
To activate the terminal without hacking, backtrack a small amount to the flooded area which will be on the right when facing the armory door. There is a terminal ( Science 100) on this level, located in the utility room, through the clinic, which can pump water out of one of the flooded areas. It cannot be repaired by the player character, but its diagnostic module can be used as one of the solutions for the quest Et Tumor, Brute?. All doors in the Vault feature a gold stripe instead of the number "34."Ī medical center includes a broken Mark III Auto-Doc. Several doors in this Vault move up and down indefinitely due to rubble blocking the entryways. Most of the loot found in this section is located in lockers or dressers, although first aid boxes are scattered around, as well as 10mm pistols and 10mm submachine guns.

The entry room is completely devoid of items, but an overseer's journal fragment can be found in the control booth. The corpse holds the Vault 34 security terminal password. A flooded area along the western side contains the corpse of a Vault technician glowing one under a desk. Although this Vault can feel a little like a labyrinth, it is mostly symmetrical in layout, although some halls have collapsed or been barricaded, forcing alternative routes to be taken. The first floor of the Vault consists of a long entrance tunnel, blast door, atrium, clinic, as well as a few apartments. The radiation alongside enemies approaching from all directions will additionally threaten the Courier. Precautions should be made to address rads accumulated while exploring, as the player character will start to become irradiated immediately upon entering Vault 34. Moreover, the Vault interior is highly irradiated. The interior itself is unique among the Vaults of the Mojave, having a much longer access tunnel appearing to be a natural cave, as well as a radically different layout. Army truck with radioactive barrels in the back and several golden geckos will spawn. Outside, just in front of the entrance, is a U.S. Whether by accident or design, the main exit could not be opened again, trapping the residents inside, their only hope being an automated unsealing of the Vault in the near future or external intervention before dying of radiation poisoning. Consequently, the damaged reactor began leaking radiation throughout the Vault, and attempts to repair the reactor by the engineering team failed. This resulted in a portion attempting to overthrow the overseer, after which they unsuccessfully stormed the armory, damaging areas of the Vault in the process, such as the reactor cooling vents, the main computer systems, and other infrastructure.

This is counterintuitive to the Vault's overpopulation problem, coming to a head years later, with the overseer proposing population control measures. The fact that Pearl possesses the key to a gun case located deep in Vault 34 contributes to the credibility of this story.Īfter the Vault dwellers' exodus from the Vault, the main exit was sealed and guards posted to prevent anyone else from leaving. This information is corroborated by Boomers historian Pete, who tells the Courier that the Boomers used to occupy Vault 34, but they grew tired of not being allowed to use their weapons so they left and started a community at Nellis. Rioting broke out soon after, and the group who had demanded access to the armory stormed the exit and left the Vault around 2231, while another group took advantage of Vault security being sent to guard the exit to ambush the armory. A group of residents demanded access to the armory, stating the right to defend themselves, which the overseer denied. According to various sources inside the Vault, the Vault became overpopulated.įoreseeing problems, the overseer had a remote link to the armory lock installed on their terminal, denying access. They are still able to speak with some level of intelligence. By 2281, it still has people living in it, including Horowitz, although most of its residents have become feral ghouls and glowing ones. It was also equipped with a great number of recreational facilities, including a full-sized swimming pool, at the cost of living space. As part of the Vault social experiment, the armory was overstocked with weapons and ammunition which gave it a gun focused culture.
