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+ | |location =[[Collapsed overpass tunnel entrance|Collapsed overpass tunnel]]<br />[[Cave of the Abaddon]] |
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− | {{Quotation|They'll start emerging throughout the Mojave in time, might be years. Probably less. They breed fast, hunt in groups, more than enough to bring down the strongest in the Mojave. Once they draw blood... Seen them tear apart |
+ | {{Quotation|They'll start emerging throughout the Mojave in time, might be years. Probably less. They breed fast, hunt in groups, more than enough to bring down the strongest in the Mojave. Once they draw blood... Seen them tear apart deathclaws... Deathclaw might get some, but the rest will swarm it, tear it apart, like [[Denver]] hounds.|[[Ulysses]]|sound=FNVLR_Ulysses_TheyllStartEmerging.ogg}} |
− | '''Tunnelers''' are [[Fallout: New Vegas creatures|creatures]] found in the |
+ | '''Tunnelers''' are [[Fallout: New Vegas creatures|creatures]] found in [[the Divide]] {{In|FNVLR}}. |
==Background== |
==Background== |
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+ | [[Ulysses]] speculates that they may be a result of the [[Great War]].<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"Radiation from the War might have created them. Then detonations, quakes, caused them to surface?"''<br />[[Ulysses]]: ''"[SUCCEEDED] {{Tooltip|Makes sense. Truth favors that, matches the history of this place.|{Nod} }} {{Tooltip|Were signs they were here for a long time, before Marked Men, before what happened to the Divide cracked their sky.|{Reflective} }} If so, they were buried deep. Might have been born the day America's embers started to settle. {{Tooltip|Seen worse things twisted by radiation.|{To himself} }}"''<br />([[NVDLC04Ulysses.txt|Ulysses' dialogue]])</ref> After the bombs fell, radiation heavily mutated them, adapting them for an underground life. These mutations resulted in a form of [[wikipedia:bioluminescence|bioluminescence]]. They evolved into quadrupedal predators that lived and bred beneath the sands of the Divide. There they remained, completely unaware of the surface world for nearly two centuries. |
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− | Tunnelers were the pre-War inhabitants of [[Hopeville]] who took refuge underground during the Great War.<ref>Dialogue with Ulysses.</ref> After the war, radiation heavily mutated them into the vicious tunnel-dwelling bio-luminescent abominations encountered in the Divide. As underground predators, they make their nests far beneath the earth and have lived undisturbed by surface-dwellers for centuries. Tunnelers had no direct contact with the surface world until atomic warheads beneath Hopeville detonated when the [[Courier]] unintentionally brought a package from [[Navarro]] containing a copy of [[ED-E (Lonesome Road)|ED-E]]. This atomic firestorm caused great earthquakes and savage storms which split open the earth, thus revealing the surface to them. Even so, Tunnelers are very aversive to loud noises and bright lights. They try to keep beyond the reach of the sun by staying in tunnels and other low-light areas. |
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+ | When the [[Courier]] was contracted by the [[New California Republic]] to bring a package from [[Navarro]], they unintentionally caused the detonation of many nuclear warheads that had never been launched, slumbering in their silos underneath the Divide since the Great War.<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"What were the creatures in the underpass?"''<br />[[Ulysses]]: ''"Tunnelers. Predators that make their own roads beneath the ground here. {{Tooltip|Divide broke their sky, showed them the world above - and the scent of new prey.|{Somber} }} Be a slower death for the Mojave than bombs and fire... but they'll come for its people, from where they least expect - below."''<br />([[NVDLC04Ulysses.txt|Ulysses' dialogue]])</ref> The subsequent explosions and earthquakes split open the ground, releasing tunnelers into the world above. However, due to their adaptations for life underground, they are hypersensitive to bright lights and loud noises. This leaves them unable to venture outside for extended periods of time, so they remain in the tunnels they have dug or other areas free of sunlight. |
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+ | By 2281, according to Ulysses, the tunnelers may pose a significant threat to the [[Mojave Wasteland]] in the near future due to their ever-expanding network of underground tunnels and nests. Ulysses claims that they reproduce quickly and hunt in large packs, enough to pose a significant hazard to the toughest of opponents, even [[Deathclaw (Fallout: New Vegas)|deathclaws]].<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"When you say, 'slower death for the Mojave,' you mean they're spreading out from the Divide."''<br />[[Ulysses]]: ''"[SUCCEEDED] {{Tooltip|Death'll come from below.|{Nod} }} {{Tooltip|In the Divide, need to watch the sky {{Tooltip|and|{emph} }} ground...|{Frowns} }} {{Tooltip|Mojave'll be easy prey for them.|{Dismissive, shakes head} }} They'll start emerging throughout the Mojave in time, might be years. Probably less. They breed fast, hunt in groups, more than enough to bring down the strongest in the Mojave. Once they draw blood... Seen them tear apart Deathclaws... Deathclaw might get some, but the rest will swarm it, tear it apart, like Denver hounds."''<br />([[NVDLC04Ulysses.txt|Ulysses' dialogue]])</ref> |
