Rivet City conversations refer to conversations between NPCs that happen in Rivet City in Fallout 3. These are affected by ongoing quests and statuses of other characters, as well as various bugs and omissions. These issues include incorrect or unimplemented conditions, speakers, target NPCs, faction checks, and more, which may prevent some of these from being spoken. Furthermore, some conversations are incomplete and are missing prompts or answers.
In the format below, the person named in the header is the conversation starter, and each conversation which they started is listed below them. Each individual conversation is denoted by a number (roughly corresponding to how they are ordered in their container quest, the HELLO tab of DialogueRivetCity, with some exceptions/additions). All notes and context for each conversation are listed below each character's list of conversations. Any conversations that are confirmed to fail to play are marked as bugged (), even if they may only be unimplemented or accidentally omitted.
This conversation is intended to occur in the Weatherly Hotel between 2 to 4 pm and 10 to 12 pm, when Abraham is supposed to visit there to eat. However, it will never play because the AI packages which dictate this behavior are not implemented.
Staley family services[]
These conversations are short questions-and-answers between either Angela or Gary Staley and various Rivet City residents who come to eat at Gary's Galley. They all share a common prompt from the Staleys, "May I take your order?" The responses are listed below.
Mole rat, well done, with wine. Leave the bottle. James has been bad. He gets a carrot and some water.
Mole rat, well done, with wine. Leave the bottle.
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Henry Young's response depends on whether C.J. is nearby (first response) or not (second response).
James Hargrave's response depends on whether Tammy Hargrave is alive (first response) or not (second response).
Shrapnel will only respond if Angela Staley is the one asking him; his dialogue is missing the condition to check for Gary as a target.
Tammy Hargrave's response should depend on whether or not James Hargrave is alive. However, the second response will never be used because James, as a child, cannot be killed.
Of course. Just don't touch it. I don't want any grease stains from that kitchen on it.
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3
Conditioned to only play when Vera Weatherly is wandering the Rivet City market, which occurs from 12-2 p.m. on weekdays. Listening to the full conversation will add the note Angela and Diego and make it possible to ask Angela about her romance.
4
Conditioned to only play while Gary's Galley in the Rivet City market is open, which is from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on all days.
5
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
6
Conditioned to only play if Diego is not convinced to marry Angela Staley, both before starting A Nice Day for a Right Wedding, and if it is completed by convincing Diego to stay away from Angela.
7
Conditioned to occur only before starting A Nice Day for a Right Wedding. Hearing the first statement will add the note Angela and Diego to the inventory and make it possible to ask about Angela's relationship with Diego in dialogue. Cindy Cantelli's responses depend on whether or not Paulie Cantelli is alive; the first plays if he is, and the second plays if he is not.
8
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
9
Conditioned to occur only if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding has not been started. Hearing it will add the note Angela and Diego to the inventory and make it possible to ask about their relationship, starting that quest.
Conditioned to occur only if Angela has been given ant queen pheromones during A Nice Day for a Right Wedding. It will only play on the day she is given the pheromones.
12
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
15
Conditioned to occur only on Sundays in Saint Monica's Church, in the hour after services have finished (from 10 to 11 a.m.).
16
Conditioned to occur only when Bannon's merchant services are available, between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily.
Scripted to occur only when Dr. Zimmer is drinking in The Muddy Rudder on Mondays, Wednesdays, and/or Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This has a 15% chance of occurring on each applicable day.
18
Armitage has a 50% chance of starting this conversation at any point and with unlimited repetitions. Zimmer's replies depend on the state of the quest The Replicated Man; he will give the first response listed below as long as the quest has not been finished (even if it is not displayed in the Pip-Boy), and the second response if the quest was completed.
20
Conditioned to be spoken only on a random percentage of times that a HELLO event between Armitage and Brock actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
21
Conditioned to be spoken only on a random percentage of times that a HELLO event between Armitage and Brock actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
22
Conditioned to be spoken only on a random percentage of times that a HELLO event between Armitage and Brock actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
23
Conditioned to occur when Armitage is ordering food in the Weatherly Hotel (between 9-11 a.m. and between 6-8 p.m.).
