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{{Quotation|'''Father Elijah'''|That thing on your wrist - it's a convenience. It tells you where to go, what to do, dulls your brain. It may have helped you find the Sierra Madre broadcast, but it's just as much a crutch today as it was in the Old World.|sound=Elijah ThingOnYourWrist.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''Father Elijah, from ''Fallout: New Vegas'''''|That thing on your wrist - it's a convenience. It tells you where to go, what to do, dulls your brain. It may have helped you find the Sierra Madre broadcast, but it's just as much a crutch today as it was in the Old World.|sound=Elijah ThingOnYourWrist.wav}}
  
The '''Pip-Boy''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is based on the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Pip-Boy_3000|Pip-Boy 3000]] from the video game ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''; a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-[[Self-illumination|glowing]] monochrome screen, and several buttons and knob. On the screen is a unique version of the Engineer that is posed and styled similarly to [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Vault_Boy Vault Boy], with his hand on his hip and a large thumbs-up.
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The '''Pip-Boy''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is based on the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Pip-Boy_3000|Pip-Boy 3000]] from the video games ''Fallout 3'' and ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''; a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-[[Self-illumination|glowing]] monochrome screen, and several buttons and knob. On the screen is a unique version of the Engineer that is posed and styled similarly to [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Vault_Boy Vault Boy], with his hand on his hip and a large thumbs-up.
  
 
When equipped, the Pip-Boy features a revised [[HUD]] for the [[PDA]]s and [[Eureka Effect]] that matches the looks of the device.
 
When equipped, the Pip-Boy features a revised [[HUD]] for the [[PDA]]s and [[Eureka Effect]] that matches the looks of the device.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section on ''Fallout 3'' Steam page.
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* The description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section in the Steam page for ''Fallout 3''.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 17:42, 24 July 2022

The Pip-Boy is a promotional cosmetic item for the Engineer. It is based on the Pip-Boy 3000 from the video games Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas; a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-glowing monochrome screen, and several buttons and knob. On the screen is a unique version of the Engineer that is posed and styled similarly to Vault Boy, with his hand on his hip and a large thumbs-up.

When equipped, the Pip-Boy features a revised HUD for the PDAs and Eureka Effect that matches the looks of the device.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchased Fallout: New Vegas before August 8, 2011.

It was also awarded in Unique quality to players who purchased the Quakecon Bundle before 10AM PDT on August 6th, 2012.

Demonstration

Update history

August 3, 2011 Patch

  • The Pip-Boy was added to the game.

August 4, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • Changed name from "Pip-Boy 1950" to "Pip-Boy".

August 9, 2011 Patch

Unused content

  • The Pip-Boy is set up to be in Strange quality; however, no Strange variant has been released. It would count sentry kills.

Bugs

  • The Pip-Boy themed HUD for the Build and Destroy Menus fails to display while playing with a gamepad.
  • If the Engineer dies while the primary PDA is equipped, right after respawning, the player is prompted with the generic build menu.

Trivia

  • The description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section in the Steam page for Fallout 3.

Gallery

See also