Learn about Fallout Shelter rooms like MedBay, Science Lab, and Radio Studio. Discover vault building and resource management tips.
Room Functions:
- MedBay: Heals Dwellers and loads them for exploration. Dwellers with high Intelligence (part of S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats) are happiest here.
- Science Lab: Produces RadAway, useful during droughts and for explorers. Dwellers with high Intelligence are happiest here.
- Radio Studio: Transmits a signal to find new Dwellers. Dwellers with high Charisma (part of S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats) are happiest here.
- Weight Room: Increases Dweller Strength.
- Athletics Room: Increases Dweller Agility.
- Armory: Increases Dweller Perception.
- Classroom: Increases Dweller Intelligence.
- Fitness Room: Increases Dweller Endurance.
- Lounge: Increases Dweller Charisma.
- Game Room: Increases Dweller Luck.
- Nuclear Reactor, Garden, Water Purification, Nuka-Cola Bottler: Specific functions not detailed in source.
Rock Destruction Costs:
- There are approximately 95 rocks across 18 floors.
- The cost to destroy rocks increases by 25 Bottlecaps per floor downwards, starting at 125C on the first floor and ending at 675C on the 18th floor.
- Destroying all rocks on all 18 floors costs approximately 41,275C.
Building Costs:
- The cost to build rooms increases as you add more of the same type.
- Different rooms increase in cost by different increments.
- Building a single Living Quarters room can cost close to 2,000C when building later sets, without upgrades or combinations.
Vault Organization Tips:
- Organize your vault by room type, dedicating entire floors to specific rooms.
- Exceptions include multiple floors for Living Quarters and single floors for rooms like the Radio Studio and Storage Room.
- You do not need to finish one level before starting the next.
- Focus on building and upgrading Power Stations first, followed by Diners and Water Treatment Facilities.
- After completing the first 7 levels, build Nuclear Reactor rooms as you acquire more Dwellers.
- Once Nuclear Reactors are functioning, continue building downwards from Level 7.
Resource Management:
- Maintain a balanced ecosystem to avoid Vault failure.
- Avoid building excessive Living Quarters and Diners while neglecting essential rooms like the Power Station.
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