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| |map marker ='''Fort Constantine''' | | |map marker ='''Fort Constantine''' |
| |local map =Fort Constantine map.png | | |local map =Fort Constantine map.png |
| | |part of =[[Maryland]]<br />[[Northwest Territories]] |
| |quests =[[You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head]] | | |quests =[[You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head]] |
| |robots =Level dependent [[Fallout 3 robots and computers|robots]]<br />[[Automated turret (Fallout 3)|Automated turrets]] | | |robots =Level dependent [[Fallout 3 robots and computers|robots]]<br />[[Turret (Fallout 3)|Automated Turrets]] |
| |factions =[[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Army]] (pre-War) | | |factions =[[United States Army|U.S. Army]] (pre-War) |
| |terminal =[[Fort Constantine terminal entries]] | | |terminal =[[Fort Constantine terminal entries]] |
| |cell name =FortC01 (personnel offices)<br />FortC02 (CO quarters)<br />FortC03 (launch control bunker)<br />FortC04 (bomb storage) | | |cell name =FortC01 (personnel offices)<br />FortC02 (CO quarters)<br />FortC03 (launch control bunker)<br />FortC04 (bomb storage) |
| |refid ={{ID|02d0e2}} (personnel offices)<br />{{ID|02d0e6}} (CO quarters)<br />{{ID|02d0e4}} (launch control bunker)<br />{{ID|02d0e5}} (bomb storage) | | |refid ={{ID|02d0e2}} (personnel offices)<br />{{ID|02d0e6}} (CO quarters)<br />{{ID|02d0e4}} (launch control bunker)<br />{{ID|02d0e5}} (bomb storage) |
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| {{Quotation|If anyone finds this note, stay the hell away from this place. If the feral ghouls don't get you, the robots will. There's [[radiation]] everywhere. I think they used to make nukes here, or maybe they just kept them, I don't know.|[[Tara]]'s [[Tara's note|final words]]}} | | {{Quotation|If anyone finds this note, stay the hell away from this place. If the feral ghouls don't get you, the robots will. There's [[radiation]] everywhere. I think they used to make nukes here, or maybe they just kept them, I don't know.|[[Tara]]'s [[Tara's note|final words]]}} |
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| '''Fort Constantine''' is a large military base containing [[C-23 Megaton]] bomb storage, and a [[ICBM]] launch facility in the northwest [[Capital Wasteland]], between the [[SatCom Array NW-05a]] and [[SatCom Array NN-03d]]. It is heavily guarded by a wide variety of robots, including [[Sentry bot (Fallout 3)|sentry bots]], [[Mister Gutsy (Fallout 3)|Mister Gutsies]], [[Robobrain (Fallout 3)|robobrains]] and [[Protectron (Fallout 3)|protectrons]], inside and out. | | '''Fort Constantine''' is a large military base in [[Maryland]]. It contains [[Atomic bomb (Fallout 3)|atomic bomb]] storage and launch facility in the northwest [[Capital Wasteland]], between the [[SatCom Array NW-05a]] and [[SatCom Array NN-03d]]. It is guarded by a wide variety of robots, including [[Sentry Bot (Fallout 3)|Sentry Bots]], [[Mister Gutsy (Fallout 3)|Mister Gutsies]], [[Robobrain (Fallout 3)|Robobrains]] and [[Protectron (Fallout 3)|Protectrons]], inside and out. |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| Fort Constantine is a military base built by the US Army in 2043. It was used to build and store nuclear bombs, and also the top secret power armor that was under development at the time. In [[Timeline#2257|2257]], [[Allistair Tenpenny]] hired 5 mercenaries — [[Crowley (Fallout 3)|Mister Crowley]], [[Dave (Fallout 3)|Dave]], [[Dukov]], [[Jeff Strayer]] and [[Tara Fields]] — to retrieve a rare weapon from the fort. It is unknown what weapon Tenpenny was after, but the mercs completed the mission goals and were paid. In the bunker, Tara was killed by a group of [[Feral ghoul (Fallout 3)|feral ghouls]] and Crowley was locked in the same room (from this we learn feral ghouls do not attack sentient ghouls which is how Crowley escaped). Crowley supposedly found the [[T-51b power armor (Fallout 3)|T-51b power armor]] in Fort Constantine, at which point he became obsessed with it. The rest of the group, knowing Tara was dead and thinking Crowley was dead as well, went their separate ways.
