What is outside of the dome in-game or in lore?

[Asenath]

Seeing that there is no map markers for the outside of the dome and the fandom wike is in a worse state of being incomplete and no lore on the fandom wiki does anyone know if in lore of what is out in the outer dome or if there is any lore on it?

[superjamie]

Outside the dome is the relatively normal world of the mid 1970s, similar to real life.

The whole story is that the dome has been sealed away from the rest of the world for ~2 years. So everyone is trapped in there and everything's gone to heck.

[Asenath]

Originally posted by superjamie:

Outside the dome is the relatively normal world of the mid 1970s, similar to real life.

The whole story is that the dome has been sealed away from the rest of the world for ~2 years. So everyone is trapped in there and everything's gone to heck.

So it's not a apoc out there?

[Lestat2150]

Well unless you want the story spoiled....

I had one of the more interesting endings. And you can easily find out what happened to the rest of the world with google. I wont spoil it here.

[Black Feline]

Um, the game is obviously based on "Roadside Picnic"(which is why... the Picnic Neutral Zone) by Arkadii&Boris Strugatkii , so i would say outside of the contained area there's a regular world, slightly changed by the new alien tech.

[Lestat2150]

Well...no. If you use the Church helmet at the end you get the special ending where you become energy and see the entire world. It's all destroyed. None of the other endings actually show what's going on after credits roll. They simply discuss how the factions are dealing with problems. But the special ending (or rare I suppose) shows the world completely wrecked. One of the more depressing endings.


Before the climax of the game, then yeah the world outside is normal 1970's. But once your character uses the maelstrom for the last time using the church helmet you see what ultimately happens.

I'm curious to know which ending the developers consider canon. Probably not the ending I described as it makes a sequel a bit difficult.

[Asenath]

Originally posted by Lestat2150:

Well...no. If you use the Church helmet at the end you get the special ending where you become energy and see the entire world. It's all destroyed. None of the other endings actually show what's going on after credits roll. They simply discuss how the factions are dealing with problems. But the special ending (or rare I suppose) shows the world completely wrecked. One of the more depressing endings.


Before the climax of the game, then yeah the world outside is normal 1970's. But once your character uses the maelstrom for the last time using the church helmet you see what ultimately happens.

I'm curious to know which ending the developers consider canon. Probably not the ending I described as it makes a sequel a bit difficult.

So every living is dead not destroyed as fallout 4 apoc but more like revelations meaning all lifeforms are dead? if so then that is the worst ending it seems and a nightmare in truth? my fav ending so far was the church ending you know bodies dead but our souls go into a machine were still living just not in the same shell the organic body never tried other endings yet, so what is the best ending?

[Lestat2150]

Yeah pretty much man. I dont think the secret ending is going to be canon though. But yes, you essentially turn into energy and leave the earth. You see the devastation. Everything around the dome is dead. One of the most depressing endings. There are videos on youtube if you're curious.

If you're curious what helmet i'm referring to. In the sewers, if you take an immediate left, you will encounter a bunch of churchers interrogating a man. Afterward, you can just walk up and take the helmet they were using to kill the guy. This helmet is what unlocks the alternate "world ending" ending when you approach the maelstrom and choose that option. This was actually my first ending (i've beaten this thing 4 times) and it was an incredible ending for the first one.

I like the roleplaly aspect, and the notion that your character is willing to give up their mortal shell and become pure energy is interesting to me. Sort of like the lawnmower man movie. I'm just imagining my body shriveling up lol.

[Asenath]

Originally posted by Lestat2150:

Yeah pretty much man. I dont think the secret ending is going to be canon though. But yes, you essentially turn into energy and leave the earth. You see the devastation. Everything around the dome is dead. One of the most depressing endings. There are videos on youtube if you're curious.

If you're curious what helmet i'm referring to. In the sewers, if you take an immediate left, you will encounter a bunch of churchers interrogating a man. Afterward, you can just walk up and take the helmet they were using to kill the guy. This helmet is what unlocks the alternate "world ending" ending when you approach the maelstrom and choose that option. This was actually my first ending (i've beaten this thing 4 times) and it was an incredible ending for the first one.

I like the roleplaly aspect, and the notion that your character is willing to give up their mortal shell and become pure energy is interesting to me. Sort of like the lawnmower man movie. I'm just imagining my body shriveling up lol.

I like to roleplay too but never roleplay anything nightmarish as that just like in real life the rev in the bible seems as nightmarish there are only a few things i am afraid of and that is anything to do with ending of all life in games or real life so I'll never will myself to even try to get that ending nor will I watch a video or see an image of that.