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{{Quotation|Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services.|''Dead Money'' loading screen}}
 
{{Quotation|Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services.|''Dead Money'' loading screen}}
   
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Created at Big MT at the [[Y-0 research center]], the development of the Sierra Madre vending machines was bankrolled by [[Frederick Sinclair]]. Willing to bankrupt himself for these devices, Sinclair also struck a deal with the company's executives to use the Villa as a proving ground for various Big MT experimental technologies.<ref>[[Y-0 research center terminal entries#Dispenser Funding Update|Y-0 research center terminals; Terminal, Dispenser Funding Update]]: ''"Got the funding from Sinclair. Near as I can tell, he's willing to not only bankrupt himself for these devices, he's struck a deal with the Big MT executives, letting the Villa become a lab for the supposedly-harmless prototype tech here. I've seen the Big MT execs do this with other isolated towns (Hopeville Meteorological research up north), and the whole process, it's not what I signed up for."''</ref> The devices he commissioned were intended not just as vending machines, but as emergency dispensers supplying food and resources to ration out in the event of a nuclear holocaust.<ref name="dispenser dev Y-0">[[Y-0 research center terminal entries#Requisition Order: Dispensers|Y-0 research center terminals; Terminal, Requisition Order: Dispensers]]: ''"We finished up the design for the dispensers for the Sierra Madre villa as requested. That big-wig Sinclair went to the Big MT execs; he wanted emergency dispensers for his sheltered Villa in case war broke out and they needed to care for the survivors there. He's done everything he can to isolate the community and tighten security, now he just needs to guarantee a food supply and be able to ration out resources in the event of nuclear holocaust. I hear he even narrowed the streets so cars couldn't come inside town, let alone come up to the Villa."''</ref> The machines were also capable of outputting special supplies, such as chems and security and maintenance equipment, restricted with dispenser codes issued only to trained professionals and doctors.<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"What other items can you get out of the machines?"''<br />[[Dean Domino]]: ''"If it's an emergency, you can get chems for any... uh... condition. Sinclair left that for doctors and trained professionals, not the common folk. Even security and maintenance could get special supplies out of them. Staff had codes on little cards they could use to unlock them."''<br />([[NVDLC01Dean.txt]])</ref>
A revolutionary pre-War technology that never achieved much commercial success outside the occasional world fair or the [[Sierra Madre]]. The vending machine is in fact a self-contained matter transformation device. It can recreate any item (limited by the templates stored in its memory) by using [[Sierra Madre chip]]s as a battery and source of raw material for the created goods. It can also take certain items and transform them back into Sierra Madre chips. Selection is made through a holographic interface that displays the item being purchased.
 
   
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Although Sinclair described them as the means for self-sufficiency for the Madre, others felt that they were a means to ensure that any money spent at the casino would line Sinclair's pockets,<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"I've never seen machines like those before."''<br />[[Dean Domino]]: ''"{{Tooltip|Yeah, well, machines like those weren't unusual before the Bomb. Maybe to you, they're amazing, to me, they're grifters without the personality.|{Took vending machines for granted, realizes player may not} }}"''<br />The Courier: ''"Grifters?"''<br />Dean Domino: ''"Sinclair made sure if you spent money here, it went {{Tooltip|one|{emph} }} direction - although that's not how {{Tooltip|he|{emph} }} described it."''<br />The Courier: ''"How did he describe it?"''<br />Dean Domino: ''"Called it "self-sufficient." Like he was doing the residents a favor. Right."''<br />([[NVDLC01Dean.txt]])</ref> especially with the ban on all other vending machines.<ref>[[Fallout: New Vegas loading screen hints#Dead Money|''Dead Money'' loading screen hints]]: ''"Sinclair forbade any other food or vending machines in the Villa beyond the ones he'd installed there."''</ref><ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"I don't believe you."''<br />[[Elijah]]: ''"You think I wanted to send you here without weapons, healing? No, the Sierra Madre lays you bare, strips and stores all your worldly possessions... It's automated to move things as the builder saw fit, Sinclair - even the guests. It's what divided your team, me, assigned us to "our floors." No contraband, nothing foreign in his paradise - even common Pre-War vending machines were banned from the Villa."''<br />([[Elijah's dialogue]])</ref> To his employees, the vending machines felt like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_store company store]: They could barely afford anything with the modest amount of chips they received along with their paycheck.<ref>[[Villa police station terminal entries#Vending Machine Installation|Villa police station terminals; Terminal, Vending Machine Installation]]: ''"Oversaw the streetside Vending Machines installation today, all working, mostly because the casino crew was running the show.''<br />''Finally complained to the Chief about the machines. They feel like a "company store." We only get a few casino chips with the paycheck, so we can barely buy anything. Chief says he's not sure the chips were Sinclair's idea, only if we had any problems with the machines, let him know immediately."''</ref>
As the chips are not some form of nanotech feedstock, but simple alloys of common and fissionable elements (see [[Coin Operator]]), the machines use nuclear fission/fusion to process this material not only into tools, but edible food and even prescription chems. The machines demonstrate that civilization was on the cusp of unimaginable prosperity when the bombs fell; a truly great height from which to fall.
 
