Fallout New Vegas Help! NCR, Legion confusion?

Question

I just bought Fallout:New Vegas, and am a little confused. I'm at the part where you talk to Mr.House for the first time, and when you leave the Lucky 38 2 guys ask you to join their armies. Do I join the NCR or Legion? Should I join smaller factions like The Brotherhood? I'm kinda confused with the story as well. If someone could explain to me what the story is so far that'd be great. I have all these missions showing up on my PipBoy and have no idea which one to choose! There's Render Under Ceaser, The House Always Wins II, The House Always Wins I, Wild Card: Change in Management, Wild Card: Side bets, and many others that I hesitate to do because I worry that will affect the plot. Also my armor and weapons suck and can't find anywhere to get Stimpaks or anything to boost my health around Vegas. I can't find stores that sell decent weapons and armor! I also don't know where to get followers to help me, and am just completely confused with the whole game. If someone could just explain everything, that'd make my experience with the game way better.

Answer 1

Others explained it pretty well, nothing much I can cover.

Just some advice though, I really wouldn't join the Legion.

As for followers, (I hope you mean companions since that's what I'll cover) I always use Rex and Boone or Arcade.

You can get Rex (the robot dog) by going to Freeside, and go to the King. He's in the 'School of Impersonations' building. You have to do some things for him before you get Rex, including finding him a new brain. He comes along really good, just remember, companions can get 'unconscious' if hurt too much. Don't worry though, they never die.

You can get Boone by going to Novac, and he will be in the Dinosaur place. He's at the top of it. I can't quite remember how to get him, again doing some missions for him. He is probably one of the best companions you can have. Plus, he's a pretty cool guy. Has quite a story behind him.

And Arcade, sadly he's gay... Whatever though, I use him more than Boone because he looks like Anderson Cooper. Stupid, huh..You can find him at Freeside as well, he is in the medicine place.. I haven't played New Vegas in a while so I can't remember what it's called. He knows a lot about science, throughout the game sometimes he'll tell you what happened there and why. Which I think is pretty cool.

Also, I think you loose him as a companion if you go with the Legion because his dad was killed by the Legion.

Answer 2

So house always wins will give you factions quests for mr house and at the end of the game you faction with mr house. Render under Caesar makes you ally with Caesar at the end of the game. And wild card I believe makes it so you don't faction with anyone when you take over new Vegas at the end of the game. There's an additional quest for the NCR that I forgot it's name. And for health, don't rely on stimpaks, they're for emergency only. Go to every vending machine and take all the sunset sarsaparilla, that will give you full health if you just drink a few of them, and if not, kill geckos and make gecko steak, or if you have a high survival, make gecko kebabs. Either way is productive and heals you well. Stimpaks are too rare to be used as an ordinary way of healing. For armor I use leather until I get combat armor, or I save up and by combat armor mk 2. You can get free combat armor by going away from the gun runners and to a destroyed caravan. There are several dead bodies each equipped with combat armor that you can steal. As for guns, you just have to buy what is good. Anti material rifle is good, marksman carbine is good, trail gun or brush gun are, basically anything. If you need more help let me know, my email is [e-mail]

Answer 3

Big topic! Here we go!



Legion or NCR? NCR is like the good guys/ military. Legion is a brutal group of people who play the "bad guys" role. It's up to you but I prefer playing good.



Brotherhood of Steel: As far as I know, they're independent but in the neutral to good area. They can be at odds with NCR on some things but again, it's up to you. I feel like they're even more at odds with legion but I haven't joined them as I can't get into FO:NV like I did Fallout 3. In Fallout 3, the Brotherhood was the good force.



Up to this point: You were shot in the head while delivering some platinum chip. The courier who was originally tasked with the job quit and wanted you to have it for some unknown reason. You meet this guy in the DLC "Lonesome Road". Your sole plan was to chase down the man who shot you "Benny". You decide what to do with him when you find him. Upon reaching Vegas, Victor - the robot (owned by Mr. House) - tells you that Mr. House wants to meet you. You go to him and he proposes a deal with you. He wants the platinum chip because it can make his securitron robots even MORE deadly and he can control the strip. *YOU ARE HERE-ish*



Quests:

"The House Always Wins" I and II are Mr. House main story. "Render unto Caesar" is a Legion main quest. With Legion and NCR main quests, they will make each faction like or dislike you depending on who you're working for. "Wild Card" I'm not sure but search Google for "The Fallout Wiki". It has EVERYTHING about the game.



Stuff: There are sooo many places to get meds, I can't list them all. Goodsprings: Doc Mitch & general store; Novac: The doctor lady who "needs sterile medical supplies" lol. So on... Exploring will help too. The gunrunners are outside Vegas - just to the South of the East Freeside gate. They have the all-time best weapons. (Maybe armor? I forget)



Followers, the first follower that most people get is in Novac. Go into and up then out (you're now in the mouth) of the dinosaur. At night, there's a sniper named Boone. He'll give you a quest and once done, can become your follower. In Primm, there's a robot in the Mojave Express office (has a big sign on the building but it's the last building on the right as you enter from the bridge). If you have a high enough repair/ science skill, you can repair him and he'll be your follower as well. You can have up to one human follower and one non-human at the same time. Thus, Boone and ED-E (the robot) are typically the first two.



If you need to, start over and just explore around more and take the game slower. Go into caves instead of barreling through the main quest. Alternatively you could just go back to previous areas and explore. This will get you experience (helping your skills) and loot (getting your better weapons, armor, and meds).



Whew! That was a lot but I hope that helps!! :) Enjoy!



p.s. If you fast-travel less, the game won't be so rushed and it will give you more time to think through what's happening. I gave up fast-traveling all together back in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3. I enjoy Fallout and Elder Scrolls games much more now.

Answer 4

Nope Ncr hates you, you cant take up any more of there quests to get your karma back up. You could always Screw everyone and run new vegas yourself with the help of Yes Man.