24
Conditioned to occur when Armitage is ordering food in the Weatherly Hotel (between 9-11 a.m. and between 6-8 p.m.).
You're a Mirelurk humping, Wasteland reject, Armitage. You're getting a beer, and you're paying for it. And I expect a tip.
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31
Conditioned to be spoken only on a random percentage of times that a HELLO event between Belle Bonny and Trinnie actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
32
Father Clifford will only be in The Muddy Rudder on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7-10 p.m.
33
Scripted to occur only when Dr. Zimmer is drinking in The Muddy Rudder on Mondays, Wednesdays, and/or Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This has a 15% chance of occurring on each applicable day.
Belle Bonny's services[]
These conversations are short questions-and-answers between Belle Bonny and any Rivet City NPCs drinking in The Muddy Rudder (apart from Armitage, who is given a special greeting). They all share a common prompt from Belle Bonny, "What'll you have?" The responses are listed below.
Not yet. I'm still able to remember. Leave me alone, Brock. You aren't my father. Thank God, too.
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35
Conditioned to be spoken only on a certain percentage of times that a HELLO event between Brock and Armitage actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
36
Brock and Bannon are only able to interact on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., when Brock is browsing Potomac Attire.
37
Conditioned to be spoken only on a certain percentage of times that a HELLO event between Brock and Belle Bonny actually occurs; this means that sometimes, when all the criteria are otherwise met, they will simply stare at each other for a moment.
38
Brock and Father Clifford are only able to interact when the latter is in The Muddy Rudder, between 7-10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
39
This conversation may only occur when Brock is visiting Flak 'N Shrapnel's (between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursdays).
44
This conversation is an alternate for the preceding conversation with Tammy, to be used if James Hargrave is dead. However, because children cannot be killed through any normal means in Fallout 3, it will never be played. In fact, Tammy does not even have a response for the alternate prompt.
I hope I will live up to his example. See you next week Mrs. Young.
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46
May only occur when Christie and C.J. are sandboxing in their room (for example, at nighttime before going to bed).
47
May only occur when Christie and C.J. are eating at Gary's Galley (7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. daily).
48
May only occur when the Young family is sitting in the pews at Saint Monica's Church (7-10 a.m. on Sundays).
49
May only occur when Christie and C.J. are eating at Gary's Galley (7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. daily), and only if Diego and Angela have been convinced to marry, but before the wedding has happened. Hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the couple's wedding.
50
May only occur when Christie and C.J. are eating at Gary's Galley (7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. daily).
51
May only occur when Christie and Henry are sandboxing in their room (for example, at nighttime before going to bed).
52
May only occur when the Young family is sitting in the pews at Saint Monica's Church (7-10 a.m. on Sundays).
53
May only occur when Christie and Henry are eating at Gary's Galley (7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. daily).
54
May only occur when Christie is sandboxing in Saint Monica's Church after Sunday service (10-11 a.m.).
55
May only occur when Christie is sandboxing in Saint Monica's Church after Sunday service (10-11 a.m.).
I've got nothing like that here. Why don't you go have a drink in the Muddy Rudder? That should do it.
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56
May only occur when Vera is wandering around the Rivet City market from 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays.
57
May only occur when Shrapnel is eating at Gary's Galley (11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. every day, plus 7 to 9 a.m. on Sundays).
58
May only occur when Flak is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. every day, plus 9 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays).
59
May only occur when Cindy is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. daily), and only if Diego and Angela have been convinced to marry, but before the wedding has happened. Hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the couple's wedding.
60
May only occur when Cindy is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. daily).
61
Cindy has no special prompt for this conversation. She will most likely use a random generic prompt, such as "Hey."
62
May only occur when Henry is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. every day). Henry's response depends on whether or not Christie is dead; if she is, the second response is used rather than the first. (It should also be used if C.J. is dead, but this cannot happen because children cannot normally be killed in Fallout 3).
65
May only occur if Cindy and Paulie are not currently in their room.
66
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
67
May only occur when Vera is wandering around the Rivet City market from 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays.
68
May only occur while Cindy and Bannon are both in Saint Monica's Church (7 to 9 a.m. on Sundays).
69
May only occur while Cindy and Bannon are eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. every day).
