New Vegas Strip

The New Vegas Strip is a part of New Vegas in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
The pre-War city of Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, and was a thriving tourist destination until the Great War. Las Vegas's main strip and surrounding areas were saved from complete destruction thanks to Robert House, a wealthy businessman who was able to statistically predict the upcoming conflict and made preparations to protect his home town. Mr. House summarily used his considerable genius and wealth to ensure that most of the incoming missiles would not strike the city, utilizing surface-to-air long range missiles and long-range laser turrets on the roof of his casino, the Lucky 38. Though a few warheads managed to break through the defenses, the main city and vast majority of the surrounding area were spared from nuclear destruction.

In the years following the war, the Strip was settled by tribal families. After close to two hundred years, Mr. House immediately began searching for the mysterious platinum chip and rebuilding the glory of Las Vegas. Sending out PDQ-88b Securitron scouts, Mr. House started negotiating with local tribes to exchange his considerable resource stockpiles for their help. Some of the tribes resisted, but three tribes eventually gained Mr. House's favor. They became the Omertas, Chairmen and White Glove Society, running the Gomorrah, Tops and Ultra-Luxe casinos, respectively. Because Mr. House was dedicated to restoring Las Vegas, he insisted on transforming the tribes into families with cultures that hearkened back to Vegas' glory days.

In the process of rebuilding the Strip, Mr. House also effectively "bought out" the residents of Vault 21. After they evacuated, he had the vault stripped of useful technology, most of its actual volume filled with concrete, and the entrance turned into a gift shop and small hotel. While the families were rebuilding the casinos, the rest of the locals were hard at work erecting an enormous wall around the Strip. When NCR traders and explorers arrived on the scene, they were amazed at the Strip and returned back to California with tales of opulence and great wealth awaiting travelers.

Eventually, the NCR military itself arrived were surprised to find the Strip so well-protected and heavily policed. Though they struck a deal with Mr. House to establish a base in the area (along with control of Hoover Dam), the NCR has never had control of The Strip. After the Battle of Hoover Dam, the NCR negotiated an MP (military police) presence on the Strip, but their influence remains small.

Though the tribes that became the Strip's families were once hatefully opposed to each other, the demands of Mr. House have forced the families to play nice. They continue to hold long-standing grudges, but do not act openly against each other for fear of angering Mr. House.

Layout
The Strip is located in the heart of New Vegas. When entering through the Strip's north gate, Gomorrah is located to the right and the Lucky 38 is situated to the left. Through the first gate, the Tops casino, the Ultra-Luxe, and the monorail will be found. Through the final gate is Vault 21, Michael Angelo's workshop, and the NCR Embassy.

Entering the Strip
The entrance to the Strip is guarded by several Securitrons. The Courier can not gain entrance initially due to their presence. There are 7 possible ways to gain admittance:
 * The Securitrons at the gate will permit entrance to anyone possessing 2,000 caps. They will not take the money, but merely check to ensure that the visitor has sufficient funds to do business.
 * Having a Science skill of at least 80 (which is difficult if the player character heads directly to the Strip), the Securitron can be hacked to gain entrance.
 * The same can be accomplished if the player character has a low Intelligence stat.
 * Alternatively, killing all the Securitrons at the gate will allow access. Note that this triggers hostility in case of witnesses. The rest of the Securitrons inside will also fight and give infamy.
 * The Securitrons will also allow access with a New Vegas passport. A Speech of 50 or more allows convincing Ralph, from Mick & Ralph's to forge a passport for 500 caps. It can be acquired for 375 with a Barter check of 50, or for free with high enough NCR reputation.
 * A passport can be acquired for free and without needing to pass the Speech check by completing the G.I. Blues quest given by The King and choosing access to the Strip as the favor.
 * Having a "Liked" or greater reputation with the NCR, wearing an NCR uniform or travelling with Boone will allow travel via the monorail at Camp McCarran to Las Vegas Boulevard Station, bypassing the Freeside gate. After entering the Strip through this manner, the Securitrons at the Freeside gate will allow leaving and entering the Strip freely without having to pass a skill check or showing caps.

Appearances
The New Vegas Strip appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * The New Vegas Strip is based on the real world location of the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many locations have real world equivalents, such as the casinos and monorail.
 * When asked why the Omertas did not have Tommy Guns, Joshua Sawyer replied, "I didn't want The Strip to feel like another New Reno. Whether you liked New Reno or hated it, they definitely had the Tommy Gun gangster thing going on. I also felt like I already had a good semi-auto and SMG progression in the core game: 9mm to 10mm to 12.7mm. I couldn't figure out a good way to slot .45 ACP weapons like the M1911 and Thompson into that progression. *~ Realistically ~* a weapon like the M1911 would probably be between the 9mm and 10mm but that felt awkward/not right."

Bugs

 * Sometimes, when advancing in "For the Republic, Part 2" or "Wild Card: Side Bets", the door to the Strip is locked.
 * One solution is to travel to the Strip by monorail from Camp McCarran (unless it is already destroyed).
 * Another solution is to kill a gate Securitron to get a key, resulting in lost reputation (and all gate Securitrons will attack). If a silenced sniper rifle or Christine's CoS silencer rifle (with Old World Blues installed) is used, it is possible to kill one of the Securitrons without alerting the remainder.
 * Reloading a previous auto-save seems to fix this problem.
 * This may occur due to the main Securitron getting injured, as the gate locks if this happens.
 * Going near the gate to New Vegas Strip sometimes causes an extremely loud buzzing noise.
 * When in the New Vegas Strip outside of Gomorrah, if the girls dancing outside are attacked, many NPCs will run into Gomorrah. Entering alongside the NPCs will result in a lack of HUD and movement. A reload of a save is required.
 * Entering the Strip may cause a crash, showing only a black screen. Wearing the old cowboy hat can prevent this.