warkiller75 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) well here it is, im bored so im starting this, i dont think this topic is gonna be very popular. Ask any question you want about the fallout story/backstory.i know a lot about the fallout story because whenever i saw a new thing in fallout i learned its story. i know more about the Enclave than i do about anything else so, thats what im strongest in. pretty simple. anyone can answer a question, its not just me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i have a few people i explect to be answering questions a lot (if this topic becomes popular): CoreXion Jeoshua--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->i know a popular question is "what did deathclaws mutate from?" the answer to that is jacksons cameleon(i know i spelled that wrong) if you want more details, ask. *to any admins/mods: if this is the wrong section/thread to post this in PM me* Edited August 23, 2011 by warkiller75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frakle Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 why did the enclave blow up liberty prime instead of the citadel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minngarm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thats more of a tactical choice, the facility prime was assaulting housed the initial connection to the satelite and thus required protection, not to mention it was the main driving force of the BoS military, and a great way to desimate enemy morale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreXion Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Q: Why did the Enclave blow up Liberty Prime instead of the Citadel? There are many reasons why the Enclave would have made that choice, but it all comes down to strategy. Since the orbital strike was carried out by a satellite that is currently orbiting the Earth, the Enclave had only a few choices of targets along its orbital path. At the time of the Brotherhoods attack on the relay station they were picking up odd signals from it and could not determine what they were for. It is highly possible that the signals that they were picking up were test signals from the relay station to establish a connection with the satellite as it passed over head. Given the technological limitations imposed after the Great War, that would be the easiest way to get in contact with the satellite rather then trying to scan the skies and hoping you come across one. With the attack of Liberty Prime on the relay station it presented an opportunity for the Enclave to further test the satellites connection as well as take out the primary reason they lost the Jefferson Memorial and Project Purity. In order to have attacked the Citadel they would have had to adjust the course of the satellite so that it would pass over head of its target, this is shown later on when you are in the Mobile Crawler Base and have a choice of targets in which to destroy. The only targets available are the Mobile Crawler itself and the Citadel, the others are blocked off because they are not on the current orbital path of the satellite. Taking out Liberty Prime also evened the odds in favour of the Enclave, as it eliminated the robot responsible for the Brotherhoods latest string of victories. The Brotherhood had been using Liberty Prime to spearhead its attacks on Enclave positions, allowing it to do a majority of the work and then cleaning up what little was left with their knights. The destruction of Liberty Prime meant that the Brotherhood would once more have to put its knights on the front lines and take heavy losses at the hands of the Enclave, it also meant that the Enclave would have a better chance of holding off and repelling Brotherhood attacks on their outposts in the Capital Wasteland. Another advantage to the destruction of Liberty Prime was the crushing of moral for the Brotherhood, who prized technology and felt a relief at having a giant robot to aide them and do all the hard work. It also showed the people of the Wasteland that the Brotherhood were not all powerful, and that the Enclave had a weapon that could destroy targets from orbit, crushing or causing wavering support for the Brotherhood among the people. But why not take the Citadel out, you may be asking still. The Citadel was one of the targets listed and most likely was to be the next target destroyed, with the other settlements plotted in as well in case there were any future uprisings by the people after the Enclave took control following the Brotherhoods destruction. It is also likely that the Enclave did not know the full extent of the Brotherhoods resources, or if they had another base of operations in the Capital Wasteland, so the destruction of their main base would have caused them to go to others and further stress what resources they had left after losing Raven Rock and other bases to the Brotherhood with the help of Liberty Prime. After taking out both Liberty Prime and the Citadel the Enclave would have shown the Brotherhood as being ineffective in protecting the people of the Capital Wasteland, causing the people to come to them for protection out of fear of being destroyed like the Brotherhood. The Enclave would have a firm base of operation, have removed the only weapon capable of stopping them, and destroyed the only other major power in the area that was a threat to them, allowing for the Capital Wasteland to fall under their control finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frakle Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Q: Why did the Enclave blow up Liberty Prime instead of the Citadel?snip that's a lot better of an answer than "bad writing". thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRampage Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 OK. I do indeed have a question that's been bugging me for some time. Where do all the kids inhabiting Little Lamplight come from? We all know how kids originally ended up in Little Lamplight, but those are probably long dead already. So where do all the "new" kids come from? There must be somehow "new" kids being added to it's population from time to time. Otherwise