Mod:Fallout: The Frontier/Wild Wasteland

Wild Wasteland is a trait from Fallout: New Vegas, with continued use in Fallout: The Frontier. It adds (and in some cases changes) random encounters or locations which include dark humor more reminiscent of the special encounters in Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. Not having this trait will make fewer humorous analogues in places of the Wild Wasteland encounters.

Events that are modified/triggered by Wild Wasteland are indicated by an "alienesque" sound and an on-screen "..." message with an image of the Vault Boy with spirals for eyes, identical to the Wild Wasteland image.

Wild Wasteland encounters
The following is a list of Wild Wasteland encounters that have been found throughout the Frontier.

Patient #48
Occurrence: Located inside the NCR Clinic on a bed in the last room. Patient #48 lies in a bed wearing a rebreather.

This is a reference to song "Rosetta Stoned" by Tool, which details a man falling into a coma after his DMT trip.

Van Biden
Occurrence: Located south east of Irvington in the Snowed-In Building. Inside, a NPC named Van Biden can be found, who is hostile to the player.

This is a reference to developer TBC and his joke about renaming the original Fallout 3 by Interplay to "Van Biden".

The Devil's Wish
Occurrence: Located south east of Ander's Camp in an abandoned house. Inside the house is a devilish-themed decor, with a secret door that leads into the devil's lair.

This is a reference to NCR MQ developer Devilswish, who created this area and the boss fight accompanying it.

Legion McGee
Occurrence: Located in Junkflea, a man named Legion McGee can be found walking around.

This is a reference to programmer Sergeant McGee.

Excalibur
Occurrence: Located north west of Snowmen Camp. In a lake, a protectron can be found holding Excalibur.

This is a reference to the legendary sword once carried by King Arthur.

MXR Gon Give IT To Ya
Occurrence: Located on the second floor of the NCR Radio station, a NCR Vet can be found. Talking with him will enable the quest MXR Gon Give IT To Ya.

This is a reference to both MxR, a youtuber, and Snake from Metal Gear Solid.

Jim Sterling
Occurrence: Located in an upstairs room of a motel, opposite the Old Pawn Shop, the body of Jim can be found. Next to him is his revolver, Jim's Sterling.

This is a reference to James Stephanie Sterling, an English-American freelance video game journalist, critic, pundit, and YouTuber.

Devil Screen
Occurrence: Located on the fifth floor of the Mountain Bunker in the north east corner, a television can be found. The television displays the face of a "demon".

This is a reference to NCR MQ developer Devilswish, whose profile picture is used in this image.

Break glass to...
Occurrence: Located in the room with with a smoking machine, at the Lonely Sewers. In the corner are two glass jars, with a rock in one jar and a wrench in the other. The instructions on the jar with the rock read: Use rock to break glass to get wrench to break glass to get rock. The other one reads: in case of emergency break glass with wrench.

This is a reference to a cutscene in Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando.

Edwin has Disconnected
Occurrence: Located on the roof of Fort Harrington in the north west corner. Edwin can be found facing the rock wall. Trying to talk with Edwin will result in him vanishing into thin air.

This is a reference from Nazothedark's DnD group. Edwin was a character who's player ended up leaving the campaign. There was a running gag where Edwin just T-posed and clipped through different planes of reality.

Frying pan as a starter weapon
Occurrence: Located inside Frontier NCR Makeshift Camp. During their introduction talk with Grey, the Courier can decide if they want a melee weapon as a starter weapon.

This is a reference to the fact that, during development, many suggested adding a melee weapon to the starter weapon list, even though the gameplay wouldn't accommodate melee weapons. The frying pan was added in as a joke.

Malek the Nonsense Sayer
Occurrence: Located inside Old Fart's Saloon, Malek the Nonsense Sayer can be found wandering around the main room.

This is a reference to TBC, who once created a character for his Pathfinder campaign called "Malek the Slayer of Nonsense".

Tricky Dick
Occurrence: Located inside Old Fart's Saloon, Tricky Dick can be found in the dining area.

This is a reference to TBC and his community nickname "Tricky Dick".

Fantomex
Occurrence: Located inside Fast Travel Agency, a NPC named Fantomex can be interacted with. He occasionally refers to himself as a vigilante modeled after an Italian pulp hero.

This is a reference to Fantomex, a comic book superhero appearing in Marvel Comics.

Thorn of Saint Adric
Occurrence: Located inside the Portland library, in a secret room. A decorative dagger can be found inside a glass display.

This is another reference to TBC, who originally included such a weapon during his Pathfinder campaign.

Overgrown Cave
Occurrence: Located north east of the map, an Overgrown Cave can be found.

This is also a reference to TBC and the location where the Thorn of Saint Adric was kept.

The Ear Bleeder
Occurrence: Located inside a hidden area in Corvega factory, a weapon called the Ear Bleeder can be obtained.

This is a reference to TBC, along with his tendency to refer to audio programming as "Ear Bleeding".

Exploding Vending Machine
Occurrence: Located inside Corvega factory after turning the power on a Nuka-Cola vending machine, it explodes.

This is a reference to TBC, who once made a joke about exploding vending machines on an online forum.

G-13
Occurrence: Located inside Fort Braxton, weapon machines manufacturing the G-13 rifle can be found behind a locked door.

This is a reference to the manga/anime series Golgo 13.

Bill Cipher
Occurrence: Located inside the Abandoned Hotel, Wings of Refuge Soup Kitchen, and Junkflea Slums, Bill Cipher's posters can be found.

This is a reference to Bill Cipher, a triangular interdimensional being from Gravity Falls.

Dog Welder
Occurrence: Located south of Adam Gaileon's shop, Dog Welder can be found inside a ruined building.

This is a reference to Dog Welder from Section 8.

It just works!
Occurrence: Located inside the utility tunnels leading into Vault 9, at the bottom of the open stairs is a tunnel with a number 3 on top of it. Behind the door, a poster of Todd Howard can be found.

This is a reference to Todd Howard, game director and executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios.

To add

 * The General Oliver Special on top of the dome of Council Crest Park Facility
 * Dead Shi Spy near the Southern Satelite Dish
 * Saturnite Slicer == Saturnite Store
 * Last Rites == The Frost Lion
 * Good Chopin == fire dept
 * During conversation with Mollie about finding items

Legionary Blacksmith, Ostia

 * One of his dialogues

Jolene

 * You can get friendzoned with Jolene
 * You can opt to change her outfit to something more suitable to a spy.