Nuka-Cola Quantum (Fallout 3)

Nuka-Cola Quantum is a reformulated Nuka-Cola which is based on a probabilistic recipe which may or may not include certain ingredients depending on when it is drunk. It also has the added ability of raising the PC's action points.

My Glowing Bottles Don't Glow!
Unfortunately for users on lower-end computers, or those who have turned down effects due to FO3 crashing, the endearing blue glow of Nuka-Cola Quantum is not clear unless HDR is on. One way to tell if the Nuka-Cola is a Quantum when HDR is off is by looking at the label on the bottle; the regular Nuka-Cola bottle's label is red, and its emblem is styled to look like that of a Coca-Cola bottle. The Quantum's label, on the other hand, is brown, although it takes close observation to tell the difference (see the comparison picture in the infobox). The alternative method is to simply move the crosshairs over the bottle and see if the "Take" option reads "Take Nuka-Cola Quantum".

A mod is available which changes the default Quantum texture to be highly visible even without HDR.

Bottle locations
There are a total of approximately 91 bottles located in preset locations in the game. See the following table for a full list of locations. Bottles found in vending machines are random and do not belong in this list.

In addition, there is a random encounter on the map in which a traveling salesman will offer to sell a Quantum for 100 Caps (50 if a Speech Check or Barter Check is passed). This can happen a theoretically unlimited number of times, but he will only sell a Quantum once per encounter.

Also, when accessing one of the 152 Nuka-Cola Vending Machines scattered indoors and outdoors throughout the Wasteland there is approximately a 10% random chance of finding a Nuka Cola Quantum. The contents of Nuka-Cola Vending Machine load the first time you enter a cell and never reset. Thus to maximize this chance you should save before entering a new cell and travel to the vending machine. If it doesn't contain a quantum, load and try again. Remember, outdoor cells encompass several map markers, frequently.

With this in mind, it should be possible to get approximately 120 extra Nuka-Cola Quantum bottles with extreme dedication. The reason extreme dedication is a prerequisite is that some locations have two vending machines, meaning a 1 percent chance of getting 2 Nuka-Cola Quantums (and an 18 percent chance of getting one). Further some vending machines are hard to find or are located deep inside an environment, so getting to them to determine the contents takes a lot of time. And to top it off, some locations like the Chryslus Building have 3 or more vending machines in certain cells. You're welcome to try to get 3 or more Quantums, but given the astronomically low probability (0.1 percent for 3 machines, 0.01 for 4 machines), this seems an exercise in futility. Ultimately, ~120 bottles (from vending machines) is a fair estimate of your net haul if you get approximately two bottles at every location with 2 or more Nuka-Cola Vending Machines, and 1 bottle at locations with only 1 Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. This number should be obtainable even if you make a couple careless mistakes (such as blundering into an outdoor cell early in your play through and then later realize it contained a Nuka-Cola Vending Machine).

With the Quantum Chemist perk added by the Broken Steel add-on, every 10 normal (not ice cold) Nuka Colas that you have in your inventory automatically become one bottle of Quantum. Since Nuka Cola respawns in several shops with this perk the Quantum count is raised from aproximately 211 (about 120 from vending machines with EXTREME dedication plus the 91 places that have them placed) to an infinite amount. This perk is extremely useful if you have already used too many Nuka Cola Quantums to complete "The Nuka-Cola Challenge" quest.

List
A full list of the approximately 91 preset Nuka-Cola Quantums in preset locations follows.