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The Great War and the isolation of the Madre resulted in the vending machines becoming a technology. They remained in the ruins of the [[Sierra Madre]]. Around 2281, they attracted the attention of a rogue elder of the Brotherhood of Steel, [[Elijah]]. As potentially unlimited sources of "food, supplies, medical assistance, ammo... even currency," Elijah saw that the Sierra Madre "can kill nations and build them" if its [[The Cloud|Cloud]], [[Hologram (Dead Money)|holograms]] and vending machines were applied in the correct manner. While the Cloud wipes the slate clean, [[Dead Money collar|collars]] ensure cooperation, holograms provide defense and the vending machines provide everything else.<ref name="elijah dreams">The [[Courier]]: ''"If you secure that, that's all you want?"''<br />[[Elijah]]: ''"No, there is one last thing I want from the Sierra Madre. Its bounty. The machines that fill its streets, its corridors. They provide, provide almost anything. Perhaps in the Pre-War era, they were commonplace, things to dismiss. Now, they are far more valuable. You know it. {{Tooltip|They helped keep you alive.|{Derisive} }}"''<br />The [[Courier]]: ''"I can't argue that."''<br />[[Elijah]]: ''"Sources of food, supplies... medical assistance, ammo... make more collars, even print currency. {{Tooltip|Make a nation|{To himself} }}. The Cloud allows me to wipe the slate clean. Collars ensure cooperation. Holograms - defense. The Vending Machines provide... everything else. The Sierra Madre can kill nations and build them, using its technology with the right applications."''<br />([[Elijah's dialogue]])</ref>
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===Principle of operation===
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At the heart of the machine is a revolutionary pre-War technology that never achieved much commercial success outside the occasional World Fair or the [[Sierra Madre]]: The vending machine is a self-contained matter transformation device. It can recreate any item (limited by the templates stored in its memory; emergency codes could be used to unlock additional templates, for medical supplies and other restricted items)<ref>[[Villa Clinic terminal entries#Download Dispenser Code: Med-X]]</ref><ref>[[Fallout: New Vegas loading screen hints#Dead Money|''Dead Money'' loading screen hints]]: ''"Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services."''</ref><ref>[[Puesta del Sol terminal entries#Special Orders|Puesta del Sol terminals; Terminal, Special Orders]]</ref><ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"What are the Vending Machines all over town?"''<br />[[Dean Domino]]: ''"Those little company stores? Sinclair's toy boxes, put in a casino chip, get a treat, {{Tooltip|like you're some dog doing tricks.|{angry at self} }} Take any of the casino chips, put 'em into the machine, and you'll get something out - a snack, a cola, something to mend a tear in your shirt. Sometimes you have to know exactly what to ask for, other times, there's codes for... eh, unconventional items. For emergencies."''<br />([[NVDLC01Dean.txt]])</ref> by using [[Sierra Madre chip]]s and the alloy they are made from as a battery and source of raw material for the created goods. It can also take certain items and transform them back into Sierra Madre chips. Selection is made through a holographic interface that displays the item being purchased.<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"What are the Vending Machines in the Villa?"''<br />[[Elijah]]: ''"{{Tooltip|{{Tooltip|Assembly stations. Schematics are stored within... dispensers with unlock codes.|{More matter of fact here, like detailing specs on a car or gun, respects the vending machine tech} }} They use the Chips scattered around as batteries... alloys and raw material embedded in the shell. They resemble the vending machines of the Mojave, but they are crafting devices of tremendous versatility. Once an Old World convenience, now... ...now, they are a means of survival. Use the Chips to power them. Select from the holographic display, the device will assemble it.|AUDIO: Floating Hologram Head Projection at Fountain.}}"''<br />([[Elijah's dialogue]])</ref>
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As the chips are not some form of nanotech feedstock, but simple alloys of common and fissionable elements<ref>The [[Courier]]: ''"You need a battery... a Fission Battery... and Scrap Metal? And you can counterfeit the chips?"''<br />Christine Royce: ''[She nods, impressed. Then she points at you, then her and makes a circle.]''<br />([[NVDLC01Christine.txt]])</ref> (which can be easily manufactured out of common junk, see [[Coin Operator]]), the machines use nuclear fission/fusion to process this material not only into tools, but edible food and even prescription chems. The machines demonstrate that civilization was on the cusp of unimaginable prosperity when the bombs fell; a truly great height from which to fall.<ref name="elijah dreams"/>
   
