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The Pip-boy is a misc item for the Engineer. It was added in the [[August 3, 2011 Patch]].
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{{Item infobox
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| type              = cosmetic
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| image              = Pip-Boy.png
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| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
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| equip-region      = engineer left arm
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|3|2011}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired|collectors}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = yes
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| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = Armband
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  | item-level      = 10
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  | item-description = Using modern super-deluxe resolution graphics!
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}}
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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}}
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The '''Pip-Boy''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is based on the [[w:Pip-Boy|Pip-Boy 3000]] from the video games ''[[w:Fallout 3|Fallout 3]]'' and ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''; a wrist-mounted computer device with a green-[[Self-illumination|glowing]] monochrome screen, and several buttons and a knob. On the screen is a unique version of the Engineer that is posed and styled similarly to [[w:Vault Boy|Vault Boy]], with his hand on his hip and a large thumbs-up.
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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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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased ''Fallout: New Vegas'' on [[Steam]] before August 8, 2011.
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Later, it was awarded in [[Unique]] quality to players who purchased the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120805233250/https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15928 ''Quakecon Bundle''] before 10AM PDT on August 6, 2012.
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{{Weapon Demonstration|weapon=pda}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|8|3|2011}}'''
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* The Pip-Boy 1950 was added to the game.
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'''{{Item schema|8|4|2011}}'''
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* Renamed "Pip-Boy 1950" to "Pip-Boy".
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'''{{Patch name|8|9|2011}}'''
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* Updated The Pip-Boy so it can be [[Mann Co. Store|purchased]], [[Crafting|crafted]], [[Trading|traded]], and [[Item drop system|found]].
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'''{{Patch name|11|10|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated textures for The Pip-Boy.
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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.
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== Bugs ==
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* The Pip-Boy themed HUD for the Build and Destroy Menus fails to display while playing with a gamepad.
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* If the Engineer dies while the primary PDA is equipped, right after respawning, the player is prompted with the generic build menu.
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== Trivia ==
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* The description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section in the Steam page for ''Fallout 3''.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Build Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Build Menu, unique to the Pip-Boy.
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File:Building PDA Display with Gunslinger - PipBoy.png|Ditto, with the [[Gunslinger]] equipped.
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Demolish Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Demolish Menu, similar to the Revised Build Menu.
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File:Eureka Effect - Teleport (Pip Boy).png|Revised [[Eureka Effect]] teleport menu.
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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.
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File:Pipboy Engineer.png|Image of the Engineer modeled after the Vault-Boy, seen on the Pip-Boy display.
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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.  
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''
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{{Promo Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Engineer Nav}}
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]

Latest revision as of 21:31, 1 February 2024

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 a 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 on Steam before August 8, 2011.

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

Demonstration

Update history

August 3, 2011 Patch

  • The Pip-Boy 1950 was added to the game.

August 4, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • Renamed "Pip-Boy 1950" to "Pip-Boy".

August 9, 2011 Patch

November 10, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated textures for The Pip-Boy.

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