Acquiring the Cryolator Early
Near the Oveseer's skeletal remains in Vault 111, you can see a locked case that requires the Master lockpicking skill to open it and grab yourself the Cryolator (a powerful weapon that freezes enemies and possibly kills them as well). You can bypass the Master lockpick by having Dogmeat as your companion and returning to Vault 111 (by pushing a button near Vault 111 itself in a little building). When Dogmeat is near the case have him search for items and he will immediately head to it and grab the Cryolator through the glass case and return to you and drop it. There you go! Instant Cryolator! Check Dogmeat's inventory for 200 rounds for the gun also.
After getting a companion to like you well enough, you will earn a bonus perk. Note: Dogmeat's perks are already unlocked in the Charisma tree. To increase your relationship level, travel with a companion more often and do not perform actions that they do not like. Send them away before you have to complete actions that are objectionable. However, they can see you through walls and windows. After reaching maximum relationship level, you will have a final dialogue option before earning their special perk. To increase your chances, save the game before making the final dialogue choice.
Codsworth
Location: Sanctuary.
Positive actions: Donating items, healing Dogmeat, modifying armor and weapons.
Negative actions: Speech success, lockpicking and stealing, pickpocketing, killing non-hostile NPCs, Chem usage and addiction.
Special perk: Robot Sympathy. +10 damage resistance against all robot weaponry.
Deacon
Location: Old North Church
Positive actions: Donating items, hacking computers, healing Dogmeat, picking locks, pick lock owned, Speech success.
Negative actions: Killing non-hostile NPCs, eating dead bodies, Chem usage and addiction.
Special perk: Cloak Dagger. Deal +20 increased stealth damage and +40 stealth duration.
Dogmeat
Location: Red Rocket Truck Stop.
Nick Valentine
Location: Vault 114 (Park Street Station). Successfully complete his "Long Time Coming" side-quest.
Positive actions: Donating items, hacking computer, healing Dogmeat.
Negative actions: Stealing, pickpocketing, pick lock owned, killing non-hostile NPCs, eating dead bodies, Chem addiction.
Special perk: Close to Metal. Gain an additional guess and 50% increased terminal cooldown while hacking.
Strong
Location: Trinity Tower.
Positive actions: Eating dead bodies, killing non-hostile NPCs.
Negative actions: Speech success, pick lock and pick lock owned, healing Dogmeat, entering Power Armor and Vertibird.
Special perk: Berserk. Deal +20 extra damage when you drop below 25 HP.
X6-88
Location: The Institute.
Positive actions: Entering Power Armor, hacking computers, modifying weapons and armor, Speech success.
Negative actions: Walking around naked, healing Dogmeat, entering Vertibird, donating items, Chem usage and addiction.
Special perk: Shield Harmonics. +20 energy resistance.
Contraptions Workshop: Achievements
| Achievement | How to unlock
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- Mass Production (20 points)
| - Produce 100 objects from your builders.
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| - Display a weapon on a weapon rack, armor on an armor rack, and power armor in a power armor display.
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| - Assign a settler to a pillory.
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This glitch allows you to duplicate anything you can drop from your inventory. It also lets you get unlimited S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points (attribute points) to max out all your special skills (strength, perception, etc.) by duplicating the "You're Special!" magazine. The "You're Special!" magazine can be found inside your old house in Sanctuary, on the floor in Shaun's room. This basically gives you unlimited everything: infinite weapons, ammo, mini-nukes, fusion cores, attribute points, junk items, and even money when you resell all this stuff. To duplicate items, drop the item you want to duplicate from your inventory (so it is sitting on the ground). Command your dog companion (Dogmeat) to fetch it. Pick it up at the exact same time when he is lowering his head to pick it up. If done correctly, one copy will be placed in your inventory, while Dogmeat drops another after 2-3 seconds. Repeat this as many times as desired. If you are having any trouble duplicating items, first send Dogmeat away before commanding him to pick up the item to ensure you are able to do it correctly. Note: This glitch was performed on an unpatched version of the game. It will probably eventually get patched. To avoid not being able to use this exploit, either do not install new patches before using this exploit or delete the patches. You can avoid patches being installed by disconnecting from the internet until you are ready for the game to install new patches.
Complete the following achievements to unlock Microsoft Gamerscore points.
| Achievement | How to unlock
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- Cleansing The Land (20 points)
| - Complete the quest "Cleansing the Land".
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- Close To Home (50 points)
| - Complete the quest "Close to Home".
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- Far From Home (20 points)
| - Complete the quest "Far From Home".
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| - Defeat 30 Far Harbor Sea Creatures.
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- Just Add Saltwater (10 points)
| - Cook One of the New Far Harbor Recipes.
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- New England Vacationer (10 points)
| - Discover 20 Far Harbor Locations.
