The rebreather is a unique piece of headgear in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Equipping the rebreather increases Damage Resistance by 3, but not Damage Threshold, and grants the Water Breathing effect which offers unlimited O2 when underwater.
It cannot be dropped or sold, but its condition will never degrade. It fills the mask slot, so it does not prohibit the wearing of headgear that only covers the top of the head (e.g., combat helmets). It cannot be worn with certain helmets, such as power armor helmets, or glasses (e.g. Dr. Mobius' glasses) but can be worn with most hats.
Location[]
The headgear is potentially received from Jack in the hangars at Nellis Air Force Base after progressing Volare! as far as being sent to recover the crashed B-29 in Lake Mead. It can be acquired by either passing a 45 Science skill check or bringing a pressure cooker to Jack.
Notes[]
- The rebreather is one of three pieces of apparel the player can equip in Fallout: New Vegas which provides Damage Resistance instead of Damage Threshold, the other being the scientist outfit, and Vault 11 jumpsuit (the trenchcoat has a DR of 5, but is flagged as a non-player item).
- The rebreather is located in the apparel section of the Pip-Boy and cannot be worn in conjunction with any kind of eyewear, but it can be worn with most headgear such as the space suit helmet or the combat helmet. Since the goggles helmet can be worn with glasses, it can also be worn with the rebreather. It also fits on Chinese stealth armor (albeit with noticeable clipping).
- If one fails Young Hearts by having Janet killed, Jack will only say "Go to hell, outsider. Stay away from me" when spoken to and one cannot communicate any further with him, which makes obtaining the rebreather difficult. He can still be spoken to, however, if approached when he goes home to sleep.
- Upon completing Volare!, the rebreather is still considered a quest item and therefore cannot be dropped, sold or placed into any storage devices. As such, it will not be removed upon starting the Dead Money add-on. The quest flag can be removed by using the console command SetQuestObject 00100633 0.
- If the player character's nose is big enough, it will poke through the mask.
Bugs[]
The rebreather may sometimes be grayed out in the equipment list, thus appearing to be too damaged to be used without repair. This is purely a display bug and has no effect on its functionality. [verified]-
After equipping the rebreather for the first time, if you unequip it any time before saving, your DT may not appear in the slot at the top of the screen under the Items menu in your Pip-Boy 3000, regardless of what else you are wearing. Only when you re-equip the rebreather does DT (and DR) reappear. This can be fixed by saving (confirmed on PS3) or rebooting the system (confirmed on Xbox) or unequip the rebreather when it says "DT" not "DR." [verified]
