Watoga Underground

Watoga Underground is a location within the city of Watoga in the Cranberry Bog region of Appalachia.

Background
An automated underground parking garage below Watoga, this location was designed to keep the above-ground city walkable, free of illegally parked automobiles, traffic and hit-and-run accidents. The expansive series of automated parking garage systems allowed citizens to drop off their cars for storage within silos below ground.

Several garage entry points are found throughout the city, providing entrance to the facility. Pre-War residents could also take advantage of other automated services such as vehicle detailing, maintenance, short and long term storage, and repair. A concierge service was available to provide any needed information, and vehicles could be rented, purchased, or sold. The complex featured an expansive waiting area with amenities such as a hair salon, fine dining, shops, a pharmacy, and spa services.

To gain entrance, residents were required to enter their personal ID at an entryway terminal where services could be ordered. Vehicles could also be searched for via the terminals by owner name or by license plate. The human staff at the parking facility were in charge of safety initiatives such as preventing errors in vehicle routing or calling for a stoppage in case of a threat to human operators. The procedures outlined that if a situation was determined to be of no actual risk, lost time would be withheld from employee paychecks.

Human employees were also utilized for security operations, verifying owners by way of Vehicle Identification Number spot checks, alerting local authorities in regards to those who failed. In addition, stock employees were reminded to follow all procedures concerning restocking shelves for the automated repair system, to ensure that each item is placed precisely on the appropriate shelving unit. Due to issues in the past with the procedure, several complaints had been lodged, such as tires being attached to steering wheels and trunks filled with coolant.

When the Vault Dwellers arrive at the facility, the area is inhabited by Blood Eagles. The location acts as their main base of operations, and the gang has since adorned the silos with logos, signs, and flags.

Layout
The entrance to the underground is locked until the beginning of the quest Thicker Than Water. Once the underground is entered, the underground follows a mostly linear path straight to the Claw.

From the entrance, go down the escalators and reach the garage terminals. Some Mister Handies and Eyebots guard this area. Going downstairs is a dead end, so continue along the path. A jammed door is ahead that can be opened with a Strength of 8, Intelligence of 4, or Luck of 12 to reveal a clinic with some aid items.

Continue past the shops to Garage B, which contains a hostile turret and protectron. The turrets in both Garage B and C can be turned off using the security terminal which is found in the office connected to the far end of Garage B. The bottom of Garage B has two giant ants. Further on, in Garage C, the path forks. If going downstairs in C, follow the path to fight some radrats to be able to use a tinker's workbench and an armor workbench. Otherwise, in Garage C, use the nearby terminal to unlock the garage door and continue through it into the garage storage.

From here, several Blood Eagle guards will attack. After passing the guards, the way forward traverses past the double doors and through the depots. On the left, there is a terminal which can shut down the nearby turret. Continue to fight through the repair depot and soon there is a hallway that branches. On the right side is a terminal that unlocks the locked door on the left side. Past the locked door are more giant ants as well as a power armor station.

Back on the main path, continue down the hallway and either go down the stairs in the side room or just drop straight down into Silo 3. Go through the doors with the hard hat signs and through another hallway. Past the next door, on the right, is a chemistry station. Enter Silo 4 and there will be a large group of hostile robots and humans. Go up the wooden walkway and bypass the blocked garage doors by going down the left hallway. Inside the hallway is a weapons workbench.

Just a little further ahead is the button to open the main garage door - a big fight is ahead: to reach the Claw, his guards must first be dispatched, including a power-armored Blood Eagle and an Assaultron. Note that the terminal to disable the turrets is in the salon on the other side of the garage. After the fight concludes, the Claw can finally be faced. After that is resolved, the nearby exit door can be unlocked using a key.

Notable loot

 * Dollmaker's key - In the room with crib behind the Claw. Opens door directly north from the Watoga Transit Hub.
 * Shopping plaza key - Opens shopping plaza.
 * Storage tunnels key - Opens six garage doors.
 * Watoga Underground key - Given by Beckett during Thicker Than Water.

Appearances
Watoga Underground appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.