Fallout 76: Where Is Minerva? (New Gold Bullion Vendor)

In updates to modern games, developers usually add new areas of the map, NPCs, quests, and more in an attempt to retain the interest of the player base as well as to attract new gamers into their digital world. The Wastelanders update has been such an addition to Fallout 76, which has survivors exploring Appalachia now seeking out precious metals.

Gold Bullion is a new currency added to Fallout 76, but don't worry, there are no micro-transactions here! This resource can be found after completing the main questline of the Wastelanders update and by performing specific tasks, like trading in Treasury Notes at Gold Press Machines after earning them from public events and completing daily quests.

To make use of these glittering goods, players will have to find a vendor that accepts Gold Bullion as currency in order to trade for special plans and recipes. Minerva, who was added to Fallout 76 with the Steel Reign update on July 7, 2021, is a vendor that players should seek out for some Gold Bullion-related commerce.

Updated on September 21, 2021, by Reyadh Rahaman: Since Minerva moves around a lot, it can be hard to track her down. Thankfully, she only visits the same spots on a rotation, so players should always know where to look for her if she is absent from a location.

Though, in addition to physically changing locations, Minverva's inventories will change on a rotational schedule as well, which can make buying specific items a bit tedious. For that, players should take note of her inventories on the days she is available to trade with so that one can get the best Gold Bullion deals!

Locations Where One Can Find Minerva

A bit annoyingly, Minerva moves around quite a lot, so there isn't a set place where players can find her, however, she only travels between 3 locations. She changes her base of operations every week, though, it's still possible that she cannot be found once in a while because, apparently, NPCs need days off as well. If one cannot find Minerva after checking all 3 of her usual vendor locations, gamers will just need to wait until the next day to try finding her again.

Locations Where Minerva Can Be Found

The Crater - Found in the Toxic Valley region west of Wavy Willard's Water Park
Fort Atlas - Found in the Savage Divide region southwest of the Sons of Dane Compound
Foundation - Found in the Savage Divide region southwest of Huntersville

Minerva's Inventory Lists (What She Sells)

Minerva's inventory will change depending on the time one meets up with her and does not seem to have anything to do with the location where she is currently selling her goods. For the first 3 weeks in a month, from Monday to Wednesday for all 3 weeks, she will sell items from one of her Emporium lists, which are her usual goods, just broken up into smaller lists for greater randomization. However, on the fourth week of a month, from Monday to Thursday, Minerva will sell potentially many more items from her Big Sale list.

