Used for:
Clean Sugar Bombs
Daily Score - Consume Pre-War food
Irradiated Sugar Bombs (with Rads)
Brain Bombs
Granny's Tea
Sweet Roll
Sunshine Oil
Farming Tips and Tricks
Sugar Bombs are a player cell activated, per server spawn, pick up history list item. If you don't know what any of that means, please have a read over my how spawns work guide first.
There are two types of Sugar Bombs in game.
Clean Version
The clean non-irradiated version is pretty much useless. Keep a handful of the clean versions for the eat x amount of pre-war food score challenge and sell the rest.
The clean versions can be found:
On Deathclaws, Scorched, and other enemies
In US Government supply drops
Via the Sunshine Meadows Industrial Farm workshop
Dirty Version (irradiated)
The other version is the irradiated "dirty" version. This version is the most useful and one of the hardest to farm for.
The most efficient way to farm large quantities of irradiated sugar bombs at once is to claim 10 or more workshops and place one of the below-mentioned collectrons in each workshop. It takes about an hour for the collectrons to fill up.
While they are out collecting, go and check some sugar bomb fixed spawn locations but keep in mind that you may not get as many spawn on a private server.
Alternatively, if you have the caps available, you can purchase them from player vendors and NPC vendors as you see them.
You can also arrange a trade with other players for them.
Vendors
Marie from Le Grand Gourmet in Whitespring Resort - 12.82%
Whitespring Train Station - 7.41%
Random Encounter spawn NPC - 6.58%
Duchess at The Wayward - 6.39%
Sunny in Foundation - 3.29%
Molly in Crater - 3.29%
Emerson - 3.29%
Athena - 3.29%
Travelling Merchant at your camp NPC - 3.29%
MODUS Production - 3.29%
Grahm - 3.29%
Berkeley Springs train station - 3.29%
Watoga train station - 3.29%
Whitespring Resort vendors - 3.29%
Blue Ridge Caravan Vendors - 3.29% to 6.58%
Carver
Eugenie
Rudy
Vera
Responder train stations/vendors - 3.29%
Morgantown
Grafton
Lewisburg
Welch
Charleston
Flatwoods
Camden Park
Charleston Fire Department
Raider train stations - 3.29%
R&G
Pleasant Valley
Sunnytop
Sutton
Camp Allies
Daphne - 4.75%
Obtainable from
Season 6 scoreboard - The Unstoppables vs The Diabolicals (free)
Gold Bullion - Samuel at Foundation once you have reached Ally status with the Settlers (4000 Gold Bullion)
Beckett - 3.29%
Obtainable from
Narrow Escape questline.
Xerxo - 3.29%
Obtainable from
Season 7 scoreboard - Zorbo's Revenge (free)
Gold Bullion - Samuel at Foundation once you have reached Ally status with the Settlers (4000 Gold Bullion)
Sam Nguyen - 6.58%
Obtainable from
Season 8 scoreboard - A Better Life Underground (free)
Gold Bullion - Samuel at Foundation once you have reached Ally status with the Settlers (4000 Gold Bullion)
Leo Petrov - 19.93%
Obtainable from
Season 11 scoreboard - Nuka-World (free)
Gold Bullion - Samuel at Foundation once you have reached Ally status with the Settlers (4000 Gold Bullion)
Collectrons
Santatron Collectron - 3.5%
Obtainable from
Atom shop during the month of December (free)
Fasnacht Collectron - 6.5%
Obtainable from
Atom shop (500 atoms) when the Fasnacht Seasonal event is running in game.
You can request this collectron from Bethesda Customer Service.
If you wish to choose a different skinned collectron such as the raider or communist bot, simply use the terminal attached to the collectron base and select "Fasnacht Treats! " for the Fasnacht loot pool or "Xmas Gifts!" for the Santa loot pool.
Note: If you are using the FETCH skin collectron, his loot pool is diluted with his default settings so he will always have circuitry as well as whatever collectron function you have chosen.
Containers
Refrigerator - 1.25%
Blue Cooler - 1.25%
Seasonal and Themed loot bags
Holiday Gifts
2.38% chance to drop an irradiated sugar bomb.
