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|games =FO3MZ |
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|type =section |
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+ | |image =Fo3MZ engineering core.png |
| + | |label =Interior |
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|part of =[[Zeta|Mothership ''Zeta'']] |
|part of =[[Zeta|Mothership ''Zeta'']] |
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|local map =Engineering Core map.png |
|local map =Engineering Core map.png |
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|connects to =[[Bridge (Mothership Zeta)|Bridge]]<br />[[Cargo hold]]<br />[[Cryo lab]]<br />[[Decompression chamber]]<br />[[Engine room]]<br />[[Hangar]]<br />[[Maintenance level]]<br />[[Observation deck]]<br />[[Robot assembly]]<br />[[Steamworks]] |
|connects to =[[Bridge (Mothership Zeta)|Bridge]]<br />[[Cargo hold]]<br />[[Cryo lab]]<br />[[Decompression chamber]]<br />[[Engine room]]<br />[[Hangar]]<br />[[Maintenance level]]<br />[[Observation deck]]<br />[[Robot assembly]]<br />[[Steamworks]] |
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|world map exits = |
|world map exits = |
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| − | |creatures =[[Alien (Fallout 3)| |
+ | |creatures =[[Alien (Fallout 3)|Aliens]] |
|quests =[[Not of This World]]<br />[[Among the Stars]] |
|quests =[[Not of This World]]<br />[[Among the Stars]] |
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|cell name =DLC05EngineCore |
|cell name =DLC05EngineCore |
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|refid ={{DLC ID|002fd2}} |
|refid ={{DLC ID|002fd2}} |
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| + | }} |
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| − | }}{{Games|FO3MZ}} |
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| + | {{Quotation|We need to go to the big engine thing, and then from there we can go to the [[Bridge (Mothership Zeta)|top of the ship]].|[[Sally (Mothership Zeta)|Sally]]|sound=Fo3MZ Sally BigEngineThing.ogg}} |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| − | The engineering core is the third area that the |
+ | The engineering core is the third area that the [[Lone Wanderer]] encounters aboard the mothership, and serves as a hub between numerous other locations aboard the ship, including the [[steamworks]], [[hangar]], [[cryo lab]], [[robot assembly]], [[cargo hold]], [[maintenance level]] and [[engine room]]. Here, the player can also find several other captives who will assist them aboard the ship. As one progresses through the main quest, the engineering core changes. Defenses are put up and barricades are made by the other captives; eventually, a broken [[Nuka-Cola vending machine (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola vending machine]] will show up; a [[Teleportation matrix|teleporter]] to the [[Bridge (Mothership Zeta)|Bridge]] appears near the steamworks entrance, down a corridor to the left of the Nuka-Cola machine; and a terrified alien will appear and plead for its life, only to be shot by [[Paulson (Mothership Zeta)|Paulson]]. |
| − | The |
+ | The engineering core is one of the few rooms still available to explore after the quest [[This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough...]] is complete, as most other rooms beyond it will become inaccessible. At this point, aliens will also begin to spawn occasionally in the room. |
==Layout== |
==Layout== |
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| − | ===Power |
+ | ===Power core=== |
| − | The central power for Mothership ''Zeta'' is at the center of the map. The lower level surrounding the core |
+ | The central power for Mothership ''Zeta'' is at the center of the map. The lower level surrounding the core contains little of interest. |
| − | ===Lower |
+ | ===Lower observation deck=== |
| − | The lower level is far smaller than the top level. It has a small room |
+ | The lower level is far smaller than the top level. It has a small room where [[Toshiro Kago]] sits most of the time with a large window that displays the reaches of space. There is a table opposite Kago and a footlocker near that. Across the window is a hallway that has some garbage in the middle of it. Through this hallway, one will reach the main part of the lower floor. This has a main energy pillar in the middle of it, surrounded by capacitors. Also, on this floor underneath the stairs is a bed for the player character to sleep on. |
| − | ===Upper |
+ | ===Upper observation deck=== |
| − | In Kago's room is a staircase that leads up the second level. This staircase opens to a room with random junk strewn about on tables, beds and the floor. Going through a door on |
+ | In Kago's room is a staircase that leads up to the second level. This staircase opens to a room with random junk strewn about on tables, beds, and the floor. Going through a door on the right will take the player character to the main area with the energy pillar from the first level. This is the area where most of the captives roam. Going straight, the player character will head into the cryo research area, going to the right will let them into the [[maintenance level]], [[robot assembly]], or the [[engine room]]s and going to the left will take them to the [[hangar]] or [[cargo hold]]. |
==Notable loot== |
==Notable loot== |
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| + | {{Notable content |
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| − | + | | There are [[alien captive recorded log]]s 5, 6, 7 and 8, beside each frozen captive. |
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| − | * A [[Buttercup toy]] on the table near the windows, and on the floor above, near the powered down [[teleporter]]. |
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| + | | Two [[Buttercup toy]]s appear. The first appears downstairs on a table near the makeshift bed where [[Toshiro Kago]] usually sits, after two of the generators are destroyed. The second appears upstairs on the table between the pre-War bed and the teleporter to the [[observation deck]], after visiting the [[engine room]] and all three generators are destroyed. |
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| − | + | | 26 [[Alien power cell (Fallout 3)|alien power cell]]s can be found here in a box along with a [[Nuka-Cola Quantum (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola Quantum]]. |
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| − | + | | Three Nuka-Cola Quantums appear in crates. Two after exploring all of the rooms branching from the engineering core and destroying two generators, the third after all generators are down. |
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| − | + | | One [[Nuka-grenade (Fallout 3)|Nuka-grenade]] in a bucket, on the right side of a control panel, in the room leading towards the decompressing chamber. |
