The bridge tower of Rivet City is home to Rivet City security and contains the sleeping quarters for the guards as well as a well-stocked armory.
Layout
Tower
The tower itself is home to Rivet City security. If Harkness is not killed/turned in during The Replicated Man, the player can find Commander Danvers here.
Armory
The key to the armory is carried both by Harkness and Commander Danvers. A Mister Gutsy named Private Jones guards the door but he can be easily distracted with a successful Speech check. Harkness opens the armory door from time to time, but upon attempting to enter Jones and Harkness will both attack the player and lock the armory door. Inside there is also a hostile automated turret.
Notable loot
- Schematics - Rock-It Launcher located in the armory.
Related quests
Notes
- You can obtain the schematics by picking the lock, running in, taking the schematics, and running away via the second passage to your right, which leads outside. The guard outside will not be hostile. Fast travel away, then fast travel back, and the guards will be neutral again.
- After unlocking the door and fleeing and returning, the door will still be open. However, if you enter the armory again or get near the threshold, hostilities will begin again.
- While breaking in to the Armory will cause short term hostilities with the guards and cost some Karma loss, many items, including the Schematics, are not marked as owned.
- The terminal (very easy) can be found on the middle floor near the armory and the top floor. Both contain the information under the title "security log".
- The first floor of the Bridge tower also serves as the guards sleeping and recreation areas with secured foot lockers and some personal items.
Appearances
The bridge tower appears only in Fallout 3.
Bugs
The hostile turret inside the armory can see you from the space around the door (you can also target it in V.A.T.S. from the right position). This will occasionally result in Private Jones and the guards becoming hostile as well. [verified]- Because the turret is always hostile, certain companions will attack it from outside the armory. This does not turn the guards hostile towards you, but can lead to the turrets death. [verified]
Gallery
Armory interior
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