The Z-38 lightwave dynamics research station is a location in Big MT in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Background[]
Prior to the Great War, the Z-38 staff were involved with researching and developing a line of hologram projectors to be installed at the Sierra Madre Casino & Resort. However, the project's completion was delayed further when Frederick Sinclair requested that an additional hologram model be created with integrated security protocols and offensive laser weaponry.[1] It was also Sinclair who ordered a special hologram designed as a flawless recreation of his lover Vera Keyes, with the staff personally questioning the intention behind it.[2] By 2281, the research station's efforts are left in the form of a pair of non-hostile holograms wandering its floors.
Layout[]
Situated south of the X-66 Hexcrete archipelago and northwest of the X-7a "Left Field" artillery launch in the ordinal southwest side of Big MT, the location consists of a small, two-story building, which can be accessed by two entrances. The main entrance is located on the eastern side of the building, slightly elevated at the end of some concrete stairs. The backdoor entrance can be reached via a set of metal stairs, which can be found on the building's southern side. The exterior is frequently patrolled by lobotomites and night stalkers.
The first floor has a Sunset Sarsaparilla vending machine near the entrance, as well as several desks across the room. One of the desks in the center has a terminal on it. Another desk near the southern wall has a photograph of Vera Keyes. A blueish column of light can be found in the center of the room, and a tool cabinet is located behind it, near the western wall.
A set of stairs on the southern wall, near the vending machine, leads up to the second floor, which consists of multiple catwalks holding machinery. The backdoor entrance is located at the western wall. The dead end has a toolbox, as well as two scrap electronics and one roll of duct tape.
Notable loot[]
- Valence radii-accentuator - Located in a column of light in the middle of the first floor. It can be difficult to see.
- Recipes - Energy Weapons skill book - Located underneath the monitor at the top of the first flight of stairs to the right, in the northwest corner.
- Five proton throwing axes - Three located in the southwest corner of the upstairs platform, and two in a dumpster behind the building.
- Five plasma grenades - Located in the same dumpster as the proton throwing axes, behind the building.
Notes[]
- Two more proton throwing axes can be found outside the station, just to the northwest.
- Walking into the light beam where the valence radii-accentuator is located results in the player character's vision turning woozy before the screens fades to black. Twelve in-game hours will pass before regaining control. In Hardcore mode, the passing of time will affect dehydration, sleep, and hunger.
Appearances[]
The Z-38 lightwave dynamics research station appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
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