The X-66 Hexcrete archipelago is a location in Big MT in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Background[]
Prior to the Great War, Big MT researchers developed Hexcrete as a "revolutionary" construction method and material, derived from the concrete structure design of the buildings in Washington, D.C. However, the results ended up not being as revolutionary as hoped after repeated tests. By 2281, the Hexcrete towers found in the archipelago are all that remains of the project's lofty goals.[Non-game 1]
Big MT was not the only group to attempt to use Hexcrete. Prior to the Great War, the researchers of Vault 63 also worked with Hexcrete in some capacity (suggested to have obtained it via Vault-Tec executive Hugo Stolz's "connections out west") but similarly did not seem to get the desired results.[1]
Layout[]
Situated directly north of the Z-38 lightwave dynamics research station and west of Z-43 innovative toxins plant in the cardinal west side of Big MT, the location is made up of large hexagonal structures sticking upright from the ground, ranging in height from shorter than the Courier to several stories tall. There is also a pool of radioactive liquid that emits 1 rad per second. Multiple Y-17 trauma override harnesses can be found roaming the area, while the pipes surrounding the area are riddled with frag mines. Two packs of night stalkers spawn to the south and east, in range to attack. In addition, its proximity to the X-13 research facility means that any robo-scorpions guarding it will attack the player character when venturing north from the location.
Notes[]
- A bedroll is located just southwest of the map marker. A duffle bag and camera are next to it with a skeleton.
- There does not appear to be an entrance to the structure or purpose for the location other than a fast travel point.
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- A cut ending to Old World Blues would have included a slide revealing that Goodsprings was crushed beneath bizarre hexcrete blocks that stacked to the sky after the Think Tank was helped by the Courier to escape Big MT.
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Appearances[]
The X-66 Hexcrete archipelago appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues. Hexcrete is also mentioned in Fallout 76, introduced in the Skyline Valley update.[1]
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- ↑ Chris Avellone’s correspondence with Tagaziel: "Hexcrete: Intended as "revolutionary" construction method and material that didn't pan out to be revolutionary after repeated tests. The idea was modeled after the concrete plate structure seen in Washington D.C. in Fallout 3 - the hexcrete towers are more simple versions of mass-production efforts."