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Easy City Downs is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287.

Background[]

The area is built upon a pre-War horse track, now inhabited by raiders and Triggermen. There are also a number of non-hostile robots racing around the track, which include models such as the Mister Gutsy, Mister Handy, Assaultron, and Eyebot. Throughout the area, there are several terminals that can be used to shut the bots down, turn them on the raiders and Triggermen, or cause them to self-destruct.[Non-game 1]

Layout[]

The northwest side consists of derelict bleachers, while southwest is Eager Ernie's lair on the upper floor, accessible by the walkway from the center or by jumping on the two table umbrellas from the stands. To the east is the actual track, in the center of which are a number of small fortifications filled with minor loot and raiders. On the south side of the center is a stable where the backups bots are stored.

As the player character gets closer to the track, they will hear Eager Ernie running commentary on the race. If spotted by any of the hostile turrets or thugs, the announcements will change to Ernie yelling for his men to deal with the player character, but Ernie himself will stay neutral as long as the player stays away from the second floor of his building and does not attack him. Entering the area with wooden structures in the middle of the racetrack will cause Ernie to shout for his men to use the robots against the player; they will turn hostile afterwards. If the robots do not become hostile, they will continue running after the area is cleared.

Notable loot[]

  • Tumblers Today issue #1 - On the upper floor of the southwestern building with Eager Ernie, on a small table west of the master control terminal.
  • Eager Ernie's key and password - On Ernie's body. The password can be used to access a computer terminal located on the second floor, which gives the following six options: 1) stop the race (deactivates the robots, causing them to stand idly in place), 2) change the race route, 3) override targeting parameters (makes the robots hostile to the raiders and Triggermen), 4) disable combat inhibitors (makes the robots hostile to the player), 5) release 3 more robots onto the track, and 6) initiate a self-destruct sequence.
  • Scrapper's note - In the shed which houses the replacement robots, on the desk beside the robot control terminal.
  • Associate's note - On a raider or Triggerman.
  • The Bugle repertoire - Carried by Ol' Rusty, the eyebot leading the race. This holotape plays trumpet music from the Pip-Boy.
  • Racetrack advertisement - On the first floor of the main building, beside the clubhouse terminal.
  • Ice cold Gwinnett pale - Behind Eager Ernie, on a table.
  • Stealth Boy - To the left of the master control terminal, inside an exposed drawer.
  • At least 25 Pre-War money - On the first floor of the main building, in the cash registers.
  • Bottlecap mine - Three armed ones, north side of the track close to a boarded up house, another to the south of the track in a tree stump. The last one next to the adjacent house.

Related quests[]

Notes[]

  • During the quest Rockets' Red Glare, when one boards the vertibird and heads for the Prydwen, they will pass over the racetrack. One can hear Eager Ernie's commentary over the vertibird's engine.
  • Assuming they are still active, Ernie's announcements will not play during any scene with the Prydwen being destroyed and crashing (Rocket's Red Glare, Airship Down, or With Our Powers Combined). This is scripted in order to avoid Ernie's radio announcements conflicting with the quest routines. The announcements will resume after the crash scene ends.
  • Including the extra robots that one can add to the race (via the 3 terminals in the area), there are a total of nine robots.
  • The nine robots' names are: Atomic Dreamz (Mister Handy), Tin Man (Protectron), Ol' Rusty (eyebot), Piece o' Junk (Mister Handy), Iron Maiden (Assaultron), Lady Lovelace (Assaultron), The Boston Blaster (Mister Gutsy), Bob's Your Uncle (Mister Handy) and Fusion's Folly (Mister Handy).
  • Companion reactions:
    • If Curie is brought here, she will ask if this is what horse racing is, and comment that she has only seen pictures of it.
  • When at this location, companions make comments, which are activated at two locations: when approaching the racetrack fence, and inside the stables with the backup robots.
Location comments
Character Specific location Comment
Cait Northern corner "Now this might be a nice place to win a few caps."
Robot stables "While we're in here, maybe we could get a little inside information for placin' our bets."
Codsworth Northern corner "I say! General Atomics' finest, reprogrammed as simple... race horses for bloody Raiders? Appalling!"
Robot stables "Ah the nerve center of this charade. Sir/Mum, I beg you to shut this place down."
Curie Northern corner "Is this... horse racing?"
Robot stables N/A
Danse Northern corner "This is an astonishing waste of technology."
Robot stables "Appalling. Look at all these perfectly useful machines being wasted for the sake of sport."
Deacon Northern corner "Put your money on Black Velvet. That pony's gonna win for sure."
Robot stables N/A
John Hancock Northern corner "Ah, the Downs. Hope we're not going anywhere for a while."
Robot stables "So this is where all the magic happens."
Robert MacCready Northern corner "This is the best use of robots I've ever seen. Who knew they could be so much fun?"
Robot stables "I wonder what would happen if we tinkered with some of these things."
Nick Valentine Northern corner "At least someone's taking care of those bots."
Robot stables "Feels like we're walking into the back room of a butcher's."
Piper Wright Northern corner "Now this, this is funny."
Robot stables "Inside Easy City Downs."
Preston Garvey Northern corner "Hang on. Let's watch and see which one wins."
Robot stables "Looks like this is where they work on the robots. Might be something we can use in here."
X6-88 Northern corner "The Robotics division did something like this once."
Robot stables "This must be where they work on the robots."

Appearances[]

Easy City Downs appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes[]

Easy City Downs is based on the former real-world location known as the Suffolk Downs horse racing track.

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References[]

Non-game

  1. Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p. 341: "[4.25] EASY CITY DOWNS
    This was once a small, struggling racetrack with aging facilities. It is currently occupied by a gang of Raiders and Triggermen who use the track to host their robot races.
    Eager Ernie is in charge here, and has a key and password to unlock any doors, allowing easy access to the downstairs clubhouse terminal (Expert) and upstairs master control terminal (Expert), as well as the Repair Shop (Advanced) and Robot Control Terminal (Novice) out in the track. Both terminals allow you to control the racing robots; come evening, they turn against their masters. There are some reserve robots to activate in the south warehouse, too. Watch for items to scavenge everywhere; don’t forget to check the bus (two are locked [Novice])."
    (Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)
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