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G.E.C.K. (Fallout 3)

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FO76 publicteam xpd.pngFor an overview of the topic, see G.E.C.K.

The G.E.C.K. or Garden of Eden Creation Kit is a terraforming device created by Future-Tec, a division of Vault-Tec Corporation, to ease the process of harnessing the post-nuclear wasteland for vault dwellers.

Background

Developed by Stanislaus Braun, the kit contains the basic amenities needed to establish a post-nuclear settlement.[1][Pub 1] Packed into a briefcase, Vault-Tec advertised that the apparatus was "the resource for rebuilding civilization after the bomb."[2][3]

The kit included seed and soil supplements, a cold fusion generator, matter-energy replicators, atmospheric chemical stabilizers, and water purifiers.[1] The replicators were advertised as capable of creating food and basic items needed for building new environments.[Pub 2] Reading material and information was included with the kit, including selections from the Library of Congress, a complete set of encyclopedias, and other information that would benefit those trying to survive.[Pub 2]

Gameplay

Selected vaults were issued two standard G.E.C.K.s as part of the standard inventory package.[4] Vault 87 received a unique G.E.C.K., which was capable of collapsing matter within a given radius and recombining it to form "a living, breathing, fertile virgin landscape to begin anew."[5]

In Vault 112, the Lone Wanderer learns that in order to make Project Purity work properly, a G.E.C.K. is required. With the kit, one will be able to assist in the purification of water in the Potomac. They must travel to Vault 87, a highly irradiated location, where they can acquire the G.E.C.K. unit.

Locations

Related quests

Notes

It is possible for the Lone Wanderer to reach the G.E.C.K. instead of allowing Fawkes to retrieve it in Vault 87, thus allowing the player character to activate it. If this is done, a blue energy ball expands around the G.E.C.K., killing the player character in a burst of white light.

Appearances

The G.E.C.K. appears in Fallout 3.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vault 94 terminal entries; G.E.C.K. monitoring station terminal, Introduction to the G.E.C.K.
  2. Randal: "{126}{}{A GECK? That's a Garden of Eden Creation Kit, a kind of gray suitcase looking thing, right? I haven't heard anyone mention one of those in... well, since... almost forever.}"
    The Chosen One: "{129}{}{Do you have one?}"
    Randal: "{132}{}{Hate to break it to you, friend, but we don't have ours anymore. Used it up to make Vault City...*poof.* All gone.}"
    (Randal's dialogue)
  3. Fallout 2 item description: "{36600}{}{G.E.C.K.}"
    "{36601}{}{The Garden of Eden Creation Kit. This unit is standard equipment for all Vault-Tec vaults. A GECK is the resource for rebuilding civilization after the bomb. Just add water and stir.}"
  4. Vault 101 terminal entries; Overseer's terminal, Vault-Tec Instructions
  5. Fallout 3 message box transcriptions: "The G.E.C.K. will collapse all matter within its given radius and recombine it to form a living, breathing, fertile virgin landscape and allow life to begin anew. Are you certain you want to do this?"
Publications
  1. Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p.261: "Devised by Vault-Tec’s Future-Tec division, this terraforming device uses matter recombination technology to transform irradiated or otherwise polluted earth into fertile soil. It also included force-field schematics and 3D printing arrays to make everything from buildings to clothing from the raw materials of the earth. Although built to be used by a layperson, they were designed on a set of assumptions too unlike the actual post-apocalyptic world to be of much use. However, a properly trained and knowledgeable ecologist or biologist, or even an ambitious engineer, could conceivably use the G.E.C.K. to fundamentally change the nature of life in the Wasteland."
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide; Garden of Eden Creation Kit