{|class="fallout-table sortable" !Closest map marker !Amount !Description (The Pittadd-on) (Broken Steeladd-on) (Broken Steeladd-on) (Point Lookoutaddon)
 * Abandoned Tent
 * 1
 * Northeast of Mason Dixon Salvage, south of Satcom Array NN-03d.
 * Agatha's House
 * 2
 * To the north, on the way to Minefield: under a power trestle with a skeleton there is a BB Gun and two cans of BB's on a chair. It is immediately south of a fenced power junction with a few empty bottles. After you've picked up the bottle standing next to the skeleton you can turn towards the power relay and look up to see a bunch of bottles standing on the top of an steel beam. Amongst them is a Nuka-Cola Quantum that you have to shoot down.
 * Alexandria Arms
 * 1
 * There's one in a locked room on the second floor, near a terminal &amp; a counter with two ammo boxes and a book.
 * Anchorage Memorial
 * 1
 * Enter the service entrance at the south east side of the memorial, take a left and then go to the end of the hall where there is a utility door, the Nuka-cola Quantum is in that room. The room also holds a key to a stash of supplies in the memorial located in a freezer at the bottom of the memorial. The door can only be opened with a 35 or higher repair skill and a piece of the door which can be found locked inside a safe in the floor of the medical room in the memorial (or it can be opened with a 95 Repair skill without the piece from the safe). The medical room can be accessed by entering the memorial through the topside entrance, going straight down to the first open area, then you should see the green glowing sign with the word 'Clinic' written on it. This is all part of an unmarked quest to get the stash of supplies left in the facility for a guy named Ted, whose corpse is lying on the ground directly in front of the clinic. Looting his corpse will yield a note with instructions on how to get to the stash.
 * Andale/Fort Independence
 * 1
 * Halfway between. The truck is next to a highway support column.
 * AntAgonizer's Lair
 * 1
 * One next to the AntAgonizer's throne, Don't use the main entrance here, just use the sewer system ontop of the hill to get straight to the throne room.
 * Arlington Library
 * 1
 * In the Media Archives: in a room with two computer terminals, one of which controls a safe. The bottle is hidden behind a small round table in the corner and can be quite difficult to see.
 * Bethesda Ruins
 * 1
 * In the Underworks, on a shelf in a small room near the manhole entrance. There is also a Mini Nuke in a box next to it. You must move the box to pick up the Mini Nuke.
 * Calvert Mansion (Point Lookoutadd-on)
 * 1
 * In Desmond Lockheart's panic room, can only be accessed after the house has been exploded when returning to his house in the quest Thought Control. On one of the shelves, very hard to miss.
 * Chaste Acres Dairy Farm
 * 1
 * Head directly south and slightly west of the farm, it's not far till you will see a destroyed truck covered in radioactive sewage, inside a bathtub are several Nuka Colas as well as a Quantum.
 * Cliffside Cavern
 * 1
 * In the second cavern on a table to your right.
 * Deathclaw Sanctuary
 * 1
 * Near the Endurance Bobblehead.
 * Dukov's Place
 * 1
 * On a shelf behind the bed. Needs to be stolen.
 * Dunwich Building
 * 1
 * South of Girdershade: in a small room further down the hall to the right.
 * Everglow National Campground
 * 1
 * Take the road to the East and when you get to the intersection, take a right and immediately to your left is a wrecked semi-trailer with toxic barrels. The Quantum is on the ground by the barrels.
 * Evergreen Mills
 * 2
 * In the bazaar behind the first bar on the right inside a box with Empty Soda Bottles.
 * Flooded Metro entrance
 * 2
 * One is in a raider encampment, just south of the Flooded Metro fast-travel entrance. It's in a crate of bottles on a counter. The second can be found in the same room as The Shocker.
 * Fordham Flash Memorial Field
 * 1
 * Go northwest toward the lake and you will see small wooden dock with a locker at the end of it. To the left you will see the bottle on the top of the pile (wooden pole in the water).
 * Foggy Bottom Station
 * 1
 * Walking from the DCTA Tunnel 014-B Potomac entrance, take the first left into the small area between the tracks where it can be found along with a few raiders. It is located behind the gate next to the table and machinery.
 * Fort Bannister
 * 2
 * Halfway to Charnel House: One in a scavenger's half-destroyed house, one square west of the fort, next to two mattresses in a wooden box. Commanding Officer's Quarters: on the ground in the scientifically themed area.
 * Fort Constantine
 * 1
 * CO Quarters: in the room on the right (the kitchen area). There is also the Big Guns Bobblehead in the basement here.
 * Fort Independence
