is now referred to as the Capital Wasteland and serves as the game's setting. The game begins in 2277, 200 years after the Great War. Leaving the only home you’ve ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. The residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world.
“ For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of the Capital Wasteland.
