The Z-14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab is a location in Big MT in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Layout[]
Situated north-northwest of the Big MT east tunnel and slightly south of the Securitron de-construction plant in the cardinal east side of Big MT, upon entering the building, there is a lobby area with several desks and filing cabinets. A few piles of mutilated body parts are on the floor. On the left side, there is a deluxe chemistry set on the table.
There are several cazadores in the lower area, with a few hiding behind doors in containment cells. A skeleton with a laser rifle and several microfusion cells resides within one of the containment cells. The medical lab behind the large main door is inhabited by the unique enemy Specimen 73.
Notable loot[]
- Atomic-valence tri-radii-oscillator - Carried by Specimen 73.
- Auto-Doc Upgrade: Implant M-5 - On the surgical table in the room with Specimen 73.
- Proton throwing axe - Near the entrance, one on a table next to a chemistry set, the other three nearby in an open locker.
Notes[]
- Dr. Borous mentions that the research in this lab led by him resulted in the creation of the cazador species by splicing tarantula hawk wasp DNA.[1]
- The building front door has a red Old World flag symbol left by Ulysses.
- Nearby lobotomites can detect the player from far away and may follow them inside the building, usually running to pick up the proton throwing axes in the entrance room if they have not been picked up.
- The location is the only regular spawn point for cazadores in Big MT, with one trip typically spawning 6-7 each including Specimen 73 in the first encounter. This makes it possible to complete ranks 1 and 2 of the challenge Caza-Death Dealer (kill cazadores in Big MT) right away, then either entering the Sink or leaving the area via the Big Mountain Transportalponder! and waiting the required 73 in-game hours to repopulate the location and complete rank 3.
Appearances[]
The Z-14 Pepsinae DNA splicing lab appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Behind the scenes[]
Pepsinae is the name of a subfamily of the spider wasp family that includes the tarantula hawk wasp, the in-universe genetic ancestor of the cazador.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Borous: "You may know me as the Head Chief First Researcher of Labs Z-9 and Z-14. There I fought valiantly to preserve rattlesnake DNA, and put it right where it belongs, in the husk of another feared predator. Oh, and the tarantula hawk. Can't splice enough, I always say, especially if you can make a magnificent Cazador!"
(Dr. Borous' recording)