70
May only occur when Mei is browsing A Quick Fix (8 to 10 a.m. on weekdays).
Sure. Since your parents aren't around to tell you no, you get to make your own choices.
So long as it's okay with your parents, C.J.
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71
May only occur when the Young family is sandboxing in their room (for example, at nighttime before going to bed).
72
May only occur when the Young family is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
73
May only occur when the Young family is sitting in the pews at Saint Monica's Church (7 to 10 a.m. on Sundays).
74
May only occur when the Young family is sandboxing in their room (for example, at nighttime before going to bed).
75
May only occur when the Young family is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily). Hearing this conversation will make it possible to ask about the tensions between Hangar Deck and Upper Deck residents in dialogue. Furthermore, Christie's response depends on whether or not Henry is alive (first response) or dead (second response).
76
May only occur when the Young family is sitting in the pews at Saint Monica's Church (7 to 10 a.m. on Sundays).
77
May only occur when C.J. is playing with James (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day).
78
C.J. would only say this as a floating greeting line to Mister Buckingham or Private Jones. However, there is no voice file associated with the line.
79
May only occur when the Young family (or, if Henry and Christie are dead, C.J. alone) is eating at Gary's Galley (7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily). Gary's first response plays if C.J.'s parents are dead, and the second response plays if they are both alive.
Commander Danvers may only say this on 66% of times that she actually enters a HELLO event with a Rivet City security member. Furthermore, she will not say it if the respondent is eating or sleeping (or heading to those tasks).
82
May only occur if Vera Weatherly is still alive. Hearing this conversation will make it possible to ask about the tensions between the Hangar Deck and Upper Deck residents in dialogue.
83
May only occur if Angela Staley is still alive. Hearing this conversation will add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about Angela and Diego's relationship in dialogue.
May only occur when Father Clifford is sandboxing in Saint Monica's Church (between 6 to 8 a.m. every day, and 9 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
100
May only occur when Father Clifford is sandboxing in Saint Monica's Church (between 6 to 8 a.m. every day, and 9 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays), also provided that A Nice Day for a Right Wedding has not been completed with Diego out of the church.
101
Diego's prompt for this conversation is missing. As such, it cannot occur.
102
May only occur when Diego is sandboxing in Saint Monica's Church while Mister Lopez is also there. This is most likely to occur between 7 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
103
May only occur when Diego is visiting the Rivet City clinic (between 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, provided that A Nice Day for a Right Wedding has not been completed with Diego out of the church.).
104
This will only play once; it will occur if Diego is persuaded to cut off his relationship with Angela during A Nice Day for a Right Wedding.
105
May only occur before completing A Nice Day for a Right Wedding. Hearing this conversation will add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about the two's relationship in dialogue.
106
Intended to only occur when Diego is eating in the Weatherly Hotel. It cannot play because Diego's prompt leads to the wrong response.
There is an additional line from Mister Lopez which would have been the second line in a three-line conversation between him and Diego. However, neither of Diego's lines in that conversation exist. Mister Lopez's unused line is "Um...don't do that. That would not be a good idea. Maybe you should talk to Father Clifford."
May only occur when Doctor Preston visits Doctor Li (on Thursdays between 8 to 10 p.m.).
MQ05DadLiStage10[]
This is the conversation between Doctor Li and James in the Rivet City science lab at the start of The Waters of Life. It is contained in the MQ05Conversations quest.
Intended to only occur when Father Clifford (and Diego, if applicable) visits the Rivet City clinic (between 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays). However, Father Clifford's response checks for an incorrect prompt source and so does not play.
113
Intended to only occur when Diego visits the Rivet City clinic (between 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays), which he will do as long as he is an acolyte of the church. Diego's first response would play if Father Clifford is alive and the second response would play if the father is dead. However, Diego's responses incorrectly use Father Clifford as the target, so he will not speak them with Doctor Preston.
114
May only occur when Doctor Preston visits Doctor Li (on Thursdays between 8 to 10 p.m.).
115
May only occur when Doctor Preston visits the Weatherly Hotel to eat (between 6 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. every day).
Actually, Father, I'm a real asshole. Now get out of my face before I toss you in with the Mirelurks.
