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New California Republic Correctional Facility
Fallout: New Vegas

New California Republic Correctional Facility

Navigate the New California Republic Correctional Facility in Fallout: New Vegas. Find Powder Gangers, complete quests like 'My Kind of Town', and loot valuable items.

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Navigate the New California Republic Correctional Facility in Fallout: New Vegas. Find Powder Gangers, complete quests like 'My Kind of Town', and loot valuable items.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head south-east from the truck-turned Coyote den to find Powder Ganger Camp North. Be wary of explosive traps. You can find a Powder Ganger Note on an Explosives Crate.
  2. 2
    From Powder Ganger Camp North, head south to find the NCRCF. Kill any critters outside and loot trailers in the parking lot.
  3. 3
    Proceed south along the western side of the prison to find an openable gate.
  4. 4
    After opening the gate, approach the prison to meet Dawes. He will demand 100 Caps for entry. You can pay him or steal the NCRCF Visitor’s Center Key from him.
  5. 5
    Inside the Visitor’s Center, you can loot vending machines and find a Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Bottle Cap on a counter near a Broken Terminal. You will also find Meyers, a candidate for Primm’s sheriff.
  6. 6
    To get Meyers' pardon, return to the Mojave Outpost and speak with Major Knight. He will grant the pardon for 200 Caps or for free with a Speech 30 check.
  7. 7
    Return to Primm and find Meyers south of Deputy Beagle’s Residence to complete the quest My Kind of Town.
  8. 8
    Exit the Visitor Center and enter the yard. Search the guard towers for loot including a Super Stimpak, two Stimpaks, .308 Rounds, 5.56 Rounds, a Varmint Rifle, .357 Magnum Rounds, a First Aid Box, and an Ammo Box.
  9. 9
    Enter Cell Block A. In the south-eastern cell, find a Grenade Box, a Mine Box, two Armor Cases (one locked), and a Patriot’s Cookbook magazine.
  10. 10
    Enter Cell Block B. In the first (western-most) room, find Jet on a table. In the western of the two southern rooms, find two boxes of Mentats on a bed and a Footlocker.
  11. 11
    Pick a locked cell door to the north to find Ammo Boxes, Metal Boxes, and a Schematic - Powder Charge.
  12. 12
    Find Carter, a smuggler who sells cards for Caravan, in Cell Block B.
  13. 13
    Head north from the yard to the NCRCF Administration building. Loot a Gun Case on a metal shelf.
  14. 14
    Enter the infirmary to find Hannigan. Loot the clinic for a First Aid Box and two Doctor’s Bags.
  15. 15
    Go to the second floor via stairs south-west of the infirmary. In the first room, find a Gun Cabinet.
  16. 16
    In the eastern rooms on the second floor, one is behind a locked door. In the other (northern) room, find a copy of Lying, Congressional Style on a desk. In the room behind the locked door, find an Explosives Crate.
Tips
  • If your reputation with the Powder Gangers is “Shunned” or higher, you can complete quests. Otherwise, you may have to kill all Powder Gangers in the NCRCF.
  • Meyers mentions Cooke, the ideological leader of the Powder Gangers with an anti-NCR agenda.
  • Looting the clinic in the Administration building requires a First Aid Box [Easy] and two Doctor’s Bags.
  • The Gun Cabinet on the second floor of the Administration building requires an [Average] lockpick skill.
  • The room behind the locked door on the second floor of the Administration building contains an Explosives Crate.
  • For setting up Meyers as Primm’s new sheriff: 300 XP.

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