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Obtained: Automatically after completing Out of the Blue
Meet with Paladin Rahmani at Fort Atlas
Head to Fort Atlas and speak with Paladin Rahmani.
Go to Vault 96
Travel south of Foundation to find Vault 96.
Enter Vault 96
Interact with the giant vault door to enter.
Speak to the survivor
Head forward and down the stairs to find Woods sitting on the ground. Speak with her.
Signal Valdez from the terminal
Head back upstairs and interact with one of the 4 terminals. Select “Active Emergency Transponder”.
Speak to Valdez
Exit the terminal and speak with Valdez.
Head deeper into the Vault
Make your way back down the stairs and interact with the Vault 96 Entrance Terminal near the door. Try to open the door (you’ll fail).
Wait for Valdez to open the door
Just wait!
Search the Vault for clues
Head down to the Atrium.
Clear out the Blood Eagles
Defeat all the enemies in the Atrium.
Search the Mainframe Wing for clues
Head west to find the Mainframe Chamber. Interact with the Quantum Research Lab Terminal (be mindful of the turret). Retrieve the paper called Vault 96 from the blue desk. Listen to the FEV Research Log #22 holotape on the small red surface.
(Optional) Short-circuit the terminal fusebox
Interact with the fusebox next to the door to short-circuit it.
Open the Reactor Wing
Open the door via the above fusebox.
Search the Reactor Wing for clues
Read Breakthrough on a desk on the upper level. On the lower level, listen to the holotape.
Open the Cryonics Wing
Approach the door to trigger a dialog scene.
Defeat the attacking robots
Tally will open the door. Defeat the robots that spawn inside!
Speak to Tally Lang
Go ahead and speak with her!
Search the Cryonics Bay for clues
Grab the FEV Research Log #57 holotape from a table underneath an X-Ray, the “Reminder: Supplies” paper on a gurney and “Corpse Disposal” paper from a table.
Open the Research Wing
Activate the Security Card Reader next to the door underneath the Research Wing sign.
Search the Research Wing for clues
Play the FEV Research Log #112 holotape on the table next to a corpse and microscope. Use the Research Terminal in the Imaging Lab and read “Snallygaster” on the table near the prisoners.
Locate the prisoners
Approach the glass between you and the prisoner to trigger a dialog event.
Unlock the test chambers
Use the terminal on the other side of the room called Biology Workstation and select “Test Chamber Access”.
Speak to Cassie Halloway
Go ahead and speak with her! You’ll need to head back to where she was and open the sliding door to get inside.
Open the Overseer’s Office
Follow the objective to the Overseer’s Office and try using the Security Card Reader to open the door. It will fail but that’s ok!
Speak to Valdez
Turn around and speak with her.
Disable the hydraulics in the Utility Room
Head east to find Utility Room 1 and enter it. Activate the Hydraulic Controller straight ahead.
Confront Dr. Blackburn
Head back to the Overseer’s Office and head inside to speak with Dr. Blackburn to complete the quest. Click here for the next guide on The Catalyst!