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
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==Locations==
 
==Locations==
* [[Villa]] - East of [[Elijah]]'s fountain.
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* [[Villa]] - East of Elijah's fountain.
 
* Villa - West of Father Elijah's fountain.
 
* Villa - West of Father Elijah's fountain.
 
* Villa - Southwest of the entrance to [[Salida del Sol]] south.
 
* Villa - Southwest of the entrance to [[Salida del Sol]] south.
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* [[Tampico|The Tampico]] - North of the inaccessible double doors.
 
* [[Tampico|The Tampico]] - North of the inaccessible double doors.
 
* [[Executive suites|Sierra Madre executive suites]] - Two at either end of the hall outside Vera's room.
 
* [[Executive suites|Sierra Madre executive suites]] - Two at either end of the hall outside Vera's room.
* In the [[abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker]], in [[Elijah|Father Elijah's]] room.
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* In the [[abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker]], in Father Elijah's room.
 
* [[Sierra Madre vault]] - To left of the table with the [[Gold bar (Dead Money)|gold bars]] and [[Pre-War money (Fallout 3)|pre-War money]].
 
* [[Sierra Madre vault]] - To left of the table with the [[Gold bar (Dead Money)|gold bars]] and [[Pre-War money (Fallout 3)|pre-War money]].
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The codes for scotch, vodka and wine do not work on vending machines outside of the casino area. This includes the vending machine in the [[Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker]].
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* The codes for scotch, vodka and wine do not work on vending machines outside of the casino area. This includes the vending machine in the abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker.
 
* For every item returned, the Courier will receive +1 in the "Crafted Items" counter.
 
* For every item returned, the Courier will receive +1 in the "Crafted Items" counter.
 
* The Sierra Madre vending machines will not accept returns of [[Sexy sleepwear (Fallout: New Vegas)|sexy sleepwear]], [[Pre-War outfit (Fallout: New Vegas)#Headwear|pre-War bonnets and baseball caps]] or [[pre-War businesswear]], despite these items being commonly found alongside other, returnable articles of clothing.
 
* The Sierra Madre vending machines will not accept returns of [[Sexy sleepwear (Fallout: New Vegas)|sexy sleepwear]], [[Pre-War outfit (Fallout: New Vegas)#Headwear|pre-War bonnets and baseball caps]] or [[pre-War businesswear]], despite these items being commonly found alongside other, returnable articles of clothing.
* Although the researchers in Big MT created these machines, they are nowhere to be found in ''Old World Blues''. They are, however, mentioned on a terminal outside the destroyed Y-0 facility.
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* Although the researchers in Big MT created these machines, they are nowhere to be found in ''Old World Blues''. They are, however, mentioned on a terminal outside of the destroyed Y-0 facility.
 
