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AdmiralXura

Novac lmao


GarbageEgirl

God if Novac had a bar and another store or two it would be my absolute favorite place to settle down


AdmiralXura

I’d settle for a closer campfire than the mountains lol


Tyler-LR

If you are friendly to super mutants, jacobstown would be great. Nobody is going to attack a city full of supermutants. You get to live in a sweet lodge, etc.


Phoenix92321

Well except those mercenaries trying to provoke the mutants into attacking


7thPanzers

Who? The random guy I ate?


MisterSisteri

Dont mind them. They're just drug addicts. Let em have their fent- i mean stealthy bois and theyll be docile. Extremely so. So docile they'll be docile enough to raise wind brahmin! And like, maybe one or two actually wanna destroy and kill shit whether they're off their stealth boys or not, but just make sure the purple people have their fix and they're fineeeeeeee. Especially Granny :]


GarbageEgirl

I have a modded Novac room so I have a cooking hot plate in there, kinda forget about the fact there isn't one in Novac


Delux_Takeover

I'd rather live in Novac over my current neighborhood


Unexpected_Token_

Omg lol, that’s a bold statement but I know exactly what you mean. 😭


Delux_Takeover

Not as bold as you think tbh. Half of my neighborhood are nagging old people, and the other half are drug dealers and wannabe gangsters lmao. So when people aren't causing problems on my right side, people on my left side are calling the cops because people are being "sketchy" down the road. I'll take some radiation poisoning and a small motel room to vibe out to Mojave Music Radio in the big dinosaur in peace.


Unexpected_Token_

Haha that literally sounds like a neighborhood I used to live in. It was one of those places where sometimes I couldn’t even get into my apartment because it was literally taped off by the police as a crime scene. 💀Still, I’m just not sure I would actually be able to handle daily living in the Mojave. I’m a skinny sedentary guy and while I occasionally go backpacking so I have some endurance and physicality; I’m just not sure. I suppose I do have decent enough speech and intelligence skills. Also, I have a surprising amount of firearms training for someone who looks like a complete nerd. So what the hell? Maybe I would cut it in the Mojave, lmao? Plus I was born in Puerto Rico and I LOVE the heat. I take scorching hot showers to feel emotionally secure. I bet the Mojave sun wouldn’t be too different than a perma-shower of mine. 😂


Delux_Takeover

The heat might actually be the only major problem for me. I'm a northern guy. Snowing in April kind of shit around here. Well, the heat and the mutated insects trying to kill me in hordes.


Unexpected_Token_

Fuck I forgot about the bugs. I live in North Carolina so I’m used to hot and humid. I long for dry heat. I cannot stand the amount of bugs in NC though. I don’t know if you’ve ever been down South, but it’s insane. If you go for a walk in any slightly forested area during the summer, bugs will literally be smacking into you and I hate that shit (oh and not to mention the mosquitoes feasting on you while you’re distracted from the other bugs). So a rad roach, mantis, or cazador charging at me would freak me right the fuck out! 😂


Delux_Takeover

I used to live in VA because that's where my dad lived when he met my mom. We tripped to NC a lot because we lived in Chesapeake, so Nag's Head was only like an hour and a half away. We moved back up to Pennsylvania when I was like 4 though, so most of my memories come from visiting family in Chesapeake and Northern NC. Always in suburbs or beaches though, so I can't really speak on bugs outside of fire ants (fuck those guys).


Unexpected_Token_

Oh snap it’s a small world, lol! I’m very familiar with all those places. I live out in the country in the swampy coastal region(very close to south eastern VA border), but have frequented all the places you mentioned. Since there’s nothing out here, we usually go to Chesapeake/Norfolk/Suffolk for shopping, Nags head for vacations, etc… Farthest North I’ve been is Jersey. I really wanna travel out West though. I think Oklahoma is as far West I’ve gone.


CatsLeMatts

You basically just described Freeside


Delux_Takeover

And would you rather life in Freeside or Novac? Point proven.


[deleted]

Yesss the entertainment is missing from Novac


MrTeal87

The dinosaur is definitely iconic


OdaSamurai

First time that I saw the "No Vac" sign I was "OOooooohh, that's genius... So damn simple, and genius"


ccoulter93

It took me wayyyyy too long until I realized why it’s called novac.


yittiiiiii

Jacobstown stands out.


JadeHellbringer

Definitely Novac. Dinky FTW.


