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{{for|the location in ''[[Fallout 76]]''|Mama Dolce's Food Processing}}
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{{Quotation|The Republic people of [[China]] salute [[Chinese remnants|your]] braveries. Find established cover operation of "Mama Dolce" food creation factory. Priority to rendezvous with selected team in covert operations of local area. Job and wage are secured for each within cover operation. Required to inform when first stage of operation is completed. Hail the People's Republic!|The [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese remnant team's]] [[Mama Dolce's terminal entries|orders]].}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' marks '''Mama Dolce's Food Processing Plant''' on your Pip-Boy's [[Fallout 3 map|map]] in ''[[Fallout 3]]''. This place can be reached either through the [[Flooded Metro|Flooded Metro Station]] then east through [[Arlington Cemetery]], or through the [[Arlington/Falls Church Metro]] in [[Falls Church]].
  
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Mama Dolce's Food Processing Plant is divided into three parts:
  
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'''Mama Dolce's''' is a location in ''[[Fallout 3]]''. It can be reached either through the [[Arlington/Wasteland Metro]], then east through [[Arlington Cemetery]], or through the [[Arlington/Falls Church Metro]] in [[Falls Church]].
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*'''Mama Dolce's Processed Food'''
  
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*'''Mama Dolce's Food Distribution'''
  
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*'''Mama Dolce's Loading Yard'''
  
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Between the entry-side Processed Food, and Food Distribution, lies the Loading Yard.
  
   
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
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A terminal in the Food Distribution section can only be used by looting [[Mama Dolce's Encryption Key|Mama Dolce's encryption key]] from the body of the [[Chinese Remnant Captain]]. The terminal reveals that Mama Dolce's was a front for Chinese intelligence and espionage throughout the DC area, and would undoubtedly serve as the base of operations for the other outposts scattered in the surrounding Wasteland.
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An encrypted file in the [[Terminal#Fallout_3_and_Fallout:_New_Vegas|terminal]] located in the upper section of the food distribution center can be decrypted by looting [[Mama Dolce's encryption key]] from the body of the [[Chinese remnants]] [[Chinese remnant soldier#Chinese remnant captain|captain]]. The terminal reveals that Mama Dolce's was a front for [[China|Chinese]] intelligence and espionage throughout the [[Washington, D.C.|D.C. area]], and would most likely have served as the base of operations for other outposts scattered in the surrounding region.
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It seems that their front, in the end, came back to bite them, as when the bombs dropped they became the [[ghouls]] you fight in Mama Dolce's.
  
   
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==Notable Loot==
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==Layout==
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Mama Dolce's food processing plant is divided into three parts, the first two of which can be entered from outside:
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===Books===
  
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* Mama Dolce's processed food
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*[[Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor]] is outside just north of the entrance behind some barrels, next to a dead [[Wastelander|wastelander]], in an overturned storage container.
  
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* Mama Dolce's food distribution
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*[[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual |Chinese Army: Spec. Ops. Training Manual]] is next to one of the snipers in the Loading Yard area.
  
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* Mama Dolce's loading yard
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*[[Guns and Bullets]] is next to the other sniper on the opposite side of the Loading Yard.
  
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*[[Guns and Bullets]] is in a bathroom stall on the ground floor in the Processed Foods area.
  
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*[[Dean's Electronics]] is on a shelf in the middle of a stairway in the Processed Food area; it's next to a phone, a toolbox and a broken computer.
  
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*[[Tumblers Today]] is in the Food Distribution area. Drop down through a hole(s) in the floor to the lower “cave” area to find the book next to two safes and a skeleton.
  
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*Two [[Pre-War Book|pre-War books]] can be found - one is in the Food Distribution area, on an upper level next to a terminal. The second book can be found on/under a small table in the upper level in the Processed Foods area.
  
   
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Between the entry-side of processed food and food distribution lies the loading yard, which is patrolled by several [[Chinese remnant soldier]]s. This map also contains two elevated corridors connecting the other two areas, each of which contains a Chinese remnant sniper. This wealth of connections and doors can make the local map confusing.
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===Misc===
  
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*At least 11 boxes of [[Sugar Bombs]] can be found throughout the facility, mostly (if not all) in the Food Distribution area.
  
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*[[Nuka-Cola Quantum]] is on the upper level in the Food Distribution area. It's on a desk next to a terminal.
  
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*On the ground floor in the Food Distribution area there is a ramp that leads downwards to two safes which require average and hard [[Lockpick|lockpicking]] skill respectively.
  
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*Many [[Chinese Assault Rifle|Chinese assault rifles]] can be looted from the Chinese remnants, along with otherwise hard-to-find [[Dirty Chinese Jumpsuit|dirty Chinese jumpsuits]].
  
