I think this is going to be the most riveting series so far...

Personally I think Rivet City is the coolest city in the fallout world. It's just such a cool and creative idea for a town.

"Welcome to rivet city" *Crosses bridge* "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! No one gets in without my say so" ....why'd you lower the bridge then??

"To keep this city...afloat" I see what u did there Ox, and im gonna let it slip for this time. Also that ship is a good spot for a mirelurk den xD

12:42 "Holmes accuses Seagraves of corruption" He accused himself lmao

I really appreciate the methodical way Ox does videos. He does all the minutia and such in a region first, then explores the grander story of said region and refers to existing videos if you missed anything.

i really enjoy listening to Oxhorn narration of the games he plays. The recorded footage that is actually what he is explaining and even tho its fallout 3 it still feels fresh and exciting. Good Job OX C:

Oxhorn *Strength* - 4 *Perception* - 6 *Endurance* - 10 *Charisma* - 10 *Intelligence* - 8 *Agilty* - 5 *Luck* - 4

I showed this to my dad who served on the USS Oriskany in the Vietnam war, and he said without a doubt, that the aircraft carrier depicted as rivet city is the USS Oriskany. He thinks it is pretty cool to see the ship he was on, is in the game.

Dear Oxhorn, Thank you so much for all you've done in Fallout lore. Rivet City was the first major Fallout 3 location I discovered and I loved it, but I never understood it. Now I may be able to learn. Thank you

Woah! Seagrave Holnes was actually at his shop! In every through I've played, he's never at his shop.

Hello Harkness my old friend. I’ve come to talk to you again.

Should I go out with my friends tonight?? See’s New Oxhorn video. Sorry guys I’m busy

30:38 HEY!

Feel like when i was a kid , i wake up and run to my phone to see if ox released a video today and when it hapen: i feel like when i was a kid and the looney toons finnaly come after the news

Great "timelapses" and camera shots during narrations! You raise the bar once again, Ox!

Honestly, it would have been pretty damn cool if you could use those fighters on the deck of Rivet City.

I loved this city, I love FO4 but I wish there was some more interesting locations like this. Idk it's just so fun to see cities/homes where they shouldn't be. Like buses turned into houses, or boats into cites. I hope fallout 76 will give us the ability to turn these pre war items into our own cites/homes

It feels like that letter in Seagraves’ room is planted. Bannon sounded like he knew too much to be innocent in that.

I side with sea, since his ammo discount is a god send at lower levels. Has for morel standing, I feel that people should be allowed some secrets in their life, for better or for worse. For myself, I prefer practically over favor.

I remember when I first played Fallout 3 and came to River City. I mistook the building out front for the entirety of the settlement. I thought “THIS is the safest city in the Capital Wasteland!?” I was in awe when I figured out what the real settlement was.

Honestly my favourite place in fallout 3, I spent my time with pneumonia playing the side quests.

It TOOK ME AGES for my small little brain to figure out you have to talk to the intercom to enter Rivet City, years ago.

Moral decisions aside, during my play through of Fallout 3, I was dedicated to finding the best weapons that I could get my hands on, as well as any available upgrades to the weapons and schematics. As a result, siding with Bannon becomes necessary, he's got one of only 3 schematics for the Deathclaw Gauntlet upgrade. You can't steal the schematics, so siding with him is a requirement. Sometimes, you don't even get lucky enough to see the randomized Deathclaw encounter that spawns the merchant with the other Gauntlet schematic too. There's been talk that the Brotherhood of Steel killed everyone on board Rivet City and stole their power supply, but I don't think this is true. They probably took over the city and stole the power supply, forcing everyone else to evacuate and move to new settlements. An underhanded play, but a solid one, considering the residents were only using a fraction of the available power output to run lights and keep the science lab operational. The Capital Wasteland does become a great deal safer after the events of Fallout 3, so the other settlements could probably become far more viable long term as places to defend. Also, does everyone remember that purified water is toxic to Mirelurks? After you start Project Purity, and purified water is everywhere, all the Mirelurks swimming around the bay area start rapidly losing health and then suddenly die. Mirelurks were always a problem for Rivet City, but with Project Purity up and running, there might have been a new method developed to deal with them that is much less risky. So, all in all, abandoning Rivet City eventually anyway might not have been a bad idea.

