The Glow

The Glow, also known as West Tech Research Facility, West Tek, the Great Glow and the Hot Spot after the Great War and referred to as the Ancient Order by some members of the Brotherhood of Steel, was established in 2055 as the primary biological research installation for West Tek.

Background
Located near San Diego, West-Tek was divided into two divisions, "Advanced Weapons" and "Biomedical Sciences Research." In 2069 it became the single largest private contractor of the United States Government with the T-51b power armor project. It also worked on the Pan-Immunity Virion Project, later known as the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV). The PVP project was transferred to FEV initiative and transferred to the Mariposa Military Base in 2077. Roger Maxson worked as security at the location before transferring to Mariposa.

The Glow
The Glow is highly irradiated. A few moments' exposure is enough to give a lethal dose of rads, and Rad-X is required to traverse through the area. Ghoul survivors from Necropolis settled northwest of the Glow, and founded the town of Dayglow, whose inhabitants formed partnerships with scavenging companies from Adytum and the Hub.

Location
The Glow can be found eight squares east and twenty-four squares south of Vault 13.

Inhabitants

 * Floating Eye Bots
 * Robobrains
 * ZAX

Related quests

 * Become an initiate
 * Turn on power for the Glow
 * Disarm Traps for the Facility

Unused Content

 * GLWALIEN.MSG - "This body might be some kind of genetic experiment."
 * GLOWCAGE.MSG - "It appears as though this cage contained lab animals for testing. Somehow, the bars have been torn off."
 * GLWBOX.MSG - "This looks to be the footlocker of some guards."
 * GLOWDESK.MSG - a lock desk of papers
 * GLOWTABL.MSG - a table in a mess

Appearances
The West Tek Research Facility appears in Fallout and is mentioned in Fallout 2 and Fallout 3.