Fallout 3
72 Achievements
1,550
73-98h
Death From Above
Completed "Death From Above"
30
How to unlock the Death From Above achievement in Fallout 3 - Definitive Guide
When you arrive at Rockland Car Tunnel, you are briefed by Paladin Tristan. As in Take It Back!, Liberty Prime will take point, with you and other Knights providing support. The first phase of the assault proceeds much like that mission, as the giant robot stomps implacably down a canyon, swatting Vertibirds out of the sky and crushing all "Communist" opposition in its path.
When the Brotherhood force arrives at the relay station, Liberty Prime analyzes it for weaknesses and then punches a hole in its wall, allowing entrance. Soon afterward, however, he warns that an uplink transmission has been detected and that an orbital strike is imminent. If you do not stay back or immediately retreat to a safe distance from the robot, you will be killed.
Liberty Prime is wrecked by the missile strike, managing to drag himself only a few yards with his remaining arm before shutting down. In the process, his head comes off; like Deputy Weld's when Megaton is destroyed, it can be activated to hear some of his anti-Communist phrases, now slurred and garbled.
The surviving Brothers regroup, and Tristan orders you to enter the base and find out what just happened. Assisted by a squad of Paladins and Operations Officer Edwards, you must fight through many Enclave soldiers before finally reaching a computer room. Encrypted codes can be downloaded from the mainframe terminal.
You are told to return to the Citadel and give the codes to Scribe Rothchild for further investigation. After lamenting the robot's fate, Rothchild takes the data and directs the player to Elder Lyons. Talking to him finishes Death From Above and starts the next quest, Shock Value.
Source: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Death_From_Above
After completing Take it Back!, you'll find yourself in the clinic at the Citadel. Elder Lyons will meet you and tell you about the situation. He then sends you to Scribe Rothchild. Speak to the Scribe and he'll tell you that the Enclave are still communicating, despite Raven Rock being destroyed. Rothchild then sends you to meet Paladin Tristan in the Rockland Car Tunnel, do so and talk to Tristan. Next, you have to assist the Brotherhood in taking out the Enclave, follow Liberty Prime, taking out the Enclave as you go. Eventually, the Enclave will destroy Liberty Prime, talk to Tristan and he'll send you into the nearby building. Fight through the building and you'll find a computer room. Download the data from the mainframe and return to Scribe Rothchild.
After completing Take it Back!, you'll find yourself in the clinic at the Citadel. Elder Lyons will meet you and tell you about the situation. He then sends you to Scribe Rothchild. Speak to the Scribe and he'll tell you that the Enclave are still communicating, despite Raven Rock being destroyed. Rothchild then sends you to meet Paladin Tristan in the Rockland Car Tunnel, do so and talk to Tristan. Next, you have to assist the Brotherhood in taking out the Enclave, follow Liberty Prime, taking out the Enclave as you go. Eventually, the Enclave will destroy Liberty Prime, talk to Tristan and he'll send you into the nearby building. Fight through the building and you'll find a computer room. Download the data from the mainframe and return to Scribe Rothchild.
Story Related and Unmissable
Before starting this DLC make sure all your equipment is fully repaired and you have plenty of ammo and health items, because there are some major battles ahead.
After waking up and being debriefed by Elder Lyons, he will tell you to speak with Scribe Rothchild. Before you go and see Rothchild, make sure you tell your Companion(s) to follow you because they will have changed to "wait" status. For some reason the quest marker for this part of the quest will send you the long way round to the Lab. To avoid an unnecessarily long walk, turn right after you leave the Clinic then follow the signs to the Lab.
After arriving at the Laboratory, speak to Rothchild and he'll tell you to go to the Rockland Car Tunnel and talk to Paladin Tristan. The fastest way to get to the tunnel is to Fast Travel to the Dunwich Building then walk South West until you reach it. Inside the tunnel speak to Tristan and then make your way outside to the Satellite Relay Station.
Once outside, stay a good distance behind Liberty Prime and let it kill most of the Enclave soldiers. Once LP gets to the wall of the Relay Station and makes a hole in it, you can make your way up the cliff on the right then walk along the ledge into the building. You won't be able to go through the door that is there because Tristan has the key, he will appear after the subsequent event and will give you the key following a short conversation.
Now you're inside the Relay Station, fight your way up to the Satellite Uplink terminal and download its data. Now leave the building via the nearby exit, Fast Travel to the Citadel and give the data to Scribe Rothchild. After handing over the Data, talk to Elder Lyons.
The trophy will pop after you finish talking to Lyons.
See here for a list of bugs you may encounter and how to fix/avoid them: LINK (credit to the Fallout Wiki for the link).