Mutant cave fungus is a consumable item in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Characteristics
While cave fungus is normally grown in caverns as a reliable healing regent, some caverns over the years have been unfortunate enough to become irradiated. This resulted in the mutated cave fungus, considered a delicacy in the wasteland, it is often used to make black blood sausages or other consumables.
Whereas a normal cave fungus would reduce radiation, mutant cave fungus adds radiation when consumed and has an appropriate green glow. This item is needed to create nightstalker squeezin's, thick red paste, black blood sausage and battle brew. They respawn in the named locations every 72 game hours (3 game days).
Survival Skill effect
| Skill | Effect | Hardcore effect |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | +2 Hit Point for 5s | -24 Starvation |
| 20 | +2 Hit Point for 5s | -28 Starvation |
| 30 | +3 Hit Point for 5s | -32 Starvation |
| 40 | +3 Hit Point for 5s | -36 Starvation |
| 50 | +4 Hit Point for 5s | -40 Starvation |
| 60 | +4 Hit Point for 5s | -44 Starvation |
| 70 | +4 Hit Point for 5s | -48 Starvation |
| 80 | +5 Hit Point for 5s | -52 Starvation |
| 90 | +5 Hit Point for 5s | -56 Starvation |
| 100 | +6 Hit Point for 5s | -60 Starvation |
- Note: Radiation is not affected by Survival skill level.
Locations
This is a list of fixed non-random places where you can find mutant cave fungus.
- Mysterious cave (Around 20)
- Big MT north tunnel (sonic emitter required; around 5)
- Ulysses' Point (Around 4)
- Magnetohydraulics complex (1 right inside as you enter)
- X-22 botanical garden (3 total; 1 in ruined building, ground floor, near north wall, easy to see; 1 just a few steps west of ruined building entrance outside; 1 near foot of steps in ruined building).
- Northeast of Signal Hills Transmitter across fallen antenna, same area where the second Dried Seeds packet is found, around the Dionaea Muscipula and fountain (3 total).
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