Forum:The Broken Steel spoiler thread

OK, I realize this is cheap. I mean, asking what the DLC is about at the release day? Sadly, I am a PS3 owner (No swearing words describes my disappointment properly).

OK, I could live missing Operation:Anchorage, because I've never really liked it when "serious" games do the digital reality thingy. All in all, I missed a Chinese light saber thingy, a re-skinned T-51b, and a  buggy Energy Weapon

The Pitt was worse to cope with. I missed the Auto Axe, a silenced assault rifle and a kick-ass storyline that was closer to the Fallout franchise i know and love.

And now, this, the equivalent of my PS3 pulling my balls through a blender: Broken Steel. Unavailable to PS3, due to some exclusive X-Box shit. I blame no one, and both: Sony for being such cheap bastards, and Microsoft for actually caring about their players by displaying large amounts of exclusive cash. I am missing 10 new levels, lots of weapons, and the ability to explode myself onto my enemies. It's like missing Christmas because the rich kid next door hired Santas ass for the night.

Enough with the whining, I'll get over it. In time.

But now, I have certain questions only YOU can answer. Yes you, the average Fallout-playing X-Box/PC owner! Right now, the Wiki is not quite updated on all the new stuff, and thus, I must get my answers somewhere else. At least, I should know what I am missing, right?

1. How did the Lone Wanderer survive?

2. What's Nuclear Anomaly like?

3. Is the DLC a good expansion to the main quest (In context: Do I miss much?)?

4. What happens to the Brotherhood? and the Enclave?

5. What happens to Owyn and Sarah Lyons?

6. Who the hell is Barold?

7. What does the Violator look like?

8. In general, what happens through the quests? How does it end?

9. Lastly, if you FEV-ed the crap out of the purifier during Take it Back!, what happens?

Sorry if this offends, repulses or annoys you in any way, but right now, I need to know. Thanks in advance, AngryNorwegianDude 18:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

To 8: The only confirmed information I've read so far is that Liberty Prime is destroyed by an Orbital Strike during an Assault on an Enclave-Base near Dunwich Building, and you help build the Tesla Cannon to stop them from launching shit at the Citadel. 90.186.225.97 18:56, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

to 2:its brilliant,and damn useful against the new enemies especially the damn reavers,they literally tear you apart,so to defeat them just take off armor and wait untill they take you down a notch before they get taken to revear hell Werewolfhell 18:58, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Nice. Don't you get hurt or irradiated by that nuclear explosion? And over to Reavers: The article said they can utilize grenades. In what way? Suicide bombing, Zombine-style? Or controlled throws? AngryNorwegianDude 19:28, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The Reavers throw some kinda radioactive goo or something at you, don't know if it explodes or not. But they're damn fine buggy new creatures, try crippling their legs and watch them bug their way towards you. Maybe they do a Stubbs The Zombie and pick out some of their intestines and throw towards you. Gabriel77cortez 15:39, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

I found a Youtube-video that showed that Owyn Lyons was ok, but Sarah was in a coma. Consider question 5 irrelevant. AngryNorwegianDude 14:16, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

To 1, he just survives, they don't really say how. You active the purifier, pass out and wake up in the Citadel 2 weeks later. Apparently when the purifier was activated it cleansed the chamber of radiation, as for 7 and 9, I'm still wondering that myself.67.211.81.140 16:11, 6 May 2009 (UTC)Cavesloth

