

In order to have, and increase, a population of dwellers in the Vault, there must be living quarters to hold them.Once the maximum number of dwellers are occupying a Vault, no more living quarters can be built. ElevatorĮlevators allow for Vault rooms to be built deeper underground. The player also has the ability to merge up to 3 rooms of the same type next to each other, allowing for even greater maximum production. ability required to run at maximum efficiency.Įach room can be upgraded to Level 3, allowing for greater production per period.

There are 20 different rooms, including 7 training rooms, available to build in your vault, each with a specific S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Vault dwellers lose a portion of their current hit points. Vault dwellers gain radiation poisoning and require treatment. Rooms furthest from the power plant stop production.

If the vault's requirement for a resource is higher than the player can produce there is a penalty applied based on what is needed. Vault dwellers have individual stats which make them better in specific rooms. The player is responsible for micromanaging the NPCs living in the vault. If a dweller dies while exploring the wasteland or dealing with an emergency in the vault the player can revive them for a number of caps relative to their level, and all items are retained by the dweller. While exploring the dwellers will find items to bring back to the vault and gain experience while fighting creatures. Additionally the Overseer picks vault dwellers to go out and explore the wasteland. The player takes the role of a Vault's Overseer and is required to manage three resources: power, water, and food. Revealed at the Bethesda press conference at E3 2015, Fallout Shelter is a free to play mobile game that takes place in the Fallout universe.
