You’re kicked out, and whatever you’ve made of yourself in the Wasteland is all you have left, which in my case was a fancy apartment, a dog and no surviving friends. When you do, you either have to kill everyone or kill the overseer, prompting your childhood friend, Amata, to ask you to leave forever. specialises in overcoming fears and helped Amy Dowden with her fear of dogs. Once you leave Vault 101, you can’t return for a long time. For more information on how to donate, call 0300 123 23 23 or click here. Going back to the start isn’t an option, either. I had one fancy apartment that I had to wipe out an entire town with a nuke to get. Within 20 hours of starting Fallout 4 I had two completely safe places that belonged to me-not counting my burgeoning settlement of Sanctuary Hills, my character’s old home.įallout 3 was determined never to give me a place to call home. You create the new settlements you find the NPCs to populate them. The latest Fallout is about rebuilding this world, cultivating communities and protecting what’s yours.

Life isn’t back to normal, and there are plenty of hot zones for raider or super mutant activity, but it’s no longer as chaotic or depressing. The skies are usually blue, and populated settlements grow edible crops. Follow our Fallout 4 guide to find a heavy metal helmet and suit of armor made for dogs to equip to the Sole Survivor's ever-faithful companion, Dogmeat.

Set years later, Fallout 4 is a thematically perfect follow-up because it shows us that better times are possible again.