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Stimpak, or stimulation delivery package, is a type of hand-held medication used for healing the body in Fallout 2.
Background[]
A wonder of pre-War science, stimpaks are typically syringes filled with a mixture of healing agents and stimulants, allowing the user to boost their own body's natural regenerative functions.[Non-game 1] In most cases, it leads to an almost instantaneous regeneration of wounds. The syringe is equipped with a gauge for quickly identifying the state of the contents and can be used either in an intravenous or intramuscular fashion. Although now commonly used for healing bullet holes and stab wounds, stimpaks were employed professionally through Auto-Docs (in conjunction with Med-X and other painkillers) for postoperative care and recovery,[1] and occasionally see this prescribed use in more advanced societies.[2] Despite the radical differences in physiology and biology, stimpaks are even capable of being used to treat injuries for animals such as canines, remaining just as effective as for humans.[3][4] Wastelanders speak highly of their efficacy, often expressing gratitude that millions were produced before the Great War,[5] still abundant several centuries after.
Stimpaks can also be used to treat physical conditions, such as a heart condition, but only temporarily.[6] However, the basic stimpak is designed for use on moderate or severe wounds,[7] as the soup of healing medication is ineffective at treating major trauma.[Non-game 2] A stimpak also does not prevent scarring from excessive third-degree burns or additional extensive scarring as it simply boosts natural regenerative functions.[8][9] Expiration is a concern for those who use stimpaks, but other than giving a weaker boost to healing, they function just as an unexpired stimpak.[10] Chemists with sufficient knowledge can create new stimpaks with Broc flower and Xander root, which are also used to make a common tribal remedy similar to a stimpak.[11]
Characteristics[]
This item consists of a syringe for containing and delivering the medication and a gauge for measuring the status of the stimpak's contents. When the medicine is injected, it provides immediate healing of the body's minor wounds.
Stimpaks only restore Hit Points; crippled limbs have to be restored with the use of the Doctor skill.
Myron can manufacture stimpaks using a broc flower, a xander root, and an empty hypodermic.
Locations[]
They are plentiful and easy to come by in more civilized areas, although on the outskirts of post-nuclear civilization (such as Klamath or the Den in Fallout 2), they can be quite rare and fetch high prices.
- Commonly sold in general stores and medical establishments. Price is multiplied several times in Klamath and the Den.
- One in a desk in Buckner House, in Klamath Downtown.
- Two in a locker in the rat caves in Klamath.
- One in a locker in the toxic caves level one.
- One in a locked locker in Vault City's greeting office.
- One in a desk in Doc Andrew's clinic.
- One in a desk in the bedroom of the Parlor Room in Vault City.
- One in a footlocker on level 2 of Vault 8.
- Three in two lockers on level 3 of Vault 8.
- One in a locked locker in the mercenaries' cave.
- One on the shelves in Painless Doc Johnson's in Redding.
- Four in two lockers at the sheriff's department at Redding Downtown.
- Two in the second from the right, locked back row locker in the Jungle Gym, Second Street.
- One in a bookcase in Louis Salvatore's office in Second Street.
- On in a footlocker and two in a desk in Salvatore's room.
- Two in one of the lockers in Shark Club's basement.
- Two in John Bishop bedroom's safe in the Shark Club.
- Two in Mrs. Bishop's safe on the third level of the Shark Club.
- Two in a bookcase in Orville Wright's room at Wright Estate.
- One in a bookcase in Keith Wright's room at Wright Estate.
- Two on corpses outside the Sierra Army Depot
- Four on a toolboard at Sierra Army Depot's entrance.
- Two in a wall locker on level one of the Sierra Army Depot.
- Two in a desk on level 4 of the Sierra Army Depot.
- Four in a locked locker in the supply room on level 3 of Vault 13.
- Three in two footlockers on level two of the Mariposa Military Base.
- Two footlockers on level two of Mariposa Military Base.
- One in a locker on level two of Mariposa Military Base.
- Five in a locker in the San Francisco Brotherhood outpost's bunker.
- Two in a footlocker on the Enclave Oil Rig's detention level.
- Two in a wall locker on the Enclave Oil Rig's detention level.
- One in a desk on the Enclave Oil Rig's barracks.
- Two in a locker on the Enclave Oil Rig's barracks.
- Two in a locker on the Enclave Oil Rig's reactor level.
- Three in a locker in the trap room on the Enclave Oil Rig.
Bugs[]
Upon trying to use a stimpak without sufficient Action Points, they will be used up without doing anything. [verified]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Christine Royce: "Did you know the Stimpak reservoirs ran out within an hour of being in there? I was in there for two weeks, and it kept... repeating the procedure. No Med-X, no stims, just... that sound, feeling the scalpels... cut. Now... we're going to see how you like it when someone else is in control. {Med-X, stims are healing items, and Christine didn't have any, very painful. Now is going to make player pay.}"
(Christine Royce's dialogue) - ↑ Prydwen terminal entries; Knight-Captain Cade's terminal, Medical File IG-444PR [Ongoing]
- ↑ Dogmeat in Fallout 4, when incapacitated, can be healed with a stimpak just like all other companions.
- ↑ Piper Wright: "Huh. Didn't know those worked on dogs."
(Piper's companion dialogue) - ↑ John Cassidy: "{340}{}{Ahhhh. Boy, am I glad they made millions of these things before the bomb dropped.}"
(John Cassidy's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Here, take some Stimpaks. That should get him through."
Madison Li: "Yes, this looks to be enough. He'll need medical attention once we've reached the Citadel, but this will get him there. Thank you. Give me a moment, and we can continue."
(Madison Li's dialogue) - ↑ Healing effectiveness of normal stimpaks in all featured games.
- ↑ Joshua Graham can be given stimpaks, but his burn scarring cannot be treated by stimpaks.
- ↑ Various characters with scarring from the Fallout series
- ↑ Expired stimpak from Nuclear Winter.
- ↑ The Courier, Myron, the Sole Survivor and Vault Dwellers from Vault 76 are all able to create new stimpaks.
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout Official Survival Guide p.124: "Stimpak: The stimpak is an autoinjector loaded with a variety of healing medications and stimulants. Injecting yourself or another character will increase your natural healing ability and give you an immediate Hit Point boost."
- ↑ Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.5-19: "A stimpak (short for Stimulation Delivery Package) contains many healing chems. A soup of healing medication, if you will. By injecting the Stimpak, you drastically increase your own recuperative functions and restore lost hit points almost instantly."
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