Megaton (Fallout 3)

Megaton in Fallout 3 is a pretty simple, although complicated town. It is built in a crater with giant metal walls as protection. Outside is a robot named Deputy Weld, a friendly protectron who always greets your arrival when you come back to Megaton.

Build
Megaton has, as i just said, giant metal walls surrounding it's outer parts. It probably got it's name because of it's giant atomic bomb in a small puddle just in the middle of the town.

Megaton is built inside a small crater possibly created by older atomic bombs that landed there before the currently standing one. The live atomic bomb is also considered to be a message from the god, Atom, for some (mainly the cult that lives just over the puddle in a church.)

Places of interest
There are a few places of interest that might come in handy when you are getting further into the game unless you blow up Megaton, in which case you need to live in Tenpenny Tower, a smaller and less complicated place.

They are listed as follows:


 * 1) Clinic: You can heal yourself here should you not want to waste money on several stimpaks and rad-aways. Remember: It costs at least 75 bottlecaps to heal and 100 caps to heal Rads. You cal also buy medical supplies here.


 * 1) Craterside Supply: Buy everything from ingredients for crafting weapons and weapons themselves. Ammo is also frequently sold here, but usually in smaller amounts at a time. Therefore, it is recommended to go to either Rivet City, Tenpenny Tower or both in order to restock on ammunition.
 * 2) Church of Atom: If you're religious and a fan of a atomic bombs, this is the place for you. There are a couple of atom's children (normal humans) and is also the only building in Megaton to have a basement.
 * 3) Moriarty's Saloon: Interested in blowing up Megaton? Well, search no more, as this is where you'll find Mr. Burke. You can also ask Moriarty about where your dad is, if you haven't completed that quest yet, or not found him.
 * 4) Armory: There are a couple of interesting weapons here, especially useful earlier in the game. You can find a couple of Chinese Assault Rifles here and also some Hunting Rifles. Aside from that, you must be careful when first entering this building, as there is a certain Deputy Steel, a worker's edition of Mr. Gutsy and brother of Deputy Weld. Though, it's easy to kill the Deputy with a strong weapon such as the Hunting Rifle or better.
 * 5) Lucas Simms' house: In here you will find a bobblehead on the first floor. It is standing on a desk inside his bedroom. WARNING!: It is RECOMMENDED to pick this up BEFORE you blow up Megaton, as you will NOT be able to retrieve it after doing so.