Summary of "Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 22 - Bring Down The House"

Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 22 - Bring Down The House

By Many a True Nerd (John)

The player prepares to reach level 24 before diving into the DLC campaigns.
Chooses a different ending from Mr. House’s, opting between NCR or Caesar’s Legion.
Caesar requests the assassination of Mr. House, which the player carries out for significant XP rewards.
After killing Mr. House, the player returns to Caesar to gain more XP and continues working with Caesar’s Legion.
Deals with the Boomers and begins forging alliances for Caesar’s Legion, including with the White Glove Society.
Carefully manages faction reputations, maintaining a balance between positive and negative standings with NCR and Caesar’s Legion.
Completes the Vault 11 quest (Still in the Dark) by stealthily collecting components without engaging unnecessary enemies.
Joins the Brotherhood of Steel after completing vault-related tasks and installing a remote signal transmitter at Black Mountain.
Gains access to Brotherhood power armor and their store.
Completes additional side quests in Freeside, including:
- Negotiating with Cass to buy her caravan.
- Convincing Henry Jameson to quit Crimson Caravan.
- Recruiting escorts for James Garrett’s clients, including a ghoul cowboy and a sexbot escort.
Programs a sexbot (Protectron) at Cerillion Robotics to fulfill a request.
Finishes assignments for Alice at Crimson Caravan, leveling up to 24.
Gains the powerful Slayer perk, significantly boosting melee attack speed and damage.

Avoid waking Caesar to prevent hostile faction response.
Balance positive and negative reputation with factions to stay neutral or better.
Clear faction quests and side missions to improve standing.

Complete vault-related tasks.
Install a remote signal transmitter at Black Mountain.
Receive power armor and training, though heavy armor is less favored due to speed and stealth penalties.
Access Brotherhood’s high-tier equipment store.

Use high Speech skill (boosted by Party Time Mentats and beer) to negotiate and complete tasks peacefully.
Recruit escorts for James Garrett’s clientele with specific fetishes (ghoul, cowboy, sexbot).
Program a sexbot yourself using high Science skill.
Collect rewards and XP from these quests to reach level 24.

At level 24, unlock the Slayer perk, increasing melee swing speed and damage by 30%.
This perk synergizes well with Turbo and slow-motion combat, greatly enhancing melee DPS.

Max Survival skill for best use of atomic cocktails and radiation resistance.
Use Turbo proactively before triggering combat or traps.
Avoid interrupting Caesar when he is resting to prevent faction hostility.
Use stealth and environmental darkness to bypass or quickly eliminate enemies in vaults.
Boost Speech with consumables for smoother negotiations.
Balance faction reputation carefully to avoid being attacked or locked out of quests.
Program your own sexbot to save caps and unlock unique quest rewards.
Invest in Lockpick and Repair skills for DLC challenges; prioritize Lockpick to 75.
Use the Slayer perk to maximize melee efficiency before DLC content.