Institute Beacon

Fallout 4 throwable weapon
Institute Beacon
Information
Quest Item	Airship Down
Damage	1
Ammo	N/A
Capacity	0
Fire Rate	0
Range	93
Accuracy	0
Value	0
Weight	0.5
Damage
Damage Perks	Demolition Expert
Editor ID	InstituteBeaconGrenade
Form ID	00174F8F

The Institute Beacon is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Gameplay

Toss an Institute Beacon to spawn Synth reinforcements in a target area.

Location

Given as a reward for completing the Institute quest Airship Down.

Notes

• If thrown at an NPC, they will turn hostile.
• A Gorilla may spawn instead of a Synth.

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