Institute FEV Lab

The Institute FEV lab is a section of the Institute in 2287.

Background
This abandoned section of the underground habitat once housed the laboratory where the Institute tried to unlock the secrets of the FEV. Although the program has failed to produce any results for over a decade, Father insisted on continuing the project until Brian Virgil sabotaged it.

Layout
Accessed through a Novice-locked door off the main area of the BioScience division laboratory, the player character begins in a foyer leading to an airlock with a dead synth. The corridor beyond is protected by a pair of laser turrets and leads through an Advanced-level door into a storeroom where an Assaultron can be found.

Beyond is the FEV lab, starting with test-subject observation chambers (and more turrets) and a small entrance area to the incubation chamber. The incubation chamber has three tubes where super mutants were held for experimentation. This section can also be accessed by using the Master-locked FEV lab entry terminal on the northern wall of the main BioScience laboratory.

The player character will then find the main research room, with three large glass cylinders in the middle, two of which contain super mutant specimens. The third cylinder looks to have been smashed with a chair. The rest of the room is filled with lab equipment and machinery. One can find another terminal that is filled with test subject information and progress reports. The player character can also find the serum that Virgil asks to retrieve to cure his mutation and the holotape "Brian Virgil personal log 0176" which explains why he left the Institute. One can give this holotape to Madison Li to convince her to leave the Institute during the quest From Within.

Notable loot

 * Experimental serum - In the room with the super mutant vats, on a counter in the southeast corner.
 * Brian Virgil personal log 0176 - Holotape, In the same room, on the table next to the accessible terminal along the west wall.
 * FEV research notes (InstituteHolotapeFEVLab01) - Holotape, In the same room, on a console in front of the super mutant vats.
 * FEV research notes (InstituteHolotapeFEVLab02, same name but different recording) - Holotape, In the same room, on another console in front of the super mutant vats.
 * A puncturing pipe wrench mod - In the storage room with the Assaultron, on a shelf.
 * A hooked pipe wrench mod - In the same room, on a different shelf.
 * BioScience systems access - Given by Institute scientist Newton Oberly during A House Divided.

Appearances
The FEV lab appears only in Fallout 4.