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Gamma - Fallout fiction primer

Ad Victoriam Commander. The medical officers report a full recovery since your most recent assignment? Outstanding, if true. Never have I seen a vertibird return in such poor condition without losses. Pleasantries aside, I assume you’re before me to receive a new assignment? And your team are ready for deployment? Excellent.

Your recent triumphs, bravery and unquestionable loyalty to the Brotherhood appoint you best candidate for an assignment of upmost importance. The timing couldn’t be more appropriate. As you’re aware, Recon Team 014-Alpha-D are currently surveying Ground Zero. Until now, their reasons for doing so have remained classified.

Pre-war military documents, decoded by our scribes, disclose the location of a prototype nuclear missile silo. From the information they compiled, it appears the site was designed to launch multiple missiles from a single opening; similar in function to a revolver. More importantly, the site was intended to operate remotely, and in case of a crisis, autonomously. An irresponsible abuse of technology.

The silo resides in the south-western crater, clearly targeted during the Great War to curb retaliation. Warheads were manufactured on site before the nuclear exchange, but we are unaware if they were launched or still occupy the silo. Regardless, the area is still heavily irradiated.

From the Recon Team's reports, the above ground site appears mostly free of hostiles. Access to the interior won’t be problematic as the doors were damaged by the blast. The automated defences are still functional however, and in full control of an artificial intelligence. Your team’s objective is to shut down the auxiliary power, taking control of the facility from this AI. That should prevent any further misuse of the technology housed within.

Should you complete your assignment, I believe a promotion is in order. Ad Victoriam, soldier.

(Gamma is suitable for veteran RimWorld players. For additional Fallout flavour, select Randy Random AI storyteller and colonize an arid map tile and planet. No mods required.)

(Some Fallout NV settlements constructed in old RimWorld versions for inspiration: Goodsprings [i.imgur.com], Hidden Valley Bunker [i.imgur.com], Fortification Hill [i.imgur.com])