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You picked a good time to stop by, for we're swimming in problems. My youngers can tell you all about it.Pearl

Volare! is a side quest and an achievement/trophy in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough[]

Side Quest: Volare! 
Once the Courier is Idolized by the Boomers, report to Pearl in her barracks. She tells about the Boomers' dream of raising a sunken bomber, the B-29
Talk to Loyal about the airplane, he says it's at the bottom of Lake Mead. He will give Loyal's detonator and two floating devices to attach to the plane. 
(Optional) Get a rebreather from Jack to let breathe underwater indefinitely. The Courier must have a Science skill of 45 or a pressure cooker to obtain it. 
Travel to the map marker to find the crashed B-29, near Callville Bay
Attach the ballasts to the underside of each wing. 
Equip Loyal's detonator and fire. 
Travel back to Nellis and speak to Loyal then Pearl to complete the quest. 
Reward: 500 XP
Boomer flightsuit & Boomers helmet
Boomers fame 

Detailed walkthrough[]

Breaking down barriers[]

Regardless of whether recruiting the Boomers is being done for the NCR, the Legion, Mr. House, Yes Man, or one is just exploring independently, they have to get inside the Nellis Air Force Base, in the northeast corner of the Mojave Wasteland, to trigger this quest. Accomplishing this involves getting through the ruined town outside of the base's gates which is being shelled by howitzers; the objective is to reach the fence without dying, ideally moving closer while the short window of reloading the howitzers is occurring.

Upon making it to the front gate, a Boomer guard holds the Courier there until Raquel arrives and escorts them into the base where they meet with the tribe's leader, Pearl. She expresses her thanks that someone was finally able to penetrate Nellis and forcibly bring the outside world to them. Now, she wants that same person, the player character, to provide aid to the Boomers around Nellis until their reputation is high enough to be entrusted with a final task.

Community service[]

Achieving an Idolized reputation with the Boomers can be accomplished by completing quests and special interactions with certain Boomers.

Quests[]

Special interactions[]

  • Argyll needs help with his patients in the Nellis medical station. Completely healing all injured Boomers requires a Medicine skill of 60.
  • Pete at the museum has a story to tell, which is worth listening to. Leaving at any time during the story will earn Boomers infamy.
  • The Boomer teacher's curriculum can be improved by passing a variety of skill checks.

The last hurdle[]

After becoming Idolized, report back to Pearl in her barracks. She directs the player character to ask Loyal about the Boomers' dream of flight, and he gladly tells a story about the submerged bomber and how he wants it to be raised from the bottom of Lake Mead. To achieve this, he hands out two deployable ballast devices, as well as his detonator.

Before heading to Lake Mead, Jack can optionally be asked for a rebreather to allow for underwater breathing. To obtain it from him, passing a Science check of 45 or bringing him a pressure cooker is necessary.

Travel to the map marker to find the crashed B-29, near Callville Bay. Quickly dive under and attach the ballasts between the two engines and underneath the wings, on each side of the bomber. A hollow 3D image marks the exact spot where to place the devices. Once both of the ballasts are attached, swim over to the stone ramps at Callville Bay, where Loyal's detonator will start to beep, indicating that the Courier is in the correct position. All that is left to do is to equip Loyal's detonator as a weapon and fire it to raise the plane.

Travel back to Nellis and speak with Loyal (he has an optional Intelligence check of 7, with no impact on the outcome). Then, talk to Pearl to complete the quest, which grants experience, a Boomer outfit and further raises reputation with the Boomers.

If the Courier came to Nellis for any "official" reason other than simple curiosity, a dialogue option is unlocked with Pearl to ask her for the Boomers' assistance in the coming battle, for which she will gladly agree.

Quest stages[]

StageStatusDescription
25 Help the Boomers around Nellis.
30 Return to Pearl.
35 Speak to Loyal about the Boomer's plan to raise the bomber from the bottom of Lake Mead.
40 Attach the ballast from Loyal to the B-29 at the bottom of Lake Mead.
42 (Optional) Talk to Jack about getting a rebreather to swim to the bottom of Lake Mead.
43 [Optional] Jack needs some parts from a pressure cooker to finish his rebreather.
45 Return to the shore near the tow winch and use Loyal's detonator to float the B-29 to the surface.
50 Return to Loyal to let him know the B-29 is up from the bottom of the lake.
55Quest finishedLet Pearl know your job is done

Notes[]

  • Killing Pearl at any time fails the quest, and immediately drops reputation with the Boomers to "Hated."
  • Completing this quest before starting No Gods, No Masters will unlock a dialogue option to bluff General Oliver into backing down, with the threat of the Boomers bombing the dam.
  • Going underwater with the rebreather poses no threat to any companions (they stay on the surface).
  • Loyal's detonator is required to raise the B-29, no other detonator will work.
  • Rocket souvenirs or dino toys can no longer be given to the Mini Boomers once this quest is completed.
  • Mr. New Vegas will indirectly mention the B-29 on Radio New Vegas on two occasions after completing the quest.[1][2]
  • Talking to Pete is a fast way to advance this quest, as a good amount of fame - enough to take the player character from Neutral to Accepted - can be gained simply from listening to the story of the Boomers and then exhausting all the dialogue options with him afterward. Every dialogue option has a skill check, which can be passed for additional fame each time.

Behind the scenes[]

  • Volare! was outlined by Joshua Sawyer and later fully implemented by Akil Hooper.
  • The crashed B-29 is based on a real-world crash site, referencing a Boeing B-29 crashing into Lake Mead on July 21, 1948 - the same date in-game and in real life.
  • "Volare" means "to fly" in Italian.
    • The quest shares its name with Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno's song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", also commonly known as "Volare". The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard charts in 1958, and was subsequently covered by many artists, including Dean Martin who recorded a version titled "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" in August of the same year.

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, after completing the quest, the bomber in the hangar will not be repaired. It will look the same as if the Courier did not start the quest. For a fix on PC, see the Nellis hangars bugs section.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, when starting the history lesson at the museum in Nellis, Pete will begin talking about the Boomers, then when he finishes his first part of the speech, he won't move and will stand still. The bug seems to be triggered by activating Pete's other dialogue options. To avoid it, select only the second dialogue option (the one that activates the story).[verified]
    • Other possible fixes include pushing him a short distance by walking into him, sleeping in a bed for a couple of hours, leaving and re-entering the building, or loading a previous save.
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, Loyal will not be in the hangar after this quest, which effectively stalls Raul Tejada's side quest, since it requires to speak with Loyal.[verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, the quest is activated after the first conversation with Pearl, regardless of reputation with the Boomers or Karma.[verified]
  • PCPC It is possible to enter Nellis at the gate by entering a conversation with an NPC in the middle of an active artillery barrage. However, after doing so, the barrage may continue when one is leaving Nellis later on.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 If choosing to kill Pearl and Loyal while Jack isn't present, there is a chance that he will not be hostile. He will behave as though the Courier helped to raise the B-29 bomber and can still be given scrap metal. If Young Hearts has not been started, the dialogue to initiate the quest will still be available, even though the Courier will immediately fail the quest due to killing Pearl.[verified]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Mr. New Vegas: "Witnesses report a huge object or creature surfacing in Lake Mead. So far, photos of the so-called Lake Mead Monster are grainy and underexposed."
    (Mr. New Vegas' dialogue)
  2. Mr. New Vegas: "A large unidentified aircraft has been seen circling the skies above the New Vegas Strip."
    (Mr. New Vegas' dialogue)
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