Wasteland 3’s newest DLC, Cult of the Holy Detonation brings with it a new quest and a couple of new equipment to play with. One of which is the Pre-War Tac Set. You can find it scattered around the Cheyenne Mountain base but you’ll then encounter blueprints for its better version, the Elite Pre-War Tac Set. Read this guide to know the locations and stats of Wasteland 3 Elite Pre-War Set!
You can find the crafting recipes for each piece of the Elite Pre-War Set around the Cheyenne Mountains. However, you may need to have completed special quests within the area to obtain some of it. To craft all armor pieces, you need to have a Ranger with at least level 9 of Armor Modding.
The crafting recipe for the Helmet can be found in the Research Level, inside the secret room with the Cloning Machine. To access this, you first need to use the computer located inside the room south of Genetic Research Lab. Access the computer inside the room with the necessary Nerd Stuff level. Afterwards, select the option that will get you inside the secret room at the east side of the Genetic Research Lab. Go there and open the Large Container to get the Elite Pre-War Helmet crafting recipe.
Get to know how to use the Cloning Machine with this guide.
The Elite Pre-War Tac Armor crafting recipe can be found in the Power Storage Facility, inside the Water Reservoir. You can only access this area after you capture Iridium. If you want a bloodless encounter here as there are several angels and cultists in the area around the crafting recipe, you can have one of your Rangers soak up on Holy Radiation. Having a high enough Holy Radiation allows you to choose conversation options that calms down the angels, allowing you access to the area without spilling any blood.
Get to know more about Holy Radiation and how to remove it here.
The TAC Pants can be found inside a Tumor Crate in the Security Level of the Cheyenne Mountain base. You need to get Bezoar’s pipe and tune first to remove the tumor and get the Crate.
| Armor Piece | Stats | Materials |
| Helmet | Perception +2 Armor +11 | Scrap x 460 Carbon Fiber x 2 |
| Suit | Armor +13 Crit Resistance +15% | Scrap x 460 Carbon Fiber x 2 |
| Pants | Armor +11 Combat Speed +0.3 | Scrap x 460 Carbon Fiber x 2 |
If you don’t have the necessary stats required to craft the Elite version, you can still settle for the Pre-War set. Do not buy pieces of this armor set as they can be easily found around the Cheyenne Mountain base.
| Armor Piece | Stats |
| Helmet | Perception +1 Armor +9 |
| Suit | Armor +13 Crit Resistance +10% |
| Pants | Armor +9 Combat Speed +0.2 |
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