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Nuka-Cola Quantum List
This list is ordered according to the zones and location numbers on the World Map. Whenever you're in a zone, check its list to see if there are any quantum bottles you want to go for.
* Fort Constantine (Zone 1/4): inside doorless fridge in CO Quarters building * Deathclaw Sanctuary (Zone 1/7): on ground between rocks and mushrooms on south side of large central rocky pillar in first big cave room * Brotherhood outcast shack (Zone 1/b): on SE corner of roof (shoot it carefully to knock it off)
* Oasis (Zone 2/4): next to skeleton and other items on dry land near NE corner of main room in Damp Cave area * Paradise Falls (Zone 2/8): among other bottles behind stairs in Eulogy's pad (5) * MDPL-13 Power Station (Zone 2/9): on work bench inside Power Substation building * Abandoned Tent (Zone 2/c): on ham radio table
* Vault 92 (Zone 3/1): on table by terminal in Living Quarters lower area * Old Olney (Zone 3/2): on floor next to ammo box in southern Olney Sewers room with beds * MDPL-16 Power Station (Zone 3/4): on work bench inside Power Substation building * Republic of Dave (Zone 3/5): on safe in Capitol Building * Greener Pastures Disposal Site (Zone 3/6): on floor next to desk with blown-up terminal in Office area * Red Rocket gas station and jackknifed Nuka-Cola truck (Zone 3/d): among other bottles in back of truck (5) * Irradiated outhouse (Zone 3/f): inside bathtub
* Roosevelt Academy (Zone 4/1): in Library area, on desk directly NE of locked door to wasteland * MDPL Mass Relay Station (Zone 4/5): in locked safe in NE corner of Power Station building * Rockbreaker's Last Gas (Zone 4/6): on top of left Nuka-Cola vending machine * Vault 87 (Zone 4/7 on a main quest): on shelves in locked upper-floor storage room along south side of Living Quarters area * Jalbert Brothers Waste Disposal (Zone 4/9): on desk with blown-up terminal at east end of Office area * VAPL-58 Power Station (Zone 4/10): on work bench in Power Substation building * Murder Pass (entered through Zone 4/11 while on a main quest): on shelf in room near exit to Vault 87's Reactor Chamber * Fort Bannister (Zone 4/12): on lower metal shelf behind locked footlocker in southern-most room of Officer's Quarters area * Two wrecked vehicles (Zone 4/h): on ground near truck's barrel spill * Scavenger ruin (Zone 4/l): in small wooden crate between table and mattress
* Germantown Police HQ (Zone 5/1): on floor next to metal box in storage area west of basement kitchen * Hamilton's Hideaway (Zone 5/5): in small wooden crate on counter in raider room along west side of area * Jury Street Metro Station (Zone 5/13): on table with terminal in east-side room in northern-most section of Jury St. Tunnels area * Springvale School (Zone 5/14): next to mattress on top of large cage near main entrance door (jump to it from upper floor) * Dead BB gunman (Zone 5/d): on ground near skeleton & up high with other bottles on the power transformer just to the north (shoot it so it'll fall down) * Mirelurk pier (Zone 5/k): either on top of two tin cans on nearby wooden stick-up thing or underwater near car * Skull-decorated shack (Zone 5/p): on floor near first aid box * Broken-off bridge segment (Zone 5/x): floating in water under NW end of segment
* AntAgonizer's Lair (Zone 6/1): on cinderblock left of "throne" * Vault 108 (Zone 6/6): on stepladder behind large crates on east side of Entrance area's southern-most room * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): in Bethesda Underworks area, on metal shelves in small storage room a bit NE of southern exit * Chryslus Building (Zone 6/9): in small wooden crate under desk near SE corner of Reception Area * Rock Creek Caverns (Zone 6/10: in small wooden crate on high-up ledge on SW side of huge central stone column in central cave area (start climbing up there by using pillar-like stone on north side) * National Guard Depot (Zone 6/12): in container under table with Experimental MIRV weapon past bunker door in National Guard Armory area * Regulator HQ (Zone 6/a): on locker shelf in NW corner of ground floor * Small freeway stash (Zone 6/i): on road next to teddy bear and lunchbox at north end of large freeway chunk
