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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
The 188 trading post appears only in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''.
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The 188 trading post appears only in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. However, there is a real overpass that links highways 93 and 95 in the exact same spot in the real world.
   
 
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Revision as of 02:12, 23 November 2012

 
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Local, local, the here and now... little of interest.. things to buy, false hopes, and regrets watered down, washed down in dirty glasses.

With regret comes a girl... smiling sad, brown robe, name Veronica, half here. Wraps her and her heart up like a pack, in the pack, a key, some say.

Forecast: Cloudy, with a chance of friendship.
The Forecaster, Fallout: New Vegas

The 188 trading post is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is a small outpost made up of makeshift shacks and tents. Veronica Santangelo, a player companion, can be recruited here. The post is located directly north of El Dorado Dry Lake, west-northwest of Boulder City, and south of Camp Golf.

Background

Established by Michelle and her father Samuel after the Powder Gangers break-out down at Primm forced traders northward, the 188 Trading Post now a bustling trading spot, catering to the NCR from Boulder City and Hoover Dam as well as offering good connections down the Highway 95.

A great deal of travelers pass through the trading post. As I-15 was shut down due to deathclaws overrunning Quarry Junction, Highway 93 became the only way for NCR citizens to safely reach New Vegas. Coming, people casually spend the money they had conserved for gambling at the casinos. Going, the same people (now completely depleted of all their money) also go through the 188, this time willing to literally give the shirts off their backs to avoid starving before making it back to their homes in the NCR.

Its name comes from the actual spot it's in; it is situated at the intersection of Highways 93 and 95 - the two numbers add up to 188.

Layout

Upon arrival you will see campfires and vehicles/shacks on an overpass. There is an arms merchant at the left end of the overpass, and Veronica Santangelo, a companion you can get near the center of the overpass. Facing Veronica is the merchant Samuel Kerr and his daughter Michelle Kerr who run a small shop. Samuel Kerr can also repair items.

Above the overpass to the north there is a very small NCR garrison with some tents (a couple of free beds inside where you can sleep). There are also a few unnamed generic NCR troops, later on at a high enough level the NCR troopers will be replaced with NCR heavy troopers equipped with heavy incinerators and super sledges.

Underneath the overpass is a Gun Runner merchant with his guards and a young boy sitting against the wall.

Inhabitants

On overpass

Under overpass

  • Alexander: A Gun Runner who sells weapons, weapon mods, miscellaneous items, and ammunition if a speech check is passed. His offerings are not as broad as the main Gun Runner shop, but he generally sells items not commonly sold there.
  • Gun Runners guard: Alexander's bodyguard
  • The Forecaster: Sells 'thoughts' about "You", "Everywhere", and "Here" for 100 caps each.

Notable loot

Notes

Appearances

The 188 trading post appears only in Fallout: New Vegas. However, there is a real overpass that links highways 93 and 95 in the exact same spot in the real world.