Is there any way not to kill Bobby /his dog, so that the city wont get mad at you?

[Boost Me;-) minimis]

:S

[Sentient_Toaster]

Only by completely ignoring the quest, basically.

[Boost Me;-) minimis]

:S

[Sxerks]

You can move past the dog in the cave while in combat and avoid killing it.

[Boost Me;-) minimis]

oooh -_- ok ty

[76561198114148817]

Highpool - Rex & Bobby :

Rex (rabid dog) CAN be 'avoided' by just 'climbing' over the 'rocks' and 'going around' the dog... OR just 'kill' the dog & leave the 'loot' (Jewelry) there !

Bobby ('disappears' after 'telling' Cave's 'location' OR after killing Rex & taking the 'loot)... then, 're-appears' when you go north to 'leave' Highpool. Bobby CAN be 'avoided' by just 'moving' / 'running' past him. IF Bobby 'chases' you, first lead him to either side, then continue north to 'leave'. EASIER to just kill Bobby and take the 'loot'... (Jewelry & 45 cal Pistol) !!!

The 'trigger' / 'secret' to the 'stream & pond drying-up' and Highpool becoming a 'ghost-town' lies in the stream near the pond. At two 'spots' where the 'rocks are slippery', you MAY fall into the stream... WHEN you do, 'Brats' appear to 'taunt you'... killing the 'Brats' produces 'loot'... and more 'Brats' when 'loot' is taken. Finally causing appearance of a 'Chubby Kid' for a '45 cal Clip'. Taking this 'clip' causes Red Ryder (the 'character') to appear !
Red Ryder (saddened by your 'killing of the kiddies') MAY also just be 'avoided'... OR killed and the 'loot' (a 7.62 mm Clip) left behind.

'Taking' THIS 'clip' causes Highpool to 'dry-up' and become a 'ghost town' !!!

[Boost Me;-) minimis]

lol wow okay ty

[SeriousCCIE]

Yes -- generally, my strategy has been to beat everyone to death with brawling and crowbars or pickaxes or perhaps wallop them with power packs after doing some adventuring.

By that time I won't need to really go back other than to loot their stuff (who needs mutant kids growing up, anyway) and besides, if we were to be revisionist about it, it'd help prevent the events in WL2 by simply allowing adults to take over the place and eliminate much of the plot and simply get cooperative people in place to allow us all to save the ag center and defend against Evil.

Sometimes, to be good, you gotta be bad! At least that's how I now rationalize the assault of highpool in WL1.

[Redguard]

I kill Bobby, cause
1. Killing Bobby is lore outcome
2. Quest can be considered solved (unlike ignoring)

[Veerwing]

In the old Commodore 64 and AMIGA version(s), if you lighted a match when you first entered the cave and then avoided the 'dog' battle you could still recruit Jackie. You then could level up her CHA and recruit Bobby if you didn't 'kill' Rex. I believe this was accomplished by 'breaking party' and having one person recruit her while the others kept it at bay... There was another instance where if you got into a battle with Bobby and you had a character with high enough CHA, you could walk up to him and instead of fighting him, 'recruit' him from using the "E" (encounter) command. It was in the original Survival Guide Book and I've been trying to find the walk-through for this since its been YEARS when I played this game last. But it was possible to leave Highpool with both Jackie and Bobby in your NPC list.