Caravan: Difference between revisions

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You can join a caravan as a guard and earn caps and xp by protecting it from wasteland threats. There is a Caravan coordinator in Hub that knows where certain Caravans go, where they are now and where they are currently headed. To join a caravan as a guard, talk with the Caravan Master NPC (guy with Combat Armor and 250 hp) when he is in town. You need to be at least level 9 to join a caravan, but most of these get pretty rough so it is advised to be more fully leveled first. Bring plenty of ammo, a backup weapon, combat drugs, and Super Stimpaks.

Note: It is also advised to avoid bringing your Companion followers on caravans, or at least to avoid arming them with burst weapons since they are a bit reckless in combat.

Caravans are a popular way to level up, because the amount of rewarded XP scales up as you level. So the higher level you are, the more XP you get when you successfully guard a caravan to its intended destination. The rewards are also scaled based on the journey.

While employed guarding a caravan, you can encounter exclusive Caravan Encounters which are tougher than ordinary encounters.

If you fail and your caravan job status gets broken, you can pay 2500 caps to reset it.

Note: Be aware that some of the encounters will have semi-hostile NPCs. These are the ones that yell at players if they see any weapons armed in Slot 1. You have only a few moments to put your weapon away (or move it to Slot 2) before they go hostile and attack you. When this happens, do not expect your caravan NPCs to help you.

Caravans

Crimson Caravan
Far Go Traders
Van Graffs
Stockman's Association
Goods'n'Go
Hang Transportation
Gun Runners

Crimson Caravan

Hub<->Shady Sands<->Broken Hills<->Vault City<->New Reno

Far Go Traders

Hub<->San Francisco<->Redding<->Modoc<->Vault City<->New Reno

Van Graffs

Klamath<->Den<->Redding

Stockman's Association

Redding<->New Reno<->Shady Sands<->Junktown<->Hub

Goods'n'Go

Gecko<->Broken Hills<->New Reno<->Shady Sands

Hang Transportation

Hub<->New Adytum<->San Francisco

Gun Runners

Gun Runners<->Hub<->Shady Sands

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 '''Note''': It is also advised to avoid bringing your Companion followers on caravans, or at least to avoid arming them with burst weapons since they are a bit reckless in combat.
-'''Note''': Be aware that some of the encounters will have semi-hostile NPCs. These are the ones that yell at players if they see any weapons armed in Slot 1. You have only a few moments to put your weapon away (or move it to Slot 2) before they go hostile and attack you. When this happens, do not expect your caravan NPCs to help you.
+Caravans are a popular way to level up, because the amount of rewarded [[XP]] scales up as you level. So the higher level you are, the more [[XP]] you get when you successfully guard a caravan to its intended destination. The rewards are also scaled based on the journey.
 While employed guarding a caravan, you can encounter exclusive [[Caravan Encounters]] which are tougher than ordinary encounters.
+If you fail and your caravan job status gets broken, you can pay 2500 caps to reset it.
+'''Note''': Be aware that some of the encounters will have semi-hostile NPCs. These are the ones that yell at players if they see any weapons armed in Slot 1. You have only a few moments to put your weapon away (or move it to Slot 2) before they go hostile and attack you. When this happens, do not expect your caravan NPCs to help you.
 [[File:Caravan_coordinator.JPG|279px|thumb|right|Caravan coordinator in Hub]]