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The Commonwealth Institute of Technology, or C.I.T., was a school of higher education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, prior to the Great War.
Background
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, with its campus based near the Charles River, CIT was one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning by 2042. This was also the year one of its most prominent alumni, Robert House, graduated.[2] CIT was one of the most important centers of technological research and development in the pre-War United States, with research encompassing genetic manipulation (Greenetech Genetics),[Non-game 1] nuclear fusion (an underground reactor at CIT later being repurposed as the Institute's own experimental nuclear reactor),[3] experimental polymers,[4] military robotics[5] and software. CIT employees were responsible for the creation of the Code Defender security software, which was revolutionary enough that it would be in use by the Institute for the next two centuries.[6]
The school insisted on transparency, mandating that all students use school-issued credentials when using its infrastructure to ensure equal time for lab use, fairly prosecute damages, and protect the dignity of its staff: in one prank, the school's public terminals were hacked to state that Dean Blackstone "licked butts." The staff elected to track the students down and prosecute them.[1]
After the war, remnants of the Commonwealth Institute of Technology went on to form the elusive scientific society known as the Institute. The founders were CIT students who survived the Great War in the university's subterranean level, and began to expand underground in 2110 to form the Institute's expansive underground facilities.[7][8]
Members
Professors and staff
- Blackstone (dean)[1]
- Vernon (dean, system administrator)[9]
- Jeanette Higgins (lecturer, 2064-2068)[10]
- Dr. Wilfred Bergman (system administrator, alumnus)[11]
- Dr. T. Williams (system administrator)[9]
- Darren
- Volkov
Students and alumni
Cut content
Dr. Egan[Non-canon 1]- Unnamed robotics instructor[Non-canon 2]
- Adams[Non-canon 2]
- Chris[Non-canon 3]
- Jack[Non-canon 3]
- Mike[Non-canon 3]
Appearances
The pre-War Commonwealth Institute of Technology was first mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas;[12] it was later expanded upon in Fallout 4 and is mentioned in Fallout 76.[13]
Behind the scenes
- The Commonwealth Institute of Technology is a reference to the real world Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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- In Fallout 4, there are three cut holotapes associated with C.I.T.: CITStudent01's dialogue, CITStudent02's dialogue and CITAdmin01's dialogue. No items for the holotapes exist in the game's files, but the dialogue for them can still be recovered. They appear to have placeholder voice lines recorded, likely by developers. The CITStudent01 holotape, in particular, would have mentioned a location known as the Cline building at C.I.T. The Cline building is not mentioned anywhere else in-game.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Public works maintenence area terminal entries; Robotics terminal, A simple request
- ↑ A tragedy has befallen all mankind
- ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "Before the war, C.I.T. conducted experiments in its underground nuclear reactor. Today, it has been repurposed, and once activated will provide the Institute with nearly limitless power."
- ↑ Cambridge Polymer Labs
- ↑ 4n1m4L's test logs
- ↑ Liam: "Just a few high security doors, right? Controlled by cutting-edge SRB security tech. Yeah. A head on hack is the sucker play. So we go at them sideways. You're willing to help, right? I can't do this alone. Player Default: Of course I'll help you."
The Sole Survivor: "What do you need help with?"
Liam: "Our core security architecture hasn't fundamentally changed from the old CIT days. The original security program was called Code Defender. Revolutionary stuff. We still have terminals running version 1 mothballed in storage. With some persuasion, I can get an old terminal to interface with the new security terminals. Enough to open doors, at least. Problem is I can't even crack version 1. So I need a good old fashion username and password, and that's nowhere to be found in the Institute. But if you could get me a pre-war admin password from the surface, I could log right in."
The Sole Survivor: "Where would I find that?"
Liam: "Unfortunately, I don't know. The obvious place won't work. The CIT Ruins were picked clean years ago. But some of the admins had to live off campus. Ask your friends in the Railroad. I need those login credentials."
(Liam Binet's dialogue) - ↑ Fallout 4 loading screen: "According to local history, the Institute formed from the remains of C.I.T., the Commonwealth Institute of Technology. But the college itself has lain in ruins for more than two centuries."
- ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "The Institute was officially founded in the year 2110 by a group a of former Commonwealth Institute of Technology students who took refuge in the college's underground level at the time of the Great War."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cambridge Polymer Labs terminal entries; Bergman's terminal, Password request (Archive)
- ↑ Vault 96 terminal entries; overseer's terminal, Higgins, Jeanette
- ↑ P.A.M.: "Preliminary analysis complete."
Desdemona: "Anything we need to move on?"
P.A.M.: "Affirmative. Code name Patriot requires admin credentials for Code Defender security software. Cross-indexing CIT Security Administrators with 2077 Commonwealth Census Records. Filtering by surviving structures. One match found. Bergman, Wilfred. Bergman, Wilfred registered as co-owner of Cambridge Polymer Labs. Estimated 81% chance of login credentials being located at this facility."
The Sole Survivor: "What's at Cambridge Polymer?"
P.A.M.: "Cambridge Polymer Labs, LLC had several active military contracts. Specializing in robotics. The region is currently classified as "Extremely Dangerous"."
Desdemona: "After you get the password report back here. With any luck, we'll have a game plan by then."
(Desdemona and P.A.M.'s dialogue) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 A tragedy has befallen all mankind
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Vault 76 terminal entires; personnel terminal, UNSAVED WORK
- ↑ Letter of resignation
- ↑ 4n1m4L's test logs
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition pp. 415-416: "[7.11] GREENETECH GENETICS
This vertical maze features the remains of the C.I.T.'s Greenetech building, where genetic manipulation and other secret experiments were undertaken.
Non-canon
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