Mirelurk (Fallout 3)

Mirelurks are giant mutated creatures living in the Capital Wasteland

Characteristics
Except for kings, all mirelurks are protected by a thick shell that proves difficult to penetrate, even with powerful ballistic weapons such as the Gauss rifle. Mirelurk meat, especially the soft shell variety, grants HP replenishment.

Grandma Sparkle remarks that mirelurk meat is "the best meat you can get out here." A mirelurk cakes recipe is found in a fridge in the Anchorage War Memorial, but it cannot be made by the player character.

Mirelurk



 * ‡ Due to their hard shells, shots on the torso only do half of the normal damage.

Mirelurk hunter



 * ‡ Due to their hard shells, shots on the torso only do half of the normal damage.

Mirelurk king



 * † Torso shots only do 2/3 of the normal damage.
 * ‡ Instantly cripples target's head. Cannot be used if their head is crippled.

Nukalurk



 * ‡ Due to their hard shells, shots on the torso only do half of the normal damage.

Swamplurk



 * ‡ Due to their hard shells, shots on the torso only do half of the normal damage.

Swamplurk queen



 * † Torso shots only do 2/3 of the normal damage.
 * ‡ Cannot be used if their head is crippled.

Related quests

 * The Wasteland Survival Guide
 * Oasis
 * Agatha's Song
 * The Nuka-Cola Challenge

Appearances
Mirelurks appear in Fallout 3 and its add-on Point Lookout.

Behind the scenes
Jonah Lobe, who created the mirelurks for Fallout 3, stated that he took inspiration for them from "an old rubber-costumed monster," which is fitting the theme of "the pulpy 1950s schtick."

Bugs

 * Mirelurks killed in water will often flip over on their fronts and twitch. This is purely a graphical glitch related to their wireframe. Sometimes they will twitch so much they fall right through the floor, or become trapped in walls and doors while constantly playing a collision noise that can alert other enemies.
 * Sometimes when mirelurks are killed on land, body parts will sink into the textures on the floor, as much as half their body, and the remaining parts will flail and bounce.

Sounds

 * Idle mirelurk
 * Mirelurk king sonic attack