Navigate Boulder City in Fallout: New Vegas. Choose between a violent confrontation with the Great Khans or a diplomatic approach to rescue hostages and uncover crucial information.
Walkthrough
- 1Boulder City Train Station: Head east/south-east from the 188 Trading Post. Find the train station north of the city. Defeat a Bark Scorpion, hack a Terminal [Average] to open a Safe [Hard]. Find a Duffle Bag with loot in a nearby elevated mining shack.
- 2Big Horn Saloon: Follow train tracks east, then south to a road leading to Boulder City. Enter the first house east, climb stairs for skeletons, a Service Rifle, and a "Ranger Holodisk". Continue west to the Big Horn Saloon. Talk to Ike about Quarry Junction. Loot a Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Bottle Cap, a Refrigerator, Crates, Sunset Sarsaparilla Crates, and a Footlocker [Easy] behind the bed. Find a Lever-Action Shotgun and 20 Gauge Rounds on a crate.
- 3Boulder City Showdown: Return east to an intersection, then south past a barricade to find Lieutenant Monroe. He presents a choice: sneak in to free hostages or negotiate with the Khans.
- 4Killing the Great Khans: To kill the Khans, enter Boulder City Ruins, proceed south, then west through debris. Find two houses, go upstairs in either, and enter the back of a brick building. Pick a locked door [Very Easy] to find NCR captives. Free them or leave them. Kill the Great Khan inside, one upstairs, and three outside. Enter the Great Khan Hideout to the west. Kill Jessup and another Khan. Loot Jessup for "Chairman Job Offer" and an "Engraved Cigarette Lighter". Killing all Khans completes Boulder City Showdown (NCR Fame, Great Khan Infamy). Picking up the note completes They Went That-a-Way.
- 5Negotiating with the Great Khans: Enter Boulder City Ruins, proceed south, then west past NCR Troopers. Enter the Great Khan Hideout. Ask Jessup about the Platinum Chip to learn Benny's name and that he went to the New Vegas Strip, completing They Went That-a-Way. Ask further questions for flavor. Discuss dealing with the NCR. You can bribe Lieutenant Monroe (500 Caps, or 400 with [Barter 45]), kill NCR Troopers, or use a [Speech 45] check to convince Jessup to free captives. Jessup gives you Benny's "Engraved Cigarette Lighter". Return to Monroe and either let him kill the Khans or honor the deal.
- Killing Great Khans: 300 XP, Great Khan Infamy, NCR Fame.
- Identifying checker-suited man: 1000 XP.
- Bribing Lieutenant Monroe: 300 XP, Engraved Cigarette Lighter, Great Khan Fame.
- Killing NCR Troopers: 300 XP.
Tips
- Hacking the Terminal [Average] at the Train Station can open a Safe [Hard].
- The Footlocker [Easy] in the Big Horn Saloon is behind the bed.
- A [Speech 45] check to convince Jessup to free captives is the most rewarding diplomatic route.
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