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The Nuclear Option

The Nuclear Option

Quest Stages

Stage Journal Entry Notes
1 Startup. Fill alias with leader.
300 Show objective and advance DN136_Attack.
355 Old Robotics Scene
357 First PA announcement
360 BioScience Scene
400 We've entered the Institute. I need to reach the reactor and place a Fusion Pulse Charge on it so we can destroy the entire facility remotely. Point objective at the Reactor.
425 Concourse cleared, PA announcement
430 The only way to reach the Institute's reactor is through a terminal in the Director's quarters. Objective to Father's Quarters
460 The path to the Institute reactor is now unlocked; I need to pass through the Advanced Systems lab to reach it. terminal used; doors to reactor open
500 We've arrived at the Institute reactor. Once the Fusion Pulse Charge has been planted, we can finally destroy the Institute once and for all. Plant Charge
600 The charge is in place; we need to get out of the Institute and reach a safe distance before it can be detonated. Return to Relay
700 Relay Out Scene
710 At Relay, talk to Myers or Shaun
720 shaun saved
730 shaun rejected
740 talked to myers; ready to relay out
800 We've successfully made it out of the Institute. All that's left to do now is push the button that will destroy them completely. Detonate Charge Scene
900 It's over. The Institute has been destroyed, and the Enclave is victorious. Enclave Leader post-scene
1000 End Scene
2000 Failure: Kicked out.

Characters

  • General Russell Ward
  • Colonel Morgan Whitehill
  • Chief Engineer Stanley Myers
  • Quartermaster Barratt
  • Captain Michael Peterson

Locations

  • The Institute

Notes

  • This quest is started immediately after Bunker Buster.
  • The Nuclear Option follows the same structure and flow as the other base-game variants.
  • If General Ward is the leader of the Enclave, Captain Peterson will be in charge of the assault.
  • If Colonel Whitehill is the leader of the Enclave, she will be in charge of the assault.
  • If you opt to take Shaun with you, he will be found beside the Flight Control booth on the Atlantic Oil Rig.