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116
This will only play once; it will only occur if, during A Nice Day for a Right Wedding, Father Clifford is successfully lied to that Diego has abandoned his vow of chastity for Angela, leading Father Clifford to confront Diego.
117
May only occur if both Father Clifford and Diego are wandering around Saint Monica's Church (generally in the morning before sermons, or at night before going to bed).
118
May only occur if both Father Clifford and Diego are wandering around Saint Monica's Church (generally in the morning before sermons, or at night before going to bed).
119
May only occur when Father Clifford and Vera are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.). Vera will use the first response if Seagrave Holmes is alive and the second response if he is dead.
120
May only occur when Father Clifford and Christie are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.), and only if both C.J. and Henry Young are alive. Christie's second response would play if C.J. is dead, but this will not happen since children are ordinarily unkillable in-game.
121
May only occur when Father Clifford and C.J. are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.). It is conditioned to not play if James is dead, but this will not happen since children are ordinarily unkillable in-game.
122
May only occur when Father Clifford and Henry are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.).
123
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
124
May only occur when Father Clifford and Angela are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.), and only if Gary Staley is alive.
125
May only occur when Father Clifford and Mei are wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday services (between 10 to 11 a.m.).
126
May only occur when Father Clifford (and Diego, if applicable) are visiting the Rivet City clinic (between 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays). This will only occur if Diego is still an acolyte of the church.
127
May only occur when Father Clifford (and Diego, if applicable) are visiting the Rivet City clinic (between 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays). This will only occur if Diego is still an acolyte of the church, and it will also not play if Doctor Preston is dead.
131
May only occur when both Father Clifford and Flak are in the Muddy Rudder (between 7 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; if Shrapnel is dead, then they will only overlap between 9 to 10 p.m. instead). However, Flak's response incorrectly targets himself instead of the father, so it will not play.
132
May only occur when Father Clifford is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 6 to 8 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. every day).
133
Intended to only occur when both Father Clifford and Sister are in the Muddy Rudder. However, their schedules do not overlap; Sister only visits the bar on days when Father Clifford does not.
134
May only occur when Father Clifford is in the Muddy Rudder (between 7 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays).
135
May only occur when Father Clifford is in the Muddy Rudder (between 7 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays).
136
May only occur when Father Clifford is in the Muddy Rudder (between 7 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays).
Wedding[]
This is the officiation script spoken by Father Clifford for Angela and Diego's wedding in A Nice Day for a Right Wedding. It is also part of the DialogueRivetCity quest, contained in the RCPriest, RCVows, and RCILoveYou conversation topics.
"We are gathered here today to witness the union of Diego and Angela in holy matrimony. They have asked that their marriage be blessed by God and by Saint Monica. They have also asked that it be witnessed by their friends and family. Diego, will you take Angela for your lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward... for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish until death do you part?"
"Angela, will you take Diego, for your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish until death do you part?"
Mister Buckingham can handle the Weatherly for a couple of hours.
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143
May only occur if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than convincing Diego to cut things off with Angela. It will only play before Diego and Angela's wedding, and hearing the conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
144
May only occur before A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is started. Hearing this conversation will add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about their relationship in dialogue.
145
Intended to play when both Angela and Gary are offering their services at Gary's Galley. However, it is set to check for one of Gary's AI packages on Angela, which will always fail. Furthermore, Angela's response line checks for the wrong prompt source, which will also fail.
146
May only play when Vera Weatherly is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
Would only occur when Garza is eating (between 7 to 9 a.m. and p.m. daily). However, Garza only eats in his room in the Rivet City science lab and will not visit Gary's Galley. Furthermore, neither Staley has any response assigned for Garza's prompt.
148
May only occur when Garza is working in the Rivet City science lab (between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
149
May only occur when Garza is working in the Rivet City science lab (between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
150
May only occur when Garza is working in the Rivet City science lab (between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
151
May only occur while Father Clifford is alive.
Garza additionally has an orphaned response line: "No. I don't do chems. I'm this way from hard work and sweat, two things I'm sure you don't know. Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to eat. Alone." It is conditioned with Henry Young as the target, but the context of the line seems to suggest that the intended target would be either Ted Strayer or Paulie Cantelli. It is impossible to tell who the intended target would be because no one has any prompt related to it.
