Summary of "Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 17 - Plane Sailing"
Fallout New Vegas: You Only Live Once Remastered - Part 17 - Plane Sailing
Storyline Progression
After completing the Old World Blues DLC, the player returns to the Mojave Wasteland and receives a message from Ambassador Crocker of the NCR, marking the start of Act Two. Crocker tasks the player with contacting the Boomers, a reclusive faction holding a valuable munitions stockpile, and convincing them to assist the NCR.
The player travels to Nellis Air Force Base, home of the Boomers, and begins building a positive reputation with them. The Boomers’ main dream is to raise a crashed B29 bomber from Lake Me, which the player helps accomplish using a rebreather crafted with the help of Jack.
After completing these tasks, the Boomers become allies, promising support in the upcoming battle (likely Hoover Dam).
Gameplay Highlights and Strategies
Turbo Management
- Turbo is a crucial chem that acts as a “get out of jail free” card, especially for survivability.
- The player crafts Turbo using Casador poison glands, jet, brookeflower, and turpentine.
- Turpentine is found mostly in garages, gas stations, and scrapyards (e.g., Goodsprings, Novac, Gibson Garage).
- Buying from chem vendors and scavenging scrap are also effective ways to stock up.
- Using Turbo combined with the Travel Light perk allows the player to sprint much faster and avoid damage from ranged attacks, such as crossing the Boomer’s firing range safely.
Reputation Building with Boomers
To build reputation from neutral to idolized, the player helps Boomers with various tasks:
- Healing injured Boomers using Medicine skill checks.
- Repairing solar arrays on the generator building (requires solar array parts found near Helios One).
- Collecting and handing over scrap metal.
- Helping Jack by facilitating a romance with Janet, a Boomer woman.
- Resolving Janet’s contract issue with Crimson Caravan via speech checks.
Additional tips:
- The player can steal scrap and then return it to Boomers for extra reputation.
- Reputation rewards XP and unlocks further missions.
Raising the B29 Bomber
- The player must retrieve a rebreather to breathe underwater, crafted with Jack’s help using parts from a pressure cooker.
- Swim to the submerged B29 bomber in Lake Me at night to avoid enemies like late lizards.
- Attach ballast and trigger the detonator to raise the bomber.
- Return to Nellis and report success to Loyal.
- This act fulfills the Boomers’ dream and secures their alliance.
Character Development and Perks
- At the medical clinic, the player upgrades SPECIAL stats, focusing on Agility and Strength implants.
- Upon reaching level 20, the player chooses the Ninja perk:
Increases critical hit chance by 15% multiplicatively, which is less than it sounds but still valuable.
- Plans to take the Chemist perk next to double chem durations, making Turbo effects last even longer.
Additional Tips
- Use speech checks to avoid combat or resolve quests peacefully.
- Utilize fast travel points within Nellis to save time.
- Collect skill magazines and books to boost skills like Medicine and Repair.
- Be cautious around enemies like Brahmin, Radscorpions, and late lizards.
- Complete side quests and gather resources before moving on to tougher DLC content like Lonesome Road.
Key Tips Summary
- Craft and stockpile Turbo for survivability and fast travel through dangerous zones.
- Use garages, gas stations, and scrapyards to find turpentine and scrap.
- Build reputation with Boomers by completing healing, repair, and personal missions.
- Help Boomers raise the B29 bomber by crafting a rebreather and diving underwater at night.
- Invest in perks like Ninja and Chemist to improve combat efficiency and chem duration.
- Use speech skill to avoid conflict and resolve quests favorably.
- Explore Nellis thoroughly for XP, scrap, and skill books.
- Plan DLC progression carefully; Lonesome Road is powerful but dangerous.
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- John from Many A True Nerd
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