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- Push Back The Fog (10 points)
| - Unlock 3 Far Harbor Workshop Locations.
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- The Islander's Almanac (10 points)
| - Collect all issues of "The Islander's Almanac" magazine.
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- The Way Life Should Be (20 points)
| - Complete the quest "The Way Life Should Be".
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- Where You Belong (20 points)
| - Complete the quest "Where You Belong".
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Far Harbor: Easy "Just Add Saltwater" achievement
Kill an Angler, Gulper, Fog Crawler, or Hermit Crab and harvest their meat. Find a cooking station or build one at a settlement. Note: The Fog Crawler and Gulper recipes require more ingredients, however the Angler meat and Hermit Crab meat is all that is needed for those receipies. The recipes are already at the cooking station. Select one of them and complete it.
Far Harbor: Islander's Almanac magazine bonuses
Collect the indicated magazine to gain the corresponding effect.
| Achievement | How to unlock
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| - 10% decreased damage from radiation-based attacks.
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- Far Harbor Sightseer’s Guide
| - Points of interest appear on the map.
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| - 5% Increased VATs chances.
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| - 5% decreased damage from Mirelurk melee attacks.
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| - Sludge recipes at the Chemistry Station.
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Far Harbor: WWE reference
Find the Rock Point Camp area. Search here to find Holotapes that show a man named "Bray Husky" giving instructions to three other men named "Rowan", "Braun", and "Luke". The names of the family members of WWE Wyatt family are Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman, and Luke Harper. Additionally, Bray Wyatt's original name was Husky Harris.
Most players have heard of the infinite bottlecap exploit but I'm adding in how to get extra loot out of it. I'm sure Bethesda will patch this soon but until they do, here's how to do it. This method works best for me in Diamond City at my point of progress in the game.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT CLOSE YOUR TRADE WINDOW OR ACCEPT ANY TRADE UNTIL THE VERY END
Step One
Go to Diamond City Market and see Arturo.
Step Two
Buy one type of ammo from him ie .308 rounds, the whole stack.
Step Three
Switch to your inventory and sell him back ONE of that ammo ONE! Then sell him back the remaining stack. You will now see that it has glitched and you still have one of that ammo left in your inventory. You will now be able to sell Arturo back this one ammo endlessly during this transaction.
Step Four
You can do a couple of things now: sell the ammo back until you've taken all of his money or you can buy everything you want from his store and then sell back that ammo over and over until you've made the money back and then take all of his money too (you may get carpal tunnel from hitting the button a mIllinois times).
Step Five
When you're done, now you can hit "Accept".
This glitch can be repeated on the other two vendors next to Arturo in Diamond City as well as other vendors in the game, but not all of them. As for Arturo and his friends, you can typically sleep for 24 hours and come back and repeat, although I've had to wait a bit longer sometimes.
First, join the Brotherhood Of Steel, which can be done immediately after the game starts. You can join by going to Cambridge Police Station or just following the main story. Either way triggers the "Reveille" and "Fire Support" quests. Follow the Brotherhood's quest line until they make you a member. Then, complete their "Tour Of Duty" quest, where you will meet everyone on the airship. You can then pickpocket a fusion core (make sure you do not get caught) from one the Knights inside The Prydwen (their airship headquarters). Make sure to do this in a secluded area. Once you pickpocket the fusion core from the Knight, he or she will come out of the powersuit, replenish their fusion core, and re-enter the powersuit. Once they are inside their powersuit again, pickpocket the fusion core again. Repeat this process as many times as desired. Note: Quicksave after each successful attempt, just in case you get caught.
Infinite inventory space (no weight limit)
To get unlimited inventory space for your companion, instead of trading with your companion, simply command them to pick up the item for you. Companions will never be overburdened using this trick. If your own inventory is too full, just drop some heavy objects on the ground and have your companion pick them up. This is especially helpful when you find some good loot but cannot carry more weight, or if you do not want to burden yourself with heavy weapons. This trick allows you to always bring some mini-nuke launchers (Fat Mans), rocket launchers, and mini-guns to fights without having to worry about their weight.
Infinite XP and companion affinity for some companions
So far, every safe I've encountered that is both pickable and has a terminal nearby to hack qualifies for this exploit. Pick the safe then hack the terminal and relock the safe. Pick the safe again. Open the hacked terminal and relock the safe. Repeat until bored. You'll only get the hacking XP once but you'll get lock XP every time. As an added benefit, Piper, Cait, and Deacon will all gain affinity as long as the safe is unowned.
Go to any vendor where you can find any type of ammunition. Choose to purchase all of the same type of ammo, but do not confirm the purchase. After it appears on your side of the transaction screen, choose the ammo on your side of the screen and give one round of ammo back to the vendor. Then, choose to give all the ammo back to the vendor. If done correctly, you will have one round of ammo remaining on your side of the transaction screen. You can select that round of ammunition repeatedly to get all of the vendor's caps.
