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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]]
| released          = [[August 3, 2011 Patch]]
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| equip-region      = engineer left arm
| availability      = [[Promotional items|Promotional]], [[Crafting|Craft]], [[Item drop system|Drop]], [[Mann Co. Store|Purchase]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|3|2011}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired|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
   | loadout-prefix  = none
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   | item-kind        = Armband
  | quality          = unique
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   | item-level       = 10
   | level           = Level 10 Wearable Armband
 
 
   | 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, 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}}
  
A [[Quality#Genuine items|Genuine]] Pip-Boy was awarded to all players who owned ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' before August 8, 2011.
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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}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''[[August 3, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|3|2011}}'''
* The Pip-Boy was added to the game.
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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]].
  
'''August 4, 2011''' {{item server}}
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'''{{Patch name|11|10|2011}}'''
* 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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* {{Undocumented}} Updated textures for The Pip-Boy.
  
'''[[August 9, 2011 Patch]]'''
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== Unused content ==
* This item can be purchased, traded, crafted, gifted and found in random drops.
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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 an [[Xbox 360 controls|Xbox 360 controller]].
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* The Pip-Boy themed HUD for the Build and Destroy Menus fails to display while playing with a gamepad.
* The Pip-Boy finger animations when bringing up the Build and Destroy Menus does not correctly respond as the finger did not push the button but instead, pushes besides it.
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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.
  
 
== 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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* The description references the eye-popping prettiness blurb on the 'key features' section in the Steam page for ''Fallout 3''.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:PipBoy build menu.jpg|Revised Build Menu, unique to the Pip-Boy.
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File:Build Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Build Menu, unique to the Pip-Boy.
File:Pip-Boy 3000.png|The Pip-Boy 3000, as it appears in Fallout 3.
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File:Building PDA Display with Gunslinger - PipBoy.png|Ditto, with the [[Gunslinger]] equipped.
File:Vault_Boy.png|Artwork of Vault-Boy, upon which the image of the Engineer found on the Pip-Boy display is based.
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Demolish Menu - PipBoy.png|Revised Demolish Menu, similar to the Revised Build Menu.
File:Pipboy Engineer.png|The Engineer, as he appears on the Pip-Boy display.
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File:Eureka Effect - Teleport (Pip Boy).png|Revised [[Eureka Effect]] teleport menu.
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: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.  
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
== References ==
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== See also ==
<references />
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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}}
  
{{Promo nav}}
 
{{HatNav}}
 
{{Engineer Nav}}
 
 
[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
 
[[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