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| name = Guide 101: Step-by-Step White Knight Startup
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| description = Get a strong start exploring solo!
| status = '''On Hold''' for Season 3
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| authors = [[User:Henry|Henry]]
| chapter = Building Your Safe Network
| chapters = [[Guide 101: Step-by-Step White Knight Start-Up Guide|Guide 101: Title Page]]<br>[[Guide 101: Crawling Out of the Sandstorm|Crawling Out of the Sandstorm]]<br>'''Building Your Safe Network'''
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==WARNING: Re-work in Progress. Do not use this page now.==

==Setting Up Your Safe Network==
* Bring 2 Combat Shotguns, 1000 rounds of ammo, 24 wooden poles, 10 fibers, and a hatchet.
* Go back to Vault City, go inside the little hut by the brahmin pen, and use the workbench to craft a rope.
* Exit Vault City and go back up to Gecko and talk with the ghoul, [[Keith of the Wasteland Band|Keith]] about the band. He's in The Harp bar.
* Exit [[Gecko]] and hike west to [[Modoc]]. Note the location of Ghost Farm.
* (If ever necessary, you can do a very small amount of mining under Ghost Farm.)
* You can find a lot of brahmin around [[Modoc]]. Hunt 8 brahmin to make another tent.
* Exclusively hunt brahmin-only encounters. Exit all other encounters for now. The materials you're carrying are too important to risk.
* As soon as you have 8 brahmin hides, craft a folded tent and build a Safe House by [[Modoc]].
* Use your new [[Modoc]] house as a staging point for crafting additional tents. Hunt brahmin. Craft tents.

* '''PROGRESS STATUS: Being Re-Written from here down.'''

* Keep hunting brahmin, getting hides, and craft tents until you have 8 more tents ready.

* Once you have 8 tents ready to go, shed as much weight as needed so that you can carry 4 of them, with 12 wood.
* Head straight west to Klamath and avoid all encounters on the way. You'll likely find [[Den]] nearby too.
* Find Klamath mine and set up one of the tents there like you did next to Junktown quarry.
* Use 3 wood on the fire to upgrade it to a Safe House, and rename it to "Klamath Mine".
* Walking in a straight line from [[Klamath]] to [[Den]], keep going on that line until you reach [[Redding]].
* Use another tent next to Redding and upgrade the fire with 3 wood. Rename it to "Redding".
* Turn straight south and walk south until you find [[Broken Hills]]. Use your next tent next to the city.
* Rename it to "Broken Hills" and drop all items on the ground there. Walk naked blue over to the city.
* Head south toward Shady Sands with a tent, and find the NCR quarry in zone 32:28. Build a house there and rename it. 

* soon
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* Let's sell some of what you just crafted, get some caps and go finish those tents.
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* '''REWORK IN PROGRESS'''
* At some point, drop everything and run naked blue to zone 28:34. Collect junk there and bring back to your house.
* (Junk collecting sucks. It's heavy, it's hard to spot, and PKs hunt you there. You need junk though so...)
* Use junk to craft extended magazines to improve your Desert Eagles, and to make some 40mm grenade ammo.
* You could go haywire crafting stuff. Stick to ammo and tier 1 guns now that you have a profession.
* Keep the guns with bonus stats, and sell the rest for caps. Use the caps to buy more [[Books]].
* Keep mining and crafting, selling and saving caps until you're close to level 7 which won't be long.
* '''BREAK'''
* You now have high enough [[Outdoorsman]] skill to get both [[Pathfinder]] and [[Explorer]]!
* When you arrive at the VC train station (150 xp) ask four people about the man with black hair.
* Exit the train station and go into [[Vault City]]. Talk with Doctor Andrew about his [[Medical Investigation]].
* (Just in case you ever need it, find the workbench in VC. It's in a small shack near the brahmin pen.)
* Go back to the VC train Station and talk to four people about their health. Go tell Doc Andrew. 500 xp.
* Before you run in to Gecko and risk losing your gear, let's build a tent nearby. The Gecko mine is a great place.
* Hunt the zones near VC for brahmin and collect hides. Try zones 30:8, 31:8, and 32:8.
* If you have no wood with you now, chop some trees in the city ruins to the east of VC.
* When you have 8 hides, craft a [[Folded Tent]].
* Now go right up next to Gecko mine, a few zones east of Gecko, and build that tent. Upgrade the fire and rename it "Gecko Mine".
* Now you can drop all your items and run naked blue into Gecko to further some quests. Bring 400 caps to pay Keith.
* [[Gecko]] is a dangerous place. If any players see you there, they will likely shoot you.
* Use the "town preview" feature before you enter Gecko. If you see other players, do not go in yet. 
* When it looks clear, enter Gecko and run up into The Harp bar. Talk to Keith, the ghoul Mick wants in the band. 400 xp.
* When you're done paying Keith to join the band, run north all the way to the Scrapyard area of Gecko.
* Find Skeeter to deliver Elmer's message. Skeeter gives you another [[Tape|holotape]] message to take back to Elmer.
* Make sure you use the tape to upload it to your [[Pip-Boy]] Archives. Check Archives to make sure it loaded.
* Exit Gecko by running north through a hole in the fence and out via the north exit grid. *Whew!*
* Now let's move to Modoc, a better place to hunt brahmin, get hides and thus get more houses set up.
* Craft at least 1 rope before you head to [[Modoc]]. You can craft the other items without a workbench.
* While gathering hides, avoid all other encounters unless you're sure you can win. Craft a tent as soon as you get 8 hides.
* Set up that tent near [[Modoc]] and make this your tent-crafting station, where you hunt tons more brahmin for their [[Brahmin Hide|hides]].
* You'll likely need more [[Rope]]s and [[Wood]]. Gather resources, including [[Junk]], in the city ruins above [[Modoc]] on the far north edge of the map.
* Hunt brahmin, gather hides and craft 8 more tents. If you have no hatchet here, gather some flint and chop wood with a [[Primitive Tool]]. 
* While you're hunting brahmin, notice [[Ghost Farm]] on the map. You can mine here if you run out of ammo.
* By the time you craft 8 more tents, you hit levels 9 and 10. If not, do some hunting so you do.

