Saugus Ironworks

The Saugus Ironworks is a location in the Commonwealth in Fallout 4.

Layout
The location is a large ironworks factory, consisting of multiple levels.

The building has many vats of molten metal, which do heavy damage (if made contact with) and emit light. The factory consists of metal floors and platforms.

Mid/level is a room containing both a weapon and an armor workbench. There also will be a terminal nearby with which to waken a protectron robot that, in its personality role of law enforcement, musters a very effective projectile weapon (somewhat unusual) and will fight against the forged or at least can act as a decoy.

On the top level, behind an MK III gun turret will be the entrance to the furnace where both Jake the farmer's son and Slate, the boss enemy will wait. Opposite that door will be a power armor station and the exit to the roof outside.

A shortcut can be taken to reach the building's roof and entering near the boss-fight by walking up a steep pipe on the southern side of the building which otherwise would be the way down and out. There will be three forged guarding the roof and unless the gunners (with the Fatman and a missile launcher) on the nearby overpass have been taken care of, sneaking is recommended. Two frag mines on the way.

Notable loot

 * The power-armored mini boss Slag at the end of the building drops the Shishkebab.
 * Picket Fences magazine and Explosives bobblehead are located in same room as Slag, both on the platform where he is located. The magazine is on the steel walkway and the bobblehead is on the wall immediately above.
 * Dampening coils in the southeastern corner of the same room as Slag, follow the catwalk to the right and down and they are adjacent to the smelter, needed for the quest Here There Be Monsters.
 * Overdue book on the right side when entering, in one of the melters just before the toilet door to the right with a gun trap. It is together with a skeleton and some drugs.
 * Bottle of Day Tripper in the lower level, inside the smelting pot tilted on the ground with the corpse and shopping basket at the bottom of the staircase. (Southwest corner, next to bathroom)
 * Vault-Tec lunchbox top floor of first room just north of the far south wall in an office nook.

Note

 * You can drag corpses (press and hold 'pick up button') to any vats of molten metal and drop them inside to burn them, but they will not melt nor disintegrate. Instead, the whole body will just be on fire. You can then drag the the burning corpses out as a light source if, for some reason, you do not wish to use your pip-boy light.
 * An swift death will reward anyone who manages to fall into the column of liquid metal on the roof.

Appearances
The Saugus Ironworks only appears in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * Reloading a save near the forge may cause the player character to take fire damage.
 * After causing Slag to leave his Power Armor, it may remain owned ("Steal" shown instead of "Enter") indefinitely, even past his death and first use of it.
 * After the battle with Slag, character became covered in bright orange molten metal during conversations and in third person view. It appears to be permanent as sleeping, fast traveling, swimming in water, and healing with stimpacks have not reversed this effect.
 * Surviving an encounter with a container of molten metal may cause your character to remain charred with small, dull-coloured molten ribs and spikes projecting from their body. Activating sneak mode causes a large, molten triangle to appear in the center of the screen which obstructs the player's view. This appears to permanent as well as there are currently no known methods to reverse the effect aside from loading a previous save.

Gallery
Siderúrgica Saugus