Vim (stylized as Vim!) is a soft drink in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.
Background[]
Vim! Pop Incorporated was founded in 1931, initially being sold as a health tonic.[1] It wasn't as popular as Nuka-Cola, however in Maine, it was more widely consumed than its rival.[2] Vim was even referred to as a state tradition and about to become the official state drink of Maine; however, during the process of making this official, legal situations forced the company to back off its marketing.[3]
Vim was going to be bought out by the Nuka-Cola Corporation before the war. Doyle Reed, the owner who held the company in his family for years, was fighting against the takeover. However, with certain financial problems being caused by the company's legal issues, the CEO was being urged to sell the company.[4] The only legal entanglement that the public was aware of consisted of a male employee of the Vim! Factory, Alex, allegedly punching a female bar patron,[3] though several witnesses denied this, instead supporting Alex's claim that the female hit him unprovoked and he hit back as a reflex.[5] Still, the local news attached to this story and forced the company to hold back on television advertisements and product release.[6]
One successful form of marketing which continued despite these problems was the Vim! Ambassador program, where salespeople in fully functional T-51 power armor painted in Vim! livery would go out among the public.[7] Two sets of such armor are available: one in Vim! Paint at the Vim! Pop factory next to the terminal where the paint schemes can be downloaded,[8] and another in Vim! Refresh Paint in a truck along the coastal road north of the National Park visitor's center.
Characteristics[]
A combination of pure Maine spring water and other extracts and syrups, the flagship beverage of the Vim! Pop Corporation is slightly fermented, which helps to better bring out its unique and natural flavor profile.[9] Vim produced several varieties including Vim, Vim Refresh, Vim Quartz, and Vim Captain's Blend.
In terms of restorative properties, basic Vim is the weakest of the four known flavors, yet still better than a bottle of regular Nuka-Cola. It restores 50% more health with the added benefits of being craftable and not subjecting the consumer to any additional radiation poisoning, thus making it useful especially during the early game stages. However, its usefulness is somewhat mitigated by only being available on the Island.
Crafting[]
Provided the recipe has previously been downloaded from the research terminal inside the laboratory on the roof of the Vim! Pop factory, Vim can be crafted from the following ingredients at any cooking station:
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acid (1) Corn (1) Mutfruit (1) Purified water (1) |  |  | Vim (1) |
Variants[]
Locations[]
- Fourteen in the Vim! Pop factory.
- One of them, located in the main lobby, is comically oversized.
- Three in a Vim truck trailer south of the basement armory.
- Three in Beaver Creek Lanes.
- Two at Echo Lake Lumber.
- One at Waves Crest Orphanage.
- One at Eagle's Cove Tannery, in the small warehouse in the front.
- Randomly spawns in Vim vending machines.
- Crafted at any cooking station.
Notes[]
- All flavors of Vim can be turned into their ice cold variants by putting them in Drinkin' Buddy and waiting at least 12 in-game hours, despite not being beers.
- No type of Vim confers any radiation to the consumer despite having been exposed to the Island's heavily irradiated environment for more than two centuries.
- A giant bottle of Vim (see Gallery below) can be found and picked up in the main lobby of the Vim! Pop factory. Functionally it is identical to regular bottles of Vim and even stacks with them, but when the stack is dropped one bottle will retain its comically large size, making it good for display purposes in for example the player's home.
Behind the scenes[]
Vim is a reference to the real-world beverage Moxie, the official state beverage of Maine. The Captain Blend's slogan, "The Taste of Maine in a Bottle," is identical to Moxie's slogan. Additionally there is a real life British soft drink made of mixed fruit juice with a very similar name called Vimto that was originally sold in the early 1900s as a health tonic cordial, but later was carbonated and continues to be sold as a soft drink.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim mixing terminal, Tour Notes #1
- ↑ Far Harbor loading screens: "Vim! was a prewar soda pop native to New England. Residents considered it a point of pride to drink it over the more nationally recognized Nuka Cola brand."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [DReed] - That's great news!
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; CEO's terminal, Meeting with investors
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [WRudd] - Alex is being framed!
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [MYoung] - Have to delay TV ads
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim Ambassador terminal, Vim Ambassador Program
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim Ambassador terminal, Tour Notes #8
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim mixing terminal, Tour Notes #6
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