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'''Helvetia''' is a [[Fallout 76 locations|town]] in [[the Forest]] region of [[Appalachia]] in [[Timeline#2102|2102]]. It is currently inhabited by the Scorched.
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'''Helvetia''' is a [[Fallout 76 locations|town]] in [[the Forest]] region of [[Appalachia]] in [[Timeline#2102|2102]]. It is currently inhabited by the [[Scorched]].
   
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
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Settled by German and Swiss immigrants in 1869, Helvetia was a village of professionals and craftsmen, including musicians, cheesemakers, stonesmasons, doctors and teachers. It was established by the Grütliverein (Grütli Society) formed in Brooklyn, New York, who planned to establish a community of their own to maintain their customs and traditions, with the site chosen due to the low price of land and ready availability of materials; a function of it being near-total wilderness. With additional immigration from Switzerland and areas of the United States, Helvetia's population rose to 308 by 1875, specializing in crafts, arts and agriculture.<ref>Helvetia placard.</ref>
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Helvetia was settled by German and Swiss immigrants from Brooklyn, New York, in 1869. It was settled mostly by artisans, and has historically been associated with its cheese making and food festival in which masks are worn.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi8PTAJ2Hjs The Making of ''Fallout 76'']</ref>
  
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Helvetia never expanded beyond a village, maintaining its unique Swiss- and German-American culture, including art and holidays. Key among these was the Fasnacht celebration, on the last Saturday before Lent, when Helvetians celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring through burning an effigy of Old Man Winter, after a parade known in West Virginia for its extensive use of colorful and always unique masks. The small Helvetia found itself affected by the loss of workers due to the protests and the ongoing war with China, and the town invested in a fleet of [[protectron]] robots to keep its traditions alive and reduce the workload. These proved quite useful and popular with tourists.<ref>[[Fasnacht robots]]</ref>
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The nuclear war barely touched the village. However, the collapse of society pushed the town's peace to the breaking point, especially after a Horizon Airways jet crashed out of the sky and in the valley to the east.<ref>[[Airplane crash]]</ref> The cult of the Mothman seems to have turned the local church into a place of worship, but beyond that, Helvetia remained peaceful and safe over the years.
   
 
===Masks===
  
===Masks===
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The town of Helvetia has had a fascination with making papier-mâché masks. Thirteen different masks can be acquired in-game, including a [[Fasnacht Man mask]], an owl mask, jester mask, and skull mask.
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The town of Helvetia has had a fascination with making papier-mâché masks. Thirteen different masks can be acquired in-game, including a [[Fasnacht Man mask]], an owl mask, jester mask and skull mask.
   
 
==Layout==
  
==Layout==
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The town was once a tourist destination and features German/Swiss themed buildings to showcase the town's heritage. There is a Church, Store/Post Office, Bookstore/library, Museum, Cheese Haus, The Honey Haus, Freyja's Haus Restaurant, and a few other unmarked buildings. All buildings in Helvetia can be explored. The town is filled with the [[Scorched]].
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Helvetia is small and compact, bordered by the mountains on the north and the south, and straddling the Buckhannon River. The town was once a tourist destination and features German/Swiss themed buildings to showcase the town's heritage. There is a church, store/post office, bookstore, museum, Cheese Haus, The Honey Haus, Freyja's Haus Restaurant and a few other unmarked buildings. All buildings in Helvetia can be explored. The town is filled with the [[Scorched]].
   
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The two main roads are Pickens Road, entering Helvetia from the west and terminating in the east, over the river, at the Helvetia-Adolph Road passing through the town on a north-south axis. Helvetia also hosts the seasonal [[Fasnacht Day|Fasnacht Day]], released as part of [[Wild Appalachia]]. When active, Helvetia is decorated and the [[Master of Ceremonies]] floats about.
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The church has been converted into a [[Mothman]] shrine. The key to the post office is sitting on an interior desk and can be taken grabbed from a broken window.
  