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− | By 2281, the tunnelers are believed to pose a threat to the [[Mojave Wasteland]] in the near future, as they can spread quickly via underground tunnels, forming nests as they go. Tunnelers reproduce quickly and hunt in packs large enough to become a significant hazard. When they are in packs, they can easily tear apart a [[Deathclaw (Fallout: New Vegas)|deathclaw]]. |
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==Characteristics== |
==Characteristics== |
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===Biology=== |
===Biology=== |
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− | Tunnelers appear to be reptilian-humanoids with dark, scaly skin, large |
+ | Tunnelers appear to be reptilian-humanoids with dark, scaly skin, large bioluminescent eyes, a mouth filled with sharp teeth, and chitinous spikes protruding from their shoulders and heads. Tunnelers live underground, and are averse to intense sensory stimulation. This can be taken advantage of through the use of [[flash bang]]s or firing a [[Flare gun (Lonesome Road)|flare gun]], causing them to flee from combat and head back underground. Their enlarged eyes appear to be an adaptation to the conditions of their habitat. The tunneler's bite is known to be as deadly as a [[bark scorpion]] sting.<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"Any more recipes.. or histories... you can teach?"''<br />[[Ulysses]]: ''"{{Tooltip|Antivenom's helpful around the Mojave with the Bark Scorpions. Even one sting can kill you. {{Tooltip|Tunneler bite can be just as bad.|{Beat} }}|{Thinking} }} My tribe, Twisted Hairs, had a better way than Antivenom, if you act fast. Snakebite Tourniquet - cuts off the venom, no need to scavenge glands and blood. {{Tooltip|Or drink that mess.|{Himself, slight disgust} }} Part of the reason we wore our hair like we did, {{Tooltip|like I do now.|{corrects self} }} Here's some for the road - trick to making it's not hard. {{Tooltip|Get bit|{Beat} }}, hook and twist it. Fast as blinking, doesn't give poison time to sink in."''<br />([[NVDLC04Ulysses.txt|Ulysses' dialogue]])</ref> |
===Gameplay attributes=== |
===Gameplay attributes=== |
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Tunnelers will flee from a multitude of things such as: |
Tunnelers will flee from a multitude of things such as: |
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− | * Flash bangs |
+ | * Flash bangs: These will startle them and cause them to run away or become frenzied. They must detonate in proximity to the tunnelers to have any effect. |
− | * Flare gun |
+ | * Flare gun: Tunnelers will only be frightened by the flare gun if they are hit. When hit, they will flee as long as they are on fire; if the flare misses, and the shot lands at their feet, they are less likely to do so. |
− | * Flamer |
+ | * [[Flamer (Fallout: New Vegas)|Flamer]]: Although not directly damaging them with any effects other than fire damage, firing a flamer at them will usually cause them to burrow and resurface in another location. |
==Variants== |
==Variants== |
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===Tunneler=== |
===Tunneler=== |
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[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
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− | These are the most common type of tunneler and will deal medium damage individually. Tunnelers typically attack in groups, swarming anything in their way. This makes them lethal opponents to even higher-level |
+ | These are the most common type of tunneler and will deal medium damage individually. Tunnelers typically attack in groups, swarming anything in their way. This makes them lethal opponents to even higher-level Couriers. |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|row |
{{Stats creature FNV|row |
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|name =Tunneler |
|name =Tunneler |
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− | | |
+ | |formid ={{DLC ID|00ad0e}} |
|level =20 |
|level =20 |
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|perception =3 |
|perception =3 |
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|confidence =4 |
|confidence =4 |
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|assistance =1 |
|assistance =1 |
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− | |attack1 =Melee (25 {{ |
+ | |attack1 =Melee (25 {{Icon|damage}}) |
|attack2 = |
|attack2 = |
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− | |items =* {{ |
+ | |items =* {{Icon|dead}} [[Fallout: New Vegas miscellaneous items|Junk items]] |
− | * {{ |
+ | * {{Icon|dead}} [[Tunneler hide]] |
}} |
}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
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===Hulking tunneler=== |
===Hulking tunneler=== |
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[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
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− | Hulking tunnelers are the second largest of |
+ | Hulking tunnelers are the second largest variant of tunneler, second only to the tunneler queen. They are quite rare and are not as fast as regular tunnelers, but if they strike the Courier, there is a good chance they will be staggered or knocked down. |
