Fixin' Things is a skill magazine in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background
Publications
“A magazine for those dedicated to fixing things themselves, each issue contains a wealth of information on how to mend and repair a variety of objects and materials, reviews of the best tools to use, and examples of repairs sent in by readers.”— Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Gameplay
This magazine covers the topic of do-it-yourself repairs and maintenance of items.[Pub 1] Reading it raises Repair skill by 10 points (20 points with the Comprehension perk) for 60 seconds (180 seconds with Retention).
Crafting
This item can be crafted by the player character.
Creation requirements
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wonderglue (1) Blank Magazine (2) |  | Build/Scrapped at: Skill Level: Repair: 25 Perk (Rank): Voracious Reader (1) DLC: | | Fixin' Things (1) |
Requires having a copy of the magazine after picking the Voracious Reader perk.
Locations
Below is a list of all fixed locations of Fixin' Things skill magazines in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons. For an overview of magazines per location, see the main overview page.
| Closest map marker | Location description |
|---|---|
Ashton Missile Silo  | Level 1 launch deck, in a desk in the medical room with the Auto-Doc, along with a Programmer's Digest |
| Bitter Springs | On the table in the storage tent, behind the medical tent. |
| California Sunset Drive-in | Southwest of the movie screen, across the road and down into the valley, near the campfire on the ground |
| Camp Golf | House Resort, second floor on a table next to a Programmer's Digest in the center room with the non-functioning terminal |
| Camp Golf | House Resort, second floor, on a desk in the first room to the left after ascending the south stairs |
| Camp McCarran | Two - Both copies on top of a footlocker in the third tent from Terminal Building in the first row |
| Charleston Cave | On a shelf in a room near a submerged section, at the back of the cave |
| Colorado River bed | In a duffle bag on the western side of the river, northeast of Techatticup Mine |
| East Pump Station | On a table, next to a broken terminal |
| Followers Safehouse | On the bed to the right, next to a Hunting Rifle and a True Police Stories |
Forbidden Zone dome entrance  | Dome section, on a table in far left of the central piece |
| Goodsprings | In a broken bathroom sink inside the Goodsprings home across the street from Doc Mitchell's House |
| Goodsprings | In the Prospector Saloon |
| HELIOS One | Solar collection tower, near a Mister Gutsy, on the table next to a toolbox on the north wall down a set of stairs |
| Hoover Dam | Hoover Dam Offices, down the hallway north from the power plant 01 door, on the floor next to a toolbox where the hallway makes a right turn |
| Hopeville Missile Silo Bunker | Main entrance room near the Hopeville exit, on the ground before the large terminal |
| Jacobstown | Jacobstown Lodge, in an upstairs room, on a table along with a Programmer's Digest |
| Marked Men Guard Outpost | Ground level, on the workbench |
| Mesquite Mountains Lean-To | On the motorcycle |
| Nellis Air Force Base | Two - One in Nellis workshop, and another in Nellis schoolhouse on the teacher's desk |
| New Vegas Medical Clinic | On a table |
| New Vegas Steel | Office area, in a bin beside the desk with the intact terminal |
| Primm | On a bedside table in the Nash Residence, along with a Programmer's Digest |
| Primm | Vikki and Vance Casino, on a side table in the lounge in the back |
Puesta del Sol North  | Two - One in the ruined room above a store in the northeast corner of the local map. Another is on top of a desk when exiting the switching station via elevator. |
| Puesta del Sol North | Two - One on the ground in the room above the two working terminals (contracts and visits). Another is located on the second floor of a ruined building in the southeast corner of the local map, next to a bed without mattress |
| Ranger Station Bravo | In the trailer next to the ammunition. |
| Sierra Madre Casino | Executive Suites, on top of a terminal |
| South Vegas ruins | Zapp's Neon Signs, along with a ¡La Fantoma! on the table next to a couch |
| Vault 3 | The living quarters' flooded area in the south, on the bed together with a Locksmith's Reader and Milsurp Review |
| Vault 3 | Recreation area, past the entrance, go left down the stairs. Behind the first Very easy locked door, on a shelf |
| Vault 3 | Maintenance room, on the shelves in the eastern-most room, accessed via Average locked terminal |
| Vault 34 | Living quarters area, in a rubbled inaccessible room in the outer northwest area |
| Vault 34 | First floor area, on the floor in the southwest area of the balcony, next to a skeleton and several cans of Pork n' Beans |
| Villa | Two - One in an open file cabinet in a storage room on the way from the Town Square towards the Salida del Sol South entrance on the left. Another is found in a small storage room north of the Villa Police Station, together with a Programmer's Digest |
Gallery
Fixin' Things in the loading screen
References
Publications
- ↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.174: "A magazine for those dedicated to fixing things themselves, each issue contains a wealth of information on how to mend and repair a variety of objects and materials, reviews of the best tools to use, and examples of repairs sent in by readers."