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The northern side of the town includes the church in the west, with a chemistry station and a voting station on the first floor, Mothman's effigy in place of the altar, and a weapons workbench in the attic. Directly east of it is a small unmarked museum with a sleeping bag and a bookstore slightly to the north. The Cheese Haus and the locked Honey Haus lie in the east. Just by the road are the town hall with a banjo and a piano for those inclined to gain the Well Tuned bonus and the Welcome Haus (or hotel). On the other side of the road is the post office, with a locked safe behind the counter and a wooden maintenance and storage shed with a weapons workbench.
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The eastern part of Helvetia, just over the river, contains Freyja's Restaurant, the stage where the Fasnacht seasonal event begins, a house and the school hause to the southeast. The church has been converted into a [[Mothman]] shrine. The key to the post office is sitting on an interior desk and can be taken grabbed from a broken window.
   
 
The town has a good number of crafting stations:
  
The town has a good number of crafting stations:
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* [[Cooking station (Fallout 76)|Cooking station]], at the Cheese Haus.
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* [[Cooking station (Fallout 76)|Cooking station]], in the Cheese Haus.
 
* [[Chemistry station (Fallout 76)|Chemistry station]], just inside the entrance and on the top floor of the church.
  
* [[Chemistry station (Fallout 76)|Chemistry station]], just inside the entrance and on the top floor of the church.
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* [[Weapons workbench (Fallout 76)|Weapons workbench]], upper floor of the church. A second one is in a small shack across from the vote counting station.
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* [[Weapons workbench (Fallout 76)|Weapons workbench]], upper floor of the church. A second one is in a small shack across from the vote counting station. A third one is behind a building south of the restaurant.
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* [[Water pump]] , beside the church.
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* [[Water pump (Fallout 76)|Water pump]], beside the Cheese Haus.
   
 
==Notable loot==
  
==Notable loot==
 
{{Notable content
  
{{Notable content
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| [[Checklist]] - In the house with the mirelurk recipe, in the kitchen.
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| [[Checklist]] - Note, in the Freyja's Haus Restaurant, in the kitchen.
 
| [[German books]] (2) - Note, at the bookstore.
  
| [[German books]] (2) - Note, at the bookstore.
 
| [[Responder outposts]] - Note, at the Cheese Haus.
  
| [[Responder outposts]] - Note, at the Cheese Haus.
 
| [[Harvest]] - Note, sitting on the lectern in the church.
  
| [[Harvest]] - Note, sitting on the lectern in the church.
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| [[Airplane crash]] - A note, in a dresser in an upstairs bedroom of the small red hotel on the west side of the bridge to Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
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| [[Airplane crash]] - Note, in a dresser in an upstairs bedroom of the small red hotel on the west side of the bridge to Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
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| [[Fasnacht robots]] - A note found in The Honey Haus across the small bridge to the left of the Freyja's Haus Restaurant, inside a broken glass display case next to three [[honey]]combs. Can also be found in the Cheese Haus.
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| [[Fasnacht robots]] (2) - Note, found in The Honey Haus across the small bridge to the left of the Freyja's Haus Restaurant, inside a broken glass display case next to three [[honey]]combs. Can also be found in the Cheese Haus.
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| [[Happy Fasnacht!]] - Note, inside of the homes in Helvetia, at Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
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| [[Happy Fasnacht!]] - Note, inside one of the homes in Helvetia, at Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
 
| [[Helvetia protectron updates]] - Holotape, in a small shack, to the left of the post office building across from the vote counting station.
  
| [[Helvetia protectron updates]] - Holotape, in a small shack, to the left of the post office building across from the vote counting station.
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| [[Reaver scout]] - Note found to the northeast, along the river.
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| [[Reaver scout]] - Note, found stuck to the leg of an impaled corpse to the immediate northeast of Helvetia, on the right of the road along the river.
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| [[Fasnacht beverage report]] - Note, north side, in the museum.
 
