Another Brick in The Wall To Level 1 Characters

Hey, MATN, leave New Vegas alone!

I recorded this in response to Many A True Nerd's claim that going north of Goodaprings is impossible at Level 1 in his "FO3 is Better Than You Think" video. He said it "may as well be a brick wall" to Level 1 characters. Well, consider that Brick Wall demolished. Not only have I done this at Level 1, but also on Very Hard difficulty and Hardcore mode as well.

When I approached the swarm of Cazadors at the Tribal village I targeted the antennas, which causes them to go into a Frenzy and start attacking one another. That's the best way to deal with them when they are a swarm like that. Their weakness is that they are vulnerable to their own venom, so if you can get them to fight one another then most of the work will get done for you. But when dealing with isolated stragglers, or if they get to close to you, then targeting the wings is the best option.

Obviously you want some sort of ranged weapon for this. An unarmed or melee approach would be exceptionally difficult, though maybe you could work something out with the guaranteed knockdown with the 9 iron you can find in a shack not far from Goodsprings? But you need 50 melee skill to do that knockdown attack, and without the relevant magazine I don't think you can muster that many melee skill points at only level 1. Still, it probably could be done if someone went full try hard about it.

Of course, just sneaking past them with the stealthboy in the safe is also an extremely viable option. To make that even easier, I'd recommend waiting until night time, because its easier to sneak in the dark than in broad daylight (which makes sense).

But for combat, Guns, Energy Weapons, or possibly Explosives are really the best options. I recommend going for a lot of luck and agility for the AP and the higher crit chance. If you tag energy weapons you get a laser pistol from Doc Mitchell. Plus there's one in a crate, and you can buy one in Chet's store. So there's a number of options ther..