| | It was used to build and store nuclear bombs, and also the top secret power armor that was under development at the time. [[Allistair Tenpenny]] hired five mercenaries — [[Mister Crowley]], [[Dave (Fallout 3)|Dave]], [[Dukov]], [[Jeff Strayer]] and [[Tara Fields]] — to retrieve a rare weapon from the fort. The mercs completed the mission, though lost two of their members doing so. In the bunker, Tara was killed by a group of [[Feral Ghoul (Fallout 3)|Feral Ghouls]] and Crowley was locked in the same room, surviving due to being a ghoul himself, thus not attracting the attention of the ferals. Crowley found a suit of [[T-51b Power Armor (Fallout 3)|T-51b power armor]] in Fort Constantine, becoming obsessed with retrieving it. The rest of the group, knowing Tara was dead and thinking Crowley was as well, went their separate ways. |
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| Years later, Mister Crowley, now living in [[Underworld]], wants the player character to find all the other surviving mercs (except for Jeff Strayer, whose son, [[Ted Strayer]], holds the [[Fallout 3 keys#Ted Strayer's special key|key]] required by Crowley) and shoot them in the head, then return the keys. | | Years later, Mister Crowley, now living in [[Underworld]], wanted the [[Lone Wanderer]] to find all the other surviving mercs (except for Jeff Strayer, whose son, [[Ted Strayer]], holds the [[Fallout 3 keys#Ted Strayer's special key|key]] required by Crowley) and shoot them in the head, then return the keys. |
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| ==Layout== | | ==Layout== |
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| The doors to the bomb storage (warhead storage) are both locked with a Very Hard lock, but the bomb storage basement can be alternatively accessed through an underground path in the cellar of the CO quarters. (The floor plan picture for the launch control bunker has been mislabeled. The north door connects to the CO's quarters, the southern one leads to the bomb storage section.) The Fort Constantine bunker door can be opened only with [[Fallout 3 keys#Ted Strayer's special key|Ted Strayer's special key]] and cannot be [[lockpick]]ed. Also, the only access to the T-51b power armor is through this pathway, as the door can't be opened from the other side in the bomb storage, because [[Tara Fields|Tara]] holds the key. However, the cellar grants access to the launch control bunker, eventually leading to the basement of the bomb storage. The door to the bomb storage requires [[Fallout 3 keys#Dukov's special key|Dukov's special key]]. In here is Tara's corpse, (which holds the [[Fallout 3 keys#Warhead storage key|warhead storage key]]), two Very Hard locked doors and a door (can be accessed only with [[Fallout 3 keys#Dave's special key|Dave's special key]]) on the opposite side which finally leads to a room with the T-51b power armor. | | The doors to the bomb storage (warhead storage) are both locked with a Very Hard lock, but the bomb storage basement can be alternatively accessed through an underground path in the cellar of the CO quarters. (The floor plan picture for the launch control bunker has been mislabeled. The north door connects to the CO's quarters, the southern one leads to the bomb storage section.) The Fort Constantine bunker door can be opened only with [[Fallout 3 keys#Ted Strayer's special key|Ted Strayer's special key]] and cannot be [[lockpick]]ed. Also, the only access to the T-51b power armor is through this pathway, as the door can't be opened from the other side in the bomb storage, because [[Tara Fields|Tara]] holds the key. However, the cellar grants access to the launch control bunker, eventually leading to the basement of the bomb storage. The door to the bomb storage requires [[Fallout 3 keys#Dukov's special key|Dukov's special key]]. In here is Tara's corpse, (which holds the [[Fallout 3 keys#Warhead storage key|warhead storage key]]), two Very Hard locked doors and a door (can be accessed only with [[Fallout 3 keys#Dave's special key|Dave's special key]]) on the opposite side which finally leads to a room with the T-51b power armor. |
