The broc flower cave is a location in the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
Many portions of the cave are slightly radioactive due to being used as a dumping site for pre-War nuclear waste barrels. At some point in the past, a makeshift lab was set up on one of the radiation-free ledges for unknown purposes.
Layout[]
Situated east of the Legion raid camp and southwest of the Snyder prospector camp, the entrance opens to a path leading down. A short distance from the cave opening, a Salesman Weekly can be seen on the floor. The path splits shortly thereafter. To the left, a cavern full of radioactive barrels containing a skeleton, a knife, a copy of Lad's Life, an ammunition box, and a .357 Magnum revolver, can be found in the center. The right path forks again after the descending path winds past several minecarts and barrels. The path levels out into an open cavern.
The right fork follows a ledge with a view overlooking the main cave chamber, then leads to a recessed room containing a broken fence. A unique varmint rifle, Ratslayer can be found alongside a Sunset Sarsaparilla crate, a radiation suit, and medical equipment are stored behind the fence. A collection of chems are found here, including stimpaks, Med-X, RadAway, and Cateye.
A copy of Today's Physician and two copies of Programmer's Digest are located on top of and to the right of a desk. The left path leads to a final cavern, where Jane's brahmin can be found (only if one accepts looking for it during Debt Collector).
Notable loot[]
- Ratslayer - a unique variant of the varmint rifle, found below a desk in the makeshift laboratory on the upper level.
- There is one undersized (0.92) scalpel on the surgical tray in the room with Ratslayer.
Related quests[]
Notes[]
- The giant rats found inside this cave have the same stats as the R.O.U.S. (rodents of unusual size) and are very dangerous, especially for low level characters.
- As the name suggests, the cave is named for a large number of broc flowers outside of the cave, making this location the highest concentration of broc flowers in the game.
- Inside the lab with Ratslayer, half of a first aid box juts out of the floor near the other first aid box, hidden under a table.
- Radiation levels can reach upwards of 3 rads per second. Consuming the water results in this number increasing to 20.
- Due to the cave's proximity to the Legion raid camp, many veteran and recruit legionaries as well as veteran decani may be found near the cave.
- A small group of NCR soldiers from Camp Searchlight may also be found fighting the Legion here.
- Many prospectors also roam the area.
The cave's interior layout is similar to the mysterious cave at Big MT.- Lincoln's head from Fallout 3 can be found secured to the back of Jane's brahmin in the cave.
 | The following is based on the Wild Wasteland trait. |
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- If Wild Wasteland is an active trait, the giant rats will be replaced by rodents of unusual size. These creatures may be killed and looted for giant rat meat.
| End of information based on the Wild Wasteland trait |
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Appearances[]
The broc flower cave appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the scenes[]
The rodents of unusual size spawned by the Wild Wasteland trait are a reference to William Goldman's novel and film The Princess Bride. In the film and novel, rodents of unusual size (or ROUS for short) attack the protagonists in the Fire Swamps. Accepting Lady Jane's offer to loot her brahmin during Debt Collector also offers unique dialogue options that are lifted from the story's dialogue regarding the ROUS.
Bugs[]
- If the cave is entered before Lady Jane talks about her lost caravan, the brahmin will not be there upon returning to the cave for the Debt Collector quest. However, it is possible to lie about collecting the caps and pay off the debt. Jane's brahmin can also be placed near the Courier using console commands, by entering player.placeatme 116af4.[verified]
- If the Debt Collector quest is completed before and without entering the cave, it is unlikely to see the prospector's ghost or Lady Jane's pack brahmin.[verified]
- Even without the Wild Wasteland trait, the giant rats in the cave may have the stats of the ROUS and deal 50 damage, but still look like normal giant rats.[verified]
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