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*Two [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|stealth boys]] can be found in the building. The first is located in the upper levels of the Food Distribution area under the desk which holds the Chinese Commander's computer. The second is in the Processed Foods area through a set of double-doors, located on a table to the right as you enter the room.
  
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*A sniper rifle and .308 ammo are found on the eastern Loading Yard balcony.
  
   
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==Notable loot==
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{{Notable content
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| ''[[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual (Fallout 3)|Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual]]'' is next to one of the snipers in the loading yard area.
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| Two ''[[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|Guns and Bullets]]'', one is next to the other sniper on the opposite side of the loading yard and one is in a bathroom stall on the ground floor in the processed foods area.
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| ''[[Dean's Electronics (Fallout 3)|Dean's Electronics]]'' is on a shelf in the middle of a stairway in the southwest corner of the processed food area. It's next to a phone, a [[Toolbox (Fallout 3)|toolbox]], and a broken terminal.
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| ''[[Tumblers Today (Fallout 3)|Tumblers Today]]'' is in the food distribution area. Drop down through two holes in the floor to the lower "cave" area to find the book next to two [[safe]]s and a [[skeleton]].
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| ''[[Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor (Fallout 3)|Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor]]'' is outside just north of the Mama Dolce's food distribution entrance behind some barrels, next to a dead [[Wastelander (Fallout 3)|wastelander]], in an overturned storage container.
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| One [[Nuka-Cola Quantum (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola Quantum]] on a desk in an office in the upper level on the food distribution area.
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| [[Mama Dolce's encryption key]] - on the [[Chinese remnant captain]] in Mama Dolce's food distribution; unlocks desk terminal.
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| A few [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boys]] can be found in the building. The first is located in the upper levels of the food distribution area under the desk which holds the Chinese captain's computer. The second is on the ground floor of the processed foods area through a set of double-doors (in the north near the [[Arlington Cemetery]] exit) located on a table to the right as you enter the room. There is a Stealth Boy beside the turret control terminal when first walking into the food distribution area from the Arlington Cemetery south area. Another may be found inside the hard-locked safe down in the cavernous space beneath the food distribution area.
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| 11 boxes of [[Sugar Bombs (Fallout 3)|Sugar Bombs]] can be found in the food distribution section. These can be used in the unmarked quest ''[[Murphy's Bombing Run]]''.
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| Two [[pre-War book (Fallout 3)|pre-War books]] can be found - one is in the food distribution area, on an upper level next to a terminal. The second book can be found on/under a small table in the upper level in the southeast portion of the processed foods area.
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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*In the Loading Yard there is a gate that requires a key to open, but there is no corresponding key in the Mama Dolce's location, possibly because it doesn't lead to anywhere. The other side of the gate was not intended to be accessed, and the alley is unfinished beyond line of sight. The letters seen on the wall through the fence start at the 'E' in "ERIES". Because of the nature of Mama Dolce's, the writing on the wall probably is "Deliveries".
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* In the loading yard there is a gate that requires a key to open, but there is no corresponding key in the Mama Dolce's location, because the gate doesn't lead to anywhere. The other side of the gate was not intended to be accessed, and the alley is unfinished beyond line of sight which leads into a wasteland abyss of nothing.
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*There is a switch in Mama Dolce's Processed Foods which can be activated, but does nothing. When entering from Arlington, it is in a room to the right, through the large elevated utility door.
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* There is a switch in Mama Dolce's processed foods which can be activated, but does nothing (its sole function is to be used by one of the Chinese ghouls to open the door beside it for an ambush). When entering from Arlington, it is in a room to the right, through the large elevated utility door.
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*In Mama Dolce's Food Distribution, in the cavernous section where the copy of [[Tumblers Today]] is located, standing on one of the safes lets you access a "sewer grate" which can be opened and closed. However, opening or closing it does nothing.
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* In Mama Dolce's food distribution, in the cavernous section where the copy of ''[[Tumblers Today (Fallout 3)|Tumblers Today]]'' is located, standing on one of the safes gains access to a sewer grate which can be opened and closed.
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* On the encrypted computer it can be noted that the food flavorant is the same as the printer ink.
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*Fast travel is available from Mama Dolce's Loading Yard.
  
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* Mama Dolce's loading yard is not in the same area on the world map as the Mama Dolce's building. This explains why the "[[People's Republic of America Radio]]" station can not be heard here.
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*On the encrypted computer it can be noted that the food colorant is the same as the printer ink.
  
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* One can find out what the Chinese ghouls are saying when they shout in Chinese by turning on the subtitles. (Noted quotes: "DIE AMERICAN", "Victory at last", [When killed] "Not by you...")
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*The interior of the building (including the loading yard) is much larger then the entire building as viewed from the outside, which contains no area for the loading yard to have been, and is rectangular rather than square (as the building is when viewed through the loading yard).
  