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| The CO quarters contain the [[Fort Constantine launch codes]] stored in a small safe in the cellar next to the [[Bobblehead - Big Guns|Big Guns bobblehead]]. These can be used to launch the ICBM from the Fort Constantine launch control terminal in the launch control bunker. After attempting to launch the ICBM, the launch terminal reports an error and mentions that the missile's tracking system is damaged and the navigation data is corrupted. The alarms will sound and the doors will shut, but only for a few seconds and open again afterwards, or they can be opened manually (they don't lock). | | The CO quarters contain the [[Fort Constantine launch codes]] stored in a small safe in the cellar next to the [[Bobblehead - Big Guns|Big Guns bobblehead]]. These can be used to launch the bomb from the Fort Constantine launch control terminal in the launch control bunker. After attempting to launch, the terminal reports an error and mentions that the missile's tracking system is damaged and the navigation data is corrupted. The alarms will sound and the doors will shut, but only for a few seconds and open again afterwards, or they can be opened manually (they do not lock). |
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| ==Notable loot== | | ==Loot== |
| ===CO quarters=== | | ===CO quarters=== |
| *[[Bobblehead - Big Guns]] in the basement in an open safe, and the [[Fort Constantine launch codes]] are in the back left corner. | | *[[Bobblehead - Big Guns]] in the basement in an open safe, and the [[Fort Constantine launch codes]] are in the back left corner. |
| *[[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual (Fallout 3)|''Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual'']] and a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] right next to the safe in the basement. | | *[[Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual (Fallout 3)|''Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual'']] and a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] right next to the safe in the basement. |
| *Two [[Pre-War book (Fallout 3)|pre-War books]], one on a shelf near the entrance and one on the table or floor beside the queen sized bed. | | *Two [[Pre-War Book (Fallout 3)|Pre-War Books]], one on a shelf near the entrance and one on the table or floor beside the queen sized bed. |
| *[[Nuka-Cola Quantum (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola Quantum]] in the kitchen in the broken refrigerator. | | *[[Nuka-Cola Quantum (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola Quantum]] in the kitchen in the broken refrigerator. |
| *[[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|''Guns and Bullets'']] on the queen sized bed as you enter the bedroom. | | *[[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|''Guns and Bullets'']] on the queen sized bed as you enter the bedroom. |
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| [[File:FC offices.jpg|right|220px]] | | [[File:FC offices.jpg|right|220px]] |
| * [[Grognak the Barbarian (Fallout 3)|''Grognak the Barbarian'']] in a Hard locked storage room on the ground floor in the east, near the back entrance. | | * [[Grognak the Barbarian (Fallout 3)|''Grognak the Barbarian'']] in a Hard locked storage room on the ground floor in the east, near the back entrance. |
| * A rare [[rake]] leaning against a shelf in a hallway.
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| ===Launch Control bunker=== | | ===Launch Control bunker=== |
| * [[Duck and Cover! (Fallout 3)|''Duck and Cover!'']] in the office on the desk with the Fort Constantine launch control terminal. | | * [[Duck and Cover! (Fallout 3)|''Duck and Cover!'']] in the office on the desk with the Fort Constantine launch control terminal. |
| * [[Big Book of Science (Fallout 3)|''Big Book of Science'']] in the office on a desk near a broken terminal. | | * [[Big Book of Science (Fallout 3)|''Big Book of Science'']] in the office on a desk near a broken terminal. |
| * A [[Pre-War book (Fallout 3)|pre-War book]] and a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] on a desk in the living quarters, next to a radio (which might be on. This will make it easier to find the correct desk with the items on it as there are two radios in this area). | | * A [[Pre-War Book (Fallout 3)|Pre-War Book]] and a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout 3)|Stealth Boy]] on a desk in the living quarters, next to a radio. |
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| ===Bomb storage=== | | ===Bomb storage=== |
| [[File:FC bomb storage.jpg|right|220px]] | | [[File:FC bomb storage.jpg|right|220px]] |
| * The unique [[T-51b power armor (Fallout 3)|T-51b power armor]], inside a stasis field. The stasis field must be deactivated using the terminal mounted on the console before the armor can be taken. | | * The unique [[T-51b Power Armor (Fallout 3)|T-51b power armor]], inside a stasis field. The stasis field must be deactivated using the terminal mounted on the console before the armor can be taken. |
| ** '''Note''': can't be accessed without the three special keys mentioned above.
