If you bring Curie, you will get a love from her for completing the scientific work

2:35 "Let me OUTTA here you... ...s-ssstupid, robot... That line was delivered perfectly.

**shows T-60 piece being made then T-51 comes out**

This is why I love Bethesda. Everyone is like "ugh Bethesda sucks at writing stories". No. Bethesda sucks at making main quests. Well, they have since Oblivion, anyway. But where Bethesda really shines is in unmarked quests and stories that you need to explore to figure out. The world building is fantastic. Read the terminals, the notes, examine the corpses... there's usually a story in it somewhere, and even though you're the only one benefiting from doing it, it's usually worth it. It makes whatever place you're exploring way more interesting than just running through it like you're playing Black Ops.

Killer storytelling, man.

Imagine if you could load your own Power armor chest piece to add a piezonucleized coating. And if the effect was something like repairing the armor when taking rad damage

I was hoping for the ability to generate power for the suit when walking through radio active areas

I loved this quest in my game. It makes you actually pay attention to what the terminals a saying. And also, when it converts radiation to energy shouldn’t it recharge your fusion core. That’d be cool

I discovered this on my own. It felt AMAZING to create stuff like this! Although the security went haywire; the turrets were shooting and that bot was trying to kill Dogmeat.

The piezonucleic source actually dates to fnv, the enclave power armor uses a piezonucleic power source instead of the "microfusion cell" battery the normal suits use.

What an entire team of scientists couldn't figure out in weeks, the sole survivor figures out in less than an hour(depending on how much time you spend in the lab).

How in the *Hell* is blasting someone with radioactive dust considered a "decontamination?" Ahhh, the 50's...they thought radiation could cure anything. Smh...

it is interesting that the science behind the story is actually possible. The suit converter is basically similar to a photovoltaic cell (solar cell). Sun light is a form of radiation which knocks electrons from the semiconductor matierial inside the cell. Gamma radiation which is an electromagnetic ionising radiation do knock electrons from metals, thus produces energy.

Hydraulic Acid, I can’t stop laughing at that

in the S.P.E.C.I.A.L video how did they know what mutated animals would look like if that was a pre-war presentation

John Elwood, Sunglasses, Trilby, I think this might be a "Blues Brothers" reference

Mate, your lore videos are amazing. You have quickly become my favourite KZfaqr. Love your style and love your work, keep it up!

+Oxhorn Nah, you misunderstood the military's response; the extraction would have been payment for their research. They didn't say "we'll kill you if you leave;" it was "we'll kill you if you lie to us to get us to waste resources extracting you for no benefit to the war effort." They could leave at any time if they wanted, but would not be afforded safe passage to a secure base unless they completed their job.

Thanks for making this video. This was such a compelling and memorable side quest. The beauty of Fallout 4 is that there are so many of these unique side quest in addition to multiple main quest lines.

I know its a while but I got this game two years ago and did a surprising full BOS play where I ended sharing your views but miraculously found most secret finds. Now Ive picked it back up on my minuteman playthrough and feel the spoilers arent such. Great storytelling and investigations. You are probably my favorite subscription. Plus you did this six days a week. Quite impressive, thanks, Ox.

Can you do the story about the Chinese-American boy worried about being deported to the internment camps before the Great War?

I think the ghouls are supposed to be other explorers who came across the lab post-war.

I like how your happy music is playing in the background through all of this

I really really love this series Oxhorn. My only dissapointment is that this little series isn't called Oxhorn Valentine's Case # 22 - Full Case of Cambridge. (Or something pertaining to Valentine hehe) How you search and put the stories together really feels like detective work and how you make us reflect in the end. I look forward to your videos everyday, keep up the good work and all the best to you and your family for the upcoming holidays.

why didn't the scientists think to destroy the robots first then activate the defense system?

I love the way you narrate the stories, @Oxhorn. You make the backstories infinitely more interesting! I play FO4 most days & an avid reader as well. When I'm doing one, I can't do the other & it's a little sad. You put both my most favourite things together & it makes the whole Fallout experience INFINITELY better. I can't thank you enough for all the work that you do! 💖

I think it's cool how you actually get to make the armor piece. You really put a lot of work into these videos and it shows. Thanks for this cool story.