Spooky Treat bags
2.38% chance to drop an irradiated sugar bomb.
Mole Miner Pails
2.38% chance to drop an irradiated sugar bomb.
Cultist High Priest Packs
2.38% chance to drop an irradiated sugar bomb.
Treasure Maps
Treasure maps can be found on enemies with a crown next to their name, in containers or obtained via trades with other players.
Treasure maps are weightless so it is worth stockpiling at least 50+ of each and then hitting each dig site in one go.
Forest maps - 0.39% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
Toxic Valley maps - 1.1% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
Savage Divide maps - 0% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
Ash Heap maps - 0.39% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
The Mire maps - 0% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
Cranberry Bog maps - 0% chance per map for irradiated sugar bombs.
Fixed spawn locations
Co-written by Angie "Jinx" Bennett, Kate Passmore, Katie Key, and Kristina Gove.
Below is a data-mined list of every single fixed spawn location for irradiated Sugar Bombs in game.
There is a 50% chance spawn rate on these locations. Due to how spawns work in the game, it is recommended to always farm for world objects on public servers.
If the sugar bombs are not there when you first visit, either it hasn't spawned for you or another player has taken it. It can be worth doing a second trip to these locations while on the same server on the off chance that they will respawn.
If you find irradiated sugar bombs in locations not listed below, then you have found a pre-war food spawn location. These spawn locations use the pre-war food loot pool. So while you could get a box of sugar bombs there today, it could be a box of fancy lad's snack cakes tomorrow.
You can farm the below sugar bombs spawn locations in one of two ways:
The first way is to collect all the sugar bombs, hit the book house, server hop, collect the sugar bombs, hit the book house, server hop, rinse and repeat.
The second way will net you more sugar bombs but you are going to need two Xboxes and or a friend. To make it easier to explain, you will be player #2, and your friend or second Xbox is going to be player #1.
Player #1 needs to reset their pick-up history list and then server hop to a new server.
Player #1 then needs to fast travel to the first sugar bomb location and stand next to it.
Player #2 needs to wait until Player #1 is standing next to the sugar bombs before fast travelling to the first sugar bombs location (this is an important step).
Once player #2 arrives, player #2 can pick up the sugar bombs.
Player #1 then needs to fast travel to the second location and stand next to it.
Player #2 needs to wait until Player #1 is standing next to the sugar bombs before fast travelling to the second sugar bombs location.
Once player #2 arrives, player #2 can pick up the sugar bombs.
Rinse and repeat for the next location
Server hop and do it all again
Player #1 must not touch the sugar bombs at all. If player #1 accidentally picks up the sugar bombs, then they will need to go and reset their pick-up history list, server hop and start the run again.
External - a location that does not require a load screen to enter.
Internal - a location or instance that requires a load screen to enter.
Toxic Valley
Grafton
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the Red Rocket North of town, behind a level 1 locked door, on the floor.
Eastern Regional Penitentiary
Internal
1x sugar bombs
Enter via the storeroom door near the red truck from the prison yard.
Grafton Steel Underground
Internal
2x Sugar Bombs
Note: this location is only available during the Fun and Games questline.
At the very end of the underground where Ra-Ra finds her toy and the Sentry Bot spawns. The first sugar bomb is in the first portable building on your left, in the corner, on a metal table and the second is in the first portable building on your right, in the corner, on a metal table.
Forest
Vault 51
External
1x sugar bombs
In the white lockers on the edge of the car park near the shelter claim centre hatch.
Shelters Claim Center
Internal
1x sugar bombs
In the kitchen area on the right, on the bookcase near the kitchen stove.
Vault 51
Internal
1x sugar bombs
The button to open the vault door is in the truck in the carpark.
From the load in point, go through screening, turn right and walk straight into the atrium. Take the stairs on your right to the first platform. Turn right and you will see the laundry on your right. Unlock the level 0 door to access the laundry. The sugar bombs are next to the body on the far right of the room behind the dryers.
