The Crater

The Crater is a location in the Toxic Valley region of Appalachia. Prior to 2103, the location was known as the crashed space station.

Background
Built upon the wreckage of the Valiant-1 space station, the Crater is the largest raider settlement in Appalachia. It was constructed by Caleb Fisher and his crew, who, like many others, joined up with the surviving Diehards as they made their way back to the region.

Layout
The Crater is located in a large, shallow crater near the northeastern edge of the Toxic Valley. The space station appears to have fallen from orbit at a high velocity, devastating the surrounding area. The bulk of the station remains embedded upright in the center of the crater, with fragments scattered around it.

By 2103, the location has been turned into a raider settlement, adding scaffolding, amenities, and other decorations typical of raider architecture. The Crater Core is located in the center of the spaceship and has been turned into the raiders' headquarters.

Inhabitants

 * 23 unnamed raiders
 * Exterior
 * The Crater Core
 * The Crater war room

Notable loot

 * Untitled poem - Note, in an outhouse near a raider cabin on a promontory in the hills south of the station ruins.
 * A whale of a tale - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
 * The Great War - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
 * The Nova Orbital station - Note, on a desk in Munch's tent.
 * Meg sucks - Holotape, in a footlocker, on the southeast side of The Crater, near the sleeping bag in the middle.
 * The Foundation plan - Holotape, in a small room on a makeshift table.
 * Homecoming - Holotape, on the back seat of the yellow school bus.
 * Lou's goodbye note - Note, on a table in Lou's room in the Core, only during Cheating Death.
 * Raider power armor chassis - On the second floor of the raider cabin.
 * Flight data recorder - On a metal shelf in the raider cabin on a hill southeast of the fast travel point.
 * Potential recipe - On a metal shelf in the raider cabin.

Appearances
The Crater appears only

Behind the scenes

 * Lead artist Nathan Purkeypile designed much of the Crater's layout, lighting and cluttering.
 * According to level designer Steve Massey, the crashed space station was selected as the site of the Raiders' settlement as the team had always wanted to do more with the space station since the game's initial release.