'''Welcome to level 9 and the [[Even Tougher]] perk!''' Distribute [[Skill Points]]: [[Small Guns]] 140, [[Doctor]] 64.

'''Welcome to level 10!''' Distribute [[Skill Points]]: [[Small Guns]] 144, [[Doctor]] 75, [[Traps]] 28.

==Building Houses==
* We were on our way to get those [[Carry Weight]] perks. Let's get back to that. We'll build some Houses along the way.
* If you have not done it already, arrange your 8 new [[Folded Tent]]s in a row with 3 wood on each one.
* Chop wood in the area if you have to. You need 3 wood per tent to upgrade the fire pit to a [[Campfire]].
* Upgrade the fire pit at your [[Modoc]] tent if you have not already done it. Rename the tent to '''Modoc'''.
* ('''No need to get maps to tents yet'''. We'll do that later when we have a base, which should be soon.)
* Now pick up 3 tents and 12 wood and let's go get them set up. Head straight west to [[Den]] and [[Klamath]].
* Find a place by [[Klamath]] and/or the quarry to use the tent. Rename it to "Klamath".
* Drop everything you are carrying at this new Klamath house, and run to [[Klamath]]. You will get the [[Gecko Skinning]] perk next.
* [[Klamath]] is a dangerous place. Players will shoot you so you want to carry nothing as you get this perk.
* Use town preview, and enter [[Klamath]] via the Trapper Town entrance. Run up past the fence through the bottom door in the main building.
* Run up through this building and out, up to the bonfire to talk to the trapper there and get [[Gecko Skinning]].
* Run back down the same way you came in, through the building but stop inside and talk to Meloy.
* Ask Meloy about the [[Toxic Caves]] and he'll show you the location. Exit the conversation and avoid the next topic for now.
* (The next topic is a fun quest you cannot do yet, so you'll be back here later to get it.)
* Exit [[Klamath]], go back to your tent, grab all your gear and tents and wood and head to [[Redding]] (straight past [[Den]]).
* Use a tent next to [[Redding]], upgrade the fire pit, rename it to "Redding".
* Drop all gear and go naked bluesuit over to [[Redding]]. Use town preview and enter the Mine entrance when ready.
* Run straight west to the building to the left of the [[Last Gasp Saloon]]. Talk with [[Dangerous Dan McGrew]] inside to get [[Pack Rat]].
* Look at that 110 [[Carry Weight]]! Nice, and it gets even better at [[Broken Hills]].
* Go back to your [[Redding]] house, grab all your gear including the tents and wood and head southeast to [[New Reno]].
* [[New Reno]] is the most brutal place on the map, so only go close enough to see it, then proceed east to [[Broken Hills]].
* At Broken Hills, use a tent, upgrade the fire, rename it, then drop everything and go naked blue over to the town.
* [[Broken Hills]] is another dangerous place. Most of these northern towns are part of the [[Town Control]] system so they can be [[PvP]] intense.
* Use town preview and enter via the main entrance. Run all the way down the main street to the open well.
* Francis is a mutant arm wrestler in the building just below the well. He will give you the [[Strong Back]] perk. Return to house and get gear.
* Check out your [[Carry Weight]] now! 140 woohoo! Now you can mine more materials per run into a mine.
* You're not far from Shady Sands (NCR) so let's go there to get some perks that will help you travel faster.
* In Shady Sands, run into town and go back inside Dusty's Cantina. Talk to [[Hoss the Badass|Hoss]] to get [[Pathfinder]].
* Then exit Shady Sands and run over to the Train Station. Talk with four people about their health.
* Talk to Mantis, the ghoul inside the train station, to get the [[Explorer]] perk. 250 xp.
* Remember your deal with Hammilton? You've tracked the man with black hair back to here. Do you see him?
* (Choosing the right dialogue options, he points you to where your target is camping.)
* Find the hideout and talk to the man. Are you a white knight?
* Head back to your [[Modoc]] house to get four more tents. Now that you can skin geckos, hunt Goldens when it's not too much trouble.
* Whenever you carry valuables like tents or maps, you are taking a big risk. The more you carry at a time, the more can be lost at once.
* If you are carrying precious goods like tents, it is critical that you exit forced encounters quickly and avoid them if possible.
* When you are carrying such valuable items, do not go for xp. Avoid all encounters! Get to your destination first.
* Head to San Francisco mine. It's another good place to have a safe spot. Do not hunt on this trip; its too risky.
* You'll be crossing the desert on foot. If your character fails, you'll have to go back to [[Modoc]] and craft new tents.
* (As careful as I am, I was killed here by NPCs throwing [[Grenade (Plasma)|Plasma Grenades]], so i had to go back to [[Modoc]] to hunt more brahmin.)

