From The Vault
Floaters are hostile mutant creatures that likely originated from the FEV-infected flatworms mentioned in the FEV Experiment Disk, and were later further enhanced by The Master's experiments. They are often found in groups with Centaurs. Through producing and storing noxious gases in their floatation bladders, floaters are able to hover above the ground[1].
The gasses that allow them to float make them highly flammable when attacked with fire or energy weapons.
They are completely immune to electrical damage, but have no resistance to fire damage. While they are not very intelligent, they move fast and can be difficult to kill, especially if a group of them surrounds you.
| Defense
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| Type | Resistance | Threshold
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| Normal | 40% | 5%
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| Laser | 40% | 5%
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| Fire | 0% | 0%
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| Plasma | 50% | 4%
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| Explosive | 40% | 6%
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| Electrical | 500% | 0%
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| EMP | 500% | 0%
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| Poison | 40% |
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| Radiation | 16% |
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[edit] Appearances
Floaters appear in Fallout and Fallout 2.
The Art of Fallout 3 book available with the collector's edition of the game includes many version of floater but the basic version was not provided in Fallout 3. The floater versions that should appear are:
[edit] Behind the scenes
The floaters were created by Jason D. Anderson. During development of Fallout, this creature was known as the "Sphincter Monster" after Anderson had used a pornographic image for its mouth[2].
[edit] References
- ↑ Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets by Matt Norton
- ↑ Information acquired by Paweł "Ausir" Dembowski from Jason D. Anderson
| Creatures in the Fallout games |
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West Coast
(Fallout, Fallout 2)
| Brahmin · Centaur · Coyote · Deathclaw (Baby deathclaw, Talking deathclaw) · Dog (Cyberdog) · Floater · Gecko (Fire gecko, Golden gecko, Little gecko) · Ghoul (Glowing One) · Giant ant · Giant catfish · Giant rat (Mole rat, Pig rat) · Lobotomite · Mantis · Radscorpion · Slags · Spore plant · Super Mutant · Wanamingo · Wolf
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East Coast
(Fallout 3, Fallout Tactics 2)
| Abomination · Alien · Alien Squid · Alien Worm · Bloatfly · Brahmin · Centaur · Deathclaw · Dog · Fire Ant · Ghoul (Feral Ghoul, Feral Ghoul Reaver, Feral Ghoul Roamer, Glowing One, Swamp Ghoul) · Giant Ant (Giant Ant Queen) · Giant catfish · Lamprey Floater · Manowar Tendril Floater · Mirelurk (Mirelurk Hunter, Mirelurk King, NukaLurk, Swamplurk, Swamplurk Queen) · Mole Rat · Mutant crocodile · Mutant Wanamingo · Needle Tooth Floater · Radroach · Radscorpion (Albino Radscorpion, Giant Radscorpion) · Super Mutant (Super Mutant Behemoth, Super Mutant Brute, Super Mutant Master, Super Mutant Overlord) · Swampfolk · Trog · Yao Guai
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Midwest
(Fallout Tactics, Van Buren)
| Boom Bug · Brahmin · Dog · Endless Walker · Gehenna · Ghoul (Born Ghoul, Feral Ghoul, Glowing One) · Giant albino ant (Giant albino ant queen) · Giant leech · Giant rat · Giant wasp · Hairy deathclaw (Baby hairy deathclaw) · Komodo dragon · Molech · Mutant cannibal · Radroach · Radscorpion · Radtoad · Trog · Super Mutant · Wolf
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Texas
(Fallout: BOS, Fallout: BOS 2)
| Brahmin · Coyote · Dog · Experimental deathclaw (Baby experimental deathclaw) · Ghoul (Glowing One) · Giant rat (Mole rat) · Radbug · Radscorpion (Glowing Radscorpion, Spitting Radscorpion, Unique Giant Radscorpion) · Super Mutant
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Southwest
(Fallout d20)
| Ghoul · Golden gecko · Radscorpion · Reptilian deathclaw · Super Mutant
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