Fallout: New Vegas Game Add-Ons (DLC) Hints

New Crafting Recipes

  • Below are the new ammo types you can make at reloading benches. Note that the Hand Loader level-up perk is required to make both special ammo types.

    Ammo Item             Skill Req.   Case       Lead   Powder (Qty) Primer
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    .45 Auto Round        Repair 25    .45 Auto    16    Pistol (8)   Large Pistol
    .45 Auto +P Round     Repair 45    .45 Auto    17    Pistol (10)  Large Pistol
    .45 Super Hand Load   Repair 80    .45 Auto    19    Pistol (12)  Large Pistol
    Breakdown .45 Auto    Repair 25    .45 Auto    16    Pistol (8)   Large Pistol


    Below are the new items you can make at campfires.

    Item                            Item Effect         Skill Req.    Ingredients (Qty)
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    Black Coffee                    HP +15*,            Survival 15   Coffee Mug, Coffee Pot, Coyote Tobacco Chew, Honey Mesquite Pod
                                   INT +6*,
                                   AGL -3*
    Blood Shield                    Pois. Res. +70,     Survival 35   Barrel Cactus Fruit, Cave Fungus, Spore Plant Pods
                                   HP +5(6s)
    Dark Datura                     INT -2,             Survival 45   Sacred Datura Root (2), Turpentine
                                   HP -5(12s)
    Datura Antivenom                Cure Poison         Survival 25   Broc Flower, Sacred Datura Root, Spore Plant Pods, Xander Root
    Daturana                        Restore Limb Cond., Survival 65   Flour, Purified Water, Sacred Datura Root
                                   Unarmed Dam. +3*,
                                   HP +45*,
                                   AGL -6*
    Gecko-Backed Leather Armor      Rad. Res. +15,      Survival 80   Leather Armor, Tanned Fire Gecko Hide, Tanned Golden Gecko Hide, Tanned Green Gecko Hide
                                   Pois. Res. +15,
                                   Fire Resis. +15
    Gecko-Backed Leather Armor,     Rad. Res. +15,      Survival 90   Leather Armor Reinforced, Tanned Fire Gecko Hide, Tanned Golden Gecko Hide, Tanned Green Gecko Hide
    Reinforced                    Pois. Res. +15,
                                   Fire Resis. +15
    Gecko-Backed Metal Armor        AGL -1,             Survival 80   Metal Armor, Tanned Fire Gecko Hide, Tanned Golden Gecko Hide, Tanned Green Gecko Hide
                                   Rad. Res. +15,
                                   Pois. Res. +15,
                                   Fire Resis. +15
    Gecko-Backed Metal Armor,       AGL -1,             Survival 90   Metal Armor Reinforced, Tanned Fire Gecko Hide, Tanned Golden Gecko Hide, Tanned Green Gecko Hide
    Reinforced                    Rad. Res. +15,
                                   Pois. Res. +15,
                                   Fire Resis. +15
    Healing Poultice                Restore Limb Cond., Survival 20   Broc Flower, Cave Fungus, Nevada Agave Fruit, Xander Root
                                   AGL -1,
                                   HP +7(18s)
    Homebrewed Nuka-Cola            Rads +2*,           Survival 30   Barrel Cactus Fruit, Bottle Cap, Empty Soda Bottle, Nevada Agave Fruit
                                   HP +2(25s)
    Homebrewed Sunset Sarsaparilla  HP +2 (25s)         Survival 30   Bottle Cap, Empty Sunset Sarsaparilla Bottle, Nevada Agave Fruit, Xander Root
    Large Wasteland Tequila         Pois. Res. +30*,    Survival 40   Large Whiskey Bottle, Nevada Agave Fruit (2), Purified Water (2)
                                   DT +6*,
                                   CHR +3*,
                                   INT -9*,
                                   STR +9*
    Tanned Green Gecko Hide         N/A                 Survival 70   Green Gecko Hide, Turpentine (3), White Horsenettle (2)
    Wasteland Tequila               Pois. Res. +15*,    Survival 35   Empty Whiskey Bottle, Nevada Agave Fruit, Purified Water
                                   CHR +3*,
                                   INT -6*,
                                   STR +6*
    Weapon Binding Ritual           Heal PER/limb dmg,  Melee W. 25   Healing Powder, Knife, Leather Belt, Wonderglue
                                   Restore Limb Cond.,
                                   Melee Dam. +10,
                                   Unarmed Dam. +10,
                                   HP -2(2s)


    Below are the new items you can make at workbenches. Note that the Cookery-to-Metal and Meals-to-Metal recipes yield scrap metal, and datura hides can be used to get a temporary DT +1.

    Item (Qty)                   Skill Req.     Ingredients (Qty)
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    Cookery-to-Metal             Repair 25      Metal Cooking Pan, Metal Cooking Pot, Pot
    Conversion, Fission Battery  Science 45     Drained Small Energy Cell (5), Fission Battery
    to SEC (25)
    Coyote Hide Belt (2)         Repair 15      Coyote Hide
    Datura Hide                  Survival 25    Sacred Datura Root (4), Wonderglue
    Dog Hide Belt                Repair 5       Dog Hide
    Fire Gecko Hide Belt (6)     Repair 45      Fire Gecko Hide
    Gecko Hide Belt (3)          Repair 25      Gecko Hide
    Golden Gecko Hide Belt (5)   Repair 35      Golden Gecko Hide
    Green Gecko Hide Belt (7)    Repair 50      Green Gecko Hide
    Meals-to-Metal               Repair 25      Butter Knife, Fork, Metal Spoon, Tin Plate


    * = Exact value will vary according to related skill.