. I look up and Deathclaw somehow spawned up there. Stockholm was lying on the ground dead (naturally)and the Deathclaw was standing in his place. Needless to say the thing never attacked anyone and it died normal but did anyone else encounter this glitch?--KnightNapier 13:34, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

bug that has been fixed
And sometimes, even if you have a patched version of the game, over long durations of times (roughly over 50 hours), you may start to notice some NPCs will start to disappear, never to be seen again. An example would be Nathan, who seemed to have disappeared by himself if you didn't kill him or complete the quest involving Vault 87 so he will be locked up in Raven Rock forever, when you talk to Manya, she will state that "It's so quiet since Nathan died." indicating Nathan HAS died of falling. Moved from article --Kingclyde 06:37, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

trivial trivia
I'm not sure where some of this comes from, but Megaton is named after the rating system used to measure the explosivce yield of nuclear weapons. It is not a reference to transformers or stuff like "megaton spelled backwards is not-a-gem". Good lord, please stop adding references that make no sense. Thanks!--Kingclyde 01:00, September 19, 2009 (UTC)

lost info
where did the stuff about the area around megaton go? like the sniperrifle inside a stone or the goodies inside a house on the hill near megaton, that is useful info imo don't delete things like that! --Ra1n 20:19, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

the wierdist thing happend 2 me when i waz in megaton having a killing spree when suddenly a brotherhood of steel paladan comes out of know where and starts helping me kill everyone. if any one has an explanation please reply

hold on i got more news now paladan Hoss from falls church is helping me???

Possible that the Bos Pala was Cross, who is following you after you recruited her. --Odypus 22:28, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

In regards to the first question, I completely agree, info such as the Hollowed-Out Rock should be included under the notable loot line. 71.30.9.95 17:30, January 28, 2010 (UTC)


 * It is now listed in the layout section, with a link to its own article, as it isn't actually in Megaton itself. In addition, the majority of the items in the rock aren't notable loot, just the note and the stealth boy. I think this is sufficient information to be included on the Megaton page. Ishotamaninnewreno 03:14, January 29, 2010 (UTC)

What bomb?
Anyone else think it's strange that nobody outside megaton cares about the bomb? I'm sure the brotherhood would LOVE to dig that out of the ground, and re-launch it at their enemies. I'm sure there are engineers smart enough to disarm it, and re-arm it when needed. Tzaro the Outcast 17:55, January 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Now your thinking like a Republican, doing the same thing that got you into the mess in the first place. I have to think everyone is basically sitting on all the nukes they could need they just know its better not to repeat the previous snafu, although tenpenny might see it as inticing(I am relatively sure the Bos and Enclave have access to enough nukes to relevel the world, if they don't they both have scientists able to build more).
 * Well, much like Liberty Prime, it would just be a secret weapon of sorts. Or even a last resort thing. Tzaro the Outcast 16:14, January 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * No one in the Fallout world has nuclear capability after the war, period. http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/08/Personal_Sig_Image.gif Tagaziel (call!) 16:52, January 26, 2010 (UTC)

platform above the gate
Is there a way to reach the platform above the front gate? I see a guy standing there, holding his gun and looking out at the wasteland but I don't see any way to get up there and speak with him. Who is he anyway?A Pickering 20:25, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * His name is Stockholm, if you're playing on the PC then check out his page for a way to get to him, othervise you should look for it on YouTube.

--Annonnimus 20:33, February 1, 2010 (UTC)

Shame i'm on the Xbox then.A Pickering 20:47, February 1, 2010 (UTC)