Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)

 is a Fallout 3 quest. It is also an Xbox 360 and PC achievement.

Moira, the owner of the Craterside Supply store in Megaton, wants you to help her research a guide to the wastelands that she is writing.

Contract Radiation Sickness
Moira wants you to get radiation sickness, 200 rads will do, but 600 rads (optional quest) will be great, when you do, she will experiment her remedies on you, and you will get cured, plus, she will give you some Rad-X and Rad Away, and they will be available to buy from her.

If you choose to get 600 rads, when curing you Moira remarks that you still have a "teeny, tiny, um, mutation". You also gain the Rad Regeneration perk.

The best simplest and quickest way to achieve this mission is to walk to the either the mens or womans restroom in Megaton and drink from the toilet until you contract over 600 rads. After you have reached 600 rads walk back to the Craterside Supply and speak to Moira to complete the mission. Due to the close proximity you wont have to be subjected to the adverse effects of radiation poisoning for long.

Find food at the Super Duper Mart
Optional: Find medicine in the Super Duper Mart.

The mart is nearby Megaton and will appear on your map. It is easy to find, but filled with raiders.

At the front of the Mart, opening a refrigerator will trigger the first part of the quest.

At the back of the Super Duper Mart there is a pharmacy, one of the raiders has a key to unlock the door. Inside, a First Aid stash can be found, which is enough to complete the optional part of the quest. There is also a capsule with a Protectron robot on it and a terminal(very easy) that can be hacked to activate the robot. It will say "breach of security detected" and will walk away, attacking any raiders it encounters. At the exit of the pharmacy there will be two raiders, one of them has a Chinese Officer's Sword.

Moira will reward you with a Food Sanitizer.

Traversing a Mine Field
Moira will ask you to head to a town called Minefield to Disarm and Retrieve a Frag Mine. When you reach the town, look carefully at the winding road leading up the hill. There will be small, yellow discs placed on the street. Simply run up to it and rapidly tap the Action button and you should disarm and retrieve it. You must repeat this process until you get to the Playground at the center of the town.

Note: A Sniper, Arkansas will shoot at the two cars along the road. When you see one catch fire, run back down and wait for the explosion. Upon reaching the playground, the sniper will be there and will be taking shots at you. You can kill him, but it is recommended to wait until later, as he is a character you get a Contract to kill.

Moira will reward you with a number of Stimpacks

Test the repellent on Mole Rats
Moira wants you to test her Mole Rat Repellent on some Mole Rats. To complete the objective, test it on 3 Mole Rats, but optionally you can test it on 7 more for more XP. Moira will reward you with a Radiation Suit and the Mole Rat Repellent.

Place an observer unit inside a mirelurk nest
The next mission is to place an observer unit inside a mirelurk nest, you need to enter the Anchorage War Memorial. Inside, you will find several mirelurks, and a mirelurk nest. You will get the option to place the observer unit inside it. For additional rewards, don't kill any of the mirelurks while in the memorial. Moira will reward you with a shady hat.

Injure yourself for more than 50% of your Health
The next mission is to simply return to Moira with less than 50% of your health. This can be done very simply by going outside of Megaton, placing a Bottlecap Mine in front of you and shooting at it. This should take you down to about 30-40% of your HP AND will cripple you, allowing you to fulfill the Optional quest objective.

Note: 2-3 Bottlecap Mines are available in the Super Duper Mart you previously visited, should you not have the supplies to create one yourself.

If you don't have any mines or you are unable to acquire any, you can just walk right out her door and jump off her front porch, it should cripple you and leave you with just enough health. Make sure you save before attempting either one of these methods