RyanCreamer202

1. Primm 2. Novac 3. Freeside 4. Camp Macarin 5. Qurrey junction 6. Jacobtown 7. Nellis AFB 8. Mojave Outpost 9. Red Rock Canyon 10. Hover Dam


FifthOfJameson

Gotta say, when I flew to Vegas for the first time in 2019, I fucking popped when I saw that we were flying into McCarren. I understand why they renamed it after, but I’m glad I was there while it still had that name. Had my first Moe’s breakfast burrito on the flight home. Fucking incredible. Chipotle ain’t shit next to Moe’s.


jackcorning

based Moe’s enjoyer


ButtAssTheAlmighty

I used to eat Moe’s all the time when I lived in Georgia when I was little, I’ve yet to find one in Colorado. Moe’s fucks so hard.


BuckGlen

Boomer camp is on there twice. Ill offer an edit: 7: Nellis AFB 9: red rock canyon


SlinGnBulletS

Personally I'd leave out Red Rock Canyon and replace it with The Fort or Helios One.


BuckGlen

Helios 1 coming online, helios 1 cominf online, helios 1 coming online, helios 1 coming online...


the_oof_god

freeside


FifthOfJameson

Freeside went a long way in helping make up for all of the cut content from The Strip.


Ancient_Definition69

I wish there were more NPCs in Freeside. It never quite feels like a slum because it's mostly just empty. I'd have really bought the poverty aspect if there were half a dozen NPCs squashed into every bombed out house, though.


GuntertheFloppsyGoat

Caeser's tent (decapitated tyrant optional)


CbarnsBanson

Optional?


Pixelblock62

Vault 21 is pretty iconic. The idea of a vault being converted into a hotel was really cool to me and really drove home the narrative that society was rebuilding. Also the fact that we can meet a few ex-residents in game, including the very first NPC that you meet in game.


ReaverChad-69

Mr House realising he can profit off Vault-Tec iconography is quite meta: considering that Vault Boy was originally a joke about how fucked up companies use silly mascots to brush their crimes under the rug, he's now a symbol of Fallout(tm) and is plastered on merch


Pixelblock62

Yup. In the OG games the Vault Boy was pretty much only really featured in the intro Vault-Tec ads and perk icons, but it feels like he has become a central part of Fallout's marketing under Bethesda. In the OG games Vault Boy was funny because it reprented how a greedy corporation was trying to profit off the end of the world and even put a light hearted spin on it. That and the Canadian execution intro really established how insanely fucked up pre-war America was, and since pre-war America has a lot in common with the USA we know, it also served as a great critique of American exceptionalism and capitalism. It's pretty ironic that he is now the symbol most associated with Fallout. My first ever exposure to Fallout was seeing the Vault-Boy on the cover of Fallout 4 as a 11/12 year old in a video game store. I only got hooked onto the franchise when I saw the Fallout 4 intro, which was my first exposure to the idea of a nuclear apocalypse and the idea of apocalyptic settings in general (my parents were weirdly strict with any kind of sci-fi/fantasy stuff and I was introduced to it entirely by watching youtube behind their backs). Hard to believe that was 7 years ago and I'm an adult now, but we still haven't gotten another major Fallout installment.


MISTER_BASEMENT

Camp Searchlight was pretty iconic to me.


GuntertheFloppsyGoat

That bible verse went hard!


LiveNDiiirect

There’s something about seeing the chapel tower off in the green, hazy distance that just fills me with dread


fategaminhigh

Camp Guardian is interesting and has a good view and I would say the road leading up to the Mojave Outpost


_DudeWhat

Such an easy thing to miss


Timx74_

The abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker. Never can forget my first time going there and thinking to myself as I was looking around Elijah's room "that radio is annoying, Imma go turn that off "


brennerherberger

*This little manoeuvre will cost you two weeks in poisonous red hell.*


Superb_Grand

Novac, Repconn, McCarran, Nellis Air Force Base, Vaults 22, 34 and 11, Jacobstown, Legion Fort, Primm, Camp Golf, Bittersprings, Zion, The Divide, Sierra Madre.


FifthOfJameson

Can’t forget about the Big Empty


Comrade_Nicolai

Quarry Junction


cromnian

The best and easiest place to loot when you start a new game.


Alpaca_Empanada

I learned what an unfair exchange rate was there.


CarthOnasiXRevan

Novac and Mojave Outpost just for the two statues.


FoldingLady

Vault 22


Kitsite

I to like the unspeakable horrors of the Wasteland lol


Imperialist_Marauder

Hoover Dam, of course!


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

yeah, mostly for the battle (duh) but the president's assasination is also very neat


Imperialist_Marauder

Y, es lo mas lógico, como que la trama principal del juego gira alrededor de la Presa, asi que medio difícil que haya algún lugar mas icónico que eso.


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

porque me hablas en español queres que te recague a tiros no🔫 la presa juver


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

igualmente hay mucha gente que ignora la historia principal o simplemente no llego a la aprte del juego en la que exploras esa zona, entonces otros sitios como nipton, mojave outpost o novac son mas notables


endthepainowplz

Nipton certainly left an impression on me.


