“If you're looking to wet your whistle, just past Chet's is the Prospector Saloon. The bartender there, Trudy, knows everyone in town.”— Doc Mitchell
The Prospector Saloon is a location owned and operated by Trudy in Goodsprings in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[edit]
In around 2274, seven years before the start of Fallout: New Vegas, Trudy took over the saloon's operations.[1]
Publications[edit]
“The hub of Goodsprings is this ramshackle tavern. Easy Pete may be sitting in his rocking chair on the porch, and he’s excellent for getting some information (and Dynamite) out of. There are four exterior doors; two at the front (one is locked [Very Easy]), one at the back, and one that leads to a secret moonshine shed [Very Easy] attached to the building, close to the fence where Sunny Smiles has you shoot off bottles during Main Quest: Back in the Saddle. Inside the shed, you find the following:
• Scrap Metal
• Moonshine (5)
Signs[edit]
Layout[edit]
Exterior[edit]
There are four entrances to the saloon: one at the front with a porch that, an easy-locked southern entrance that leads into a small office, an unlocked southern entrance to the west of the previous one, and a very easy-locked entrance at the northwestern corner of the building that leads to a moonshine distillery which is separate from the rest of the saloon. The signage is made of varying neon letters.
Small Office[edit]
A small office that is connected to the bar and it contains a easy-locked terminal and hard-locked floor safe. The terminal can be used to unlock the safe. Items such as alcohol, water and skill magazines can be found on the nearby shelves and on the crates found around the room.
A Meeting People and Salesman Weekly can be found on top of the Sunset Sarsaparilla Crate across from the terminal.
Northern Room[edit]
A Jukebox and pool table can be found in the northern room. There is some seating at the windows.
A Fixin' Things magazine can be found a counter near the pool table.
Bar[edit]
The bar has seating at the bar as well as against the windows. Alcohol and glasses can be found on the counter behind the bar alongside a .357 Magnum Revolver in a glass and cash register. There is a broken radio found near the gun that can be fixed in an unmarked quest.
The Back[edit]
The western part of the saloon has two bathrooms, with the men's room being used as storage, and an exit outside. The women's room is a source of clean drinking water.
Moonshine Distillery[edit]
A small room, locked behind a very easy lock, where two fission batteries, five moonshine, one turpentine, one scrap metal and one conductor can be found on the shelves.
Loot[edit]
- Three skill magazines can be found:
- Fixin' Things: found on a counter near the pool table.
- Meeting People and Salesman Weekly: found on a crate across from the terminal in the small office.
- .357 Magnum Revolver found in a glass at the bar.
Notes[edit]
- Sunny Smiles begins the game here and initiates the tutorial quest Back in the Saddle when the Courier first arrives. Trudy and Joe Cobb arrive once the tutorial quest is complete or declined. After the completion of the Ghost Town Gunfight quest, Ringo stays there until the Courier travels to the Crimson Caravan Company near the Strip.
- If the quest Run Goodsprings Run is completed, the items in the saloon will no longer be considered owned, except the .357 Magnum in the drinking glass behind the bar.
- A Goodsprings Settler will often be sitting at the bar. He returns to his residence at 10 PM. If killed, his inventory contains a Prospector Outfit, cowboy hat, and a .357 Magnum Revolver in half condition.
- The moonshine in the rear room reachable only from the outside is part of Trudy's sales inventory and disappears from her inventory if stolen. The presence of two Fission Batteries in this room is likely a reference to the recipe for moonshine later taught to the Courier by Cass. While Chet normally does not buy items stolen in Goodsprings, he will buy the moonshine.
Appearances[edit]
Prospector Saloon appears in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- James Garcia worked on the Prospector Salloon.[Ext 1]
- In the July 21, 2010 Build of Fallout: New Vegas, the saloon's signage is different as the "Prospector" portion is also lit up.
Bench found in between the store and saloon
Saloon signage
Real World Information: The Prospector Saloon is a real world location, the Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings, Nevada. Several aspects of the building are present in the real world location, such as the shape of the building, jukebox, interior bar and mirror, ceiling design, and porch entryway. The real-life Prospector Saloon hosts the annual Fallout Fan Celebration.[Ext 2]
Bugs[edit]
It is possible that if you steal something in the saloon, and then drop it, it will show up as not being owned.
Gallery[edit]
Entrance to the distillery
Left side of the bar
Right side of the bar
- July 2010 Build
Saloon signage
References[edit]
- ↑ "It was here when I took over the saloon seven years ago. Some people have said its owner lived here, but no one knows who it was."
Trudy's Dialogue
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