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SHADY SANDS (again)
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SHADY SANDS (again)

Detailed walkthrough for Fallout 3's Shady Sands (again) quest. Learn how to navigate the area, complete objectives, and find all necessary items and NPCs.

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Detailed walkthrough for Fallout 3's Shady Sands (again) quest. Learn how to navigate the area, complete objectives, and find all necessary items and NPCs.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Creating Your Character: Begin by choosing your sex. Your father, James, will then prompt you to name your character. The Gene Projection allows you to customize your Race, Face, and Hair.
  2. 2
    Baby Steps: This is a tutorial quest. Follow instructions to move and interact with the environment. Escape your stall and select your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes from the book. Follow your father out of the room to complete the quest.
  3. 3
    Growing Up Fast: On your 10th birthday, the Overseer gives you your Pip-Boy 3000.
  4. 4
    Talk to Amata to receive Grognak the Barbarian.
  5. 5
    Talk to Stanley to receive a pre-War baseball cap.
  6. 6
    Talk to Old Lady Palmer to receive a sweetroll.
  7. 7
    Deal with Butch DeLoria's demand for the sweetroll. If a fight occurs, Officer Gomez will intervene.
  8. 8
    Your father will announce that Jonas has a surprise for you in the Reactor level. Exit the party room, turn right, and take the first hall.
Tips
  • You can change your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes again at the end of the 'Escape!' quest.
  • The 'Growing Up Fast' quest introduces several key characters and items that may be relevant later.
  • Pip-Boy 3000
  • Grognak the Barbarian (consumable)
  • Pre-War baseball cap (outfit)
  • Sweetroll (consumable)

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