No, Not Much

 

No, Not Much is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

OverviewEdit

The NCR refugee camp at Bitter Springs is in need of assistance, due to a lack of both manpower and supplies. The Courier can improve the situation for the camp's inhabitants by undertaking a series of tasks.

Quick walkthroughEdit

Detailed walkthroughEdit

• Speaking to Captain Gilles at Bitter Springs will give the player's character the option to begin this quest. She can be found to the north of the camp in the NCR military area, up the hill from the refugee tents.
• Gilles will explain the situation in the camp, and detail what can be done to assist.
  • Lt. Markland is in need of medical supplies and books to treat the refugees.
  • There are supplies in nearby caves which will aid the camp.
  • Reinforcements from NCR camps around the Mojave Wasteland are needed to secure Bitter Springs.
• Gilles will also mention attacks on the camp by a mystery sniper. Further inquiry will begin the Climb Ev'ry Mountain quest, which can be undertaken at the same time as No, Not Much.
  • Note that the three parts of this quest can be completed in any order.

Aiding Lt. MarklandEdit

• Lt. Markland can be found in the nearby medical tent at the top of the ramp leading from the refugee tents.
• Markland will explain his need for medical supplies. He will also state that, as a field medic, he is unable to deal with the psychological problems of the refugees without access to specialized textbooks. He will require 3 doctors bags, and 2 medical books which can be purchased from Blake at the Crimson Caravan Company.
• Talking to Markland will begin the quest Bitter Springs Infirmary Blues. Completion of that quest will also complete this part of No, Not Much.
• If you have Arcade Gannon with you, he can teach Lt. Markland instead of those Textbooks.

Finding the supply cachesEdit

The supplies Captain Gilles needs were stored near Bitter Springs by the camp's former occupants.

• You must retrieve three Great Khan supply caches from three different caves.
• Full details of the caves can be found on the Great Khan supply cave page.
  • Oscar Velasco is found in one of the caves, as part of the quest Climb Ev'ry Mountain.
• Returning two (PC) of the three caches to Gilles will complete this part of No, Not Much.
  • One of the caches is irradiated. When handing it over you can use a Science skill of 25 to suggest a way to decontaminate it (Karma gain), or lie about its safety (Karma loss). If you fail the science skill check, she will not accept the supplies.
  • Note: Lying about the safety to Gilles without decontaminating them will automatically end the quest, no matter what other objectives might remain.

Requesting reinforcementsEdit

Getting additional troops assigned to Bitter Springs will require you to travel to three NCR camps in the Mojave; Camp Golf, Camp McCarran, and Camp Forlorn Hope. These camps each have their own problems, and you may have to give them assistance before they can agree to your requests for support.

• Note that you can visit the camps in any order.
  • If your NCR reputation is high enough (liked or idolized) you can simply speak to the officer or NCO at each camp in order to secure the reinforcements.
• At Camp Golf, speak to Sergeant McCredie. He can normally be found in the command tent in the camp grounds below the main building.
  • If your NCR reputation is low, McCredie will be reluctant to send out his troops as they are considered "wash-outs" unfit for regular service.
  • To continue you must complete the quest Flags of Our Foul-Ups, which is begun by talking to McCredie about the misfits under his command.
  • Once Flags of Our Foul-Ups is completed, talking to McCredie about Bitter Springs again will convince him to provide support.
• At Camp McCarran, speak with Captain Curtis on the ground floor of the building or, if Curtis is dead, talk to Colonel Hsu in his office, also on the ground floor.
  • If your NCR reputation is low, completing I Put a Spell on You, or any unmarked quests given by Hsu such as Silus Treatment or Bounty Killer will allow the deployment of reinforcements to Bitter Springs.
• At Camp Forlorn Hope, speak to Major Polatli. He is usually found in the command center in the northeast of the camp.
  • If your NCR reputation is low, completing Restoring Hope will improve the situation at the camp enough to enable Polatli to send support to Bitter Springs.
• Successfully requesting reinforcements from all three camps will complete this part of No, Not Much.

Return to Captain GillesEdit

• Once you have secured the necessary supplies and reinforcements, reporting back to Gilles at Bitter Springs will complete the quest.
• Your reward varies depending on your response to Gilles' thanks, being one of the following:
  • NCR fame and positive Karma.
  • 2 Pork n' Beans, 2 purified water, $20 NCR, and NCR fame.
  • $100 NCR, 21 case, 5.56mm, and negative Karma.

Quest stagesEdit

Stage	Status	Description
30		Talk to Lt. Markland about medical supplies for the camp.
20		Talk to Camp Golf about reassigning soldiers to Bitter Springs.
24		Talk to Camp Forlorn Hope about reassigning soldiers to Bitter Springs.
22		Talk to Camp McCarran about reassigning soldiers to Bitter Springs.
80		Talk to Captain Gilles for your reward.

NotesEdit

• Once the quest is completed the NCR flag will return right-side up, instead of upside down, now that Bitter Springs is no longer in distress.
• Oscar Velasco holds a key to the supply caches in the caves, which you can obtain with a Speech check of 50, or loot from his corpse.
  • Speaking to Velasco before speaking to Gilles also allows you to report to her that you know who the sniper is when she initially gives you the Climb Ev'ry Mountain quest, though she states she can not send anyone with you to the cave.
• Giving the irradiated supplies by means of a lie fails the quest, but grants 300 XP despite this (the same as completing it), Gilles offers no reward and the supply/command tent of the camp becomes irradiated. Beyond this it seems to have no long-term effect on the camp.
• Sometimes a gecko can spawn in the middle of Bitter Springs and kill Gilles, causing you to fail the quest. There is no way around it other than killing it quickly

Behind the scenesEdit

• "No, Not Much" is a popular song published in 1955, and written by Robert Allen and Al Stillman. The Four Lads recorded and released it in 1956.

BugsEdit