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| + | | [[Spacesuit (Mothership Zeta)|Spacesuit]] - Found on [[Hartigan|Colonel Hartigan's]] corpse. |
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| + | | [[Winterized medic armor]] (minus helmet) - Worn by [[Elliott Tercorien]]. |
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| + | | [[Paulson's outfit]] and [[Paulson's revolver|revolver]] - Worn/carried by [[Paulson (Mothership Zeta)|Paulson]]. |
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| + | | [[Samurai armor]] - Worn by [[Toshiro Kago]]. |
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| + | | [[Nuka-grenade (Fallout 3)|Nuka-grenade]] - In a bucket. |
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| + | }} |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| + | * Once the player character has started destroying generators, the area opposite the stairwell of the cryo lab will start being progressively cluttered with loot and world items (wasteland and alien). The area actually gets so cluttered that some items might need to be removed before others turn up. The whole room will also progressively exhibit signs of malfunctions and disrepair. |
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| − | * Engineering core is an excellent place to store items worth keeping but that the player doesn't wish to always have in inventory, and is much safer than using abandoned houses in the Wasteland. Aliens do not steal items, so leaving unique weapons in cases or even on shelves comes with no risk of thievery. It has more than one bed and an alien workbench. This is useful after the [[This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough...]] quest is complete and the player is given control of (parts of) the ship. The ship is simply an alternative and only for aesthetic purposes. |
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| + | * Everything needed to craft weapons from all seven schematics can be found here and in the [[cryo lab]], with the exception of a [[Deathclaw hand (Fallout 3)|deathclaw hand]]. The workbench itself (which of course looks nothing like a regular workbench) can be found in the room north of the main hub, to the left of the door leading to the decompression chamber. |
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| − | * Loot in the Engineering Core appears in stages, depending on how many generators the player has destroyed and how many side areas have been visited. Especially notable are the Buttercup toys, which only start to appear after two or more generators have been destroyed. |
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| − | * Some safe places to store loot |
+ | * Some safe places to store loot during the main quest are: |
| − | + | ** In the room with a makeshift bed. The footlocker on the far right when looking into space is a safe place to store items. |
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| − | + | ** The toolbox next to the alien workbench. |
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| − | + | ** The alien container on the bottom floor of engineering furthest from the NPCs. It is too far away for them to steal from during [[Among the Stars]] and a break in the upper level railing allows one to quickly drop down on top of it while unable to jump (encumbered). |
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| − | + | ** The overturned [[Nuka-Cola vending machine (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola vending machine]]. |
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| − | * As |
+ | * As the player character walks up the stairs above the bedding, if they look down when reaching the top, they can see a miniature drone holding a teddy bear. |
| − | * If |
+ | * If the player character has the [[Child at Heart (Fallout 3)|Child at Heart]] perk, after thawing the cryotubes, one will get the option to ask Sally if she has "any stuff hidden around." She will give the player character access to the room near the teleporter to the bridge, which contains three containers of alien items normally blocked by an energy barrier. However, if the player character talks to Sally again while she is leading them to the room, she will stop and talk to them and will not open the room; the dialogue option will also no longer be available. |
* Sitting on a box at the top of the stairs is a teddy bear holding a beer and wearing brass knuckles. |
* Sitting on a box at the top of the stairs is a teddy bear holding a beer and wearing brass knuckles. |
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* Sally can sometimes be seen drinking beer in the area above the makeshift bed. |
* Sally can sometimes be seen drinking beer in the area above the makeshift bed. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| + | The engineering core appears only {{In|FO3MZ}}. |
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| − | Engineering core only appears in the ''[[Fallout 3]]'' [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Mothership Zeta (add-on)|Mothership Zeta]]''. |
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==Bugs== |
==Bugs== |
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| − | + | {{Platforms|ps3,xbox360}} The teleporters on this deck may stop working, while displaying the appearance of a fully active teleporter. This can be a serious game glitch permanently trapping the player character on the ship.{{Verify|verified}} |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery widths=200 captionalign=center> |
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| + | Mothership Zeta map.jpg|Engineering core map and connected sections |
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| + | Alien captive recording log 5-8 engineering core.jpg|[[Alien captive recorded log]]s 5 through 8 |
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| + | Nuka-grenade engineering core.jpg|[[Nuka-grenade (Fallout 3)|Nuka-grenade]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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{{Navbox Mothership Zeta}} |
{{Navbox Mothership Zeta}} |
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[[Category:Mothership Zeta locations]] |
[[Category:Mothership Zeta locations]] |
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| − | [[ru:Инженерный Центр]] |
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| + | [[ru:Инженерно-технический центр]] |
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| + | [[uk:Інженерно-технічний центр]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 14 October 2023
“We need to go to the big engine thing, and then from there we can go to the top of the ship.”— Sally
The engineering core is a location onboard Mothership Zeta in 2277.
