Fallout: New Vegas challenges

Fallout: New Vegas overviews

This page lists all challenges that can be completed by the player character in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons.

Characteristics[]

After acquiring the Pip-Boy during Ain't That a Kick in the Head, the player character can find the list of challenges available to complete under Data > Misc > Challenges.

Upon completion of a challenge, varying amounts of XP are granted to the player character as well as some challenges granting unique passive perks.

ChallengePerk — Pip-Boy menu icon shared by all perks gained through challenges

Challenges are listed below with a description next to it as seen in the in-game Pip-Boy. Some challenges do not show up until progress has been made (e.g. A Little Critical only shows up after one has scored at least one critical hit with a one-handed firearm). Many challenges are not available until a prior one of the same general type has been completed; for example, completing Energetic unlocks More Energetic, Set Lasers for Fun, Beam (Weapon) Me Up, and You'll Blind Somebody, and then completing More Energetic unlocks Critical Reaction, and Let's Get Critical.

Different challenges can be completed either once, three times for increasing levels of a special perk, or repeated an unlimited number of times. Upon completing a challenge, a sound is heard similar to the one that played during a level-up in Fallout and in Fallout 2.

Base game challenges[]

Kill challenges[]

Challenges in this category typically require the player character to kill large numbers of enemies, either targeting a specific enemy type or using a specific weapon type.

Name	Recurring	Prerequisite	Enemy To Kill	Amount To Kill	Weapon To Use	XP	Perk Given	Form ID
A Fistful of Hollars		-	Any	42	Unarmed weapons	50	-	0015EB18
Abominable	3 ranks	-	Abominations	50	Any	50	Abominable	0015EB23
Animal Control	3 ranks	-	Mutated Animals	50	Any	50	Animal Control	0015EB24
Bug Stomper	3 ranks	-	Mutated Insects	50	Any	50	Bug Stomper	0015EB20
Demise of the Machines	3 ranks	-	Robots	50	Any	50	Machine Head	0015EB22
Energetic		-	Any	64	Energy weapons	64	-	0015EB02
For a Few Hollars More		A Fistful of Hollars	Any	75	Unarmed weapons	100	-	0015EB19
I Can Kill You With One Hand		-	Any	250	One-handed guns	75	-	0015EB3A
Just Point and Click		-	Any	250	Large two-handled weapon	75	-	0015EB38
Kaboom		-	Any	25	Explosives	50	-	0015EB09
Kaboom-boom-pow		Kaboom	Any	50	Explosives	75	-	0015EB0A
More Energetic		Energetic	Any	64	Energy weapons	75	-	0015EB03
Not So Up Close		Up Close	Any	25	Thrown weapons	50	-	0015EAEE
Nuke it From Orbit		-	Any	250	Large shoulder-mounted weapons	75	-	0015EB39
Shoot Em Up		-	Any	75	Guns	75	-	0015EAFC
Shoot Em Up Again		Shoot Em Up	Any	75	Guns	75	-	0015EAFD
Super Mutant Massacre	3 ranks	-	Super mutants	50	Any	50	Mutant Massacrer	0015EB21
The Rifleman		-	Any	250	Two-handed guns	75	-	0015EB37
This is Hacking		Up Closer	Any	100	One-handed melee weapons	50	-	0015EB17
Up Close		-	Any	50	Melee weapons	75	-	0015EB12
Up Closer		Up Close	Any	75	Melee weapons	75	-	0015EB13

Damage challenges[]

Challenges in this category typically require the player character to attack and injure/kill enemies using specific weapon types or combat mechanics e.g. crippling limbs, Critical Hits, etc.