Little Lamplight would become Empty Lamplight very soon. So how do new kids get added to the population? Do people from all over the wasteland give little kids to the lamplighters to make sure they can grow up in relative safety? Do the so-called scav teams "kidnap" them? Do the older lamplighters that have sexually matured, give birth to babies the other lamplighters keep when it's parents are kicked out of lamplight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frakle Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 OK. I do indeed have a question that's been bugging me for some time. Where do all the kids inhabiting Little Lamplight come from? We all know how kids originally ended up in Little Lamplight, but those are probably long dead already. So where do all the "new" kids come from? There must be somehow "new" kids being added to it's population from time to time. Otherwise Little Lamplight would become Empty Lamplight very soon. So how do new kids get added to the population? Do people from all over the wasteland give little kids to the lamplighters to make sure they can grow up in relative safety? Do the so-called scav teams "kidnap" them? Do the older lamplighters that have sexually matured, give birth to babies the other lamplighters keep when it's parents are kicked out of lamplight? well you got your kids that scav teams find that are orphans, you got your orphans that find the place. it's all kids coming in pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreXion Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It has already been stated how Little Lamplight was created, but for the sake of those that are checking out this thread and might not already know I shall give a small recap of how it was created. On the day of the Great War a group of students along with teachers and chaperones from the Early Dawn Elementary School ( The ruins of which are located next to the GNR building and you have to pass through ) were on a field trip to the Lamplight Caverns. While there they felt and heard the rumbling from the ground above, and after one of the adults went to see what was going on, it was reported that the D.C. area was under several mushroom clouds. With no other place to go, the children and the adults stayed in the caverns to wait things out for a bit. Not wanting to risk the children's lives, a group of adults decided to go out and search for help, but were never heard from again. More of the adults slowly died due to accidents or failed expeditions to find help or supplies, eventually leaving the children alone in the caverns. They did find the auxiliary access door to Vault 87 however, but were unable to gain access due to the engineer believing the noises and voices of children to be a figment of his imagination brought on by the guilt of his son's death and then that of his wife. Left alone the children developed their own settlement that has survived since the end of the Great War. The continued existence of Little Lamplight is due to an influx of orphans from the Wasteland, one such orphan can be brought there depending upon how The Lone Wanderer decides to handle the quest "THEM!". From conversations with the children, you can find hints that they have had interactions with other adults but don't allow them into their settlement. These interactions often seem to result in someone being shot, if you are to believe what Princess says about shooting at Raiders, Slavers, or any adult she just doesn't like the look of. However, due to the vast amount of materials and junk that can be found in the cavern it is likely that the children have interactions that result in some trade with the outside world, this opens the possibility that traders and scavengers might bring other children to Little Lamplight because they are unable or unwilling to care for them. This would make Little Lamplight more of a self-sufficient orphanage for the Wasteland, which is able to give the orphaned children a great deal more protection from the harsh wasteland then what some other settlements could. Another way that the settlement could survive is by way of the children themselves reproducing at a young age, which maybe an icky or touchy subject for some, but you do have to remember that the age in which a woman gives birth has actually increased greatly over the years. One popular story that is often played out in schools and theater houses is that of "Romeo & Juliet", but what some don't realize is that Juliet is in her early teens in the play, being from what I can recall of the age 14 or 16 years old. That being said it is more then possible that the children of Little Lamplight do or could engage in such a thing before reaching the age in which they are forced to leave in order to keep the population of the settlement at at level where the children can survive. One relationship is actually hinted at through conversation options that is between Mayor MacCready and Princess, further making it possible that the children being in romantic relationships later on that produce offspring before they are forced to leave. Personally, I rather like the idea of Little Lamplight being the equivalent of a Wasteland Orphanage, since above all else it makes more sense and could also help reinforce the dislike the children have for adults, having being felt abandoned or betrayed by those that left them at the settlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRampage Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Personally, I rather like the idea of Little Lamplight being the equivalent of a Wasteland Orphanage, since above all else it makes more sense and could also help reinforce the dislike the children have for adults, having being felt abandoned or betrayed by those that left them at the settlement.Wow. Long reply. Anyway, I think this is indeed the most likely explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warkiller75 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 this topic can also include questions that refer to New Vegas, and all other Fallout games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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