188 Trading Post

"Local, local, the here and now... little of interest.. things to buy, false hopes, and regrets watered down, washed down in dirty glasses.

With regret comes a girl... smiling sad, brown robe, name Veronica, half here. Wraps her and her heart up like a pack, in the pack, a key, some say.

Forecast: Cloudy, with a chance of friendship."

- The Forecaster

The 188 trading post is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is made up of makeshift shacks and tents. Veronica Santangelo, a player companion, can be recruited here. The post is located directly north of El Dorado Dry Lake, west-north-west of Boulder City, and south of Camp Golf.

Background
Established by Michelle and her father Samuel after escaped convicts overran Primm, a great deal of travelers pass through the trading post. As I-15 was shut down due to deathclaws overrunning Quarry Junction, Highway 93 became the only way for NCR citizens to safely reach New Vegas. Coming, people casually spend the money they had conserved for gambling at the casinos. Going, the same people (now completely depleted of all their money) also go through the 188, this time willing to literally give the shirts off their backs to avoid starving before making it back to their homes in the NCR.

Its name comes from the fact that the location is situated at the crossing of Highways 93 and 95 - the two numbers add up to 188.

Layout
Upon arrival you will see campfires and vehicles/shacks on an over pass. There is an Arms merchant at the left end of the overpass, and Veronica Santangelo, a companion you can get near the center of the overpass. She is a hand to hand combat specialist and is particularly helpful against tough enemies. Facing Veronica is the merchants Samuel Kerr and his daughter Michelle Kerr who run a small shop. Samuel Kerr can also repair items.

Above the overpass to the north there is a very small NCR garrison with some tents (a couple of free beds inside where you can sleep). There are also a few unnamed generic NCR troops, later on at a high enough level the NCR troopers will be replaced with NCR heavy troopers equipped with heavy incinerator and super sledges.

Underneath the overpass is a Gun Runner merchant with his guards and a young boy sitting against the wall.

On overpass

 * Ezekiel: Associated with the Followers of the Apocalypse.
 * Veronica Santangelo: Associated with the Brotherhood of Steel. She's also a permanent companion that gives the perk Scribe Assistant.
 * Samuel: Sells food and offers repair services.
 * Michelle: Sells weapons, ammunition, and food.
 * Arms Merchant: Sells weapons, ammunition, weapon mods, armor and clothing, and miscellaneous items.
 * Destitute Traveler: Minor non-player character not involved in any quests that may occasionally appear at the location.

Under overpass

 * Alexander: A Gun Runner who sells weapons, weapon mods, miscellaneous items, and ammunition if a speech check is passed. His offerings are not as broad as the main Gun Runner shop, but he generally sells items not commonly sold there.
 * Gun Runner Guard: Alexander's Bodyguard
 * The Forecaster: Sells 'thoughts' about "You", "Everywhere", and "Here" for 100 caps each.

Notable Loot

 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap laying on the bar that Samuel is behind.

Appearances
The 188 trading post appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * When asking Samuel to fix your equipment the game may freeze.
 * The traveler who is staying there may have up to 5 NCR safehouse keys and 11 BoS safehouse keys.

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