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{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|row |
{{Stats creature FNV|row |
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|name =Hulking tunneler |
|name =Hulking tunneler |
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− | | |
+ | |formid ={{DLC ID|0086cc}} |
|level =20 |
|level =20 |
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|perception =3 |
|perception =3 |
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|confidence =4 |
|confidence =4 |
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|assistance =1 |
|assistance =1 |
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− | |attack1 =Melee (35 {{ |
+ | |attack1 =Melee (35 {{Icon|damage}}) |
|attack2 = |
|attack2 = |
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− | |items =* {{ |
+ | |items =* {{Icon|dead}} [[Fallout: New Vegas miscellaneous items|Junk items]] |
− | * {{ |
+ | * {{Icon|dead}} [[Tunneler hide]] |
}} |
}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
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===Venomous tunneler=== |
===Venomous tunneler=== |
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[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
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− | The smallest of the tunnelers, they are also quite rare. Venomous tunnelers are faster than others and their attacks |
+ | The smallest of the tunnelers, they are also quite rare except at higher levels, when they are more frequent in the pack. Venomous tunnelers are faster than others and their attacks deal less damage on the initial strike. As their name implies, they possess a deadly venom that can quickly overpower an inexperienced player character. As they swarm with regular and hulking tunnelers, even a higher-level player character can be killed in a matter of seconds. |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|row |
{{Stats creature FNV|row |
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|name =Venomous tunneler |
|name =Venomous tunneler |
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− | | |
+ | |formid ={{DLC ID|0086d4}} |
|level =20 |
|level =20 |
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|perception =3 |
|perception =3 |
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|confidence =4 |
|confidence =4 |
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|assistance =1 |
|assistance =1 |
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− | |attack1 =Melee (15 {{ |
+ | |attack1 =Melee (15 {{Icon|damage}}) |
|attack2 = |
|attack2 = |
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− | |items =* {{ |
+ | |items =* {{Icon|dead}} [[Fallout: New Vegas miscellaneous items|Junk items]] |
− | * {{ |
+ | * {{Icon|dead}} [[Tunneler hide]] |
}}{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
}}{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
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===Tunneler queen=== |
===Tunneler queen=== |
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[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
[[File:Tunneler.png|150x150px|right]] |
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− | The largest of the tunnelers, the queen combines deadly speed and hard-hitting attacks to kill even a deathclaw. |
+ | The largest of the tunnelers, the queen combines deadly speed and hard-hitting attacks, enough to kill even a deathclaw. While there is only one (located in the [[Cave of the Abaddon]]), she only has 25 less HP than a deathclaw. |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|start}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|row |
{{Stats creature FNV|row |
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|name =Tunneler queen |
|name =Tunneler queen |
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− | | |
+ | |formid ={{DLC ID|0086dc}} |
|level =45 |
|level =45 |
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|perception =3 |
|perception =3 |
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|confidence =4 |
|confidence =4 |
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|assistance =1 |
|assistance =1 |
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− | |attack1 =Melee (175 {{ |
+ | |attack1 =Melee (175 {{Icon|damage}}) |
|attack2 = |
|attack2 = |
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− | |items =* {{ |
+ | |items =* {{Icon|dead}} [[Fallout: New Vegas miscellaneous items|Junk items]] |
− | * {{ |
+ | * {{Icon|dead}} [[Tunneler hide]] |
}} |
}} |
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{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
{{Stats creature FNV|end}} |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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* Tunnelers appear to have some form of [[wikipedia:bioluminescence|bioluminescence]]. |
* Tunnelers appear to have some form of [[wikipedia:bioluminescence|bioluminescence]]. |
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− | * Tunnelers are counted as "abominations" and |
+ | * Tunnelers are counted as "[[Abomination (Fallout: New Vegas)|abominations]]" and will flee from flares or flashbangs. They will also count toward abomination-related [[Fallout: New Vegas challenges|challenges]]. |
+ | * Tunnelers are marked as neutral on the compass when emerging from underground. |
