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Velvet Curtain: Point Lookout
Fallout 3

Velvet Curtain: Point Lookout

Follow this comprehensive Fallout 3 walkthrough to complete the 'Velvet Curtain' quest in Point Lookout, detailing every step from Catherine's Plea to the Recruitment Station.

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Follow this comprehensive Fallout 3 walkthrough to complete the 'Velvet Curtain' quest in Point Lookout, detailing every step from Catherine's Plea to the Recruitment Station.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to Riverboat Landing and speak with Catherine, who asks you to find her daughter, Nadine, who went to Point Lookout.
  2. 2
    Find Tobar the Ferryman at the dock and purchase a ticket to Point Lookout for 330 Caps. Travel to Point Lookout.
  3. 3
    Explore the Point Lookout Pier area. Speak with Tobar again for information on local establishments.
  4. 4
    Head north-east to the House of Wares. Loot the area and speak with Panada, the shopkeeper. Note potential inventory management issues and the cost of returning to the Capital Wasteland.
  5. 5
    West of Panada, find 'Wanted; Person of Interest' posters on walls. Continue north to the People's Bank of Point Lookout, then north-west to the Homestead Motel.
  6. 6
    Enter the Homestead Motel Office. Loot the safe and find room keys. Enter Room 1D, find suspicious items, and interact with the 'Safehouse Terminal' to obtain the 'Contact Tape' and begin the 'Velvet Curtain' quest. Loot the Luggage Case for the 'Locker Key'.
  7. 7
    Go east to Room 1G (Average lock). Loot the room. Go to Room 1K (Average lock) and find the Pint-Sized Slasher mask in the bathtub.
  8. 8
    Return to the boardwalk and head east. Use the 'Locker Key' on one of the footlockers to obtain the 'Box 1207 - Spy’s Audio Password'.
  9. 9
    Enter the People's Bank of Point Lookout. Loot the two safes (Average and Hard). Search the 'Loan Officer’s Desk' for 'Box 1191 - Password Backup'. Play both audio files in the vault to open corresponding boxes, obtaining money, drugs, and the 'Espionage Debriefing' note. Listen to the note to learn about Agent Yang and a surveillance vessel.
  10. 10
    Head east into the Recruitment Station. Enter the room behind the counter and take the Mini Nuke. Read the 'DIA Officer’s Terminal' entry 'Field Report - Yang Capture/Transfer' to learn Wang was transferred to Turtledove Detention Camp. Loot the locked safe (Average).
  11. 11
    Head east and circle south to find the Warehouse. Disarm the four rigged baby carriages inside. Loot the shelves on the western wall for drugs, missiles, a Mini Nuke, Abraxo Cleaner, and Tin Cans.
  12. 12
    Travel to the far northern edge of the map. Be prepared for encounters with Swampfolk and Feral Ghoul Reavers, especially if not using Chinese Stealth Armor.
  13. 13
    Go north to Haley’s Hardware (north-east of The Homestead Motel). Loot the area and the safe (Average) inside. Speak with Haley. Note: Haley's Repair skill score can be repeatedly boosted by leaving and returning to his store.
  14. 14
    Head north and slightly west to Marguerite’s Shack. Speak with Marguerite about her 'Orange Fever' and her still. Agree to gather ingredients (10 Refined Punga Fruit or 20 Wild Punga Fruit, 3 sacks of Yeast, and 6 Fission Batteries) for her tonic, or repair her still (Repair skill 44). After brewing, receive six bottles of Moonshine and 300 Caps.
  15. 15
    Head north-east to an overturned truck near a road. Follow the road east from Marguerite's Shack until it splits. Take the north-eastern fork to find the Truck Wreckage. Search the back of the truck for a Lighthouse Bulb.
  16. 16
    Continue north-west to Turtledove Detention Camp. Upon arrival, observe the Feral Ghouls attacking robotic defenses. After the fight, proceed into the camp.
Tips
  • Remember to find all locations in Point Lookout for a trophy or achievement.
  • Consider stashing loot on Point Lookout to avoid costly trips back to the Capital Wasteland.
  • The Lever-Action Rifle is a powerful, cheap alternative to Lincoln's Repeater, using common 10mm Rounds.
  • Haley's Repair skill can be exploited by repeatedly leaving and returning to his store to boost his repair score, which may benefit future interactions or repairs.
  • If you have the Chinese Stealth Armor, you can sneak past many enemies in the northern areas.

Reward: Various loot from safes and containers, 'Contact Tape', 'Locker Key', 'Box 1207 - Spy’s Audio Password', 'Box 1191 - Password Backup', 'Espionage Debriefing' note, Mini Nuke, Lighthouse Bulb, six bottles of Moonshine, and 300 Caps (from Marguerite).

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