Minvera's Emporium Inventory Lists

List Number	Items In The List
1	Plan: Cattle prod Plan: Chemist's backpack mod Plan: Farmable dirt tiles Plan: Gauss minigun gunner sights Plan: Gauss minigun Tesla capacitor Plan: Gauss minigun Tesla dynamo Plan: Secret Service chest piece Plan: Secret Service helmet Plan: Secret Service left arm Plan: Secret Service left leg Plan: Secret Service right arm Plan: Secret Service right leg Plan: Super reactor Plan: Sympto-Matic Plan: War glaive
2	Plan: Dynamite Plan: Gauss pistol Plan: Grocer's backpack mod Plan: Floater gnasher grenade Plan: Resistant lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: Scavenged solar panel Plan: Strangler heart chest piece Plan: Strangler heart helmet Plan: Strangler heart left arm Plan: Strangler heart left leg Plan: Strangler heart right arm Plan: Strangler heart right leg Plan: Treated lining Secret Service underarmor
3	Plan: Ammo Converter Plan: Chinese stealth armor Plan: Chinese stealth helmet Plan: Gauntlet Plan: Secret Service jet pack armor Plan: Secret Service pocketed armor limb Plan: Secret Service pocketed armor torso Plan: T-65 medic pump Plan: T-65 overdrive servos Plan: T-65 Stealth Boy Plan: War glaive cryo blade Plan: War glaive plasma blade
4	Plan: Chicken coop Plan: Gauss minigun Plan: Gauss pistol aligned short barrel Plan: Gauss pistol drum magazine Plan: Gauss pistol refined receiver Plan: Protective lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: Shielded lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: Thorn armor chest piece Plan: Thorn armor left arm Plan: Thorn armor left leg Plan: Thorn armor right arm Plan: Thorn armor right leg
5	Plan: Lighter build Secret Service armor limbs Plan: Plasma caster Plan: Secret Service underarmor Plan: T-65 calibrated shocks Plan: T-65 rusty knuckles Plan: T-65 jet pack Plan: The Gutter Plan: Ultra-light build Secret Service armor limbs Plan: War glaive flaming blade Plan: War glaive shock blade Plan: Water well Plan: Whistle in the Dark
6	Plan: Floater flamer grenade Plan: Gauss shotgun Plan: Gauss shotgun extended barrel Plan: Gauss shotgun extended magazine Plan: Gauss shotgun hardened receiver Plan: Brotherhood recon chest piece Plan: Brotherhood recon helmet Plan: Brotherhood recon left arm Plan: Brotherhood recon left leg Plan: Brotherhood recon right arm Plan: Brotherhood recon right leg
7	Plan: Asylum light Plan: Crusader pistol Plan: Dynamite bundle Plan: Meat bag stash box Plan: Plasma caster aligned sniper barrel Plan: Plasma caster calibrated capacitor Plan: Plasma caster pulse capacitor Plan: T-65 helm Plan: T-65 left arm Plan: T-65 left leg Plan: T-65 right arm Plan: T-65 right leg Plan: T-65 torso
8	Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor limb Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor torso Plan: Flare Plan: Gauntlet Plan: Gauss shotgun precise stock Plan: Gauss shotgun refined receiver Plan: Gauss shotgun vicious receiver Plan: Gauss minigun triple barrel Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher Plan: Turbo-Fert fertilizer Plan: Unstoppable Monster
9	Plan: Floater freezer grenade Plan: Solar armor chest piece Plan: Solar armor left arm Plan: Solar armor left leg Plan: Solar armor right arm Plan: Solar armor right leg Plan: Plasma cutter cryo blade Plan: Plasma cutter flaming blade Plan: Plasma cutter shock blade Plan: Plasma caster true capacitor Plan: Plasma caster true long barrel Plan: Science chalkboards Plan: Super mutant tube
10	Plan: BoS medallion Plan: Brotherhood recon jet pack Plan: Emmett Mountain Disposal signs Plan: Gauss pistol hardened receiver Plan: Gauss pistol suppressed barrel Plan: Gauss pistol vicious receiver Plan: Hello neon sign Plan: Plasma cutter
11	Plan: Enclave medallion Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher cryo payload Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher napalm payload Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher plasma payload Plan: Medical Malpractice Plan: Weight bench Plan: Wendigo tube
12	Plan: Covert scout armor mask Plan: Covert scout armor chest piece Plan: Covert scout armor left arm Plan: Covert scout armor left leg Plan: Covert scout armor right arm Plan: Covert scout armor right leg Plan: Crusader pistol cryo receiver Plan: Crusader pistol fusion receiver Plan: Crusader pistol pyro receiver Plan: Open neon sign

