Dealing with the rebels can be achieved by killing them or taking an alternative diplomatic path by persuading Amata to stay in the Vault because the outside is too dangerous. This completes the quest and will reward you accordingly. The downside to this is you will not receive any quest-related rewards.

There are essentially two ways to keep the vault closed. If he/she successfully persuades the overseer to allow exterior access then the overseer himself will finally accept and openly admit that without external input, the vault's population will not remain genetically viable for more than a generation or so.Īlthough there are only three different outcomes, there are plenty of ways to finish each. The number of Vault 101 residents has fallen significantly in the two centuries since it was sealed, implied heavily by various conversations prior to the Lone Wanderer's initial escape. One of the most essential reasons for having access to the wasteland and the remainder of humanity, apart from the obvious need for supplies and parts for the vault's aging life support apparatus, is to avoid collapse due to genetic stagnation and inbreeding. Butch however, wishes to abandon the vault entirely and live on the surface the rest of the rebels simply intend to remain living in the vault but want to be able to make excursions into the wasteland when necessary. The other faction is led by the Overseer and he wants to keep the vault closed permanently, in accordance with its mission. The faction led by Amata, holed up in your father's clinic, wants to open the Vault and interact with the outside world. Since you and your father escaped from Vault 101, the Vault has been divided into two major factions. If you can hear this, please stop looking for your dad and help save us.'). If you killed the original Overseer while escaping from Vault 101, Allen Mack will be the new Overseer and you can still do this quest (although the radio message changes to '.the new Overseer is insane. It is a message from Amata asking you to return to Vault 101 to help stop her father, the Overseer.

Once you wander close enough to Vault 101, you receive the signal Megaton is close enough. Sabotage the vault's water chip and throw the vault into chaos.Īfter completing The Waters of Life, the Vault 101 distress signal can be picked up on your Pip-Boy 3000.Convince the Overseer to open the Vault to the wasteland.Convince Amata to keep the vault closed.

Map of vault 101