Gorge Junkyard
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the house, on the kitchen bench.
Morgantown Airport Terminal
Internal
1x sugar bombs
Enter through the front door and then follow the path until you get to the storeroom. There is only one way you can go up until that point as everywhere else is blocked off. You will need to use the level 0 locked terminal to go upstairs to grab the sugar bombs off the shelf.
Morgantown
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the Red Rocket, on one of the yellow shelves.
Morgantown
External
1x sugar bombs
At the first stop for the event Back on the Beat. Inside the first room, on the yellow shelf
Morgantown
External
1x sugar bombs
At the Supa Dupa Mart on the Southern end of the town, at the front of the store, on the yellow shelf.
Fraternity Row
Internal
2x sugar bombs
Inside the ETA PSI House (blue door), upstairs, in the kitchen. One is in the corner, on the bench and the other is on top of the fridge.
Gauley Mine
Internal
1 x sugar bombs
Run all the way down to the bottom of the mine. There is only one way you can go. At the bottom of the mine turn down the tunnel on your right and follow it to the end. The sugar bombs are in the middle of the room near the yellow pump and the peg board with the door code on it.
RobCo Auto-Cache #001
Inside Gauley Mine
Internal
3x sugar bombs
Note: this location is only available during The Elusive Crane questline.
Door keypad code: 071990
Inside the RobCo vault, on the second level, at the top of the stairs on your left, next to an ammo box.
Slocum Joe's
Unmarked location
External
1x sugar bombs
From the fast travel point at Slocum Joe's, turn and face South. Follow the road South, past the Sutton sign, until you see spawns of bees and beehives covering a car crashed into a tree on your left.
Flatwoods
External
3x sugar bombs
At the top of the church. You can either jetpack up from the outside or use the stairs inside to get to the top tower.
Flatwoods
External
1x sugar bombs
At the Red Rocket on the South end of town. On the roof, near the yellow cooker, in the blue crate.
Hillfolk Hotdogs
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the blue portable building, in the kitchen, on the metal shelf above the table.
New River Gorge Bridge West
External
3x sugar bombs
The key to open the door is in Camden Park, on top of the roller coaster, in one of the red carts, in a backpack next to a skeleton.
The Giant Teapot
External
1x sugar bombs
In the red rocket near the Giant Teapot, on the yellow shelf, in the blue crate.
Poseidon Energy Plant WV-06
Internal
1 x sugar bombs
In the control room (enter via the security room) where you use the terminal to restart the reactors for the power up Poseidon event. On one of the desks behind that terminal, next to a spoon and a bowl.
Hornwright Industrial Headquarters
External
2x sugar bombs
On the framework on the Eastern side of the building. You can jetpack up from the building next door or you can go up the stairs.
Summersville Dam
External
2x sugar bombs
On the right hand side of the dam where the boats have been made as a ladder to get to the top. In the bottom boat, inside the cabin, in a yellow crate.
Riverside Manor
Internal
1x sugar bombs
From the front door, turn right and then second left into the kitchen area. The sugar bombs are on the corner of the kitchen bench.
Hornwright Summer Villa
External
2x sugar bombs
In the garage, in the lounge room area, on top of a cabinet.
Overlook Cabin
External
1 x sugar bombs
Inside, in the kitchen, on the bench against the far wall.
Summersville
External
1x sugar bombs
On the Western part of town, in the ice cream shop on the corner, in the kitchen, on the metal shelf closest to the door.
Ash Heap
AVR Medical Center
Internal
1 x sugar bombs
From the front door, face North and follow the corridor until you get to a large open room. The dining area will be on your right. The kitchen is behind the dining area. The sugar bombs are in the kitchen on the bench.
Charleston Landfill
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the portable building on the left, in the kitchen area, on a metal shelf.
Sal's Grinders
External
1x sugar bombs
Out the back on the dining area, in the kitchen, in the corner, on a metal shelf.
Welsh
External
1x sugar bombs
In the house behind the post office, in the kitchen area, on top of the fridge.
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
External
1x sugar bombs
Note: as of the 23/11/2021 this box is bugged and can not be interacted with.
