Prologue - QUEST 1: Into the Pitt - part 1 | Prologue F3: The Pitt Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Received from: automatically during the exploration of Capitol Wasteland [Capitol Wasteland]

Solution: The Radio Tower can be found near the northern edge of the map. I assume you haven't been to those regions before, so you'll have to be ready for a long and difficult journey. If you've visited that area before, you should start from one of three nearest locations - Fort Constantine, SatCom Array NN-03d or MDPL-21 Power Station. As for means of reaching the tower, you must approach it from the south-west, because it's surrounded by cliffs from all other directions. Once you've arrived at the Radio Tower you should notice that Wernher (he's the one responsible for setting up the distress call) is being attacked by a few raiders [#2]. If you're character is strong enough, you'll have to defeat them on your own. If you're playing as a newbie, Wernher should be able to repel the attack without your immediate assistance. Thankfully in both cases all the raiders are going to be focused on him, so it shouldn't be hard to organize a surprise attack.

Once you've defeated all bandits, Wernher will thank you for your help and he will tell you more about why he sent the distress call to the wasteland. I guess I should tell you that you won't change the course of the conversation if you're very polite towards him nor if you decide to be hostile [#3]. Wernher will tell you that he escaped from a place called The Pitt and he'll ask you to help him in acquiring a cure from Ashur - leader of the raiders. End the conversation by asking him how to get into that area. Wernher will give you a small clue that you should acquire a slave outfit. You must now travel west, because not only you'll find an entrance to The Pitt there, but you'll also have a chance to meet a new group of raiders. Explore the area around Wernher if you want to or begin your journey right away. Your current destination is the Train Tunnel.

You shouldn't have any major problems reaching the Train Tunnel and you should also know that you won't be attacked by the raiders stationed near the tunnel. The only exception is if you've decided to kill all their colleagues in Paradise Falls. You'll come across four raiders here, however the only person willing to talk to you is going to be Ramsey. He can be found near a small cage. You may now make a choice regarding slaves being held here. I should also warn you that you shouldn't even think about jumping into the cage, because that would make the raiders hostile towards your character. Here's how you can resolve this situation:

1) You can buy all the slaves from Ramsey, however it would cost you 600 bottle caps [#4]. If you're successful, Ramsey will give you a key to the slave pen. Approach a small gate, use the key to open it and talk to Prosper who'll thank you for rescuing him and all other slaves.

2) You can also acquire the key using brute force, however you must be ready to defeat Ramsey and three other guards. Once they've all been killed, inspect Ramsey's body, take the key and use it to free the slaves.

Opening the pen not only will allow you to gain a few karma points for rescuing all the slaves, but you'll also have a chance to gain possession of a slave outfit mentioned to you earlier by Wernher. Notice that one of the slaves was dead even before your arrival [#5]. Inspect his body and take the outfit. You should also know that talking to Ramsey is not mandatory, because you can go to The Pitt right away. As for the outfit, you will have one more chance in the near future to acquire such an item. It's your choice whether you want to interfere or not. Once you've made up your mind go to a large entrance to the tunnel. There's a small door to your right and you must use it to get to Pitt Tunnel. Wernher will be waiting for you inside. Ignore him and approach a small hand cart. Press the action key and confirm that you want to travel to The Pitt. Don't forget that you won't be allowed to return to Capitol Wasteland until you've completed three new quests!

You will soon find yourself standing in the first area of The Pitt and you should know that it won't be your last stop. Start off by following Wernher's lead. He will soon meet one of the women representing raider's interests. Get ready for a fight, because your new ally will shoot her without giving you any heads up. There are two additional snipers for you to take care of. The first sniper can be found directly in front of you [#6]. In order to locate the second sniper you must turn around and face south. That's not all. A second group of enemy units will arrive from the same direction as the shot woman (from the north-east). Kill all the hostiles. You won't have to take too much time inspecting their bodies (you can reach them using wooden platforms), however you would come across stimpacks and RadAway's. All the raiders are also wearing good armors, but I'm sure that you're wearing a good protection yourself, so you wont' have to make any trades.