Fallout 3: Galaxy News Radio Quest Walkthrough (Main Quest) - Guide by Carl

Fallout 3 Walkthrough - Main Quest Walkthrough by Mission:
Following in his Footsteps  |  Galaxy News Radio  |  Scientific Pursuits  |  Tranquility Lane  |  The Waters of Life  |  Picking up the Trail  |  Rescue from Paradise  |  Finding the Garden of Eden  |  The American Dream  |  Take it Back!

Quest Start: Three Dog, Galaxy News Radio Building, Capital Wasteland
  • Find the Museum of Technology
    Your first goal is to find the Museum of Technology. Start by going straight down the stairs from Three Dog, then straight through the door. Head all the way down the long stairwell where you'll find a door marked Exit that leads to Dupont Circle. When you go through the door and are outside, the path you need to take is straight ahead. Navigate your way down the rubble, and maybe take some time to snipe Ghouls if you can, so they won't bother you later. There is a bridge that leads to another subway tunnel to the Northeast. Go inside.

    Work your way to the north, then to the east at the first split in the tunnel. It will swing around to the south, leading you into Dupont Circle. As long as you are tracking this quest from this point, you should be led to the Museum of Technology without further guidance. You will have to navigate a couple of metro systems, but they aren't very challenging as they are mostly populated by raiders. When you surface, and are at a waypoint on the map you can easily head back to Megaton or Tenpenny Tower to visit your house, get rested xp bonus, sell items and return to the fray. Stimpacks are a must, not for the challenge here but for the sheer number of raiders you will end up facing that take little pieces of your life away. You may see signs on the way that say 'Mall Outpost'. This is another good sign you're going the right way.

    When you reach Metro Central, you're in great shape. Push to the south and keep up the good fight. When you reach the stairs in Museum Station, and can't go any further, look for an electrical switch at the bottom of the stairs. Press it to access the stairs. Be prepared for a small skirmish at the top of them, and look around the Raider's room there for a copy of Grognak the Barbarian. Afterward, head further into the tunnels and take the turn to the right to the southbound Museum Station.

    You will come to another large room with escalators. Climb them and head to the east through the tunnel. You will come to the Mall, which doesn't have a waypoint right where you come out, so you'll need to do a bit of fighting. Once the Museum of Technology is discovered, you can feel free to return and sell, repair and all that, as you're going to need to -- the Museum of Technology is crawling with Super Mutants. Just be sure to grab the waypoint first. If you find you are having trouble initiating a fast travel while the Mutants are attacking you, hide and wait for them to come to you because the dangerous part is getting to each of them while you're under fire. Another option of course is a Stealth Boy, which can help immensely. Just be careful not to go on a killing spree that leads you too far away from the Musuem, the last thing you want to do is get locked into battle.

    Right inside the entrance to the Museum you will be attacked. I encountered a Super Mutant Master here who had a massive load of hit points. Directly north of here, there is a museum information terminal that has a file named #000. Look at this file to see a letter from someone named Prime, with clues as to how to find their share of the loot. Actually, the only clue here is prime. There are three computer terminals in the museum that need to be accessed.

  • Save your game because if you accidentally select the wrong answer, during any point in this secret quest, you may never receive the loot. The loot includes a rare Chinese Assault Rifle, certainly one of the best Small Guns.
  • Reaccess the first terminal and select #001, then #019. It should then say #001 confirmed on the main menu. Leave the terminal alone after that.
  • Now go through the Vault-Tec Tour (second level) to the West Wing. Inside, look for the terminals under bubbles dead ahead. Activate the second terminal, and select #002, #053, then leave the terminal.
  • Now head to the east and the first door on the right to the Delta IX Exhibit. Head to the ground floor near the rocket. Look for the third bubble and choose #003, #113, then click #Get Passcode at the bottom. There will be another note from Prime to Jiggs telling him to meet him at the Jury Street Metro Station, which you shouldn't do just yet.
  • Proceed to the Virgo II lander (go through the planetarium way to find more loot. There is a locked door in the planetarium, and you can both unlock it by lockpicking and by hacking the terminal in the adjoining room. If you lockpick first, you can do both! There are a pair of Super Mutants here but they're not very threatening. Go through the door you unlocked, to the west. The next room has the Virgo II lander which is your main objective here. Take the dish from the Lander after killing the Super Mutants guarding it.
  • Now proceed through the door to the planetarium but take the door to your left, which are stairs that lead up. This will lead to the security office, where you can use the terminal to open the safe. Inside, you'll find 200 caps and the gun locker key. This will open the locker at Jury Street Metro, which you should explore after finishing this quest because you'll find the custom Xuanlong Assault Rifle. The Metro is just west of Megaton, and you'll find the Loot inside the Diner there. Look for Prime's body inside! This Assault rifle will serve Small Guns users well for a very long time.

    Now that you've got the dish and the loot, press on. The Washington Monument is very near the Museum of Technology, but of course there are a few more Super Mutants in your way. Head west to get straight to it. Use the security terminal to open the gate, and use the elevator to rise to the top. Install the Dish on the relay then return to the Mall and fast-walk to GNR Plaza. Talk to Three Dog to receive your xp reward, and the location of the next Main Quest.

    GNR's radio signal will now be strong enough that you can listen to the station all across the wasteland. Personally, I enjoy the music in this game so this was cool for me.

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    Becca says...
    I love the way your walkthrough is set up! It's helped me on so many quests and you're better organized for such a large game, I love that the most. This quest is really hard to follow though. I keep getting lost navigating the metro systems trying to get to the museum! I wish you went into detail better about navigating them. Maybe I just suck =(. Thanks for your guide though!
    Admin:
    Yeah, I do regret not giving more maps and things like that for this Guide, but it was a learning experience for me. I get better at this process and try to include more information in my newer Guides. It's a little too late for me to go back to this game now, with all the other things on my plate. I loved this game and was too hasty in covering it. I nuked a lot of old Guides but had to keep this one because it does seem to be helpful to players on some level :)
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