Name	Prerequisite	Organ To Damage	Type Of Damage	Amount Of Damage Type	Weapon To Use	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
...And Boy are My Arms Tired	-	Any	Damage	100000	Unarmed weapons	-	75	0015EB1B
A Little Critical	-	Any	Critical-Hits	100	One-handed guns	-	50	0015EB05
A Matter of Heart	-	Torso	Cripple	100	Any	-	75	0015EAEC
A Matter of Perception	-	Head	Cripple	100	Any	-	75	0015EAEB
Aiming is Optional	Kaboom-boom-pow	Any	Damage	10000	Any explosive launcher	-	50	0015EB10
Beam (Weapon) Me Up	-	Any	Damage	25000	Two-handed energy weapons	Set Lasers for Fun	0	0015EAF7
Blaster Master	-	Any	Damage	10000	Energy weapons	-	50	001690E4
Click	Shoot Em Up Again	Any	Damage	20000	Any submachine gun, light machine gun or minigun	-	75	0015EB08
Condition Critical	Shoot Em Up Again	Any	Critical-Hits	100	Two-handed guns	-	50	0015EB04
Critical Reaction	More Energetic	Any	Critical-Hits	128	Two-handed energy weapons	-	75	0015EAFA
Destroy Something Not So Beautiful	A Fistful of Hollars	Any	Damage	10000	Unarmed weapons	Beautiful Beatdown	100	0015EB1A
Full of Stars	Lethal Weapons	Head	Cripple	100	Unarmed weapons	-	50	0015EB1F
Go For the Eyes	A Fistful of Hollars	Head	Damage	6000	Unarmed weapons	-	75	0015EB1C
Gotta Hand Grenade It to You	Kaboom-boom-pow	Any	Damage	10000	Any thrown and placed explosives	-	100	0015EB0F
Gut Checker	Lethal Weapons	Torso	Cripple	100	Unarmed weapons	-	50	0015EB1E
I Am Not Left Handed	-	Right-hand arm (or equivalent)	Cripple	100	Any	-	100	0015EAED
I Can Do It One Handed	Up Closer	Any	Damage	10000	One-handed guns/energy weapons	Melee Hacker	50	0015EB15
I've Got Shotgun	Shoot Em Up	Any	Damage	20000	Shotguns	-	75	0015EB06
Knocked Up	-	Knock down enemies.	Any weapon using the "knockdown" effect	100	Any	-	75	0015EAEF
Lead Dealer	-	Any	Damage	10000	Any guns	-	50	001690E5
Let's Get Critical	More Energetic	Any	Critical-Hits	64	One-handed energy weapons	-	75	0015EAFB
Lethal Weapons	A Fistful of Hollars	Any	Critical-Hits	100	Unarmed weapons	-	50	0015EB1D
Limber Jack	-	Limbs	Cripple	100	Any	-	50	0015EAE9
Love the Bomb	-	Any	Damage	10000	Any explosives	-	50	001690E3
New Vegas Samurai	-	Any	Damage	10000	Melee weapons	-	50	001690E2
Old-Tyme Brawler	-	Any	Damage	10000	Unarmed weapons	-	50	001690E8
Set Lasers for Fun	-	Any	Damage	16000	One-handed energy weapons	Set Lasers for Fun	0	0015EB0E
The Big Squeezy	Shoot Em Up Again	Any	Damage	18000	Two-handed guns	-	75	0015EB07
Two Hands are Better than One	Up Closer	Any	Damage	10000	Two-handed melee weapons	Melee Hacker	50	0015EB14
Were You Using That?	Up Closer	Limbs	Cripple	200	Two-handed melee weapons	-	50	0015EB0B
You'll Blind Somebody	-	Head	Damage	4096	Energy weapons	-	100	0015EB0D

Other challenges[]

Challenges in this category typically require the player character to perform an assortment of in-game feats such as discovering locations, using specific aid items, winning at gambling games, etc.