May only occur with Rivet City security members who are not eating or sleeping. Will also only occur on 66% of occasions where Harkness greets a security member.
154
May only occur on a certain percentage of the times that Harkness greets Armitage.
158
May occur as long as Christie Young is alive. Ted Strayer's responses are mixed up; his response to this conversation incorrectly targets Paulie Cantelli instead, while his response to a prompt by Paulie (see here) will play in response to Harkness' conversation.
They're fine. However, I have two others that are making odd noises. Please check them out soon.
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169
May only occur when Henry and Christie Young are both wandering around their room (generally in the hour before bed at night and after getting up in the morning).
170
May only occur when the Young family is eating at Gary's Galley (betwen 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
171
May only occur when the Young family is sitting in the pews at Saint Monica's Church for Sunday service (between 7 to 10 a.m.).
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May only occur when Henry is wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday service (10 to 11 a.m.).
174
May only occur when C.J. is wandering around the Young family's room.
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May only occur when Henry is working in the Rivet City science lab (between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all days except Sundays).
May only occur when James is wandering around the Hargraves' room. Tammy's response incorrectly checks for Vera Weatherly as the target. Thus, it will not play.
179
May only occur when C.J. is accompanying James (between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
180
May only occur when James and Tammy are eating at Gary's Galley (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
May only occur when Janice is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 7 to 9 a.m. daily, plus 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and 7 to 9 p.m. on all other days).
I'll try, but he's pretty set in his ways. See you next week, Mei.
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188
Ted's response incorrectly targets Harkness instead of Mei, so it will never play.
190
May only occur when Mei is wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday service (10 to 11 a.m.).
191
May only occur when Mei is wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday service (10 to 11 a.m.), and also only if Father Clifford is alive.
May only occur when Mei Wong is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 2 to 4 or 7 to 9 p.m. daily).
193
May only occur when Doctor Preston is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 6 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. daily).
194
Intended to occur when Abraham Washington is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 2 to 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.). However, the AI packages for this behavior are unimplemented, so he will never visit the Weatherly and thus never start this conversation.
195
May only occur when Janice is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 7 to 9 a.m. daily, plus 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and 7 to 9 p.m. on all other days).
196
May only occur when Diego is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 6 to 8 a.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
197
May only occur when Father Clifford is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 6 to 8 a.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
198
Sister's response incorrectly targets Father Clifford, so it will fail to play. Intended to occur only when Sister is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 8 to 10 p.m. daily).
199
May only occur when Armitage is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 9 to 11 a.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
200
May only occur when Dr. Zimmer is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 9 to 11 a.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
No thanks, Paulie. Last time I tried that stuff Diego got so mad at me. I'll just get you some noodles.
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211
Plays every night at 8 p.m. when Paulie goes to talk to Cindy, provided that Cindy is not dead.
212
Ted's response incorrectly targets Harkness instead of Paulie, and so will fail to play.
213
May only play when Paulie is wandering the Rivet City flight deck (between 9 to 11 a.m. daily).
215
Tammy is intended to use the second response instead of the first if James Hargrave is dead. However, James, like all children, cannot normally be killed in Fallout 3.
216
May only play when Paulie is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 p.m. daily).
217
This conversation incorrectly targets Gary instead of Angela and so will never play. It is intended to occur only when Paulie is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 p.m. daily). It would also add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about their relationship in dialogue.
May only occur when Vera is wandering around the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
219
May only occur when Seagrave is accompanying Vera on the flight deck between 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. every night.
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May only occur when Seagrave is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 a.m. daily).
224
May only occur after completing A Nice Day for a Right Wedding by any means other than breaking up Angela and Diego, and before they hold their wedding. Additionally, it will only play if Seagrave is currently offering his merchant services. Hearing this conversation will make it possible to ask about the wedding in dialogue.
225
May only occur if Seagrave is currently offering his merchant services.
226
Hearing this conversation will make it possible to ask about the Rivet City Council in dialogue.
227
May only occur while Henry is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
228
Christie does not have any response assigned to this conversation; furthermore, Seagrave misnames her as Cindy in the prompt. Intended to only occur while Christie is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
229
May only occur while C.J. is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily).
