Port-a-diner

[Ryu Oki]

Has anyone managed to get food out of them? That 200 year old pie doesn't look a day over.... a day. I want it so badly...looks delicious. And I think I am due for some antibiotics too....

[SuperSledgeNY]

I get them all the time. High LUCK is the key, and by "high" I mean at least 9 or better.

Oh, and don't bother with the one in Medford Memorial Hospital - it's bugged.

[Othobrithol]

It's also supposedly set to very slowly increase the odds for each attempt until you do actually get one.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Port-A-Diner

When a Port-A-Diner is activated, the game generates a random number between 1 and 1000. If that number is less than or equal to (2 x Luck + attempts / 2) you get the pie.

[DouglasGrave]

I agree that luck affects it, and that the chance also increases by a tiny bit with each attempt, so if you keep trying, you'll eventually get one. I don't remember exactly, but I think the chance is tracked separately for each machine.

It's tedious because of how long it takes the animation to cycle, but you'll know immediately if it's going to successfully grab the pie because when it does the arm begins by shifting slightly to the side before descending.

[Anvos]

Yes but even if you have decent luck you'll have to do it a bit.

[Ragnaman]

Each attempt is a quarter of a luck point.
4 attempts equivalent of getting one more luck point.

With 1 Luck you have 0.2% chance of a guaranteed cake
0.250% on next attempt
0.3% on next...so on

With 10 Luck you have 2% chance of a guaranteed cake
2.050% on next attempt
2.1% on next...so on

Its best to just boost Luck to 20+ and then try for the cake.

[✠Deser✞🅵☣⚔⚔♏✠]

Originally posted by Ryu Oki:

Has anyone managed to get food out of them? That 200 year old pie doesn't look a day over.... a day. I want it so badly...looks delicious. And I think I am due for some antibiotics too....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQsDAADPLM

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apple pie is easy ........pro tip use 1/4 pinneapple in apple mix ...it gives it a zing

[Rotiart]

Man, I got the pie once. It was the one in Dugout inn, and I had all of 2 luck as well as it being my first attempt. Then of course, it wouldn't allow me to take the pie because it would be stealing, and I didn't want the whole of Diamond City on my ass, so I moved along, and proceeded to die somewhere in the wastes, and loaded to prior to when I got the pie

[halfmonkey]

There's a machine I've encountered that "pays out in pie" with very low luck (often on the first try) so I fully believe that each machine has different chances.

It was added to Far Harbour after Todd Hines complained that he didn't think it was even possible to get pie. [He mentioned this in a video interview while demo'ing the game. Seems like the boss should've known about the game's mechanics beforehand, but...]

I'd like to know why the Dugout Inn's pie still has to be stolen after you "win" it.

[halfmonkey]

You mean Todd Howard or Pete Hines, lol

Lol. Yes, I meant Todd Howard. Late night/early morning posting goof. Should have had

[✠Deser✞🅵☣⚔⚔♏✠]

You do realise Wonder Woman runs Zenimax and Bethesda.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Robert+A.+Altman&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LSz9U3MM7LrTAyVAKzjcwKky3NtBSzk63084vSE_MyqxJLMvPzUDhWyan5AL33V4Q9AAAA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipjJ6T3sDWAhVI5mMKHVpcBzgQmxMInwEoATAP&biw=1532&bih=654

[Lord Roden]

In Nuka World there's one that gives pie first time 100% of the time. You can find it while doing the hubologist quest near the junkyard.

[Othobrithol]

I kind of think they missed a great opportunity with the pie. It should have been some sort of super healing/feeding/rad resist or even give you some ludicrously minor permanent buff like +5hp.

[MageThis]

Originally posted by Othobrithol:

I kind of think they missed a great opportunity with the pie. It should have been some sort of super healing/feeding/rad resist or even give you some ludicrously minor permanent buff like +5hp.

Yep, remember getting my first one. Did not believe the animation was there to lift the pie. Big high then a quick come down. Still.

[Нагризолич]

I cheated 10k luck and it worked, tried that on macro for couple hundred times with no luck. It's just useless food item, and at around 2k tries you are guaranteed to get it.