Name	Prerequisite	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
...And Know Disintegrations	-	Disintegrate enemies with laser-type energy weapons	32	-	75	0015EB01
...And Not a drop to Drink	-	Use water-type aid items	100	Camel of the Mojave	100	0015EAF8
...Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?	-	Kill enemies via reverse-pickpocketing explosives	25	-	50	0015EB0C
All Things in Modder Nation	-	Upgrade weapons with weapon mods	20	-	50	0015EAF5
Apocalypse Ain't Got Nothin' On Me	Lord Death of Murder Mountain	Kill anything (and pretty much everything)	1000	Lord Death (+4% DAM)	50	0015EB29
Artful Pocketer	-	Steal at least one item from non-player characters	50	-	50	001690E7
At a Loss for Words	-	Achieve a failed Speech skill check	100	-	75	0015EB31
Crafty	-	Craft items at any crafting station	20	-	0	0015EAF3
Crafty Veteran	Crafty	Craft more items at any crafting station	100	-	75	0015EAF4
Day Tripper	-	Use addictive chems	25	Day Tripper	50	0015EB2A
Desert Survivalist	-	Replenish lost HP with food items	10000	-	100	00165773
Devourer of Nations	Dine and Dash	Consume more corpses with the Cannibal perk	200	-	100	0015EB26
Dine and Dash	-	Consume corpses with the Cannibal perk	25	Dine and Dash		0015EAE1
Disarming Personality	-	Disable enemy mines	25	-	50	0015EB11
Double Down	-	Play a game of Blackjack	10	-	100	00165775
Dr. Wasteland, M.D.	-	Use doctor's bags to heal crippled limbs	25	-	75	005EAEE5
Fast Times	-	Consume Turbo chems	20	Fast Times	0	0015EAF0
Find Vault 3	-	Discover Vault 3	1	-	0	0015EBC3
Find Vault 11	-	Discover Vault 11	1	-	0	0015EB34
Find Vault 19	-	Discover Vault 19	1	-	0	0015EB35
Find Vault 22	-	Discover Vault 22	1	-	0	0015EB3B
Find Vault 34	-	Discover Vault 34	1	-	0	0015EB3D
Fixin' Things	-	Repair damaged equipment directly	30	-	50	0015EAF9
Free Radical	-	Use RadAway aid items	20	Free Radical	0	0015EAF2
H4x Supr3m3	Healthy Glow	Successfully hack more terminals	25	-	50	0015EB2D
He Moves in Mysterious Ways	-	Trigger a Mysterious Stranger appearance	15	Friendly Help	0	0015EAE8
Healthy Glow	-	Successfully hack terminals	25	-	50	0015EB2C
I Can Stop Any Time I Want	Day Tripper	Use more addictive chems.	25	-	75	0015EB2B
I Dismember You	-	Attack and dismember an enemy's head/arms/legs	1000	-	50	0015EAF6
Know When to Fold 'Em	-	Lose games of Caravan	5	-	50	00165778
Know When to Hold 'Em (I)	-	Win games of Caravan	3	-	100	00165777
Know When to Hold 'Em (II)	Know When To Hold 'Em (I)	Win more games of Caravan	27	-	50	0016BA4E
Little Wheel	-	Play a game of Roulette	10	-	100	00165776
Lord Death	-	Kill anything	200	Lord Death (+1% DAM)	100	0015EB27
Lord Death of Murder Mountain	Lord Death	Kill anything (just more of it)	700	Lord Death (+2% DAM)	100	0015EB28
Low Tech Hacking	-	Successfully pick locks	25	-	50	0015EB2F
Master of the Mojave	Walker of the Mojave	Discover more locations in the Mojave Wasteland	75	-	0	001690E6
Maybe That's a Lie	-	Become addicted to chems	10	-	25	0015EB32
Miss Fortunate Son (or Daughter)	-	Trigger a Miss Fortune appearance	15	Friendly Help	0	0015EAE7
One Armed Bandit	-	Play a game of Slots	10	-	100	00165774
Questin' Mark	-	Complete quests	5	-	100	0015EAE6
Radical	-	Use Rad-X aid items	20	-	75	0015EAF1
Sir Talks-a-lot	-	Achieve a successful Speech skill check	50	-	50	0015EB30
Stim-ply Amazing	-	Replenish lost HP with stimpaks	10000	-	100	00165772
Stimpaddict	-	Use stimpaks	100	-	50	0015EB3E
Tough Guy	-	Cripple one's limbs	50	Tough Guy	0	0015EAEA
Up to the Challenge	-	Complete challenges	50	-	100	0015EB36
Walker of the Mojave	-	Discover locations in the Mojave Wasteland	50	-	0	0015EB33
You Run Barter Town	-	Accrue caps through buying/selling to merchants	10000	-	100	00165771

Add-on challenges[]

Dead Money challenges[]

These challenges are only available and can only be completed by installing and starting the Dead Money add-on.

Name	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
All For One	Keep all Dead Money companions alive during the add-on	1	-	100	xx011F34
Assemble Your Crew	Recruit Dean Domino, Chrstine, Dog... and what's inside Dog.	3	-	100	xx011F2D
Authority Issues	Alerted a Sierra Madre security hologram.	20	-	50	xx011F2B
Big Winner	Purchase at least one item from Sierra Madre vending machines.	50	-	75	xx0103B2
Cash Out	Kill Father Elijah in the Sierra Madre vault during Heist of the Centuries.	1	-	200	xx011F30
Dean's Secret Stash	Open one of Dean's Secret Stashes.	15	-	100	xx011B27
Dead Man's Hand	Find and obtain playing cards of the Dead Man's Hand.	5	-	100	xx0134FB
Ghost Eater - Harvesters	Kill ghost harvesters.	10	-	100	xx0103B4
Ghost Eater - Seekers	Kill ghost seekers.	10	-	100	xx0103B5
Ghost Eater - Trappers	Kill ghost trappers.	10	-	100	xx0103B6
Having a Ball	Trigger the Sierra Madre Gala Event.	1	-	100	xx011F2F
History's Sake	Discover the entire pre-War history of the Sierra Madre.	8	-	100	xx012FB3
Kiss of Death	Modify weapons with Cloud Kiss poison.	10	-	100	xx010EB2
Loose Ends	Kill all Dead Money companions during the add-on.	3	-	100	xx011F35
Safety Deposit Box	Leave Father Elijah alive and trapped inside the Sierra Madre vault during Heist of the Centuries.	1	-	200	xx011F31
Sierra Madre Souvenir Aficionado	Find and accrue Sierra Madre chips	500	-	150	xx0103B0
The Whole Sad Story	Learn the histories of Elijah and all Dead Money companions.	4	-	100	xx012FB1
Things to Come!	Learn about future events to come during the add-on.	5	-	75	xx012FB2