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+ | * Tunnelers do not take double damage from headshots. |
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+ | * Venomous tunnelers will be significantly less threatening to the Courier if they retain the [[Heartless]] perk from ''[[Old World Blues (add-on)|Old World Blues]]'', as it grants immunity to poisons. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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− | Tunnelers appear in the ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' [[Fallout: New Vegas add-ons|add-on]] |
+ | Tunnelers appear only in the ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' [[Fallout: New Vegas add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Lonesome Road (add-on)|Lonesome Road]]''. |
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+ | ==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | * The tunnelers are directly inspired by the titular creature from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Mole People|The Mole People]]''.<ref group="Non-game">[https://www.gamebanshee.com/interviews/105836-fallout-new-vegas-and-dlc-post-mortem-interview-part-one-v15-105836/page-2.html Interview with Chris Avellone]</ref> |
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+ | * [[Chris Avellone]] clarified that tunnelers were once human, and are the result of heavy, long-term mutations, implied to be linked to the [[Forced Evolutionary Virus]].<ref group="Non-game">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220819194300/https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/status/1560413081393438720 Chris Avellone on Twitter]</ref> |
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+ | ==Bugs== |
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+ | {{Platforms|ps3,xbox360,pc}} Sometimes when attacking in [[Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System|V.A.T.S]] they will not take any damage, even with an obviously successful attack. {{Verify|Verified}} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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− | <gallery> |
+ | <gallery widths=220> |
− | Tunneler2.png| |
+ | Tunneler2.png|A tunneler standing |
+ | Tunneler Render.jpg|Concept art by [[J.D. Cerince]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{References}} |
{{References}} |
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+ | '''Non-game''' |
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+ | {{References|group=Non-game}} |
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{{Navbox creatures}} |
{{Navbox creatures}} |
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[[Category:Lonesome Road creatures]] |
[[Category:Lonesome Road creatures]] |
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+ | [[es:Excarvador]] |
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− | [[ru: Человек Ящерица]] |
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+ | [[ru:Туннельщик]] |
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+ | [[uk:Тунельник]] |
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+ | [[zh:穴居者]] |
Latest revision as of 07:23, 6 February 2024
Tunnelers are creatures found in the Divide in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.
Background
Ulysses speculates that they may be a result of the Great War.[1] After the bombs fell, radiation heavily mutated them, adapting them for an underground life. These mutations resulted in a form of bioluminescence. They evolved into quadrupedal predators that lived and bred beneath the sands of the Divide. There they remained, completely unaware of the surface world for nearly two centuries.
When the Courier was contracted by the New California Republic to bring a package from Navarro, they unintentionally caused the detonation of many nuclear warheads that had never been launched, slumbering in their silos underneath the Divide since the Great War.[2] The subsequent explosions and earthquakes split open the ground, releasing tunnelers into the world above. However, due to their adaptations for life underground, they are hypersensitive to bright lights and loud noises. This leaves them unable to venture outside for extended periods of time, so they remain in the tunnels they have dug or other areas free of sunlight.
By 2281, according to Ulysses, the tunnelers may pose a significant threat to the Mojave Wasteland in the near future due to their ever-expanding network of underground tunnels and nests. Ulysses claims that they reproduce quickly and hunt in large packs, enough to pose a significant hazard to the toughest of opponents, even deathclaws.[3]
Characteristics
Biology
Tunnelers appear to be reptilian-humanoids with dark, scaly skin, large bioluminescent eyes, a mouth filled with sharp teeth, and chitinous spikes protruding from their shoulders and heads. Tunnelers live underground, and are averse to intense sensory stimulation. This can be taken advantage of through the use of flash bangs or firing a flare gun, causing them to flee from combat and head back underground. Their enlarged eyes appear to be an adaptation to the conditions of their habitat. The tunneler's bite is known to be as deadly as a bark scorpion sting.[4]
Gameplay attributes
Tunnelers will flee from a multitude of things such as:
- Flash bangs: These will startle them and cause them to run away or become frenzied. They must detonate in proximity to the tunnelers to have any effect.
