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)

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Storyline Progression

• 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.

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Gameplay Highlights & Strategies

Assassinating Mr. House

• Use atomic cocktails for 75 energy resistance (requires maxed Survival skill).
• Combine with Turbo for increased speed and damage resistance.
• Carefully open terminals and move quickly through Securitron-guarded areas.
• Use power attacks with the new ballistic fist to finish Mr. House.
• Killing Mr. House contributes to the Abomination perk progression.

Vault 11 Exploration

• Employ stealth and patience to avoid or quickly kill enemies.
• Use minimal Turbo, relying on sneak and darkness.
• Avoid opening doors unnecessarily to prevent triggering traps or enemies.
• Equip rad resistance gear and a rebreather for water and radiation protection.
• Focus on grabbing components without engaging in the vault’s democracy puzzle.

Faction Reputation Management

• 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.

Joining Brotherhood of Steel

• 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.

Side Quests in Freeside

• 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.

Perk Acquisition

• 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.

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Key Tips

• 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.

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Sources / Gamers Featured

• John from Many a True Nerd (primary gamer and commentator)