Fallout 4: Complete Thicket Excavations Walkthrough

Q: how much is Sully Mathis willing to pay for the Pull the Plug quest?

Thicket Excavations is a location with two main phases. First, you'll help Sully Mathis drain a quarry by closing underwater valves, fighting Mirelurks, and restarting a generator. Later, the quarry is occupied by Raiders and their pet Mirelurks, offering loot and respawning enemies.

Q: how to close the valves at Thicket Excavations?

Thicket Excavations is a location with two main phases. First, you'll help Sully Mathis drain a quarry by closing underwater valves, fighting Mirelurks, and restarting a generator. Later, the quarry is occupied by Raiders and their pet Mirelurks, offering loot and respawning enemies.

Q: how to defeat Mirelurks in fallout 4?

Thicket Excavations is a location with two main phases. First, you'll help Sully Mathis drain a quarry by closing underwater valves, fighting Mirelurks, and restarting a generator. Later, the quarry is occupied by Raiders and their pet Mirelurks, offering loot and respawning enemies.

Q: what loot is available at Thicket Excavations after draining?

Thicket Excavations is a location with two main phases. First, you'll help Sully Mathis drain a quarry by closing underwater valves, fighting Mirelurks, and restarting a generator. Later, the quarry is occupied by Raiders and their pet Mirelurks, offering loot and respawning enemies.

Q: how to deal with Raiders at Thicket Excavations?

Thicket Excavations is a location with two main phases. First, you'll help Sully Mathis drain a quarry by closing underwater valves, fighting Mirelurks, and restarting a generator. Later, the quarry is occupied by Raiders and their pet Mirelurks, offering loot and respawning enemies.

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Walkthrough

1
Talk to Sully Mathis at Thicket Excavations. He wants help fixing a water pump to drain the quarry. He offers 50 Caps, with the possibility to haggle for more (up to 125 Caps) through persuasion checks.
2
Agree to help. Sully explains there are underwater leaks.
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Go to the water-filled pit and locate the three bubble spouts indicating leaks.
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Prepare for radiation damage (approx. 10 Rads/second) by using a Hazmat Suit or Rad-X if available.
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Swim underwater to each bubble spout, find the yellow valve, and close it.
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Surface, use Rad Away if needed, and talk to Sully.
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Restart the generator. This will disturb some Mirelurks.
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Defeat the Mirelurks. Aim for their faces and undersides if using basic weapons, or use explosives.
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Talk to Sully again to complete the quest and receive your reward (XP and Caps).
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You can find a copy of Taboo Tattoos in a trailer southwest of the pump.

Exploring Thicket Excavations (After Draining):

After some time, return to Thicket Excavations. The water will be drained, and Sully's Raider friends will have occupied the area, setting up shacks and cages.
Expect to encounter leveled Raiders (Scum, Psychos, Wasters, Scavvers) and Sully Mathis, who scales aggressively.
There are seven Mirelurks in three pens. You can defeat them while they are penned, but explosives can break open the doors. The Mirelurks are generally unleveled (Softshell or generic), though one in a lower pen can scale.
Loot the area for chems, ammo, junk, and weapons/armor from the Raiders.
The area respawns weekly, allowing for repeated looting.
If Sully Mathis is killed, he will be replaced by a high-level Raider on subsequent runs.

Tips

Mirelurk shells offer good protection; aim for weak points (face, underside) or use explosives.
Consider using Rad-X or a Hazmat Suit before diving to mitigate radiation damage.
The Taboo Tattoos magazine is located in a trailer southwest of the pump.

230 XP
50, 75, 100, or 125 Caps (depending on persuasion checks)

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