Oxhorn, I was level 39 when I did this, and the armor was X-01. I could tell by the upgrade levels being Mk.II. So apparently you could get T-60 and X-01 if you are high enough of a level. I had mods, but they were only for settlements, so nothing was changed

You know, I feel like the pre-enclave were the ones that responded not the Military itself, given the response and the lack of kindness shown to the scientists. Though that might only be me thinking that.

This had to be one of my top five backstories to a building in this game. I loved exploring it and learning the backstory and I'm so stoked you did a vid on it! Thank you so much!! edit: a word

16:22 The canisters do not stay stuck in your inventory, only they stay stuck until the quest inside the labs is completed by completing the experiment. They then become junk items that you can use for settlements, upgrade/modify weapons and armor etc. Edit: I was wrong altogether. They are useless and DO get stuck in your misc inventory even after the quest is completed.

u should do the full story of Eugene and Malcom

I'm never normally paying attention to story when I'm in "Dungeons" and this opened up everything about this place

I haven't even played fallout 4. But dammit is this interesting. And honestly rather entertaining. I enjoy the bits you add, rather than just reading the logs. You really do your research. And you are getting better each video, keep it up sir!

Fun fact: This is based off of a real company, called Cambridge Isotope Labs. I actually work in the same building as CIL and I've met a few of their employees, who LOVE being referenced in Fallout.

Late to the party, but I do love the on-screen graph you provided for comparing the armor bonuses.

I have an idea! After you raise pre-war radio towers, you can get distress calls and radio stations with people who were separated from families, and some who are hiding in bunkers. There is one in particular that confused me. It was a mother, with her young son. She explained in the broadcast that she was being chased by something, hiding in a train car. It knew she and her son were in there. Near the end of the broadcast, she says that it opened the door, and it ends with her scream "GO SON RUN AWAY!" And it repeats.

Dude I had no idea you could actually finish the work I just blasted my way through dammit

Speaking of lore mistakes, if you go to the Vault Tec Regional HQ a terminal says that they shipped Jet to Vault 95 - but as you pointed out in a different video, Jet was a post-war creation...unless it wasn't, and the child genius found a way to REcreate Jet.

When I did this quest, I was very excited (after reading the terminal) to get what I thought would be a chest piece that recharges your fusion core from radiation. I was disappointed with the results, and found it sad that such a cool location had such a poor reward.

I have a whole suit that I use just for visits to the glowing sea, and I find the piezonucleic chest piece perfect for this.

16:23 is where Ox shows us where we find the 3 components we need to get out, and with the body armor piece

Great video and fascinating story! I just spent a long time on this mission while trying to figure out what happened exactly. I got most of it but was confused about who was the *glowing one* and I missed the suicide note. I left through the defence system. But thanks for explaining everything, love all the detail they put into it ^^

Nice story telling skills.Voice is well suited and everything.Very enjoyable.

Love these videos you go into so much depth, Learn so much of these locations

I gotta say ox. Your videos made me wanna play this game again. And I am now and I'm having a blast. Always loved your wow videos. Now I'm enjoying your fallout videos. Keep up the good work!

Thank you, Oxhorn, for a great package of Fallout 4 lore and quest walk-through. I was actually looking for a walk-through because both two times I've tried to complete the Polymer Labs quest I have failed to find the last room that you show us in this video (the one where you will find the final needed sample) but what a nice surprise to find more than I had hoped for. The Polymer Labs present a good example of how the process of designing layouts - landscapes and perhaps especially building/'dungeon' interiors - is a special area of expertise in video game creation because you have to learn to know how people/players look at their surroundings in-game, how we navigate space within the game world. Just think about it: If you were inside a building like the Polymer Labs and had to search every room in order to find a certain number of items, how likely is it that you would continually overlook one particular room although that room is almost right in front of you? Not very likely, is it? Yet, in video games we do it all the time because the landscapes, dungeons and interiors are designed to be overlooked (although some of us do it more often than others, of course). I think this is an interesting point that shows yet another aspect of video game creation that for most people probably doesn't even cross our minds, because why would it? After all, this is not a line of thought we employ outside of a game universe. .......... To developers and mod creators who may be reading this comment:... You are very welcome to take the above as a compliment, for that's exactly what it is, you really do some admirably skillful artistic work.

