Wild Card: Finishing Touches is an Independent/Yes Man faction quest in Fallout: New Vegas.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Main Quest: Wild Card: Finishing Touches | |||||
| Go to the El Dorado substation. | |||||
| Plant a chip to extend the Yes Man's broadcasting range. | |||||
| Reward: NCR infamy, 500 XP | |||||
| Leads to: You'll Know It When It Happens | |||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
This quest will trigger only once all previous quests in the Wild Card quest arc have been completed. The main objective of the quest involves traveling to the El Dorado substation, north-northwest of HELIOS One and controlled by the NCR, to install an override chip that will help power up the Lucky 38's system ahead of the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. Yes Man will also reveal that Mr. House had predicted that a scheduled visit to Hoover Dam by NCR President Aaron Kimball was highly likely to result in his assassination by Caesar's Legion, which would impact New Vegas' future prospects, obligating the protection of Kimball and triggering You'll Know It When It Happens; note that if one already has a negative reputation with the NCR prior to starting this quest, the optional objective will immediately fail as the player character will not be trusted to by the republic.
The substation[]
For the main objective, reaching the substation, there will also be a few NCR troops patrolling outside, and one will approach the player character to warn them not to enter. More inhabit the station's interior and will turn hostile as soon as the override chip is installed in the marked console. A Stealth Boy can be used to bypass them, while wearing faction armor can ensure that the guards do not attack even after completing the objective. Another way to avoid being attacked by the NCR troops in the substation is to immediately exit it once it has been entered. When the player character then enters it a second time, the NCR troops will not attack them.
Follower aid[]
Once the main objective at the substation is completed and the optional objective of saving Kimball is completed/failed, Yes Man will tell that Mr. House had made plans to enlist the aid of the Followers of the Apocalypse for post-conflict relief effort in New Vegas; they have the same opportunity if they do so before the battle begins.
Getting Follower aid requires traveling to the Old Mormon Fort in Freeside and talking to Julie Farkas. She will refuse the aid request, mentioning a short supply and limited resources if one is not Idolized by the Followers. This can be quickly achieved by donating medical supplies (Med-X, RadAway, or Fixer), then leaving and returning to repeat the cycle until Followers fame is maximized (Note: A scripting error results in this objective only appearing after one completes Friend of the Followers.)
Quest stages[]
Notes[]
- Unless one is wearing NCR faction armor at the time, Boone will permanently leave as a companion if he is brought along when installing the override chip at the substation. Without the benefit of a faction disguise, a work-around is to tell Boone to wait outside of the substation so that he does not witness the chip installation, then he will remain with the Courier.
- If Boone's quest is done beforehand, he doesn't seem to leave as long as the player character doesn't kill anyone.
- Even if one is Idolized by the NCR, they will fail You'll Know It When It Happens by going to the El Dorado substation first. Completing that quest first and then going to the substation can result in only a mixed or slightly higher NCR reputation
- Unlike with the NCR quest arc, completing the optional objective to enlist the aid of the Followers will not change their ending, but would still result in first aid kits appearing strategically around Hoover Dam during the ending quest.
 | The following is based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content. |
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- A cut stage of the quest required the player character to meet Yes Man in a Securitron body near the El Dorado Substation after planting the override chip. He would lead them to a nearby ridge facing New Vegas, and a cutscene would activate showing the Lucky 38 being lit up.
| End of information based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content |
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