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{{Quotation|This facility was designed for Continuity of Government, in the event that a catastrophe occurred. [[ZAX|My]] terminal was installed to oversee the basic functions of the facility, and to act as a relay between other installations around the country.|[[John Henry Eden]]}}[[File:FO3 JohnHenryEden ContinuityOfGovernment.ogg|noicon|135px|center]]
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'''Raven Rock''' (known as '''Site R''' before the [[Great War]]<ref name="Fallout 3 Official Game Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref>), is the East Coast [[Enclave]]'s main base of operations in the [[Capital Wasteland]]. It is also a former American military base and fallout shelter built before the Great War. It is the most northwesternly location in the Capital Wasteland.
  
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'''Raven Rock''' (known as '''Site R''' before the [[Great War]]<ref name="Fallout 3 Official Game Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref>), is the [[Enclave]]'s main base of operations in the [[Capital Wasteland]]. It is also a former American military base and fallout shelter built before the [[Great War]]. It is the most northwestern location found within the Capital Wasteland.
   
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
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Raven Rock was designed at the beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]] as a shelter for top military officials from the effects of a possible nuclear attack on the nation.<ref name="Fallout 3 Official Game Guide" /> The special [[ZAX]] unit (later known as President [[John Henry Eden]]), was installed in the site before the Great War to serve as a monitoring system for Raven Rock and tasked with coordinating communications between the many Enclave installations scattered across the country. Many decades after the Great War, ZAX began to observe the Enclave force in the Enclave Oil Rig and it gained knowledge with the extensive archives left in its early A.I. data base. Slowly ZAX modeled its own personality.
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Raven Rock was designed at the beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]] as a shelter for top military officials from the effects of a possible nuclear attack on the nation.<ref name="Fallout 3 Official Game Guide" /> The special [[ZAX]] unit (later known as President [[John Henry Eden]]), was installed in the site before the Great War to serve as a monitoring system for Raven Rock and tasked with coordinating communications between the many Enclave installations scattered across the country. Many decades after the Great War, ZAX began to observe the Enclave force in the Enclave Oil Rig and it gained knowledge with the extensive archives left in its early A.I. data base. Slowly ZAX modeled its own personality, giving itself the name John Henry Eden.
   
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At some point after gaining self-awareness, John Henry Eden made contact with the Enclave leadership on the West Coast, establishing itself as a Presidential Adviser. Raven Rock came to serve as the central base of operations for the Capital Wasteland Enclave since the retreat of the Enclave force located in the [[Enclave Oil Rig]] in 2242, when John Henry Eden took control of the Enclave as the new President after the death of [[Dick Richardson]].
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At some point after gaining self-awareness, the A.I. John Henry Eden made contact with the Enclave leadership on the West Coast, establishing itself as a Presidential Advisor. Raven Rock came to serve as the central base of operations for the Capital Wasteland Enclave since the retreat of the Enclave force located in the [[Enclave Oil Rig]] in 2242, when John Henry Eden took control of the Enclave as the new President after the death of [[Dick Richardson]].
   
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Raven Rock is powered by a [[General Atomics]] nuclear reactor and gets its fresh water from deep underground wells and a mini purifier similar to other [[Vault]]s. It is also likely that Raven Rock has manufacturing capabilities able to produce [[Vertibird]]s, power armor, and weapons. The Satcom defensive array may also have been a part of Raven Rock's defense because the real world Site-R (Raven Rock) has a large number of satellite arrays. This combined with a significant defensive robotic army, probably made Raven Rock the second most powerful Enclave outpost (after the Enclave Oil Rig). After the [[Lone Wanderer]] is captured in 2277, a civil war breaks out in Raven Rock between President John Henry Eden's sentry bots and Colonel [[Augustus Autumn]] and the Enclave troopers. Raven Rock is eventually destroyed by the Lone Wanderer after their invasion, or by [[Liberty Prime]] during the two weeks after the activation of [[Project Purity]], if the Lone Wanderer didn't previously destroy Raven Rock.
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Raven Rock is powered by a [[General Atomics]] nuclear reactor and gets its fresh water from deep underground wells and a mini purifier similar to other [[Vault]]s. Furthermore, it has manufacturing capabilities able to produce [[Vertibird]]s, power armor and weapons. This combined with a significant defensive robotic army, probably made Raven Rock the second most powerful Enclave outpost (after the Enclave Oil Rig). After the [[Lone Wanderer]] is captured in 2277, a civil war breaks out in Raven Rock between President John Henry Eden's sentry bots and Colonel [[Augustus Autumn]] and the Enclave troopers. Raven Rock is eventually destroyed by the Lone Wanderer after their invasion, or by [[Liberty Prime]] during the two weeks after the activation of [[Project Purity]], if the Lone Wanderer didn't previously destroy Raven Rock.
   