 * 1
 * There's a Quantum sitting on a table in a room with a number of sleeping Outcast soldiers.
 * Franklin Metro Utility
 * 1
 * Next to the Burnmaster
 * Georgetown West
 * 1
 * In a Pulowski Preservation Shelter to the left of the Grocer (which is to the left of the Radiation King).
 * Germantown Police HQ
 * 1
 * In closet off kitchen where Shorty is being kept.
 * Ghoul Outpost
 * 1
 * In the back room in front of the cell with the Super Mutant.
 * Greener Pastures Disposal
 * 1
 * In the office, same location as the Agility Vault Boy Bobblehead
 * Hamilton's Hideaway
 * 1
 * In a crate on a desk towards the back of the cave, there will be two raiders near the bottle listening to Galaxy News Radio.
 * Hubris Comics
 * 1
 * Near the Foreman's room next to the terminal controlling the turrets
 * Jacko's Pop &amp; Gas Stop
 * 1
 * NW of Tenpenny Tower . There is one in the shop you'll be able to see as soon you walk in.
 * Jalbert Brothers Waste Disposal
 * 1
 * On counter in room with no terminal or safe.
 * L.O.B. Enterprises
 * 1
 * In Falls Church: As soon as you enter the L.O.B. Enterprises building, take a right and then take the hallway left. Keep going West-Northwest, and you will eventually come to a room with a set of stairs going down. Across the stairs (don't actually go down the stairs, just look across), you will see a Nuka-Cola Quantum on a shelf.(This building also contains lots of Turpentine, Tin Cans, and Abraxo Cleaner for making Nuka Grenades.)
 * La Maison Beauregard
 * 1
 * Georgetown: One bottle on the second floor. The bottle is near the radio.
 * Lincoln Memorial
 * 1
 * Maintenance room.
 * Lucky's
 * 1
 * There is one in a wrecked display case, it needs to be stolen.
 * Mama Dolce's
 * 1
 * On the highest floor, on a desk with an active terminal, a first aid box, a broken door and a Nuka-Cola vending machine in the northeast corner.
 * MDPL Mass Relay Station
 * 1
 * In the safe with a Very Hard lock. You can also hack the terminal on the desk.
 * MDPL-13 Power Station
 * 1
 * On the workbench as soon as you enter. There is also a schematic for the Railway Rifle.
 * MDPL-16 Power Station
 * 1
 * Just on the workbench as soon as you enter.
 * Mirelurk Nesting Hole
 * 1
 * At the hatching site protected by a Mirelurk King at the end. In a cave next to the girders.
 * Murder Pass
 * 1
 * Between Lamplight Caverns and Vault 87: you will find a Nuka-Cola Quantum on a metal shelf.
 * Museum of History
 * 1
 * Lower Halls: One in a box under a table, next to two Nuka-Cola machines.
 * Museum of Technology
 * 1
 * One is located in the Planetarium maintenance room
 * National Guard Depot
 * 1
 * Bunker: underneath the table with the Experimental MIRV.
 * Nuka-Cola Plant
 * 4
 * One is located in one of the trucks behind the plant. 3 more are at the production line. You have to start the machinery by activating it at a computer located at the room next to that room.
 * Oasis
 * 1
 * Caves: In the room after the room with Harold's heart, there is a Mirelurk King, a Mirelurk Hunter, and a Mirelurk. The Quantum is down where the Mirelurk King is.
 * Old Olney
 * 1
 * Sewers: In a room with some bedding. The room is located directly south west of the lower Old Olney exit on the Local Map. When you enter the sewers, the door leading to this room is to the left. Heading to the right will only lead to a large number of Deathclaws.
 * Paradise Falls
 * 5
 * In Eulogy Jones' pad. Head towards the stairwell but go into the space next to the stairs and you will see a several crates with Nuka Cola Quantum. There are 5 bottles in all. Be careful when taking them, because, if witnessed, Clover, Crimson, Eulogy, and slavers may become hostile.
 * Red Racer Factory
 * 1
 * Very top floor CEO offices, The Surgeon's room. Inside the small room that is lit up in red, and has Stefan locked in it.
 * Regulator HQ
 * 1
 * In the back room in an open locker.
 * Republic of Dave
 * 1
 * In Dave's room on top of Dave's personal safe (must be stolen).
 * Rockbreaker's Last Gas
 * 1
 * In the fenced area, on top of a Nuka-Cola machine.
 * Roosevelt Academy
 * 1
 * In the library, on the eastern-most side of Roosevelt Academy: As soon as you walk in, there's a Nuka-Cola Quantum to the left on a desk. This requires a lock pick skill of 100 in order to gain entry.there is also a underground maintenance route you can use to gain access to the Roosevelt Library you can access this route in either Roosevelt Academy or the Athletics Hall.
 * Satcom Array NN-03d
 * 1
 * In a rusty corrugated steel shack southwest of the array. On top of this shack there is another bottle.
 * Seward Sq. Northwest
 * 1
 * Go into Capital Building East Entrance, go left, there is a bottle by the coffee maker in the first room.
 * Smith Casey's Garage
 * 2
