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Cages are constructible items that were added to Fallout 4 by the Wasteland Workshop add-on.
Characteristics
Cages are divided into three sub-categories:
- Small cages
- Cat cage
- Dog cage
- Mole rat cage
- Mutant hound cage
- Medium cages
- Feral ghoul cage
- Gorilla cage[1]
- Gunner cage
- Insect cage (captures either a bloatfly, bloodbug, radroach or stingwing)
- Raider cage
- Super mutant cage
- Large cages
No matter which kind of game a cage is meant to capture, they all work the same way. Once a cage has been built, it must be supplied with power (does not count against the settlement supply, similar to indoor lighting), then left alone for some time. Sleeping in a bed or leaving the settlement will eventually result in the cage's door closing and occasional noises sounding from within. Shutting off the power or hitting the cage door with a melee attack will then open the cage and release the game trapped within.
It is not necessary to build a cage in an easy-to-access location for it to work properly. Even if the cage is completely sealed off by walls it will still capture its designated game after one to two in-game days.
Once a cage has successfully done its work and the captured game has been released, the cage itself is considered broken and must be repaired before it can be reactivated to capture another creature. A single cage can therefore be used to trap an infinite number of targets, provided the player has sufficient resources to repeatedly reset the trap.
While the type of creature a cage will capture is fixed, said creature's level and sub-type is not. As an example, a deathclaw cage can release anything from a basic deathclaw all the way up to a mythic one, depending on player level.
A small minority of creatures, namely cats, gorillas, and brahmin, are docile by default. The others, however, will immediately turn hostile upon their release unless a beta wave emitter has been built and activated within the settlement borders beforehand.
While caged, any type of captured non-domestic creature or enemy in a settlement will invariably lead to attacks on said outpost by other members of that species or faction, even if they don't normally attack settlements, as well as heavily increase the chances of an attack on said settlement. This can result in locations such as Spectacle Island being assaulted by entire packs of leveled deathclaws or swarms of mirelurks showing up at Hangman's Alley.
With a beta wave emitter installed and running, all captured hostile animals and creatures will refrain from attacking the Sole Survivor, their companions and any resident settlers, but will still attack tamed creatures from other species than their own and any settler assigned as an arena contestant. Any survivors will then prowl the area and defend it against outside aggressors, adding a race-specific value to the settlement's defense rating without taking up a settler slot. Keep in mind that this gets somewhat counterbalanced by the markedly increased threat of attacks due to the captured creatures themselves, as mentioned above.
Construction information
| Cage Size | Name | Build Requirements | Repair Requirements | Power Requirements | Scrap | Form ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Cat cage | 6x Steel 1x Copper 2x softshell mirelurk meat |
1x steel 1x softshell mirelurk meat |
1 | 3x steel 1x softshell mirelurk meat |
xx00081D |
| Dog cage | 6x Steel 1x Copper 3x canned dog food |
1x steel 1x canned dog food |
1 | 3x steel 1x canned dog food |
xx000813 | |
| Mole rat cage | 6x Steel 1x Copper 4x radroach meat |
1x steel 1x radroach meat |
1 | 3x steel 2x radroach meat |
xx000837 | |
| Mutant hound cage | 6x Steel 1x Copper 2x brahmin meat |
1x steel 1x brahmin meat |
1 | 3x steel 1x brahmin meat |
xx000C80 | |
| Medium | Feral ghoul cage | 10x Steel 2x Copper 4x mongrel dog meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x mongrel dog meat |
1 | 5x steel 2x mongrel dog meat |
xx000833 |
| Gorilla cage[2][3] | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 5x wild mutfruit |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x wild mutfruit |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x wild mutfruit |
xx000978 | |
| Gunner cage | 10x Steel 2x Copper 500x bottle caps |
1x steel 1x copper 50x bottle caps |
1 | 5x steel 250x bottle caps |
xx00081A | |
| Insect cage | 10x Steel 2x Copper 4x mole rat meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x mole rat meat |
1 | 5x steel 2x mole rat meat |
xx000844 | |
| Raider cage | 10x Steel 2x Copper 6x jet |
1x steel 1x copper 1x jet |
1 | 5x steel 3x jet |
xx000810 | |
| Super mutant cage | 10x Steel 2x Copper 5x brahmin meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x brahmin meat |
1 | 5x steel 2x brahmin meat |
xx00080E | |
| Large | Brahmin cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x razorgrain |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x razorgrain |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x razorgrain |
xx000818 |
| Deathclaw cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x yao guai meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x yao guai meat |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x yao guai meat |
xx000817 | |
| Mirelurk cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x mirelurk egg |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x mirelurk egg |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x mirelurk egg |
xx000808 | |
| Radscorpion cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x stingwing meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x stingwing meat |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x stingwing meat |
xx00082D | |
| Radstag cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x carrot |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x carrot |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x carrot |
xx00082E | |
| Yao guai cage | 16x Steel 4x Copper 4x Gears 4x radstag meat |
1x steel 1x copper 1x gears 1x radstag meat |
1 | 8x steel 1x copper 1x gears 2x radstag meat |
xx000805 |
Notes
- It is possible to change the specific kind of creature you caught. If you really want to have that glowing mole rat, you can save the game before opening the cage, and reload the save until you get the creature you want.
- The dog cage can also capture a junkyard dog, which is automatically assigned to the current settlement if it is under the population cap, or manually assigned to another settlement from the workshop menu.
- A captured cat will immediately go to a cat bowl upon release if placed within the settlement.
- Likewise, captured junkyard dogs will utilize dog houses if any is placed within settlement boundaries.
- Some cages can be constructed on the Island if both the Wasteland Workshop and Far Harbor add-ons are installed. However, there are a few exceptions: Gunner, raider and dog cages cannot be built, since they are not native to the Island. However, it is possible to send junkyard dogs to settlements on the Island.
- The feral ghoul cage seems to most likely place out charred feral ghouls, even when at a low level. This can be exploited when at low levels for a XP farm, due to their rather large XP gain for beginning players.
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References
- ↑ Requires The Nuclear Option to have been completed with any faction, and the evacuation order to have been given.
- ↑ Requires that the Sole Survivor evacuate the Institute during The Nuclear Option.
- ↑ The gorilla cage is not necessary to obtain the Trapper achievement/trophy.
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