Down in the bottom corner of the cemetery, inside the mausoleum, on the floor.
Savage Divide
Palace of the Winding Path
External
1x sugar bombs
From the courtyard where you light the burner for the Guided Meditation event, enter the small door on the left of the main stairs, then enter the double doors marked "Employees only". Follow the room down to the very end where the kitchen is. The sugar bombs are on one of the tables in the middle.
Red Rocket Mega Stop
External
1x sugar bombs
On the left side of the main road, inside the first bus, on the ground at the end of the bus.
Red Rocket Mega Stop
External
1x sugar bombs
On the right hand side of the main road, on the roof, on top of the bathroom section of the main building. You can jetpack up to the roof or take the stairs at the back.
Pumpkin House
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the house, upstairs, in the bedroom area, on a small table next to the window.
Hopewell Cave
External
1x sugar bombs
It is suggested that you politely request the Deathclaw to please vacate the premises before attempting to grab this one.
Just inside the cave, turn to your left and look up. You should see some brain fungus on the roof. Just below the brain fungus is a little alcove that is not visible from the ground. If you jump straight up with a jetpack, you will be able to jump straight into the alcove.
New Appalachian Central Trainyard
External
2x sugar bombs
In the red rail car on your left, directly out the back of the first warehouse/building.
Whitesprings
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the fire station, in the bedroom at the back, on the shelf behind the door.
Whitesprings
External
1x sugar bombs
It is recommended that you loot the sugar bombs first before blowing up the cars in the carpark as the box will go flying and you won't be able to find it.
Inside the laundry building out the side of the resort, in the "lounge", on the table.
Whitesprings
External
1x sugar bombs
On Artisan's Way, the middle block of units, on the front porch with the two white tables and one patio chair, on the ground.
Whitesprings Golf Club
Unmarked Location
External
1x sugar bombs
From the Whitesprings Golf Course, head in a Northern direction, jumping over the perimeter fencing, until you get to a cliff edge. If you are following this without a map marker then once you get to the cliff edge, turn left and follow the cliff edge along and upward until you get to the skeleton sitting in a chair on a picnic blanket. It is also a nukashine spawn location.
Mountainside Bed & Breakfast
External
1x sugar bombs
From the blue upstairs front door where the reception is, turn left into the kitchen and the sugar bombs are on the kitchen bench.
R & G Station
Unmarked location
External
1x sugar bombs
From R & G station, head in a NW direction and you should see the house in front of you.
Scenic Overlook
Unmarked location
External
1x sugar bombs
From the truck/ute in the carpark, head North until you see the three cabins. The sugar bombs are in the first cabin on your left.
Lake Eloise
External
1x sugar bombs
From the spawn in point, run straight across the bridge to the camp site.
Johnson's Acre
External
1x sugar bombs
Inside the main building, in the kitchen area, inside the bottom of the fridge.
The Mire
Vault 94
Internal
2x sugar bombs
In the market place (first room of the vault), on a metal table on the right hand side of the room.
Mosstown
External
5x sugar bombs
From the fast travel point, head to the separate building on your far left. Inside the building, in the second room, in the bathtub.
Berkeley Springs
External
1x sugar bombs
On the main street of Berkeley, near the bus stop, opposite the town hall, inside the pharmacy, on a metal shelf in the first room.
Sunday Brother's Cabin
External
1x sugar bombs
Note: as of the 23/11/2021 this box is bugged and can only be interacted with if you crouch while on top of the stove.
In the main building, downstairs in the basement, in the kitchen area, behind the fridge.
Tanagra Town
External
1x sugar bombs
East of Tanagra Town are some sheds and a bus stop. You will need to head to the larger shed. The keypad door code: 748250. The sugar bombs are inside, in the middle of the room, on a small metal table.
Harper's Ferry Armoury
External
1x sugar bombs
From the Harper's Ferry spawn location, follow the train tracks on your left to the armoury.
Be careful of the land mines here as the explosions can move the sugar bomb box.
You can unlock the door via the terminal if you have done the free states questline or you can just jump the fence.
