User Guide

GENERAL

Welcome to Vault-13, the latest in a series of public defense

works from Vault-Tec, your contractor of choice when it comes to the

best in nuclear shelters. Vault-Tec, America’s Final Word in Homes.

This document, VTB-001, the Vault Dwellers Survival Guide, is for

the events following a world-wide nuclear war. In the case of a lim-

ited scale nuclear war, or other world ending catastrophe, please

refer to the appropriate documentation (see also page 1—8):

End of World Cause Document # Title

Limited Scale VTB-002 Vault Dwellers Survival

Nuclear War Guide (abridged version)

Disease VTD-001 Coping with Mr. Virus!

Starvation VTR-003 How to Eat Rat

Flooding VTF-100 Flotation Homes & Seaweed

Meteor VTM-020B How to Dodge Falling Rocks*

*Document not available at this time, will be available the 3rd quarter of 2078.

While we hope that peace will prevail and the need for such

from the ground up to provide the best chance for a good life follow-

ing nuclear armageddon. It is the duty of every American citizen to

learn and use the skills necessary for a comfortable Vault life. The

best place to start is with a dek and if you try to read this than you.

The Vault series of survival shelters are designed from the

ground up to provide the best chance for a good life following nuclear

armageddon. It is the duty of every American citizen to learn and

use the skills necessary for a comfortable Vault life. The best place

to start is with a description of your new home.

IMPORTANT VAULT STATISTICS

Vault Number ............................13

Starting construction date ....August 2063

Ending construction date ......March 2069

Starting Budget ........................$400,000,000,000

Final Budget, with interest ..$645,000,000,000

Total number of occupants ....1,000 (at capacity)

Total duration ..........................10 years (at capacity)

Number of living quarters ......100 (hot bunking required if at

maximum capacity)

VDSG – RESTRICTED – VTB-OO1-13

RESTRICTED 1—1

Don’t let what could have happened bother you. We have

enough problems to deal with in the here and now.

- Overseer