Ranger Andy

Ranger Andy is a former New California Ranger living in Novac in 2281.

Background
Ranger Andy is a retired Ranger living in his bungalow in Novac. His arms and legs were injured when a child dropped a grenade by his feet while he was clearing a building. He later injured his leg again by falling down the Novac motel stairs.

Quests

 * One for My Baby: Ranger Andy can be one of the people persuaded to go in front of Dinky the T-Rex, although he is not the true culprit.
 * Andy and Charlie: Andy will ask the player to check on Ranger station Charlie, as he hasn't heard from them in a while.
 * Old School Ghoul: Raul Tejada will ask the player about their opinion on Ranger Andy, as part of Raul's companion quest.

Other interactions

 * Andy will teach the player the Ranger Takedown unarmed perk after either a 30 Speech check or completing the unmarked quest Andy and Charlie.

Appearances
Ranger Andy appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
Audio in the files for Fallout: New Vegas suggests that Gregory Alan Williams was at some point going to voice Andy, as there are many of Andy's lines recorded in his voice.

Bugs

 * After asking Ranger Andy about the station and going down to check it the station may not have been attacked at all. There will be a single ranger in the station talking about how he has too many medical supplies.
 * There is a bug that will not let you speak to Ranger Andy and the screen goes in for a conversation but then recedes the reason is unknown for now.
 * This occurs after passing the Speech check to bypass the Ranger Station Charlie side quest, and the next time you talk to Andy; you can fix this by entering into the console). Alternatively, enter  into your console. This will add a note to your inventory, allowing you to speak to Ranger Andy again and thereby initiating the Ranger Station Charlie side quest.
 * When you bring Raul to Ranger Andy and talk to him he does not give a response and you are unable to talk to him and finish Raul's unmarked quest which makes it impossible to complete the quest.
 * If the above mentioned glitch of speaking with Andy and no dialog appears then exits immediately after retrieving the holotapes from Ranger Station Charlie, load to a save before speaking with Andy and head to the camp. Hopefully the camp will have been attacked and you can retrieve the holotapes. Then go back and speak with Andy to start his quest and finish it without receiving the chat glitch. Also received Raul's conversation upon leaving Andy's bungalow.
 * If you are playing the PC version and this bug occurs, you can correct this by using the console and typing the following exactly: . This must be done in an indoor area. Transition to an outdoor area and Raul should initiate conversation. If that console command doesn't do the trick, try and pick his dialogue option about Ranger Andy.

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