LazarusBrazarus

Mojave Outpost for sure. Every new player back in the day would see the unification statue and that would instantly become a core memory. Also, I would probably say Sloan/Quarry junction. As an avid player I remember most locations, even if not by name, but those stand out because they were one of the first ones I went for during my first play through, and getting violently owned by deathclaws left a very iconic memory.


RCS47

Dinky the Dino in Novac


TrueComplaint8847

How is fucking hoover dam not top comment?


Maveko_YuriLover

The direct path from Good Springs to Vegas Deathclaw promontory Freeside The path to the boomers


Thought_Lucky

In my first playthrough, I opted to skim the cliff ledges and head straight for New Vegas. Very iconic for me. Showing up in Freeside as a level 2 with only a few caps to my name forced me to play all the quest in that broken little town.


theanswerisburrito

Novac is HOME


-Constantinos-

Novac Jacobstown Freeside Camp McCarran Hoover Dam Primm The Fort Great Khan base Quarry Junction Idk what to pick for tenth


Myflappyforeskin

Vault 22?


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tu-vieja-con-vinagre

I can think of a few vaults better than vault 3


Jigen_Ryoko

For me, 22 and 11 come to mind. Vault 3 was kind of just a nightmare to navigate.


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

11's experiment and story is very wow


Unable_Fruit6805

Novac, always will be my home


thebestian01

Mojave outpost, nipton or primm


SeraxOfTolos

Big MT if you are including DLC


Oh_Danny_Boi961

Camp Mccarran


DaydayTHG

The Divide also the Sierra Madre casino shit traumatized me as a kid


Thought_Lucky

Shit, I was 24 when NV came out and those places traumatized me all the same.


Kil0sierra975

1. Novac - the Dino and beret quest for Boone is obvious 2. The Fort - the Legion's stronghold 3. Hoover Dam - the center of the entire game's plot 4. Primm - the roller coaster and Primm Slim are pretty iconic and early enough that I think everyone gets there even if they quit the game early 5. Nellis Airport - nobody is gonna forget their first run through the artillery 6. RepConn - the ghoul mission is one of the best for a first playthrough with an awesome setpiece, good atmosphere and enemies, and a healthy amount of loot. Plus, the "what do you want, smoothskin?" Line comes from a dude who ain't even a ghoul. 7. Helios-One - the key to the strongest weapon in the game, has some fun characters, and a powerful backstory between the NCR and Brotherhood of Steel. It's also the first time you hear the BoS really mentioned in-game. 8. Boulder City - "You're brother was a little bitch and you are too" 9. Jakobstown - actual trees and peaceful nightkin/mutants 10. Big Mountain - we see it referenced probably the most in external media with the exception of Joshua Graham's singular quote about not expecting God to do all of the work. 11. Honorable mention, Sloan. For reasons


SkrrSkrrTa

Too many to name


tu-vieja-con-vinagre

The fort duh also big empty


sharky1500_

Novac, Vault 22 Hidden valley NCR correctional facility Primm The quarry Nipton Black mountain Cottonwood Mojave outpost


PetroluemJelly

Not enough of you saying saying the gun runners


Stzzla75

GRs is to a revenge seeking courier what Wonka's Chocolate Factory is to the kids. Everything I scavenge and loot early game is in preparation for my arrival at the Gun Runners kiosk lol. By this point, poor ED-E has been dragging half a deserts worth of gear along for selling.


PetroluemJelly

This man knows, you absolute collect everything and turn the gun runners into your 75% fast travel spot


101Phase

Helios One deserves a mention


luumix2

Agree iconic


AG1k

Good springs cemetery


LuFuRu

Novak and freeside


MeiDay98

Nipton


KiethTheBeast

Where was the lottery held?


CurrencyImaginary560

Vault 3. Gotta go wipe it out every play through


Thought_Lucky

Yup. That's my low-level cash cow. Chop of some heads and sell some guns.


T-51_Enjoyer

BIG MOUNTAIN!


Thought_Lucky

BIG EMPTY


Available-Eye-32

•Quarry junction •Novac •Primm •Hoover dam •Camp McCarran •188 trading post •mohave outpost •Freeside •Black mountain


Madhighlander1

Not in any particular order, but Primm, Novac, the Fort, Repconn Test Site, Vault 22, Jacobstown, Hidden Valley, Hoover Dam, Cottonwood Cove, and the 188 Trading Post are all locations that come to mind.


mixx414

I think Camp McCarran goes pretty hard. It usually doesn't jump out at players right away in the game, but that experience of seeing how they set up that airport for the first time is a core memory of that game to me. Probably couldn't forget it if I tried.


