Hamilton's hideaway is a small cave in the side of a cliff face in the Capital Wasteland in 2277.
Background[]
After the Great War, the crude, unfinished bomb shelter in the cave became a lair for Chem smugglers, before being occupied by raiders.[Non-game 1] It was also home to a weapons cache that Copperhead uncovered, then locked up for safekeeping and gave the key to Three Dog.[1]
According to Evan King, this is one of the three possible locations the Family live.[2]
Layout[]
Just north of Moonbeam outdoor cinema and southeast of the Meresti Metro Station, Hamilton's hideaway is a network of tunnels that sprout from one single tunnel. Multiple catwalks lead over rocks that lead into a hallway constructed of metal. The weapons cache for completing the unmarked quest, Caching in with Three Dog, is located in the northwest corner of the hideaway, through a hole in the left wall.
Inhabitants[]
- The cave itself is populated with variants of radscorpions, radroaches, two or three raiders, and even a giant radscorpion near the raider hideout. Outside the cave, random enemies may spawn, mostly mole rats and mirelurks.
- Three radroaches are located in a room around the middle of the cache and the raider hideout. One may spawn in the wall and if one tries to shoot it, it will fall out of the map and appear in the room, unstuck.
- Some of these enemies will be dead when the player character finds them because the radscorpions and raiders will fight each other.
- Sometimes, up to three dead wastelander bodies (that may have spawned alive) will appear.
- At higher levels with Broken Steel installed, an albino radscorpion may be encountered.
- When fast traveling here, on some occasions, up to four yao guai will spawn.
Notable loot[]
- Duck and Cover!, on the counter in the room with the raiders along with cherry bombs.
- Nuka-Cola Quantum, on the same surface as the Duck and Cover!
- A bottlecap mine, on a workbench in the room with the shelves leaning on each other.
In the weapons cache[]
The gate key is obtained through dialogue from Three Dog.
- Guns and Bullets, on a footlocker.
- Mini nuke, on a shelf.
- Stealth Boy, on a shelf.
Related quests[]
Notes[]
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- This underground complex was originally a well-prepared shelter for a family of three - a husband, his wife Maggie, and their daughter Robin, established due to a mistrust of Vault-Tec. Fitted with air filtration, chemical toilets, an artesian well, and a fusion generator, it provided a long-stay option until radiation levels subsided.
- In a cut terminal entry, it is stated that a character named Frank was disposed of in a furnace here.
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Appearances[]
Hamilton's hideaway appears only in Fallout 3.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ The weapons cache
- ↑ Evan King: "There's all kinds of places they could be hiding like Hamilton's Hideaway, the old Moonbeam Cinema or Northwest Seneca Metro Station."
(Evan King's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.347: "HAMILTON"S HIDEAWAY:
Under two blasted trees is a skeleton draped over a rock. This marks the entrance to an often-overlooked cavern that began as a crude and unfinished bomb shelter. Once the bombs dropped, it became a lair for Chem smugglers. It now holds a small Raider force that fights against the mutated creatures that share the lair. Although the family aren't currently in residence here, there's much to explore."
