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Containers are interactive world objects that allow players to store, retrieve, and manipulate items in Fallout 4.
Gameplay[edit]
Containers serve as storage that players can search for loot or use to deposit unwanted items. These include desks and cabinets found in offices, schools, and homes. They may contain miscellaneous items, Caps, apparel items, or junk. In military installations, footlockers and trunks can contain weapons, ammunition, and armor. Refrigerators and coolers contain food, drink items, or chems. Quest items such as notes and holotapes can also be found in containers and some quests require depositing or retrieving items from specific containers.
Some containers are secured and require a key to access, such as safes. These storage objects can be accessed via picking via Bobby Pins or Lock Picks. The difficulty of the lock contribute to the value of its contents. Some containers are unlocked via terminal passwords or hacking. Other containers include Mailboxes and Trash Cans.
Deceased NPCs function as lootable containers. Players can retrieve items such as weapons, armor, or key quest items from corpses. Companions can also serve as containers, utilized for inventory management and carrying items to assist the player.
Safe Storage[edit]
Containers are governed by cell resets and containers respawn with new contents after a set period, or will disappear over time when the container respawns its contents. Containers inside player housing do not reset and can be safely used to store items. Safe containers will never respawn their contents and will retain the contents that are deposited in them indefinitely. Containers in settlements that are controlled by the player character are not affected.
Theft[edit]
If one wishes to store an item in a container, the "Transfer" option must be selected by pressing the corresponding button. From there, they can choose what items to store and take. When a container is marked as owned, taking items from such container is considered as theft and might turn nearby characters hostile.
Variants[edit]
Notes[edit]
- In Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, the player must open the container before any looting or transferring can be done. In Fallout 4, the player character can view the container's contents and loot the container without having to open it by scrolling up and down and selecting the "Take" option.
- Empty containers are not marked or tagged as "Empty" on the screen. Instead, the "Take" option is faded to represent that the ability to acquire items is unavailable.
Appearances[edit]
Containers appear in Fallout 4.