How to still be able to join the ncr but still get rex

[Shybrina]

I just got to vegas and i need the passport which i know i can get from the kings, plus i wanted the dog as a companion but im at the point where there is a shootout between pacer and the ncr but if i kill the ncr they hate me and if i kill pacer i never get the passport or rex so what do i do?

[Shybrina]

Thanks for the quick responce and i will do that when i play fallout next :D

[Malvastor]

Even if you kill the NCR soldiers in that particular shootout, you can still join the NCR later. Since you haven't been to the Strip yet, you can still be forgiven for anything you've done to the NCR so far.

Edit: Also, you don't necessarily need to get the passport from the Kings.

[Belanos]

You also don't need the passport, just have 2000 caps on you when you talk to the sentry robot. You won't even lose that money, you just need to have it on you. The whole passport thing is a joke really, it's not at all difficult coming up with the caps.

[Shybrina]

Thanks i tried walking up to them i died horribly XD

[Belanos]

Originally posted by AnimeDude:

Thanks i tried walking up to them i died horribly XD

Well the NCR guy does warn you about not drawing your weapon. Maybe you should have listened to him.

[Shybrina]

i holstered it tho

[Shybrina]

i even unequipped it

[Belanos]

It sounds like you may have encountered a bug then, you should have been able to resolve that incident peacefully. Maybe try reloading your game before that point and doing it again.

[Shybrina]

well i already went into the strip im cool with the kings and ncr now due to the ambassador removing all crimes against them

[Shybrina]

so its good now

[function9]

I think in order to stop that shootout peacefully, you have to inform The King that the NCR missionaries that are distributing the food and wanted to make a truce with The King, got jumped (by Pacer). I'm not sure, but I think you need to go the optional route and talk to Julie Farkas as she's friends with the NCR lady in the soup kitchen, and only then will she tell you about her men getting jumped before they could talk to The King. If you never tell The King about the missionaries getting jumped, he will only tell you to go assist Pacer in the fight, not to stop it.

[Belanos]

Originally posted by function9:

I'm not sure, but I think you need to go the optional route and talk to Julie Farkas as she's friends with the lady in the soup kitchen, and only then will she tell you about her men getting jumped before they could talk to The King.

Exactly, since it's Julie's NCR friend you need to talk to in order to defuse the situation.

[N0P3]

Passports - The King, Mick and Ralph or do as some others suggest and loot until you round up 2K in caps. You can essentially mistreat NCR & Legion until you get Caesar's mark or start errands for the NCR Embassador where you're unconditionally pardon of all crimes up to that point. Unless you're being chased down by hit squads due to infamy you holster weapons and generally don't encounter any backlash - pretty much synopsis of all things stated in this thread.

I generally like to balance the Kings into the mix as they reward you well and frequently for having good karma, and Rex is pretty cool to have around. Rex + Wild Wasteland Perk...

Pacer's a wad.

[Belanos]

Originally posted by SoundDriver:

... and Rex is pretty cool to have around.

Rex is an idiot. He's only around in my games long enough to do his personal quest, when ED-E is being upgraded, then it's back to Freeside for him.

[N0P3]

Menh - Rex is alright.
I generally collect the companions and park them in the 38.

I generally run around with ED-E and either Veronica or Raul mostly as the human companion. Rex is limited comapred to ED-E and does have the "Hat" hang-up (borderlines filler content) but a collectible item none the less. He's more for decoration after quests and WW unfold.