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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = Misc
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Pip-Boy.png
 
| image              = Pip-Boy.png
 
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
 
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
 
| equip-region      = engineer_left_arm
 
| equip-region      = engineer_left_arm
 
| released          = {{Patch name|8|3|2011}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|8|3|2011}}
| availability      = {{avail|Promotional|Craft|Drop|Purchase}}
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| availability      = {{avail|promotional-expired|purchase|drop|craft|collectors}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level            = Level 10 Armband
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  | item-kind        = Armband
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   | level            = 10
 
   | item-description = Using modern super-deluxe resolution graphics!
 
   | item-description = Using modern super-deluxe resolution graphics!
 
}}
 
}}
{{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.}}
 
The '''Pip-Boy''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Miscellaneous items|miscellaneous item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-[[Self-illumination|glowing]] monochrome screen, and several buttons and knobs. The device is modeled after the Pip-Boy 3000 series produced by the fictional RobCo Industries in the video game series ''{{w|Fallout (series)|Fallout}}''.
 
  
When equipped, the Pip-Boy features a revised [[PDA]] [[HUD]] to match the looks of the device.  
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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}}
  
This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' before August 8, 2011. It will also be awarded in [[Unique]] quality to players who purchase the [http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15928 ''Quakecon Bundle''] before 10AM PDT on August 6th, 2012.
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The '''Pip-Boy''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-[[Self-illumination|glowing]] monochrome screen, and several buttons and knobs.
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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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The Pip-Boy was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' before August 8, 2011.
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It was also awarded in [[Unique]] quality to players who purchased the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120805043917/http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15928 Quakecon Bundle] before 10AM PDT on August 6th, 2012.
  
 
{{Weapon Demonstration|weapon=pda}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration|weapon=pda}}
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* The Pip-Boy was added to the game.
 
* The Pip-Boy was added to the game.
  
'''August 4, 2011''' {{item server}}
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'''{{Item schema|8|4|2011|id=98efa75812b837800bc8735e21abb60d869dd3b4}}'''
* Changed name from "Pip-Boy 1950" to "Pip-Boy".<ref>[http://git.optf2.com/schema-tracking/commit/?id=de11e7be8a8b02fe0f7b34fd5c602b27185af351&context=5 Team Fortress 2 Schema diff] (commit {{code|de11e7be…}}) on [[OPTF2]] [http://git.optf2.com/ Wiki Schema Tracker], 17:06:05 UTC, August 4, 2011. Accessed August 5, 2011.</ref>
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* Changed name from "Pip-Boy 1950" to "Pip-Boy".
  
 
'''{{Patch name|8|9|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|8|9|2011}}'''
* This item can be purchased, traded, crafted, gifted and found in random drops.
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* The Pip-Boy can be [[Mann Co. Store|purchased]], [[Trading|traded]], [[Crafting|crafted]], [[Gift Wrap|gifted]] and found in [[Item drop system|random drops]].
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== Unused content ==
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* The Pip-Boy is set up to be in [[Strange]] quality; however, no Strange variant has been released. It would count sentry kills.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
 
* The Pip-Boy themed HUD for the Build and Destroy Menus will fail to display while playing with a gamepad.
 
* The Pip-Boy themed HUD for the Build and Destroy Menus will fail to display while playing with a gamepad.
* If the Engineer dies while the primary PDA is equipped, right after respawning, [[:File:2012-04-08_00012.jpg|the player will be prompted with the generic build menu]].
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* If the Engineer dies while the primary PDA is equipped, right after respawning, the player will be prompted with the generic build menu.
 
 
== Unused content ==
 
* The Pip-Boy is set up to be [[strange]], however, no strange variant has been released. It would count sentry kills.  
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The specific model of Pip-Boy is that of the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Pip-Boy_3000|3000]], as it is presented in ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout: New Vegas''. The Pip-Boy was produced as a co-venture between [[wikia:w:c:fallout:RobCo_Industries|RobCo. Industries]] and [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Vault-Tec|Vault-Tec]], before the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Great_War|Great War]]. RobCo. produces a variety of automated devices, including robots and automated weaponry, not unlike the Engineer's own [[Sentry Gun|contraptions]].
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* This item is modeled after the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Pip-Boy_3000|Pip-Boy 3000]] series. It was produced as a co-venture between [[wikia:w:c:fallout:RobCo_Industries|RobCo. Industries]] and [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Vault-Tec|Vault-Tec]], before the [[wikia:w:c:fallout:Great_War|Great War]]. RobCo. produces a variety of automated devices, including robots and automated weaponry, not unlike the Engineer's own [[Sentry Gun|contraptions]].
* This item's description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section on Fallout 3's Steam page.
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* This item's description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section on ''Fallout 3'' Steam page.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=3>
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<gallery>
 
File:Build Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Build Menu, unique to the Pip-Boy.
 
File:Build Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Build Menu, unique to the Pip-Boy.
 
File:PipBoyDemolish.png|Revised Demolish Menu, similar to the Revised Build Menu.
 
File:PipBoyDemolish.png|Revised Demolish Menu, similar to the Revised Build Menu.
File:Pip-Boy 3000.png|The Pip-Boy 3000, as it appears in Fallout 3.
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File:Eureka Effect - Teleport (Pip Boy).png|Revised [[Eureka Effect]] teleport menu.
File:Vault_Boy.png|Artwork of the Vault-Boy.
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File:Pip-Boy 3000.png|The Pip-Boy 3000, as it appears in ''Fallout 3''.
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File:Vault Boy.png|Artwork of the Vault-Boy.
 
File:Pipboy Engineer.png|Image of the Engineer modeled after the Vault-Boy, seen on the Pip-Boy display.
 
File:Pipboy Engineer.png|Image of the Engineer modeled after the Vault-Boy, seen on the Pip-Boy display.
File:Tf2_newvegas.PNG|Promotional Steam pop-up for Pip-Boy offer, as well as specials for Fallout 3, New Vegas, and their DLCs.  
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File:Tf2 newvegas.PNG|Promotional Steam pop-up for Pip-Boy offer, as well as specials for ''Fallout 3'', ''New Vegas'', and their DLCs.  
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
== References ==
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== See also ==
<references />
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* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''
 
 
  
 
{{Promo nav}}
 
{{Promo nav}}
 
{{HatNav}}
 
{{HatNav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
 
[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Revision as of 10:50, 16 August 2019

The Pip-Boy is a promotional cosmetic item for the Engineer. It is a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-glowing monochrome screen, and several buttons and knobs.

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

The Pip-Boy 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 will fail to display while playing with a gamepad.
  • If the Engineer dies while the primary PDA is equipped, right after respawning, the player will be prompted with the generic build menu.

Trivia

  • This item is modeled after the Pip-Boy 3000 series. It was produced as a co-venture between RobCo. Industries and Vault-Tec, before the Great War. RobCo. produces a variety of automated devices, including robots and automated weaponry, not unlike the Engineer's own contraptions.
  • This item's description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section on Fallout 3 Steam page.

Gallery

See also