 * North of Jacko's Pop &amp; Gas Stop
 * Springvale Elementary
 * 1
 * On top of the giant cage just inside The Main Entrance(from Vault 101 head north east and the MAIN entrance is along the road facing west). As soon as you enter there is a massive square cage in front of you, the Bottle is on the far top edge, you can shoot it down, or walk around till you're upstairs and jump across. You can also go to the side of the cage the bottle is on and jump up and quickly tap A when the message appears momentarily to grab the bottle.
 * Statesman Hotel Restaurant
 * 1
 * On the 3rd floor (the level with the door to the roof) in the large bar area. It is located in a crate under the bar.
 * Super Duper Mart
 * 1
 * To the north: along the river, you'll find a destroyed bridge. Go across the bridge until it ends and jump into the water. Swim just a bit further to the next section and look around, you should spot many Nuka-Cola bottles floating around the surface, and among them, a Nuka-Cola Quantum. You can also find the key in a metal box behind one of the counters on another piece of counter.
 * Super Duper Mart
 * 3
 * After you have killed the raiders you can search for a key to the Pharmacy Room or you can pick the lock of the room. It's the room with the Protectron in it. In the room you find some boxes with Nuka-Cola in it and in the boxes you can find 3 bottles of Nuka-Cola quantum.
 * Takoma Industrial
 * 1
 * Far north of Rivet City and east of Chevy Chase, on the eastern-most edge of the map: Enter the door on the north side of the Factory (where the radioactive pond and the water tower are), and go up the stairs to the left. You will notice some wood planks on the other side of the railing. Jump over the railing onto the wooden planks, and then onto the small ledge down below. There is a Nuka-Cola Quantum on the other side of the generator.
 * Tenleytown/Friendship Station
 * 1
 * There is one sitting on top of a bench upstairs in the big room with the bonfire that's upstairs too.
 * VAPL-58 Power Station
 * 2
 * Inside power station on table. In a makeshift shed by the billboard southeast of the power station.
 * Vault 87
 * 1
 * Not to be confused with the bottle found in Murder Pass, another is located in one of the Vault's storage rooms, before you encounter Fawkes.
 * Vault 92
 * 1
 * In the living quarters past the male room. You can see the bottle behind the window.
 * Vault 108
 * 1
 * Entrance floor in a small storage room adjacent to the malfunctioning generator. Behind several yellow metal crates is a metal ladder, the bottle is on top of the ladder.
 * Vault-Tec Headquarters
 * 1
 * On the second floor in the Vault-Tec Corporate Offices on a shelf on the Northern section of the map.
 * Vernon East/Takoma Park
 * 1
 * Past 4 mines and a booby trap.
 * Warrington Station
 * 1
 * In Roy Phillips' room during the quest "Tenpenny Tower" between a couple metal boxes on the floor.
 * Wastelands (Close to Old Olney &amp; Chaste Acres Dairy Farm)
 * 6
 * When you are at Old Olney turn Southeast and head towards the "cliff" and the destroyed highway. After you go through it you're going to see a "Red Rocket" gas station, and a tractor trailer, which is the truck that never got to Old Olney from the Nuka-Cola Plant, with Nuka-Cola bottles behind it. When you're inside you're going to find around 5-7 Nuka-Cola Quantums and 10-30 Nuka-Colas.
 * Yao Guai Tunnels
 * 1
 * Enter the tunnel and go straight till the 4-way intersection. Turn left at the intersection. It is sitting on a table, easily seen.
 * Abandoned Apartments
 * 1
 * In a rusty corrugated steel shack southwest of the array. On top of this shack there is another bottle.
 * Seward Sq. Northwest
 * 1
 * Go into Capital Building East Entrance, go left, there is a bottle by the coffee maker in the first room.
 * Smith Casey's Garage
 * 2
 * North of Jacko's Pop &amp; Gas Stop
 * Springvale Elementary
 * 1
 * On top of the giant cage just inside The Main Entrance(from Vault 101 head north east and the MAIN entrance is along the road facing west). As soon as you enter there is a massive square cage in front of you, the Bottle is on the far top edge, you can shoot it down, or walk around till you're upstairs and jump across. You can also go to the side of the cage the bottle is on and jump up and quickly tap A when the message appears momentarily to grab the bottle.
 * Statesman Hotel Restaurant
 * 1
 * On the 3rd floor (the level with the door to the roof) in the large bar area. It is located in a crate under the bar.
 * Super Duper Mart
 * 1
 * To the north: along the river, you'll find a destroyed bridge. Go across the bridge until it ends and jump into the water. Swim just a bit further to the next section and look around, you should spot many Nuka-Cola bottles floating around the surface, and among them, a Nuka-Cola Quantum. You can also find the key in a metal box behind one of the counters on another piece of counter.