* According to [[Dean Domino]], the Sierra Madre vending machine technology was not uncommon before the war.
 
* According to [[Dean Domino]], the Sierra Madre vending machine technology was not uncommon before the war.
 
* New production codes can be created post-War, as evidenced by weapon mods for the Holorifle being produced by the vending machines.
 
* New production codes can be created post-War, as evidenced by weapon mods for the Holorifle being produced by the vending machines.
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** Even though the glitch will increase Agility past 10, the base Agility stat will remain the same in the Pip-Boy due to clothes acting as a temporary increase to SPECIAL, not a permanent increase like an implant.
 
** Even though the glitch will increase Agility past 10, the base Agility stat will remain the same in the Pip-Boy due to clothes acting as a temporary increase to SPECIAL, not a permanent increase like an implant.
 
** Equiping and unequiping a copy of each returned outfit will remove the stacked agility bonus respective to each outfits return code; e.g. If you have a +4 Agility boost from returning a parkstroller outfit and pre-War casualwear, if you equip and unequip a copy of the pre-War casualwear it will remove the +2 agility provided by that particular outfit, but leave the +2 provided by the parkstroller outfit.{{Verify|14:26, September 2, 2019 (UTC)|type=bug}}
 
** Equiping and unequiping a copy of each returned outfit will remove the stacked agility bonus respective to each outfits return code; e.g. If you have a +4 Agility boost from returning a parkstroller outfit and pre-War casualwear, if you equip and unequip a copy of the pre-War casualwear it will remove the +2 agility provided by that particular outfit, but leave the +2 provided by the parkstroller outfit.{{Verify|14:26, September 2, 2019 (UTC)|type=bug}}
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All of the Madre's and Villa's conveniences were supplied by machines tied to the casino.Loading screen, Dead Money

Sierra Madre vending machines are pre-War devices developed at the Big MT, which dispense and redeem numerous items in exchange for Sierra Madre chips. They can be found throughout the Sierra Madre, and one is found in Elijah's quarters in the abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker.

Background

Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services.Dead Money loading screen

Created at Big MT at the Y-0 research center, the development of the Sierra Madre vending machines was bankrolled by Frederick Sinclair. Willing to bankrupt himself for these devices, Sinclair also struck a deal with the company's executives to use the Villa as a proving ground for various Big MT experimental technologies.[1] The devices he commissioned were intended not just as vending machines, but as emergency dispensers supplying food and resources to ration out in the event of a nuclear holocaust.[2] The machines were also capable of outputting special supplies, such as chems and security and maintenance equipment, restricted with dispenser codes issued only to trained professionals and doctors.[3]

Although Sinclair described them as the means for self-sufficiency for the Madre, others felt that they were a means to ensure that any money spent at the casino would line Sinclair's pockets,[4] especially with the ban on all other vending machines.[5][6] To his employees, the vending machines felt like a company store: They could barely afford anything with the modest amount of chips they received along with their paycheck.[7]

The Great War and the isolation of the Madre resulted in the vending machines becoming a technology. They remained in the ruins of the Sierra Madre. Around 2281, they attracted the attention of a rogue elder of the Brotherhood of Steel, Elijah. As potentially unlimited sources of "food, supplies, medical assistance, ammo... even currency," Elijah saw that the Sierra Madre "can kill nations and build them" if its Cloud, holograms and vending machines were applied in the correct manner. While the Cloud wipes the slate clean, collars ensure cooperation, holograms provide defense and the vending machines provide everything else.[8]

Principle of operation

At the heart of the machine is a revolutionary pre-War technology that never achieved much commercial success outside the occasional World Fair or the Sierra Madre: The vending machine is a self-contained matter transformation device. It can recreate any item (limited by the templates stored in its memory; emergency codes could be used to unlock additional templates, for medical supplies and other restricted items)[9][10][11][12] by using Sierra Madre chips and the alloy they are made from as a battery and source of raw material for the created goods. It can also take certain items and transform them back into Sierra Madre chips. Selection is made through a holographic interface that displays the item being purchased.[13]

