Fallout 3
72 Achievements
1,550
73-98h
Galaxy News Radio
Completed "Galaxy News Radio"
20
How to unlock the Galaxy News Radio achievement in Fallout 3 - Definitive Guide
You can ask Three Dog for directions to the Museum of Technology and the Washington Monument. From the radio studio, where you met Three Dog, proceed downstairs to the back door of the Galaxy News Radio building. From there you will need to locate the entrance to the Collapsed Car Tunnel. From the back door of GNR, you can see a bus below and to the right. The entrance is to the right of the bus. You may also notice some Feral Ghouls roaming around the bus. Cross the bridge on the left and turn right to find some loot at the picnic table, then you can jump down onto the bus.
Enter the Collapsed Car Tunnel door and follow the tunnels to Dupont Station. Enter Dupont Station and follow the waypoints south, while staying on the Red Metro line. You will pass the Central Station and then later reach the Museum of Technology. During this trip you will encounter lots of Raiders, Feral Ghouls and a few Super Mutants, so make sure you have plenty of Stimpacks, ammo and weapons
Retrieve the Communication Relay Dish
Inside the Museum of Technology you need to find the Virgo II Lunar Lander, which is located in the West Wing of the building. You can obtain this information from a terminal in the Atrium to the right of the entrance when you come in. Note however that the place is crawling with Super Mutants. Your goal is to reach the West Wing going through the Vault-Tec demonstration vault, upstairs. You can also attempt retrieving Jiggs' Loot using the Museum Information Terminal in the Atrium.
In the West Wing, locate the Virgo II Lunar Lander. The west wing is divided in 3 areas: The Planetarium, the Delta IX Exhibition and the Virgo II Exhibition. Be ready for a fight as all these areas are patrolled in some way by Super Mutants. Beware that you do need either Science of 25 or Lock Picking of 50 to get through the Planetarium. So if you do not have those stats it's recommended that you go through the Delta IX Rocket Exhibit.
Once you've found the Lander and cleared all hostiles, grab the dish by interacting with the Lander and make your way to the exit.
Find the Washington Monument
Exit the Museum and head west for the Washington Monument. It is also in The Mall area and can be seen from the entrance of the Museum of Technology as a giant obelisk. There are Brotherhood guards stationed there and you'll need to use the terminal to open the security doors. The password is given to you in your notes at the beginning of the quest. Take the elevator to the top and interact with the radio equipment to install the dish. Finally, return to Three Dog at Galaxy News Radio to finish the quest.
If you use your speech skill and convince Three Dog to tell you where your father is after you first arrive at GNR, this quest will not be activated. You MUST talk to him again and ask him for what he needed help with. If you continue to Rivet City without manually starting this quest, you will have to start over or continue from an earlier save.
This quest is obtained from Three Dog at the GNR building. He will ask you to retrieve a comm dish off a Lunar vehicle in the Museum of Technology. Head there and enter the West Wing to retrieve the dish. From there you will need to head to the Washington Monument to place the dish on top. After that, head back to Three Dog at GNR to end the quest.
See Galaxy News Radio for more specific info.
This quest is obtained from Three Dog at the GNR building. He will ask you to retrieve a comm dish off a Lunar vehicle in the Museum of Technology. Head there and enter the West Wing to retrieve the dish. From there you will need to head to the Washington Monument to place the dish on top. After that, head back to Three Dog at GNR to end the quest.
See Galaxy News Radio for more specific info.
Story Related but MISSABLE
Even though this trophy is listed as missable, you would have to go out of your way to miss it as you'd have to kill or hurt Three Dog when you first meet him instead of talking to him. Also note that if you pass the Speech Challenge then you will not be given the Quest, speak to him again if this happens then he will give it to you.
In return for information on your Father, Three Dog wants you to help repair the GNR transmitter but to do so you need to retrieve the Satellite Dish from the Lunar Lander that's in the Museum of Technology. The Museum is full of Super Mutants so go prepared for a fight. Once you've fought your way through all the Super Mutants in the lobby, make your way to the West Wing and to the Lander. After you've retrieved the Satellite Dish, make your way out of the museum and to the Washington Monument.
Getting to the Washington Monument will be difficult because, like the Museum, the area is crawling with Super Mutants but once you get close it then The Brotherhood of Steel will provide cover fire if any get too close. It's not too hard as most of the Mutants are in the trenches and can't really get you. Once at the Monument, go inside then take the lift to the top and install the new dish. After you leave the Washington Monument, return to Three Dog and turn in the Quest. The trophy should pop during your conversation with Three Dog.
Note: We strongly recommend doing the unmarked mission called "Jiggs' Loot" because the reward for completing this is the best Chinese Assault Rifle in the game, see here for the access codes and locations of all the necessary terminals: LINK