Navigate Broken Hills in Fallout 2. Discover notable areas, characters like Marcus and Zaius, and complete quests like finding missing people and getting the air purifier.
Broken Hills is a city formed by an alliance of mutants, ghouls, and humans. Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of animosity between the mutants and humans, as well as a problem with one of Broken Hills' air purifiers.
Notable Areas:
- Western Side: Power Station, General Store, Hotel/Bar, Marcus' Office
- Eastern Side: Several houses, Mine entrance/buildings, Science building
- Uranium Mine
Notable Characters:
- Steve: Official greeter
- Marcus: Super-mutant mayor
- Zaius: Mine foreman
- Francine: Another super mutant
- Bill: Gives out caravan assignments
- Chad: Bill's assistant
- Seymour: The talking plant
- The mad scientist: Working on a plan to make animals smarter than humans
- The radscorpion: Smarter than you
- Eric: Ghoul with a power problem
- Dan: His spouse has been killed
- Francis
- Mine workers
- Broken Hills Townsfolk
Quests and Notes:
- Perform the jailbreak for Jacob.
- Tell Marcus that Jacob and his fellow chemists wanted to blow up the Uranium mine.
- Offer to find the missing people for free (for Marcus).
- Get the air purifier for Zaius.
- Plant Seymour, the talking plant, in front of the old ghoul's home.
- Offer to shovel the brahmin crap for Bill (do this for five days).
- Tell Dan about his dead wife.
Quest Experience/Reward Table:
- Become an expert excrement expeditor: 500 xp, $500, 5% bonus to speech
- Free the convicts from Jail: 1500 xp
- End the conspiracy against the mutants: 2500 xp
- Prove that you're just as perceptive as the radscorpion: 500 xp
- Prove that you're just as agile as the radscorpion: 500 xp
- Prove that you can beat a scorpion that is smarter than you: 500 xp
- Divert more power to Eric's house: 10000 xp
- Kill the ants in the underground area: 2150 kxp
- Find the missing people: 500 xp
- Inform Dan about his wife: 500 xp
- Tell Francis about the conspiracy against the mutants: 1000 xp
- Inform Marcus about the missing people: $500 or Scoped Hunting Rifle
Tips
- The city is divided into a West Side and East Side, with the Uranium Mine accessible from the East Side.
- Pay attention to the animosity between mutants and humans.
- Several characters offer unique quests with specific rewards.
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