The Battle of Oriskany was more skirmish that cut off supplies that lead the victory of Sarataga as for the USS. Oriskany, Senator McCain few several missions of the Mighty O during Nam. my mom works at the museum here in Oriskany, NY

"young people longing for forbidden love" as the camera pans to a woman running towards a dog.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how creative it is to use an old aircraft carrier as the setting for a major city? I'd love to see something like this in a future fallout game!

You would be a great narrator for a documentary.

I’ve never understood why the P80 fighter from our timeline continued its service in Fallout until the day the bombs dropped. Strange how something from our 1950s lasted until their 2070s.

I love your videos. You play these games the same way I do. No door left unopened. Every corner explored. Fantastic organized editing and narration. Watching your videos years after I played these games and reliving those memories and excitement of exploration make me happy and I appreciate you!

i wonder if a young not yet synth Paladin danse is wandering around in rivet citty

An OX horn video!!!! Time to grab the popcorn and get taken away on a journey by the calming sounds of the OX lol

@Oxhorn; you know I enjoy your videos Ox. The word is O-risk-ken-ne. Oriskany is just 10 to 15 minutes from my hometown of Rome, NY. Keep up the good work!

12:42 "Holmes accuses Seagrave" This man accusing himself.

Oxhorn, the USS Oriskany being an Essex class carrier would not have featured a nuclear reactor... Unless it was somehow retrofitted, which is doubt able IMO.

I see an Oxhorn video and I click

Fallout 3 has the best lore

My favorite place in Fallout 3, and out of all the recent Fallout games.

fallout is the greatest game franchise ever made `

Greetings from Australia Ox.

BECAUSE WE BUILT THIS CITY ON NUTS AND BOLTS RIVET CITY!!!!!!!!!

Hey Ox, if you haven’t thought to do them yet, there are two vaults that we’re seemingly cut from fallout 4 called 180 and 117. Some mods, 180 was by NVidia of all people, have restored them and 117 is supposedly enormous. May be good to look into for the vault mini series

I was gonna say that they're supposed to resemble Lockheed Shooting Stars, but you covered it lol. Another awesome video and story as always, now I gotta watch the rest of these Rivet City stories haha.

The most moral choice would be not doing the quest and siding with neither. Bannon hasn't done anything too wrong on the council but doesn't seem to keep the market places' best interest by suggesting a bridge tax that would strangle trade completely - and asking people to break into another person's room to find incriminating evidence is hardly good karma (what if there had been no letter? What would the next step be? Planting evidence?). But Holmes hasn't done anything to suggest he would be a good replacement on the council and wants you to frame Bannon for blackmailing, while what Bannon wanted was underhanded it wasn't blackmail. I wouldn't want to drop him in it however. It looks like he's trying to genuinely reform and put slaving behind him. Making it so literally no one in his home trusts him any more won't help. So morally... Leave them to their stalemate and just pay full price for things.

Seagrave is clearly not morally sound, you just try to talk to him and he points his crotch at you!

Why does everyone think the BoS slaughtered the city? That's just a fan theory, it has no basis in fact. "We got a power supply from the city" doesn't mean "we turned everyone into ash and stole the boat's reactor".