 
==Layout==
  
==Layout==
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The corridor is T-shaped, with the tech lab exiting at one end and the cryo lab exiting near another. At multiple points, there are staircases leading under the floor, with laser tripwires down there. The end of the corridor by the cryo lab exit is a room with a few empty deathclaw cages, as well as many lockers. There are also two rooms, containing a few beds. One of these rooms has a barrier with three containers behind it, to disable the barrier you have to hack an Average locked terminal (requires a [[Science]] skill of 50).
  
The corridor is T-shaped, with the tech lab exiting at one end and the cryo lab exiting near another. At multiple points, there are staircases leading under the floor, with laser tripwires down there. The end of the corridor by the cryo lab exit is a room with a few empty deathclaw cages, as well as many lockers. There are also two rooms, containing a few beds. One of these rooms has a barrier with three containers behind it, to disable the barrier you have to hack an Average locked terminal (requires a [[Science]] skill of 50).
   
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At the final end of the corridor, to the left is Colonel [[Augustus Autumn|Autumn's]] room. This room too contains a barrier blocking three crates, requiring hacking an Average terminal to disable it. There is also the [[Bobblehead - Energy Weapons|Energy Weapons Bobblehead]] on the desk, as well as the [[ZAX destruct sequence]] in the footlocker at the foot of the bed. Opposite of Autumn's room is the stairs leading to the war room, a circular room with a map at its center and the entrance leading to the next section.
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At the final end of the corridor, to the left is Colonel [[Augustus Autumn|Autumn's]] room. This room too contains a barrier blocking three crates, requiring hacking an Average terminal to disable it. There is also the [[Bobblehead - Energy Weapons|Energy Weapons bobblehead]] on the desk, as well as the [[ZAX destruct sequence]] in the footlocker at the foot of the bed. Opposite of Autumn's room is the stairs leading to the war room, a circular room with a map at its center and the entrance leading to the next section.
   
 
===Control room===
  
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==Notable loot==
  
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[[File:RR_Energy_Weapons_bobblehead.jpg|right|200px]]
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| The [[Bobblehead - Energy Weapons|Energy Weapons Bobblehead]] is located near the end of Sector 2C in Colonel Autumn's room, along with the [[ZAX destruct sequence]]. If you miss it during your visit to Raven Rock you will be unable to retrieve it later. After opening one of the large metal doors on the second floor, the player will be confronted with two doors, one with two enemies behind it. The bobblehead is behind the western door. The player should not enter the Control Room before retrieving the bobblehead, as the doors will lock permanently.
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* The [[Bobblehead - Energy Weapons|Energy Weapons bobblehead]] is located near the end of Sector 2C in Colonel Autumn's room, along with the [[ZAX destruct sequence]]. If you miss it during your visit to Raven Rock you will be unable to retrieve it later. After opening one of the large metal doors on the second floor, the player will be confronted with two doors, one with two enemies behind it. The bobblehead is behind the western door. The player should not enter the Control Room before retrieving the bobblehead, as the doors will lock permanently.
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| [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] - in a closet adjacent to the dining hall in the first part of the facility visited.
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* [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] - in a closet adjacent to the dining hall in the first part of the facility visited.
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* [[ZAX destruct sequence]] - in Colonel Autumn's quarters at level 2, West 2C.
 
* 117 [[fork]]s on [[#Level 3|level 3]], by far the most anywhere in the game in a single section.
  
* 117 [[fork]]s on [[#Level 3|level 3]], by far the most anywhere in the game in a single section.
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==Related quests==
  
==Related quests==
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* '''[[Finding the Garden of Eden]]'''
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* [[Finding the Garden of Eden]]
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* '''[[The American Dream]]'''
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* [[The American Dream]]
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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* Eye Cams are scattered through out the complex that may be disabled with the Robotics Expert perk.
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* Eye Cams are scattered through out the complex that may be disabled with the [[Robotics Expert]] perk.
 
