The Motherlode Acquisition Facility[1] is an unmarked location within the Deep, beneath the Savage Divide region of Appalachia.
Background[]
The Motherlode Acquisition Facility is located within a massive cavern in the Deep, bellow the hills west of the Whitespring Resort in the Savage Divide. The facility is surrounded by the same bright green liquid found within fissure sites that acts as a sort of moat. The area is occupied by communist infiltrators, who use the site as the central hub for their Motherlode operations.[1]
The communists intercepted one of the Hornwright robots and have been using it to drill multiple tunnels beneath Appalachia. While their exact mission is uncertain, the information provided by the security terminal suggests they were working on a project to connect different areas of the region to the Deep via these underground tunnels. So far, four tunnels had been excavated, with a fifth still in progress.[1]
Maintaining a strict secrecy, including standing orders to shoot anyone without clearance, the communists guarded the place fiercely.[2] They managed to acquire some T-60 power armor, equipped by their commanders. Isolated since the Great War, the facility's personnel turned into ghouls as a likely result of constant exposure to the green fissure site liquid that surrounds the facility. Even 25 years after the conflict, the facility is still visited on occasion by lone Chinese remnants who remember the existence of the site.[3]
In 2103, a Vault 76 dweller infiltrated the building in order to obtain a suit of Chinese stealth armor.[4] This caused the communists to wipe all their collected data and begin Operation Piercing Viper.[1]
Layout[]
Further inside the Deep tunnels, there is a walkway that leads to the base. The walkway has a few soldiers and Liberators standing guard. Two to three soldiers will be on the roof of the base, one with a missile launcher, which can be accessed by stairs on the side.
In the interior of the base, there are three levels including a basement, a first floor, and a second floor. Communist soldiers and two commanders in power armor are inside or nearby the building. At the bottom of the base is an auxiliary control room door on the left. The other door (accessible via the PRC Motherlode Access Key) has a chamber in which the Motherlode will appear and will bring the player character to the Mire nearby to the Mire's Eye or several areas within the Savage Divide. The PRC Motherlode access key can be found on the commander's body.
Notable loot[]
- PRC Motherlode access key - Key, found on the corpse of a communist commander inside the facility.
- Potential Vault-Tec bobblehead - On the top floor of the facility, on a console along the southeast wall, near a steamer trunk.
- Two potential armor mod plans:
- On the top floor of the facility, on a middle bunkbed, facing the eastern wall.
- On the top floor of the facility, on a green container, facing the southwestern wall.
- Mini nuke - On the top floor of the facility, on the edge of a green container facing the southern wall.
Appearances[]
The Motherlode Acquisition Facility appears in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.
Gallery[]
Main chamber of the facility
Lounge
Front desk
Main staircase
Command center and barracks
Auxiliary control center
People's Republic flag
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Deep terminal entries; security terminal
- ↑ The Deep terminal entries; security terminal, Security Procedures
- ↑ Vault Dweller: "Someone tracked you down? Who?"
Mochou: "Another pre-war asset, very loyal to the cause. They only come here occasionally to check up on us... but trust me, you don't ever want to meet them."
(Mochou's dialogue) - ↑ Events of Invisible Ties
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