There are 20 vault tech bobbleheads hidden throughout the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Xbox 360/PC/PS3 RPG Fallout 3. Each bobblehead gives either a +1 bonus to a stat or a +10 bonus to a skill. Here are the locations of all 20 bobbleheads.
Bobbleheads With Skill Bonuses
There are 13 Skill Bonus bobbleheads to be found throughout the Wasteland. Each grants 10 points for a specific skill. Ten points may seem like a paltry sum in the overall scheme of things, but finding and collecting each of the bobbleheads can give a character 130 bonus skill points, basically the equivalent of 6+ levels.
The Barter Bobblehead
Find this bobblehead to increase sell prices and decrease buy prices when dealing with merchants.
- Located in the rear of the Market Bazaar in Evergreen Mills, on the upper right behind the Raider Trader.
The Big Guns Bobblehead
This bobblehead will increase damage and accuracy when using large weapons like the Fatman, Missle Launcher, and Flame Thrower.
- Find this bobblehead in Fort Constantine. It’s in the basement of the CO Quarters, hidden in a wall safe.
Energy Weapons Bobblehead
Raising the Energy Weapons skill increases damage and accuracy with energy weapons like the Laser Pistol, Plasma Rifle, and Alien Blaster.
- The Energy Weapons bobblehead is on Colonel Autumn’s desk in Raven Rock.
Explosives Bobblehead
The Explosives bobblehead grants a bonus to damage when using explosive weapons and the player's ability to detect and disarm explosive traps.
- Find it behind the WKML Broadcast Station, inside the Sealed Cistern.
Lockpick Bobblehead
This bobblehead allows players to attempt to open higher-level locked doors.
- Find this bobblehead in the Bethesda Ruins, in Bethesda Offices East. It’s on a desk on the top floor near the door that leads to the bridge.
Medicine Bobblehead
Increasing the Medicine skill increases the effectiveness of medical items such as Rad-Away or Stimpacks.
- Located on dad’s desk in Vault 101. Grab this bobblehead before leaving the vault in the early portion of the game.
Melee Weapons Bobblehead
Find this bobblehead to increase damage with Melee Weapons.
- In the Dunwich Building. Find it on the floor next to the door just before leaving the Virulent Underchambers,
Repair Bobblehead
Increase repair abilities and the starting quality of any created weapons with this bobblehead.
- The Repair bobblehead is in Evan King’s house in Arefu.
Science Bobblehead
An increased Science skill allows the player to hack higher-level computer terminals.
- Find this bobblehead in the living quarters of Vault 106. It’s on the middle shelf of a bookcase.
Small Guns Bobblehead
Find this bobblehead to increase damage and accuracy with conventional projectile weapons like the Combat Shotgun and the Chinese Assault Rifle.
- Located on a shelf in the storage room of the National Guard Armory.
Sneak Bobblehead
This bobblehead increases the player's ability to remain undetected, pick pockets, and steal items.
- Found on top of a metal box in the Yao Guai Den inside the Yao Guai Tunnels.
Speech Bobblehead
Increasing the Speech skill makes it easier for the player to influence people through dialogue.
- On a table inside Eulogy’s pad in Paradise Falls.
Unarmed Bobblehead
Find the Unarmed Bobblehead to increase damage when attacking without a weapon or with special fist weapons.
- Find the Unarmed bobblehead in Rockopolis. It’s next to Argyle’s body, to the west of Casey Smith's garage.
Bobbleheads with Stat Bonuses
The stat bonus bobbleheads are particularly worthwhile. A player's S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats are among the hardest to modify within Fallout 3. Finding these bobbleheads is a great way to rectify any stat allocation mistakes a player may have made during character creation without having to start from scratch.
Agility Bobblehead
Increased Agility modifies the Small Guns and Sneak skills, as well as increasing available Action Points.
- Located in the Greener Pastures Disposal Ofice.
Charisma Bobblehead
Charisma increases the Barter and Speech skills, as well as the reactions of certain NPCs.
- Find the Charisma bobblehead in the Cloning Lab inside Vault 108.
Endurance Bobblehead
More endurance increases player resistances, hit points, and recovery rate. Also influences the effectiveness of Big Guns and Unarmed attacks.
- Near the entrance to the Deathclaw Sanctuary, by the rotting Brahmin corpse.
Intelligence Bobblehead
Intelligence increases the number of skill points gained with each level. Increasing this skill also benefits the Science, Repair, and Medicine skills.
- Look for the Intelligence bobblehead on Dr. Li’s table in the science lab inside Rivet City.
Luck Bobblehead
Luck increases the effectiveness of all skills slightly as well as increasing critical hit chances when using V.A.T.S.
- Located in the basement of a house in Arlington Cemetery North, on a shelf below the stairs.
Perception Bobblehead
Perception the Explosives, Lockpick, and Energy Weapons skills, as well as increasing the player's threat detection radius.
- Find it on a bookshelf in the Museum of Dave in the Republic Of Dave.
Strength Bobblehead
Find the Strength bobblehead to increase the player's ability to carry items as well as the effectiveness of melee attacks.
- Found inside Sheriff Lucas Simms’ house in Megaton.
Finding all these bobbleheads can give a character a huge advantage in the world of Fallout 3. The associated bonuses definitely make the time it takes to track them down worthwhile. In the cutthroat setting of the wasteland, players need every advantage they can get. Fallout 3 is currently available for the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 platforms.
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