As the chips are not some form of nanotech feedstock, but simple alloys of common and fissionable elements[14] (which can be easily manufactured out of common junk, see Coin Operator), the machines use nuclear fission/fusion to process this material not only into tools, but edible food and even prescription chems. The machines demonstrate that civilization was on the cusp of unimaginable prosperity when the bombs fell; a truly great height from which to fall.[8]

Characteristics

Sierra Madre vending machines initially only offer food, cigarettes, doctor's bags and redeem cigarettes for chips. However, scattered throughout the Sierra Madre are holotapes that enable the vending machines to dispense more useful items in quantities only limited by the Courier's supply of chips.

Food

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
BlamCo Mac & Cheese -5
Dandy Boy Apples -5
Fancy Lads Snack Cakes -5
InstaMash -5
Junk food -5
Pork n' Beans -5
Potato Crisps -5
Salisbury Steak -5
Scotch (note) -10 Sierra Madre Casino security office on a metal shelf
Sugar Bombs -5
Vodka (note) -10 Sierra Madre Casino floor countertop behind a Very Easy locked door
Wine (note) -10 Sierra Madre Casino floor behind the bar on top of a shelf
YumYum Deviled Eggs -5

Note: Scotch, vodka and wine can only be redeemed from the vending machine located on the Sierra Madre Casino floor.

Misc

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
Pack of cigarettes -10
(Return) pack of cigarettes +5
(Return) carton of cigarettes +20
(Return) pre-War casualwear +4 can be found in multiple cash registers scattered around the villa and casino
(Return) dirty pre-War casualwear +2
(Return) Fedora +3
(Return) pre-War parkstroller outfit +4
(Return) dirty pre-War parkstroller outfit +2
(Return) pre-War relaxedwear +4
(Return) dirty pre-War relaxedwear +2
(Return) pre-War spring outfit +4
(Return) dirty pre-War spring outfit +2
Free Chips +1,000, -1 complimentary voucher Win 7,500 chips in the Sierra Madre Casino.

Weapons

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
Demolition charge -75 Puesta Del Sol North Service Tunnel by accessing the terminal in the corner or Puesta del Sol South 2F near the two lounge chairs.
Auto. rifle upgr. internals -250 Puesta Del Sol South (On the roof where the Courier leaves Dean Domino before activating the Gala Event)
Bear trap fist HD springs -250 Salida del Sol South (In switch room where the Courier leaves Dog/God, near some pipes on the right)
Holorifle adv. calibration -125 Puesta Del Sol South (Atop the central building, among a pile of drained microfusion cells)
Holorifle focus optics -175 Salida del Sol North (Bell tower, along with super stimpak code)
Holorifle reinf. components -100 Puesta del Sol Switching Station (Near the elevator and "remote maintenance terminal")

Aid

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
Doctor's bag -55
Med-X -20 Villa clinic (2nd floor doctors computer terminal) the area nearby will have a hologram patrol.
Rad-X -20 Salida del Sol North, leading to the bell tower on the third floor of the only building in the area with three stories. on bookshelf near the "Casino lights carry me home" graffiti in a room with a computer terminal used in the history side quest
RadAway -20 Salida del Sol North, bell tower district, southeast area, behind a counter in room with pool-table that the Courier enters from a staircase or the nearby hole in the wall. It's the only way of access to and from the bell tower half of salida sol north.
Stimpak -25 Villa clinic, on the lower floor in the check-in area on the main desk
Super stimpak -100 Salida del Sol North, inside the Bell tower on a ledge near to the light controls.
Weapon repair kit -20 Villa police station, on top of a file cabinet at the end of a corridor of prison cells, in the same area where Dog is kept, or access the terminal in the accessed in Puesta del Sol south foreman's service tunnels.

