Fallout 3
72 Achievements
1,550
73-98h
Big Trouble in Big Town
Completed "Big Trouble in Big Town"
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How to unlock the Big Trouble in Big Town achievement in Fallout 3 - Definitive Guide
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2:15:32 Inside find both prisoners.
2:41:20 Return/fast travel to big town.
3:00:45 The end of the quest.
Fallout 3 Vary Hard Complete walkthrough Part 2. 2+ hours per part.
0:45 Lay the traps
1:05 Start
1:15 Help TimeBomb Item: lucky8Ball
2:04 Help them Small Weapon
7:44 Help Defend Bigtown
9:22 End
Fallout 3 Vary Hard Complete walkthrough Part 3.
This is my Second playthrough in years on very hard mode replaying the game. I will post my videos/streams as guides. I last played the game in 2009, fairly easy game to beat. I can't recall most of it, but I'm having an easy time replaying it.
Warning! Make sure you do this quest before doing Strictly Business. Red is a main part of this quest, but she is also one of the four people you need to enslave for Strictly Business. Slaving her before doing this quest will void it. You can have Strictly Business active (and should, so then once you finish this quest you can just enslave Red right away).
As soon as you enter Big Town, one of the residents should talk to you and have you speak with other residents to find out about the missing people. Ask around and you will be sent to the Germantown Police HQ. You will need to break Red and Shorty out of the HQ. Once you get back outside you can fast travel back to Big Town to end the quest.
See Big Trouble in Big Town for more specific info.
Warning! Make sure you do this quest before doing Strictly Business. Red is a main part of this quest, but she is also one of the four people you need to enslave for Strictly Business. Slaving her before doing this quest will void it. You can have Strictly Business active (and should, so then once you finish this quest you can just enslave Red right away).
As soon as you enter Big Town, one of the residents should talk to you and have you speak with other residents to find out about the missing people. Ask around and you will be sent to the Germantown Police HQ. You will need to break Red and Shorty out of the HQ. Once you get back outside you can fast travel back to Big Town to end the quest.
See Big Trouble in Big Town for more specific info.
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There are 2 ways to start this Quest:
1: Talk to Dusty at the main entrance to Big Town which is Northwest of Springvale and directly North of Vault 101.
2: Talk to Sticky in Little Lamplight and accept the Escort job he offers you.
3: Go directly to the Germantown Police HQ and rescue Red without going to Big Town first.
We recommend option 1 because it's simpler and far less hassle then the other two, especially since you probably won’t have discovered Big Town by this point.
To get the Quest Marker to show up you have to talk to any random resident, after which you’ll get a Marker for the Germantown Police HQ. When you reach the Germantown Police HQ, clear out as many Super Mutants and Radroaches as you can before you rescue Red from her cell else they will kill her. After rescuing Red, you will get the optional objective to rescue her friend Shorty from the Basement Kitchen but you'll have to be quick as you only have about a minute to save him from be killed.
When you give Red and/or Shorty a gun, make sure you give them some ammo to go with it else it won't be used. Do note though that anything you give to Red and/or Shorty will be lost forever, unless you retrieve them before entering the Big Town outskirts because after that the option to access their inventories will be gone (even trying to pick their pockets won't work). Health wise these two are very vulnerable so take care of any threats ASAP!
To get everyone home safely, Fast Travel to the point nearest Big Town (if you haven't already discovered it) and escort them from there. If you have already discovered Big Town then you can just fast Travel straight there.
The trophy will pop once you accept or refuse the reward Red offers you in Big Town. After accepting or refusing Red's reward, you can help the residents defend themselves from a Super Mutant attack. It's best if you say you'll fight them off because then there's a good chance that Red will die, which in turn will make the Strictly Business trophy that little bit easier.
Note: You must complete this task before you begin Just Business. The main character of this task, Red, is also one of the four characters who need to be made slaves for "Just Business". If you make her a slave before completing this task, you will not be able to complete it.