Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Fallout-Sequitur: The Amazing Disappearing Nuka-Cola Truck?

So, you know how the distribution list at the Nuka-Cola factory lists the Super-Duper Mart, Paradise Falls, and the Old Olney grocery at the main Quantum drop sites? Long after completing "The Nuka-Colla Challenge", I finally went into Old Olney - I was avoiding it because it's full of Deathclaws, and I didn't have the dart gun - and not only is the Old Olney grocery apparently no longer in existence, but the whole Deathclaw-infested city and sewers only yielded one puny bottle of Quantum. Sure there's lots of ordnance in the sewers, but you'll probably spend it all killing Deathclaws, and the only real reason to go down there is for a unique suit of power armor, a couple of mini-nukes, and a free Fat Man (too bad I'm using a character more closely resembling a U.S. Army Ranger than a Cap Trooper - that loot's useless!).

But then, a glimmer of hope! On the steps of the firehouse, on the southeast corner of town, is a skeleton with a note beside it telling of how the Quantum delivery truck had an accident and jacknifed on the highway "east of town", but the shipment was intact! So I spent quite some time trolling the ground-level and elevated highways in the southeast quadrant, but no truck. I remember coming across a truckload of Quantum earlier in the game, but it was nowhere close to Old Olney, so I'm thinking this truck doesn't actually exist, and that's it's all a cruel, cruel joke. A cruel, cruel joke full of Deathclaws.

So if you haven't completed the Nuka-Cola Challenge, and are thinking that going to Old Olney will help, it looks like you're mistaken. Unless you want that power armor, save yourself the time (and ordnance).

(One plus side: the eastern overpass overlooking the town is a great place to practice very long-range sniping in safety. Even if you hit a monster, it won't see you and can't get to you anyway.)

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