Vault Dweller's Survival Guide



The Vault Dweller's Survival Guide is the game manual for Fallout.

Background
Styled as a Vault-Tec publication issued to inhabitants of the company's flagship line of vault-model fallout shelters that would be given to intended dwellers. After January 2077, the publication was publicly sold for approximately $299.95, with the price being reduced to $100 for a limited time by October 22nd, 2077, including a Coping With Mr. Virus! pamphlet and the How to Eat Rat section (revised September edition).

Table of contents
The cover reads "ISSUED BY VAULT-TEC DOCUMENTATION DEPARTMENT, JANUARY, 2077" with the notice "This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the New Amended Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C., 31 and 32. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by the law."

Several sections have been crossed off and additional comments added by the "overseer," stylized by way of a taped piece of paper obscuring the original text of the guide. Original comments will be stricken and overseer comments italicized below.

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General
p. 1-1

* Document not available at this time, will be available the 3rd quarter of 2078.

Important Vault statistics
pp. 1-1 to 1-2

Nuclear blast effects
p. 1-2

pp. 1-3 to 1-4
 * Atmospheric effects of blasts

pp. 1-4 to 1-5
 * Overview of immediate effects

pp. 1-5 to 1-7
 * Overview of delayed effects

Section II: Simulation
pp. 2-1 to 2-6
 * SimTek operations

Section III: Personnel
p. 3-1 to 3-2
 * General


 * Standard Personnel Records








 * Creating a New Personnel Record

Section IV: Instrumentation
pp.
 * General


 * Main Menu

RobCo Pip-Boy 2000
To help Vault Dwellers record information (and information is extremely valuable, in fact, it might be the most valuable weapon we have against the end of civilization, so pay attention!), Vault-Tec has selected the RobCo Industries RobCo Pip-Boy 2000 as the Personal Information Processor of choice for its Vault Dwellers.

The RobCo Pip-Boy 2000 (hereafter called the Pip-Boy), is a handy device that you wear on your wrist. It's small, especially by today's standards, and it will store a godly amount of information for you. And using modern super-deluxe resolution graphics to boot!

The Pip-Boy 2000 can be used to keep track of important dates and events. Use it to remember everyone's birthday's and anniversaries so that you (...)

''We reprogrammed your Pip-Boy to keep track of the number of days remaining in the Vault water stores. This note is the only thing you should care about until we are safe and have a restored water processing chip. ''

''The note shows the number of days before we croak. If that happens, your adventures on the outside won't be worth a set of thermal underwear in Death Valley at high noon! We'll be dead. And we don't want that. Go to it!''

(...) and it is a very useful tool for scheduling meetings and appointments. And your Pip-Boy has been programmed to properly handle all calendar dates, even after the turn of the century!1

1Your Pip-Boy 2000 has a three month limited warranty.

Vault Personnel
The key to a successful reintroduction of civilization following a massive scale nuclear war is people. Here at Vault-Tec, we are working to ensure that your fellow man (and woman) is up to the task of bringing America back from the dead.

Equipment
Vault-13 comes prepared with the latest in survival equipment. The items in your storage containers will last 1,000 people over 10 years in comfortable and modern surroundings. When it is time to leave the Vault, and return to rebuild America, your friends at Vault-Tec have provided you with everything that you will need.

We have ensured that all of your rebuilding needs will be covered (...)

''Yeah, right. Who wrote this? What budget did they get? We already used most of the equipment on failed attempts to contact an outside civilization. And we've been in here a lot longer than ten years. We have little left to give you, but we will give you what we can.''

(...) undergone extensive testing to make sure the equipment is reliable.

Flotation Homes and Seaweed
A complete survival guide for the ocean bound. More tips, instructions, and plans than you could possibly ever use.

A PERMANENT STATE OF BEING? WE FIELD-TEST THE LATEST WATERPROOF SPF 900 SUNSCREENS PLANT A GARDEN YOU CAN COME BACK TO! WATERBEDS- A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE COPING WITH YOUR NEW MOBILE HOME

VTF-100

A Vault-Tec publication

Special Vault Dwellers Issue - July 2076

Houseboat Cruise Control! Coming Soon!

Coping With Mr. Virus!
An extended pamphlet for the whole family! Includes the popular How-To-Burn-Diseased-Bodies section.

Fifteenth Edition - December 2076

Featuring the latest Super Ebola Quarantine Techniques!

WARNING:

All references to the government sanctioned and controlled FEV virus are not allowed in this publication.

Vault Dweller's Survival Guide (abridged version)
A condensed version of the VDSG, containing just the important information you need!

Effective Date March, 2077

For Survivors of a Limited Scale Nuclear War

First Printing VTB-OO2-13

How to Eat Rat
Over 101 recipes, from basic meals to a complete set of dishes, all the way from snacks to desserts!

Second Edition

NEW FOR '77:

15 five-minute Recipes and the tasty Rodent a la King!

How to Escape Radiation
Seek immediate cover. Seal off all windows and cracks or flee to your local Vault-Tec shelter.

For more exclusive information on surviving radiation purchase New Addition
 * WAS  299.95 Now Only! (for a limited time) $100.00 

copyright: Vault-tec Subscriber 'Inc.

2077 September Edition

G.E.C.K.
Future-Tec, a division of Vault-Tec, presents the following advertisement for your enjoyment!

When the All Clear sounds on your radio, you don't want to be caught without...

THE GARDEN OF EDEN CREATION KIT!!

The kit includes:


 * Base Replicator Unit - replicates food and basic items needed for building your new world. Just add water! (powered by cold fusion)
 * Holodisc Reader with Library - includes selections from the Library of Congress, complete set of encyclopedias, and other life saving information, all contained on four-hundred and sixty handy holodiscs!1 and... A Miniature Pen Flashlight!2

4 out of 5 nuclear scientists recommend the Garden of Eden Creation Kit over the other leading survival kits!

1 A condensed version is available on three handy holodiscs

2 Not suitable for children under the age of three. A different toy is available for younger children.