| | * A [[Fat Man (Fallout 3)|Fat Man]], two [[Mini Nuke (Fallout 3)|Mini Nukes]] and a [[D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine (Fallout 3)|''D.C Journal of Internal Medicine'']] skill book on a table right beside the T-51b power armor stasis field. Another mini nuke on a table just right around the corner after entering. |
| * A [[Fat Man (Fallout 3)|Fat Man]], two [[Mini nuke (Fallout 3)|mini nukes]] and a [[D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine (Fallout 3)|''D.C Journal of Internal Medicine'']] skill book on a table right beside the T-51b power armor stasis field. Another mini nuke on a table just right around the corner after entering. | |
| * Another mini nuke on the desk in the room at the top of the bunker stairs, near the locked storage room. | | * Another mini nuke on the desk in the room at the top of the bunker stairs, near the locked storage room. |
| * A [[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|''Guns and Bullets'']] skill book is behind a Very Hard locked door. This door must be lockpicked. | | * A [[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|''Guns and Bullets'']] skill book is behind a Very Hard locked door. This door must be lockpicked. |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |
| * Delivering the keys to Mr. Crowley and traveling to the fort within three days of doing so, he can be found in the basement extension of the bomb storage shelter wearing the T-51b armor and smoking. Interacting with him will only give dialogue options as if he were in Underworld. He can still be killed and the armor taken, along with the keys and many other items without any [[Karma (Fallout 3)|Karma]] loss. The stasis field will be deactivated and Tara's body will only be named ''"raider."'' | | * Delivering the keys to Mr. Crowley and traveling to the fort within three days of doing so, he can be found in the basement extension of the bomb storage shelter wearing the T-51b armor and smoking. Interacting with him will only give dialogue options as if he were in Underworld. He can still be killed and the armor taken, along with the keys and many other items without any [[Karma (Fallout 3)|Karma]] loss. The stasis field will be deactivated and Tara's body will only be named "raider." |
| * The Armor R&D terminal which controls the stasis field reads ''"Medical Armor Prototype"'' in its prompt, suggesting that the [[prototype medic power armor]] was originally meant to be the reward.
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| * The text on the door in the CO's basement shows up as red; however, opening it does not result in any loss of Karma. | | * The text on the door in the CO's basement shows up as red; however, opening it does not result in any loss of Karma. |
| * The [[Bedding|bed]] in the CO's quarters is tagged as owned, despite there being nobody living in the area. | | * The [[Bed (Fallout 3)|Bed]] in the CO's quarters is tagged as owned, despite there being nobody living in the area. |
| * On the road just outside the main gate is an Outcast patrol spawn point. There is also a separate squad of three [[Brotherhood Outcasts]] that are usually always present outside the fort, in addition to those that may appear from the spawn point. The static squad is on patrol west of the main gate past the spawn point. | | * On the road just outside the main gate is an Outcast patrol spawn point. There is also a separate squad of three [[Brotherhood Outcasts]] that are usually always present outside the fort, in addition to those that may appear from the spawn point. The static squad is on patrol west of the main gate past the spawn point. |
| * An Enclave camp is located to the east. Completing [[The Waters of Life]] quest will increase the amount of Enclave soldiers there. | | * An Enclave camp is located to the east. Completing [[The Waters of Life]] quest will increase the amount of Enclave soldiers there. |
| * In the CO's quarters, in the living room, it seems two people were playing chess or checkers when one stabbed the other for unknown reasons.