| [[Helvetia post office key]] - On the desk in the office. The post office can be accessed through the locked front doors or by climbing the building. Unlocks post office's locked room.
  
| [[Helvetia post office key]] - On the desk in the office. The post office can be accessed through the locked front doors or by climbing the building. Unlocks post office's locked room.
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| [[Honey Haus key]] - Under a flower pot on a barrel by the western door. Unlocks Honey Haus.
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| [[Honey Haus key]] - Under a flower pot on a barrel by the western door. Unlocks the Honey Haus.
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| [[Civil War era suit]] and [[Civil War era top hat]].
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| [[Civil War era suit]] and [[Civil War era top hat]] - Inside the museum on display, and a second top hat to the left of a sleeping bag, on the ground.
 
| [[Recipe: Mirelurk softshell cake]] - In the houses adjacent to the restaurant (Freyja's Haus Restaurant)
  
| [[Recipe: Mirelurk softshell cake]] - In the houses adjacent to the restaurant (Freyja's Haus Restaurant)
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| Two [[Fallout 76 recipes|random recipes]]:
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| [[Recipe: Ground molerat]] - In the locked shop.
  
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** On the kitchen counter inside Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
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| [[Fasnacht beverage report]] - North side, in the museum.
  
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** Inside the locked gift shop near the small shack, within a broken display case on the front counter.
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| Two [[Fallout 76 plans|random workshop plans]]:
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** On the front counter inside the Cheese Haus, near an ammo box.
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** Inside the hotel, on a short table near the entrance.
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| Two [[Fallout 76 plans|random weapon mod plans]]:
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** Inside the small shack near the post office, on the right, near a weapons workbench.
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** Behind the building south of the restaurant on the other side of the road, to the left of a weapons workbench, on top of a wooden crate.
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| Three [[Fallout 76 weapon mods|random weapon mods]]:
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** Inside the small shack near the post office, on the right, near a weapons workbench.
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** Behind the building south of the restaurant on the other side of the road, to the left of a weapons workbench, on top of a wooden crate.
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** Inside the church next to the left of a weapons workbench on the second floor, on a table.
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| Large quantity of [[Wood (Fallout 76)|wood]] - Behind Freyja's Haus Restaurant and throughout the town.
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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==Notes==
  
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[[Wikipedia:Helvetia, West Virginia|Helvetia]] is an actual town in southern [[Wikipedia:Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County, West Virginia]]. Both the game and real-life versions are nearly identical. One difference is Freyja's Haus Restaurant, based on the real-life [https://www.facebook.com/164869667005759/photos/a.164900550336004/164900560336003/?type=3&theater The Hütte Restaurant] in the same spot.
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* There are machines called ballot printers scattered throughout the area, which are part of the quest [[Race for the Presidency]].
  
   
 
==Bugs==
  
==Bugs==
 
{{Platforms|xboxone}} An "immortal" level 1 Scorched can sometimes be found in the shop here. This scorched will, once you are detected, attack you without moving from the upper level, dealing unavoidable, invisible damage. The scorched will also be unkillable, regenerating health, and always retaining a minimum of one health. {{Verify|verified}}
  
{{Platforms|xboxone}} An "immortal" level 1 Scorched can sometimes be found in the shop here. This scorched will, once you are detected, attack you without moving from the upper level, dealing unavoidable, invisible damage. The scorched will also be unkillable, regenerating health, and always retaining a minimum of one health. {{Verify|verified}}
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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[[Wikipedia:Helvetia, West Virginia|Helvetia]] is an actual town in West Virginia.
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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<gallery widths=200>
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F76 Helvetia Honey Haus.png|Honey Haus
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F76 Helvetia Honey Haus Int.png
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F76 Helvetia Hotel.png|Welcome Haus
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F76 Helvetia Main Crossing.png|Pickens Road/Helvetia-Adolph Road crossing
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F76 Helvetia Post Office.png|Post office
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F76 Helvetia School.png|School
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F76 Helvetia Town Hall.png|Town Hall
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F76 Helvetia Blue Haus.png|Blue Haus
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F76 Helvetia Bookstore.png|Bookstore
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F76 Helvetia Cheese Haus.png|Cheese Haus
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F76 Helvetia Church.png|Church
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F76 Helvetia Church Int.png|Interior
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Sutton01.png|Altar in Helvetia church with raider corpse laying behind the pulpit
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Sutton02.png|Close up of blood stained altar
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Sutton03.png|Close up of upper portion of moth wing like shadows of the altar
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F76 Helvetia Freyas Haus.png|Feryja's Haus restaurant
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F76 Helvetia Freyas Haus Int.png
 
