New Reno

New Reno is a city upon the remains of Reno, located in western Nevada.

The capital of sin and prominently known for its casinos (the Shark Club and the Desperado), and the total freedom with abundance of prostitutes, alcohol and drugs. New Reno is home to, among many other things, the Golden Globes studio, the Jungle Gym and the Cat's Paw brothel. There is also a substantial weapons outfit dubbed New Reno Arms. The town in 2241 is run by four different families: the Mordinos, the Bishops, the Wrights, and the Salvatores. By 2281, all of the original families retain their power, with the exception of the Salvatores, but the city is now run by the Wrights and the newly arrived crime family, the Van Graffs.

Background
Before the Great War, Reno had already the reputation of offering all manner of vice. Isolated and partially shielded by mountains, Reno survived of the Great War in enough of one piece to be rebuilt as New Reno. But with the destruction of the rest of the United States, law and order broke down as mobster families ascended to power. Now the criminal families of the city have made New Reno more important, more powerful and more dangerous than it ever was in the beforetimes.

New Reno has no official government or police force. However, aside from their internecine conflicts, the families generally keep order and make the city safe for tourists from the wastes, sending any troublemakers who disrupt the tourist trade to Golgotha, a burial site near New Reno. The tourists are eager to partake in the gambling, prostitution, and drug usage (particularly Jet, which was developed near New Reno in the Stables by boy-genius Myron) offered by the city's mobsters. Jet is distributed from family supported dealers and independent people alike such as Jagged Jimmy J.

New Reno, lead by the Mordino family and Bishop family by 2241, is scheming to take over Redding by the Mordino family, primarily by addicting Redding's miners to Jet en masse. The Bishop overview, want to take over Vault City, by using a band of raiders with arms supplied by the New California Republic to lay pressure on Vault City to force them into becoming annexed by the NCR. They seek to end New Reno's mob-based anarchy and bring it into an alliance with NCR and Vault City, working within the NCR's congressional system to legalize prostitution and gambling within the republic.

New Reno also acts as a major trading partner in the Big Circle trading Brahmin, as well as trading routes between The Den for slaves and chemicals from Vault City caravans. Both these trades are overseen by the head of the Slavers Guild, Metzger. Essentially, most drugs and alcohol in the Core Region come from here, drugs are mainly made by the Mordino family that also controlled most of the prostitutes in New Reno, and the alcohol is mainly made by the Wrights family.

Some times after 2242, conflict between the different crime families becoming a little more intense and after the wipe out of the Salvatores family, the Van Graffs have expanded into New Reno to increase its sales empire and becoming one of the crime families of the city. With the reconstruction and the emergence of New Vegas and The Strip in 2274, the city gained in popularity and becomes a rival to New Reno. By 2281, the Bishops and the Mordinos families are still there but are not as powerful as before, and only the Van Graffs butting heads with the Wrights family, and reigns over the city.

Location
New Reno can be found fifteen squares east and sixteen squares south of Arroyo.

Layout
New Reno is divided into fourth districts, and one outside section.

Virgin Street


Virgin Street is the entrance of New Reno with the old Reno sign, advertising "The Biggest Little City in the World". Jules stands here, giving newcomers and tourists some global information on New Reno. Interesting place include the illustrious Cat's Paw brothel and in the north end of the street, the Desperado casino, the Mordino family headquartered.

Second Street


The middle part of New Reno, and the place of two other criminal family. It containing the boxing club Jungle Gym, the pornography studio Golden Globes, the Shark Club, the Bishop family headquartered and the Salvatore's Bar, the Salvatore family headquartered.

East Side


It's the east part of New Reno and the headquartered of the Wrights family. Practically the entire area is covered by the Wright's mansion and a smaller building above it, and only member of the Wrights family are here.

West Side


This district is the west part of New Reno, also known as the Commercial Row. It remains under Salvatore family protection, but due to the presence of New Reno Arms the weapons shop of New Reno, all mobsters are welcome, long as they behave themselves. Out of it, other important location here includes the Renesco pharmacy a drug store, and the Drunk Cupid Chapel, the chapel of Father Tully, an alcoholic priest.

Chop Shop


This location is only accessible once the player has acquired the Highwayman and it has been stolen while parked. It only contains the Chop Shop, managed by T-Ray and work with his band of mechanics for Mr. Bishop, where they remove fuel cells and old batteries from derelict cars and sell them for profit.

Appearances
New Reno appears only in Fallout 2. However, whilst not appearing in-game, New Reno is mentioned by several characters in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * New Reno is one of the few city that are not part of the NCR in the Core Region.
 * New Reno is mentioned in passing by the Courier in conversation with Bruce Isaac, a former singer from the Shark Club by 2281.
 * New Reno is an important location for trade of the Happy Trails Caravan Company by 2281.
 * Clayton Etienne and Stella of Fallout: New Vegas were born in New Reno.