Mill Worker is an unmarked quest and achievement/trophy in the Fallout 3 add-on The Pitt.
Quick walkthrough
Detailed walkthrough
The quest begins alongside Unsafe Working Conditions which is started by Everett at the Mill. As with that quest, the player character is required to find steel ingots scattered around the steelyard, the abandoned area and the supply plant. While a minimum of 10 must be obtained for Unsafe Working Conditions, Mill Worker is completed by finding all 100 ingots.
Ingot locations
See here for comprehensive guides to collecting all 100 ingots.
Rewards
Every 10 ingots returned to Everett at the Mill will earn a reward of a unique weapon or piece of armor:
- 10 ingots: laborer outfit (unique slave outfit)
- 20 ingots: filtration helmet (unique supervisor helmet)
- 30 ingots: steel knuckles (unique brass knuckles)
- 40 ingots: Metal Master armor (unique raider throwdown armor)
- 50 ingots: Metal Blaster (unique laser rifle)
- 60 ingots: Bombshell armor (unique raider ordinance armor)
- 70 ingots: Leather Rebel (unique raider commando armor)
- 80 ingots: The Mauler (unique auto axe)
- 90 ingots: Perforator (unique Infiltrator)
- 100 ingots: tribal power armor (copy of Ashur's power armor) and "Mill Worker" achievement/trophy
Notes
- It is possible and advisable to retrieve all 100 ingots during Unsafe Working Conditions instead of only the required 10, as while the quest is active, every ingot is considered a quest item and remains weightless, whereas after turning in the first 10 ingots to Everett, every remaining ingot instantly gains a Carry Weight of 1 lbs.
- Midea's desk can be used as safe storage for any loot before returning to the Capital Wasteland.
Behind the scenes
- Upon turning in all 100 ingots, Everett calls the Lone Wanderer "one hell of a steeler."[1] "Steeler" is the colloquial name for workers in a steelyard. It is also the name of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in the NFL.
- Upon receiving the Mauler for 80 ingots, Everett claims it was previously used to kill trogs and ghouls "from here to Monroeville."[2] Monroeville, Pennsylvania is the city where Pittsburgh native George A. Romero filmed the classic 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead set during a zombie apocalypse. A common term for ghouls in the Fallout series (though considered a racial slur by ghouls themselves) is "zombie."
- The name of the Leather Rebel and Everett's claim it once belonged to "a desert priest" is a reference to the Judas Priest song "Leather Rebel."[3]
Bugs
In some cases, Everett will not go into the mill where you have to give him the ingots, preventing you from finishing the quest. In this case, just keep the ingots you have collected and advance through the storyline. After you defeat everyone in the Hole, return to Everett and he will congratulate you. At that point, his dialogue options will return to normal, and you can exchange your remaining ingots.[verified]- If the last few ingots are presented in a quantity less than 10, you may not get the achievement, nor the equipment.[verified]
- When on the building that has 12 ingots, it is possible to fall through the roof straight to the ground which kills you instantly. This bug occurs if the Point Lookout add-on has been installed. A solution is to save the game while on the roof, restart and load the save. When you enter another area through a door, you have to restart the game again.[verified]
- Although Wild Bill's body may be looted after falling through the normally accessible map (see here), the two ingots normally present next to his body will not be found, thereby making the achievement or trophy impossible to get, and limiting the maximum obtainable ingots to 98.[verified]
See also
References
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I can't find any more ingots out there."
Everett: "Yup, guess you got every last one out there. You're one hell of a steeler, kid."
Everett's dialogue - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You got anything for me?"
Everett: "Here, this thing's mauled Trogs and Ghouls from here to Monroeville. Give it a whirl."
(Everett's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You got anything for me?"
Everett: "Guess you earned this. Used to belong to a desert priest. Said wearing it made him bulletproof. Course, that didn't stand up to a little testing. But damn if it wasn't a gloriously fun time."
(Everett's dialogue)
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