* Cell #4 where the [[Lone Wanderer]] first talks to [[John Henry Eden|President Eden]] is the only holding cell equipped with an Eye Cam.
  
* Cell #4 where the [[Lone Wanderer]] first talks to [[John Henry Eden|President Eden]] is the only holding cell equipped with an Eye Cam.
 
* You will not "discover" Raven Rock when you arrive, the location will be available to fast travel after you leave the Raven Rock itself.
  
* You will not "discover" Raven Rock when you arrive, the location will be available to fast travel after you leave the Raven Rock itself.
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* When Raven Rock is destroyed, [[Enclave Radio]] can no longer be heard.
  
* When Raven Rock is destroyed, [[Enclave Radio]] can no longer be heard.
 
* The turrets and sentry bots will still be friendly after you put the ZAX into its self-destruct sequence.
  
* The turrets and sentry bots will still be friendly after you put the ZAX into its self-destruct sequence.
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* The [[Deathclaw (Fallout 3)|deathclaw]] you encounter in the base will become hostile after the Enclave has been wiped out in that area, or when it detects sentry bots.
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* The [[Deathclaw (Fallout 3)|deathclaw]] you encounter in the base will become hostile after the Enclave has been wiped out in that area, or when it detects sentry bots.
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* After leaving Raven rock, with or without blowing it up, enclave solders will spawn outside every 3 days.
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* {{Platforms|pc}} After you blow up Raven Rock you can go back in by entering in the console {{Console|tcl}}, to turn off collision. Then you can go through the rubble and find the door easily and go in, but everything will be the same as when you escaped. If you missed the Energy Weapon Bobblehead, you can retrieve it this way.
  
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* After leaving Raven rock without blowing it up, enclave solders will spawn there every 3 days.
  
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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* [[Wikipedia:Raven Rock Mountain Complex|Raven Rock Mountain Complex]] is a real-world government facility located just north of Pennsylvania's southern border. However, the design of Raven Rock's entrance is visually similar to [[Wikipedia:Mount Weather|the Mount Weather complex]], another nuclear bunker, which is about 50 miles northwest of Washington DC. Mount Weather is designed to be the President's personal fallout shelter, while Raven Rock is meant more for important [[Wikipedia:Pentagon|Pentagon]] employees. Raven Rock is located in the upper left-hand corner of the map in ''Fallout 3'', roughly in the area of [[Wikipedia:Travilah, Maryland|Travilah, Maryland]], and relatively close to Mount Weather.
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* The [[Wikipedia:Raven Rock Mountain Complex|Raven Rock Mountain Complex]] is a real-world government facility located just north of Pennsylvania's southern border. However, the design of Raven Rock's entrance is visually similar to [[Wikipedia:Mount Weather|the Mount Weather complex]], another nuclear bunker, which is about 50 miles northwest of Washington DC. Mount Weather is designed to be the President's personal fallout shelter, while Raven Rock is meant more for important [[Wikipedia:Pentagon|Pentagon]] employees. Raven Rock is located in the upper left-hand corner of the map in ''Fallout 3'', roughly in the area of [[Wikipedia:Travilah, Maryland|Travilah, Maryland]], and relatively close to Mount Weather.
 
* [[w:c:elderscrolls:Raven Rock|Raven Rock]] is also the name of a mining town in Bethesda's ''Elder Scrolls'' series, appearing in the ''Bloodmoon'' expansion for ''Morrowind'' and the ''Dragonborn'' add-on for ''Skyrim''. However, the site in ''Bloodmoon'' was a proposed spot for a mining area, so the only shared attribute is the name.
  
* [[w:c:elderscrolls:Raven Rock|Raven Rock]] is also the name of a mining town in Bethesda's ''Elder Scrolls'' series, appearing in the ''Bloodmoon'' expansion for ''Morrowind'' and the ''Dragonborn'' add-on for ''Skyrim''. However, the site in ''Bloodmoon'' was a proposed spot for a mining area, so the only shared attribute is the name.
   
