Navigate the Tepid Sewers in Fallout 3. This guide details finding Pugilism Illustrated, Keller Family Transcript, Dean's Electronics, and defeating Rocksalt.
Walkthrough
- 1After crossing the landmine-infested bridge, head north-east past the Anchorage Memorial, jump a guardrail, and swim ashore. Kill the Centaur and Super Mutant, then loot the Super Mutant's truck fort for Pugilism Illustrated. Find the captive and Keller Family Transcript (5 of 5) in the tent.
- 2Optionally, head north-west along the coast to engage three Raiders. Two Super Mutants, one with a Minigun, will appear. Let them fight, then mop up the survivors.
- 3Return to the Super Mutant fort and follow the river south-east. You may find Mirelurk Eggs or Dukov's Place.
- 4In the Tepid Sewer, kill Mole Rats in the rooms to your right or left using Moira's Repellent Stick.
- 5Descend stairs to find a locked computer [Average] that controls turrets. Disable them or fight the Raider and turrets ahead.
- 6Continue north to a hallway with a turret. Kill Mole Rats in rooms to the right and left of the northern door to reach a total of six kills.
- 7Go through the northern door into a subway tunnel with Raiders and landmines. Kill the Raider named Rocksalt to obtain his key.
- 8Find stairs between two Raider bunkers to the west. Go up and take two lefts to a room with a leaky steam pipe. Near a toolbox, find Dean's Electronics. Loot the Raider's resting area and open the safe with Rocksalt's Key.
- 9Continue north past the second bunker to a room with Mole Rats and Raiders fighting. Use the terminal [Easy] to unlock a door or use Rocksalt's Key to access Rocksalt's stash containing Frag Grenades and a Power Fist.
- 10Exit west and up stairs to find more Mole Rats and the exit to Georgetown.
- 11Optionally, explore Georgetown. You may encounter Super Mutants and Talon Company Mercenaries. Loot the collapsed building west of the Tepid Sewers for a Stealth Boy and Grognak the Barbarian.
- 12Head north to Radiation King, finding Stimpaks in a wooden crate. Continue west to a Grocer with food items, a first aid box, and a locked floor safe [Average].
- 13Head west to an alcove with a Pulowski Preservation Shelter containing beer and a Nuka-Cola Quantum. Return to the Tepid Sewer entrance and head south to a river. Cross a bridge for a first aid box, ammo box, and an Assault Rifle. Descend stairs to the riverside and find a door to DCTA Tunnel 014-B Potomac.
- 14Head east up a ramp to Georgetown North, then south to a Townhome. Continue south to Georgetown South.
- 15Explore the Townhome. Find Lying, Congressional Style on a table. Loot the house and activate a Mister Handy via a terminal in the north room.
- 16Head east around the Townhome to a damaged house. Deal with Super Mutants and Centaurs. Disarm the pressure plate and bear trap in the doorway of the ruined house. Avoid the doorway as a Super Mutant with a Missile Launcher is on high ground. Shoot the Missile Launcher out of its hands or wait for it to break. A dead Raider upstairs has a Sniper Rifle.
- 17North of the house, find Gore Bags, ammo boxes, and Stimpaks near a tree. Head south to Georgetown East, then south to La Maison Beauregard Lobby.
- 18In La Maison Beauregard Lobby, deal with two Super Mutants, one with a Missile Launcher. Behind the counter, find beer and U.S. Army: 30 Handy Flamethrower Recipes. On the east 'ramp', find alcohol, a .32 Pistol, and a Nuka-Cola Quantum. North of this is a pool table with Missiles, Stimpaks, a Stealth Boy, and a Mini-Nuke.
- 19Return to Moira in Megaton.
Tips
- The Sledgehammer deals more damage than a Baseball Bat but is slower and heavier.
- Use the water to shield yourself from gunfire during the Raider-Super Mutant shootout.
- Mole Rats can be easily killed in the Tepid Sewer rooms without getting wet.
- Disable turrets using the computer or reactivate them later for experience.
- Rocksalt's Key can open a locked door, or you can use the terminal.
- The .32 Pistol is less powerful than a 10mm Pistol but fires fast.
- If you get a crippled limb and your health drops below 50%, visit Moira to complete the injury quest.
- To safely sustain injuries, find a Robo Brain and let it attack you, or use explosives.
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