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Galaxy News Radio is a building in Washington, D.C. in Fallout 3. It is home to the radio broadcast of the same name, and also functions as a Brotherhood of Steel base.
Layout
Exterior
The Galaxy News Radio building and GNR plaza are located in the Chevy Chase district. The first and easiest way there is to find Farragut West Station and go through the utility tunnels. After a brief fight with some Ghouls, the Lone Wanderer should find themselves in the Tenleytown/Friendship station tunnels. Following the tracks to the Tenleytown half (go right) leads to two super mutants fighting Lyons' Pride in an alley.
GNR plaza is the focal point of a battle between Super Mutants and the Brotherhood of Steel. The area consists of a sculptured fountain in the center and a caved-in metro entrance. The entrance to the station is fortified with sandbags. Several Brotherhood members stand guard at the steps and on balconies off to the side. During this quest, one of the game's five Super Mutant Behemoths will spawn behind a wrecked bus that blocks the alley from which the behemoth spawns in. It will then proceed to destroy the bus, taking out Reddin as well, before attacking the player and the surviving Brotherhood members.
Interior
The main lobby of GNR is heavily fortified with sandbags and other barricades as well as several named Brotherhood of Steel members armed with Flamers, Missile Launchers and Laser Rifles. To the left and right are doors leading to the balconies outside as well as some bathrooms. There are some first aid boxes and ammunition boxes scattered throughout the lobby.
Upstairs, there are some offices and the recording studio in which Three Dog resides. Another door leads to the back exit, which is inaccessible from the exterior.
Loot
- Big Book of Science located in the GNR studio near a red chair.
- There are five pieces of Scrap Metal in the GNR studio area: One on some shelves directly across from the top of the stairs, three among the shelves to the right of the stairs, and one more on a fallen fridge by the west wall.
- If Sarah Lyons is currently with the player character, a dead Brotherhood of Steel knight carrying a Fat Man and eight Mini Nukes can be found outside GNR during or after the encounter with the Super Mutant Behemoth. He will still be there even without Sarah Lyons, but he will be carrying standard Brotherhood equipment.
- Three Dog's Glasses and Three Dog's Head Wrap - worn by Three Dog.
Related quests
Notes
- Prior to defending the plaza, the main doors will be locked and inaccessible.
- It is possible to skip the need to come to GNR plaza during the main quest by talking to Dr. Li about where the Lone Wanderer's father went. If she's spoken with before Three Dog, she will inform the player about Jefferson Memorial, triggering the next phase of the main quest.
- If one talks to Dr. Li before coming to the plaza, Sentinel Lyons and the other Brotherhood troops who would normally be there will not be.
- The other way in is the eastern side entrance of the building which requires some climbing, as there is no easy way to this side. Once on the side, there is a locked door (Very Hard) that will result in lost Karma if picked.
- The blocked metro entrance near GNR building leads to GNR Plaza station according to a nearby sign. This station is inaccessible and never visited in-game.
- In the GNR studio is a room with a hole in the floor and the ceiling and a lot of debris lying about. Through the hole in the ceiling, the radio tower and another door can be seen. It is possible to stack the debris and jump up through the hole in the ceiling where to find that the door is a Very Hard lock. Behind the door is a third floor that is unfinished.
- The GNR plaza can also be found on the right side of the game intro movie.
Appearances
The GNR building plaza appears in Fallout 3 and in the Fallout 4 Creation Club Creation Capital Wasteland Mercenaries as a location of the same name.
Behind the scenes
A tribute to concept artist Adam Adamowicz is found in the Fallout 4 Creation Club content Capital Wasteland Mercenaries. In it, a room of the GNR building is a recreation of his office, decorated with various pieces of his Fallout 3 concept art.[1][Ext 1]
Gallery
Eight Mini Nukes on the BoS knight
Entrance area
Blocked entrance to GNR Plaza metro station
Same view as the main infobox image, in Fallout 4