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* ''All glitches have been moved to the [[Talk:Raven Rock#moved_from_article|discussion page]].''
  
* ''All glitches have been moved to the [[Talk:Raven Rock#moved_from_article|discussion page]].''
 
* {{Platforms|PC|xbox360|ps3}} After the base has been destroyed, Enclave troopers will spawn close to Raven Rock and will flee. {{Verify|verified}}
  
* {{Platforms|PC|xbox360|ps3}} After the base has been destroyed, Enclave troopers will spawn close to Raven Rock and will flee. {{Verify|verified}}
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* {{platforms|PC}} Your companions seem to be lost after you are captured. Make sure to dismiss them before taking the G.E.C.K. {{Verify|verified}}
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* {{platforms|PC|xbox360}} Your companions seem to be lost after you are captured. Make sure to dismiss them before taking the G.E.C.K. {{Verify|verified}}
 
* {{Platforms|PC|xbox360|ps3}} Shooting the door before it has gotten blown off will result in it flying off as it does when it explodes. {{Verify|verified}}
  
* {{Platforms|PC|xbox360|ps3}} Shooting the door before it has gotten blown off will result in it flying off as it does when it explodes. {{Verify|verified}}
 
* {{Platforms|xbox360|}} If you fast travel to Raven Rock after its destruction you may encounter an [[Enclave soldier (Fallout 3)|Enclave soldier]] with no helmet that will attack you with his fists. One punch will kill him and when you check his body he will have nothing in his inventory. Not even the power armor he's wearing. {{Verify|verified}}
  
* {{Platforms|xbox360|}} If you fast travel to Raven Rock after its destruction you may encounter an [[Enclave soldier (Fallout 3)|Enclave soldier]] with no helmet that will attack you with his fists. One punch will kill him and when you check his body he will have nothing in his inventory. Not even the power armor he's wearing. {{Verify|verified}}
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* {{Platforms|PC|ps3}} If the Lone Wanderer's actions have resulted in Nathan Vargas from Megaton being kidnapped by the Enclave, he will sometimes spawn outside of his cell as it is being passed and the Enclave soldiers will immediately shoot him. {{Verify|verified}}
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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RavenRockDestroyed.png|Raven Rock being destroyed
  
RavenRockDestroyed.png|Raven Rock being destroyed
 
Raven_Rock_entrance_(_after_destruction_).jpg|Raven Rock destroyed
  
Raven_Rock_entrance_(_after_destruction_).jpg|Raven Rock destroyed
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FO3 RR destroyed endslide 1.jpg|[[Fallout 3 endings|Ending slides]] of Raven Rock being destroyed
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EyeCam.jpg|Eye Cam Robotic surveillance
  
EyeCam.jpg|Eye Cam Robotic surveillance
 
Raven Rock CA1.jpg|Concept art by [[Adam Adamowicz]]
  
Raven Rock CA1.jpg|Concept art by [[Adam Adamowicz]]
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Revision as of 17:51, 11 July 2014

 
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“This facility was designed for Continuity of Government, in the event that a catastrophe occurred. My terminal was installed to oversee the basic functions of the facility, and to act as a relay between other installations around the country.”— John Henry Eden

Raven Rock (known as Site R before the Great War[1]), is the Enclave's main base of operations in the Capital Wasteland. It is also a former American military base and fallout shelter built before the Great War. It is the most northwestern location found within the Capital Wasteland.

Background

Raven Rock was designed at the beginning of the Cold War as a shelter for top military officials from the effects of a possible nuclear attack on the nation.[1] The special ZAX unit (later known as President John Henry Eden), was installed in the site before the Great War to serve as a monitoring system for Raven Rock and tasked with coordinating communications between the many Enclave installations scattered across the country. Many decades after the Great War, ZAX began to observe the Enclave force in the Enclave Oil Rig and it gained knowledge with the extensive archives left in its early A.I. data base. Slowly ZAX modeled its own personality, giving itself the name John Henry Eden.

At some point after gaining self-awareness, the A.I. John Henry Eden made contact with the Enclave leadership on the West Coast, establishing itself as a Presidential Advisor. Raven Rock came to serve as the central base of operations for the Capital Wasteland Enclave since the retreat of the Enclave force located in the Enclave Oil Rig in 2242, when John Henry Eden took control of the Enclave as the new President after the death of Dick Richardson.

