I Hear You Knocking is a Legion side quest in Fallout: New Vegas.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Side Quest: I Hear You Knocking | |||||
| Speak with Lucius in Caesar's tent at the Fort. | |||||
| Reach Nellis Air Force Base and locate the workshop. | |||||
| Acquire the howitzer firing mechanism by completing Volare! to gain Boomers fame or stealing it. | |||||
| Install the firing mechanism in the howitzer at the Fort. | |||||
| Return to Lucius. | |||||
| Reward: 100 XP Caesar's Legion fame | |||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
The quest is started after speaking with Caesar in his tent at Fortification Hill for the first time during Render Unto Caesar. One must then enter the tent behind Caesar's throne and speak to Lucius, senior member of the Praetorian Guard, and ask him about any work needing done. He tells the player character that the Legion recently acquired a howitzer for their arsenal, but it lacks a crucial firing mechanism and is nonfunctional until that time, for which he requests they look around the old Nellis Air Force Base for an intact unit, necessitating dealing with the tribe inhabiting the base known as the Boomers. One can also ask Lucius questions about the Legion's howitzer, including that it was sold to them by Dale Barton who salvaged it from Yuma, Arizona, and that the Legion intends to use it as a countermeasure against NCR sharpshooters during the upcoming Second Battle of Hoover Dam.
- It is recommended to get this quest around the same time as progressing Render Unto Caesar to the point of being sent to recruit, or destroy the Boomers for Caesar, to cut down on travel time.
The Nellis Air Force Base is located in the north-northeast corner of the Mojave Wasteland. If arriving for the first time, one must avoid the Boomers' artillery fire and reach the chainlink fence without being blown up. There, they will be met by Raquel who escorts them into the base to meet the Boomers' elder, Mother Pearl. After beginning the side quest Volare! and giving open access to Nellis, Pearl can be asked about the firing mechanism for the howitzer, but she says she is only willing to give it to a friend of the tribe. Thus the options for acquiring it are either to progress Volare! until becoming Idolized by the Boomers, after which Pearl will agree to let them take the mechanism without penalty, or to steal it directly from a gun cabinet inside the Nellis workshop (which incurs Karma loss).
Upon acquiring the firing mechanism, return to Fortification Hill and search the northern cliffs to the left of Caesar's tent for the howitzer. Then interact with it in order to replace the firing mechanism. Next, return to Caesar's tent and inform Lucius that the howitzer has been repaired, completing the quest and garnering Caesar's Legion fame.
Quest stages[]
Notes[]
If this quest is completed and one sides with the Legion, during Veni, Vidi, Vici, one can observe unique scripted incoming fire and explosions during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.
Behind the scenes[]
The quest name is a reference to the rhythm and blues song "I Hear You Knocking," first recorded by singer Smiley Lewis in 1955. It has since been covered by many other artists, including Dave Edmunds.
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