Ah I've been looking forward to this series ever since you hinted it Oxhorn. We've all been to Rivet City and done most of the quests-or at least I have. But I never manage to get as deep into the details of the lore as you do so most of your videos are familiar but always includes that extra detail or information I didn't find. Occasionally there are quests I never discovered back in the day and so watching your videos leads me to actually doing them on my current playthroughs of FO3 and NV. Its the same with Rivet City. My Lone Wanderer didn't really want to get mixed up in local politics, but now I know what kind of men Seagrave and Bannon are-and their policies I've decided to pick a side. In my case its Seagrave because Bannon is being a sleazy corrupt politician while Seagrave has apparently left his dark past behind him. Everyone deserves a chance to atone and he seems to be doing just that.

Does it bother anyone that when you become the general of the Minutemen it seems like you were just an errand boy? Like where the hell are the rest of the Minutemen. I find it funny how after you become a Raider and take over settlements out of nowhere Minutemen want to spawn and protect settlements.

I just found out Oxhorn makes Fallout Lore videos and have watched SO MANY since last thursday night. Thanks for making these and analyzing everything in Fallout, Oxhorn. I am so interested in Fallout Lore and have longed for someone to aggregate all of this data together into one spot, and your channel is that place. Thanks!

2:39 The synth plot line was brilliant foreshadowing to the events of fallout 4

1:08 You cannot convince me that you didn't purposefully say "many raisins" as an Old World Blues Reference.

Would it be the oriskany or just a generic Essex-class aircraft carrier?

Oxhorn your vids are excellent, it really makes me regret not being patient in my playthroughs of fallout NV and Fallout 4. So much lore and details I've missed not taking my time and going through every terminal, listening to every holotape, and reading every note. You are the only youtuber that I can say I eagerly await the next video upload on. Thank you for the time and effort you put in and you've certainly earned your success.

Much love, Oxhorn. Even if it's a story I already know, you have such a great way of telling it. I always appreciate the story so much more when you tell it.

First time playing FALLOUT.3 , going to rivet city for the first time . I thought the city was that little fort with the intercome XD

9:46 yeah a fancy lads snack cakes is a nuka Cola

Thank you for all the videos you make Ox... I love the lore of fallout and you do an amazing job explaining it and you definately deserve way more subs than you get... keep up the good work

2006 was the year i started watching your videos, your voice brings back so many memories! Keep these coming, love em!

I remember buying a Chinese jumpsuit from the clothing merchant Bannon

"which is a lieeeee!"

So much great content! I am very thankful for your high quality, entertaining videos where I always learn many new things. :D

Alright i'm rewatching this video again because I keep falling asleep. Ox why is your voice so calming

Rivet City = Vegas Strip = Diamond City

This was a riveting video that made me want to play fallout 3 again.

Rivet city is my favorite location in all of fallout. thank you so much for giving it a multi episode treatment.

I'm really glad this channel exists, it gives me a chance to have a nerd out on one of my favorite video game series, Fallout.

Thank you oxhorn, very nice

I love this guys voice!

Can't even begin to describe how much I appreciate this. #3 will always be my favorite as it was the first I ended up trying out. Such nostalgia. Thank you for these videos, they are amazing

Of the amount of play through a I've had on fallout 3, I never knew about this quest

In love with your content man. These videos help me relax late at night when I can’t sleep!

"a pile of blood" is that accurate? 😂 wouldn't it be a puddle? if it's dried blood, simply a blood stain?

Hey oxhorn in all of fallout what is your favorite and least favorite faction just wondering

Your chanel and especially the Fallout Lore videos are awesome to me! I played FO3 and New Vegas, recently started playing FO4 what made me curious about the lore backgrounds which you explain very detailed and on a nice storytelling style, appreciate it

Love your stuff Oxhorn. Thanks for making the Fallout games more immersive by explaining the Lore so well.

Oxhorn do you like river city of megaton more?

