FNV Any% Route

Fallout: New Vegas Any% Detailed Text Route/Guide


These notes works better if you've watched a run before you start reading.

Before starting, make sure you've capped FPS to 60 or below. (VSync is shit and still makes the game run faster than hard capping with 3rd party tools)
Have only the Mercenary Pack DLC enabled (shows up as Courier's Stash in steam) - DLC is optional, current route doesn't benefit from it. (You need to actually delete the DLC from the \Data\ folder since disabling them through the launcher/steam won't do anything)

Rebind Quicksave and Quickload to keys that you easily can reach (For example I have quicksave bound to Q and quickload bound to G).

Use Livesplit as timer and set your game in split files as Fallout: New Vegas, and activate the load remover (Make sure you're comparing against Game Time).

The latest steam version for the game is what the run is performed on.

QSQL = QuickSave and QuickLoad. Technique used to abuse several game mechanics such as skipping dialogue, negate fall damage, clip through walls and reset NPC attack animations.

FT = Fast Travel.

Mashing both Left Mouse Button and ENTER is the fastest way to get through dialogue. This however risks skipping triggers. The only time this matters in Any% is with Doc Mitchells dialogue, but if you do other categories such as Max Quests this is something to keep in mind.

Time Stop: Bring up the map screen and mash/time Right Click (Much, much easier to do if you unbind right click from anything). If done correctly you will have a "Do you want to place a custom marker?" text box in the middle of your screen and everything around you should be frozen.

Reload Dashing: Needs a gun with a one-bullet-at-a-time reload animation, and also ammunition for the gun. The fastest one to get is a .357 Revolver from Chet in Goodsprings, and he also sells at least two different ammo types for it (regular, hollow point, and .38 special). It's faster to just but 1 bullet of a specific ammo type and use the swap ammo key instead of shooting and then reload the gun.
After hotkeying the gun for better chaining (I use 1 because hey that's close to 2, which is the swap ammo button) equip the gun, move in a direction and initiate the reload animation with 2 (Swapping ammo, only press once) and press TAB or F2 once to queue up the pipboy (Keep holding movement key). When pipboy is up, unequip the gun using either keyboard or click it with your mouse. Using the keyboard is more consistent, however if you press enter twice the game will crash. After unequipping your gun, press TAB to close menu again and you should go flying in the direction you held.
>>(Hold W, press 2 then F2/TAB, Unequip Gun, TAB)

Video explaining and showing glitches: https://youtu.be/AQVjFOIH5A0

When I write LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN I'm referring to the Arrow Keys on the keyboard. It's awkward but also hardcoded, so you can't rebind them.

Useful Console Commands (For practice only, not allowed in runs)
tgm - God Mode (unlimited ammo and health)
tcl - noclip
tcg - visualize invisible walls and collisions
player.setav speedmult xxx - increase walking speed


Actual run notes:
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INTRO / DOC MITCHELL

Time starts when you skip the intro cutscene.
Be prepared to skip DLC popup within 6 seconds, random when it'll load. (DOWN, ENTER)
Confirm Name (ENTER)
Choose FEMALE, finish character creation. (DOWN, ENTER, DOWN, ENTER ENTER ENTER. When confirmation box appears press ESC)
    [You can also use mouse if you prefer. Click Female, then 4th button labeled HAIR, then DONE. Press ESC on next box]
The moment you can move your mouse, QSQL twice and walk towards the Vig-o-Tester Machine.
When close to the machine, QSQL and Activate the machine.
Reduce STR to 1 and PER to 4, then increase CHR to 10 and AGI to 10. Exit machine with A the moment you've put 10 in AGI.
Take a few steps back and QSQL 4-5 times.
Push Doc Mitchell to his chair and sit on couch.
Choose all top options in dialogue.
Confirm that SPEECH and SURVIVAL is tagged. Third option does not matter.
QSQL 3 times. (Wait a split second for doc mitchells script to catch up)
Choose the Good Natured trait.
When Doc moves his head, QSQL once and get up from the couch.
Talk to Doc again. (Bottom option, NO on hardcore prompt - LEFT, ENTER)
Leave Doc's House.

WALKING 1 / GOODSPRINGS > STRIP

Mash F2 in load screen to bring up the correct Pip-Boy screen.
Equip Mercenary's Grenade Rifle (Or 9mm Pistol if no DLC) and FT to Goodsprings.
Walk into Chets shop and engage barter mode.
Buy 1 bullet of 2 ammo types that fits the .357 Revolver. (.357 regular, .357 hollow point, .38 special)
Buy a .357 Revolver. If he doesn't sell it, confirm purchase and exit barter mode.
Take a few steps back and kill Chet with the grenade rifle (If no DLC, stand close and aim 3 fast shots to his head).
Loot Chet only for the .357 Revolver, then exit.
Bring up Pipboy and bind revolver to 1, then drop the rest of the guns.
Start Reload Dashing towards Hidden Valley.
When discovering Hidden Valley, press F3 and FT to it.
Start dashing towards Black Mountain. (Reminder that F2 will bring you to the right menu for dashing)
FT to Black Mountain.
Turn 180 and start dashing towards the railway east of McCarran.
When approaching the railway, find the rock shaped like a ramp.
Dash off the ramp rock and try to land on top of the northern train.
Enter the train.

