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| − | {{for|an overview of Gauss rifle models in the [[Fallout series|''Fallout'' series]] of games|Gauss rifle}} |
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+ | {{Infobox location |
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+ | |type =cave |
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+ | |image =Lake Mead Cave.jpg |
| + | |map marker image =Lake_Mead_Cave_loc.jpg |
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| − | |type =gun |
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+ | |map marker ='''Lake Mead Cave''' |
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+ | |part of =[[Lake Mead]] |
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+ | |local map = |
| + | |cell name =LakeMeadCaveINT (interior)<br />LakeMeadCave (exterior) |
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| − | |attack shots/sec =3 |
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| + | |refid ={{ID|10c482}} (interior)<br />{{ID|0ddcf0}} (exterior) |
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| − | |min spread =0.03 |
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| − | |crit dmg =60 |
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| − | |crit % mult =2 |
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| − | |perk1 =Bloody Mess (perk) |
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| − | |perk1 mult =0.05 |
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| − | |perk2 =Lord Death |
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| − | |perk2 mult =0.03 |
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| − | |perk3 =Rapid Reload |
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| − | |perk3 reload mult =0.25 |
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| − | |perk4 =Fast Shot |
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| − | |perk4 attsec mult =0.2 |
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| − | |perk5 =Thought You Died |
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| − | |perk5 mult =0.1 |
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| − | |ammo =Microfusion cell (Fallout: New Vegas) |
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| − | |ammo use =5 |
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| − | |clip rounds =5 |
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| − | |reload time =2.3333 |
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| − | |ap =40 |
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| − | |hp =80 |
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| − | |strength req =5 |
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| − | |skill req =75 |
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| − | |repair =Gauss rifle<br />[[Jury Rigging#Energy rifles (other)|Energy rifles (other)]] {{icon|jury|big|link=Jury Rigging}} |
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| − | |weight =7 |
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| − | |value =3000 |
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| − | |baseid ={{ID|0015837B}} |
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| + | The '''Lake Mead cave''' is a [[Fallout: New Vegas locations|location]] in the [[Mojave Wasteland]]. Located directly south-east of [[Callville Bay]] and east of the [[scavenger platform]], the entrance is located underwater and is marked above the surface by a partially sunken fishing boat. |
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| − | The '''Gauss rifle''' is a [[Fallout: New Vegas weapons|weapon]] in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Layout== |
| + | ===Exterior=== |
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| − | {{Transcluded|Gauss rifle}} |
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| + | The entrance to the cave is underwater below a big ledge. At the top of that ledge is a small fishing boat, partially above water, but mostly below water. On the lake floor wedged against the starboard side of the boat are four [[gore bag]]s piled together that randomly contain mutilated body parts, a few frag grenades and/or various ammunition. |
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| − | {{transcludesection|Gauss rifle|background|options=nointro}} |
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| − | == |
+ | ===Interior=== |
| + | The cave is split into two major sections. The first section has an above-water surface that can be used to regain oxygen, and to regain health by drinking the rad-free water. The majority of the first area is underwater, and near the entrance to the second area to your left there are several crates of ammunition, and two first aid boxes to loot. There is a small opening low to the wall at the edge that leads to the second section. |
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| − | The scoped gauss rifle is an advanced sniper rifle, that uses a series of eleven electromagnetic coils to energize and magnetize a pre-loaded standard projectile round at tremendous speed.<ref>[[Emil Pagliarulo]] in the Bethesda Game Studios forum [http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=948168&st=60][http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/articles/news/420/Gauss-Rifle-Explained] - ''"The gun energizes and magnetizes a standard projectile round; those are already pre-loaded into the weapon, and are in that giant clip attached to the side of the weapon... We did it this way because we knew we wanted to have an energy weapon equivalent of the sniper rifle"''</ref> In appearance, it is almost identical (apart from the addition of the buttstock), to the [[Gauss rifle (Fallout 3)|Gauss rifle]] acquired after finishing the ''[[Fallout 3]]'' [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]], ''[[Operation: Anchorage (add-on)|Operation: Anchorage]]''. |
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| + | The second section has no way to regain oxygen, so the [[rebreather]] is highly recommended. A skeleton lies south-southwest of the large central pillar, along with a few suitcases, various loot, and a large number of unusable poker chips. There are also various car parts scattered around two other skeletons. It is assumed that these skeletons are of three criminals who were chased by the police for robbing a casino. |
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| − | Like most other [[Energy Weapons|energy weapons]] in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', this weapon is hard to maintain; identical gauss rifles are rare in the Mojave, therefore making it more difficult to repair. [[Fallout: New Vegas ammunition|Ammunition]] is also harder to come by than other weapons; this is coupled with its requirements of five [[Microfusion cell (Fallout: New Vegas)|microfusion shells]] per shot, as opposed to its ''Fallout 3'' counterpart, which required only one. On the killing shot, the gauss rifle's powerful beam causes a small distorted shockwave which will send enemies flying back. |
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| + | ==Notable loot== |