Honest Hearts challenges[]

These challenges are only available and can only be completed by installing and starting the Honest Hearts add-on.

Name	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
In a Foreign Land	Complete the quests River Monsters, The Advance Scouts, The Grand Staircase, and The Treacherous Road.	1	-	100	xx00B2FC
May my Hand Forget its Skill	Help the Sorrows evacuate Zion during Flight from Zion	1	-	100	xx00B2FE
O Daughter of Babylon	Help Joshua Graham eradicate the White Legs during Crush the White Legs	1	-	100	xx00B2FD
Restore Our Fortunes	Complete the quests Roadside Attraction, Gone Fishin', and Tourist Trap, followed by Deliverer of Sorrows.	1	-	100	xx00B2FB
Survivalist's Bounty	Find and loot survival caches around Zion Canyon.	6	-	100	xx00B2F9
When We Remembered Zion	Enter Zion Canyon during Arrival at Zion.	1	-	100	xx00B2FA
Yao Guai Hunter	Kill yao guai in Zion Canyon.	10	-	100	xx00B390

Old World Blues challenges[]

These challenges are only available and can only be completed by installing and starting the Old World Blues add-on.

Name	Recurring	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
Automaton		Splice a robot and unusual specimen in the X-8 research center.	1	-	100	xx015B04
Mad Scientist		Splice a lobotomite and dog in the X-8 research center.	1	-	100	xx015B02
Evil Genius		Splice a lobotomite and robot in the X-8 research center.	1	-	100	xx015B03
Make up Your Mind		Decide to recover or leave the Courier's brain in the Forbidden Zone during Old World Blues.	1	-	500	xx009DE2
Making Friends		Reactivate appliances of the Sink during All My Friends Have Off Switches.	10	-	500	xx011956
Cardiac Arrest!		Assemble and acquire the stealth suit Mk II during X-13: Attack of the Infiltrator!.	1	-	500	xx009DE4
Caza-Death Dealer	3 ranks	Killed cazadores in Big MT.	2/5/10	DNAvenger		xx00DA29 xx00DA2A xx00DA2B
Dog Run I/II/III	3 ranks	Complete the side quest X-8 Data Retrieval Test	4 runs	DNAgent		xx00A446 xx00A447 xx00A448
MT Space		Discover all locations in Big MT.	35	-	100	xx00A44C
Klein Destine		Equip the items of Dr. Klein's glove, Dr. Klein's glasses, and Dr. Klein's scrubs.	1	-	100	xx009DE1
Mobius Strip		Equip the items of Dr. Mobius' glove, Dr. Mobius' glasses, and Dr. Mobius' scrubs.	1	-	100	xx009DE7
Outer Space		Attempt and fail to walk past the pylon fence around Big MT.	2	-	100	xx00A44D
Outsmarted		Completed the main quest Old World Blues.	1	-	500	xx009DE5
Spinal-Tapped		Acquire the audio sample from the X-8 research center during X-8: High School Horror!.	1	-	500	xx009DE3
VR the Champions I/II/III	3 ranks	Complete the side quest Project X-13	3 runs	-	100	xx00A449 xx00A44A xx00A44B

Lonesome Road challenges[]

These challenges are only available and can only be completed by installing and starting the Lonesome Road add-on.