- Flare gun: Tunnelers will only be frightened by the flare gun if they are hit. When hit, they will flee as long as they are on fire; if the flare misses, and the shot lands at their feet, they are less likely to do so.
- Flamer: Although not directly damaging them with any effects other than fire damage, firing a flamer at them will usually cause them to burrow and resurface in another location.
Variants
Tunneler
These are the most common type of tunneler and will deal medium damage individually. Tunnelers typically attack in groups, swarming anything in their way. This makes them lethal opponents to even higher-level Couriers.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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Tunneler xx00AD0E |
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Hulking tunneler
Hulking tunnelers are the second largest variant of tunneler, second only to the tunneler queen. They are quite rare and are not as fast as regular tunnelers, but if they strike the Courier, there is a good chance they will be staggered or knocked down.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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Hulking tunneler xx0086CC |
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Venomous tunneler
The smallest of the tunnelers, they are also quite rare except at higher levels, when they are more frequent in the pack. Venomous tunnelers are faster than others and their attacks deal less damage on the initial strike. As their name implies, they possess a deadly venom that can quickly overpower an inexperienced player character. As they swarm with regular and hulking tunnelers, even a higher-level player character can be killed in a matter of seconds.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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Venomous tunneler xx0086D4 |
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Tunneler queen
The largest of the tunnelers, the queen combines deadly speed and hard-hitting attacks, enough to kill even a deathclaw. While there is only one (located in the Cave of the Abaddon), she only has 25 less HP than a deathclaw.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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Tunneler queen xx0086DC |
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Notes
- Tunnelers appear to have some form of bioluminescence.
- Tunnelers are counted as "abominations" and will flee from flares or flashbangs. They will also count toward abomination-related challenges.
- Tunnelers are marked as neutral on the compass when emerging from underground.
- Tunnelers do not take double damage from headshots.
- Venomous tunnelers will be significantly less threatening to the Courier if they retain the Heartless perk from Old World Blues, as it grants immunity to poisons.
Appearances
Tunnelers appear only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.
Behind the scenes
- The tunnelers are directly inspired by the titular creature from the movie The Mole People.[Non-game 1]
- Chris Avellone clarified that tunnelers were once human, and are the result of heavy, long-term mutations, implied to be linked to the Forced Evolutionary Virus.[Non-game 2]
Bugs
V.A.T.S they will not take any damage, even with an obviously successful attack. [verified]
Sometimes when attacking inGallery
References
- ↑ The Courier: "Radiation from the War might have created them. Then detonations, quakes, caused them to surface?"
Ulysses: "[SUCCEEDED] Makes sense. Truth favors that, matches the history of this place. Were signs they were here for a long time, before Marked Men, before what happened to the Divide cracked their sky. If so, they were buried deep. Might have been born the day America's embers started to settle. Seen worse things twisted by radiation."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "What were the creatures in the underpass?"
Ulysses: "Tunnelers. Predators that make their own roads beneath the ground here. Divide broke their sky, showed them the world above - and the scent of new prey. Be a slower death for the Mojave than bombs and fire... but they'll come for its people, from where they least expect - below."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "When you say, 'slower death for the Mojave,' you mean they're spreading out from the Divide."
Ulysses: "[SUCCEEDED] Death'll come from below. In the Divide, need to watch the sky and ground... Mojave'll be easy prey for them. They'll start emerging throughout the Mojave in time, might be years. Probably less. They breed fast, hunt in groups, more than enough to bring down the strongest in the Mojave. Once they draw blood... Seen them tear apart Deathclaws... Deathclaw might get some, but the rest will swarm it, tear it apart, like Denver hounds."
(Ulysses' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Any more recipes.. or histories... you can teach?"
Ulysses: "Antivenom's helpful around the Mojave with the Bark Scorpions. Even one sting can kill you. Tunneler bite can be just as bad. My tribe, Twisted Hairs, had a better way than Antivenom, if you act fast. Snakebite Tourniquet - cuts off the venom, no need to scavenge glands and blood. Or drink that mess. Part of the reason we wore our hair like we did, like I do now. Here's some for the road - trick to making it's not hard. Get bit, hook and twist it. Fast as blinking, doesn't give poison time to sink in."
(Ulysses' dialogue)
Non-game
|