


Over the course of the next 210 years, the supercomputer that was instructed to maintain the Vault Dwellers would randomly select a Vault Dweller to be released from stasis, being prepped by the security force and their descendants as to the primary goal of the vault.įor many this goal was simple, go out into the wasteland and bring resources back to Vault 111 and enforce the Pre-War American ideology within the Post-Apocalyptic Settlements. The player, a Pre-War individual from a small area known as Sanctuary Hills had been accepted into the nearby Vault 111, a large underground structure intended for use in protecting the people of the United States against the threat of nuclear annihilation in the event of a war.Īs it came to pass, on October 23rd 2077 the bombs fell across the United States, fortunately for those of Sanctuary Hills and the surrounding area had been prepped for the instance and were able to escape through a series of tunnels located across North-West Boston into Vault 111, though nearly 70% of the Vault's Population failed to make it to the Vault, the remaining 30% (approximately 360 people) successfully reached the vault where they were informed by the comparatively small security force of the vault they would need to undergo a cleansing check to remove any potential viruses they may have brought with them.Īs the people of Vault 111 entered the supposed cleansing chambers the true purpose of the Vault, a Cryogenic Storage Facility, intended to keep pre-war survivors with the ideals and beliefs unique to a Pre-War environment alive to help protect future generations became apparent.
