Easy City Downs is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287.
Background
It is a small city built from a pre-War horse track and is inhabited by raiders and Triggermen. There are also a number of non-hostile robots racing around the track, which include models such as the Mister Gutsy, Mister Handy, Assaultron, and Eyebot. Throughout the area there are several terminals that can be used to shut the bots down, turn them on the raiders and Triggermen, or cause them to self-destruct.
Layout
The northwest side is derelict bleachers, southwest is Eager Ernie's lair on the upper floor accessible by the walkway from the center or by jumping on the two table umbrellas from the stands. East of that is the actual track, in the center of the track is a number of small fortifications filled with minor loot and raiders. In the south side of the center is a stable where the backups bots are stored.
Notable loot
- Tumblers Today issue #1 (bonus to lockpicking) - In the upper floor of the southwestern building with Eager Ernie, on a small table west of the master control terminal.
- On Ernie's body, one will find his key and password. The password can be used to access a computer terminal located on the 2nd floor, which gives following options: 1) to end the race (the robots deactivate and stand idly in place), 2) release 3 more robots onto the track, 3) disable combat inhibitors (makes all the robots hostile to the player), 4) override their targeting system (make the robots hostile to the raiders), 5) initiate a self-destruct sequence.
- Associate's note - On a raider or Triggerman. Player must know Libertalia's current boss Wire, otherwise the note will not spawn.
- Racetrack advertisement - Beside the computer terminal on the 1st floor of the main building.
- Scrapper's note - On the desk beside the robot control terminal, in the shed which houses the replacement robots.
- Stealth Boy - Inside an exposed drawer to the left of the master control terminal.
- The Bugle repertoire, a holotape found on Ol' Rusty, the eyebot leading the race. Plays trumpet music from the Pip-Boy.
- 40 Pre-War money in registers on 1st floor of main building.
Related quests
- Kidnapping - A group of raiders can take up residence in this location after they have kidnapped a settler. The Sole Survivor is required to come here and free the settler. The kidnapped settler will be next to Eager Ernie's steamer trunk.
- Raider Troubles - This is one of the locations settlers will say raiders are coming from.
- Reclamation - Alana Secord will send the Sole Survivor here to rescue a synth, captured by raiders during a patrol.
Notes
- As the player gets closer to the track, they will hear Eager Ernie running commentary on the race. If spotted, he will program the robots to attack the player character.
- During the quest Rockets' Red Glare, when you board the Vertibird and head for the Prydwen you will pass over the racetrack. You can hear Eager Ernie's commentary over the Vertibird's engine.
- Including the extra robots that you can add to the race (via the 3 terminals in the area), there are a total of nine (9) robots you can loot from (either by having them self-destruct, or destroying them by whatever means you wish to employ).
- The nine robots' names are: Atomic Dreamz (Mister Handy), Tin Man (Protectron), Ol' Rusty (Eyebot), Piece o' Junk (Mister Handy), Iron Maiden (Assaultron), Lady Lovelace (Assaultron), The Boston Blaster (Mister Handy), Bob's Your Uncle (Mister Handy), and Fusion's Folly (Mister Handy).
- If Danse or Codsworth is brought here before the raiders are killed they will complain about them misusing technology.
- If X6-88 is brought here he will mention that the robotics division of the Institute also hosted a robot sports event.
- If Deacon is brought here, he will tell the player to "Put [their] money on Black Velvet" because "that pony's gonna win for sure".
- If Preston Garvey or Hancock is brought here, he will suggest that he and the player stay to watch and see who wins.
- If Cait is brought here, she will suggest the player to bet on a robot to earn caps.
- If Piper is brought here, she will laugh at the bizarre race.
Appearances
Easy City Downs only appears in Fallout 4.
Behind the scenes
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The name and location are a play on the now defunct Suffolk Downs Thoroughbred horse racing track.
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