Item duplication and unlimited stats
Get Dogmeat and return to Sanctuary. Find the "You're Special!" book in the crib and use it. Drop it to the ground from your inventory. Tell Dogmeat to pick it up, but quickly collect it before he does so. If done correctly, he will drop the item and it will still be in your inventory (this can be done with any item to duplicate it). Pick up the copy Dogmeat dropped and to have two "You're Special" books. Drop both books on the ground and one should activate again. To get unlimited books to increase your stats as desired, drop the book and duplicate it. Drop both books and pick them up. Drop one book and duplicate it, drop all the books and pick them up, then repeat by dropping one book and duplicating it.
Unlock a settlement's workshop to gain control of it and influence it. Each has a requirement that must be met before it can be used.
| Settlement | How to unlock
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| - Complete the "Returning the Favor" quest.
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| - Complete the "Shadow of Steel" quest.
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| - Complete the "The Battle of Bunker Hill" quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the "Human Error" quest or defeat the current residents.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Placate or defeat Phyllis Daily.
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| - Complete the "Out of the Fire" quest.
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| - Complete the "Troubled Waters" quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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- Murkwater Construction Site
| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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Save the game just before hitting the ground after falling from a fatal height. Load the saved and you will land safely on the ground.
Unlimited lock experience
Find a safe that can be picked that also has a nearby terminal that can be hacked. Pick the safe then hack the terminal to relock the safe. Pick the safe again, use the hacked terminal, then relock the safe. Repeat the process as many times as desired to earn lock experience every time. You will also gain favor with companions such as Piper, Cait, and Deacon as long as the safe is unowned.
Complete the following achievements to unlock Microsoft Gamerscore points.
| Achievement | How to unlock
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- ...The Harder They Fall (20 points)
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- ...They're Action Figures (20 points)
| - Collect 20 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads.
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- Animal Control (20 points)
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- Armed and Dangerous (30 points)
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- Benevolent Leader (20 points)
| - Reach Maximum Happiness in a Large Settlement.
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- Blind Betrayal (10 points)
| - Complete "Blind Betrayal".
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- Commonwealth Citizen (10 points)
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- Community Organizer (20 points)
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- Dangerous Minds (20 points)
| - Complete "Dangerous Minds".
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| - Build 100 Workshop Items.
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- Hunter/Hunted (20 points)
| - Complete "Hunter/Hunted".
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- Institutionalized (10 points)
| - Complete "Institutionalized".
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- Legend Of The Wastes (50 points)
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| - Reach Maximum Relationship Level with a Companion.
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- Mankind-Redefined (10 points)
| - Complete "Mankind-Redefined".
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| - Complete 50 Misc. Objectives.
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- Never Go It Alone (20 points)
| - Recruit 5 Separate Companions.
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- Nuclear Family (30 points)
| - Complete "Nuclear Family".
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- Prankster's Return (10 points)
| - Placed A Grenade Or Mine While Pickpocketing.
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- Prepared for the Future (50 points)
| - Decide the Fate of the Commonwealth.
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- Print's Not Dead (20 points)
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- RobCo's Worst Nightmare (30 points)
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- Rockets' Red Glare (30 points)
| - Complete "Rockets' Red Glare".
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| - Gather 1000 Resources Used For Crafting.
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- Semper Invicta (10 points)
| - Join the Brotherhood of Steel.
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- Taking Independence (10 points)
| - Complete "Taking Independence".
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- The First Step (10 points)
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- The Molecular Level (20 points)
| - Complete "The Molecular Level".
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- The Nuclear Option (30 points)
| - Complete "The Nuclear Option".
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- They're Not Dolls... (10 points)
| - Collect 10 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads.
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- Underground Undercover (10 points)
| - Complete "Underground Undercover".
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- Unlikely Valentine (20 points)
| - Complete "Unlikely Valentine".
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- Unstoppable Wanderer (25 points)
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- War Never Changes (10 points)
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- Wasteland D.I.Y. (30 points)
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- What's Yours Is Mine (30 points)
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- When Freedom Calls (10 points)
| - Complete "When Freedom Calls".
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The following Chems can be created at a Chemistry Station.
| Chem | How to create
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| - Highlight living targets.
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| - Slows time for 15 seconds. Strength +3, Endurance +3, Max HP +65, Max AP +35.
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| - Strength +2, Endurance +2, Max HP +50.
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| - Strength +3, Endurance +3, Max HP +65, Perception +3.
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| - 2x sneak attack multiplier, Perception +3, Agility +3.
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| - Intelligence +3, Perception +3, Charisma -2.
