Summary of "Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 23 - Blood On Your Hands"

Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 23 - Blood On Your Hands

Storyline Progression

This episode continues the Lonesome Road DLC, focusing on progressing through the first valley. The player character, accompanied by the robot companion Edy, navigates a linear, obstacle-filled path fraught with dangerous enemies and environmental hazards.

Key mission objectives include:

Acquiring the laser detonator to trigger warhead explosions.
Activating the silo to launch nukes, which opens further paths in the DLC.

The player interacts with Ulysses, who delivers extensive dialogue featuring multiple skill checks that provide XP and deepen the lore. The episode concludes with the player obtaining the Industrial Hand, a powerful automatic melee weapon marking a significant upgrade.

Gameplay Highlights

The player is level 24 with a high melee skill, especially effective with knives.
Stealth is emphasized: sneaking with stealth boys (invisibility items) is crucial due to the high perception of DLC enemies.
Turbo (a speed-boosting drug) is used sparingly, reserved as an emergency escape tool.
Tactical use of stealth boys allows the player to remain invisible and silent while bypassing or silently killing enemies.
Hacking terminals and disabling sentry bots and turrets helps turn security systems in the player’s favor.
Radiation exposure is managed with RadAway and Rad-X because of the radioactive environment.
The player must handle scripted enemy behaviors designed to counter stealth, including enemies with near “magical” homing detection.
Careful navigation avoids mines and satchel charges placed on roads by sticking to high ground.
The ballistic fist melee weapon is used for silent kills on non-robotic enemies.
Strategic use of two stealth boys simultaneously extends invisibility duration for over 10 hours of in-game time.

Strategies & Tips

Stealth and invisibility are essential for surviving Lonesome Road; enemies have high perception and scripted detection.
Use hacking and repair skills to disable turrets and sentry bots, turning them against enemies.
Always carry and use RadAway and Rad-X to mitigate radiation damage.
Keep turbo in reserve for emergency speed boosts when stealth fails.
Avoid roads due to mines and satchel charges; use high ground for safer movement.
Use the Protonic Universal Axe against robots because of its EMP damage.
Separate enemies by causing distractions (e.g., activating turrets) to enable sneak attacks.
When forced into combat by scripted events, use melee weapons like the ballistic fist to silently dispatch enemies.
Be prepared for multiple waves of enemies that spawn after detonating warheads; killing one wave causes the previous to despawn.
Use Med-X and Slasher drugs to improve survivability in high-damage areas.
Engage with Ulysses’ dialogue for XP and lore; note that only skill checks grant XP, not reputation or special checks.

Key Items Obtained

Mantis Gauntlet upgrade for increased damage.
Protonic Universal Axe for EMP damage against robots.
Industrial Hand: An automatic melee weapon with extremely high DPS and powerful critical hits, potentially the best melee weapon in the game.

Notable NPCs & Sources

Edy: Robot companion assisting with unlocking bunker areas and providing support.
Ulysses: Key character providing extensive dialogue, lore, and mission context.
Blake (Crimson Caravan): Vendor selling the Mantis Gauntlet.
Veteranus (Caesar’s Legion safe house): Supplies stealth boys.
Various scripted enemies including sentry bots, turrets, marked men, deathclaws, tunnlers, and NPCs wielding rocket launchers and flamers.