230
May only occur while Flak is eating at Gary's Galley (between 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily, plus 9 to 11 p.m. on Saturdays).
That wasn't burnt, Shrapnel. It was blackened. It's a gourmet method I read about. I'll make it tartar this time.
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231
May only occur while Shrapnel is offering his merchant services (between 1 to 11 p.m. every day but Saturday) and both Flak and Seagrave Holmes are alive.
232
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
233
May only occur when Brock is browsing Flak 'N Shrapnel's (between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursdays).
235
Angela uses the first response as long as Gary Staley is alive, and the second response if he is dead.
236
May only occur when Shrapnel is eating at Gary's Galley (between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. daily, plus 7 to 9 a.m. on Sundays).
I can see that liquor has affected your temper. Good day, sir.
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Notes, conditions, context
237
Will only occur a certain fraction of times that Sister would actually enter a HELLO event with Belle Bonny.
239
Intended to play when Sister is drinking in the Muddy Rudder. However, it is conditioned based on an AI package for Sister drinking on weekends; Shrapnel does not drink on weekends, so they will never meet in the right conditions for the conversation to occur.
241
May only occur when Sister is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. daily).
242
Intended to play when Sister is drinking in the Muddy Rudder. However, it is conditioned based on an AI package for Sister drinking on weekends; Father Clifford does not preach in the bar on weekends, so they will never meet in the right conditions for the conversation to occur.
You're always trying to pull that shit. You know I don't run tabs for nobody, Tammy.
Notes[]
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Notes, conditions, context
243
May only occur when Tammy and James are eating at Gary's Galley (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
244
May only occur when Tammy and James are wandering around in their room (8 to 9 a.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. daily).
245
May only occur when Tammy and James are eating at Gary's Galley (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily). Gary's second response is never used since it depends on James being dead; James, like all children in Fallout 3, cannot be killed.
246
May only occur when Tammy is drinking in the Muddy Rudder (between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily). Dr. Zimmer will only be at the Muddy Rudder on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at a 15% chance.
247
May only occur when Tammy is drinking in the Muddy Rudder (between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily). Armitage will only be at the Muddy Rudder (accompanying Zimmer) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at a 15% chance. Hearing this conversation will make it possible to ask about the tensions between Upper Deck and Hangar Deck residents in dialogue.
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May only occur when Tammy is drinking in the Muddy Rudder (between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
Has a 25% chance of occurring anytime that Belle Bonny is behind the bar counter while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder. Belle must be manning the counter, not doing anything else.
252
Has a 25% chance of occurring anytime that Brock is present while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder, provided that Brock is not sleeping or going to bed.
253
May only occur when Trinnie is shopping at A Quick Fix (between 12 to 2 p.m. daily). Cindy's second response is intended for use if Doctor Preston dies; however, this is impossible because Doctor Preston is marked as essential.
254
Has a 12.5% chance of occurring anytime that Flak is present while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder.
255
Has a 12.5% chance of occurring anytime that Shrapnel is present while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder.
256
Has a 25% chance of occurring anytime that Sister is present while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder.
257
Has a 25% chance of occurring anytime that Father Clifford is present while Trinnie is drinking in the Muddy Rudder.
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays), and provided that A Nice Day for a Right Wedding has been completed in any way other than breaking up Angela and Diego. This conversation will only play once, and hearing it will make it possible to ask about Angela and Diego's wedding in dialogue.
259
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays). Based on its context it should not play after A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed, but it is not conditioned to stop playing. Hearing Angela's response will add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about her and Diego's relationship in dialogue.
260
This conversation is intended to occur when Armitage is eating in the Weatherly Hotel (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily). However, it also requires Vera to be wandering the Rivet City market (in a different place at a different time), so this conversation will never occur. Furthermore, Vera's prompt links to the wrong response topic, so Armitage's response would not play either if Vera's prompt worked.
261
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
262
May only occur if both Paulie Cantelli and Bannon are alive.
263
May only occur if Paulie Cantelli is dead.
