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{{for|the location in ''[[Fallout 76]]''|Mama Dolce's Food Processing}}
'''{{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 [[Falls Church/Arlington Metro Station]] in [[Falls Church]].
 
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{{Infobox location
{{FO3}}
 
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|games =FO3
 
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|type =factory
Mama Dolce's Food Processing Plant is divided into three parts:
 
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|image =Mama Dolces exterior.jpg
*'''Mama Dolce's Processed Food'''
 
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|factions =[[Chinese remnants]]
*'''Mama Dolce's Food Distribution'''
 
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|leaders =[[Chinese remnant captain]]
*'''Mama Dolce's Loading Yard'''
 
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|map marker image =Mama Dolces loc.jpg
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|local map =Mama Dolces map.jpg
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|map marker ='''Mama Dolce's'''
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|part of =
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|owners =[[Mama Dolce's (company)|Mama Dolce's]]<br />[[People's Liberation Army]]
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|metro exits =[[Arlington/Falls Church Metro]]<br />[[Arlington/Wasteland Metro]]
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|other exits =[[Arlington utility]]
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|cell name =MamaDolces01 (processed foods)<br />MamaDolces02 (food distribution)<br />MamaDolcesCourtyard (courtyard)
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|refid ={{ID|01a270}} (processed foods)<br />{{ID|01a274}} (food distribution)<br />{{ID|04c4e1}} (courtyard)
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|terminal =[[Mama Dolce's terminal entries]]
 
}}{{Games|FO3}}
   
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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]].}}
==Story==
 
Further investigation of the premises will uncover a [[Terminal]] with a 'corrupted' file. Retrieving [[Mama Dolce's Encryption Key]] from the body of the [[Chinese Remnant]] Captain will unscramble the message, revealing that Mama Dolce's was, in fact, 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.
 
It seems that their front, in the end, came back to bite them, as the security system warns of excessive radiation levels, suggesting that the spies, despite being highly trained, failed to maintain their nuclear-powered machinery and suffered the radiation poisoning that turned them into Ghouls.
 
   
 
'''Mama Dolce's''' is a location in the [[Capital Wasteland]]. 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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==Background==
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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 [[Fallout 3 keys#Mama Dolce's encryption key|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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==Layout==
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Mama Dolce's food processing plant is divided into three parts, including the processing and food distribution areas as well as a loading yard. The first two can be entered from outside.
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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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==Notable loot==
 
* ''[[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.
 
* ''[[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.
 
* ''[[Tumblers Today (Fallout 3)|Tumblers Today]]'' is in the food distribution area. Dropdown 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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* [[Fallout 3 keys#Mama Dolce's encryption key|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.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* In the loading yard there is a gate that requires a key to open, but there is no corresponding key at the location because the gate doesn't lead anywhere. The other side of the gate was not intended to be accessed, and the alley is unfinished beyond the line of sight which leads into a blank area.
*In Food Distribution there are two [[Very Hard Doors]] (require 100 [[Lockpick]]ing 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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* 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 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 (bug?). Two [[Chinese Remnant]] Officers with [[Sniper Rifle]]s are patrolling the balconies, and some more Officers with [[Assault Rifle]]s are patrolling down in the yard.
 
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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.
*Mama Dolce's Loading Yard is mapped a few kilometers from the actual plant (possible bug?)
 
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* On the encrypted computer, it can be noted that the food additive for flavor is the same as the printer ink.
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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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* One can find out what the Chinese ghouls are saying when they shout in Chinese by turning on the subtitles.
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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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* 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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* 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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* 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.
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==Appearances==
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Mama Dolce's appears only in ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
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==Behind the scenes==
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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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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths=210>
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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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</gallery>
   
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{{Navbox locations FO3}}
==Notable Loot==
 
===Books===
 
*[[Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor]] is outside just northeast of the entrance behind some barrels.
 
*[[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Chinese Army: Spec. Ops. Training Manual]] is next to one of the snipers in the Loading Yard area.
 
*[[Guns and Bullets]] is next to the other sniper on the opposite side of the Loading Yard.
 
*[[Guns and Bullets]] 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 Processed Food area; it's next to a phone, a toolbox and a broken computer.
 
*[[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.
 
*[[Pre-War Book]] is on the upper level in the Food Distribution area. It's on a desk next to a terminal.
 
*Another Pre-War Book is on the upper level in the Processed Foods area on a small table.
 
   
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[[Category:Fallout 3 locations]]
===Misc===
 
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[[Category:Mama Dolce's locations]]
*[[Nuka-Cola Quantum]] is on the upper level in the Food Distribution area. It's on a desk next to a terminal.
 
*On the ground floor in the Food Distribution area is ramp that leads downwards to two safes, which require average and hard Lockpicking [[Skills]] respectively.
 
*Good place to pick up [[Chinese Assault Rifle|Chinese Assault Rifles]], [[Sugar Bombs]], and [[Books]], as well as the otherwise hard to find [[Dirty Chinese Jumpsuit]].
 
   
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Revision as of 10:53, 16 July 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 the Capital Wasteland. 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, including the processing and food distribution areas as well as a loading yard. The first two can be entered from outside.

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. Dropdown 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 at the location because the gate doesn't lead anywhere. The other side of the gate was not intended to be accessed, and the alley is unfinished beyond the line of sight which leads into a blank area.
  • 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 additive for flavor 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.
  • 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