Helvetia plaque.png|Plaque describing the town
  
Helvetia plaque.png|Plaque describing the town
 
Helvetia-Adolph Road-Fallout76.jpg|Intersection of Helvetia-Adolph Road and Pickens Road
  
Helvetia-Adolph Road-Fallout76.jpg|Intersection of Helvetia-Adolph Road and Pickens Road
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</gallery>
  
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==References==
  
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{{References}}
  
   
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{{stub|FO76}}
  
 
{{Navbox locations FO76}}
  
{{Navbox locations FO76}}
   

Revision as of 06:41, 18 February 2020

 
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Helvetia is a town in the Forest region of Appalachia in 2102. It is currently inhabited by the Scorched.

Background

Settled by German and Swiss immigrants in 1869, Helvetia was a village of professionals and craftsmen, including musicians, cheesemakers, stonesmasons, doctors and teachers. It was established by the Grütliverein (Grütli Society) formed in Brooklyn, New York, who planned to establish a community of their own to maintain their customs and traditions, with the site chosen due to the low price of land and ready availability of materials; a function of it being near-total wilderness. With additional immigration from Switzerland and areas of the United States, Helvetia's population rose to 308 by 1875, specializing in crafts, arts and agriculture.[1]

Helvetia never expanded beyond a village, maintaining its unique Swiss- and German-American culture, including art and holidays. Key among these was the Fasnacht celebration, on the last Saturday before Lent, when Helvetians celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring through burning an effigy of Old Man Winter, after a parade known in West Virginia for its extensive use of colorful and always unique masks. The small Helvetia found itself affected by the loss of workers due to the protests and the ongoing war with China, and the town invested in a fleet of protectron robots to keep its traditions alive and reduce the workload. These proved quite useful and popular with tourists.[2]

The nuclear war barely touched the village. However, the collapse of society pushed the town's peace to the breaking point, especially after a Horizon Airways jet crashed out of the sky and in the valley to the east.[3] The cult of the Mothman seems to have turned the local church into a place of worship, but beyond that, Helvetia remained peaceful and safe over the years.

Masks

The town of Helvetia has had a fascination with making papier-mâché masks. Thirteen different masks can be acquired in-game, including a Fasnacht Man mask, an owl mask, jester mask and skull mask.

Layout

Helvetia is small and compact, bordered by the mountains on the north and the south, and straddling the Buckhannon River. The town was once a tourist destination and features German/Swiss themed buildings to showcase the town's heritage. There is a church, store/post office, bookstore, museum, Cheese Haus, The Honey Haus, Freyja's Haus Restaurant and a few other unmarked buildings. All buildings in Helvetia can be explored. The town is filled with the Scorched.

The two main roads are Pickens Road, entering Helvetia from the west and terminating in the east, over the river, at the Helvetia-Adolph Road passing through the town on a north-south axis. Helvetia also hosts the seasonal Fasnacht Day, released as part of Wild Appalachia. When active, Helvetia is decorated and the Master of Ceremonies floats about. The northern side of the town includes the church in the west, with a chemistry station and a voting station on the first floor, Mothman's effigy in place of the altar, and a weapons workbench in the attic. Directly east of it is a small unmarked museum with a sleeping bag and a bookstore slightly to the north. The Cheese Haus and the locked Honey Haus lie in the east. Just by the road are the town hall with a banjo and a piano for those inclined to gain the Well Tuned bonus and the Welcome Haus (or hotel). On the other side of the road is the post office, with a locked safe behind the counter and a wooden maintenance and storage shed with a weapons workbench.

