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Tinker Tom or TT in code is the quartermaster and primary repairman for the Railroad, operating in the Commonwealth in Fallout 4.[1]
Background
Tinker Tom is the engineer, inventor, and weapons expert. As the quartermaster of the organization, he is in charge of maintaining equipment for agents as well as researching new weapons and gadgets for them to use in their operations in the field. Tom works in the HQ.[2] He comments that his peers tell him he has been "hitting the chems way too hard."[3] When the DIA facility, named "Switchboard," was discovered in 2281, Tom was reassigned to it. It was there he discovered P.A.M.. During his time there, Tom also restored an Old World cutting edge handgun for use by newly-promoted heavy agent, Tommy Whispers.[4]
In 2283, an Institute informant "Patriot" began attempting to communicate with the outside world. Tom was assigned the task of decrypting the encoded holotapes that were being sent out with escaped synths. Initially unsuccessful, Tom eventually made a breakthrough in 2284 when the coded message was simply two words, "Mass Fusion."[5]
He is able to decode a Courser Chip, a requirement for entering the Institute. He has some skill with constructing and improving weaponry, as he had worked on what would become the Railway Rifle, a Railroad hunting rifle and the Deliverer pistol, among various other weapons Railroad agents utilize.[6]
Interactions overview
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Other interactions
By progressing the Jackpot missions, Tinker Tom will begin to sell high-end weapons such as Gauss rifles and unique armored clothing items and will unlock the ability to add ballistic weave to drastically increasing the armors' defensive stats.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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| Utility coveralls Tinker Headgear |
Notes
- If deciding to take Tinker Tom's serum, the Sole Survivor's health will significantly drop. If one accepts the shot, Deacon will like it while Piper, MacCready, Cait, Curie and Strong will dislike it. If you refuse the shot, Deacon, MacCready, Strong, Curie and Cait will like it.
- Tinker Tom is working on a prototype Railway Rifle. It explodes while a generic Railroad agent and Tom are testing it and if looting the weapon, it weighs the same as a normal one. It only does 1 damage and is not upgradeable.
- Whenever one finishes one of the Weathervane missions (except the last), he will automatically give a MILA for the next randomized location. When bartering with him, he will have a number of MILAs for sale, but this number does not reflect how many incomplete MILA missions remain.
Appearances
Tinker Tom appears in Fallout 4 and Fallout Shelter Online.
Bugs
Upon completing the first DIA cache mission for P.A.M., Drummer Boy will tell the Sole Survivor to speak to Tinker Tom. Tinker Tom should mention ballistic weave and have some armored under-apparel for sale but doesn't. This bug will prevent one from applying ballistic weave modifications.-
If the Weathervane missions aren't complete and the Sole Survivor sides with the Institute during End of the Line, the mission will still be active, but reporting back to Tinker Tom won't allow the player to turn in the mission.
Gallery
Concept art
Tinker Tom's hero card in Fallout Shelter Online
Tinker Tom's maxed hero card in Fallout Shelter Online
Featured in Minecraft: Fallout Edition
References
- ↑ Encrypted message holotape
- ↑ Railroad HQ terminal entries#2280
- ↑ Tinker Tom: "Everyone's all, "You're been hitting the chems way too hard." But I got my eyes wide open, I see."
(Tinker Tom's dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "What's so special about the gun?"
Deacon: "Tinker Tom restored it, you'll meet him later. It's cutting edge Old World tech. It's powerful and more importantly quiet. You'll never find another weapon like it."
(Deacon’s dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "Why would the Institute terraform the Commonwealth?"
Tinker Tom: "It goes back to the Big War. Who set off the first A-bomb? The Institute did. They started the whole war to kill everyone except their own diabolical scientists. Everything, man. You see humanity didn't kick the bucket like they planned. We're still hanging on. So first step - artificial people come to infiltrate, spy, and salvage the metric tons of gizmos they need. And once they get all the parts they need, whammo! The big atmospheric converter inside Blake Tower starts spewing poison into the stratosphere to kill every last one of us."
(Tinker Tom's dialogue) - ↑ Railroad HQ terminal entries#Field test log
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