Name	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
Condemned to Repeat It	Launch the nuclear missile from the Ashton missile silo during The Launch.	1	-	500	xx00A5FD
ED-Ecated	Find and obtain eyebot upgrade circuit boards in the Divide.	5	Camarader-E	500	xx00A5FC
Hometown Hero	Complete the Lonesome Road questline.	1	-	500	xx00A5FE
Rocket's Red Glare	Purchase all upgrades for Red Glare from commissary terminals in the Divide.	3	-	500	xx00A601
Warhead Hunter	Find and detonate warheads in the Divide.	30	-	500	xx00A604
Ends of the Earth	Discover all locations in the Divide.	25	-	100	xx00A5FF
Most Likely To...	Learn about Courier Six's past from Ulysses during the Lonesome Road questline.	6	-	100	xx00A5F9
Nostalgia	Find and obtain pieces of the Divide's history.	10	-	100	xx00A5F8
Feel Like a Kid Again	Find and interact with RALPHIE posters in the Divide.	20	-	100	xx00CA7A
The Courier's Mile	Enter the Courier's Mile for the first time.	1	-	100	xx00A600
Ulysses' Odyssey	Find and obtain Ulysses' logs.	6	-	100	xx00A5FA

Gun Runners' Arsenal challenges[]

These challenges are only available and can only be completed by installing the Gun Runners' Arsenal add-on.

Name	Level	Requirement	Amount to do	Perk Given	XP	Form ID
Against All Tyrants	★★★	Kill any named Legion member(s) using a hunting revolver, Ranger Sequoia, brush gun, service rifle, hunting rifle, or cowboy repeater.	10	-	1000	xx000A54
Armed For Bear	★★★	Kill any named NCR Ranger or ranked Army officer (Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, General) with a machete, Ripper, chainsaw, throwing spear, or ballistic fist.	15	-	1000	xx000A58
A Slave Obeys	★	Kill Mr. House in the Lucky 38 control room using a 9 iron or Nephi's golf driver.	1	-	250	xx000A5A
Benefit Or a Hazard	★	Kill any robot with the 5.56mm pistol (GRA).	15	-	250	xx000A67
Crackerjack Timing	★★★	Kill cazadores in the Mojave Wasteland with tin grenades, long-fuse dynamite, or time bombs.	10	-	1000	xx000A60
Curios and Relics	-	Obtain and use unique weapons in the Mojave Wasteland to attack enemies.	10000	-	500	xx000A53
Deathclaw Pro Hunter	★★★	Kill mature deathclaws in the Mojave Wasteland using a silenced .22 pistol, switchblade, boxing tape, recharger rifle, or dynamite.	5	-	1000	xx000A4B
Dyin' Ain't Much of a Living	★★	Kill hostile NCR Ranger hit squads or Legionary assassins using guns and explosives affected by the Cowboy perk.	5	-	500	xx000A6C
Even a God-King Can Bleed	★★	Cripple Caesar's head using a throwing spear.	1	-	500	xx000A6A
Historical Propriety	★★	Kill Caesar using a knife or combat knife.	1	-	500	xx000A4A
Man-Machine Interface	★★★	Kill Mister Gutsy robots and sentry bots in the Mojave Wasteland using brass knuckles, spiked knuckles, a tire iron, or lead pipe.	10	-	1000	xx000A63
Master of the Arsenal	-	Obtain and use GRA weapons to attack enemies.	10000	-	500	xx000948
Ne Ne Ne Ne...	★	Cripple an enemy's right arm (or equivalent) with any shotgun.	5	-	250	xx000A51
Nyah! See?	★★	Kill Chairmen, White Gloves, or Omertas in the New Vegas Strip with any submachine gun, light machine gun, or minigun.	10	-	500	xx000A49
Overkill	★	Kill mutated animals in the Mojave Wasteland with any Fat Man or a fat mine.	20	-	250	xx000A4E
Sic Semper Tyrannis	★★	Kill President Kimball with any one-handed gun/energy weapon.	1	-	500	xx000A68
Talk About Owned	★★	Kill Benny using the unique weapon Maria.	1	-	500	xx000A4C
The Same Could Be Said of All Religious Weapons	★	Kill feral ghouls using the unique weapon(s) Maria, Gehenna, or Holy Frag Grenades.	15	-	250	xx000A5D
Vault 13's Revenge	★★	Kill super mutants using a 5.56 pistol, Plasma Defender, plasma grenade, power fist, Ripper, or Bozar.	15	-	500	xx000A65
White Line Nightmare	★★	Kill Fiends, Vipers, or Jackals using a tire iron, baseball bat, lead pipe, machete, .44 Magnum revolver, or sawed-off shotgun.	20	-	500	xx000A4D
You Don't Belong In This World!	★	Kill abominations using a katana, dynamite, machetes, throwing spear, throwing knife, or throwing hatchet.	10	-	250	xx000A50