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Out of Time
Fallout 4

Out of Time

Follow our comprehensive Fallout 4 'Out of Time' walkthrough to navigate the pre-apocalypse and the early moments in Vault 111, including character creation and initial objectives.

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Follow our comprehensive Fallout 4 'Out of Time' walkthrough to navigate the pre-apocalypse and the early moments in Vault 111, including character creation and initial objectives.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Begin the game and customize your character(s).
  2. 2
    Explore your home, interact with objects, and find the Grognak Comic on the kitchen counter.
  3. 3
    Meet Codsworth, your Mr. Handy robo-butler.
  4. 4
    When your spouse mentions someone at the door, greet the Vault-Tec Representative.
  5. 5
    Assign your SPECIAL stats and fill out the questionnaire with the Vault-Tec Representative.
  6. 6
    After the representative leaves, Codsworth will prompt you to attend to your infant son.
  7. 7
    Interact with your baby's mobile and make plans for later.
  8. 8
    Return to the living room and watch the news report about the nuclear apocalypse.
  9. 9
    Follow your spouse outside with your baby and head towards the vault.
  10. 10
    Follow the path across a bridge and up a hill to the vault checkpoint.
  11. 11
    Talk to the Officer and proceed to the top of Vault 111.
  12. 12
    Escape the nuclear holocaust by entering Vault 111.
  13. 13
    Talk to a Vault-Tec Staff member upstairs to receive your Vault 111 Jumpsuit.
  14. 14
    Follow a Vault-Tec Doctor to the east and enter the Decontamination Pod.
  15. 15
    After waking from cryogenic sleep, activate the Control Panel for your spouse's Cryo Pod.
  16. 16
    Examine your spouse to obtain their Wedding Ring.
  17. 17
    Head west, then south before the stairs, to find a Vault 111 Monitoring Terminal.
  18. 18
    Use the terminal to check the statuses of other vault dwellers.
  19. 19
    Head upstairs to the west and go through a door.
  20. 20
    Turn south and enter another cryo chamber to find another Vault 111 Jumpsuit.
  21. 21
    Return to the hallway and continue west to an inaccessible door.
  22. 22
    Grab any nearby tools.
  23. 23
    Head through a doorway to the north, go down stairs, and enter a small chamber to the north.
  24. 24
    Find a Security Baton in a metal box under the window.
  25. 25
    Turn east and enter the southern room.
  26. 26
    Find a Stimpak and random loot on a desk.
  27. 27
    Access the Security Terminal to learn about vault operations and staff discontent.
  28. 28
    Backtrack north, pass through the eastern door, and follow the hallway.
  29. 29
    Enter the next room and defeat your first enemy, a Radroach, using a melee attack.
  30. 30
    Loot the Radroach for any meat.
  31. 31
    If injured, use a nearby sink to recover HP.
  32. 32
    Continue north into a mess room.
  33. 33
    Find a Recreation Terminal on a desk and select "Play Tape" to play the mini-game Red Menace.
Tips
  • The Grognak Comic found on the kitchen counter can be useful later.
  • The Security Baton is your first weapon; it's better than nothing until you find something more substantial.
  • Looting the Radroach is recommended as food sources are scarce early on.
  • The Red Menace holotape game is a fun diversion, but prioritize your main objectives.
  • Wedding Ring
  • Vault 111 Jumpsuit
  • Security Baton
  • Stimpak
  • Grognak Comic (useful later)
  • Red Menace Holotape (playable mini-game)

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