Miscellaneous Activities
This section of the Fallout: New Vegas guide covers various miscellaneous activities beyond the main and side quests, offering additional ways to enhance your gameplay experience. It includes details on collecting Snow Globes, such as the "Snow Globe - Goodsprings," and provides information on other non-quest related endeavors. You'll also find tips for exploring locations like the Primm Sheriff's Office and the Vikki and Vance Casino.
Goodsprings Tutorial: Clearing the Wells
After speaking with Sunny Smiles at the Prospector Saloon and agreeing to learn survival skills, follow her behind the saloon. She will provide you with a Varmint Rifle and 30 rounds of 5.56 ammo. Practice shooting bottles, then crouch to stabilize your shots. Reload your gun with the appropriate button (Square on PS3, X on Xbox 360). Once you demonstrate basic competence, Sunny will invite you to help clear Geckos from the water supply.
Your first task is to snipe a pair of Geckos near the first well. Move around a rock to maintain stealth. If detected, Sunny will assist. After they are dead, she will offer 60 rounds of 5.56 ammo if you continue to help. At the second well, you will face a trio of Geckos without stealth. You can let Sunny handle them or assist. Finally, at the third well, a Goodsprings Settler is under attack by two Geckos. Saving her will reward you with three bottles of Purified Water and improve your Goodsprings reputation. After all Geckos are dead, Sunny will reward you and offer further training in living off the land, starting the quest By a Campfire on the Trail.
| Objective | Reward |
|---|---|
| For helping Sunny clear the wells | 50 XP 50 Caps Goodsprings Fame |
By a Campfire on the Trail
If you accept this quest, your goal is to find a Broc Flower and a Xander Root. These items, previously seen in Fallout 2, are now restored to the Fallout universe.
Exploring Primm
Bypass the Vikki and Vance Casino and proceed north to the Primm Sheriff’s Office. Inside, along the northern wall of the entrance room, you can find .308 Rounds on and above a counter, and an Ammo Box to the west of the counter. In the room to the west, you will find the deceased Sheriff and his wife. Deputy Beagle’s House contains a Gun Case [Very Easy] worth looting.