
In one night, the Brotherhood swept through and destroyed the original raider force occupying the town and rid the surrounding area of other "scum," killing anything that put up a fight. Some 20 years before the events of Fallout 3, Owyn Lyons led the Brotherhood of Steel's expedition to Washington, D.C.

The confluence of these three rivers yielded disastrous results and changed the area's inhabitants in mysterious ways over the following decades. The main quest involves the player taking on the role of a slave in order to investigate rumors that the raider boss of the Pitt has discovered a cure for mutations that have plagued many inhabitants of the Pitt.Īlthough Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was not hit directly by atomic bombs during the Great War, the water from the nearby Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers soon became highly irradiated. In contrast to Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt involves a more traditional quest line with several morally ambiguous choices. In this add-on, the player journeys to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh. For Steam users, The Pitt, along with all the other Fallout 3 add-ons are available as of July 16, 2010. Like all add-ons, The Pitt is included in the Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, released on October 13, 2009, for all platforms. The pack also includes Operation: Anchorage as well as a Vault Boy poster. For Xbox 360, download codes for Xbox Live are also available in retail.įor PC, The Pitt is available as a disc version as part of the first Fallout 3 Game Add-on Pack, released on May 26, 2009.

It was made available for PlayStation Store on October 1, 2009. On The Pitt 's first release, for some players the add-on was broken and unplayable due to missing textures and freezes. The Pitt was released as downloadable content on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live on March 24, 2009.
