The plants wouldn't help the NCR more than they would any other faction. Besides, rads are not a real concern in NCR terrotory from what we've seen.

The NCR has pack animals and meat. In fact, Brahmin are a large part of the economy.

The NCR has more manpower than any other faction. Gen 2s are no more advanced than most prewar robots. There's no need for them in the NCR economy.

Institute tech is based on the whims of mad scientists, a small isolated group in extreme circumstances. It isn't catered to the needs of an actual civilisation. More importantly, were the NCR to have a large enough presence in Boston to incorporate local groups, they'd already have solutions to all their major problems. The NCR is on a modern technology level, and an NCR controling both coasts would essentially be a United States.

I don't think the NCR and Institute would ever join forces. They're on opposite coasts and have completely different ideas on society; the NCR are trying to rebuild it while the Institute believe it is doomed. If anything the Enclave would be a better match for the Institute.

I don’t think they would ever join forces, but it would be a cool idea

The NCR is running out of food...so crops that can grow in any soil, including desert might be a tad useful

More meat is not bad for a country running out of food, eh? Then also synth animals can be spies. Useful for any militaristic nation, I would venture.

Also, would the ppl feel so anti war if the soldiers were gen 2 synths instead of human soldiers? Supply lines would be better, as no need to send so much food to the front lines. No money needed for housing, for training and feeding humans

Im not saying that they would ever team up...but the institute’s tech WOULD certainly be useful to the NCR

There are institutional and technology reasons that bringing them closer together would be of immense benefit to both parties. It would be inevitable and happen informally at first anyway. Scientists have a nasty habit of establishing contacts and prefering lively exchanges of data and project results.

What are the benefits? Aside from those already mentioned, Boston has the Technology, NCR has democratic institutions. The institute has a great deal of power but is actually under the dictatorial control of the director. What happens when the SS dies? The institute needs to be under control of democratically elected authority or the commonwealth could very well suffer much more Institute tyranny.

It would more likely be a loose association, with OSI doing more applied technology, and the Institute doing pure research. Those in research with a discovery that they'd like to see pushed into practice will want to transfer to OSI until it is in production and the kinks are worked out. Civilian leaders may want to transfer some lead OSI personnel to Boston in order to get more research focus on the more pressing problems that everyday NCR and Commonwealth citizens are facing.

The Institute is extremely isolationist. Their only external forays are ept secretive. I do not foresee the NCR and Institute ever joining forces, assuming the NCR would even be able to expand all the way to the east coast. Their resources are already stretched thin by the time they extend to Nevada. The Institute has an even smaller range of influence.

Really glad you all gave your opinion!

But I think this ISI would really work! The NCR could use their food, furniture and science for a lot of things! They could use teleportation to deliver supplies and use synths to do simple work or even use them to distract the legion! I think it would be something really interesting to see!

I would love to see House’s securetrons leaving the bunker, synths storming the tents!

The more likely outcome if the OSI and Institute had to meet, is the Institute would laugh at them, or infiltrate them and take over the NCR for their fun and games.

The Institute don't strike me as joiners, or folks particularly fond of the idea of handing over their life's work to a bunch of strangers.

Compared to the Institute, OSI is literally a joke. That doesn’t mean they aren’t smart, or anything, I just mean the Institute is just far more advanced. A more likely outcome would be war. The NCR could almost definitely beat the Institute, thus taking their resources as their own