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Fallout 3 Hints

Firehose Nozzle

  • * The Statesman Hotel (Zone 9/35): in The Statesman Hotel (1 in fire hose box) & in Mid Level (4 in fire hose boxes) & in Restaurant (4 in fire hose boxes)
    * National Guard Depot (Zone 6/12): in National Guard Depot (6 in fire hose boxes) & in Depot Training Wing (2 in fire hose boxes)
    * Roosevelt Academy (Zone 4/1): in Roosevelt Academy (1 in fire hose box) & in Maintenance and Evacuation Tunnel (3 in fire hose boxes and 1 loose) & in Arts and Athletics Hall (3)
    * Mama Dolce's (Zone 9/11): in Processed Foods (1 in fire hose box and 2 loose) & in Food Distribution (2 in fire hose boxes and 2 loose)
    * Germantown Police HQ (Zone 5/1): in Top Floor (2 in fire hose boxes) & in Ground Floor (2 in fire hose boxes) & in Basement (1 in fire hose box)
    * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): in Offices West (1) & in Offices East (1 in fire hose box) & in Underworks (1 in fire hose box and 1 loose)
    * Hubris Comics (Zone 9/16): in underground Hubris Comics Utility Tunnels (2) & in Publishing (1 in fire hose box and 1 loose)
    * Zone 9 underground metro: in Franklin Metro Utility (4)