Fallout 76 has hackable terminals from Level 0 through Level 3. Level 0 terminals need no Hacker perk, while Levels 1, 2, and 3 require progressively more Hacker cards. This guide lists the current terminal locations, explains the hacking minigame, and covers locked, already-used, and quest-gated terminals.
Fallout 76 terminal levels and perk requirements
| Terminal level | Required perks |
|---|---|
| Level 0 | None |
| Level 1 | Hacker |
| Level 2 | Hacker and Expert Hacker |
| Level 3 | Hacker, Expert Hacker, and Master Hacker |
Master Infiltrator can replace the regular Hacker perk cards, but the equivalent access depends on the legendary perk’s rank. A Level 2 terminal does not accept only Expert Hacker, and a Level 3 terminal does not accept only Master Hacker.
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The level also affects the hacking screen: higher-level terminals use longer candidate passwords. This matters for level-specific challenges, which distinguish between hacking a generic terminal and hacking a Level 0, 1, 2, or 3 terminal.
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Level 0 terminal locations
Level 0 terminals require no Hacker perk and are the best places to begin a hacking challenge.
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- Abbie’s Bunker — entrance
- Abandoned Bog Town
- Arktos Pharma — two terminals
- Black Mountain Ordnance Works
- Bleeding Kate’s Grindhouse
- Bloody Frank’s — Berkeley Springs
- Camp McClintock — upstairs in the main building
- Charleston Herald
- Crimson Prospect
- Clarksburg Shooting Club
- Garrahan Mining Headquarters — after entering the door on the right along the monorail tunnel, continue to the end
- Garrahan Mining Headquarters — CEO’s office
- Garrahan Mining Headquarters — behind the security door near the other terminal
- The General’s Steakhouse — manager’s terminal
- Harpers Ferry — Armourer; two terminals
- Huntersville
- Landview Lighthouse — Keeper’s House
- Lewisburg
- Mama Dolce’s Food Processing — Manager Smith terminal
- Morgantown Airport — basement area
- Morgantown Airport — storage rooms
- Mountainside Bed & Breakfast
- Nuka-World on Tour
- Sugar Grove — back door
- The Coop
- Tygart Water Treatment
- Vault-Tec Agricultural Research Center
- Wade Airport — control tower
- Whitespring Mall — General Manager’s Office
This is substantially broader than the older four-location lists that mention only Whitespring Resort, Morgantown Airport, Poseidon Energy Plant, and Garrahan Mining Headquarters. Those older lists are not complete.
Level 1 terminal locations
- Alpha Silo — Security terminal, Maintenance Office, and Mainframe Access
- Bravo Silo — Security terminal, Maintenance Office, and Mainframe Access
- Charlie Silo — Security terminal, Maintenance Office, and Mainframe Access
- Arktos Pharma — two terminals
- Beckley — second floor, Sal’s Grinders
- Charleston Fire Department
- Charleston Herald
- Converted Munitions Factory
- Crevasse Dam
- Dyer Chemical — supervisor terminal in the building with two chimneys and a sign
- Federal Disposal Field HZ-21
- Greg’s Mine Supply
- Haven Church
- Mama Dolce’s/Fujiniya Intelligence Base — down three stairs beside a locked cage
- Mama Dolce’s/Fujiniya Intelligence Base — turn right after entering
- Middle Mountain Cabins/Pitstop
- Monongah
- Mount Blair
- New Appalachian Central Trainyard — Tickets Building
- Palace of the Winding Path
- Red Rocket Mega Stop — maintenance terminal
- Sunday Brothers’ Cabin
- Sunnytop Lanes — Guest Terminal Room 2
- Flooded Trainyard — shed in the north
- The Retreat
- Uncanny Caverns
- Watoga Civic Center
Level 2 terminal locations
The current list includes two Burning Springs locations added in the April 3, 2026 update: Athens and World of Corn.