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| − | The rifle has numerous advantages over its [[Guns|gun]] equivalent, the [[anti-materiel rifle]]. It has a lower [[Strength]] requirement of 5 compared to 8, does slightly more [[damage]], has double the [[critical chance]] (a maximum of 76% compared to the 38% of the anti-materiel rifle), has more common ammunition, and [[weight|weighs]] less. Finally, it has enough range to hit anything the player can see, whereas bullets may be unable to hit targets at the edge of the player's vision depending on the player's position and direction. |
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| + | * 60x [[pre-War money]] split over three [[suitcase]]s at the southeastern back end of the cave. |
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| − | In [[Hardcore mode]], if you carry more than 260 microfusion cells, or 52 shots, the gauss rifle becomes heavier than the anti-materiel rifle. If you take the [[Heavyweight]] perk, it comes down to 60 cells, equivalent to 12 shots. |
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| − | ===Durability=== |
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| − | The Gauss rifle can fire a total of about 395 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 395 reloads, from full [[Condition#Equipment condition in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas|condition]] before breaking. |
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| − | {{Durability table |
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| − | | game =FNV |
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| − | | ammo =Microfusion cell (Fallout: New Vegas) |
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| − | | hp =80 |
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| − | | ammo use =5 |
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| − | | clip rounds =5 |
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| − | ==Variants== |
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| − | * [[YCS/186]] - a unique variant which does over 16% more damage and uses four microfusion cells per shot instead of five. It can only be obtained without the [[Wild Wasteland]] [[trait]], otherwise it will be replaced by an [[Alien blaster (Fallout: New Vegas)|alien blaster]]. |
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| − | * [[The Faderator]] - a [[Fallout: New Vegas cut content|cut content]] gauss rifle from all [[Fallout: New Vegas add-ons|add-ons]] to date. It is fully automatic and does 20,160 damage per second (DPS). |
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| − | ===Comparison=== |
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| − | {{Weapon comparison table |
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| − | |game =FNV |
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| − | |skill =energy weapons |
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| − | |name1 =Gauss rifle (Fallout: New Vegas) |
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| − | |ammo use1 =5 |
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| − | |ap1 =40 |
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| − | |attack shots/sec1 =3 |
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| − | |clip rounds1 =5 |
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| − | |crit % mult1 =2 |
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| − | |crit dmg1 =60 |
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| − | |damage1 =120 |
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| − | |hp1 =80 |
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| − | |min spread1 =0.03 |
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| − | |projectiles1 =1 |
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| − | |skill req1 =75 |
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| − | |strength req1 =5 |
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| − | |value1 =3000 |
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| − | |vats attacks1 =1 |
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| − | |weight1 =7 |
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| − | |name2 =YCS/186 |
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| − | |ammo use2 =4 |
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| − | |ap2 =40 |
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| − | |attack shots/sec2 =3 |
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| − | |clip rounds2 =4 |
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| − | |crit % mult2 =2 |
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| − | |crit dmg2 =70 |
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| − | |damage2 =140 |
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| − | |hp2 =100 |
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| − | |min spread2 =0.0275 |
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| − | |projectiles2 =1 |
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| − | |skill req2 =75 |
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| − | |strength req2 =5 |
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| − | |value2 =3000 |
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| − | |vats attacks2 =1 |
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| − | |weight2 =8 |
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| − | }} |
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| − | ==Locations== |
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| − | * [[Hidden Valley bunker]] - can be purchased from [[Torres|Knight Torres]] after following the quest lines. Also, many of the [[Paladin (Fallout: New Vegas)|paladin]]s in [[Brotherhood T-51b power armor]] wield this weapon. |
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| − | * [[Silver Rush]], [[Freeside]] - sometimes sold at higher [[level]]s. |
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| − | * {{icon|FNVDM|link=Dead Money}} Carried by [[Elijah|Father Elijah]]. |
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| − | * {{icon|FNVOWB|link=Old World Blues (add-on)}} [[Big MT]] - can be found on [[Y-17 trauma override harness]]es, most notably near the [[X-7a "Left Field" artillery launch]]. |
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| − | * [[Brewer's Beer Bootlegging]] - in the cellar, consistently found in a locked gun cabinet (75 [[lockpick]] level required). |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| + | There are several large rocks scattered on the underwater floor, which can be moved by the player. Under these rocks you can find ammo, junk etc. |
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| − | * When used in combination with the [[Meltdown]] perk, enemies killed with the rifle will frequently be launched incredibly high. This is due to the force that is normally applied to the target upon impact being compounded by the perk's explosive effect. |
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| − | * The [[Action points|AP]] requirement in [[Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System|V.A.T.S.]] for this weapon is actually higher, as reloading a weapon costs some AP as well and this weapon has to be reloaded in every shot, so the AP requirement is 10 AP higher in practice (as defined by the fActionPointsReload setting in the toolset). |