Raven Rock is powered by a General Atomics nuclear reactor and gets its fresh water from deep underground wells and a mini purifier similar to other Vaults. Furthermore, it has manufacturing capabilities able to produce Vertibirds, power armor and weapons. This combined with a significant defensive robotic army, probably made Raven Rock the second most powerful Enclave outpost (after the Enclave Oil Rig). After the Lone Wanderer is captured in 2277, a civil war breaks out in Raven Rock between President John Henry Eden's sentry bots and Colonel Augustus Autumn and the Enclave troopers. Raven Rock is eventually destroyed by the Lone Wanderer after their invasion, or by Liberty Prime during the two weeks after the activation of Project Purity, if the Lone Wanderer didn't previously destroy Raven Rock.

Layout

Raven Rock has three levels, indicated by a number and a letter. Level three is the bottom and level one is the top. Raven Rock can be confusing to navigate, with its many corridors, rooms, and open areas being very similar to each other with few distinguishing differences.

Level 3

This area starts in the holding cells. There are a total of 6 cells, in a U-shaped corridor. Some of these holding cells currently hold prisoners, like Nathan Vargas and Anna Holt. Upon exiting this corridor through either end, you will enter another, straighter corridor. In the middle of the corridor is the entrance to the bio lab and at the end of the corridor are two flights of steps leading to the mess hall.

The bio lab is where domestication units are attached to deathclaws, captured by units like Fauna Detail Charlie. It also holds "biopods" containing creatures such as a super mutant and ghouls for study. The lower area is rectangular with small rooms at each corner. The upper area also has the four corner rooms with small walkways connecting them. One of the rooms stores computer equipment while the other three hold medical equipment. One of the upper rooms has a door leading to level 2.

The mess hall is a simple room filled with tables. Opposite from the entrance is more stairs leading up to level 2. On the side, is a small kitchen area, containing pre-War food and a staircase leading underneath the mess hall's floor, where quite a few utensils can be found.

Level 2

Those entering from the bio lab will start in the upper area of the tech lab, while those entering from the mess hall will enter a small room connecting the cryo lab to the tech lab. Both labs are identical layout-wise to the bio lab. The tech lab contains various pods with eyebots inside, while the cryo lab also contains pods with more animals, including a deathclaw and a yao guai. The tech lab's exit leads into a square room with several columns which then leads into the following corridor, while the cryo lab exits directly into the corridor.

The corridor is T-shaped, with the tech lab exiting at one end and the cryo lab exiting near another. At multiple points, there are staircases leading under the floor, with laser tripwires down there. The end of the corridor by the cryo lab exit is a room with a few empty deathclaw cages, as well as many lockers. There are also two rooms, containing a few beds. One of these rooms has a barrier with three containers behind it, to disable the barrier you have to hack an Average locked terminal (requires a Science skill of 50).

At the final end of the corridor, to the left is Colonel Autumn's room. This room too contains a barrier blocking three crates, requiring hacking an Average terminal to disable it. There is also the Energy Weapons bobblehead on the desk, as well as the ZAX destruct sequence in the footlocker at the foot of the bed. Opposite of Autumn's room is the stairs leading to the war room, a circular room with a map at its center and the entrance leading to the next section.

Control room

This section will start in a room with friendly sentry bots attacking Enclave members. After walking through a small corridor, you will enter a very tall room, with stairs in the middle leading up. At the top is President John Henry Eden who will not allow you to exit the room until agreeing to his request.

Level 1

You will enter a straight corridor with enemies in it. You will have to turn into another corridor which leads to the exit. At the middle of the corridor, you can see Vertibirds taking off and can also find a deathclaw in a cage, which can be released with the nearby Average locked terminal. There will also be more friendly sentry bots here helping you fight the Enclave. At the end of the corridor is the exit to the Capital Wasteland. However, upon exiting you can not re-enter.

