Bottlecap Mine (Fallout 3)

A Bottlecap Mine is a landmine that does more damage than a standard Frag Mine. The player can build one with the proper schematics and parts. It's a good idea to hunt down additional schematics copies if you plan on using these mines often, as possessing multiple copies of the schematics increases a weapon's effectiveness.

Additionally, a high skill level with explosives will allow them to do more damage. For even more damage, take the Demolition Expert perk.

Components:


 * Lunchbox
 * 10 Bottle Caps
 * Cherry Bomb
 * Sensor Module

Schematic Locations:
 * A quest reward from Moira in Megaton after the Minefield quest]].
 * Jacko's Pop & Gas Stop, northwest of Tenpenny Towers and east of Girdershade.
 * Dashwood's safe, in Tenpenny Tower.
 * The child vendor in Little Lamplight.

Reportedly, can also be obtained from a traveling merchant.

Multiple Schematics will increase the effectiveness of the Bottlecap Mine design and productivity. For example: after finding a second schematic, the items required to make only one mine, now creates two. Two for the price of one. With the maximum of three schematics, you get three mines for the price of one.

Additionally, you can steal the bottlecap mines from any weapons workshops (workshops are in any weapons shop). They can also be found in various other places on top of Workbenches. There is also a bottlecap mine on the Workbench if you purchase one for your house.

Appearances
A Bottlecap Mine is employed exactly like a regular mine with the exception of a slightly longer time to set them on the ground, and are usually reserved more for enemies that the user knows is coming or is going to fight before the battle starts.

Bottlecap Mines are of the same sort as regular landmines, but with a bigger warning attatched. Bottlecap mines have a wider radius of explosion, and therefor users should use caution when setting them for incoming enemies who are already fairly close. It isn't uncommon of people using them in acts of desperation during a battle, only to have what little health they have left blown away by their own mine.

Usage
Like normal Frag Mines, the Bottlecap Mine will become live and likely to cause instant death after it's dropped into NPC's pants (inventory) via theft.

Bottlecap Mine appears only in Fallout 3.