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| - +3, Charisma +3, Strength -2.
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| - Increase melee damage by 50%.
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| - Buy for 10% lower, sell for 10% higher; Charisma +5.
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| - Slows time for 10 seconds.
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| - Increased AP recovery rate.
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| - Intelligence +2, Perception +2.
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| - Damage Resist +50, Rads +36,000.
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| - +25% Critical Chance, Damage +25%.
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| - Damage +25%, Damage Resist +25.
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| - Damage +25%, Strength +3, Endurance +3, Max HP +65.
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| - Slows time for 15 seconds, Damage +25%, Damage Resist +35, Max AP +35.
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| - Damage +25%, Damage Resist +15, Perception +3.
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| - Cures all addictions, HP +500, Rads -1000.
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| - Slows time for 15 seconds, Max AP +100.
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| - Strength +2, Perception +2, Endurance +2, Charisma +2, Intelligence +2, Agility +2, Luck +2.
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Unlock a settlement's workshop to gain control of it and influence it. Each has a requirement that must be met before it can be used.
| Settlement | How to unlock
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| - Complete the "Returning the Favor" quest.
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| - Complete the "Shadow of Steel" quest.
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| - Complete the "The Battle of Bunker Hill" quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the "Human Error" quest or defeat the current residents.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Placate or defeat Phyllis Daily.
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| - Complete the "Out of the Fire" quest.
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| - Complete the "Troubled Waters" quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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- Murkwater Construction Site
| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Clear the area of hostiles.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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| - Complete the offered radiant quest.
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Traders can be found at the following locations.
| Trader | How to unlock
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- Alexis Combes, Maria Summerset, Horatio, Dr. Penske
| - Western Commonwealth, Vault 81.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Commonwealth Weaponry - Diamond City.
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- Bean, Crisp, Danny, Reg, Sprocket, Waitron
| - North Central Commonwealth, Atomics Galleria.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Fallon's Basement - Diamond City.
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- Blake Abernathy and Connie Abernathy
| - Lexington and Northwest Commonwealth, Abernathy Farm.
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| - Quincy and Southern Commonwealth; Atom Cats Garage.
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- Deb, Joe Savoldi, Kay, Tony Savoldi
| - Neighborhood; Charlestown, Bunker Hill.
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| - North Central Commonwealth, the Slog.
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- Doctor Patricia, Deezer, Penny Fitzgerald, Talia McGovern
| - North Central Commonwealth, Covenant.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Doc Crocker's House - Diamond City.
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| - Quincy and Southern Commonwealth, the Trading Post.
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| - North Central Commonwealth, Finch Farm.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Colonial Taphouse - Diamond City.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Cathy & John's Super Salon - Diamond City.
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| - Quincy and Southern Commonwealth, Warwick Homestead.
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- KL-E-0, Daisy, Whitechapel Charlie, Rufus Rubins, Clair Hutchins, Fred Allen
| - Neighborhood; Financial District, Goodneighbor.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Klean Watur - Sheng Kawolski's House - Diamond City.
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- Knight-Captain Cade and Proctor Teagan
| - Coastal Commonwealth, Prydwen.
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| - Coastal Commonwealth, Shanty Store.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Swatters - Diamond City.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Diamond City Surplus - Diamond City.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Choice Chops - Diamond City.
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| - Lexington and Northwest Commonwealth, Trader's Shack - West of Ranger Cabin.
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| - Western Commonwealth, Graygarden.
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| - Neighborhood; South Boston, the Castle.
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| - Ramp overlooking the forest.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Chem-I-Care - Diamond City.
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- Synth Food Vendor and Institute Requisition Vendor
| - Neighborhood; Cambridge, the Institute.
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| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Power Noodles - Diamond City.
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- Theodore Collins and Rylee
| - Coastal Commonwealth, Longneck Lukowski's Cannery.
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- Tinker Tom and Doctor Carrington
| - Neighborhood; North End, Old North Church.
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| - Lexington and Northwest Commonwealth, Small Trading Shack.
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| - North Central Commonwealth, Rotten Landfill.
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| - Lexington and Northwest Commonwealth, Drumlin Diner.
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- Vadim Bobrov and Yefim Bobrov
| - Neighborhood; the Fens, Dugout Inn - Diamond City.
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Vault-Tec Workshop: Achievements
| Achievement | How to unlock
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- Better Living Underground (15 points)
| - Unlock all Vault 88 build areas.
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- Vault Dweller (20 points)
| - Equip Vault 88 suit and Pip-Boy on a settler.
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Wasteland Workshop: Achievements
| Achievement | How to unlock
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| - Have 5 Tamed Creatures in a Settlement.
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| - Start a Spectated Arena Fight in a Settlement.
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| - Build One of Every Cage Type.
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