Walkthrough for the quest First Contact 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: Main Quests
Prerequisites: To play this quest, you must first complete the quest Reclamation Day.
This quest will appear in your journal after you leave Vault 76.
Find the Overseer.
Vault 76
Appalachia / West Virginia
Overseer's Camp
Appalachia / West Virginia
Flatwoods
Appalachia / West Virginia
A robot named Pennington was waiting outside of Vault 76 -- it might know where the Overseer went, or what is happening in Appalachia.
The robot will give you a few tips on where the camp is located.
Go to Overseer's Camp.
The Overseer set up a C.A.M.P. south of the Vault. If I follow the road, I can probably locate it. Would be logical to set it up near the river, so I should head towards that intersection.
Two new miscellaneous quests should appear in your journal when you find the camp: Armor Crafting and Weapon Crafting.
Find the camp, find the the Overseer's Cache and open it.
The Overseer moved on to a town called Flatwoods. Thankfully she left me with some supplies, including a C.A.M.P. of my own. If I follow the road and head south, I should find her there.
Go to Flatwoods. In one of the buildings - Flatwoods Church, you will find another Overseer's Cache.
The Overseer was here, that's for sure. Found another one of her holotapes in the Flatwoods Church. Looks like this place is deserted.
The Overseer recommended that I become a Volunteer for the Responders to get some basic training. They may be gone, but they did know how to live for a while. I should see what I can discover in their old systems.
Use one of the terminals located in the building on the other side of the street and select [ Volunteers: Register Here! ].
After leaving Vault 76, I set out for the nearby town of Flatwoods to look for the Overseer. I found evidence of a group called the Responders that was helping the people in the region to survive, and I registered as a Volunteer to access their systems.
After completing this quest, you will be able to play the quest Thirst Things First.