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Fallout 3 Hints

Barter

  • All 24 Barter skill books are named "Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor."

    * Abandoned Car Fort (Zone 1/15): next to western mattress

    * Reclining Groves Resort Homes (Zone 2/7): on top of wooden shelves in NE-most house (near old barn at secondary location h)

    * Vault 92 (Zone 3/1): on low shelf in locked supply shop on upper floor in southern part of main vault area
    * Grisly Diner (Zone 3/7): on metal shelves behind counter
    * Freeway shacks (Zone 3/j): on boards next to mattress in southern shack after finish first two sets of main quests and misc. quest "Head of State"

    * Murder Pass (entered through Zone 4/11 while on a main quest): on toilet in bathroom area behind small wooden shack
    * Hostile ghoul village (Zone 4/i): on burned book on table in northernmost Abandoned Shack

    * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): on top of bucket on concrete bench on upper floor of Bethesda Underworks mezzanine
    * National Guard Depot (Zone 6/12): on first desk in large upstairs office in Depot Training Wing area (directly NE of door to main depot area)
    * Bethesda suburbs (Zone 6/g): on table in NE upstairs bedroom in The Raid Shack

    * Tenpenny Tower (Zone 7/13): on desk near door in eastern room in Tenpenny Suites area
    * Tenpenny Tower (Zone 7/13): same location as above, during ghoul attack on misc quest. "Tenpenny Tower"
    * Willy's Grocer (Zone 7/i): on counter next to cash registers

    * Treehouse and truck (Zone 8/o): on burned book next to mattress

    * Super-Duper Mart (Zone 9/1): on counter in back of store
    * Mama Dolce's (Zone 9/11): in large turned-over barrel container a bit north of door to Food Distribution area
    * Hubris Comics (Zone 9/16): on small shelf above rigged terminal behind entry room's curvy desk
    * Arlington Library (Zone 9/20): on table in side room with pool table in northern half of Media Archive area
    * Vault-Tec Headquarters (Zone 9/24): on table in NW upper-floor part of Guest Relations area
    * Dupont East (Zone 9/30): on top of safe under front desk in Lady Frumperton's Fashions
    * The Statesman Hotel (Zone 9/35): on desk in NE upstairs room
    * The National Archives (Zone 9/47): on table in Button Gwinnett's room in Archival Strongroom area
    * The Capitol Building (Zone 9/51): on cubicle desk in central part of East Entrance area
    * County Sewer Mainline (Zone 9/f): in inventory of Gallo in room a bit SW of Sewer Waystation (location 4) exit