Novac

Novac is a town in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281. It is located south of the Gibson scrap yard and north of the Highway 95 Viper's encampment along Highway 95.

Background
Established alongside Highway 95 before the Great War, the town of Novac was once just a small, nameless stopover point for travelers looking for a restroom, a motel, or a coolant refill, particularly on the way to the REPCONN test site. Dinky the Dinosaur and the "World's 2nd Largest Thermometer" were novelty roadside attractions to help attract customers. After the war wiped the slate clean, the settlement was abandoned for the better part of two centuries, until it gained a new lease on life in the first half of the 23rd century, around the 2230s-2240s.

The settlers gradually cleaned up and restored the area. The fledgling town was named after the neon sign advertising the motel. Of the name, arrow, and the No Vacancies sign, only the arrow and No Vac remained. Though it lacked access to natural resources, its proximity to the REPCONN test site and the seemingly inexhaustible supply of salvage allowed the town to generate a stable supply of pre-War technology, scrap, and other goods to caravans passing up and down the highway. The arrival of the Bright Brotherhood around 2281 and the feral ghouls that blocked the road to REPCONN facilities have caused concern that this might threaten the town's livelihood. However, the recent increase in caravan traffic up Highway 95 has given the town an additional source of income, due to the virtual shutdown of I-15. In fact, some denizens expect Novac to become Nevada's next boom town.

However prosperous it might be in the future, Novac's denizens aren't too trusting of transients and non-residents in the present. This is due to the proximity to the front lines along the Colorado and Legion and other raiders skulking in the south-eastern Mojave, particularly after the loss of Nelson and Camp Searchlight. Although not a territory of the Republic, the NCR Army extends its protection to the town as a vital stopover point for caravans. Permanent protection is provided by two NCR Army veterans, Craig Boone and Manny Vargas, who use the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex statue as a watchtower to eliminate any would-be troublemakers at range. The only other potential law in the town, Ranger Andy, is a retiree who recently hurt his leg falling down the stairs in the motel.

Layout
Novac consists of a residential area with several houses, including Jeannie May Crawford's house, the McBride house, No-bark's shack, and a house where Novac settlers reside. There are 3 bungalows inside the motel compound as well, where Ranger Andy and Cliff Briscoe live, and the third being inaccessible.

The main part of Novac is the motel area, consisting of the Dino Bite gift shop, eight motel rooms, and the Dino Dee-lite front desk, where they can rent a motel room for 100 caps from Jeannie May Crawford. Alternatively, she will give the Courier a room free of charge once they attain "Accepted" status in the town. Cliff Briscoe will rent rooms in Jeanie May Crawford's place if she were to die. The Dino Dee-lite motel room the Courier can rent is located up the stairs on the immediate left after entering the motel compound. The room contains a bed and safe storage containers. The bathroom has a first aid box.

Across the street from the motel is a gas station with a workbench and a reloading bench. The closest campfire is located to the northwest, in a cave past a water tower and radio tower. There are two graves accessible with a shovel beside one of the residences that run parallel to the motel's main building, as well as a kitchen tent that traveling merchants rest in front of. Near the gravesite is a shanty that contains a usable workbench. As with all graves, walking near them will trigger faint, ghostly whispering.

Appearances
Novac appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * The thermometer is likely inspired by the "World's Tallest Thermometer" in Baker, California, marking the real world's record for hottest recorded temperature - 134 F (57 C) measured there in 1913.
 * The Dinky the T-Rex closely resembles the real world Tex the T-Rex, located at the Shan-Gri-La Prehistoric Park and Museum in Henderson, Nevada.
 * The dinosaur landmark is also likely inspired by the real world Mr. Rex, one of two large biomorphic buildings designed and constructed by sculptor Claude K. Bell in Cabazon, California. The name Dinky refers to Mr. Rex's counterpart Dinny, although the real world Dinny (pronounced Diney) is a Brontosaurus as opposed to a Tyrannosaurus rex.
 * Novac was the first cell developers constructed, stating that it is better to build tutorials around areas that are not able to be destroyed in-game.

Bugs

 * If you push Manny Vargas or Boone onto the teeth of the dinosaur and then do a Ranger Takedown on him, he will fall off of the dinosaur, and then fly back up.
 * After the 1.6 patch, sections of the motel will not load properly, leaving working doors hanging in empty space.
 * Items stored in the player character's hotel room, in the wardrobe & footlocker etc., can be lost with the original junk contents replacing them.

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