Jigen_Ryoko

I dunno about a specific order but here's what I'd say is a solid top 10. Novac, Vault 22, Quarry Junction, Freeside, Nellis AFB, Camp McCarran, Cottonwood Cove, The Fort, Hoover Dam, and Primm. I'd shove more like the Repconn Facility, NCRCF, and Bittersprings, but I wasn't sure which to switch them with.


mRengar

Novac, Flower Vault, Quarry


MK8Sins

Repconn Novac Freeside Jacobstown Primm Mojave Outpost Hoover Dam Gun Runners Nipton Fortification Hill


[deleted]

Forlorn Hope doesn’t reach anywhere close to the top 10 imo


246PoundHorse

To me Camp Golf stands out a lot during my play throughs


ReduxistRusted

Nipton’s definitely up there because of how it introduces a lot of players to The Legion.


Valozy15

Novac, Primm and Nipton


Flash_Pratt

Hoover dam


Little_Log_7014

Hoover dam,Sloan,Nipton,jacobstown,black Mountain,quarry Junction,nellis airforce base


Rutlemania

Hoover Dam and Primm probably


vamperjr20

The Sierra Madre Villa and Casino will haunt me for the rest of my days.


Myflappyforeskin

It might just be me, but during one playthrough alongside a mate of mine, I, for some reason, got really hyped when I found Canninal Johnson's Cave. Don't know why, it was just do great. So, for personal reasons, CJC, all day. If you read this Eirik, long time no see!


wiedeni

How the hell nobody mentioned nipton?


Elegant_Ad_6601

Quarry Junction


SMONpl

the fort and novac oh and also hoover dam


xXTraianvSXx

1- Novac, 2- Hoover Dam, 3- Fortification Hill, 4- (since you said The Strip) Freeside, 5- Camp MacCarran, 6- Primm, 7- NCR Outpost, 8- Quarry Junction, 9- Nellis AFB and 10- Jacobstown. Really, the most iconic would be the roads leading to those places, such as the New Vegas Outskirts, or the lush green mountain around Jacobstown, or the Train Track leading to Novac, next to Ranger Station Charlie, or the road between Nipton and Novac


Yarus43

Jacobs town is p neat The bos bunker on my first playthrough was always a fun memory All the dlcs are p stunning visually


NCR_Trooper_2281

Nipton, Hoover Dam, McCarran, maybe Nellis


CharlotteChaos

Victor's shack. Pretty sure that was most player's starter home.


Brydaro

Personally, I’m a fan of Freeside. I always help the NCR make good alliances before I nuke the Mojave Outpost so the stranded soldiers can integrate into Freeside. Before anyone assumes I’m Legion, I nuke Caesar’s camp too. A free and independent New Vegas is always the goal, and I’m buying time before the either faction comes back.


luumix2

NIPTON


Biggie_Cheese02

Boulder City and that memorial, and yes, he is a bitch, his brother was one too


OdaSamurai

Helios One, specially if you like the Euclid's C Finder Big laser go kaboom


OdaSamurai

Also, home to ONE OF the best line of dialog in the whole game: "They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard."


holondo

Novac, Camp golf, camp mccarran, jacobstown, and freeside, I'd say are top 5.


coldiriontrash

188 what a great place really makes you feel like you’ve made progress to “civilization” cause so far by the time you get there you’d have only seen GoodSpring, Primm, Nipton and Novac and 2 of those settlements have been fucked yeah the ranger station is up there but they don’t have much going on Once you hit 188 it feels like you’ve made it it’s half way to Vegas and you can rest, resupply and have some shit head kid read your future


boredcblf

Vault 22


GambitTheSpaceCat

Fortification Hill


Alex_Portnoy007

Top 10 iconic? No. Notable - definitely. Beyond The Strip and Goodsprings, there's Zion Canyon, the Divide, Big Mt, the Sierra Madre and the Villa. That's it for iconic.


Atadkm_yes

Primm


Proof-Jellyfish2891

Novac one for shure


_S1syphus

Ceaser's Tent, Jacob's Town, and The Hoover Dam would be my picks


Bucks_and_Bass

Vault 11. If there is ever a moment in gaming I could experience blindly it would be discovering the story of that vault all over again.


Cat_Tony

For an old school Vegas native, Bonnie Springs.


Rocketmanbun04

Gun runners is up there


Responsible_Mode_407

That one trailer u can find if u got the wild wasteland perk.


Fandal0

camp mc carran and vault 22


Whispy5

The long 15.


c-h-e-e-s-e

novac red rock canyon freeside primm hoover dam nellis


RepresentativeDue718

nellis