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The Decadent Metal Dome is a holotape in Fallout 76, introduced in the Once in a Blue Moon update (following patch 46).

Location[]

The holotape can be found at the Metal Dome, on a wooden box, near the fast travel point outside of the arena itself.

Transcript[]

Transcript

Jack Hunter: It's a long hike to the Metal Dome. Jagged paths up the cliffs above Monongah are the only feasible way for pilgrims to reach this shrine to violence. You have to be a certain kind of lunatic to make the journey. One wrong move and you're dashed upon the rocks below, fodder for rabid wolves and mutant lizards. Not to mention that your future hosts - the engineers of death that call themselves the Rust Eagles - are less than welcoming to outsiders. Luckily, I am anything but sane. I climbed the mountain to witness with my own two eyes the bloody spectacle these brutal raiders were only too eager to display. I knew what I was walking into - or thought I knew - but still I was unprepared for what I was about to witness, and for the feelings it stirred inside me. The first thing to reach you is the sound of it. From half a mile away the shriek of steel cutting steel reassures you that you haven't come all this way for nothing.

But what really sticks with you is the stench. The rot of decaying corpses, the smell of searing flesh, and the stink of oil that pervades every inch of the place. Fumes that drive the Rusties into an ecstatic frenzy whenever one of their bots extinguishes a human life. You settle in to witness the action in the arena, and the worst part is you can't look away. You get so sucked in that you forget all about the last shred of humanity you used to have. You tell yourself you want the gladiators to win as the carnage unfolds below. It's the only way to justify your sheer captivation. Yet you acknowledge that it grips you like you never thought possible. No matter what else you've seen in this godforsaken world, there's simply nothing like the thrill of it.

Behind the scenes[]

The name of this holotape is a reference to a famous article by Hunter S. Thompson, "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved." Jack Hunter's gonzo style of narration in his holotapes is also broadly referencing Thompson and his writings.

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