Should i arm archimedes fallout

Rivas is an actual scientist, who is really working for the Followers of the Apocalypse, a group which worries that the plant is not merely a power plant, but a pre- War super weapon.

Fantastic and Rivas explain that to get the plant running, the mirror control systems need to be connected to the mainframe and then the mirrors retargeted from the mainframe terminal in the plant itself. The two mirror control terminals require a password. Each man holds a password for one of the two mirror control terminals.

Fantastic will give his up easily enough. Note that Fantastic's password is not in his inventory; it must either be obtained via dialogue or found in the same room as Rivas' password in a footlocker on the second floor. Rivas will only give the player character his password if they gain his trust by professing to be peaceful or at least not trying to get involved, both available if the Courier states they only work for themselves , states that they want what he wants must know Rivas is with the Followers, requiring a Speech check or Confirmed Bachelor perk , or if the player character claims to be with the Brotherhood of Steel.

This may only be done on the first conversation. One can also pickpocket the password from him, or a duplicate password can be found in a second floor office, lying on a desk. Both terminals are inside small shacks on the outer perimeter of the mirror field. The west mirror control terminal requires the password obtained from Fantastic.

The east one can be unlocked with the password obtained from Ignacio Rivas or from the office of the main building on the second floor by the room with the giant hole in the floor take an immediate right after entering through the main door , or it can be hacked with 75 Science.

The western shack has multiple traps, including three frag mines , a rigged shotgun with a tripwire and two bear traps. Once the traps have been disarmed or avoided, the terminal just needs to be activated and "Reset Mainframe Connection" selected.

This second terminal is protected by several NCR guard dogs, but they aren't much of a problem. Killing them has no impact on NCR reputation and won't turn anyone nearby hostile. Activate it just like the first, by selecting "Reset Mainframe Connection. The Courier then enters the tower via a door near the base. Just past the door and a short hallway is an area with three hostile turrets and hostile robots.

In a room just across from the entrance is an easy locked terminal that controls the turrets. This same room also has four armed land mines. One must then wind through the rest of the building, destroying many robots along the way, until arriving at an elevator in the basement that takes the player character to the observation level. Along the way is a Poseidon Energy employee ID card. There are two lying on the floor in a room adjacent to the room with the elevator.

There is a door in the elevator room with an Average lock that leads to the room with the IDs, or one can go back through a room filled with protectrons and down a hall to reach the back door of the room.

Combat with the aforementioned protectrons can be avoided as they are contained in shielded charging stations until activated by a laser trip-wire at the base of the door to the room containing them. Keep me logged in on this device Forgot your username or password? Don't have an account? Sign up for free! What do you need help on? Cancel X. Topic Archived. Sign Up for free or Log In if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts.

User Info: downtownlee. I guess it's really three questions. User Info: Adema Just arm Archimedes without firing it. The test fire will wipe out NCR forces outside, resulting in a severe reputation drop with the Republic though no Karma loss.

If Arcade Gannon is present, he will immediately leave one's party and attack, in a desperate attempt to deactivate the system. If the system is activated during That Lucky Old Sun , the Legion will subsequently occupy the plant. Sending power across the Mojave Wasteland at emergency power levels will disable the plant defense system.

It should be distinguished from Archimedes II , the second iteration of the system, which is an orbital based laser system and can target any outdoor location in the Mojave Wasteland. Archimedes is a reference to the real world Archimedes , a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer in Ancient Greece. He devised the " Archimedes heat ray " which used mirrors to focus sunlight onto approaching enemy ships, causing them to catch fire.

Fallout Wiki. Fallout Wiki Explore. User Info: AgentTJ1. Nope You have to use the mainfraim terminal, Pick Arcamides 1 option, It should arm the plants defences you will have got it right by sirens going off. Then Head to the observation lounge to see the Awsome results. To have the awsome power in you very Own Hands as a Energy Weapon, Divert all power to the Arcamides 2 option under the power grid. Activeate the console to power the plant The mirror moving and the temporary blindness Then get the Ecluds C Finder from the boy chasing the girl in Freeside.

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