Modoc is a small farming town in New California, found fifteen squares east and three squares south of Arroyo. It is divided into two districts, one cave section and two outside sections.
Background[]
For a long time, it traded in leather and meat from brahmin, but as other places were offering the same goods at cheaper rates, and people began herding and raising their own brahmin, Modoc has been on the decline. It is mostly a sleepy mountain community, with a Bed and Breakfast for the weary traveler. Modoc is beginning to change to a trade city, taking its cue as a stopover place for the Vault City trade routes, but the change may not be enough to save it. In 2241, Modoc has problems with "ghosts", missing watches, gardens infested with rats and a missing boy, among other things. Modoc is one of the few places where wastelanders still can get married.
In the Bed and Breakfast district, the fenced-off building with the rocks piled in front of the door is the "chicken" (which is actually a deathclaw) coop where Rose gets her eggs for her omelets. It is guarded by dogs, and the Chosen One eventually blew up the rocks and killed the mother deathclaw in 2241, leading to the cessation of omelet production by the Rose's Bed and Breakfast.[1] By 2281, the Crimson Caravan has a branch within the town.[2]
Layout[]
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Main Street[]
Welcome to the quietest town in the wasteland
Well
Main Street is the entrance of Modoc. Jo, the sheriff and the mayor of the city stands here, running the trading post and organizing trade between Modoc and other cities. Interesting places include the Balthas's tannery, Grisham's family home and the slaughterhouse.
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Modoc tannery: Grisham house: Well:
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Bed and Breakfast[]
Deathclaw omelette sounds good!
Cornelius possibly built this B&B for his sweetheart Rose when they were young lovers. The B&B had a reasonably boring life since then until it was covered in goo from the outhouse explosion caused by the Chosen One in 2241.
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Farrel's garden[]
Rats, rats and more rats!
Farrel tends these crops and he is proud, but the crops are infested by rats. The Chosen One can kill the vermin for Farrel.
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Brahmin Pastures[]
Some angry wild dogs are hungry
This location is only accessible during the quest "Guard brahmin herd for Grisham." It's a small brahmin pasture next to Modoc, owned by Grisham. At the moment the Chosen One enters the pasture, some wild dogs want to kill and eat Grisham's brahmin.
Modoc caves[]
Goop is everywhere!
A huge cavern below the Modoc's toilet filled with goo, with a pile of rocks blocking the passage to the north to a mole rat lair. There is a large amount of methane in the cavern, so the smallest spark would blow it sky-high.
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Buildings[]
Inhabitants[]
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| Chicken | Modoc townsperson | Modoc trader | Stable boy |
Related quests[]
Notes[]
- The background music is Serenity, which was later used for Vault 21, Gomorrah and the New Vegas medical clinic in Fallout: New Vegas.
- The injured brahmin, named Bess, in front of the slaughterhouse can be healed for 200 XP using the Doctor skill. Bess will become a temporary companion and follow the Chosen One while they stay at Modoc.
- If the Chosen One marries the daughter of the butcher at the slaughterhouse, leaves with his daughter, then lets her die in a fight, he himself will die of a heart attack if informed.
- With an Intelligence of less than four, a free omelet will be received every time they talk to Rose, but nothing else.
- When trying to find the stolen watch, a toilet has to be blown up to get to the sewers beneath it. The explosion will result in the entire Bed and Breakfast district's buildings being covered in sewage.
- If Rose is talked to about her omelets after the deathclaw is dead, she will say some fool broke into the "chicken" coop and killed her deathclaw, resulting in her inability to create any more omelets.
- Rose is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas by her grandniece, Jas Wilkins. She tells the Courier the story about her great aunt and the "chicken."
- In Fallout Shelter, it is mentioned in the description for the sheriff's duster.
Appearances[]
Modoc appears in Fallout 2 and is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the scenes[]
There is a real world location of the same name, the Modoc National Forest in Modoc County, California.
Bugs[]
- Since the European version of Fallout 2 removed children, the Modoc quest involving finding Jonny was not possible to solve but an unofficial fix which involved bringing children back to the game solved this.[verified]
- In the Fallout trilogy pack, there is a bug when attempting to recruit either Miria or Davin, that directly after sleeping with them, the screen will go black. It is possible to continue to hear the sounds of the town, but it will never fade back from black. This effectively makes either companion unobtainable.[verified]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ The Courier: "Where did you come up with this recipe?"
Jas Wilkins: "My great-aunt Rose ran a bed and breakfast back in California, in a town called Modoc. She's the one who created the recipe in the first place. I don't know how she managed to get a hold of a female Deathclaw, but she kept it in a shed. Aunt Rose had a steady supply of eggs for her omelets."
(Jas Wilkins' dialogue) - ↑ Crimson Caravan Company terminal entries; Gun Runner tariff
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