Minerva's Big Sale Inventory Lists

List Number	Items In The List
1	Plan: Ammo Converter Plan: Cattle prod Plan: Chemist's backpack mod Plan: Chinese stealth armor Plan: Chinese stealth helmet Plan: Dynamite Plan: Farmable dirt tiles Plan: Gauntlet Plan: Gauss minigun gunner sights Plan: Gauss minigun Tesla capacitor Plan: Gauss minigun Tesla dynamo Plan: Gauss pistol Plan: Grocer's backpack mod Plan: Floater gnasher grenade Plan: Resistant lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: Scavenged solar panel Plan: Secret Service chest piece Plan: Secret Service helmet Plan: Secret Service jet pack armor Plan: Secret Service left arm Plan: Secret Service left leg Plan: Secret Service pocketed armor limb Plan: Secret Service pocketed armor torso Plan: Secret Service right arm Plan: Secret Service right leg Plan: Super reactor Plan: Strangler heart chest piece Plan: Strangler heart helmet Plan: Strangler heart left arm Plan: Strangler heart left leg Plan: Strangler heart right arm Plan: Strangler heart right leg Plan: Sympto-Matic Plan: T-65 medic pump Plan: T-65 overdrive servos Plan: T-65 Stealth Boy Plan: Treated lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: War glaive Plan: War glaive cryo blade Plan: War glaive plasma blade
2	Plan: Brotherhood recon chest piece Plan: Brotherhood recon helmet Plan: Brotherhood recon left arm Plan: Brotherhood recon left leg Plan: Brotherhood recon right arm Plan: Brotherhood recon right leg Plan: Chicken coop Plan: Floater flamer grenade Plan: Gauss minigun Plan: Gauss pistol aligned short barrel Plan: Gauss pistol drum magazine Plan: Gauss pistol refined receiver Plan: Gauss shotgun Plan: Gauss shotgun extended barrel Plan: Gauss shotgun extended magazine Plan: Gauss shotgun hardened receiver Plan: Lighter build Secret Service armor limbs Plan: Plasma caster Plan: Protective lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: Secret Service underarmor Plan: Shielded lining Secret Service underarmor Plan: T-65 calibrated shocks Plan: T-65 rusty knuckles Plan: T-65 jet pack Plan: The Gutter Plan: Thorn armor chest piece Plan: Thorn armor left arm Plan: Thorn armor left leg Plan: Thorn armor right arm Plan: Thorn armor right leg Plan: Ultra-light build Secret Service armor limbs Plan: War glaive flaming blade Plan: War glaive shock blade Plan: Water well Plan: Whistle in the Dark
3	Plan: Asylum light Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor limb Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor torso Plan: Crusader pistol Plan: Dynamite bundle Plan: Flare Plan: Floater freezer grenade Plan: Gauntlet Plan: Gauss shotgun precise stock Plan: Gauss shotgun refined receiver Plan: Gauss shotgun vicious receiver Plan: Gauss minigun triple barrel Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher Plan: Meat bag stash box Plan: Plasma caster aligned sniper barrel Plan: Plasma caster calibrated capacitor Plan: Plasma caster pulse capacitor Plan: Plasma caster true capacitor Plan: Plasma caster true long barrel Plan: Plasma cutter cryo blade Plan: Plasma cutter flaming blade Plan: Plasma cutter shock blade Plan: Science chalkboards Plan: Solar armor chest piece Plan: Solar armor left arm Plan: Solar armor left leg Plan: Solar armor right arm Plan: Solar armor right leg Plan: Super mutant tube Plan: T-65 helm Plan: T-65 left arm Plan: T-65 left leg Plan: T-65 right arm Plan: T-65 right leg Plan: T-65 torso Plan: Turbo-Fert fertilizer Plan: Unstoppable Monster
4	Plan: BoS medallion Plan: Brotherhood recon jet pack Plan: Covert scout armor mask Plan: Covert scout armor chest piece Plan: Covert scout armor left arm Plan: Covert scout armor left leg Plan: Covert scout armor right arm Plan: Covert scout armor right leg Plan: Crusader pistol cryo receiver Plan: Crusader pistol fusion receiver Plan: Crusader pistol pyro receiver Plan: Emmett Mountain Disposal signs Plan: Enclave medallion Plan: Gauss pistol hardened receiver Plan: Gauss pistol suppressed barrel Plan: Gauss pistol vicious receiver Plan: Hello neon sign Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher cryo payload Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher napalm payload Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher plasma payload Plan: Medical Malpractice Plan: Open neon sign Plan: Plasma cutter Plan: Weight bench Plan: Wendigo tube

Where To Find More Gold Bullion For Trading

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Gold Press Machines are the most crucial object when it comes to gaining Gold Bullion, as these devices are the things that generate the valuable resource, though there aren't too many in the game.

All Gold Press Machine Locations

The Crater - Within the building known as The Core
Foundation - Near to the elevator that leads to Founder's Hall

In addition to hitting up Gold Press Machines to trade in Treasury Notes that can be collected by doing public events and completing daily quests, there is another way to obtain more Gold Bullion. Players can meet with the merchant named Smiley in The Wayward, northwest of Sutton, to trade caps for Gold Bullion. Smiley will trade players 50 Gold Bullion for 1,000 caps, though, as with the other methods of acquiring these glittering goods, there is a daily limit.

From trading in Treasury Notes, there is a max gain of 400 Gold Bullion per day, and trading caps for gold with Smiley is limited to 300 Gold Bullion per day. Thankfully, these limits don't interfere with one another, meaning that players can acquire a maximum total of 700 Gold Bullion per day. It should also be mentioned that a single character can only hold up to 10,000 Gold Bullion, so don't hesitate about spending the goods on cool new plans and recipes!

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