Usually, I sided with Bannon, but now that I've seen this video I've changed my mind. Sure, Seagrave was a slaver, which I would usually punish with death, but he's reformed and is already having to deal with his past. I wouldn't be surprised if he had to use a Big Iron against slavers sometime soon to really clear his name. I'm not siding with Seagrave for the reward I get, I'm siding with him because I don't like Bannon's agenda. Let's take a look at that. Fence on the Flight Deck: It's probably the best idea on his agenda, after all the children and, well, a good man, could use something like that while they're on the flight deck. The thing I don't understand is why it has to be the council to do it. Surely a concerned citizen or two that cares about his or her community could put up a fence just as well, if not better, as the council. It just seems to me like a waste of the council's time. Gate Tax and Water Tax: I do like that drawbridge, and the defenses of River City could always use the bolstering. I think the two taxes are reasonable, I just hope the council doesn't get tax crazy, with things like Income taxes. Weapons Contribution Program: I see the name of this, and immediately I get red flags. It means one of two things, and neither I like. One, it's a program that collects the weaponry of people in River City, which is absolutely awful. Two, it gives out weapons to the people of River City for free, which is slightly less awful. I see no reason to ever put either into place. Besides my love for the second amendment in the bill of guaranteed rights, this goes against what Bannon is supposed to represent on the council, the marketplace, specifically Flak 'N Shrapnel's. If that program ever passes, it'll be a massive blow to the revenue of the two business owners, perhaps even put them out of business. Seagrave is my choice for the Market Representative Council Seat, and he should be yours too. Make Rivet City Great Again!

Yessssss. One of my favourite fallout locations of all time. Stoked for part two!

Such great quality. Great job ox

ASMR OXHORN

Bannon is a greedy fellow and seems very narcissistic so I always side with Seagrave

When I use to play fallout 3 before I gave it to an friend I always went to rivet city after I swimmed in the Potomac but I didn't know about the USS Oriskany until I watched this video keep up the good work on fallout lore and the scotch and smoke rings livestreams. There was also an cut mission

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this!!!

Even though siding with Bannon is the morally straight thing to do unless you are playing a melee character he is as useless to the protagonist.Holmes on the other hand does have a steady supply of ammo wich in the later part of the game becomes useful making the choice immoral ,but clear .Fallout is notorious for making you choose the option for wich you would not do in modern civilization .

Everyone deserves a second chance. Seagraves seems like a great guy but the people also deserve to know, and yet they shouldn't be so harsh. If I'm correct it was a while ago and has changed from that, so he should still be safe although we know he won't be safe from verbal abuse.

I often don't complete this quest, because there just isn't enough evidence that Bannon is using the council for caps.

Hey ox. While the bridge extends you say that we only see the animation once, but it actually happens twice. The first is when you go there before finding "dad" and again after you find him and go back to rivet city with him.

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7:27 “There was some sort of battle yesterday in the city, the gate guard said she heard gunfire” “I am the fucking gate guard”

Hi Oxhorn thank you for helping understand the lore of fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, i did not really know about it and now i love it because you so thank you!!!

Rivet city is a labyrinth. Would it kill them to place a few signs on the corners so that i know where i'm going?

Rivet City. My favorite FO3 rest stop. Load up on Mirelurk Cakes and Nuka Cola. After the F-80 was decommissioned the were turned into the T-33 trainers that stayed in service till the 1980's. The naval version was the TV2 trainer, some of which had folding wings.

Love the videos. Never have time to play so these are nice because i love the story! Thanks Oxhorn

been waiting on this one for too long! Boy, this is gonna be good.

You rock, Ox. Rivet City is my favorite city in F3. Thanks for this video!

Don't side with Seagrave, you can print your own ammo. Get that sweet deathclaw gauntlet schematic.

Ooooh? An Oxhorn video! Makin my day even better, thanks Ox!

For me, this quest looks like one of those in which I got the facts, pondered and than went "Ok, got it. I'm NOT going to chose either. This quest is to remain unfinished". Where it is unfinished not by accident or for giving it up, but because in some quests, leaving things unresolved seems like the best outcome imho.

The effort you put into these is top notch. Your really good at what you do