Westside

The  is a neighborhood of New Vegas, located west of the New Vegas Strip. The larger neighborhood, exposed to the Mojave Wasteland, is surrounded by a small network of walls, while the residential and commercial area is walled completely, except for two gates. Though it is one of the poorest residential areas of the city, it is home to its own militia and has, unlike every other part of the city, become more or less self-sufficient, growing its own food and maintaining its own water supply. The residents often complain of problems with the Fiends. A smaller gang, the Scorpions also have a presence around the southern outskirts.

The Westside's services include a food store, a brothel, a liquor store, a pawn shop, and a fighting arena where matches can both be fought and bet upon.

Background
While it appears poor and run down at first glance, the community produces enough food, clothes, weapons and medicine to encourage trade, rather than takeover. The locals prize their independence and work hard for the common good. The Westside Co-op formed to better organize their work, eventually creating enough food to both meet the needs of the community and trade with the outside.

Westside Militia maintains order and defends the settlement from Fiends and wildlife. A former Follower, Anderson works with the citizens to keep Westside independent from the New California Republic.

Layout
The New Vegas Westside proper has east and south entrances. The Thorn and the Casa Madrid Apartments lie outside the southern entrance to the residential area but within the outer wall. The Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, which is south of the Westside, is about halfway in between the Westside and the South Vegas Ruins.

Locations

 * Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Klamath Bob's Liquor Store
 * Miguel's Pawn Shop
 * North Cistern
 * North Sewers
 * The Thorn
 * Westside Co-op

Characters

 * Dermot, Prospector
 * Etienne, Owner of Westside Co-op
 * Jimmy, Prostitute at Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Judah Kreger, Farmer and Security
 * Klamath Bob, Liquor Store Owner
 * Marco, Owner of Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Maude, Prostitute at Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Mean Sonofabitch, an Escaped Super Mutant Slave
 * Pretty Sarah, Pimp at Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Red Lucy, Owner of The Thorn
 * Saint James, Prospector
 * Sweetie, Prostitute at Casa Madrid Apartments
 * Hector
 * Miguel
 * Anderson

Related Quests

 * The White Wash
 * The Coyotes
 * For Auld Lang Syne
 * Dealing with Contreras (Unmarked)

Appearances
Westside appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Westside is extremely laggy and crashes often. It's advised to save often in the area.
 * The Hard Drive Disk indicator can be seen constantly flashing when you fast travel to Westside and the game will be extremely choppy. If the game doesn't crash, it can be "solved" by fast traveling to another location or sprinting between buildings to minimize the effect. Oddly, this behavior doesn't always seem to show up when you walk to Westside normally, but is very consistent when you fast travel to Miguel's Pawn Shop.


 * Though not technically a bug, occasionally the guards the spawn at the entrances will be exactly identical to each other, in appearance, weapons, and voice.