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Fallout 3 Hints

Smuggler's End

  • 1 of 7: This unique laser pistol has the following advantages over regular laser pistols: 50% more damage, 43% more health, 33% lighter, increased critical damage.
  • 2 of 7: It's inside the Citadel (location 15 on the Zone 9 Map).
  • 3 of 7: Unfortunately, you can't enter the Citadel until you finish the first two sets of Main Quests.
  • 4 of 7: Once you're in, visit the B Ring area and check the eastern bedroom.
  • 5 of 7: To get the pistol, you'll have to open the bedroom's wall safe.
  • 6 of 7: To do that, you'll have to have a Lockpick skill of 100 (or a Science skill of 100 to hack the terminal on the desk and use it to unlock the safe).
  • 7 of 7: TIP: If you have Dogmeat (see the Followers List) with you, he can nab the gun out of the safe for you.