 * Super Duper Mart
 * 3
 * After you have killed the raiders you can search for a key to the Pharmacy Room or you can pick the lock of the room. It's the room with the Protectron in it. In the room you find some boxes with Nuka-Cola in it and in the boxes you can find 3 bottles of Nuka-Cola quantum.
 * Takoma Industrial
 * 1
 * Far north of Rivet City and east of Chevy Chase, on the eastern-most edge of the map: Enter the door on the north side of the Factory (where the radioactive pond and the water tower are), and go up the stairs to the left. You will notice some wood planks on the other side of the railing. Jump over the railing onto the wooden planks, and then onto the small ledge down below. There is a Nuka-Cola Quantum on the other side of the generator.
 * Tenleytown/Friendship Station
 * 1
 * There is one sitting on top of a bench upstairs in the big room with the bonfire that's upstairs too.
 * VAPL-58 Power Station
 * 2
 * Inside power station on table. In a makeshift shed by the billboard southeast of the power station.
 * Vault 87
 * 1
 * Not to be confused with the bottle found in Murder Pass, another is located in one of the Vault's storage rooms, before you encounter Fawkes.
 * Vault 92
 * 1
 * In the living quarters past the male room. You can see the bottle behind the window.
 * Vault 108
 * 1
 * Entrance floor in a small storage room adjacent to the malfunctioning generator. Behind several yellow metal crates is a metal ladder, the bottle is on top of the ladder.
 * Vault-Tec Headquarters
 * 1
 * On the second floor in the Vault-Tec Corporate Offices on a shelf on the Northern section of the map.
 * Vernon East/Takoma Park
 * 1
 * Past 4 mines and a booby trap.
 * Warrington Station
 * 1
 * In Roy Phillips' room during the quest "Tenpenny Tower" between a couple metal boxes on the floor.
 * Wastelands (Close to Old Olney &amp; Chaste Acres Dairy Farm)
 * 6
 * When you are at Old Olney turn Southeast and head towards the "cliff" and the destroyed highway. After you go through it you're going to see a "Red Rocket" gas station, and a tractor trailer, which is the truck that never got to Old Olney from the Nuka-Cola Plant, with Nuka-Cola bottles behind it. When you're inside you're going to find around 5-7 Nuka-Cola Quantums and 10-30 Nuka-Colas.
 * Yao Guai Tunnels
 * 1
 * Enter the tunnel and go straight till the 4-way intersection. Turn left at the intersection. It is sitting on a table, easily seen.
 * Abandoned Apartments
 * Vernon East/Takoma Park
 * 1
 * Past 4 mines and a booby trap.
 * Warrington Station
 * 1
 * In Roy Phillips' room during the quest "Tenpenny Tower" between a couple metal boxes on the floor.
 * Wastelands (Close to Old Olney &amp; Chaste Acres Dairy Farm)
 * 6
 * When you are at Old Olney turn Southeast and head towards the "cliff" and the destroyed highway. After you go through it you're going to see a "Red Rocket" gas station, and a tractor trailer, which is the truck that never got to Old Olney from the Nuka-Cola Plant, with Nuka-Cola bottles behind it. When you're inside you're going to find around 5-7 Nuka-Cola Quantums and 10-30 Nuka-Colas.
 * Yao Guai Tunnels
 * 1
 * Enter the tunnel and go straight till the 4-way intersection. Turn left at the intersection. It is sitting on a table, easily seen.
 * Abandoned Apartments
 * Yao Guai Tunnels
 * 1
 * Enter the tunnel and go straight till the 4-way intersection. Turn left at the intersection. It is sitting on a table, easily seen.
 * Abandoned Apartments
 * Abandoned Apartments
 * 3
 * Once you finish your fights in The Hole, make your way through the Uptown. At the beginning there will be a gate to your left that you can lockpick, given that you have at least a Lv. 25, considering it is 'Easy'. Follow the road until you reach a similar gate also to the left. Behind it, there is a door leading into the Abandoned Apartments. There are multiple Trogs living in here, so make sure you kill them, so they don't jump you later. In one of the rooms, there is a Nuka-Cola Quantum on the counter, in plain sight. Under this counter is another. The third is at the only place on the 3rd floor you can get to.
 * Old Olney Underground
 * Old Olney Underground
 * 1
 * In the stone basement, you will come across a locked cell door. Inside is a bottle of Quantum, along with some ammo boxes.
 * Presidential Metro
 * Presidential Metro
 * 1
 * After you clear out the ghouls M.A.R.Go.T. told you about, it is in a room down the right of the tracks. "Equipment room" is written next to the door.
 * Calvert Mansion
 * Calvert Mansion
 * 1
 * In the panic room after Hearing Voices on your left side as you enter on a shelf along with 4 other Nuka-Colas.