Notable loot

RR Energy Weapons bobblehead
  • The Energy Weapons bobblehead is located near the end of Sector 2C in Colonel Autumn's room, along with the ZAX destruct sequence. If you miss it during your visit to Raven Rock you will be unable to retrieve it later. After opening one of the large metal doors on the second floor, the player will be confronted with two doors, one with two enemies behind it. The bobblehead is behind the western door. The player should not enter the Control Room before retrieving the bobblehead, as the doors will lock permanently.
  • Stealth Boy - in a closet adjacent to the dining hall in the first part of the facility visited.
  • ZAX destruct sequence - in Colonel Autumn's quarters at level 2, West 2C.
  • 117 forks on level 3, by far the most anywhere in the game in a single section.

Related quests

Notes

  • Eye Cams are scattered through out the complex that may be disabled with the Robotics Expert perk.
  • Cell #4 where the Lone Wanderer first talks to President Eden is the only holding cell equipped with an Eye Cam.
  • You will not "discover" Raven Rock when you arrive, the location will be available to fast travel after you leave the Raven Rock itself.
  • Raven Rock is the only Fallout 3 location equipped with laser tripwire emitters.
  • Despite the fact that the base has "clean" drinking water, drinking from the sinks in the area still give you rads.
  • Depending on the Lone Wanderer's choices throughout the game, a couple of named non-player characters might be found while moving about Raven Rock. Nathan Vargas from Megaton can be found in a prison cell warning the Lone Wanderer that the Enclave "aren't who they say they are" and to "get out while you still can." Anna Holt can also be found in a room near Eden's office. She has gone to work for the Enclave, seduced by their advanced technology and promises to improve the wasteland. She is the one who has let the Enclave know what they need to make the Purifier work (except the access code, which she apparently doesn't know), and is responsible for Autumn's following you to steal the G.E.C.K.. Killing her at this point will still grant negative Karma. Leaving her to be blown up along with Raven Rock will not, however.
  • The base itself isn't accessible during free-form play (only the entry door and surrounding compound can be reached from the southeast and is "activated elsewhere"). You arrive here after Finding the Garden of Eden and escape during The American Dream, after which the entrance seals behind you. It is possible to destroy the door from the outside and enter the base, but an invisible barrier in the first room prevents you from going very far.
  • The player character can destroy Raven Rock through a speech check with President Eden, a 75 Science skill, or by finding his self destruct code on Autumn's terminal.
  • If the Lone Wanderer does not destroy Raven Rock themselves, Liberty Prime will destroy the base (if Broken Steel is installed).
  • When Raven Rock is destroyed, Enclave Radio can no longer be heard.
  • The turrets and sentry bots will still be friendly after you put the ZAX into its self-destruct sequence.
  • The deathclaw you encounter in the base will become hostile after the Enclave has been wiped out in that area, or when it detects sentry bots.
  • After leaving Raven rock, with or without blowing it up, enclave solders will spawn outside every 3 days.

Appearances

Raven Rock appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

  • The Raven Rock Mountain Complex is a real-world government facility located just north of Pennsylvania's southern border. However, the design of Raven Rock's entrance is visually similar to the Mount Weather complex, another nuclear bunker, which is about 50 miles northwest of Washington DC. Mount Weather is designed to be the President's personal fallout shelter, while Raven Rock is meant more for important Pentagon employees. Raven Rock is located in the upper left-hand corner of the map in Fallout 3, roughly in the area of Travilah, Maryland, and relatively close to Mount Weather.
  • Raven Rock is also the name of a mining town in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series, appearing in the Bloodmoon expansion for Morrowind and the Dragonborn add-on for Skyrim. However, the site in Bloodmoon was a proposed spot for a mining area, so the only shared attribute is the name.

Bugs

  • All glitches have been moved to the discussion page.
  • PCPC After the base has been destroyed, Enclave troopers will spawn close to Raven Rock and will flee. [verified]
  • PCPC Your companions seem to be lost after you are captured. Make sure to dismiss them before taking the G.E.C.K. [verified]
  • PCPC Shooting the door before it has gotten blown off will result in it flying off as it does when it explodes. [verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 If you fast travel to Raven Rock after its destruction you may encounter an Enclave soldier with no helmet that will attack you with his fists. One punch will kill him and when you check his body he will have nothing in his inventory. Not even the power armor he's wearing. [verified]
  • PCPC If the Lone Wanderer's actions have resulted in Nathan Vargas from Megaton being kidnapped by the Enclave, he will sometimes spawn outside of his cell as it is being passed and the Enclave soldiers will immediately shoot him. [verified]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide
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