Fallout 3

MISSABLE

WARNING: Do not bring Fawkes or Dogmeat with you when attempting this mission else the Rangers will turn hostile which will auto-fail the mission, thus rendering the trophy unobtainable on your current playthrough (credit to awb555 and rongaryen for this info).

There are several ways to start this Quest but the easiest two are:

1. Pick up the Ranger SoS signal when you are near the Statesman Hotel.
2. Talk to Reilly in the "Chop Shop" area of Underworld in the Museum Of History.

For the purposes of this Guide we will be going with option 2.

When you first see Reilly she will be in a coma and to bring her out of it you need to speak to both the Doctor and the Nurse. Speak to both a few times until the doctor gives you the option to bring her out of the coma but you will need a high Speech level to do so else you will have to do it yourself with a high medicine level. After she wakes, quiz Reilly about what happened to her and her squad then she will ask you to rescue her squad from The Statesman Hotel. When pressed for more info, Reilly will give you directions to the hotel and the access code to her base.

Reilly will also ask you to find the body of one of her squadmates called Theo who was carrying most of their ammunition, this is optional but we recommend doing it as the extra ammo will come in handy.

To gain access to the Hotel, you will need to go across the road to the Our Lady Of Hope Hospital and make your way upstairs to the second floor and open the door at the end. After you open the door, you will have to cross a fallen Radio Mast to get to the other side (don’t save on the Mast or have the radio active when crossing, because both are known to freeze the game and corrupt your save). Once you have crossed over you need to drop through the hole in the floor to access the door to the hotel.

After gaining access to the Hotel, make your way upwards to the Restaurant and the roof. When you get to the roof you will be stopped by Butcher who will want to know what you're doing there, to which you'll answer that Reilly sent you. During the conversation, Butcher will tell you that the lift is broken and you'll need to retrieve a Fission Battery from a busted Protectron that's downstairs (unless you have already retrieved it or bought another one with you, though there's a chance the Protectron that contains the Fission battery will be partially clipped into the floor which may make it difficult to collect the battery). Before you go off to collect the battery, talk to the rest of the squad and hand over the ammo from Theo's box. Once you have the Fission Battery, give it to Donovan, exit to the ground floor of the hotel then kill all the Super Mutants there and leave the building.

After leaving the hotel, go to the Ranger HQ and talk to Reilly. Your journey to the Ranger Compound will not be easy as the route is full of Radroaches, Ghouls, Raiders and Super Mutants so bring plenty of ammo and health items. Follow the Quest marker through the Metro system until you get to Seward Square Southeast, now follow the marker until you see the mark of the Rangers (2 crossed swords on a Green background) as this indicates you're not far away from the Compound.

The trophy will pop after Reilly gives you your reward which is a choice between a Minigun or a set of Ranger Armour. You can also choose to do so mapping for Reilly and get paid for doing so. The Ranger Compound will become a valid safehouse for you to stay at once the Quest is complete.

Note: In one of the rooms on the second floor of the Statesman Hotel is a Holotape from Sydney's father, pick it up and listen to it. The next time you see Sydney you can tell her about it and she'll give you her custom SMG.