Fallout 76: All Hackable Terminal Locations & Levels (2024)

Terminals are commonly found everywhere in Fallout 76, but only some are hackable devices you can only use if your character has the right perks. Every hackable terminal is found at various locations with different difficulty levels that only those with certain skills can try to access. A rare achievement/trophy can be earned when you bypass all the firewalls on these types of terminals in the Wasteland.

Hacking terminals can be part of daily challenges and world challenges available on the updated map of Fallout 76. Breaking the digital defenses of a certain number of terminals can earn you some rewards, but the whereabouts of different computers are oftentimes hard to track down. Nearly 90 hackable terminals exist in the open world with various difficulty levels that your character may or may not be able to access.

General Tips For Hacking Terminals

Make Sure Your Character Has The Right Perks

While you explore, you may encounter Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 hackable terminals that all have different requirements for your character to access. To 100% complete everything in Fallout 76, you have to invest perk points in certain skills to hack terminals you come across. Level 0 terminals are the only ones you can hack without any perks as you explore the Wasteland.

Getting the "Hacker" perk lets you access Level 1 terminals, but you have to obtain the "Expert Hacker" and "Master Hacker" cards to access Level 2 and 3 terminals. Each of the cards you want is under the Intelligence section of your character's stats when you look at their S.P.E.C.I.A.L. spread. Once you have the right skills, you can try to break into any terminal in the world to earn the achievement.

When you start hacking a terminal, you have four chances to guess the correct password before getting rejected from the device. It may take a few attempts to break into a terminal, but those who have practiced enough times will eventually start seeing patterns to make this process easier. For example, you know which letters you guess right for a terminal's password during a hack attempt, so use them again as you make another.

Failing to hack into a Terminal of any Level will cause the device to lock you out unless your character has the "Computer Expert" perk card equipped. Take your time on each attempt, especially as the passwords become longer on Terminals of higher Levels in Fallout 76. Some Terminals that reset may have different passwords when you try to hack them more than once, so don't rely on prior knowledge to succeed.

Every Level 0 Hackable Terminal Location

Start With The Easiest Devices

Anyone who has explored more of the open world will have more landmarks and places discovered that they can fast travel to. This will help you pinpoint the locations of around 30 different Level 0 terminals in the Wasteland. With the Skyline Valley update for Fallout 76 introducing a new map, there may be more of these terminals in the future, but as of this time of writing only these count toward the achievement.

Every Level 1 Hackable Terminal Location

Keep Searching Once You Have The Hacker Perk

Around 27 different Level 1 Terminals can be found, but once again, you need the "Hacker" perk equipped to access these devices. Some of these machines are slightly harder to find since they do not show up as commonly as Level 0 Terminals. Stay vigilant and explore areas carefully in Fallout 76 to not miss anything, especially Level 2 or 3 Terminals you can come back to when you unlock the right late-game perks.

Every Level 2 Hackable Terminal Location

Only Expert Hackers Can Access These Terminals

There are just about 18 Level 2 Terminals scattered across the Wasteland, with some being found in the same locations where you discovered Level 0 or Level 1 Terminals. As you can see in the above video by YouTube creator Wickedy, your character needs to be at least Level 22 to unlock the "Expert Hacker" perk card needed to access the Level 2 Terminals you find in the open world.

Every Level 3 Hackable Terminal Location

Terminals Reserved For Master Hackers

Only 12 Level 3 Terminals can be hacked in the game, in more secluded locations than the other Terminals that require the "Master Hacker" perk card. You can only unlock this skill once your character reaches Level 38, so it may take some time before you can start hacking Level 3 Terminals. However, once you can, you gain a lot of XP from breaking into the devices with the toughest firewalls.

You only need to hack 50 of these Terminals to unlock the "Code Cruncher" achievement, so you do not have to track down every location of these devices. Some players have even figured out how to manipulate this objective's requirement by resetting their game and hacking the same Level 0 Terminal over and over. No matter how you accomplish this, the achievement will bring you closer to the game's 100% completion.

World objectives and Daily Challenges may also ask you to hack into a certain number of Terminals for additional rewards. This goal varies, but those with every perk card should be able to accomplish these tasks with few issues as they appear. You can unlock the "Master Infiltrator"perk near max level to automatically hack any Terminal without having to guess the password of any machine.

With enough patience, you can unlock every Terminal you come across, even those at higher Levels. The experience you gain will make it much easier to level up your character to meet the prerequisites for some of the perks necessary for this process. Once you hack every Terminal of all Levels after tracking down their locations in Fallout 76, you can access them again for future objectives or challenges.

Source: Wickedy/YouTube

Fallout 76

Franchise

Fallout

Platform(s)

PC , PS4 , Xbox One

Released

November 14, 2018

Developer(s)

Bethesda

Publisher(s)

Bethesda

Genre(s)

Action , RPG

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Creation

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol