I couldn't get into the bunker under the fort. not sure why. the door was just locked and I couldn't get in. So I skipped that part.

EDIT: I thought that the body guards in the fort were insanely difficult. I tried using my standard weapons against them and they just shrug it off. I don't care who you are, you don't just shrug off a .44 magnum. Light machine gun they just laugh at. I had to bust out some serious firepower to make a dent.

I stormed the fort (none of that sneaky sh!t mALX) before I bought my nifty fifty (anti-materiel rifle). Perhaps that would have helped?

I got to the inner ring of the walls and had to use Annabelle (unique rocket launcher) to survive all the troops there, and Caesar and company just ripped me apart the 1st few times I tried. I just gave up fighting them straight up and ran outside, targeted the Hammer of Dawn at my feet and RAN LIKE HELL.

This post has been edited by King Coin: Feb 9 2011, 09:34 PM

You have to have the platinum chip with you, and put it in the old-timey computer looking thing over that stairwell in order to open the door - plus either House/Yes Man/or Caesar has to send you there to start the quest or it is probably sealed.

I did use the Anti-Material gun, it was the only way to get through that place - didn't have Annabelle at the time. Those guards - and the dogs too - are tough as nails.

Oh, my character loves stealth, lol. I have a very low HP level and a few hits will take me down. I died numerous times before finally realizing no one could die till I had all their health down very low. Incindiary bullets in the AM gun - they burned without knowing they were under attack. After that, I left the tent and crept through town, shooting at anything that came up red on my compass. When I ran out of bullets I had to use Pushy, there was no sneaking then, lol.


I killed myself the one time the Achilles II worked - forgot to run like H, lol.

Oh, did you try fighting those dogs in the Arena there? Those dogs are tough as nails too !!

This post has been edited by mALX: Feb 10 2011, 02:46 AM

I had the chip, but the computer wouldn't respond when I tried to activate it. I wonder if I'm the victim of Obsidian's stellar programming...

I killed everything in the Fort when I stormed it so I probably did kill the dogs. That was a true lulz fest.
I never actually talked to Caesar. I had Boone with me and the 2 of us killed everyone there. We walked through the main gate and took out the guards there pretty fast. I blew one's head off with the .357 and turned around to get the one I knew was behind me, just to see Boone rev the ****ing chainsaw and rip him apart. The timing was perfect.

Achilles II is my favorite weapon just because it's so awesome. I have noticed that it fails to shoot pretty often when I want to use it though.

How in the world did you get your weapons? They took mine as soon as the screen loaded for landing at the fort!!

We (Boone and I) killed everyone at Cottonwood Cove with scoped rifles and used the boat ourselves.

GAAAH!!! I couldn't get it to work without that guy in the radiation suit!! And the guards didn't nab you as soon as you landed? They were in my face, the screen locked so I couldn't back out of the conversation without flat out refusing to turn over my stuff !!! GAAAAH !!! I've missed something, grrr.

It might actually be Boone specific, because when you get close to the place, he initiates a dialog

"We are getting close to Caesars territory and I will shoot anyone of them I see. I hope that's not a problem."

to which I responded:

"Sounds like a solution, not a problem."

"Alright. We'll get along well"

He was using his special scoped hunting rifle at cottonwood cove and I believe I was using the unique varmint rifle. (has a night sight scope, a silencer, maybe extended mag(?) and it does extra damage)

After we cleared the place and killed the dude in charge of the boat he did some more dialog

"I'm going to the fort. You can come with me if you want. I bet it'll be a one way trip though."

Were you actually able to see yourself going down the river in the boat or did it still do the loading screen? When you landed, did you have to walk to the gate or were you there in the gate-guard's faces?

I had Veronica

it did a loading screen when we went down the river. I do not remember if I had to talk to anyone when I got there or not. There might have been some forced dialog but if there was I kept my weapons.

I may have to try getting Boone. I remember I didn't want to make a fuss at the gate because I didn't want to take on the whole fort at once, lol.

Oh, and if you fight in the Arena at the fort, they take away all your weapons (even if you have a good machete) and give you a crappy machete. Those dogs are some tough mutts, genetically altered into super-dogs. I died several times in there - but I was trying to gain a good reputation with the Legion so I could get my guns back. Turns out the only way I could get them back was to get the quest that took me down into the bunker - from any one of the people (House, Yes Man, or Caesar). (so I killed myself all those times in the Arena for nothing, lol)

This post has been edited by mALX: Feb 12 2011, 02:57 PM

I got that bunker quest from Yes Man so why couldn't I get in there? *frustration*

The door was just locked and the Yes Man computer terminal wouldn't respond.

