Hey editors. Recently, I've run across the New California page, originally going as the Core Region. I knew of this page before, but its recent name change has caused me to notice some issues.
Naming
Ok, so we got the Fallout endings as one source for New California, and a questionable source in the NCR history holodisk, so I will leave that be. My question is, where does the name Core Region come from? I got one admin vaguely remembering a dialogue line from Fallout 2 (which I cannot find), but other than that I (and others) have seen and found nothing either in game or from devs. Is it a name the wiki made up or just very well hidden?
Where IS New California??
As far as I can tell, there are three theories of where New California is:
- New California is the maps of Fallout and Fallout 2
- New California is the region controlled by the New California Republic
- New California is just California with a "new" name
If you look at the New California page, even it is unclear where it is. This paragraph alone contradicts itself on its location:
A small portion of New California appears in Fallout: New Vegas, from the California-Nevada state line to the edge of the map, encompassing the region near Nipton and covers the Mojave Outpost. The Mojave Outpost, however, is not part of New California or the Mojave Wasteland, but rather a boundary or border between the two wastes.
Mojave Outpost is directly west of Nipton, so this paragraph is literally stating: "The Mojave Outpost is part of the New California, but is not part of it." Basically, it seems this entire page is speculation.
Comments
So, anyone have any thoughts? Thank you Paladin117>>iff bored; 02:56, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
I'm all but convinced it's a fictional term non-existent from our beloved fictional world. I've played both Fo1 and Fo2 pretty extensively and have never ran into the term 'Core Region' once. New California on the other hand? A few times. Until a citation outlining the name directly comes up, I think the jury's out on this one. 
03:19, January 30, 2014 (UTC)
My understanding is that the term is an invention of this very website. Something was needed to differentiate the main content from Fallout 1/2; calling it "california" wasn't exactly true as it includes bits of other states from a legacy perspective, and not all is confirmed in game to be NCR yet, so "Core region" was invented as a result. Agent c (talk) 03:23, January 30, 2014 (UTC)