Vim! is a soft drink in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.
Background
Vim! Pop Incorporated was founded in 1931, initially sold as a health tonic.[2] In New England it was more widely consumed than its rival Nuka-Cola.[3] Vim was even referred to as a state tradition and about to become the official state drink of Maine but during the process of making this official, legal situations forced the company to back off its marketing.[4]
Vim was going to be bought out by the Nuka-Cola Corporation before the war. Doyle Reed, the owner who held the company in his family for years, was fighting against the takeover. However, with certain financial problems being caused by the company's legal issues, the CEO was being urged to sell the company.[5] The only legal entanglement that the public was aware of consisted of a male employee of the Vim! Factory, Alex, allegedly punching a female bar patron,[4] though several witnesses denied this, instead supporting Alex's claim that the female hit him unprovoked and he hit back as a reflex.[6] Still, the local news attached to this story and forced the company to hold back on television advertisements and product release.[7]
One successful form of marketing which continued despite these problems was the Vim! Ambassador program, where salespeople in fully functional T-51 Power Armor painted in Vim! livery would go out among the public.[8] Two sets of such armor are available: one in Vim! Paint at the Vim! Pop factory next to the terminal where the paint schemes can be downloaded,[9] and another in Vim! Refresh Paint in a truck along the coastal road north of the National Park visitor's center.
Gameplay
A combination of pure Maine spring water and other extracts and syrups, the flagship beverage of the Vim! Pop Corporation is slightly fermented, which helps to better bring out its unique and natural flavor profile.[10] It restores 50% more health with the added benefits of being craftable and not subjecting the consumer to any additional radiation poisoning.
Crafting
Provided the recipe has previously been downloaded from the research terminal inside the laboratory on the roof of the Vim! Pop factory, Vim can be crafted from the following ingredients at any cooking station:
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
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Acid (1) Corn (1) Mutfruit (1) Purified Water (1) |  | Build/Scrapped at: | | Vim (1) |
Variants
| Image | Name | Graphic | Effects | Abstract |
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Ice Cold Vim | 
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+55 Hit Points +10 Action Points |
Available via the Drinkin Buddy. |
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Ice Cold Vim Captain's Blend | 
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+700 Hit Points +120 Action Points -2 Charisma Sea creatures are more reluctant to attack for 120s. |
Available via the Drinkin Buddy. |
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Ice Cold Vim Quartz | 
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+75 Hit Points +35 Action Points +20 Carry Weight for 300s. |
Available via the Drinkin Buddy. |
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Ice Cold Vim Refresh | 
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+75 Hit Points +60 Action Points Increased Action Points recovery rate by +12AP/s for 60s. |
Available via the Drinkin Buddy. |
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Vim Captain's Blend |
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+600 Hit Points +100 Action Points -2 Charisma Sea creatures are more reluctant to attack you for 120s |
The Captain's Blend is a result of Vim! research and development team member Iris Mason mixing in fiddleheads, lobster shells and various extracts. Aster was later added to mask the aroma of the lobster shells.[11] One tester remarked that another "smelled like a pier" after drinking the beverage.[12] It made lobsters less prone to attack a commercial fisherman when removing them from the cages.[13] |
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Vim Quartz |
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+75 Hit Points +25 Action Points +15 Carry Weight for 300s. |
Vim! Pop Incorporated was in a dispute with Nuka-Cola over the use of "Quartz" in the drink title, as the latter company had already produced a drink with the name "Quartz" a regional exclusive in the American Southwest.[14] Nuka-Cola won out, requiring Vim Quartz to be removed from shelves by the following year. |
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Vim Refresh |
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+50 Hit Points +35 Action Points Increased Action Points recovery rate by +10 AP/s for 60s |
Refresh looks the same as regular Vim, but with a light green color and a lime wedge design on the label. Rarer than Vim, it can be found in Vim machines. It is an upgrade to regular Vim, as the weight and lack of rads stays the same while the HP and AP gains increase, along with the added faster recovery effect. |
Locations
- Fourteen Vim bottles can be found throughout the Vim! Pop factory.
- One can be found in the small warehouse in front of Eagle's Cove Tannery along with various empty bottles.
- Three can be found in Beaver Creek Lanes.
- Three can be found in the Vim truck trailer south of the basement armory.
- Crafted at any cooking station.
Notes
All flavors of Vim can be turned into their ice cold variants by putting them in Drinkin Buddy and waiting at least 12 in-game hours.
Gallery
Oversized Vim found at the Vim! Pop Factory
Vim poster
References
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim mixing terminal, tour notes #6
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim mixing terminal, tour notes #1
- ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "Vim! was a prewar soda pop native to New England. Residents considered it a point of pride to drink it over the more nationally recognized Nuka Cola brand."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [DReed] - That's great news!
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; CEO's terminal, Meeting with investors
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [WRudd] - Alex is being framed
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim marketing terminal, [MYoung] - Have to delay TV ads
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim Ambassador terminal, Vim Ambassador Program
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim Ambassador terminal, Tour Notes #8
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; Vim mixing terminal, tour notes #6
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; marketing terminal, Marketing Plans
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; terminal, Notes
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; R & D terminal, Well that's weird
- ↑ Meeting with investors: "I'm not going to let Nuka bully me into selling the company. We already lost the trademark battle on Quartz."
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