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* In food distribution, a catwalk on the intermediate level of one of the large factory areas connects only two Very Hard locked doors that open onto blank walls. It can only be accessed by jumping from the top catwalk.
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*Mama Dolce's loading yard is not in the same area on the world map as the Mama Dolce's building. This explains why the "People's Republic of America Radio" station can not be heard here.
  
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* This place is ideal for the unmarked quest ''[[Economics of Violence]]'' given by [[Pronto]] in [[Paradise Falls]]. There are many Chinese assault rifles to be found.
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*When placing a map marker in the loading yard, the location that it's at has no evidence of the loading yard being there. This might be similar to [[Mothership Zeta (add-on)|Mothership Zeta]] (DLC) where the ship is above the Fallout map. (Needs Verification)
  
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* While in the loading yard, if a quest marker is active (for example: The Citadel), it will show a highlighted route, with Mama Dolce's loading yard showing up as located west-northwest of [[Falls Church]].
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*You can find out what the Chinese ghouls are saying when they shout in Chinese by turning on the subtitles. (Noted quotes: "DIE AMERICAN", "Victory at last", [When killed] "Not by you...".
  
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* There is a car on the roof of Mama Dolce's with no explanation or inference as to how or why it is there.
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* There are 3 ammunition boxes that are smaller than average to the right of the door to food distribution from the processed foods section.
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* The inside of the factory is actually incorrectly oriented with the real world outside. For instance, if you are in the food distribution area, about to walk outside through the door to the Arlington Cemetery, and you are facing the door, you will notice that your compass is pointing directly east. If you walk outside and stay facing the same way, your compass will be pointing north in the cemetery. Although unexplained, this discrepancy is completely consistent throughout the factory.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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Mama Dolce's only appears in ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
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Mama Dolce's appears only in ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
   
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==Behind the scenes==
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==Bugs==
  
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In Italian, one of the meanings of the word "dolce" is "sweet", which is fitting, considering the abundance of Sugar Bombs throughout the factory.
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* {{platforms|pc|xbox360}}Outside the front entrance to Mama Dolce's, there is a (supposedly) dead wastelander next to a book... Although he appears dead, every several seconds... he blinks! This is most likely caused by a texture glitch.
  
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*Next to the truck on the road with the dead wastelander inside, there is a Salisbury steak which cannot be picked up or grabbed.
  
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*There are radioactive barrels around this wastelander along with green "radioactive" dust, but there is no radiation.
  
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*In Food Distribution there are two [[Very Hard Doors|very hard doors]] (require 100 [[Lockpicking|lockpicking]] to open) that open onto blank walls. These can be accessed by jumping from the top catwalk onto the middle catwalk in the largest room of the food distribution area.
  
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*When the world map is brought up in the Loading Yard, it shows the player's position to be outside of D.C. entirely, and west of Falls Church Metro.
  
   
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==Gallery==
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[[ru:Мама Дольче]]
  
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[[Category:Fallout 3 places]]
  
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MD loading yard.jpg|The loading yard
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FO3MDSneakSkillBook.jpg|A copy of [[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual (Fallout 3)|Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual]] and sniper rifle
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Mama Dolce's safes and a Tumblers Today.jpg|Safes and a [[Tumblers Today (Fallout 3)|Tumblers Today]]
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Mama Dolce's Nuka-Cola Quantum and more.jpg|Nuka-Cola Quantum and more
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Mama Dolce's Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor.jpg|[[Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor (Fallout 3)|Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor]] outside
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Mama Dolce's Sniper with a Guns and Bullets.jpg|Sniper with a copy of [[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|Guns and Bullets]]
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Mama Dolce's Crapper with a Guns and Bullets.jpg|Toilet with a Guns and Bullets
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Dean's_Electronics_Mama_Dolces.jpg|[[Dean's Electronics (Fallout 3)|Dean's Electronics]]
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Revision as of 12:35, 26 March 2020

 
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“The Republic people of China salute your braveries. Find established cover operation of "Mama Dolce" food creation factory. Priority to rendezvous with selected team in covert operations of local area. Job and wage are secured for each within cover operation. Required to inform when first stage of operation is completed. Hail the People's Republic!”— The Chinese remnant team's orders.

Mama Dolce's is a location in Fallout 3. It can be reached either through the Arlington/Wasteland Metro, then east through Arlington Cemetery, or through the Arlington/Falls Church Metro in Falls Church.

