Should you help the Scientist in Atomfall?

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Making up your mind about assisting the Scientist in Atomfall is the first significant decision you encounter upon waking up in a puzzling bunker with no recollection of how you arrived there. The Scientist appears to require medical aid, but this initial encounter sets the stage for the open-ended gameplay of Atomfall. You have various ways to engage based on the character type you wish to play. To guide your initial decision, here’s a brief overview of the potential outcomes if you choose to help, intimidate, or harm the Scientist in Atomfall.

Help the Scientist in Atomfall

As a gamer, I can tell you that one strategy could be to aid the Scientist in Atomfall by utilizing the Bandage Recipe they’ve shared with me. I’ll scour the bunker for Alcohol and Cloth, essential ingredients for this healing item. Once found, I’ll simply navigate to the Crafting menu, choose the Bandage Recipe, and voilà! A Bandage will be crafted, ready to help in my quest.

Instead of giving it directly to the Scientist using the Helpful option, they’ll provide you with a Modified Keycard and a DO NOT FORGET Note first. After receiving these items, they’ll instruct you to proceed towards the Interchange. Once you have their guidance, you can depart and use the Modified Keycard in the Card Reader located up the stairs to successfully exit the bunker.

Threaten the Scientist in Atomfall

If you’re not in a giving mood, you could intimidate the Scientist in Atomfall instead. Picking the blunt option with an overt threat of force doesn’t yield results because the Scientist responds with “consider… if that is the type of person you wish to be?” But if you opt for the Bargaining approach, they will state they are not in a position to negotiate and then give you the Modified Keycard and DO NOT FORGET Note. They will also hand over their crafting materials before advising you to leave before their health deteriorates further. You can then scavenge around the bunker for crafting resources before departing, keeping them all for your own use.

Kill the Scientist in Atomfall

To wrap it up, feel free to disregard all other conversation choices and choose to eliminate the Scientist in Atomfall instead. You can do this by sneaking up on them and using the Takedown prompt, or opting for a single punch or kick. After they’re defeated, search their body to obtain the Modified Keycard and the DO NOT FORGET Note. Don’t forget to gather any crafting materials nearby before exiting through the bunker door.

Among the three choices, I prefer not to assist the Scientist in Atomfall at this moment, but rather end their life instead, given that they are injured and have been affected by the Windscale disaster. Leaving them as they are could potentially make them a formidable adversary later on due to their worsening condition. However, right outside this bunker lies a door that can only be opened with the Atomfall Signal Redirector, an item you won’t obtain until later in the game. Avoiding any unexpected encounters if you revisit this location in the future is advisable.

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2025-03-27 22:14