Walkthrough for the quest Earth Mover in the game Fallout 76. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Side Quests
To be able to start this quest, you'll need to claim the Mount Blair public workshop.
Bring the Rockhound Excavator back to life
Mount Blair
Appalachia / West Virginia
Find the control room, use the Rockhound Terminal Six > Reactor Technology. You will learn how to craft the Ignition Core quest item.
I've discovered an entry in a terminal aboard the Rockhound Excavator describing a part called an Ignition Core. I'll need to find or build four of them at a Tinker Workbench to bring the machine's reactors online.
The tinker's workshop where you can produce cores is located nearby.
To build one core you need:
I've obtained four Ignition Cores. I should plug them into their respective ports in the Rockhound Excavator's reactors.
Find four reactors and instal cores in the Ignition Core Ports.
All of the Ignition Cores have been installed into the Rockhound Excavator's reactors. I should return to the control room to bring the machine online.
Return to the control room and activate the Rockhound Excavator.
I've activated the Rockhound Excavator. I should be able to collect the ore it's extracting from the ground as long as I repair any damage it sustains while it's in operation.
For the next thirty minutes, defend the reactors and repair them if necessary. Over time, Rockhound Excavator will produce more resources. You can grab them from the Ore Extractor container whenever you want and how many times you want.
The Ignition Cores in the Rockhound Excavator's reactors have been depleted. If I want it to extract more ore from the ground, the Ignition Cores will need to be fully replaced.