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| − | * The magnification level for the gauss rifle's scope is 3.5x. |
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| − | * A single shot in [[Hardcore mode]] will use 0.5 pounds of ammunition, costing at a combined value of 15 caps per shot. |
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| − | * Because the gauss rifle uses five microfusion cells per blast (which only accounts the fact that you fire once), it's only possible to get one empty microfusion cell from firing the rifle. This is also the same with all weapons that use more than one unit of ammo per shot. |
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| − | * Its [[Vault Boy]] icon, displayed in the [[Pip-Boy 3000]], is different than the one used in ''Fallout 3''. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Appearances== |
| + | Lake Mead cave only appears in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. |
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| − | * {{Platforms|pc|xbox360|ps3}} The Pip-Boy's displayed damage per second (DPS) for the gun doesn't account for the need to reload every shot, unlike other single shot weapon such as the [[Missile launcher (Fallout: New Vegas)|missile launcher]]. This is due to the game mechanics not taking into consideration the weapon use of more than one ammunition per shot. |
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| − | * {{Platforms|pc|ps3|xbox360}} The gauss rifle will rarely completely pass through an opponent when shot outside of [[Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System|V.A.T.S.]]. |
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| − | * {{Platforms|pc|ps3|xbox360}} The gauss rifle in ''Fallout: New Vegas'' is almost identical to the one found in ''Fallout 3'', and thus suffers from similar bugs, including the one that affects its damage output when fired via V.A.T.S. When used in V.A.T.S., any hit will do exactly 95.244% of the maximum damage, regardless of enemy [[Damage Threshold|damage threshold]], [[Critical Hit|critical hits]], or [[sneak attack critical]]. This means, that with an [[energy weapons]] [[skill]] of 100, the gauss rifle shot will do 114.29 points of damage with every V.A.T.S. shot. This is still lower than free aiming, and no bonuses are applied to head shots. The damage bug is related to the gauss rifle's "explosive" visual effect, which affects its V.A.T.S. damage calculations. Removing the effect via user-created mods is currently the only known solution to the issue. Notably, the [[displacer glove]], which applies a similar visual effect on impact, is not affected by this bug. |
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| − | * {{Platforms|ps3|xbox360}} When scoped in, the rifle shows a high-contrast color computer interface as shown when activating a terminal, meaning your view will be completely impeded. |
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| − | * {{Platforms|ps3|xbox360}} When standing still and aiming straight down, then firing the weapon, the player will sometimes go into third-person, and the weapon will then fly out of the player's hands. While in third-person, the weapon will now fire directly from where it lies on the ground, or sometimes, float in the air. If entering first-person, the weapon acts like normal. The bug can be fixed by unequipping the weapon completely and re-equipping it again. This is also possible for its unique variant, the [[YCS/186]]. Since both weapons have a small area-of-blast damage, this will also damage the player for about one-tenth of their health. |
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| − | ==Sounds== |
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| − | | [[File:SingleShotVB.png|95x95px]] |
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| − | | [[File:Wpn riflegauss fire 2d.ogg|noicon]] |
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| − | | [[File:ReloadVB.png|80x80px]] |
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| − | | [[File:Wpn gauss reloadpt2.ogg|noicon]] |
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| − | | [[File:JamVB.png|85x85px]] |
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| − | | [[File:Wpn riflegauss jam.ogg|noicon]] |
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| − | |} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| − | <gallery> |
+ | <gallery widths="220"> |
| + | Lake Mead Cave int1.jpg|Western cave |
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| − | Chinese Propaganda Poster.png|A Chinese propaganda poster featuring the weapon. The words read "Long live the People's Liberation Army". |
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| + | Lake Mead Cave int2.jpg|Eastern cave |
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| − | Gauss rifle back shot.jpg |
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| − | Gauss rifle side shot 1.jpg |
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| − | Gauss rifle side shot 2.jpg |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | {{References}} |
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| − | [[Category:Fallout: New Vegas |
+ | [[Category:Fallout: New Vegas locations]] |
| + | [[ru:Пещера озера Мид]] |
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| − | [[ru:Винтовка Гаусса (Fallout: New Vegas)]] |
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The Lake Mead cave is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. Located directly south-east of Callville Bay and east of the scavenger platform, the entrance is located underwater and is marked above the surface by a partially sunken fishing boat.
Layout
Exterior
The entrance to the cave is underwater below a big ledge. At the top of that ledge is a small fishing boat, partially above water, but mostly below water. On the lake floor wedged against the starboard side of the boat are four gore bags piled together that randomly contain mutilated body parts, a few frag grenades and/or various ammunition.
Interior
The cave is split into two major sections. The first section has an above-water surface that can be used to regain oxygen, and to regain health by drinking the rad-free water. The majority of the first area is underwater, and near the entrance to the second area to your left there are several crates of ammunition, and two first aid boxes to loot. There is a small opening low to the wall at the edge that leads to the second section.
The second section has no way to regain oxygen, so the rebreather is highly recommended. A skeleton lies south-southwest of the large central pillar, along with a few suitcases, various loot, and a large number of unusable poker chips. There are also various car parts scattered around two other skeletons. It is assumed that these skeletons are of three criminals who were chased by the police for robbing a casino.
Notable loot
- 60x pre-War money split over three suitcases at the southeastern back end of the cave.
Notes
There are several large rocks scattered on the underwater floor, which can be moved by the player. Under these rocks you can find ammo, junk etc.
Appearances
Lake Mead cave only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.
Gallery
Western cave
Eastern cave
