The Foundry

The Foundry is a location in the Industrial district of the Pitt.

Background[]

The Foundry is a large factory and warehouse that used to produce steel products before the Great War.^[1] In July 2077, the Pittsburgh Union Steel Company owner, Mr. Mackeson, demanded a tripling of production. The steel workers had been having trouble making the previous quota, but this large of an increase seemed like it was doomed to lead to a strike, which would be the company's first strike in twenty years.^[2] In the following September, Mr. Mackeson came down in person to see "what the fuss was all about" and was met with harsh verbal attacks by the workers. The company foreman Hal Caldwell had to call in Protectrons to prevent the situation from escalating. However, at this time, Mr. Mackeson responded that the situation "was out of his hands," as the government required more output for the war effort.^[3]

By early October, Hal Caldwell, the Union, and Mr. Mackeson reached an agreement - to avoid a repeat of the labor wars down south in Beckley and Welch, Mr. Mackeson would "pull some clever accounting" to make it seem as though production had tripled. In exchange, the workers would do all they could to "squeeze just a little bit more out of everyone."^[4]

After the Great War, it was occupied by the Pittsburgh Union.^[1] The Union used the Foundry to manufacture parts and equipment after restoring the factory to full working order.^[5] Due to disturbing reports from the lower levels and exterior of the Foundry, the Union management asked workers to pair up in the more dangerous sectors and suspended night work until the Strikers could investigate further.^[6] Only much later did a striker named Pat Gerber descend into the dark underground areas of the Foundry to investigate further, where he encountered increasing radiation levels the further down he went^[7] until finally encountering a trog, which strangely only stared at him as neither fought. Eventually, the trog ran off and Pat attempted to return to the surface, but found himself disliking light and feeling cold without the radiation of the lower levels, possibly transforming into a trog himself.^[8]

Some years prior to 2104, the Foundry was taken by the Fanatics on a day known as Bloody Thursday.^[1] Bloody Thursday is said to be the largest defeat the Union has ever received. Fortunately for the Union, the Fanatics have little idea how to really work the Foundry; instead of steel, they have been producing chemical weapons from a makeshift lab in the hopper room.^[9] The Fanatics are also hoarding stolen supplies from the Union inside the Foundry.^[10]

The factory's vast amount of resources, such as steel, is attractive to both the Fanatics and the Union because its machines and products could prove to be a turning point in the local civil war.

Layout[]

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Notable loot[]

• Striker's log 03: Lion's den - Holotape, in The Fire Pit section, against a wall near a Unioner corpse.
• Striker's log 04: Failure - Holotape, in The Belts section on the edge of a table.
• Chemist's orders - Note, in the chemists' section, on a white table across from the testing vat pipe.
• Don't worry - Note, in The Belts area, next to a skeleton and sleeping bag in an office niche.
• Double dealings - Note, in The Belts area.^{[clarification needed]}
• Fanatic manhunter's note - Note.
• Fanatic thief's note - Note, in the chemists' section.^{[clarification needed]}
• Forgive me - Note.
• Hellcat contract - Note, on the counter of a makeshift kitchenette in the transition area between the Fire Pit and Tunnel sections.
• New shipment: heads up - Note, in the shipping warehouse area.^{[clarification needed]}
• Scrapbot recovery log - Note, in the Twin Cauldrons area.^{[clarification needed]}
• Union missive - Note, on a red console in an office niche.
• Scavenger's journal - Note, on a cabinet near the northern door of the northeast elevated office in the Warehouse area.
• Warden's note - Note.

Appearances[]

The Foundry appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Expeditions: The Pitt update.

Behind the scenes[]

Craig Bernardo was the level designer on the Foundry, building the location, writing notes and directing the environment art team. Bernardo also worked on the Industrial district exterior.^{[Non-game 1]} Lead environment artist Andrew Collins also worked extensively on the Foundry interior.^{[Non-game 2]}

Gallery[]

Coolant canisters stockpile

Fanatic conqueror

Fanatic сhemist

Furnace

Chem vats

Testing vat

Union worker

Forgive me - Note

Chem Lab sign

Union supply crates (6)[]

Canal area. South end of the room, behind the vat with the fire vents.

Chem Lab area. Upstairs, in the blue metal building, on the South side of the room.

Fire Pit area. Behind the three pipes, on the North side of the room.

The Belts area. On the same floor level as the conveyor belts, in the blue metal office building, on the North side of the room.

Twin Cauldrons area. Upstairs, in the blue metal office, on the North side of the room.

Warehouse area. Inside the blue shipping container on the right.

Fanatic quest safes (10)[]

Fanatic safe in Fire Pit area. Upstairs, next to the lockers, in the blue metal office building, on the east end of the room.

Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Upstairs, in the blue metal office building, on the East side of the room. Look for the conveyor belts on the floor as indicators.

Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Inside the solo green shipping container.

Fanatic safe in Warehouse area. Upstairs, in the kitchen, in the far corner, near the stoves.

Fanatic safe in Tunnel area. Upstairs in the blue metal office building, on the north end of the tunnel, just past the upside down train carriage.

Fanatic safe in Twin Cauldrons. Inside the blue metal office building, on the ground floor, with the white machine against the back wall.

In Canal area.

In Chem Lab area.

In the Belts area. Upstairs in the blue metal building on the West side of the room

Steel ingots (15)[]

Steel ingot map

In Train tunnel area. Steel ingot on the top left far corner of the train carriage

In Train tunnel area. Steel ingot in the upstairs blue metal offices. At the end of the Train tunnel area.

In Canal area. On a metal shelf, next to a weapons workbench and a chainsaw spawn.

In Canal area on a metal bridge.

In the small room between the Chem Lab and the Canal.

In Chem Lab area.

In the Belts area, under the ramp, on top of the metal reel.

In the Belts area. Upstairs, at the very top, on the roof of the blue metal office building, on the West side of the area.

In Warehouse area, in the kitchen, on the bench, in the corner.

In Warehouse area, on the metal shelf, opposite the white machine.

In Twin Cauldrons area. Downstairs on a metal shelf, on the South side of the room, next to one of the large green goo vats.

In Twin Cauldrons area. On top of some metal crates.

In Chem Lab area. The steel ingot is next to the fusion generator, behind the yellow diagnosis machine, tucked against the wall.

In Fire Pit area. In the blue metal building on the West side of the room, near one of the green goo vats, on the cabinet.

In Warehouse area, in the grey shipping container.

See also[]

• Industrial
• The Trench
• The Sanctum

External links[]

• Overview map

References[]

Non-game

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