Forum:What if (Vault 87)

Main quest question

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I couldn't find it, so I created a thread instead.

If you from the beginning go directly to little lamplight (or alternatly paradise falls, then little lamplight) and move on to Vault 87 in hopes of getting the GECK. Then what will happen? James suffering from sudden adult death syndrome? getting captured by the enclave? the storyline continuing as usual?

I know that would be hard to pull off (unless extremely skilled or godmode), but have any of you tried it?

I am not quite sure of my answer to your question, I must admit. It is indeed possible to access Little Lamplight before completing the missions in the main quest that lead up to it, but when you get into Vault 87 I have no idea what would happen if you got the GECK. My theories are as follows:

1) Fawkes/ The GECK are not in Vault 87, it is a normal dungeon

2) GECK is there but cannot be activated or cannot be taken by the player

3) The GECK can be taken and the main quest updates and allows you to skip much of the main quest. This is the most likely. Other than an enthusiast's interest, I cannot imagine why you would want to do this, as it ruins the game's storyline.

SoProTheyGoWoah 00:56, April 2, 2010 (UTC)

I decided to try it, and what happened is following:

LW doesn't know that he wants to go to vault 87, which means that you can't ask McCready to go through murder pass, which only leaves the terminal and door solution, except that Joseph isn't to be found anywhere. Maybe I should try some more console codes (To be honest, I don't have the needed skills, so I took it through "tgm"). I'll try consoling the door and get back to you.85.82.249.149 18:56, April 4, 2010 (UTC)OP

EDIT: Couldn't take the door through the console either. They've made sure nobody could take it that way around. 85.82.249.149 22:23, April 4, 2010 (UTC) OP

Heh heh, here ya go! http://speeddemosarchive.com/Fallout3.html Big McLargeHuge 23:37, April 4, 2010 (UTC)