STRIP 1 / BENNY & HOUSE

Pick Victor's top options.
Go to Ultra-Luxe. (Submit your weapons)
Talk to Mortimer, then clip and void out.
Exit Ultra-Luxe.
Go to The Tops. (Submit your weapons)
Trigger the "They Went That-A-Way" quest, then turn around.
Go towards Swank, QSQL, then talk to him. (QSQL triggers level ups early)
Pick Third option, then rest all top option.
Level up (2). Put all points into Survival, then pick Black Widow (Hold RIGHT to assign points).
Talk to Benny. All top options (Black Widow).
Level up (3). Get 45 Survival and dump rest into Speech.
Make your way towards the Elevators as you level up.
Level up (4). Dump all into Speech. Pick Travel Light perk. (Quickly Crouch and Uncrouch to activate the perk)
Wait 1 hour to teleport Benny to his room.
After taking the elevator, clip through a wall and spawn at Benny.
Pick top Dialogue Options.
Whilst Benny is ragdolling, open the door. Loot all his stuff and go talk to Yes Man.
Pick the top option of Yes Man's 7 first dialogue boxes (Until "What are the details of the plan?").
Pick Middle Option "So I should ask these tribes...", then 1 top option, then exit dialogue (Far bottom option).
Level up (5). Dump all points into Speech.
Leave The Tops. (Clip after you've taken the elevator) Take the far left door.
Hold forward/strafe left in load screen to make sure you avoid Vulpes.
Go to Lucky 38. (You can dash over the fence by bumping the bench or just walk it)
Press F2 and equip Maria. (Bind meds if you've taken a lot of damage)
Talk to Victor and make him send you to the Penthouse.
Hold back/strafe left in load screen and jump as soon as you can move.
QSQL when you're standing on the pot to clip through.
Walk towards the terminal on the other side.
Stand with your face against it, hold 3rd person button and pan the camera until you can see the Activate Terminal prompt.
Unlock the door, enter and unlock Mr. House.
Kill House and exit his lair.
Turn around and clip through the wall, then another wall. Take elevator down to Casino.
Level up (6). Dump all into Speech. Perk doesn't matter.
When exiting talk to the NCR Courier. (If not he'll softlock you in the Gomorrah)
Dash to the Gomorrah, pick bottom option.
Exit the strip.

WALKING 2 / FACTIONS

Exit Freeside.
Dash northeast along the highway to make it to Nellis.
Dash through the artillery field and get to the gate.
Pick top options and teleport to Pearl.
Pick Top option, then Middle option.
180, exit and mash F3 in load screen.
FT to Hidden Valley.
Enter BoS bunker, shoot a paladin and clip out.
Mash F3/TAB in load screen and FT to Goodsprings.
Make your way along/above the cliffs towards Red Rock Canyon.
After hitting the trigger in the center of Red Rock Canyon, FT to The Strip North Gate. (No confirmation when trigger is hit, get a gut feeling for when you're far enough, or check your pipboy).

STRIP 2 / MAIN QUEST FORWARDING

Enter the strip (Watch out for Old Ben).
Go talk to Yes Man.
Pick Middle option until the Side Bets quest is done, then ask Yes Man to join you at the Lucky 38.
Go to Lucky 38, Penthouse level.
Watch as Yes Man inserts himself into the mainframe.
Enter the Basement and hold forward in the load screen.
When first Dialogue is triggered, walk back to the door and prepare third person.
Skip the cutscene by alternating QSQL and Waits 13 times. (QSQL > Wait x13. Don't be too quick or you can risk a softlock)
After the skip, exit the basement early. (Go to Pres. Suite > Penthouse)
Talk to Yes Man, then talk to him again.
Pick bottom option ("I don't care...") then top option.
Exit the Lucky 38 and FT to Black Mountain.
Dash to El Dorado Substation and enter it.
Insert the Override Chip in the terminal and activate it.
Leave and FT back to The Strip North Gate.
Level up (7). Max out Speech. Rest of the points does not matter.
Go back to Yes Man in the Lucky 38.
Talk to Yes Man and pick top option, then bottom option.
Go to the Dam.

DAM / ENDGAME

Dash your way towards the middle of the dam.
Dash into the sandbags and hope for getting a bump up in the air so you can go over the middle building.
If you land in the water, do swim of shame and try to dash up the cliffs (Alt. do old school dam jump: https://i.imgur.com/EQ0ZBNV.jpg)
Dash towards the Legates camp and enter it.
Do a dash into the camp and walk through the gate towards the legate, then turn left.
Get onto the cliffs to your left and hug the right wall.
Walk out on the cliff a bit so the Legate can see you and initiate conversation.
Pick middle option, then pick the speech options. Pick top option and then the middle option.
Walk/dash towards the gate and Level up (8). Nothing in 8 matters so just get through it quick.
Hit the explosion trigger and talk to the General.
Pick Top option on first conversation.
Pick Top, Top, Top, then Middle (100 Speech <Bluff>), Top then Bottom. Don't scroll)
Go into third person, then talk to Yes Man whilst scrolling down like a madman.
Stop timer.