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| Fort Constantine appears only in ''[[Fallout 3]]''. | | Fort Constantine appears only {{in|FO3}} |
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| The launch codes found in Fort Constantine are "00000000," a reference to the [[United States of America|American]] nuclear launch codes which were created in 1961 during the Cold War and weren't changed to legitimate codes until the year 1977.<ref name="Center of Defense intelligence">[https://archive.is/20120729054041/www.cdi.org/blair/permissive-action-links.cfm Center of Defense intelligence]</ref>
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| ==Bugs== | | ==Bugs== |
| * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} It is possible to find a bugged Enclave soldier in the vicinity of Fort Constantine, generally located between the fort and the Outcast shack. This particular soldier appears and respawns well before the Enclave arrive in-game, regardless of whether ''[[Broken Steel]]'' is installed. {{Verify|verified}} | | * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} It is possible to find a bugged Enclave soldier in the vicinity of Fort Constantine, generally located between the fort and the Outcast shack. This particular soldier appears and respawns well before the Enclave arrive in-game, regardless of whether ''[[Broken Steel]]'' is installed. |
| * {{Platforms|xbox360}} Sometimes accessing the Pip-Boy inside Fort Constantine will trigger the bug where only half of the [[Pip-Boy 3000|Pip-Boy]] screen displays. This can be remedied by returning to the Capital Wasteland and equipping a different weapon. {{Verify|verified}} | | * {{Platforms|xbox360}} Sometimes accessing the Pip-Boy inside Fort Constantine will trigger the bug where only half of the [[Pip-Boy 3000|Pip-Boy]] screen displays. This can be remedied by returning to the Capital Wasteland and equipping a different weapon. |
| * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} Sometimes the door cannot be opened with the keys which will cause Mister Crowley to run at the wall where the sentry bot is located. {{Verify|verified}} | | * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} Sometimes the door cannot be opened with the keys which will cause Mister Crowley to run at the wall where the sentry bot is located. |
| * {{Platforms|xbox360}} In some games, Crowley will not show after 3 days of waiting. The bomb storage door will be perma-locked, making it impossible to get every bobblehead. | | * {{Platforms|xbox360}} In some games, Crowley will not show after 3 days of waiting. The bomb storage door will be perma-locked, making it impossible to get every bobblehead. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery widths=210> | | <gallery widths=200> |
| Fort Constantine.jpg | | Fort Constantine.jpg |
| T-51b Constantine.jpg|T-51b power armor in the R&D terminal | | T-51b Constantine.jpg|T-51b power armor in the R&D terminal |
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| Bomb Storage Guns and Bullets.jpg|Bomb storage [[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|Guns and Bullets]] | | Bomb Storage Guns and Bullets.jpg|Bomb storage [[Guns and Bullets (Fallout 3)|Guns and Bullets]] |
| TarasCorpse.jpg|Bomb storage Tara's body | | TarasCorpse.jpg|Bomb storage Tara's body |
| Bomb Storage 1of3 Mini nukes.jpg|Bomb storage 1 of 3 [[Mini nuke (Fallout 3)|mini nukes]] | | Bomb Storage 1of3 Mini nukes.jpg|Bomb storage 1 of 3 [[Mini Nuke (Fallout 3)|Mini Nukes]] |
| Bomb Storage Most notable loot.jpg|[[Fat Man (Fallout 3)|Fat Man]] and [[Mini nuke (Fallout 3)|mini nukes]] inside the bomb storage T-51b power armor room | | Bomb Storage Most notable loot.jpg|[[Fat Man (Fallout 3)|Fat Man]] and [[Mini Nuke (Fallout 3)|Mini Nukes]] inside the bomb storage T-51b power armor room |
| Bomb Storage Main.jpg|Bomb storage main | | Bomb Storage Main.jpg|Bomb storage main |
| Personnel offices Grognak the Barbarian.jpg|Personnel offices [[Grognak the Barbarian (Fallout 3)|Grognak the Barbarian]] | | Personnel offices Grognak the Barbarian.jpg|Personnel offices [[Grognak the Barbarian (Fallout 3)|Grognak the Barbarian]] |
| Ft. Constantine silo view.jpg|Ft. Constantine silo view | | Ft. Constantine silo view.jpg|Ft. Constantine silo view |
| | Constsign.png|Sign texture file |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| [[Category:United States Armed Forces locations]] | | [[Category:United States Armed Forces locations]] |
| [[Category:Fallout 3 military and research facilities]] | | [[Category:Fallout 3 military and research facilities]] |
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| [[de:Fort Constantine]]
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| [[es:Fuerte Constantine]]
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