I literally just finished the Lab before you posted this up. I like the story here.

Jesus Ox you are scaring the [insert Bad word here] out of me. xD just yesterday i was at that place doing a mission for the railroad. this would be if im not mistaken the 3rd lore story that comes out after i've visited that location. Thumbs up!

I went to my dad and was like “hey I finally got a job at the Cambridge polymer labs”

Another well done video. These are much better than videos go there get that loot.

This sounds exactly like a horror story, especially the way you explained it.

Just playing this now - and in the habit of completing buildings/areas then going to the Oxhorn vids to see what I missed...... (which usually the full story of what happened). So Oxhorn, your vids still highly valued and regarded as of Dec 2019......

I actually first stumbled on this place seeking shelter from a rad storm that popped up on my way to Diamond City for the first time. I was so low leveled at the time I had to use mines to take out the Glowing One.

Getting locked in here by accident at a low level on Horizon survival was a master craft moment in immersion during my last playthrough. And the reward ended up being super useful for a while.

Hey Oxhorn! I'm so glad I found your channel. I really enjoy learning about the Fallout 4 lore and this has inspired me to come back to the game again and again. I'm sure there is much more to be discovered/reviewed and I look forward to watching your analyses! Thanks again for the great content!

I used to find the Eyebot in Sanctuary regularly. But I haven't been able to find it for a while. Of course, I do use a mod that plops a trio of Raiders out front of the town too... But, I've never found an Eyebot corpse. I think I might run into it occasionally, but the Eyebot I see doesn't transmit.

16:10 Hydraulic acid?

T51 is the best power armour for survival mode. X-01 is a pain to maintain and repair without fast travel.

I was so happy when I got the T-51f piece. My favorite armor in the game is the T-51, given its rarity, aesthetics, and pedigree. Love your vids, Ox!

Great job man! I love watching these kinds of videos, they always make me learn something new

the military was largely decimated by the bombs, the enclave was likely directing the aftermath and they didn't have the resources to Rescue everyone, so they focused strictly on Extracting the most valueable human assets left alive.

How do you manage to make a full video every day?? I can't fathom how much work that would take XD

This note in the jon elwood director terminal from the colonel is a big clue for me that this kemp knew about the nukes the next day, because of the cryptic phone call

Im curious about the story of the dunwich borers on what went down on there. It might be a good story too

The position she offers apparently varies depending on how you answer her questions, but the effective result is the same.

With the actual mechanics of the suit and the game, I've always assumed AP to be a measure of stamina, or how much you can do in a set time, something along those lines. In power armor, you should be able to rely on the suit to take care of how "action" you can do/withstand at a time. Therefore, the lining would possibly transfer to the suit and act as a supplement to the power core (or, if you're going on the mostly unbroken not F04 logic, power cells of the specific suit) instead of charging you directly with hoppin' happenin' gold-vibration energy. And this would also explain why it's only on the chest piece and not on any other part of the suit, as that is where the power is located. Anyways, love your vids, actually got me to appreciate the fantastic storytelling of the world of the commonwealth!

Another great vid Ox, thanks! Btw have you tried dropping/storing these canisters after completing the quest? That works with some of the quest items, and if not sometimes you can hand them to a companion to ease your own carry weight.

Thanks for these videos, they're really entertaining because i love fallout lore.

very nice telling...one of the best walk-throughs i've ever seen...well done

Man, other than Vault 81, (which only ended up well due to the actions of a disobedient Overseer), Fallout 4 is just one depressing story after another...

