Wild Card: You and What Army?



Wild Card: You and What Army is a main quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Synopsis
It is exceedingly difficult to secure an independent Vegas without a proper army. Therefore Yes Man sends the Courier to Fortification Hill to activate the securitrons beneath it.

Detailed walkthrough
Wild Card: You and What Army? is started by talking to Yes Man in the rear of Benny's presidential suite on the 13th floor of The Tops casino.

The bunker is inside the weather monitoring station at the Fort. To gain access, Caesar will give the player character an optional part of the quest, which is to find the bunker and destroy it. If one accepts, he will let them enter, at which point the player character can either destroy the army or activate it. Caesar will assume that the rumbling of the army activating was whatever the Courier used to destroy it.

Option 1: Upgrade securitrons
Traverse the securitron vault and enter the door labeled "SYSTEMS ROOM." It can be found up the stairs in the hallway farthest west. Insert the platinum chip into the securitron operations console.

Option 2: Disable reactors
To disable the reactors, simply shoot each of the three reactor modules with a ranged weapon, smash them with melee weapons, or use explosives. Regardless of the method used, the modules will be destroyed, completing the mission but severely impacting a independent New Vegas ending.

Behind the scenes
'You and what army?' is a phrase used to respond to a threat by implying that the threat is a weak one.

Bugs

 * If one passes the Speech check for meds with the guard at the front gate, one's weapons will not be confiscated either. This leads to becoming trapped in the weather station, with the guard saying it's okay to leave but not actually unlocking the door. Excluding console commands, the only way to get out is to sneak attack the door guard and take his key; a good position for the sneak attack is the stairway leading to the vault, as the Praetorian guards can't see the player character no matter their Sneak skill. (FIXED v. 1.4)
 * A bug may occur where one is unable to engage in conversation with Caesar and/or Vulpes Inculta. The screen will zoom in on him, then instantly zoom out.