Ammunition

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
.357 Magnum round (12) -24 Villa police station - When entering the station, located on the desk to the left with the police chief's terminal on it, next to a locked door (unlocked via the terminal)
.308 round (20) -60 Villa police station male restroom

Chems

Item Chip Cost Holotape Location
Buffout -20 Puesta del Sol South through a ground level hole in the wall east of the ruined cafe entrance next to cash register
Mentats -20 Villa clinic right across from the chief physician's office on the bottom shelf with a TV and typewriter on top of it.
Steady -20 Police station entryway on the coffee table right when the Courier walks in

Locations

Notes

  • The codes for scotch, vodka and wine do not work on vending machines outside of the casino area. This includes the vending machine in the abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker.
  • For every item returned, the Courier will receive +1 in the "Crafted Items" counter.
  • The Sierra Madre vending machines will not accept returns of sexy sleepwear, pre-War bonnets and baseball caps or pre-War businesswear, despite these items being commonly found alongside other, returnable articles of clothing.
  • Although the researchers in Big MT created these machines, they are nowhere to be found in Old World Blues. They are, however, mentioned on a terminal outside of the destroyed Y-0 facility.
  • According to Dean Domino, the Sierra Madre vending machine technology was not uncommon before the war.
  • New production codes can be created post-War, as evidenced by weapon mods for the Holorifle being produced by the vending machines.

Appearances

The Sierra Madre vending machine appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on, Dead Money.

Behind the scenes

The Old World Blues add-on includes an unused, unscripted, partially implemented version of the Sierra Madre vending machine, likely meant to be placed around the Y-0 research center. Called the "Holo-Vending Machine," the object uses the same shape as the vending machines which appear in Dead Money. Though both the mesh (shape) and textures are included for the object, the mesh file references textures as though they are in the "nvdlc01" folder used by Dead Money, rather than the "nvdlc03" folder used by Old World Blues, making it appear incorrectly if viewed without the Dead Money add-on loaded.