I was wondering with you playing your Institute character do you have more time to explore the commonwealth. I have a Institute play through but moved on to another play through because I felt the game to be basically over with that play through. But as I can see it is not. Also do you plan to return to your survival play through and do any videos during that play through? Keep the lore and info videos coming its great to watch.

I think about that clean room entrance every time I head into mine at work... Thankfully a few less ghouls in there

Bethesda should seriously consider using some its fans as voice actors for their games... starting with you of course Oxhorn... maybe even create an NPC modeled after you, cigars and all... But really, I think it would go a long way in keeping and creating new fans of their games and I'm sure a lot of people would do it for free, saving Bethesda money... It would also create a better gaming experience because many NPC's could have unique voices.... unlike what we got in Skyrim (although I do love that game) Thanks for the videos Oxhorn!

The radioactive mist I did not even realize when I did because I just walked past doing it trying to finish a quest for the railroad

Cheers Oxhorn, awesome lore run through.

Lol Molly said “I can’t wait to watch you keep out interlopers” like in fallout 76

I should note, Curie loves it if u complete the research. It's been hard to get Curie to Max affinity so this quest helps.

that last terminal has to be the cleanest terminal in the game

I loved this mission so much that I named an automaton after Molly

When I did this question the first time and I took the gold isotope out of the thing it gave me a clear tube called "NONE" which I could not do anything with and I had to load an earlier save

Hey Oxhorn I was wondering how did were you able to play through the polymer labs seeing as you have probably completed it at a low level? Is there any way to reset dungeons and locations?

If you unlock the lab via the directors room, Molly will attack the ghouls for you in the lab

15:50 Hi, I have a degree in chemistry and wanted to point something out. This may sound like a minor detail, but you say "lithium hydrate" 3 or 4 times. The chemical in the game is actually "hydride" to make LiH. Hydrate means water, and water would immediately react with lithium to make hydrogen gas and LiOH, or lithium hydroxide. Lithium hydride is a real life lab chemical used in various organic and inorganic reactions. Also, at 16:09 you say "hydraulic acid" instead of "hydrochloric".

I dont know why but i really love scientists in Fallout 4 , nice video!

The part about being trapped in the office reminded me of sleeping on the floor in a classroom when I was in the military since we didn’t have proper sleeping areas in our units shared building.

I like watching your lore video it helps me whin I play the game because sometimes I don’t understand the lore and you help me with that

honestly, i wouldn't be surprised to find out that the military officer wasn't actually acting as part of the Enclave. they had a fair number of military members at the start, and blackmailing and threatening researchers to complete a new wonder-tech before rescue sounds like the kind of thing they might do. it would also explain how said officer survived the war in the first place.

J E Woolam is a reference to J A Woolam, a famous physicist who started a company that is a leading manufacturer of thin film ellipsometers

I was just about to ask for this... Thanks Ox!

Wouldn't mind see the full history of Hancock as he's quite the character Also love your videos beautiful voice over to every one of them That soothing that I nearly fell asleep

What you forgot to mention about this price of armor is the fact that it acts like a set of tesla armor ... it will in fact shock the enemy at close distances

the canisters that have the different metals are also located at the corvega assembly plant in the basement but you can't pick them up I think they are for making the rest of the armor pieces

Every time I put in a unidentified sample, it’s never gold

There’s also a fusion core on the right corner (facing the door from the desk) in the directors room

I just wish there was a sad story in Fallout with a happy ending, something that's actually nice...something where not everyone who tried to escape or do something died

Not sure how much time a video would need for this thought, but it would be need to do a compilation video on Synths living in the Wasteland. "People" like Roger Warwick, Danse, Sturges (I guess), and and Valentine, among others; could even touch on Harkness from FO3. Maybe do a short talk about their replacment using information found in game.

Did you forget to grab that hazard suit? It's in the labs on a steel shelf.

Wow. Great video Oxhorn. Almost as perfect as this spot. Perfect spot for a Mirelurk den.

Can you do a lore video on the Electrical Hobbyists Club?