Silver Rush

"Acolytes of the New God"

The Silver Rush is a location in Freeside, and is the largest retailer of energy weapons in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281. It is located opposite of the Atomic Wrangler Casino.

Background
Established in 2071, before belonging to the Van Graff family, the Silver Rush rivaled the Atomic Wrangler in Freeside. For unknown reasons, the Silver Rush attracted the ire of the Van Graffs who killed its former occupants and then set up shop. When the Kings showed up to protest, the Van Graffs reduced several of their members to goo and the two have left each other alone ever since. Once opened, the Silver Rush was headed by Frieda Van Graff for awhile, but Frieda soon left the Silver Rush to pursue personal interests. After Frieda's departure, Gloria Van Graff and Jean-Baptiste Cutting were assigned to head the Silver Rush. Now that the Silver Rush is no longer a casino, and instead an energy weapons market, its proximity to the Atomic Wrangler attracts customers.

As one would expect, the Silver Rush is not lacking in security; those caught attempting to steal are used as a cheaper alternative to target dummies. Energy weapons are not the first thing in mind when thinking about Freeside, so one might think business would suffer; however, Gloria Van Graff boasts that because the Van Graffs do not sell cheap merchandise, their customers do not care where they have to go to purchase from them.

Layout
This building serves as the headquarters of the Van Graff family's operations, and as a hub of energy weapon supply in the Mojave Wasteland. The main room is what remains of the gutted Silver Rush casino. In the center is a table full of energy weapons and ammunition. A shelf close to the door has a large amount of ammunition, plasma grenades, and mines.

Military barricades restrict the movement of customers, to the advantage of security. Down a short hallway in the back of the accessible part of the store is a bathroom. The cashier's room is barricaded and locked. Past the locked door there are some safes, a locked terminal, and a stairway to the living quarters.

The upper floor of the building (directly behind the sign) can be accessed from the second floor of the neighboring ruined building directly to the northwest. The Courier may hop up the debris piles (companions can sometimes follow) to reach a semi-secret bedroom, complete with mattress and a small dining table that overlooks the street below.

Notable loot

 * Cleansing Flame - Sold by Gloria.
 * Sprtel-Wood 9700 - Sold by Gloria.
 * The Smitty Special - Sold by Gloria.

Related quests

 * Birds of a Feather
 * Heartache by the Number
 * Tend to Your Business

Appearances
Silver Rush appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The Silver Rush is located in the same geographical area as the real world Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino located in the Fremont Street Experience of Las Vegas, Nevada. The former sign, now located at the Neon Museum, bears a striking resemblance to the in-game equivalent.

Bugs

 * When entering the Silver Rush the first time, the scripted event might hang at the execution.
 * Sometimes reloading the autosave from entering will resolve the problem. Using the console commands "kill" and "resurrect" in sequence on Jean-Baptiste can also fix the issue. Leaving and re-entering, then talk to her to receive Birds of a Feather can also fix it. Using the console command set "10d8e5".ShootingVolunteer to 1, which advances the script past the part where it sticks also works. Another possible fix is to open the console and type "prid 0010d8e7", then type "say VFSVanGraffLaughter".
 * If weapons are stolen from the table, then the auto-save gained from entering the Silver Rush is loaded the previously stolen weapons will be in full condition after the save loads.
 * Sometimes stolen energy weapons will stack in the inventory but will be displayed as a single item. Dropping an item of that type fixes this.
 * Sometimes, the inventory of Gloria never updates according to character level, selling only the same low-level weapons.
 * This glitch can be fixed by saving right in front of Gloria, quitting the game to the main menu, and reloading that save. This should restock Gloria's inventory.
 * With the Mysterious Stranger perk, and after completing Heartache by the Number without killing the Van Graffs, if the Courier quickly targets a thug and kills him in V.A.T.S mode, the Mysterious Stranger will be completely invisible and can be targeted with V.A.T.S mode. He will be there forever afterward and if damaged enough will become hostile.
 * Sometimes, when entering the Silver Rush with a companion, it is possible that the companion will disappear, while still showing on the map, but invisible and completely static.