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Continue your existing Fallout 3 game and finish the fight against the Enclave remnants alongside Liberty Prime. Broken Steel moves the level cap for your character from 20 to 30, allowing you to experience even more of the game, including new perks and achievements.
”— official descriptionBroken Steel is the third add-on for Fallout 3, developed and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Release and availability[]
Broken Steel was initially released exclusively as downloadable content on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live on May 5, 2009. After difficulties with the initial download for PC users it was re-released for Games for Windows Live on May 7, 2009. It was made available for PlayStation Store on September 24, 2009. For Xbox 360, download codes for Xbox Live are also available in retail.
For PC and Xbox 360, Broken Steel is available as a disc version as part of the second Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack, released on August 25, 2009. The pack also includes Point Lookout.
Like all add-ons, Broken Steel is included in the Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, released on October 13, 2009 for all platforms.
For Steam users, Broken Steel, along with all the other Fallout 3 add-ons, is available, released on July 16, 2010.
Overview[]
In this add-on, the player continues their story, joining the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel to rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants, once and for all. The Lone Wanderer gets to see the fruits of their father's work; Project Purity's completion, and clean water flowing into the Potomac River for the first time in centuries.
With the assistance of the Lone Wanderer, the Brotherhood of Steel tracks down numerous more Enclave installations in the vicinity of the Capital Wasteland and takes them under Brotherhood control. Using Liberty Prime to assault an Enclave satellite installation, the Brotherhood finds their main base of operation, Adams Air Force Base and sends the Lone Wanderer to infiltrate the base. The Lone wanderer is later joined by Brotherhood forces who storm the base and capture the facility and help the Lone Wanderer destroy the Mobile Base Crawler.
Broken Steel's quest line is of the same length as the ones of Operation: Anchorage and The Pitt. Unlike these add-ons, in order to access the new story content from Broken Steel, the player has to have finished the main storyline from the base game.
In addition to extending the game to let players continue their adventures after the end of the main quest, the Broken Steel add-on raises the level cap to 30. The level cap expansion will take effect upon installation of the add-on, so players previously stalled at level 20 will once again accumulate XP, even if they haven't finished the main storyline. This add-on also adds frightening and powerful new enemies to the wasteland. Broken Steel also adds several new perks to cover the additional 10 levels as well as new encounters (see Broken Steel encounters).
Characters[]
Brotherhood of Steel[]
Enclave[]
Apostles of the Holy Light[]
Wastelanders[]
Enemies[]
Creatures[]
Non-player characters[]
Additional encounters[]
Items[]
Armor[]
Weapons[]
* There are two versions of this weapon. One uses the Explosives skill, the other uses Small Guns.
Other items[]
Locations[]
Perks[]
Name | Level req | Other requirements | Ranks | Description | Code |
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Almost Perfect | 30 | 1 | All SPECIAL stats are raised to 9. | xx004c6b | |
Deep Sleep | 22 | 1 | You get the Well Rested benefit of +10% XP for eight hours no matter what bed you sleep in. | xx003213 | |
Devil's Highway | 24 | Karma not equal to Very Evil | 1 | Karma is instantly set to Very Evil. | xx004c6d |
Escalator to Heaven | 24 | Karma not equal to Very Good | 1 | Karma is instantly set to Very Good. | xx004c6f |
Karmic Rebalance | 24 | Karma not equal to neutral | 1 | Karma is instantly set to Neutral. | xx004c6e |
Nerves of Steel | 26 | Agility 7 | 1 | Action Points regenerate faster. | xx0011c2 |
No Weaknesses | 24 | 1 | All SPECIAL stats lower than 5 become 5. | xx00108e | |
Nuclear Anomaly | 30 | 1 | Whenever your health is reduced to 20 or less, you will erupt into a devastating nuclear explosion affecting enemies and allies alike. | xx004c6c | |
Party Boy/Party Girl | 28 | 1 | You no longer suffer the withdrawal effect from alcohol addiction. | xx0011bf xx0011c0 | |
Puppies! | 22 | (Does not require having met Dogmeat prior to selscting this perk, but you will have to find him and have him die for this perk to take any effect.) | 1 | If Dogmeat dies, you'll be able to get a new canine companion from his litter of puppies. Just wait a bit, and you'll find your new furry friend waiting outside Vault 101. | xx003211 |
Rad Absorption | 28 | Endurance 7 | 1 | Radiation level slowly decreases automatically over time. | xx0011bd |
Rad Tolerance | 26 | Endurance 7 | 1 | No effects from minor radiation poisoning. | xx0011c1 |
Quantum Chemist | 22 | Science 70 | 1 | Every 10 Nuka-Colas you acquire are automatically converted into a Nuka-Cola Quantum (ice cold Nuka-Colas do not count) | xx004c71 |
Warmonger | 26 | Intelligence 7 | 1 | All custom weapon types become available to you without the schematics. | xx0011be |
Quests and achievements[]
Main quests[]
Name | Location(s) | Given by | Reward | Achievement points | Trophy | Quest ID | Image |
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Death From Above | Citadel | Owyn Lyons | 1300 XP | 30 | Silver | xx000802 | |
Shock Value | Citadel | Paladin Tristan | 1400 XP | 30 | Silver | xx000afd | |
Who Dares Wins | Citadel | Paladin Tristan | 1500 XP Tesla cannon, various items |
30 | Gold | xx0011ad |
Side quests[]
Name | Location(s) | Given by | Reward | Quest ID |
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Holy Water | Jefferson Memorial | Scribe Bigsley | 100 XP, 300 caps | xx004c75 |
Protecting the Water Way | Jefferson Memorial | Scribe Bigsley, Officer Lepelletier | 100 XP, Enclave power armor and helmet, Gatling laser, Plasma pistol, electron charge packs Energy cells |
xx003b42 |
The Amazing Aqua Cura! | Museum of History | Scribe Bigsley (after speech check), Griffon | 100 XP and/or other possible prizes such as caps and karma | xx003b67 |
Unmarked quests[]
Name | Location(s) | Given by | Reward | Repeatable |
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Blood Brotherhood | Citadel | Paladin Tristan | 50 caps, 10 XP per sample | |
Getting Ready for Prime Time | Citadel | Scribe Rothchild | 100 caps, 25 XP per Camera 75 caps, 10 XP per sensor module |
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The Sorrowful Suitor | Presidential Metro | Sorry, My Darling holotape | All-nighter nightwear, Lag-Bolt's combat armor, Lag-Bolt's shades, heavy incinerator |
Karma achievements[]
Name | Requirement | Achievement points | Trophy | Image |
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Devil | Reached Level 30 with Bad Karma | 20 | Bronze | |
True Mortal | Reached Level 30 with Neutral Karma | 20 | Bronze | |
Messiah | Reached Level 30 with Good Karma | 20 | Bronze |
Bugs[]
Gallery[]
Enclave Vertibirds fly towards Adams Air Force Base.
The Presidential Metro, White House terminal.
Liberty Prime and Brotherhood Knights attack.
A hangar at Adams Air Force Base.
The Tesla cannon.
Videos[]
- Broken Steel trailer
External links[]
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