Background
The engineering core is the third area that the Lone Wanderer encounters aboard the mothership, and serves as a hub between numerous other locations aboard the ship, including the steamworks, hangar, cryo lab, robot assembly, cargo hold, maintenance level and engine room. Here, the player can also find several other captives who will assist them aboard the ship. As one progresses through the main quest, the engineering core changes. Defenses are put up and barricades are made by the other captives; eventually, a broken Nuka-Cola vending machine will show up; a teleporter to the Bridge appears near the steamworks entrance, down a corridor to the left of the Nuka-Cola machine; and a terrified alien will appear and plead for its life, only to be shot by Paulson.
The engineering core is one of the few rooms still available to explore after the quest This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough... is complete, as most other rooms beyond it will become inaccessible. At this point, aliens will also begin to spawn occasionally in the room.
Layout
Power core
The central power for Mothership Zeta is at the center of the map. The lower level surrounding the core contains little of interest.
Lower observation deck
The lower level is far smaller than the top level. It has a small room where Toshiro Kago sits most of the time with a large window that displays the reaches of space. There is a table opposite Kago and a footlocker near that. Across the window is a hallway that has some garbage in the middle of it. Through this hallway, one will reach the main part of the lower floor. This has a main energy pillar in the middle of it, surrounded by capacitors. Also, on this floor underneath the stairs is a bed for the player character to sleep on.
Upper observation deck
In Kago's room is a staircase that leads up to the second level. This staircase opens to a room with random junk strewn about on tables, beds, and the floor. Going through a door on the right will take the player character to the main area with the energy pillar from the first level. This is the area where most of the captives roam. Going straight, the player character will head into the cryo research area, going to the right will let them into the maintenance level, robot assembly, or the engine rooms and going to the left will take them to the hangar or cargo hold.
Notable loot
- There are alien captive recorded logs 5, 6, 7 and 8, beside each frozen captive.
- Two Buttercup toys appear. The first appears downstairs on a table near the makeshift bed where Toshiro Kago usually sits, after two of the generators are destroyed. The second appears upstairs on the table between the pre-War bed and the teleporter to the observation deck, after visiting the engine room and all three generators are destroyed.
- 26 alien power cells can be found here in a box along with a Nuka-Cola Quantum.
- Three Nuka-Cola Quantums appear in crates. Two after exploring all of the rooms branching from the engineering core and destroying two generators, the third after all generators are down.
- One mini nuke appears in the chair next to the workbench in the room that leads to the decompression chamber after exploring all of the rooms branching from the engineering core and destroying two of the generators.
- One Nuka-grenade in a bucket, on the right side of a control panel, in the room leading towards the decompressing chamber.
- Spacesuit - Found on Colonel Hartigan's corpse.
- Winterized medic armor (minus helmet) - Worn by Elliott Tercorien.
- Paulson's outfit and revolver - Worn/carried by Paulson.
- Samurai armor - Worn by Toshiro Kago.
- Nuka-grenade - In a bucket.
Notes
- Once the player character has started destroying generators, the area opposite the stairwell of the cryo lab will start being progressively cluttered with loot and world items (wasteland and alien). The area actually gets so cluttered that some items might need to be removed before others turn up. The whole room will also progressively exhibit signs of malfunctions and disrepair.
- Everything needed to craft weapons from all seven schematics can be found here and in the cryo lab, with the exception of a deathclaw hand. The workbench itself (which of course looks nothing like a regular workbench) can be found in the room north of the main hub, to the left of the door leading to the decompression chamber.
- Some safe places to store loot during the main quest are:
- In the room with a makeshift bed. The footlocker on the far right when looking into space is a safe place to store items.
- The toolbox next to the alien workbench.
- The alien container on the bottom floor of engineering furthest from the NPCs. It is too far away for them to steal from during Among the Stars and a break in the upper level railing allows one to quickly drop down on top of it while unable to jump (encumbered).
- The overturned Nuka-Cola vending machine.
- As the player character walks up the stairs above the bedding, if they look down when reaching the top, they can see a miniature drone holding a teddy bear.
- If the player character has the Child at Heart perk, after thawing the cryotubes, one will get the option to ask Sally if she has "any stuff hidden around." She will give the player character access to the room near the teleporter to the bridge, which contains three containers of alien items normally blocked by an energy barrier. However, if the player character talks to Sally again while she is leading them to the room, she will stop and talk to them and will not open the room; the dialogue option will also no longer be available.
- Sitting on a box at the top of the stairs is a teddy bear holding a beer and wearing brass knuckles.
- Sally can sometimes be seen drinking beer in the area above the makeshift bed.
Appearances
The engineering core appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.
Bugs
The teleporters on this deck may stop working, while displaying the appearance of a fully active teleporter. This can be a serious game glitch permanently trapping the player character on the ship.[verified]
Gallery
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