- Burning Springs: Athens
- Burning Springs: World of Corn
- Alpha Silo, Bravo Silo, and Charlie Silo — two Mainframe Access terminals, Security Station terminal, and Mainframe terminal at each silo
- Appalachian Antiques — manager terminal
- Berkeley Springs — two terminals
- Clarksburg
- Fort Defiance — behind the laser grid
- Garrahan Mining Headquarters — Admin Office
- Harpers Ferry
- Kerwood Mine — Foreman’s terminal
- Monongah Mine — Mining Supervisor’s terminal
- Ranger Station — Cranberry Bog
- Flooded Trainyard — watchtower
- Sons of Dane
- Watoga — Drumlin Diner, café terminal
- Watoga High School — headmaster’s terminal
- Watoga Emergency Services — engineer terminal
- Watoga Transit Hub
Some Level 2 locations have access requirements. The Fort Defiance terminal is behind a laser grid and requires the relevant Brotherhood quest progression. Kerwood Mine requires keys. Silo and other quest-area terminals can likewise be unavailable until you meet their access conditions.
Level 3 terminal locations
- Alpha Silo, Bravo Silo, and Charlie Silo — Security Command terminal, Security Station terminal, Monitoring Station, Foyer, and Mainframe Access terminal
- Garrahan Estate — gun range, third floor
- Grafton Dam
- Pleasant Valley Cabins
- Poseidon Energy Plant — four terminals
Older location references identify the Grafton Dam terminal as Knight Moreno’s terminal and the Pleasant Valley Cabins terminal as Brody Torrance’s terminal.
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How to hack a terminal
- Interact with a terminal. Hacking is performed through the in-world terminal interface; there is no console command, separate settings path, or menu command.
- Read the candidate passwords. The hacking screen shows two columns of random characters and possible passwords, with the result display on the right.
- Choose a password. You begin with four attempts.
- Use the likeness result. “Likeness” is the number of characters that match the correct password in the same positions. Eliminate candidates that cannot produce the reported result.
- Search symbol groups. Matching clusters enclosed by parentheses, curly brackets, square brackets, or angle brackets—
(),{},[], or<>—can remove a false password or restore attempts.
If you fail, Fallout 76 ejects you from the terminal rather than permanently locking the terminal. You can try again after a short delay. One current location reference also reports that leaving after the third failed guess resets the attempts; a valid symbol cluster can reset them as well. The terminal is temporarily blocked after the fourth failed guess, so use the likeness information and symbol groups before spending the remaining attempts.
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The terminal has already been used
Terminals are fixed world objects, and another player may have interacted with one before you. If a daily or Tadpole objective requires an unused terminal, change servers or use a private world and try again.
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You are at the wrong level
A generic “hack a terminal” objective may not accept the same terminal for a level-specific objective. Check whether the challenge says “skill level 0,” “skill level 1,” “skill level 2,” or “skill level 3,” then visit a location from the matching section above.
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Equip the complete perk combination for the terminal level. Level 2 requires both Hacker and Expert Hacker; Level 3 requires Hacker, Expert Hacker, and Master Hacker. Master Infiltrator may substitute for these cards only according to its legendary-perk rank.
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The terminal is behind a gate
Quest progression, doors, keys, laser grids, and other access conditions can prevent interaction even when you have the correct Hacker perks. Fort Defiance and Kerwood Mine are notable Level 2 examples.
Best way to choose a terminal
- For a first hack: start with a Level 0 location such as Camp McClintock, Morgantown Airport, or Whitespring Mall.
- For a Level 1 objective: use an accessible location such as Red Rocket Mega Stop or Watoga Civic Center, provided the terminal has not already been used.
- For a Level 2 objective: check access requirements before traveling; the Burning Springs entries are current additions, while Fort Defiance and Kerwood Mine can require progression or keys.
- For a Level 3 objective: the silos contain multiple options, but their terminals are inside a progression-heavy area. Poseidon Energy Plant, Grafton Dam, Pleasant Valley Cabins, and Garrahan Estate provide alternatives.
For the fullest location coverage, consult the current terminal list and map. An additional location reference is available from Destructoid’s terminal guide.
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