Harper's Ferry Armoury
External
2x sugar bombs
The easiest way to access these spawn locations is to jump through the hole in the second story wall on the building on the left hand side of the courtyard.
The Burrows
Internal
1x sugar bombs
In the pump station area at the very end of the Burrows (same end location as uplink during Daily Ops), upstairs in the room with the red terminals, in the lunch room area, on the table.
Blakes Offering
External
1x sugar bombs
In the second sleeping area on your left, next to a cooking stove and a small blue crate.
Cranberry Bog
RobCo Research Center
Internal
1x sugar bombs
Enter in through the front door, go into the "Research Wing" door that is behind the reception desks. Stay on the ground floor, turn right and turn right again into the kitchen.
Mac's Farm
Unmarked location
External
1x sugar bombs
From Mac's Farm, turn East and walk straight until you get to the main road. Turn right and follow the road until you see a yellow bus. The sugar bombs are on the floor of the bus.
Old Mold Quarry
Unmarked location
External
1x sugar bombs
Stand on the roof of the portable building and look NNE. You will see a make shift temp bridge in front of you. Cross that bridge and keep walking straight until you see another make shift bridge with rails on your right. Cross that bridge and keep walking straight until you end up in the water, you will know if you are in the right place as there should be a make shift bridge on your left. Turn right and follow the river bank along while still walking in the water until you see the tunnel on your right. The sugar bombs are on the floating platform next to the skeleton.
NAR Repair Yard
Unmarked location at the Farm
External
1x sugar bombs
In the main house behind the greenhouse, next to the protectron station, on the floor. You will need to jump down into the room via the holes in the floor above.
Big Bend Tunnel East
Internal
1x sugar bombs
In the middle of the tunnel where the portable buildings are. In the portable building closest to the stairs, in the first set of lockers.
Fort Defiance
Internal
1x sugar bombs
From the front door, turn right at the T junction and follow the corridor all the way to the end. Turn left through the double double doors and then take your first right. If you look up, you will see a broken floor above you. You can jump up to that floor or take the stairs, both of which are marked in the photo below.
Walk forward and through the double double doors and turn right. Follow the corridor down until you get to the third door on your left. Enter the room and turn left through the hole in the wall and you will see the sugar bombs on the floor in front of you.
Either run back the way you come to get back to the front door or fast travel to the asylum and run back inside.
Fort Defiance
Internal
1x sugar bombs
From the front door, turn left and open the metal doors. Walk forward until you see the orange BOS flag in front of you and keep walking until you get to the end of the corridor. Turn right through the double double doors then turn left and follow the corridor (stay on the ground floor) until you get to the last door on your right. Enter the room on your right and jump through the hole in the wall on your left. Enter the first room on your left and the sugar bombs will be on the top shelf of the small metal table on your right.
Fort Defiance
Internal
1x sugar bombs
From the front door, turn left and open the metal doors. Walk forward until you see the orange BOS flag in front of you. Jump up on top of the fence on your right, turn around and jump up onto the floor above you. With a few quick steps or a jetpack walk over and stand next to the skeleton in the wheelchair. Enter the doorway on your right and the sugar bombs are on the small table in the middle of the room.
Fort Defiance
Internal
1x sugar bombs
On the same floor as the asylum worker dress spawns.
From the front door, turn left and open the metal doors. Walk forward until you see the orange BOS flag in front of you. Jump up on top of the fence on your right and then jump up again onto the floor above you.
Go up the metal stairs on your left then turn left again and walk through the double double doors. Follow the corridor down until you see a white fridge on your left. Enter the doorway just past the fridge and the sugar bombs are on the bench.
Fort Defiance
Internal
1x sugar bombs
From the white fridge above, follow the corridor straight until you reach the end. Turn right through the double doors and then left onto the corridor. Walk straight until the second door on your left. The sugar bombs are tucked away in the corner of the door frame.
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Great work! So helpful.
Phenomenal write-up. Thanks so much for this. Most were where they were supposed to be so was able to make my brain bombs! Thank you!