Red Dragon's Public Library

ou should only do battle if you already finished your business with the Salvatores, though, because they'll know somehow and turn hostile.

If you enter the East Side during daytime there'll be children running around outside the Wright mansion; if they're not there, wait until noon, exit and re-enter the map. (Grab the 5 Rocks!) If you talk to them you learn they're playing "metal insects". Don't threaten to kill them, or the Wrights will turn hostile. If you happen to carry a handgun, you'll have to give it to the kids before they'll lead you into the desert to witness the secret transaction (see quest 6). You get 1500 xp if you stay hidden until the transaction is completed. To leave the screen without being seen, walk straight down. If you gave the kids a gun (or even planted it on one of them), when you return to the East Side the four running kids will all have got themselves shot! You can retrieve your gun though

A little to the left of the broken mattress in the rightmost corner of the basement, you can see a partly obscured pot. In it you find the Easter Egg. Oh joy.

Father Tully is lying drunk in the back of the church, rest for two hours and he'll be awake and ready to answer questions about the New Reno families if you give him any kind of booze (you must have heard of a family to be able to ask about it). You should get him to tell you about the Salvatores and their laser weapons, other than that it's nothing crucial

Algernon is the guy who does the tinkering for Eldridge, and he'll do every kind of weapon upgrade for free if you just give him the item; if you use his services, make sure it's daytime before you go back up agai

However, there's nothing stopping you from entering through the back door and looting his place

In here you'll find what's probably your first Electronic Lockpick, which means you can now go back to the Toxic Caves

Eldridge at the New Reno Arms

If you're here for the Broken Hills mine parts, tell him the password if you got it from Zaius

Here's also where you can obtain one of the most obscure items in the entire game: the Pip Boy Medical Enhancer!

To kill Boss Salvatore

The way to assassinate Mr Bishop isn't very obvious. First you have to sleep with Mrs Bishop. In bed, ask her about her husband, ask her if they love each other, then about Mr Bishop's "other pursuits". You'll now get the option to ask if she wants you to kill him. With Traps 76% you can suggest an "accident", and Mrs Bishop then tells you about the trap on Mr Bishop's safe. Use Repair (again you need 76%) on the safe to change the combination

If you wiped out the raiders, then if you ever turn down a job offered by Bishop he'll know you did it and say you have to take the job (without pay) to even the score.

and a Bishop's Holodisk which you should take to Lynette in Vault City

Mr Bishop's safe is trapped, so use Traps on it before picking the lock

After you've slept with her and left conversation, "talk" to her until she mumbles the combination to her safe, then Lockpick it to get the stuff inside

If you sleep with Mrs Bishop after Mr Bishop has passed on, ask about her family and tell her she should move on (IN 7) for 1000 xp

n the first floor, tell the guards by the stairs that you've brought Moore's briefcase (you must have it with you) or they won't let you pass. Once you've got their permission to go up, you can use the stairs at any time even though they'll say you can't if you ask them

Plated Boxing Gloves

Shark Club

Just remember to ask Little for some time to rest so you can save before each match

Therefore, in the fourth match, kick your opponent, ask Little for another shot, then win the final match

Savinelli, the caravan master for New Reno, will leave from Virgin Street for Redding on the 21st of each month, and pays $1500 if you hire on as a guard.

You may notice that Big Jesus' health isn't what it should be. Use a dose of Jet, Psycho, Buffout or (the cheapest option) Nuka-Cola on him; he'll have a heart attack, you get 1000 xp and can just walk out of there. Isn't it ironic? Unlike Boss Salvatore you don't get these extra xp if you kill Big Jesus in combat, so once you turn on the Mordino family this should be your first move

ttle Jesus at the bar can give you an introduction to Big Jesus Mordino if you have ST 6 or are wearing any kind of combat or power armour. If you talk to him with a Knife, Combat Knife, Ripper or Throwing Knife in your hand, he'll offer to teach you +5% Melee Weapons for $200 (you can turn him down and return later)

The first time you choose the "talk" option, you gain a permanent +3% to Speech, or +2% if you've tagged that skill

Make sure you follow the Jet conversation thread, and the Stables and Golgotha will turn up on the world map

Getting through the door to Salvatore is one of the tricky parts, but John Gaw points out: "If you talk to Mason while on good grounds, you can go into attack mode later and open the door

you must become Made Man for Bishop first, since Bishop's dialogue will change for the worse if you're already with some other family

Don't become a Made Man of the Salvatores until you've got the quest from Mordino to kill Salvatore. And if you play a "good" game, become Made Man of the Wrights last so you can let them live. (Remember you can still go to the Sierra Army Depot for equipment to help you take out the other families, as long as you don't return to Wright and claim your reward.

Mordino, Salvatore, Bishop and Wright

125-200 calories (2-5 cookies or 1-2 bananas) each half-hour is a good plan.

Eat fruit or energy bars starting about an hour into your ride, with at least 250 calories per hour of brisk riding, preferably twice that to replace the energy you're consuming.

f you do bank after a couple hours of hard riding, eat fruit, cookies, or energy bars for carbohydrates, and drink fruit juice, soft drinks (but slowly!), or energy drinks as soon as you can.

Drinking is essential: aim for one large water bottle per hour of riding, or enough to make you urinate every two or three hours.