“If that's so, how about you look into repairing the solar arrays on the roof of the generator building?”— Loyal
The Nellis Array is a location in Nellis Air Force Base in the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout: New Vegas. It is located just east of the Nellis Hangars.
Gameplay[edit]
A solar-power engineering array consisting of solar reflectors that provide Nellis with power.[1][2] They are constructed with photovoltaic cells and circuits.[3][Pub 1]
Layout[edit]
Exterior[edit]
Outside on the top of the Nellis array are several broken solar panels. The player character will need to pass a Repair check of 65, or have scavenged parts from around the solar collection tower at the back of HELIOS One, which require a 20 Repair skill to acquire, in order to repair these solar panels. No reputation with the Boomers is gained directly for fixing the solar panels, however, completing the quest Sunshine Boogie will earn reputation with the faction.
There is a computer terminal by the gate. Until the generators are powered back on, it displays the error message "ERROR #P38C4K" "Generator power source unavailable". It checks array efficiency when the array is operational again (120% at best).
Interior[edit]
The inside of the facility consists of a small room with a doorway straight ahead of the entrance and another door to the left. The forward door leads to an enclosed gangway that goes over the main generator room below. To the left is another room with a door to the right. The door leads to an exposed gangway with stairs that lead down to the lower level.
The area below the building is sectioned into two areas. The stairs lead into the smaller of the two sections with electric transformers and generators. The larger room contains more electrical equipment, an exit, shelving with Ammunition Boxes, artillery shells, and ant nectar. The exit leads to another exit to the outside by way of a tunnel. There are several generators in the lower level of the array building, which are off by default. Both the upper and lower levels are infested with explosive giant ants, which must be killed along with reactivating the generators for the quest Ant Misbehavin'.
Loot[edit]
- Two Mini Nukes - On and around shelves on the north end of the room near the door to the tunnel.
- At the bottom floor between two broken generators in the southeastern corner is a skeleton with Thump-Thump, a unique variant of the Grenade Rifle, along with ammunition.
Notes[edit]
Once the quest Volare! is completed, there is no access to the interior of the array without a key.
Appearances[edit]
The Nellis Array appears in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
"ERROR #P38C4K" "Generator power source unavailable"is a play on the PEBCAK error code.
Real World Information: The Nellis Array is a real world part of Nellis Air Force Base.[Ext 1]
Gallery[edit]
Entrance
The generators
References[edit]
- ↑ Pete: "Nellis is a completely self-sufficient community! We draw water from Lake Mead, solar arrays provide power, and we grow our own crops!"
Pete (Fallout: New Vegas)/Dialogue - ↑ NellisSolarArrayRepairMsg[0010649D]: "Reflector panels on this array are damaged. Salvaged parts could be used to repair the array. Would you like to repair the array? (Repair 65 or higher Required or Use Solar Array Parts)"
- ↑ NellisSolarArrayRepairedHighMsg[0010649B]: "Using your knowledge of photovoltaic cells, you thoroughly clean, polish, and upgrade the solar panels. You also clean and rewire some degraded circuits you spotted. Array efficiency improved by 50%%."
- ↑ Tour of the Mojave Wasteland: "The Nellis array is the second-most impressive piece of solar-power engineering in the Mojave Wasteland, after HELIOS One [5.13]. The place’s exterior is peppered with solar reflectors, five of which are broken. Fixing them is part of the Side Quest. There is an Array Control Interface too; which is currently offline, but can be checked during the Quest."
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