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	Fallout: New Vegas creature Bighorner
	variants Bighorner Bighorner bull Bighorner calf Young bighorner Malnourished bighorner Malnourished bighorner calf Lost Mountain bighorner calffnvhh location Mojave Wasteland Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm Goodsprings Jacobstown Dead Horses camp fnvhh

 

Bighorners are creatures found in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Bighorners are mutated bighorn sheep, descending from the areas' high mountains. While settlers use them for their horns, meat, and hides, it has been observed that the bull can usually be found in close proximity to a banana yucca fruit, making for rather effective herb tracking. Several settlements, such as Goodsprings and Jacobstown, have domesticated them in order to survive.

CharacteristicsEdit

BiologyEdit

Bighorners are herbivorous and are primarily found in wild herds of three to seven in the Mojave Wasteland, or in domesticated drifts of varying size in settlements such as Goodsprings, near Jacobstown, Spring Mt. Ranch State Park or around Cottonwood Cove. Some more wild bighorners can also be found northwest of Snyder Prospector Camp.

They are generally "laid-back" beasts with surprisingly docile dispositions, in spite of being quite capable of being extremely dangerous when provoked. However, according to Easy Pete they cannot be used as pack animals, as "they just lie down until you take it off". This statement is supported by the fact that no bighorner is ever seen carrying a pack in-game.

Gameplay attributesEdit

In combat situations, bighorners are unique in that they are rarely outright hostile unlike most other creatures. Unprovoked bighorners, though marked as hostiles on the compass, will not actively pursue the player like other creatures, and, if left alone, are content to graze and mind their own business. They will not attack unless something comes with 4–5 feet of them or their young. If this barrier is trespassed, they will rear their heads up and bellow, at which point they will charge and ram into their foe.

Bighorners cannot take a huge amount of abuse (they are squarely on par with a radscorpion in terms of health), but their head-butting attacks are devastating, capable of sending enemies flying backwards or knocking them down. Bighorners can also run very fast, this makes them a very intimidating foe for lower level players.

VariantsEdit

BighornerEdit

A regular bighorner with all the attributes mentioned above. Bighorners are not hostile unless provoked and are commonly found near Jacobstown, the woods in the northwest area of the map, the cliffs east of Nipton, and around Charleston Cave.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Bighorner 001445a7	Level 3 Experience points 30 Perception 2 Hit points 100 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	attack Melee (40 damage)	dead Bighorner meat
Bighorner 0014f431 001616ef 0015f183 0015978f	Level 9 Experience points 90 Perception 2 Hit points 100 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (35 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Bighorner bullEdit

Bighorner bulls are stronger, larger versions of bighorners, and are likely to be found in any herd of Bighorners in the wild, and can completely replace regular bighorners at higher levels.

A killed bighorner bull can drop up to five bighorner meat, which can be turned into bighorner steak at a campfire. It is very easy to gain small amounts of experience if the player slaughters bighorners in groups.

Bighorner bulls can cause a lot of damage when attacking in packs, as their charges will continue to knock the Courier over until they are beyond their range.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Bighorner bull 00159790 001616ee 0015f182 00159792	Level 11 Experience points 110 Perception 4 Hit points 120 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (45 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Bighorner calfEdit

Bighorner calves, are small, younger bighorners that have not fully matured, and grown to full size. They can be found in any bighorner herd in the wild.

Like normal bighorners, calves can be found in towns, domesticated and raised for their meat and hides. Be wary of killing penned-up calves; unlike the free roaming ones, these are often guarded by ranchers that become hostile if any harm comes to their livestock. They are also an easy source of bighorner meat to help stave off starvation in Hardcore Mode.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Bighorner calf 0014f47e 001616f0 0015f184 0015978e	Level 5 Experience points 50 Perception 2 Hit points 50 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Average: Will avoid/flee from threats stronger than itself. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (15 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Young bighornerEdit

Young bighorners are roughly a third of the size of their fully grown counterparts, with a lot less Hit Points. Attacking one of these will cause their nearby family members to turn hostile and attack the Courier. They are not hostile even if you go near them.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young bighorner 0010ab79	Level 1 Experience points 10 Perception 3 Hit points 60 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Cowardly: Will always avoid combat/flee. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (40 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Malnourished bighornerEdit

Malnourished bighorners have been deprived of food and are near death. You can find quite a few at the Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm. They are not hostile even if the Courier moves close to it, most likely due to the fact it has no energy to fend off attackers.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Malnourished bighorner 001544b8	Level 9 Experience points 90 Perception 2 Hit points 50 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Cautious: Will avoid/flee from threats unless stronger than them. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (35 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Malnourished bighorner calfEdit

Malnourished bighorner calves are extremely rare, as are their brahmin counterparts, the malnourished brahmin calf. A malnourished bighorner calf is guaranteed to be found at Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm. They can also be found near Cottonwood Cove. They don't respawn if killed. They are not hostile even if you go near them.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Malnourished bighorner calf 001544b7	Level 5 Experience points 50 Perception 2 Hit points 40 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Cautious: Will avoid/flee from threats unless stronger than them. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (15 damage)	dead Bighorner meat

Lost Mountain bighorner calfEdit

The Lost Mountain bighorner calf is located north of the Dead Horses camp up in the mountains. Just follow the paths up and around and eventually you'll get to a narrow canyon path and in the end is the lost bighorner calf. It is the object of the quest Bighorners of the Eastern Virgin.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Lost Mountain bighorner calf xx00a3e5	Level 5 Experience points 50 Perception 2 Hit points 50 Damage Threshold 0 Damage Resistance 0%	Gamebryo AI attributes#Aggression Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Gamebryo AI attributes#Confidence Average: Will avoid/flee from threats stronger than itself. Gamebryo AI attributes#Assistance Helps allies: Will help allies.	attack Melee (damage)	dead Bighorner meat

LocationsEdit

• A few bighorners can be found on the path to Jacobstown.
• There are a large number of bighorners near Snyder Prospector Camp; around 8-12 bighorners can be found here.
• Several malnourished bighorners and their calves can be found at Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm.
• Several of them can be found north of Bonnie Springs and south of Red Rock Canyon.
• Several can be found around the Follower's outpost and near Camp Golf.

NotesEdit

• Sometimes bighorners (mostly calves) will be marked as non-hostile on the mini-map, unless the Courier moves too close to them.
• Hitting a bighorner's horns counts as a headshot.
• There is no way to cut off a bighorners head; it will always explode.
  • Their legs can be cut off, but the sound following is that of when a limb gets blown off, rather than severed. This depends on what weapon is used.
• Most bighorners attack other creatures in the wasteland.
• A Critical hit will blow up a bighorner's head.

AppearancesEdit

Bighorners only appear in Fallout: New Vegas and the add-on, Honest Hearts.

BugsEdit

• pc ps3 xbox360 Old World Blues changed the bighorner knockdown script to provide the effect of the sonic emitter - Gabriel's bark weapon, which subsequently broke the script for the bighorners themselves. ^[verified]
  • Lonesome Road includes a new bighorner script that fixes this problem.
• pc ps3 xbox360 Bighorners have a fairly glitchy mesh that often results in them flailing in place and clipping into each other. ^[verified]

SoundsEdit

• Attacking bighorner

• Bighorner chewing

GalleryEdit

Bighorner concept art

Two bighorners and one bighorner calf in Jacobstown

Bighorner bull

Three bighorners in Goodsprings

Lost Mountain bighorner calf

Bighorner meat and bighorner steak

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