Bugs

  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 The "Return Outfit Item" vending machine code includes an option to return fedoras for chips. The fedora is a "non-playable" article of clothing, meaning it cannot normally be obtained, and furthermore does not appear anywhere within Dead Money. [verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Returning any pre-War outfit while wearing it will give a permanent Agility bonus. The bonus can be stacked far beyond 10 Agility and though it stops increasing related skills and AP, weapon draw/holster and reload speed will continue to increase. While running some guns may glitch during the holster animation due to the speed of the animation causing the gun to glitch inside the player character, usually leaving the gun sticking out of the Courier's shoulder. The gun will return to normal if drawing and then holstering again while staying still, or if reequiping the weapon. [verified]
    • Even though the glitch will increase Agility past 10, the base Agility stat will remain the same in the Pip-Boy due to clothes acting as a temporary increase to SPECIAL, not a permanent increase like an implant.
    • Equiping and unequiping a copy of each returned outfit will remove the stacked agility bonus respective to each outfits return code; e.g. If you have a +4 Agility boost from returning a parkstroller outfit and pre-War casualwear, if you equip and unequip a copy of the pre-War casualwear it will remove the +2 agility provided by that particular outfit, but leave the +2 provided by the parkstroller outfit.[verification overdue]
  1. Y-0 research center terminals; Terminal, Dispenser Funding Update: "Got the funding from Sinclair. Near as I can tell, he's willing to not only bankrupt himself for these devices, he's struck a deal with the Big MT executives, letting the Villa become a lab for the supposedly-harmless prototype tech here. I've seen the Big MT execs do this with other isolated towns (Hopeville Meteorological research up north), and the whole process, it's not what I signed up for."
  2. Y-0 research center terminals; Terminal, Requisition Order: Dispensers: "We finished up the design for the dispensers for the Sierra Madre villa as requested. That big-wig Sinclair went to the Big MT execs; he wanted emergency dispensers for his sheltered Villa in case war broke out and they needed to care for the survivors there. He's done everything he can to isolate the community and tighten security, now he just needs to guarantee a food supply and be able to ration out resources in the event of nuclear holocaust. I hear he even narrowed the streets so cars couldn't come inside town, let alone come up to the Villa."
  3. The Courier: "What other items can you get out of the machines?"
    Dean Domino: "If it's an emergency, you can get chems for any... uh... condition. Sinclair left that for doctors and trained professionals, not the common folk. Even security and maintenance could get special supplies out of them. Staff had codes on little cards they could use to unlock them."
    (NVDLC01Dean.txt)
  4. The Courier: "I've never seen machines like those before."
    Dean Domino: "Yeah, well, machines like those weren't unusual before the Bomb. Maybe to you, they're amazing, to me, they're grifters without the personality."
    The Courier: "Grifters?"
    Dean Domino: "Sinclair made sure if you spent money here, it went one direction - although that's not how he described it."
    The Courier: "How did he describe it?"
    Dean Domino: "Called it "self-sufficient." Like he was doing the residents a favor. Right."
    (NVDLC01Dean.txt)
  5. Dead Money loading screen hints: "Sinclair forbade any other food or vending machines in the Villa beyond the ones he'd installed there."
  6. The Courier: "I don't believe you."
    Elijah: "You think I wanted to send you here without weapons, healing? No, the Sierra Madre lays you bare, strips and stores all your worldly possessions... It's automated to move things as the builder saw fit, Sinclair - even the guests. It's what divided your team, me, assigned us to "our floors." No contraband, nothing foreign in his paradise - even common Pre-War vending machines were banned from the Villa."
    (Elijah's dialogue)
  7. Villa police station terminals; Terminal, Vending Machine Installation: "Oversaw the streetside Vending Machines installation today, all working, mostly because the casino crew was running the show.
    Finally complained to the Chief about the machines. They feel like a "company store." We only get a few casino chips with the paycheck, so we can barely buy anything. Chief says he's not sure the chips were Sinclair's idea, only if we had any problems with the machines, let him know immediately."
  8. 8.0 8.1 The Courier: "If you secure that, that's all you want?"
    Elijah: "No, there is one last thing I want from the Sierra Madre. Its bounty. The machines that fill its streets, its corridors. They provide, provide almost anything. Perhaps in the Pre-War era, they were commonplace, things to dismiss. Now, they are far more valuable. You know it. They helped keep you alive."
    The Courier: "I can't argue that."
    Elijah: "Sources of food, supplies... medical assistance, ammo... make more collars, even print currency. Make a nation. The Cloud allows me to wipe the slate clean. Collars ensure cooperation. Holograms - defense. The Vending Machines provide... everything else. The Sierra Madre can kill nations and build them, using its technology with the right applications."
    (Elijah's dialogue)
  9. Villa Clinic terminal entries#Download Dispenser Code: Med-X
  10. Dead Money loading screen hints: "Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services."
  11. Puesta del Sol terminals; Terminal, Special Orders
  12. The Courier: "What are the Vending Machines all over town?"
    Dean Domino: "Those little company stores? Sinclair's toy boxes, put in a casino chip, get a treat, like you're some dog doing tricks. Take any of the casino chips, put 'em into the machine, and you'll get something out - a snack, a cola, something to mend a tear in your shirt. Sometimes you have to know exactly what to ask for, other times, there's codes for... eh, unconventional items. For emergencies."
    (NVDLC01Dean.txt)
  13. The Courier: "What are the Vending Machines in the Villa?"
    Elijah: "Assembly stations. Schematics are stored within... dispensers with unlock codes. They use the Chips scattered around as batteries... alloys and raw material embedded in the shell. They resemble the vending machines of the Mojave, but they are crafting devices of tremendous versatility. Once an Old World convenience, now... ...now, they are a means of survival. Use the Chips to power them. Select from the holographic display, the device will assemble it."
    (Elijah's dialogue)
  14. The Courier: "You need a battery... a Fission Battery... and Scrap Metal? And you can counterfeit the chips?"
    Christine Royce: [She nods, impressed. Then she points at you, then her and makes a circle.]
    (NVDLC01Christine.txt)