Background

An encrypted file in the terminal located in the upper section of the food distribution center can be decrypted by looting Mama Dolce's encryption key from the body of the Chinese remnants captain. The terminal reveals that Mama Dolce's was a front for Chinese intelligence and espionage throughout the D.C. area, and would most likely have served as the base of operations for other outposts scattered in the surrounding region.

Layout

Mama Dolce's food processing plant is divided into three parts, the first two of which can be entered from outside:

  • Mama Dolce's processed food
  • Mama Dolce's food distribution
  • Mama Dolce's loading yard

Between the entry-side of processed food and food distribution lies the loading yard, which is patrolled by several Chinese remnant soldiers. This map also contains two elevated corridors connecting the other two areas, each of which contains a Chinese remnant sniper. This wealth of connections and doors can make the local map confusing.

Notable loot

  • Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual is next to one of the snipers in the loading yard area.
  • Two Guns and Bullets, one is next to the other sniper on the opposite side of the loading yard and one is in a bathroom stall on the ground floor in the processed foods area.
  • Dean's Electronics is on a shelf in the middle of a stairway in the southwest corner of the processed food area. It's next to a phone, a toolbox, and a broken terminal.
  • Tumblers Today is in the food distribution area. Drop down through two holes in the floor to the lower "cave" area to find the book next to two safes and a skeleton.
  • Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor is outside just north of the Mama Dolce's food distribution entrance behind some barrels, next to a dead wastelander, in an overturned storage container.
  • One Nuka-Cola Quantum on a desk in an office in the upper level on the food distribution area.
  • Mama Dolce's encryption key - on the Chinese remnant captain in Mama Dolce's food distribution; unlocks desk terminal.
  • A few Stealth Boys can be found in the building. The first is located in the upper levels of the food distribution area under the desk which holds the Chinese captain's computer. The second is on the ground floor of the processed foods area through a set of double-doors (in the north near the Arlington Cemetery exit) located on a table to the right as you enter the room. There is a Stealth Boy beside the turret control terminal when first walking into the food distribution area from the Arlington Cemetery south area. Another may be found inside the hard-locked safe down in the cavernous space beneath the food distribution area.
  • 11 boxes of Sugar Bombs can be found in the food distribution section. These can be used in the unmarked quest Murphy's Bombing Run.
  • Two pre-War books can be found - one is in the food distribution area, on an upper level next to a terminal. The second book can be found on/under a small table in the upper level in the southeast portion of the processed foods area.

Notes

  • In the loading yard there is a gate that requires a key to open, but there is no corresponding key in the Mama Dolce's location, because the gate doesn't lead to anywhere. The other side of the gate was not intended to be accessed, and the alley is unfinished beyond line of sight which leads into a wasteland abyss of nothing.
  • There is a switch in Mama Dolce's processed foods which can be activated, but does nothing (its sole function is to be used by one of the Chinese ghouls to open the door beside it for an ambush). When entering from Arlington, it is in a room to the right, through the large elevated utility door.
  • In Mama Dolce's food distribution, in the cavernous section where the copy of Tumblers Today is located, standing on one of the safes gains access to a sewer grate which can be opened and closed.
  • On the encrypted computer it can be noted that the food flavorant is the same as the printer ink.
  • Mama Dolce's loading yard is not in the same area on the world map as the Mama Dolce's building. This explains why the "People's Republic of America Radio" station can not be heard here.
  • One can find out what the Chinese ghouls are saying when they shout in Chinese by turning on the subtitles. (Noted quotes: "DIE AMERICAN", "Victory at last", [When killed] "Not by you...")
  • In food distribution, a catwalk on the intermediate level of one of the large factory areas connects only two Very Hard locked doors that open onto blank walls. It can only be accessed by jumping from the top catwalk.
  • This place is ideal for the unmarked quest Economics of Violence given by Pronto in Paradise Falls. There are many Chinese assault rifles to be found.
  • While in the loading yard, if a quest marker is active (for example: The Citadel), it will show a highlighted route, with Mama Dolce's loading yard showing up as located west-northwest of Falls Church.
  • There is a car on the roof of Mama Dolce's with no explanation or inference as to how or why it is there.
  • There are 3 ammunition boxes that are smaller than average to the right of the door to food distribution from the processed foods section.
  • The inside of the factory is actually incorrectly oriented with the real world outside. For instance, if you are in the food distribution area, about to walk outside through the door to the Arlington Cemetery, and you are facing the door, you will notice that your compass is pointing directly east. If you walk outside and stay facing the same way, your compass will be pointing north in the cemetery. Although unexplained, this discrepancy is completely consistent throughout the factory.

Appearances

Mama Dolce's appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

In Italian, one of the meanings of the word "dolce" is "sweet", which is fitting, considering the abundance of Sugar Bombs throughout the factory.

Gallery

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