Appearances

 * Nuka-Cola Quantum has only appeared in Fallout 3, as they were a test product shipped locally from the Factory.

Trivia

 * The concept of adding radioactive materials to a soft drink actually happened in the real world.
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum's proposed slogan "Take the leap... enjoy a Quantum!" is a pun dealing with the scientific term "quantum leap", which refers to the phenomenon where an electron near-instantaneously jumps between two different energy levels.
 * It is unknown how Quantum would have compared to other spin offs such as Cherry Nuka Cola, because Quantum was released to the public only hours before the bombs fell. The shipment to Old Olney did not even arrive in time due to an accident beforehand. The Super-Duper-Mart and Paradise Falls shipments are still intact however.The shipment on its way to Old Olney is in a Nuka-Cola truck west (follow the road) from Chaste Acres Dairy Farms.
 * According to a few characters, drinking Nuka-Cola Quantum makes one's urine glow for up to a week. The isotope used to make it glow is apparently Strontium, which "gives it that extra kick." To others, it is said to feel like "Drinking a regular Nuka Cola, then downing a handful of sugar and subsequently punching yourself in the head".
 * Information on the research terminals at the Nuka-Cola Plant identify isotopes with codes of UR993, CE770, CE772 and CE774 as being tried unsuccessfully in earlier trials. The codes suggest that the isotopes are either of Uranium (U) or Cerium (Ce), but the numbers are FAR too high to be the atomic masses (but perhaps not in the 2077 Fallout universe). One of the isotopes killed every single person who had tested it, while another caused few, although some, serious effects for a soda. All that the Nuka-Cola Company sent to the families of the deceased was fruit baskets, possibly referencing the carelessness of corporate America to the average citizen.
 * Three Dog describes Nuka Cola Quantum as a drink that "Tastes like RadScorpion shit and turns your piss blue".

Related Pages

 * Nuka Cola
 * Ice Cold Nuka Cola
 * Fallout 3 drugs and edibles
 * Nuka Grenade
 * Custom-built weapon components

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