1. You can send in Lyons, a follower, or yourself. The chamber is cleansed of radiation when activated. 2. I'm still only level 22, and incredibly happy for that. 3. Yes, you miss A LOT. Second alien blaster, tesla cannon [which I think has no spread], tri-laser shotgun, hellfire power armor [the best in the game], a ranged flamethrower, not one, but two unique flamers, a unique gatling laser, and a unique .44 magnum [based off of Dirty Harry's, no less!]. Also, the oppurtunity to completely destroy the brotherhood, for all you Enclave lovers. Did I mention the INCREDIBLY HARD new Feral ghouls and Super Mutants [Hellfire Troops are moderately hard]? 4. Liberty Prime is killed by a satellite missile, and you have the choice to either destroy the Enclave base or the Citadel with the same satellite. 6. Not sure. 7. The Violator was a fake rumor, it does not exist. 8. First, the quest where Prime gets killed during an assault on the Enclave. Second, the quest where you find a Tesla Coil in Olney to power the Tesla Cannon. Third, the quest where you lead a one-man assault on the air force base, and are given the choice of destroying the Enclave or the Brotherhood. 9. If you drink Aqua Pura, you will get PERMANENT negative stat modifiers. Drink it three times, and you will die. Sorry for the mammoth post! Broeman 20:04, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Broeman! That answers those questions... However, what happens when you purify/infect the water? (What are the differences?) AngryNorwegianDude 20:20, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't actually infected the purifier myself, but from what I understand: When you begin Broken Steel, there are large amounts of an item called Aqua Pura throughout the game. This is just purified water from the Memorial bottled by the Brotherhood. Adding the FEV to the purifier seems to add negative stat modifiers to the water, ex: Instead of healing 20 HP, it will subtract 1 or 2 points from 1 or 2 of your SPECIAL stats. I'm not certain of the exact numbers.


 * As for 5, both survive, although Sarah is unconscious until the end of the third and final main Broken Steel quest.


 * 6, I'm not certain either, but I would hazard a guess that he is one of the ghouls you find dead in the Old Olney Underground. You have to travel through these to reach the Old Olney Powerworks where the Tesla Coil resides, and it seems that a set of ghouls were planning on transforming them into a second Underworld. Unfortunately, the Deathclaws had other plans. --70.143.45.33 22:56, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

SHUT UP! SHUT UP!! SHUT UP!!!

--Mister Cee 93 20:24, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

You're right, we should shut up. The person who started this thread should have warned you about the spoilers in the title. They should called it something like, oh, I don't know... THE BROKEN STEEL SPOILER THREAD, perhaps? Broeman 21:42, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. I started this thread to get Broken Steel-related answers, due to my inability to get the DLC's myself. The thread is aptly named for its content: There are spoilers here. Read something else if you don't want it spoiled.


 * As for questions: Are you able to get Liberty Prime repaired? AngryNorwegianDude 06:25, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, but there is an unmarked quest where you can bring rothchild cameras and senser modules for caps and xp to put towards repairs, but it's liek scrap metal for megatons water plant. It will enver be fixed. -DragonJTSLeave me a message 22:10, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Nuclear Anomaly will fit in well with the Raven (from Snow Crash) companion I'm trying to make in the G.E.C.K.

P.S. Is it just me, or should project purity be WAY LOUDER? Imp of the Perverse 21:10, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Nice. Well, it seems that this thread has done it's part, as most of the information is available on the wiki now. One last question, though: What's the Albino Radscorpion like? AngryNorwegianDude 20:05, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

At AngryNorwegianDude, someone finally updated the Albino radscorpion page. they look pretty tought and here is the characteristics.

It is far more resistant to attacks than the Giant Radscorpion, and deals far greater damage. They are the same size as Giant Radscorpions and still drop 4 Radscorpion Poison Glands, but are milky-white in appearance and have red eyes instead of green. Albino Radscorpions are incredibly powerful, almost on par with the almighty Super Mutant Behemoth. An Albino Radscorpion has about 75% as much health as a Behemoth (in other words, 3 times as much health as a Deathclaw). Their attacks also do the same massive amount of raw damage as a hit from a Behemoth, and additionally they have very powerful poison. Albino Radscorpions have the unique ability to regenerate their health, which they do in daylight hours. Albino Radscorpions can be found wandering the Wasteland, often near major roads, and will utterly slaughter any roaming NPCs they come across. On Very Hard they can kill the player in three hits and kill most NPCs in one. Silent.Killa78 >:) 01:42, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Shit... That bastard sounds like nightmare fuel! Well, too bad I can't have Broken Steel, it sounds badass to the degree that I am shocked that no skulls have caved in from sheer awesomeness... Well, it seems this thread has played its part now. Thanks to everyone who contributed! AngryNorwegianDude 08:32, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I only sed shut up three times cause i thought people were arguing again on this thing. Mister Cee 93 00:02, 12 August 2009 (UTC)