264
May only occur when Commander Danvers is patrolling the flight deck at night. Hearing this conversation makes it possible to ask about the tensions between the Upper Deck and Hangar Deck residents in dialogue.
265
May only occur when Diego is eating in the Weatherly Hotel (normally between 6 to 7 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. daily), and also only if Father Clifford is alive.
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May only occur when Vera is wandering around Saint Monica's Church in the hour after Sunday service (10 to 11 a.m.), and only if Father Clifford is alive.
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May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays), and only if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding is completed in any way other than breaking up Angela and Diego, but before they are married. Hearing this conversation makes it possible to ask about their wedding in dialogue.
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May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays), and only if A Nice Day for a Right Wedding has not been started. Hearing this conversation will add the note Angela and Diego to the Pip-Boy and make it possible to ask about their relationship in dialogue.
270
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City flight deck (between 8 to 10 p.m. daily).
271
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
272
Intended to only occur when Vera and Flak are both on the Rivet City flight deck. However, their schedules for this do not overlap; Vera only goes there on the weekends, while Flak only goes there on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
273
Intended to only occur when Janice is eating at the Weatherly Hotel. However, the line incorrectly checks to see if Janice is not eating; Janice and Vera otherwise do not cross paths and so will never trigger this conversation.
274
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays). Vera uses the first response if both Cindy Cantelli and Angela Staley are alive, and the second otherwise.
275
May only occur when Vera and Seagrave are both on the Rivet City flight deck (between 9 to 10 p.m. on weekends).
276
May only occur when Vera is wandering the Rivet City market (between 12 to 2 p.m. on weekdays).
277
May only occur when Sister is sitting on the sofa in the Weatherly Hotel lobby (normally between 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 8 p.m. daily).
278
May only occur when Dr. Zimmer is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
Dr. Zimmer[]
The following is based on bugged content.
All of Dr. Zimmer's dynamic conversations shown below are bugged and will never play. The issue is that Zimmer's AI packages are structured in such a way that he will stay in the Rivet City science lab at all times up until the ending of The Replicated Man, despite him having a full AI package schedule taking him all around the city. This means he will never fulfill the distance/location conditions for any of these conversations. The same is true for Armitage.
Oddly, sir? No, I haven't seen anyone else acting oddly.
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Notes, conditions, context
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Would only occur for a fraction of the times that Dr. Zimmer actually greets Belle Bonny. Additionally, they would only interact when Dr. Zimmer is investigating the Muddy Rudder (every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at a 15% chance).
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Would only occur when Dr. Zimmer is eating at the Weatherly Hotel (between 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. daily).
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Would only occur if the target security member is not eating, sleeping, or heading to those activities.
End of information based on bugged content
The Replicated Man conversations[]
The following are scripted conversations used for the quest The Replicated Man between Dr. Zimmer and Anna Holt or Janice Kaplinski on the topic of Dr. Zimmer's missing android, plus when Harkness and Zimmer confront each other at the quest's end.
For the former, apart from the first argument, they are dependent on Anna or Janice being present in the science lab (and not sleeping or going to sleep). After the initial scripted conversation with Anna, Dr. Zimmer will alternate his target between Janice and Anna. They are organized below by their dialogue topic header.
For the latter, the two confrontations depend on decisions made earlier in the quest.
MS08ZimmerArgue[]
This is Dr. Zimmer's one-time conversation with Anna Holt which occurs the first time the player character enters the Rivet City science lab.
This constant harassment is not helping your cause. Back off!
I really must insist that you stop bothering everyone about your missing robot.
Aint. Gonna. Happen. Got it? Now leave me alone!
MS08ConfrontationA[]
This conversation between Harkness and Zimmer occurs if Harkness accepts that he is an android, and then is allowed to confront Zimmer by the following two paths:
Tell him "What are you going to do about Zimmer? He's the one you were running away from." followed by "Sometimes you have to kill the bad guys."
Tell him "Zimmer's waiting. He'll want to take you home now." followed by "You're more than 'just a machine.' You're a person, Harkness. You belong here."
Not as sorry as you'll be in a moment. Goodbye Mister Zimmer, I hope you've enjoyed your stay at Rivet City.