If it happens again, check your inventory for the platinum chip. They instantly remove it from you when you land at the fort.

Had Yes Man plugged himself into House's terminal at the Lucky 38? I didn't un-hook House from it till after I went down in the bunker. He got on the screen and told me to put the upgrades into the robot army - instead I destroyed the whole army of robots. When I came out of there, House's monitor was RED, lol.

I had the chip because I had just taken it off of Caesar's corpse.

Yes Man was installed into the computer.

I think Yes Man gives you the quest after he takes you into the basement of the Lucky 38 and shows you his (formerly House's) plan - had he done that yet?

Not sure if that "Wildcard" quest he gives you with all the factions you are supposed to check out has one that would eliminate that step

- or - that group of quests cannot be completed without failing some of them (based on your choices) - you may possibly have failed a quest that had to do with that bunker. - you can find out: go to your journal for quests and read the screen on the right for any of those main questline quests given by House, Yes Man, or Caesar - look for the place that says to access the bunker and either upgrade or destroy the robot army. If it is in the failed or completed list - something you did/choice you made ended that option for you.

If neither House or Yes Man came up on the screen to access the bunker, something possibly was done out of order, closing off that opportunity.

As far as equipment goes, you didn't miss much - a laser rifle and some ammo from the robots that attack you, I think a couple pulse grenades or mines. It is highly radiated, even with the radiation suit I got sick and had to leave, go to Goodsprings for a cure, come back. (ran out of Rad-X and Rad-Away)

I trapped most of the robots in one room and then threw in a pulse grenade - done. To destroy the robot army you have to blow up generators.

When I arrived at the fort I had not made up my mind on factions - just didn't like the idea of the Mohave or Vegas being run by robots. They give me the creeps.

House's screen turned red, so I knew he was going to be my enemy when I returned. I had to do something about that - so I used a stealth boy and sneaked up on all the robot gate guards and disabled them. The four guarding the inside gates in the area around the Lucky 38 cannot be dismantled - but after I did the next steps I walked out and they were not hostile to me at all.

Inside the Lucky 38 I sneaked up and dismantled all the robots (including Jane, but Victor could not be disabled) - then used that computer terminal at the window behind House's monitor to cancel the guard robots command to attack me.

After you open up the secret entrance to House's chamber there are two more guard robots that can't be dismantled and remain hostile - Victor was still showing red.

I was not able to go back into the 38 to see if they would attack me later, my game crashed and all the saves became corrupt. Victor is supposed to hunt you down like a dog, and I was looking forward to seeing him in a busted heap.

As far as I know, I still would have gotten my nice suite at the Lucky 38 - I will find out when I reach that stage again because I plan to re-enact and see what would have happened.

Have you done the final battle at the dam yet? My game crashed before I could, and boy was I ticked !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: Feb 12 2011, 05:29 PM

Yep I did, I was pissed that I didn't see the Boomer's bombing run. They were supposed to show up, but I never saw it.

Oh that is right! You did tell me that! Someone else said they showed up when the battle was over - I may get on YouTube if I get time and see if there are any vids showing what they are SUPPOSED to do, lol.

I also had the BoS along and they were not bosses like I hoped. They dropped faster than the Rangers did, and they had POWER ARMOR. wtf is up with that?

How strange is that? Maybe because most of them are skilled only in unarmed? I gave Veronica some awesome guns and have yet to see her use any one of them. (some energy, some not)

I am glad you said something about that, it makes me realize that as allies they are ... somewhat over-rated. Not that I will pop in there and blow them away, though. I have yet to kill a BOS in either Fallout game I've played.

Do you have any idea how we are supposed to contact the Remnants of the Enclave? I have found their bunker, but can't get in.

I've never found it. I was not aware they were in the game. I did the endgame because I was getting really poor. I don't know how to make caps in that game. I first made tons by playing blackjack but then a game update came out and after that I literally lost every round. The computer will just keep drawing card after card after card and get like 20 or 21 every time. pissed me off so much. I'd get to 17 or so with my cards and then either stay and get beat by the computer or draw another and go over 21. EVERY TIME.

You need to do a lengthy quest given to you by Arcade Gannon. Its too long for me to write here (REALLY REALLY LONG) so I recommend to check out the Vault.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/For_Auld_Lang_Syne