Med-X (Fallout 3)

	For an overview of Med-X in the Fallout series of games, see Med-X.

	Fallout 3 consumable Med-X
	Effects Effects +25 Damage Resistance for 4 minutes Addiction 10% chance of Med-X addiction +30 UMON for 30 hours Other Weight 0 Value 20 Technical Base ID 00050f8f

 

Med-X (originally Morphine pre-release) is a consumable item in Fallout 3.

Background

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Med-X is the brand name of morphine, a potent opiate analgesic that binds to opioid receptors in the brain and central nervous system, reducing the perception of pain as well as the emotional response to pain. The active ingredient acts as a general anesthetic that dulls pain throughout the body and typically causes listelessness and lethargy. In layman's terms, it's a powerful pain killer delivered via a hypodermic needle.

Given its usefulness, Med-X is one of the more widespread pre-War chems, providing pain relief and recreation across the continent. Morphinists can be identified by contracted pupils and involuntary spasms.

Characteristics

Med-X is a highly potent painkiller which, when injected, makes the user impervious to pain to the degree that damage resistance is increased by 25%.

Locations

• Med-X can be found most often in raider encampments and strongholds.
• Med-X can usually be bought from merchants that sell medicine.

Notes

• In the G.E.C.K., it lists the effect as "ChemIncDamResistPsycho". This would have been psycho's effect at first, mimicking the psycho from Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics.
• In the G.E.C.K, the Editor ID is still displayed as "morphine."
• The effects of addiction are still listed as "Morphine Addiction".

Behind the scenes

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Originally, Med-X was named "morphine" in Fallout 3. However, on July 4, 2008, Fallout 3 was refused classification by the OFLC in Australia, thus making the game illegal for sale in the country due to the "realistic visual representations of drugs and their delivery method [bringing] the 'science-fiction' drugs in line with 'real-world' drugs." On September 9, 2008 Bethesda vice president of PR and marketing, Peter Hines, described the idea of the Australian version of Fallout 3 as a misconception, and said all versions of Fallout 3 will not include real world drug references. However, the name "morphine" is still used in the Japanese and Czech versions of the game.

Gallery

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  Morphine in an E3 2008 playthrough. (July 15th, 2008.)

References

Consumables in Fallout 3 Chems Alien biogel (Adapted biogel) · Ant nectar · Ant queen pheromones · Buffout · Fire ant nectar · Jet (Ultrajet) · Med-X · Mentats (Berry Mentats, Grape Mentats, Orange Mentats) · Nukalurk meat · Psycho · RadAway · Rad-X · Stimpak Drinks Aqua Cura · Aqua Pura · Beer · Blood pack · Dirty water · Moonshine · Nuka-Cola (Ice cold Nuka-Cola, Nuka-Cola Quantum) · Purified water · Scotch · Vodka · Whiskey · Wine Edibles Alien squid food · Alien worm food · Ant meat · BlamCo Mac & Cheese · Bloatfly meat · Brahmin steak · Bubblegum · Cave fungus · Cram · Crispy squirrel bits · Mutfruit · Dandy Boy Apples · Dog meat · Fancy Lads Snack Cakes · Fresh apple · Fresh carrot · Fresh pear · Fresh potato · Gum drops · Hatchling mirelurk meat · Holy water · Human flesh · Iguana bits · Iguana-on-a-stick · InstaMash · Junk food · Mirelurk cakes · Mirelurk meat · Mississippi Quantum Pie · Mole rat meat · Mole rat wonder meat · Mutfruit · Noodles · Pork n' Beans · Potato Crisps · Radroach meat · Salisbury Steak · Slop · Softshell mirelurk meat · Squirrel stew · Squirrel on a stick · Strange meat · Strange meat pie · Sugar bombs · Sweetroll · Wild punga fruit (Refined punga fruit) · Yao guai meat · YumYum Deviled Eggs Italics denote consumables items available through add-ons.