MS08ConfrontationB[]
This conversation between Zimmer and Harkness occurs if Zimmer is told that Harkness is the android, with some variations:
If Harkness was given proof that he is an android, and convinced to turn himself in to Zimmer, the conversation will skip from Zimmer's first line to Zimmer's last line, excluding the lines in between.
Otherwise, Harkness' first line will depend on whether he knows he is an android or not.
If Harkness knows, this conversation will only be possible if he is told that his secret is safe before being sold out to Zimmer.
May only occur when guards are changing shifts. The prompts and responses are fully randomized. The prompt is spoken by the guard who is taking over the shift and the response is spoken by the guard who is leaving.
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The prompts and responses are fully randomized, and the responding target can be any resident of Rivet City other than Harkness, Danvers, the robots, or other security guards. However, the second prompt ("Any trouble") can only be used if the target is female.
Shared[]
These conversations can be spoken by any resident of Rivet City, whether unique or generic (security guards), with some minor exceptions. In general, everyone apart from Armitage, the kids (C.J. Young and James Hargrave), and the robots (Mister Buckingham and Private Jones) are allowed to say these lines. Horace Pinkerton and the clinic patients are nominally part of this group, but Pinkerton is isolated from any other character and the patients cannot interact with anyone due to their AI routines. Some of the conversations have more conditions, which will be noted below.
Speaker
Conversation
299
Speaker
It was so noisy last night. I could hardly sleep.
Target
Maybe A Quick Fix has something that will help you sleep. Cindy's got all kinds of good chems.
Speaker
I'll try that.
300
Speaker
One of the new immigrants died of radiation poisoning last week.
Target
Yeah. I heard she was drinking river water.
Speaker
The ship's water isn't much better. If we don't get fresh water soon, we'll all end up like her.
301
Speaker
I heard that the City Council is debating putting railings on the flight deck.
Target
Well, I hope they do something. Remember that child that fell off the deck last year?
Speaker
Yeah. That was bad. I'm sure they'll do something about it.
302
Speaker
Did you hear about the fight in the Muddy Rudder last night?
Target
Yeah. Belle's going to have to replace some tables and chairs.
Speaker
I'm sure she'll just scrounge some from the lower deck.
303
Speaker
Doctor Li and her staff left to get Project Purity running.
Target
Really? It's ready? That's great news! I hope there aren't any problems at the Jefferson Memorial.
Speaker
I never expected it to happen in my lifetime. I can hardly wait to taste clean water.
May only occur after escaping to the Citadel during The Waters of Life. Doctor Li, Janice Kaplinski, Anna Holt, and Garza cannot be the speaker, but they can be the target; however, other conditions will make it impossible for them to be part of this conversation (Janice will be dead, Anna will be missing, and Doctor Li and Garza will be in the Citadel, if Garza is not also dead).
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May only occur if Raven Rock is destroyed during The American Dream. (It must be the player who destroys Raven Rock; even though Raven Rock is destroyed offscreen in Broken Steel, that will not meet the conditions for this conversation to happen).
May only occur if Allistair Tenpenny was killed by a blow to the head and his death was reported to Mister Crowley as part of You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head. Harkness cannot be the speaker, but he can be the target.
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The two security guards who guard the bridge into Rivet City (one during daytime and one during nighttime) cannot say these lines.
310
May only occur if Harkness is dead. The target's first response is used if Commander Danvers is alive, and the second if Danvers is also dead. Even though it would not be possible for him to be part of it, Harkness has voicelines recorded for this conversation.
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May only occur if The Replicated Man is completed by either allowing Harkness to be taken away by Dr. Zimmer, or by proving to Harkness that he is an android and then telling him to make his own choice (in which case he runs away from Rivet City). The target's first response is used if Commander Danvers is alive, and the second if Danvers is also dead. Even though it would not be possible for him to be part of it, Harkness has voicelines recorded for this conversation.
Broken Steel[]
This is the dynamic conversation between the Rivet City security members who appear at the water caravan station outside Rivet City upon starting Broken Steel.
), even if they may only be unimplemented or accidentally omitted.
priest, and they don't...um, well, you know.
Will never play in-game because it incorrectly checks for Vera Weatherly's AI package behavior rather than Brock's.
be fine for 30 more.
