A fission battery is a miscellaneous item in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
Fission batteries are a pre-War portable power source, often found in robots and vehicles.[1][2] Throughout the Mojave Wasteland, fission batteries can be found in New Vegas streets, remote shacks in the wastes, and reoccupied suburban homes. Additionally, fission battery acid can be used in the distillation of certain alcohols.[3][4]
Uses[]
- Cass' moonshine - A fission battery is required in the recipe.
- Not Worth a Hill of Corn and Beans - Four fission batteries, along with many other supplies, are needed to repair a food processor in the Camp McCarran concourse (if one's Repair is lower than 80).
- My Kind of Town - Three fission batteries and four conductors can be used to reprogram Primm Slim to be the sheriff of Primm (if one's Science is lower than 30).
With the Coin Operator perk, 1 fission battery and 2 scrap metal can be used to make a batch of 50 Sierra Madre chips (listed as "Sierra Madre Slugs" in-game).
With 45 Science, 1 fission battery and 5 drained small energy cells can be used to make a batch of 25 energy cells at a workbench.
Locations[]
- 31 in the basement of the REPCONN test site, and three on the main level of the facility.
- Nine spread over three floors in the REPCONN headquarters.
- Nine in Vault 11's living quarters and two in the lower level.
- Nine in Vault 3's recreation area.
- Four can be found in the southwestern corner of Camp McCarran on the shelves by the truck.
- Two in Zapp's Neon Signs in the South Vegas ruins.
- Two in Victor's shack in Goodsprings.
- Eight are for sale in Miguel's Pawn Shop.
- Two can be found in the Gourmand kitchen at the Ultra-Luxe, where the bathrooms are. Just past the bathrooms, there is a small supply cabinet. They are on the third shelf down, underneath a toolbox.
- One can be found in Michael Angelo's workshop on the New Vegas Strip in the machine shop where the lathe is, across from the fire hose box, on a metal shelf next to the toolbox.
- Can be bought from Old Lady Gibson at the Gibson scrap yard.
- Inside Vault 22 in a storage room, along with various other items, such as scrap metal and wonderglue.
- A few can be found at Cerulean Robotics in Freeside.
- One can be found in the shack at the Southern Nevada wind farm.
- Two inside Harper's shack.
- One inside Lone Wolf Radio.
16 can be found in the securitron de-construction plant in Big MT.- Can be dropped by lobotomites in Big MT.
Notes[]
- Numerous oversized fission batteries can be found hooked up to streetlights. These are apparently used to power their respective streetlights, and cannot be picked up or used for anything else, only as a component of appearance.
- Another oversized battery can be seen in front of Doc Mitchell's house.
- Many oversized batteries can be found attached to portable lamps in various locations, such as Vault 22. These cannot be taken and only serve as a cosmetic effect.
References[]
- ↑ Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Chemist: "Before our vehicles ran on the fission battery, we used a totally different source of power. What chemical did we used to use to power our vehicles?"
- ↑ Multiple required to reprogram Primm Slim during My Kind of Town
- ↑ Used as ingredients in Cass' moonshine and during A Spoonful of Whiskey
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I'm ready. Let me know what you need for your tonic."
Marguerite: "There aren't too many ingredients, but I brew large batches, so we need a good bit of each. We'll need Punga Fruit, Yeast, and some Fission Batteries - for that extra little kick."
The Lone Wanderer: "Batteries? For extra "kick"?"
Marguerite: "You best keep this one to yourself, sweetie. The family tonic gets real kick from our secret ingredient. We just need a lil' bit of battery acid. Oh, don't look like that, now. You reckon I'd be around to tell you about it if it weren't safe enough? Bring me six fission batteries and I'll scrape 'em into the mix."
(Marguerite's dialogue)