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Mercenary achievement in Fallout 3

Mercenary

Reached Level 8 with Neutral Karma

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How to unlock the Mercenary achievement

  • AbylitiesAbylities
    31 Oct 2008 31 Oct 2008
    It's fairly easy to keep to the middle ground in this game.

    If you go too high, kill an innocent traveller.
    And there's plenty of things to keep your karma on the plus side.

    Simply get to level 8 without being too good or evil. Using the neutral conversation options is good for this.


    I personally got it by being a well behaved lad, and then just before I levelled up, going on a killing spree (trying to get the Bad Karma achievement, but didn't go far enough)

    You can check your Karma status in Stats > General on your Pip boy 3000

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    MissCoyote DKI cant find my karma status :/
    Posted by MissCoyote DK on 13 Feb 18 at 18:39
    AcaElic86You can go from good karma to bad karma right away if you go with Mr. Burke and blow up the bomb in Megaton.
    Posted by AcaElic86 on 17 Jul 21 at 03:23
    SL0PPYL0PPYIf im level 25 can i lower my karma status and unlock all the other previous achievements or no
    Posted by SL0PPYL0PPY on 15 Mar 23 at 10:34
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  • Brando SwagginsBrando Swaggins
    16 Nov 2008 26 Nov 2008 11 Jun 2009
    A very fast and easy way to maintain a neutral karma level (assuming you're playing as a "good" character) is to go to Moriarty's Saloon in Megaton. Behind the bar there is a door (this room can also be accessed by picking the lock on the side door outside). Go in there and find Moriarty's Terminal in the corner. If you don't have the science skill to hack the terminal, you can pick the lock on the cabinet next to it to find Moriarty's password. (It's probably best to do this when he's not in the room, obviously.)

    Upon trying to access the terminal, you will get bad karma. Repeat as often as necessary to get your karma in the neutral range.

    Edit: This apparently works in Tenpenny tower (in case you might not have access to Megaton) at both terminals on the first floor as well. I'm thinking that this trick will work at any red colored terminal with a non-evil owner. I've tried red terminals owned by hostiles and never lost karma, so...I dunno.

    I haven't found the best way to get positive karma, but giving (not selling) scrap metal to Walter at the Water Processing Plant in Megaton is pretty simple. You can also give purified water to wastelanders you can normally find in front of towns.
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    olde fortran 77Science skill of 50 required to hack the Moriarty's Salon terminal. The terminal in the Brass Lantern (by the bomb in Megaton) is "very easy", however!
    Posted by olde fortran 77 on 04 May 13 at 15:12
  • AerodynamoAerodynamo
    30 Dec 2008 29 Dec 2008
    (Copied over from "Protector")

    The best advice I can offer for this achievement is to play the game Good, as it is much easier to get Bad Karma then Good Karma. When you get to Level 7, you can get the other two achievements, "Mercenary" (Level 8 Neutral) and "Reaver" (Level 8 Bad), as well.

    Upon reaching level 7, you can either get more XP until you are just on the brink of Level 8 or you can play it safe, save at the start of the level, and work towards 8 and each side of karma.

    To get karma, here are some tips:

    For Good karma, give Purified Water to the tramp outside of Megaton. He will be to the right laying on some rocks just outside the gate. You can get purified water from Wadsworth at your house. (NOTE: You will only have a house if you have completed "The Power of the Atom".)

    For Bad karma, well... this one is easy! Murder, steal, massacre, hit people, whatever you want to do.


    ANOTHER TIP:

    A friend of mine recommended saving the "Power of the Atom" quest until you reach one of the levels before those in the achievement (7, 13, 19). Once you get to the level, either blow up the bomb or disarm it, and depending on which, you will get XP and karma for completing the quest. The one problem with this is that you might not have Tenpenny Tower in order to blow the bomb up at level 7.


    Good luck!
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