Graygarden is a fully automated hydroponic garden run by Mister Handy robots in The Commonwealth in Fallout 4. It is also a possible Settlement.
Background[edit]
The Graygarden facility was built a few days before the Great War[1] under the wishes of Doctor Edward Gray, a rather eccentric senior engineer of RobCo Industries.[Pub 1][2] The facility was designed to be completely self-sufficient.[3] Water is drawn from the Weston Water Treatment Plant and is used to cultivate crops, which are maintained by worker robots supervised by robots with superior cognition processes: Supervisors Brown, Greene, and White.[4] For over two centuries, Graygarden has continued to operate thanks to the efforts of the robots. The garden has begun to face problems with low water pressure and radiation contamination. The robots are looking for anyone who can fix the source of the problems in the treatment plant.[5]
Publications[edit]
Layout[edit]
Just outside the greenhouse is a large field of Mutfruit which are tended to by a couple of Mr. Handys and inside are several planters filled with Corn, Carrots, Gourds, Tatos, and additional Mutfruit.
Due west of the main facility are two buildings. The first is a small garage with assorted junk components and a Toolbox. The western building, Graygarden Homestead, is a two-story house with an Expert-locked basement containing a Chemistry Station, an Advanced-locked Safe, a Novice-locked Toolbox, and assorted glassware. The kitchen has collapsed and is inaccessible from within the homestead.
This Settlement is only available after completing Troubled Waters. The Settlement encompasses the main greenhouse in the east and the orchard in the west, the latter of which has lots of arable land for crops and water pumps. The robotic workers do not need to be fed, meaning one can grow food here and export it elsewhere. The overpass above can be built upon, but there is no existing way to access it from the Graygarden Settlement.
Inhabitants[edit]
Loot[edit]
- To the east there is a crashed Vertibird on the upper level of the highway with some Ammo Boxes beneath the overpass. A bit further east, near the next highway support pylon, is a window washer style elevator that lifts to the upper level. Walk back towards Graygarden to find a suit of Power Armor.
Notes[edit]
- One can build vertically as both the lower and upper segments of the overpass fall under the envelope of the Settlement's boundaries. Some vehicles cannot be scrapped, nor can the cement dividers be removed. Broken highway segments are in the boundary so by building stairs, it is possible to build over the highway.
- Codsworth will show preference to Graygarden, and likes it when the Sole Survivor completes quests there.
- If one starts building at the lowest point in the Settlement, it is possible to construct a structure up to 14 stories tall, divided by the highway.
- The greenhouse at Graygarden provides food that can be transported to other Settlements.
- Companions may idle by sitting on a couch on top of the highway.
- The resident robots count in the settlement population but do not require beds, food, or water.
- None of the Mister Handy robots can be modified at a Robot Workbench.
- The prize car is a unique vehicle in the game files.[6]
Appearances[edit]
Graygarden appears in Fallout 4.
Gallery[edit]
Greenhouse exterior
Greenhouse interior
Back of the greenhouse
Workshop area
A brand new car!
Sign texture file
References[edit]
- ↑ Sole Survivor: "This place seems familiar. I think I saw a bit about it on the news, back before the war."
Supervisor White: "Yes, construction was completed mere days before the war. We were able to survive and continue our operations only because our creator made us fully self-sufficient. You see, there are two kinds of robots here. The worker drones carry out labor and maintenance. We supervisors - that is, myself, Greene and Brown - possess sophisticated cognition processors. We are capable of complex analysis and decision-making, a testament to the genius of our creator, Doctor Edward Gray."
(Supervisor White's dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "I remember him. He was one of RobCo's senior engineers, but more than a little eccentric."
Supervisor White: "That's the second time you've said that you remember something before the war. I think you're a little confused darling. You simply can't have been alive back then."
(Supervisor White's dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "There's not even one person here?"
Supervisor White: "That's right, darling. We are entirely self-sufficient, with no need for human guidance. You see, there are two kinds of robots here. The worker drones carry out labor and maintenance. We supervisors - that is, myself, Greene and Brown - possess sophisticated cognition processors. We are capable of complex analysis and decision-making, a testament to the genius of our creator, Doctor Edward Gray."
(Supervisor White's dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "All right."
Supervisor White: "Marvelous, simply marvelous. Most of our water comes from the old Weston plant, south of here. Such an eyesore. Be a dear and pay it a visit, hmm? See what you can do? Maybe tidy up the place? It must be filthy. If you can get it working again, I'm sure I can... come up with something for you."
(Supervisor White's dialogue) - ↑ Sole Survivor: "It's... nothing special."
Supervisor White: "It's ghastly, that's what it is. Simply ghastly. Pressure is down. Radiation is up. Why, it's practically toxic. Just think what it must be doing to my skin! This will never do. I don't mean to impose, darling, but... perhaps you could lend us a hand?"
(Supervisor White's dialogue) - ↑ Form ID 002485E3 - Editor ID Sedan_Postwar_Cheap01_GREYGARDEN
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p. 304: "[3.04] GRAYGARDEN
A fully automated hydroponic garden run by robots, this is the brainchild of Doctor Edward Gray. Even today, this is a remarkable example of self-sufficiency and features almost every crop: Mutfruit, tato, corn, melon, and gourd are growing here."
(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide/Map)
