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Picking up the Trail

Picking up the Trail

Completed "Picking up the Trail"

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How to unlock the Picking up the Trail achievement in Fallout 3 - Definitive Guide

Complete the quest picking up the trail.

You get the quest from Scribe Rothchild. he will reveal the location of the Citadel's Vault-Tec terminal. Once you've looked at the terminal Rothchild tells you the location of vault 87 and suggest you go to Lamplight Caverns.

Once you get to Lamplight you will be stopped at the gates. Once inside you have 2 options.

1.Passing through Super Mutant infested Murder Pass; if you chose this option, you must first speak with Mayor MacCready or Princess to get the gate to Murder Pass open.
2.Asking Mayor MacCready about alternate paths will reveal a locked back door to Vault 87. You must ask Joseph to restore power to the computer terminal before you can use it. The door and terminal (average difficulty) are located in the Great Chamber.
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31 May 2009 21:16

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Where do I find Joseph? Is he just wondering around?
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By Phlooded on 01 Nov 2009 18:39
its worth noting that if you want to take the alternate option and use josephs computer terminal, you need to have a science skill of 50.

and joseph is just found wandering around little lamplight, i think if you do this quest in the 'right' order and approach lamplight after having been to the citadel and talking with the scribe and then the mayor of lamplight and enquiring about the computer, there will be a marker that indicates josephs location.
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By bobbydand on 29 Mar 2010 08:42
Got it the most random situation ever. I was going to the Little Lamp to get my speech achievement with Knock Knock, just out of curiosity, the mayor mentioned about Vault 87, so I tried to check it out, got into the murder pass, killed a few mutants, and when I got to the end, the achievement got unlocked.

The most random achievement unlocked for me in this game, didn't have a clue what I needed to fulfill the Picking up the Trail achievement, but I'll take it.
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By The Fown on 28 Jan 2010 06:39
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Directly after The Waters of Life ends, this quest begins. You will be instructed to find the location of a G.E.C.K. Scribe Rothchild may be able to help. Find him in the lab and he will point you to a Vault-Tec computer. Check the Vault 87 item list to see it has a G.E.C.K. Return to Rothchild to learn of the vault's location. Unfortunately you will have to go through the Lamplight Caverns because of radiation levels outside the vault.

When you arrive at Little Lamplight you will be stopped by a child, Mayor MacCready. You have three ways of getting into the city. With a high speech skill you can talk your way in. With the Child at Heart perk you can also talk your way in. Without one of those, you will be forced to do the Rescue from Paradise quest. If you have already done that you can get in no problem, if you haven't you will need to do so now.

Now that you're in the city, you need to access Vault 87. You can either use speech on MacCready or Princess to gain entrance to Murder Pass which will be filled with enemies, or you can use speech on MacCready to learn about the door that won't open. Once you learn of that, speak with Joseph to restore power to the terminal for the door. Hack the terminal for entrance to the vault.

See Picking Up the Trail for more specific info.

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Directly after The Waters of Life ends, this quest begins. You will be instructed to find the location of a G.E.C.K. Scribe Rothchild may be able to help. Find him in the lab and he will point you to a Vault-Tec computer. Check the Vault 87 item list to see it has a G.E.C.K. Return to Rothchild to learn of the vault's location. Unfortunately you will have to go through the Lamplight Caverns because of radiation levels outside the vault.

When you arrive at Little Lamplight you will be stopped by a child, Mayor MacCready. You have three ways of getting into the city. With a high speech skill you can talk your way in. With the Child at Heart perk you can also talk your way in. Without one of those, you will be forced to do the Rescue from Paradise quest. If you have already done that you can get in no problem, if you haven't you will need to do so now.

Now that you're in the city, you need to access Vault 87. You can either use speech on MacCready or Princess to gain entrance to Murder Pass which will be filled with enemies, or you can use speech on MacCready to learn about the door that won't open. Once you learn of that, speak with Joseph to restore power to the terminal for the door. Hack the terminal for entrance to the vault.

See Picking Up the Trail for more specific info.

Note for PC Users: If you're having trouble getting the speech options to work for the last part of this quest, use the console command "tcl" to enter No Clipping Mode. This will allow you to walk through anything. Walk through the door, then turn Clipping back on. Voila, instant access.

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Story Related, Unmissable

After the conversation for the above trophy has finished, speak to Paladin Gunny about taking the Power Armour Training because you'll need the extra protection. Once you've completed the training then go to the Science Labs, locate Scribe Rothchild and ask him about the G.E.C.K (Garden Of Eden Creation Kit). He will eventually direct you to a terminal that has the location of a few Vaults, including Vault 87 which is the one you want. There is, however, a major problem which is the main entrance to Vault 87 took a direct hit during the war and is heavily irradiated to the extent you will be dead in seconds if you try to access it. The only safe way into the Vault is through Little Lamplight but to get in you need to speak to Mayor MacCready and convince him to let you in. There are 3 ways to gain entry to the caverns:

1: Use the Child at Heart Perk to insult MacCready.
2: Choose the "How can I get you to trust me?" option and do the "Rescue From Paradise" Quest.
3: Pass the Speech Challenge.

We recommend option 2 because then you can get 2 trophies fairly close together and cut down your time to Platinum.

Note: You will not be able to equip a weapon of any kind whilst in Little Lamplight or use your Pip-Boy until either Mayor MacCready agrees to let you in or you leave the caverns.

When you do get in, you need to speak to Mayor MacCready where you will have the choice of either getting him to open Murder Pass, which is swarming with Super Mutants (and Masters) or ask him about Alternate Routes which involves you asking a boy called Joseph to fix the computer on the door to the Reactor Chamber. The direct route is dangerous but will net you lots of gear, cash and XP whereas the Reactor Chamber will allow you to bypass all Murder Pass but at the expense of the goodies you would have got going the other way. Whichever way you chose, you will end up inside Vault 87 and the trophy will pop almost immediately after you enter.

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Immediately after completing the quest “Water of Life” this task will begin, you need to find “GECK”, and Scribe Rothschild in the citadel will help you with this. Talk to him and he will advise you to check the Vault-Tec computer. Check the list of what was sent to Vault 87 and see that "GECK" is there. You will have to make your way to shelter 87 through the Little Lamplight caves, since the central entrance to the shelter is exposed to strong radiation. When you enter the shelter the task will be completed.
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