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! Losing a Fight Near San Fran
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| When you lose a fight near San Fran, you get a unique opportunity to go on a quest from within the regeneration location. Do the [[Radscorpion Subway]] quest.
|}

* Stop in the San Fran train station and talk to four people about their health.
* Run in to San Francisco and talk with the doctor to get [[Faster Healing]]. He is in one of the first buildings.
* Back on the map, note the location of [[Mariposa Military Base]] in 15:27. It has an advanced workbench.
* Use your last 3 tents at [[Waterworks]], [[Boneyard]] train station, and back at [[Shady Sands]]. Upgrade fires and rename them as you go.
* Stop in Hub along the way to complete [[The Wasteland Band]] quest. 1500 [[xp]]!
* Remember you're much tougher now with those perks and you should gather Golden Gecko pelts whenever you can safely do so.
* Head over to [[Necropolis]] to deliver the reply message to Skeeter. 3000 xp!
* Put your shotgun on single shot, and kill the rats in the sewer again. They are too easy now. 965 xp.

'''Welcome to level 11!''' Distribute [[Skill Points]]: [[Small Guns]] 150, [[Traps]] 38.

==High Quality Mining==
* Head back north to set up your last house near Shady Sands quarry. Upgrade the fire and rename it.
* Continue north back to Vault City so we can complete the Medical Investigation and get paid.
* Talk to Doc Andrew about the other stations and get 1500 xp more, plus 1750 xp for completing the quest.
* With your higher [[Carry Weight]], let's do some HQ mining! Drop off your gear at your Gecko mining house.
* Bring only a shotgun, some ammo, your jacket, and a sledgehammer into the mine.
* Kill the geckos in the tunnels as you mine all the materials inside. Make runs back to your house when needed.
* (You won't get any gecko pelts from the geckos in the mine, but you will get xp while you work.)
* Use your workbench to make [[Good Metal Parts]], [[Advanced Gunpowder]], regular [[Metal Parts]] and [[gunpowder]] too.

'''Welcome to level 12!''' Distribute [[Skill Points]]: [[Lockpick]] 64, [[Traps]] 50.
Your next perk is your decision to make. Getting both [[Action Boy]] perks will make you faster, which works nicely with your [[Fast Shot]] trait. It also makes you a faster miner which means more efficient use of your time. Getting [[Lifegiver]] for more [[Hit Points]] is tempting too, but then again, you're doing pretty well as it is, right? You decide. In my run-throughs i went with Action Boy to work faster and got Lifegivers later.

==More Professions==
* By now you may be behind this guide or ahead of it. Hunt golden geckos, mine, and craft your way to level 13.
* Good Metal Parts are an ingredient when crafting containers like lockers, which you'll want to add to certain houses soon.
* Sell goods to merchants. Use caps to buy more skill books. Use Science books to boost Science skill to 50. Get professional training:
** Jacob in Hub: Big Guns
** Simon in Salvagers, Boneyard: Armor
** Dangerous Dan back in Redding: Demolitions
** Hank inside the reactor at [[Gecko]]: Energy Weapons

* (more soon)


==Links==
* [[Guide 101: Step-by-Step White Knight Start-Up Guide|Guide 101: Title Page]]
* [[Guide 101: Crawling Out of the Sandstorm]]
* '''Guide 101: Building Your Safe Network'''

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