* Yao Guai Tunnels (Zone 7/1): on table in cave north of four-way path split * Smith Casey's Garage (Zone 7/3): next to container full of junk in northern corner of entry room * Evergreen Mills (Zone 7/4): in small wooden crate on shelves next to fridges behind bar along south side of Bazaar area * Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop (Zone 7/6): on shelf behind counter in shack * Dunwich Building (Zone 7/10): on metal shelves in small room a bit north and east of entry door (near bottom of stairs) * Warrington Station (Zone 7/12): in underground Warrington Station area, on floor between metal boxes in room with mattresses SW of where main tunnel starts curving south * Lucky's store (Zone 7/h): in leftmost refrigerated case in back of store
* Fort Independence (Zone 8/4): on table near SW corner of central living quarters area * Red Racer Factory (Zone 8/7): on floor of Stefan's locked cell near SW corner of CEO Offices area * Cliffside Cavern (Zone 8/8): on table near south end of large central cave room in Raider Outpost area * Nuka-Cola Plant (Zone 8/11): outside, next to Nuka-Cola bottles in back of truck on SW side of building * Nuka-Cola Plant (Zone 8/11): at head of three belts in large NE conveyor room after hack packing terminal in nearby office and choose to load quantums and activate packing line (3) * Fallen truck (Zone 8/n): next to footlocker in back of truck
* Super-Duper Mart (Zone 9/1): among other bottles in locked pharmacy storeroom (3) * Sewer Waystation (Zone 9/4): next to skeleton in doorless fridge near SW corner of west room * Anchorage Memorial (Zone 9/5): behind damaged utility door in NE corner of northern section of Memorial Service Entrance area * Mama Dolce's (Zone 9/11): on desk in southern room of Food Distribution area (directly SW of exit to Arlington National Cemetery region) * Falls Church East (Zone 9/14): between wooden shelf sets in NW corner room of L.O.B. Enterprises building * Hubris Comics (Zone 9/16): on desk in upper-floor room near SW corner of Printing area * Alexandria Arms (Zone 9/18): in small wooden crate on metal shelves in locked storage room behind desk in large southern room * Arlington Library (Zone 9/20): behind small wooden crate on small round table in SW corner of Media Archive area * Vault-Tec Headquarters (Zone 9/24): on bottom shelf in room near NE corner of Corporate Offices area * Takoma Industrial (Zone 9/26): in small wooden crate behind generator on ledge in NW corner of Factory building * Georgetown West (Zone 9/32): in small wooden crate inside Pulowski Preservation Shelter next to Grocer and Radiation King * The Statesman Hotel (Zone 9/35): on SE set of small wooden shelves in central bar in large eastern room in Restaurant area * Dukov's Place (Zone 9/38): on wooden shelves behind bed in western upstairs room * Lincoln Memorial (Zone 9/41): on shelf in maintenance room * Mall Southwest (Zone 9/42): in high-up ham radio niche in SW corner of large SW cave in Mirelurk Nesting Hole area * Georgetown East (Zone 9/43): on lower shelf in SE corner of La Maison Beauregard Lobby area * Museum of History (Zone 9/44): in small wooden crate under table in SE corner room of Lower Halls area * Museum of Technology (Zone 9/46): on shelves next to desk on east side of northern planetarium room in West Wing area * The Capitol Building (Zone 9/51): on counter in corner behind coffee machine in central part of East Entrance area * Outpost (Zone 9/e): in small wooden crate on floor of eastern room * County Sewer Mainline (Zone 9/f): in locked safe in room a bit SW of Sewer Waystation (location 4) exit * Large raider camp (Zone 9/o): in small wooden crate on top of wooden shelves near west end of camp's east half
* Flooded Metro (Zone 9/underground metro): on gun cabinet in trapped supply area * Foggy Bottom Station (Zone 9/underground metro): on narrow ledge to left of central machine in western connecting tunnel * Franklin Metro Utility (Zone 9/underground metro): in big container at east end of northern tunnel * Marigold Station (Zone 9/underground metro): on table in ant queen's room in Queen Ant's Hatchery area * Tenleytown/Friendship Station (Zone 9/underground metro): on concrete bench on upper floor of northern mezzanine * Vernon East/Takoma Park (Zone 9/underground metro): on shelf in stash area down mezzanine's west tunnel * Taft Tunnel (Zone 9/underground area only accessible on a main quest): on picnic table at south end of longest N/S sewer tunnel
You can also buy Nuka-Cola Quantums from scavengers in random wasteland encounters. (See the Set A repeating encounter #14 in the Random Encounters hints.)