Did phones exist in Fallout?

Yes, telephones (landlines and payphones) exist in the Fallout universe, but cellular phones do not, as the world's tech stopped at a 1950s-inspired retro-futuristic level where radio and Pip-Boys handle most communication, with old phone networks largely destroyed or non-functional after the Great War.
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Do phones exist in Fallout?

Phones do exist in the Fallout universe. They just don't work. There's also phone lines in the games. If you go to office buildings, desks will have telephones.
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Do microchips exist in Fallout?

While microchips do exist, they are not uncommon, usually seen among common household items, super computers, and energy weapons alike.
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Does the internet exist in Fallout?

In Fallout 1, if you interact with one of the terminals in Vault 13, a message pops up saying something like "you surf the Interweb for awhile, but find nothing useful". So, id say that the Fallout universe possibly had a very primitive form of the Internet, yeah, and perhaps it was only implemented into vaults.
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Does NASA exist in Fallout?

The USSA is the Fallout series' equivalent of the real-world NASA, although NASA is mentioned in Fallout 2 as part of a cultural reference.
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Is Fallout 4 LGBTQ?

Fallout 4. Released in 2015, Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 4 did not explore sexuality as a theme, and the central conflict of the game's story had little to do with the dynamics of progressive and reactionary social forces.
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How did Moldaver survive 200 years in Fallout?

The Fallout TV show doesn't explicitly confirm how Moldaver survived 200 years, but lore suggests she used advanced tech like cryosleep or cloning, possibly with her own setup since she opposed Vault-Tec, or might be a Synth, with her intellect and wealth allowing access to longevity methods like serums or her own cryo-pods, with Season 2 likely to reveal the exact method tied to her scientific genius.
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Do dogs exist in Fallout?

Dogs appear in all Fallout games, the Fallout TV series, as well as on the cover of the graphic novel All Roads.
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Do microwaves exist in Fallout?

I searched for 'Fallout "microwave oven"' and found that there is actually an explicit reference to them - Knick Knack, Little Lamplight's scavenger, promises Eclair, the town's cook, that if he ever finds a microwave oven, he can have it. So, yes, they do exist - they're just rare.
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Is Moore's Law still true?

Moore's Law, the prediction that transistor counts double roughly every two years, is slowing down in its classic form due to physical limits, but the spirit of continuous innovation lives on through new strategies like advanced packaging, specialized chips (chiplets), and new materials to keep performance advancing, evolving from simple miniaturization to multi-dimensional scaling. While the easy doubling of transistors on a single chip has ended, the industry is finding new ways (advanced packaging, 3D stacking, AI accelerators) to boost computing power, making it more about "systems of chips" rather than just single, smaller transistors.
 
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What was never invented in Fallout?

In the Fallout universe, the biggest missing invention is the semiconductor microchip, as miniaturization stalled due to a reliance on large, power-hungry vacuum tubes, meaning portable digital devices like smartphones, modern PCs, and most integrated circuits (ICs) never truly emerged, though transistors themselves appeared later and weren't dominant until the Great War era. This divergence led to retro-futuristic tech with advanced atomic power but bulky, tube-based computing, like the Pip-Boy. 
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Do cats exist in Fallout?

Appearances. Cats are mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas, and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, appearing first in Fallout 4 and have since appeared in Fallout 76, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.
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What does 101097 mean in Fallout?

After Lucy discovers the truth about the vaults and her father Hank, Moldaver reveals she needs an access code from a Vault-Tec employee to activate the Cold Fusion reactor. Hank reluctantly enters the code: 101097. Translated to a date, that's Oct. 10, 1997 ... the same day the original Fallout game was released.
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Is CX404 dogmeat from Fallout 4?

Yes, CX404 from the Fallout TV show is the series' version of the iconic companion Dogmeat, a nod to the beloved German Shepherd in Fallout 4 and other games, but CX404 is a distinct Belgian Malinois with her own Enclave origin story, connecting the show's narrative to the games.
 
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What does CX404 mean?

CX404 is the designation for Dogmeat, the loyal canine companion in the Fallout TV series, meaning Canine eXperiment-404, a nod to the "404 Not Found" error, as Dr. Wilzig hid her from the Enclave. Born in an Enclave program, she was saved by Wilzig, who marked her as CX404 to conceal her from destruction, and she later becomes a key ally to The Ghoul and Lucy.
 
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Is the Ghoul a bad guy in Fallout?

The Ghoul (Cooper Howard) from the Fallout TV show isn't strictly a "bad guy"; he's a complex anti-hero, a tragic figure embodying the wasteland's brutality but still driven by remnants of his past humanity, seeking his family and purpose after being betrayed by Vault-Tec and losing everything. He's ruthless and kills without remorse to survive (making him seem villainous), but also shows glimpses of his former moral self, acting as a catalyst for the protagonist Lucy and a tragic mirror to the pre-war world.
 
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Why is he called Dogmeat?

Dogmeat's name in the Fallout series comes from a classic sci-fi film, A Boy and His Dog, where the main character calls his dog "Dogmeat" as a nickname, referencing the wasteland's harshness and the dog's utility as food. The name was chosen by Fallout developers as a nod to that movie and the Mad Max films, blending post-apocalyptic themes with a humorous, slightly taboo name for a loyal companion.
 
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How did Lucy's mother become a ghoul?

Lucy's mom, Rose MacLean, became a ghoul after her husband, Hank, nuked Shady Sands, where she was living; the intense radiation from the explosion mutated her body, turning her into a deformed, feral ghoul over time, which is why she had to be mercy-killed by Lucy in the finale.
 
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Did China drop the nukes in Fallout?

Yes, China was heavily nuked in the Fallout universe during the Great War of 2077, suffering immense destruction alongside the United States, with lore suggesting China launched nukes in desperation as they were losing the conventional Sino-American War, leading to a devastating nuclear exchange that flattened both nations. While the exact trigger remains debated, it's confirmed both continents were hit, and China was arguably hit worse, pushed into near-total collapse by the bombs and remnants of the war. 
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What does X6 88 love in Fallout 4?

In Fallout 4, X6-88 likes actions that serve the Institute, like hacking terminals, modifying armor/weapons, entering power armor, and passing speech checks for more caps, while disliking being nice, using chems, or helping others. To quickly raise his affinity (likes), repeatedly attach/remove weapon mods at a workbench, then quicksave/reload; this earns frequent "X6-88 likes that" notifications until he offers his Shield Harmonics perk (20 energy resistance).
 
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Can you have intimacy in Fallout 4?

Yes, romance features in Fallout 4 as an optional add-on if you wish to further your relationship with a companion or ally. This is determined by an Affinity level that begins at Neutral before working its way through Friend, Admiration, Confidant and Infatuation.
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Why do transfems like Fallout New Vegas?

Trans women often like Fallout: New Vegas (FNV) due to its early, accessible gender customization, prominent LGBTQ+ characters (like lesbian Veronica), nuanced queer representation where characters aren't just their sexuality, strong themes of identity and societal acceptance/rejection, and its massive modding community, all wrapped in a deep RPG experience with great storytelling that resonates with exploring self in a hostile world. 
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