The eastern part of Helvetia, just over the river, contains Freyja's Restaurant, the stage where the Fasnacht seasonal event begins, a house and the school hause to the southeast. The church has been converted into a Mothman shrine. The key to the post office is sitting on an interior desk and can be taken grabbed from a broken window.

The town has a good number of crafting stations:

  • Cooking station, in the Cheese Haus.
  • Chemistry station, just inside the entrance and on the top floor of the church.
  • Weapons workbench, upper floor of the church. A second one is in a small shack across from the vote counting station. A third one is behind a building south of the restaurant.
  • Water pump, beside the Cheese Haus.

Notable loot

  • Checklist - Note, in the Freyja's Haus Restaurant, in the kitchen.
  • German books (2) - Note, at the bookstore.
  • Responder outposts - Note, at the Cheese Haus.
  • Harvest - Note, sitting on the lectern in the church.
  • Airplane crash - Note, in a dresser in an upstairs bedroom of the small red hotel on the west side of the bridge to Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
  • Fasnacht robots (2) - Note, found in The Honey Haus across the small bridge to the left of the Freyja's Haus Restaurant, inside a broken glass display case next to three honeycombs. Can also be found in the Cheese Haus.
  • Happy Fasnacht! - Note, inside one of the homes in Helvetia, at Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
  • Helvetia protectron updates - Holotape, in a small shack, to the left of the post office building across from the vote counting station.
  • Reaver scout - Note, found stuck to the leg of an impaled corpse to the immediate northeast of Helvetia, on the right of the road along the river.
  • Fasnacht beverage report - Note, north side, in the museum.
  • Helvetia post office key - On the desk in the office. The post office can be accessed through the locked front doors or by climbing the building. Unlocks post office's locked room.
  • Honey Haus key - Under a flower pot on a barrel by the western door. Unlocks the Honey Haus.
  • Civil War era suit and Civil War era top hat - Inside the museum on display, and a second top hat to the left of a sleeping bag, on the ground.
  • Recipe: Mirelurk softshell cake - In the houses adjacent to the restaurant (Freyja's Haus Restaurant)
  • Two random recipes:
    • On the kitchen counter inside Freyja's Haus Restaurant.
    • Inside the locked gift shop near the small shack, within a broken display case on the front counter.
  • Two random workshop plans:
    • On the front counter inside the Cheese Haus, near an ammo box.
    • Inside the hotel, on a short table near the entrance.
  • Two random weapon mod plans:
    • Inside the small shack near the post office, on the right, near a weapons workbench.
    • Behind the building south of the restaurant on the other side of the road, to the left of a weapons workbench, on top of a wooden crate.
  • Three random weapon mods:
    • Inside the small shack near the post office, on the right, near a weapons workbench.
    • Behind the building south of the restaurant on the other side of the road, to the left of a weapons workbench, on top of a wooden crate.
    • Inside the church next to the left of a weapons workbench on the second floor, on a table.
  • Large quantity of wood - Behind Freyja's Haus Restaurant and throughout the town.

Behind the scenes

Helvetia is an actual town in southern Randolph County, West Virginia. Both the game and real-life versions are nearly identical. One difference is Freyja's Haus Restaurant, based on the real-life The Hütte Restaurant in the same spot.

Bugs

Xbox OneXbox One An "immortal" level 1 Scorched can sometimes be found in the shop here. This scorched will, once you are detected, attack you without moving from the upper level, dealing unavoidable, invisible damage. The scorched will also be unkillable, regenerating health, and always retaining a minimum of one health. [verified]

Gallery

  1. ↑ Helvetia placard.
  2. ↑ Fasnacht robots
  3. ↑ Airplane crash
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